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Tessa Kiros has written a book about what's in season, in Italy, every month during the year. As I read through the book I was struck by how similar the foods and weather conditions were to the Pacific NW. I could relate to everything that she...
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the prints are so small and light , there would be more enjoy if it is in good printing. do not buy this edition.
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Let me start off by saying that I studied abroad in Spain on 2 occasions, my husband (who I met in Spain) is half-Spanish, and I have traveled to Spain a half dozen times. With that being said, I love Spanish food and I have tried it from several...
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Julie Child taught you to cook French food. In Bistro Cooking, Patricia Wells teaches you to fall in love with it.

I bought this book on a whim about 20 years ago when I was starting out on my own, and today I credit it with teaching...
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Having enjoyed Ms Wells "Trattoria" for years, I decided to order "Bistro Cooking" based on its many favorable reviews. It's not the book that "Trattoria" is. The recipes are more difficult and the ingredients often call for special shopping....
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This cookbook is chock with excellent recipes (mind you, almost all are for cereals, starches and fats... don't expect a health food cookbook), stories, and trivia -- exactly the kind of book I enjoy. The Celtic folklore and myths are a mixture...
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The recipes are good ones, and available in other books. But it is nice to have them together. The folklore/history is not the best researched. This may be a good start for the historically interested cook.
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This book passes over some truly traditional recipies in exchange for things like steak sandwiches (although called something else.) Cites the Celtic Tree Calendar (a modern invention originating with Rob't Graves "The White Goddess.") Holidays...
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This is the best book I have ever bought from Amazon for my school course. It not only tells you a little history on each region, but it also has recipes for all the regions along with pictures. The recipes are wonderful and delicious. I have made...
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If you want to know about the ingredients and history of food throughout the regions of America, this is a pretty good book. As a recipe book, however, it fails quite horribly. When using this text in class, amounts of ingredients had to be vastly...
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"Texas Cowboy Cooking" is an absolute delight to read. The tales of the West in central Texas and the history included in the book is just great.

The book was shipped very quickly. It was securely wrapped and protected from...
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This truly is cowboy fare...not Texas fare so if you are looking for very basic recipes, this is the book for you.
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I very much enjoy Chinese foods but have never found a cookbook that suited me. Not until I found this one. First, the title got my attention. Simple. That's what I needed. Then, I discovered why. All of the sauces and seasonings used in the...
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The reviewers are right, it is a beautiful cook book. I checked this book out from the local library and have tried to make 2 egg recipes. Neither have been successful. Now, no I am not Chinese or Asian. I have made many other Asian & Chinese...
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I decided to buy that book because it features some recipes that my French grandmothers used to make. I have not been disappointed! I tried several of them already (watercress soup, the coq au vin) and I found exactly the taste of my chilhood...
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I tried many of these recipes and found them interesting, challenging and ultimately delicious. My family liked them all!!
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Don't buy this book if you expect to make anything that you would see on a standard Japanese table. I was given it after I expressed a desire to make some of the foods I'd learned to love living in Japan and was sorely disapointed. The pictures...
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I got this book for Christmas and spent the next few days reading it. I have cooked Asian style food since I first started cooking because my mother was an English teacher in Japan in the early 60's and cooked Asian food as often as she cooked...
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About three years ago I decided to learn authentic Chinese cooking. I purchased several books. This one was the most disappointing. I enjoyed Martin Yan when I saw his TV cooking shows. I had high hopes for this book but was disappointed to say...
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If it's been said before that this book is too "Americanized," that may be true, but I'd suggest that this book doesn't go far enough -- even in that direction. While a "fun" book, the actual recipes themselves do not adequately cover a typical...
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