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Image of French Bistro: Seasonal Recipes
Author(s):
Bertrand Auboyneau, François Simon
Translator(s):
Carmelia Abramowitz-Moreau
Genre(s):
French, French, French, French, French

French Bistro: Seasonal Recipes

February 7, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Penny Pleasance

“. . . French Bistro is a book worth owning.

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Image of Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
Author(s):
Mueller, Tom
Genre(s):
Cooking, Food, Wine & Spirits, Cookbooks, European, Cooking, Food, Wine & Spirits, European, Cookbooks

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

December 6, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Phyllis Hanlon

“In addition to interviewing olive growers, harvesters, and processors, Mr.

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Image of The Italian Table: Eating Together for Every Occasion
Author(s):
Suhanosky, Ron
Genre(s):
Italian, European, Cookbooks, Cookbooks, European, Italian, Cookbooks, European, Italian

The Italian Table: Eating Together for Every Occasion

December 1, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Penny Pleasance

“There are so many head-scratching errors in the quantities, oven temperatures, and cooking times that you have to wonder if the book was proofed or the recipes tested before it went to pri

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Image of Lidia's Italy in America: A Cookbook
Author(s):
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Genre(s):
Italian, European, Cookbooks

Lidia’s Italy in America

October 26, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Sharon Kebschull Barrett

“The book breaks down its recipes into comfortably useful chapters on antipasti, soup, sandwiches, salads, pasta, vegetables, seafood, meat, and desserts.

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Image of Rotis: Roasts for Every Day of the Week
Author(s):
Stéphane Reynaud
Genre(s):
French, European, Cookbooks

RÔTIS: Roasts for Every Day of the Week

October 11, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Penny Pleasance

“RÔTIS is a book for armchair cooks that will send you into food reveries for hours and make you wish you had been born French. . . .

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Image of French Classics Made Easy
Author(s):
Richard Grausman
Genre(s):
French

French Classics Made Easy

April 21, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Cynthia D. Bertelsen

French cuisine, or at least the cooking of it, intimidates a lot of people.

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Image of Around My French Table: More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours
Author(s):
Dorie Greenspan
Genre(s):
Cooking Technique, French, Reference

Around My French Table: More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

October 12, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Penny Pleasance

When Meryl Streep portrayed Julia Child in the film Julie and Julia last year, Americans rediscovered French cooking.

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Image of The Ciao Bella Book of Gelato and Sorbetto: Bold, Fresh Flavors to Make at Home: A Cookbook
Author(s):
F. W. Pearce, Danilo Zecchin
Genre(s):
Baking/Desserts, Italian, Ingredients

The Ciao Bella Book of Gelato and Sorbetto: Bold, Fresh Flavors to Make at Home

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Sharon Kebschull Barrett

 

Can a cook’s shelves hold too many ice cream books? Not with summer looming, and not if there’s still space for The Ciao Bella Book.

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