Review: Huge book of family recipes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
Wow! I got this book for free but I have to say that it’s worth paying a nominal fee if you want Mediterranean recipes with 100 recipes! Categories covered include: Soups (19), Salads (22), Main dishes (15), and Breakfasts and Desserts (13) with a linked table of contents to each recipe.Tabakova mentions these are her family recipes. You really get the feel as you go through the book that these recipes have been in someone’s heritage cookbook – these are not from the back of a box. I would have loved to know more – such as which recipes are her families favorites or which have special memories from family gatherings.These recipes pull from a well-stocked pantry, require basic cooking knowledge and offer a lot of variety. No prep time, cook time or nutritional data is provided. While the instructions are basic, with little “possible problems encountered”, the cook with a bit of experience should have no problem following along and obtaining good results. Beginners may need to know more about food prep and basic cooking skills before proceeding with some.I do feel the book could have been improved with photos (no photos of any of the recipes) and a brief prep and cook time estimate for each. The last would have helped the busy cook in knowing is this a prepare ahead? cook and freeze for later? great quick lunch? Overall, though these are a LOT of recipes and not something you find generally in free ebooks (mine was a free download).Don’t let the vegetarian (if you are a meat lover) in the title throw you off if you are a meat lover. There is plenty of substance here to enjoy. Despite being heritage recipes, the majority of the recipes offered are good, hearty and healthy with little of the gimmicks you find in todays modern recipe books.Reviewed by Cinnabarys.com