Review: Lovely
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2012
There is a hyperlinked table of contents and it does interface with the Kindle for PC navigation menu. The first link takes one to a book excerpt and a photo, the second takes one to the recipe itself.  I would suggest that this be clarified in the link text.I liked this book quite a bit - the photos are lovely and the author writes in a casual, occasionally humorous style that I enjoyed.  I laughed out loud at the calculator en croute and the "eggs of irreproachable freshness and lineage."The recipes sound delicious and very do-able.  I really, really want to try the endive recipe.The recipes do tend to go to two pages; I really prefer they be on one if at all possible, but I am occasionally willing to make exceptions.I did have a few quibbles.The Lasagnes Francaise is listed as meatless, but the ingredient list calls for 1 pound of meat.Poulet Provencal says to microwave or steam the red peppers or carrots to precook them, and then add the cooked red peppers and cook for an hour.  First off, the carrots disappeared along the way, and I'm not sure why these vegetables would have to be precooked if they're going into a pot for an hour.There are a couple of typos and grammar errors here and there (and the author does provide an email address and encourages readers to send in such things).  They are minimal and did not detract from my reading pleasure."kilos to pounds and litters to gallons""freshly shopped parsley"The pictures are obviously of real food and are very appealing.  They don't look like "glamour photographs" of a meal, like those you might see in a magazine, they look like a good photograph of a real dish.I wouldn't hesitate to tackle any recipe in this book.  The seafood recipes are far less likely given my location and budget, but who knows, maybe someday.