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.McGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture
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by: Harold McGee

November 08, 2004
A row is brewing. Your daft *****/******* of a wife/husband and you are trying to come to terms with the fact that only one of you will get to decide what to do with the Jerusalem Artichokes/ Lamb chops...

McGee settles it. Ask McGee. He WILL have the answer, and then a whole lot more. I mean it people, this book could save your marriage. In point of fact, if your going to get stranded on a desert island, take this along, IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!

Everything you or anyone else will ever ask yourself about food. And then enough to keep you entertained (never mind well fed) for 10 years on a desert island.

Mr. McGEE I hope you read this one day, you are a great man, I salute you.

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.Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia (Larousse)
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by: Prosper Montagne

September 15, 2001
I have no doubt members of the editorial committee that oversaw this revision (2001) are talented people and some of the best in the culinary scene in France. It has a wealth of classic haute cuisine and not so haute like sole menuiere, and how to prepare elaborate pigeon dishes. Summaries for other non-French cuisines vary in quality: the section on British cuisine(s) is rather brief and Austrian pastry excellent. The section on non-European countries cuisines are poor and brief: much of Chinese cooking is not covered well, Korean cuisine doesn't make it, the section on New Zealand ignores the current convergence towards Pacific Rim cuisine and explosion of Mediterranean-style food products, and Mexico is merged with other Latin American countries. ... Read More:
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.The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia: The Classic Reference to the Wines of the World
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by: Tom Stevenson

November 08, 2007
I bought this edition of the book a few years ago and have just pre-ordered the new edition due out in November. I use this book constantly, even now. Some of the information is a little dated, so I would recommend pre-ordering the latest edition (as I have done). It's an excellent series of books and don't be put off by the price, it's well worth it!!!
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.Norwegian Verbs And Essentials of Grammar (Verbs and Essentials of Grammar Series)
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by: Louis Janus

February 01, 1999
used in conjunction with some other aids (a dictionary is needed, other materials may be beneficial) this book is fantastic for people fairly new to learning norwegian, as i am.

the biggest advantage is the ability to expand on your current (and soon to be) vocabulary using grammatical rules. For instance if you know the word sleep, you can develop sleeps, sleeping and sleepy without the need of learning the variations as new words. This opens up a new confidence in your speaking and you become much more fluid.

The gramatical concepts are divided into easy to understand sections and so are able to be practiced as you go along. Before finishing the book I was writing poetry in Norwegian to hone my skills and it proved very enjoyable.
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.Grand Livre De Cuisine: Alain Ducasse's Culinary Encyclopedia
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by: Alain Ducasse

November 01, 2007
What a beautiful book! I have coveted the large format version of this book for some time Grand Livre De Cuisine: Alain Duccasse's Culinary Encyclopedia but I could not justify the price. In this format the book is just as beautiful and now affordable.

It is presented as an encyclopaedia of ingredients with recipes to cook them. Beginning with Acacia blossom, artichokes and asparagus ending with wood pigeon, woodcock and zucchini. There are for example 20 individual Asparagus recipes each complete with full colour pictures, a huge 29 Sea Bass recipes.

The recipes are clearly presented, well laid out, each one with a picture of the finished dish with presentation instructions. The book does assume a high level of culinary skill, there are no ... Read More:
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.New Concise Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia (Larousse)
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from: Hamlyn

September 15, 2007
What a beautiful book! I have coveted the large format version of this book for some time Grand Livre De Cuisine: Alain Duccasse's Culinary Encyclopedia but I could not justify the price. In this format the book is just as beautiful and now affordable.

It is presented as an encyclopaedia of ingredients with recipes to cook them. Beginning with Acacia blossom, artichokes and asparagus ending with wood pigeon, woodcock and zucchini. There are for example 20 individual Asparagus recipes each complete with full colour pictures, a huge 29 Sea Bass recipes.

The recipes are clearly presented, well laid out, each one with a picture of the finished dish with presentation instructions. The book does assume a high level of culinary skill, there are no ... Read More:
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.Bon Appetit!: French-English Menu Dictionary
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from: Robert Hale Ltd

November 30, 1998
What a beautiful book! I have coveted the large format version of this book for some time Grand Livre De Cuisine: Alain Duccasse's Culinary Encyclopedia but I could not justify the price. In this format the book is just as beautiful and now affordable.

It is presented as an encyclopaedia of ingredients with recipes to cook them. Beginning with Acacia blossom, artichokes and asparagus ending with wood pigeon, woodcock and zucchini. There are for example 20 individual Asparagus recipes each complete with full colour pictures, a huge 29 Sea Bass recipes.

The recipes are clearly presented, well laid out, each one with a picture of the finished dish with presentation instructions. The book does assume a high level of culinary skill, there are no ... Read More:
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.The Oxford Companion to Food (Oxford Companions)
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by: Alan Davidson

September 21, 2006
20 years work and 2650 entries. Alan Davidson has long been my favourite food author and this confirms it.
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.Home Sausage Making
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by: Susan Mahnke Peery, Charles G. Reavis

March 20, 2003
Why use 3 ingredients when 20 will do. I found myself asking this many times during my use of this book. Many of the recipes were overcomplicated when the basic art of sausagemaking is essentialy simple, our forefathers didn't have the range of ingredients mentioned in Frankfurters for example.
Like other reveiwers, I find the use of American measures and terms confusing: crushed red pepper, broiling, pan broiling? So without an addendum to convert the terms to english cooking, expect some frustration and please publishers/authors/booksellers, if you expect your tome to be read outside of the USofA just add a small addendum with the changes required to convert to european measures and terms.
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.The Wordsworth Dictionary of Culinary and Menu Terms (Wordsworth Reference)
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by: Rodney Dale

March 01, 2000
Why use 3 ingredients when 20 will do. I found myself asking this many times during my use of this book. Many of the recipes were overcomplicated when the basic art of sausagemaking is essentialy simple, our forefathers didn't have the range of ingredients mentioned in Frankfurters for example.
Like other reveiwers, I find the use of American measures and terms confusing: crushed red pepper, broiling, pan broiling? So without an addendum to convert the terms to english cooking, expect some frustration and please publishers/authors/booksellers, if you expect your tome to be read outside of the USofA just add a small addendum with the changes required to convert to european measures and terms.
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