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 enlarge | Author: Phaidon Press
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
Buy New: $27.87
You Save: $17.13 (38%)
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Rating:  157 reviews
Sales Rank: 868
Media: Hardcover
Edition: US
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 7.4 x 2.4
ISBN: 0714845310
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5945
EAN: 9780714845319
ASIN: 0714845310
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Very well priced March 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are so many cookbooks out there!! It seems that every day a few new cookbooks are published. However, I suppose that this one will stay longer on everyone's shelve. With almost 1300 pages there is something for everyone's taste buds, and for everyone's cooking skills. Considering the size of it, it is very inexpensive - definitely worth the price. For everyone who is interested in healthy foods I suggest Healing Foods for Dummies
An Italian gem! March 10, 2008
So with me carrying over my passion for all things Italian. It is only natural it leads me to cooking! I consider myself a novice in the kitchen. I'm 29 and just over 3 months ago I decided the next thing for me to learn is to cook. But I had no desire to cook typical american dinners. So I immediately began learning how to cook italian! I began with Giada, the always lovely Food Network star, and started using my mothers Giada books. I have been preparing nothing but successful dishes once a week using Giada's books. But I started seeing that Giada, really can americanize things. I got bored with her books, and looked elsewhere. I prepare a 3-4 course italian dinner every saturday evening, for my family. About 3 weeks ago I bought this book and swear by it now! I cannot believe as a novice that I'm making dishes like Crema di Zucchine! Lasagna alla Bolognese! Creating sauces like Bechamel, so simple! Those who say that Italian don't know what this book is, lie. Recently the Italian Magazine Oggi was including for a few extra euro each the individual books that make up the italian version of this book, in their weekly magazines. It as a collection of smaller books in Italia. I travel to Italia every year, have eaten at places very chic and modern to the traditional and rustic. IWithin a year i will be transfering to Italia to live and work, and I'm so looking forward to continuing to perfect my italian cooking using the treasure trove of italian cooking!
 Average and Encyclopedic March 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I collect cookbooks and enjoy them for different reasons, from "go-to" books for recipes to more general theory books. This is hard to categorize; it's more of an encyclopedia than anything. (It's organized like an index, one food at a time). It's clearly Eurpopean, and uses European words and named for food. THe recipes are nothing particularly interesting or creative. THink of it as the Joy of Cooking with big color pictures. After browsing though it for an hour or two, I put it down and never picked it up again. For the price, I would not recommend it as it does not offer anything that better cookbooks offer.
 Great Recipes February 15, 2008
This is a great book for those who are not only adventurous cookers, but for pros as well. This cook book covers ingredients that you have, but don't know what to do with. It's great for those who are part of a CSA that get fruits and veggies that are new and don't know what to do with. I recommend this to everyone who needs some help with dinner variety.
Incredible February 9, 2008
I love cooking and I love simple but tasty recipies. This book maintains this thoughout. I strongly recommend it to anyone. Very worth having.
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