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Whistle Stopper - The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show
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Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.53
EAN: 9780307346711
ISBN: 0307346714
Label: Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2008-04-08
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Studio: Clarkson Potter
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Summary: devil in the details
Comment: Am I the only person who was surprised to find grammatical errors in this book? I know, I know, it's a cook/lifestyle book and I should get a life, but I wish they had sent me a galley copy so I could have fixed the handful of errors. And no, grammar isn't that important when the food and life promulgated on the pages are so passionately, lushishly described.
But here's the thing: I have begun to wonder if there might be some finer points missing in the directions as well. The first recipe I chose to make was the Butter-Steamed Leeks, and nowhere does it say if the leeks should be sliced. The authors want me to make a vertical cut down the length of each leek (which to me is not the same thing as "slice in half vertically") and then soak them to remove grit. Fair enough, but that's it. Most recipes then have you cut the leeks crosswise into one or half inch slices. But I am left to my own devices here. Not that I am going to get into serious trouble if I decide to slice or not to slice, but this is the kind of attention to detail (as well as grammar) that differentiates good cookbooks from great cookbooks.
Regardless, it's still a recommended book (tomorrow night I'm making the covershot Tumeric Potatoes) though I would have appreciated more photos of the dishes and/or their preparation.
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Summary: I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!
Comment: Again and again I find myself excited to pick up this unique more-than-a-cookbook. Recipes for healthy food prepared with manageable numbers of ingredients abound, and lessons on technique teach us how to think about food and work with it. Not only are the tips, quotes, and book recommendations fascinating to learn, but variations to many recipes inspire me to think about food creatively. I gleaned so much from this one book and enjoy myself each time I open it. The scope of The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper invites the reader to cook more and learn more about food and culinary customs.
Graphically, the work's clear, inviting font sizes and types delight the eye. I have fun reading it and find it tremendously inspiring. The enthusiasm of its authors is infectious, instantly making this my favorite cooking treatise!
WHEN IS YOUR NEXT BOOK COMING OUT? : ) I'll be waiting for it.
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Summary: The Splendid table's HOW TO EAT SUPPER
Comment: I love the attitude of the authors. They provide recipes that sound both delicious and doable and they tell me things I want to know (like you really do brown the chicken in chicken adobo after you have cooked it). Great book!
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Summary: How to eat supper
Comment: I received the book with at damaged book jacket and requested a replacement. I sent the damaged book back and that all went fine and dandy, but AMAZON sent me two replacement copies, arriving 3 days apart from each other. My shipments come to my workplace and unfortunately the 2nd copy got opened by a colleague of mine , put aside and now you have sent me an email saying that I need to send it back with the packing slip. I do not have the paperwork and will purchase this 2nd unasked for copy and make a gift of it to a friend of mine, but I think you should check you records and note that I didnot request 2 replacement copies.
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Summary: Love This Cookbook!
Comment: As a former caterer and still-avid cook, when I saw this book, I grabbed it. I like to read a cookbook--in other words, give me cooking tips, great stories and exciting recipes!
The book begins: "The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who wake up thinking about what they're going to eat for supper, and those that don't. We are decidedly in the former camp; in fact we wake up thinking about what we are going to cook for supper."
I love it!
What I love even more is Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift's philosophy on food: "We feel strongly about local, sustainable,and organic food... This philosophy doesn't come solely from concerns over well-being. It is larger than that. It is about ecology, the survival of rural life, and values."
Amen!
Some highlights:
In salad section, there is a do-it-yourself dressing kit. If you buy bottled dressings, please give this a try--homemade dressing is extremely easy to make and far superior to store-bought.
In soup section, the authors advise how to improvise your own soups.
Basically, the authors seek to teach the reader how to cook and they do a great job. The neat part about cooking is that no matter how experienced you are, there is always more to learn.
I look forward to trying many of the recipes in this beautiful book. The instructions are crystal clear, to boot.
A quote from the book: "I aam not a vegetarian because I love animals. I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." A. Whitney Brown
By the author of the award winning book,Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Just when you thought the last thing the world needed was another book on weeknight cooking, along comes an entirely fresh take on the subject. As they do on their weekly show, host Lynne Rossetto Kasper and producer Sally Swift approach their topic with attitude and originality, making The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper one of the most engaging cookbooks of this or any other year.
As loyal listeners know, Lynne and Sally share an unrelenting curiosity about everything to do with food. Their show, The Splendid Table, looks at the role food plays in our lives—inspiring us, making us laugh, nourishing us, and opening us up to the world around us. Now they have compiled all the most trenchant tips, never-fail recipes, and everyday culinary know-how from the program in How to Eat Supper, a kitchen companion unlike any other.
This is no mere cookbook. Like the show, this book goes far beyond the recipe, introducing the people and stories that are shaping America’s changing sense of food. We don’t eat, shop, or cook as we used to. Our relationship with food has intensified, become more controversial, richer, more pleasurable, and sometimes more puzzling. How to Eat Supper gives voice to rarely heard perspectives on food—from the quirky to the political, from the grassroots to the scholarly, from the highbrow to the humble—and shows the essential role breaking bread together plays in our world.
How to Eat Supper takes you through a plethora of inviting recipes simple enough to ensure success even if you’ve never cooked before. And if you are experienced in the kitchen, you’ll find challenging new concepts and dishes to spark your imagination.
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