Review: Some good recipes but read them carefully; there are errors in at least one of them
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
As I was reading the recipes in this book I kept saying to my self, "oh, yumm."  There are, without a doubt some interesting recipes in this book that I will soon be making but I will be sure to carefully read it through (usually I leap into a recipe with both feet if it sounds good without reading the instructions all the way through first) before I start.  I was reading the Pierogi Casserole recipe and saw that it called for 1/2 lb fusilli or rigatoni past, uncooked.  It struck me as an unusual ingredient for a Pierogi anything so I read on.  Step 3 says "While the potatoes are cooking, cook pasta al dente.  Drain and set aside.  This, however, is the last mention of pasta in the instructions.  I confess I tend to be a sloppy recipe reader, focusing on the ingredients then sort or punting the rest of the recipe so I re-read the recipe through again and even had my DH read it to see if I missed something.  Nope, I hadn't.  That said, the Pierogi Casserole recipe sounds yummy without the pasta and I'll probably try it.  Just a word to the wise, read these recipes through before you go shopping for ingredients or start making a recipe.  You might wind up with an unused bowl of pasta on your counter.