Review: Ok but Could be Better
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
I'm a big fan of cooking with all kinds of beans. I think they are one of the most underrated foods, that many people still think of as tasteless and bland. Prepared the right way, they can be wonderful and oh so satisfying. And not just for vegetarians and vegans either!Pluses for this ebook:I was attracted to this book by it's great cover.The author includes some small but for the most part, attractive photos of recipes, throughout the ebook.The formatting is easy to follow and recipes would be easy for most cooks to make too.Negatives:Most of the recipes are lacking when it comes to herbs and spices. And flavoring beans properly, is what can make or break any recipe that includes them.Some recipes have no seasonings at all, except for salt and pepper.Others have only tiny amounts like a 1/2 or 1 teas. of one herb added, to a large amount of food. Again, not enough to get the best flavor results.I'm an experienced cook so adding herbs and spices to recipes is not difficult for me.But for novice/occasional cooks, they want specific instructions for everything in a recipe, including the herbs and spices required.These recipes are lacking in that regard, throughout this book resulting in less than optimal results to be expected.Deleted from my kindle already.