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What are your favorite cookbooks? "The Joy of Cooking", "The Way to Cook"?
"Peter A" > wrote in message
... > In article >, > says... >> I have found some good recipes in various sources, cook books, on line, >> magazines and newspapers. Some of the most interesting have been from >> magazines. Most cook books have all sorts of recipes that I have no use >> for and >> are pretty much a waste of time. If I could have only one cook book it >> would >> have to be the Joy of Cooking. It has more useful recipes and more tips >> than >> any other I have seen. >> >> >> > > I agree that JOC is a gem, but it is not in the same league as Julia's > first book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. If you want good food, > use JOC. If you want great food and a cooking lesson to boot, use > Mastering. Don't look for a lot of quick and cheap recipes, but if you > love good food enough to put in some extra effort and expense, this is > the one. I think the point here is that there some great chefs, but not many are good teachers. Julia and the JOC authors were good teachers. |
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