Review: Truly Scrumptious
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
This book surprised me, pleasantly. The recipes are introduced in a way that the taste buds start doing interesting things in your mouth; the descriptions are just amazing. And it is evident the author cooked the recipes (which is always a nice thing to do before publishing a cook book).The first part is about stews. More or less typical, but very good, and heavily relying in spices, something I personally do. They do have soy sauce and corn in some recipes, which is out of my diet because I stay away from GMOs. But of course my personal choices do not affect the perception of a very well done book. They seem to be low in sodium too.Then come the side dishes. Here I was surprised. Some of the recipes were completely new to me, and they looked like something I will definitely try.After this come foods fun for the kids. I'm not sure my kids would like them. But I would.The last part is about deserts. I loved this part (yes, I have a sweet tooth, sigh). The recipes used maple syrup and honey, and stayed away from refined sugars, what is a blessing.I would have liked to see some pictures. Pictures always give a sense of completion in a cook book and give me the impression that the recipes are really tried and good.Overall, I liked what I saw, but I still did not try any of the recipes.I received a free copy of this book in exchange of a fair review.