"deepeddygirl" > wrote in message
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> Vox Humana wrote:
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>> "deepeddygirl" > wrote in message
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>>>I just got an offer in an email to save 50% if I order this cookbook
>>>before 1/1/06. It's normally $35 so it would be $17.50. Has anyone here
>>>ever ordered one of the "Cooks Illustrated" cookbooks? Here is a link:
>>>
>>>http://www.cooksillustrated.com/book...il.asp?PID=308
>>>
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>> I haven't seen that particular book, but I find the folks at Cooks
>> Illustrated a bit annoying. Sometimes it seems like they go out of their
>> way to make things complex.
>>
>> If you are looking for cookbooks in general, or baking books in
>> particular,
>> you might consider joining the "Good Cook" book club. For $16.05 you can
>> choose FOUR books ( $1 each + shipping) from hundreds of titles. You
>> have
>> to buy two more books within a year, but you can get one of them for half
>> price if you buy it as part of the original order. The last book to
>> fulfill
>> your obligation could be one of their low priced titles for under $10.
>> Cookbooks make great gifts.
>>
>> Here is a link to the site:
>> http://tinyurl.com/8zzqf
>>
>>
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> Thanks - that was very helpful. I kinda thought so. I'm so glad it's not
> just me who thinks Cooks Illustrated goes out of their way to make things
> overly complicated.

Just a thought, perhaps Cook's Illustrated started the new fad of
'deconstructed' recipes.
Dee Dee