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Deceptively Delicious by: Jessica Seinfeld List Price: CDN$ 32.99 City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 20.78 You Save: CDN$12.21 (37%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Spiral-bound Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5973 EAN: 9780061251344 ISBN: 0061251348 Label: Lifestyle Manufacturer: Lifestyle Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: September 20, 2007 Publisher: Lifestyle Release Date: October 05, 2007 Studio: Lifestyle Sales Rank: 15068 MPN: 0061251344 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Beans in CookiesAfter trying out some of the recipes, it wouldn't now occur to my kids that one could make cookies without beans :-) So, some of the book's ideas are very creative. The ideas in this book, both for always having pureed veggies on hand, and for the sheer creativity of some of the recipes, are quite inspiring. Having said that, however, not all the ingredients are listed in the quantities that best go with the recipes, e.g. the chocolate cookie dough is too thick (and, incidentally, works better with red kidney rather than garbanzo beans, and with milk rather than dark chocolate chips:-). Also, I found the multiple course dishes that she claims to serve Jerry + their three kids at every meal somewhat over ... Read More: Rating:  - Not good at allThis book was very disappointing. I LOVE to cook, and found the recipes were very labour intensive (all that puree-ing, even for someone who loves to be in the kitchen...give me a break!). The foods I prepared were ixnayed by my kids, and my husband who eats almost anything wasn't so impressed either. I wish I could return it, but I've thrown out my receipt. Anyway, what I've learned from this is that yes, we all want our families to eat healthier foods. How do we accomplish this? Set the example by eating it ourselves, keep serving it to them (not hiding it, just making it really yummy!), and eventually they will follow suit. And if they grow up and hate broccoli? No problem, as long as they eat their carrots : ) Rating: - Useless and damagingHappily I didn't buy this book, but borrowed it from a friend who had received it as a gift (who wouldn't have bought it, either). Seinfeld's method of dealing with children's nutrition is about as deceitful as one can get, and will cause more harm than good. This book is the last thing you want if you plan on building trust between you and your child and believe in fostering their sense of adventure. Another book written by someone who thinks that their name makes them important, rather than actual expertise. Rating: - Read the reviews carefully before purchase...I'm don't understand why there are reviewers giving this 3 stars (or more) when they haven't tried the recipes or, worse, they have tried the recipes and they have failed. I hope that potential buyers will read all the reviews carefully before making their decision as to whether to purchase this book. My review is as follows: The concept is wonderful, the book is beautiful and the pictures are gorgeous; but this is a COOKBOOK and the recipes are disasterous. Let's face it...a Mercedes Benz is gorgeous too but if it doesn't have an engine, do you really want to buy it? So far the items I have made from this book have not cooked properly (for example, the banana bread is heavy and moisture-laden and resembles a brick) and ... Read More: Rating: - Deliciously MarketedGranted my initial introduction of this book was from the only time I watched Oprah in 2007 and seeing Jessica Seinfeld whipping up a few recipes with the Queen of Media dipping in and appearing to be overjoyed with the nearly gourmet outcome. The next thing I knew, my good friend was showing the same cookbook to me in her kitchen and said that it was selling out at our local bookstore. My mom eventually gets it for me for Christmas - a bunch of her friends got their daughters Deceptively Delicious (but really for their grandchildren). My copy sat on the counter for almost 3 weeks before my [...] asked to try out a recipe and we had fun grinding and chopping together. I haven't so much followed strict recipes as I have just started steaming and ... Read More: |
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