Review: Wonderful recipes, horrible writing style
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2012
I got several of Jean Pardue's books while they were available free on the Kindle. I have deleted all of them except this one. Her descriptions and the titles of the recipes make me feel like I'm trapped at a kitchen table while someone is trying to convince a picky toddler to "please, eat something!" Everything is "Delightful", "Satisfying", "Top Notch", "Remarkable", "Tempting" and so on and so on and so on and so on..... Most of these adjectives DO NOT add any information. "Spicy" and "Robust " both tell you something about a dish. But, what on earth does it mean when your Chicken Risotto is "Pulsating"! Sorry, I don't think food should pulsate. And there is "Try It You'll Like It Microwave Italian Chicken" which is made with mozzarella, tomato paste, condensed tomato soup, canned mushrooms and assorted seasonings. Really, you couldn't think of a name for this dish that actually told you about it's flavor?Yes, I know I'm being overly picky. But, just like that picky toddler, I can't help wondering what kind of horrible trick the author is trying to pull on me. Why is she working so hard to convince me that her food is going to taste good?The actual cooking instructions are well written, and easy enough for even a beginning cook to understand. The book also has a table of contents with links to the recipes (very important for an E-Book). I'll probably end up copying my favorites onto recipe cards and then archiving this book just to avoid the awful titles.