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Title: Asian Wraps : Deliciously Easy Hand-Held Bundles To Stuff, Wrap, And Relish by Nina Simonds ISBN: 0-688-16300-9 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Sometimes brilliant, sometimes puzzling
Comment: One drawback about shopping for books online is the lack of tactile information, so first things first: this book looks and feels more like an art book than a cookbook. It is made of very heavy, glossy paper that displays the many photographs beautifully. Most of the book is laid out the way I much prefer - photo on one page and complete recipe on the facing page. Only a few longer recipes force you to turn the page mid-recipe - those are the ones that get decorated with most of the flour/soy sauce fingerprints.
The book doesn't just concentrate on fillings - there are instructions for making some of the most popular Asian wrappers from scratch - not many people will go that route, I suspect (I haven't as yet), but it is nice to have the option there.
Some of the recipes are nothing short of brilliant. I've always struggled with sesame oil - I love the flavour, but it is far too easy to swamp a recipe with it. Ms. Simond is a master of the stuff -- her sesame vinaigrette is alone worth the price of the book. She uses sesame oil in several of the filling recipes, too, and the results are always wonderful.
Some of her other recipes, while always interesting, exhibit some rather strange choices. The first time I make an unfamiliar recipe, I like to follow it exactly, because I can never be sure what its author intended. Only when I make the recipe again will start to incorporate my own ideas into it. I wouldn't advise doing that with this cookbook - if you are merrily cooking along, and read something that gives you pause, like adding ½ lb of frozen peas to an otherwise wonderful filling, or using "finely-chopped lemongrass" rather than "lemongrass pureed in a blender so that you don't have to hand toothpicks out to your guests," then by all means make the change immediately.
With that one caveat out of the way, I can highly recommend this cookbook.
Rating: 4
Summary: Asian Wraps
Comment: Being a novice on the topic of asian wraps, I wanted to find a cookbook that was simple, well written and not costly, and I found all of the above in Nina Simonds "Asian Wraps". This cookbook is well written, the recipes are easy to understand, and the cost was very reasonable. I would recommend this cookbook to any of my family or friends who wish to add versatality to their menu's.
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Title: Asian Noodles : 75 Dishes To Twirl, Slurp, And Savor by Nina Simonds ISBN: 0688131344 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: A Spoonful of Ginger : Irresistible Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens by NINA SIMONDS ISBN: 0375400362 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 20 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Wraps: Easy Recipes for Handheld Meals by Mary Corpening Barber, Sara Corpening, Lori Lyn Narlock, Frankie Frankeny ISBN: 0811818128 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Wrap It Up : 100 Fresh, Bold, and Bright Sandwiches with a Twist by Amy Cotler ISBN: 0609802364 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 10 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Wraps and Roll-Ups (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks) by Dona Z. Meilach ISBN: 1558672095 Publisher: Bristol Pub Enterprises Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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