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Summary: For the Home Cook
Review: If you've gotten this far, you probably already know the premise of this book. Rather than arranging recipes and tips by course or type of food (as in most cooking books that are arranged in chapters on appetizers, breads, etc.), Joachim has given us an alphabetical listing of cooking terms and tips.What makes it useful? It's definitely a valuable resource for new cooks. Personally, when I was starting out in my new kitchen, I hadn't the slightest clue what a reduction sauce was, and a friend sent me a recipe calling for one without explaining exactly how I was supposed to go about making it. I was saved by this book, which has a simple explanation of reduction sauces that was very easy to find. This book provides simple explanations of the cooking terms and techniques that a lot of recipe books (and friends) assume you already understand. It's also handy when it comes to creating the last-minute menu. Murphy's Law states that you'll only have last-minute supper guests when your refrigerator is mostly empty. (Okay, so it doesn't exactly say that, but humor me.) But if I'm going to have last-minute guests and I find that I have plenty of pasta on hand, the pasta entry in this book can give me ideas on how to make a meal out of it. There is a chart listing the best types of sauces to use for each pasta shape, as well as recipes for artichoke pasta sauce, fettuccine alfredo, macaroni and beef, shell pasta with lentils, and so on and so on. My misgiving about the book is that, as I've gotten better and better at cooking, I use it less and less often. If simple and quick homestyle cooking is your forte, you'll probably like the recipes, but they didn't work too well with my fancier tastes. All in all, I find myself picking up this book when I need to whip up something easy at the last minute, and I would highly recommend it if that's your goal. But if you're looking for something a little fancier, you're better off looking elsewhere.
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Summary: More than 5,000 professional kitchen tips
Review: In Brilliant Food Tips And Cooking Tricks, cookbook editor David Joachim draws upon the expertise of leading food experts across the county to compile a superbly presented, comprehensive, home-cooking reference book that will prove invaluable for the family kitchen. Featured are more than 5,000 professional kitchen tips and more than 900 recipes that will enhance anyone's culinary skills and dining pleasures. From Angel Food Cake to Zucchini, the range of recipes is quite literally alphabetical in its presentation! If you only have time or room for one more cookbook, make it David Joachim's Brilliant Food Tips And Cooking Tricks!
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Summary: It's brilliant!
Review: This book was given to me as a Christmas gift. I have found it an invaluable kitchen tool and reference it many times over. I have enjoyed this book so much that I will be giving it as a Christmas gift to a sister-n-law this Christmas! It is a must have for the home library!
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Summary: Great Gift!
Review: This book was given to me as a Christmas gift. I have found it an invaluable kitchen tool and reference it many times over. I have enjoyed this book so much that I will be giving it as a Christmas gift to a sister-n-law this Christmas! It is a must have for the home library!
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