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Title: Recipes from Home by David Page, Barbara Shinn, Calvin Trillin ISBN: 1-885183-99-2 Publisher: Artisan Sales Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: a big load of cholesterol
Comment: Does "homey comfort food" have to mean big doses of animal fat? I don't think so. If you like to cook, you know there are so MANY other books that have great, lower-fat (and easier) recipes than this book. Try some Italian, Moroccan, southern French, Japanese "home cooking" books instead.
Rating: 2
Summary: Big Disappointment!
Comment: I was extremely disappointed with this book. While it was a nostaligic and somewhat interesting read, the book itself is very difficult to hold open while reading and the format is totally impractical as a cookbook.
The book is 10 1/2 inches tall by 5 3/4 inches wide by 1 3/4 inches thick. The printing runs so close to the inside margins that you have to break the spine of the book in order to pry it open far enough to read all the words. Holding the book open that wide is a challenge and a definite strain on the hands.
To use this book in the kitchen, you have to place a brick on it to keep the book open to the right page and prevent it from closing. Even then, the pages do not stay open wide enough to be able to read all of the ingredient measurements and instructions that are hidden in the center crease. Not to mention having to shift the brick to see the other half of the recipe.
The recipes are primarily down-home comfort foods with lots of butter, cream and other high-fat ingredients -- not for anyone concerned about their fat and cholesteral intake -- and the instructions make some recipes more complicated than they need to be.
In the back of the book is a section on home canning with a dozen or so basic and unusual recipes, which seem to have been added almost as an afterthought. This section is pretty rudimentary and the recipes leave a lot to be desired. If you're looking for a good source for recipes and canning information, this definitely is not it. Instead, you would be much better off with a cookbook like 'Blue Ribbon Preserves', which has an extensive selection of award-winning recipes and clear, detailed, up-to-date instructions.
While the storytelling and family history sections in 'Recipes From Home' have some entertainment value, they alone are not worth the price of the book. Unless you really thrive on frustrating cooking and reading challenges, pass on this book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Nearly Impossible to Read and Use
Comment: While the text of this book and the pictures are somewhat interesting, especially if you are into stories about people's lives as they grew up, this book is definitely not designed to be used as a practical cookbook. It's size and shape are much better suited to a storybook for casual reading, not a cookbook for working in the kitchen.
The format and design of this book make it impratical to read the recipes and virtually impossible to use in the kitchen. Whoever designed the size of this book did not take the reader into mind and definitely did not make it user-friendly for cooks. The book is so thick that you have to exert a bit of force to get to the text and ingredient lists in the inner part of the pages. And it definitely will not stay open on the kitchen counter.
If you are buying the book for the story of the authors, you will probably enjoy it. If you buying it as a recipe book, be forewarned that it is a bear to use and not worth the trouble.
On the topic of home canning: The recipes in this book are very limited and seem to be almost an afterthought. If you are interested in home canning, look for a better cookbook on the subject.
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Title: Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family by Art Smith ISBN: 0786868546 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 17 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Good Cookie: Over 250 Delicious Recipes from Simple to Sublime by Tish Boyle ISBN: 0471387916 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 18 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Lost Recipes : Meals to Share with Friends and Family by Marion Cunningham ISBN: 0375411984 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom ISBN: 0786868716 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ISBN: 0385504209 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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