Review: A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2014
My mother was a great cook,so no need to wish for recipes. However, I have her love for cooking, and collect cookbooks. This is a cookbook with 35 tried and true recipes. There are nine chapters with 3-4 recipes per chapter.Each recipe was hand picked by one of the authors, and improved upon with a little bit of this and a little bit of that.We start with Appetizers and Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip caught my eye. This is a once in awhile dip, delicious but filled with fat and calories.Chapter 2 has salads and salad dressings.mi love Blue Cheese and blue cheese dressing looks like a hit.Chapter 3 has breads and Dan's Foccacia looks yummy.Chapter 4 has the most recipes,with 12 of American Classics. Michele's wasabi pineapple Cole slaw looks good.Dan's Restaurant Style Salsa is a hit with me in Chapter 5, Mexican Category. I would use fresh tomatoes from my Farmer's Market. Nothing beats fresh tomatoes in my book.Chapter 6 is French food and French Onion Soup is always a hit.Savvy Style Meatballs are very akin to the ones I make, from Chapter 7, Italian food. I do add 1/3 ground veal, 1/3 ground round and 1/3 ground pork and lots of fresh parmesan.Chapter 8 has Asian Style Vegetables which sound delicious.The finale, Chapter 9 has desserts. Chocolate cake is a favorite, so I pick that one.The authors, Dan Alatorre and Ankit Pandey have written a fun and versatile cookbook. Mom would be proud. A nice variety, and it sounds like the recipes have been put through the test of many tastes. Both authors have other books if you are looking for something new. They talk a little bit about themselves in the final chapter, all good to know.Recommended. prisrob 06-22-14