Special Occasion Cooking Books

Gave this as a gift to my brother who is a masterful chef. He enjoyed it. Good gift idea for those who cook.
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I'm a guy in my early 20's just learning how to cook for myself... this book is amazing. precise, detailed instructions on how to do things that a novice like me wouldn't otherwise know how to do. it's become like my cooking bible, an...
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every experienced cook understands the need to taste their artwork as they work. For those of you who wrote that the recipes were "bland" or "uninteresting" it's your own fault for not figuring this fact out BEFORE you presented the meal to your...
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The recipes are thorough to the point of an extreme and if followed exactly you will have perfect results every time. Even when not followed to the tee they come out great! I have purchased a lot of new equipment for these recipes and the buying...
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Can you believe this book? Practical, funny, creative, liberated, boy it just racks up positive adjectives, doesn't it? But be forewarned, it's also revoltingly gross here and there and above all this is comedy, not a foray too far into Martha...
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I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I got this book. From the title, it could have been a compendium of funny anecdotes about throwing house parties with lessons to be learned from each. That would have probably better satisfied the...
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enjoyable but would have liked it to be a little more off than if was.
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I have recently become a fan of The Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten) and wanted to own one of her lavishly illustrated coffee table cookbooks. I checked them all out of my local library and settled on this, her first book--not because it is better,...
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These recipes are too rich for my taste. The amounts of butter and cream scare me really. It may taste great, but Ju Ju likes a waistline.
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I enjoy Ina's TV show so thought that one of her cookbooks would make a good Christmas present for my daughter-in-law as she loves to cook. The book was disappointing to me as there were very few recipes. I had seen other Barefoot Contessa...
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My mom loved this cookbook when I gave it to her a couple of years ago. I recently gave it to a girlfriend and she loved it too. Now I need to get one for myself.
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I purchased the ATK Family Cookbook but found that I was automatically enrolled in their ATK book club and was given no opportunity to opt out this book mailing progam. I started receiving unordered and unwanted ATK books in the mail and billed...
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THE RECIPES IN THE AMERICAS TEST KITCHEN FAMILY COOKBOOK ARE NOT THE SAME AS FOR EXAMPLE AMERICAS TEST KITCHEN LIVE. THE PASTA E FAGIOLI RECIPE IN 2005 ATK LIVE IS FABULOUS BUT IN THE ATK FAMILY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SAME INGREDIENTS, WHICH MAKES...
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The cookbook came timely and was a great birthday surprise. I have had success ordering through Amazon everytime!
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If you are looking for a cookbook that presents menus using recipes previously published in earlier cookbooks then this is the book for you. I own 5 of Paula's former cookbooks and this is a redundancy to my collection.

Also, this...
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If you're a cook who loves down-home, user-friendly recipes-this is your book. The recipes don't require exotic ingredients and sound absolutely delicious. I just got the book so haven't tried the recipes yet, but you best believe I will soon!...
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I love this book & have made nearly every recipe. My copy is covered in spattered oil & sticky fingers. I have given this as gifts to most of my friends & am now buying it for my sister's 40th birthday. Hands down favorite is the fish & chips....
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I've tried many of the recipes, and all have required minor or major adjustments. The apple pie, home fries, linguine with shrimp, jam thumbprints...all ranged from average to good, but none yielded picture-perfect results that I expect from a...
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Most of the recipes have photos, which made the book delightful to browse. I'm sure these are tasty, delicious recipes but nothing appealed to me enough to want to try and fix myself. Most of them seemed fairly easy for the average cook. This is a...
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This book has a remarkable number of really good recipes and a few duds. The collection is varied and covers traditional American to Thai. The biggest downside is that they don't suggest side dishes for their main courses. However, the real value...
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I'm not a cook. I pretty much want the quickest and fastest method to achieve a reasonable result when I'm cooking for myself. When I bought the book, I hoped to have 30 minute meals. But some of the recipes call for preparations (such as actually...
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