Review: Ok, I dig this big-time!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
I'm a former professional cook, and know a thing or two about how recipes go together. I'm also completely unfamiliar with Bulgarian cooking- I seriously had no idea what it consisted of, prior to reading the Kindle version of this book. That being said, I'm kinda a little in love with this book. I'm impressed with the format- the table of contents links up correctly, so bonus points for that alone! But I'm even more impressed with the recipes. Yes, there are mistakes (such as the rice in the tomato soup- somehow, the rice didn't make it to the ingredient list, but directions for adding it to the soup, and cooking it, are there), but the recipes sound delicious! Lots of fresh, tasty combinations of ingredients, and surprising ingredients, as well (nettles, anyone? We had tons of them, where I grew up!) All in all, it's an appealing book- I think many of us would like some new ideas on how to use our abundance of produce, this time of year (it's high summer as I write this), and these are very practical, do-able recipes with a degree of freshness that I've not seen popularized in some time, in our food media...I've about had it with fried chicken recipes (thank you very much, Yahoo!) and "the best macaroni"...this book's really a nice change of pace!