I really wanted a new Rachael Ray, but when faced with the rack of her books I couldn't remember which ones I already own. I'm all about FAST so I decided to pick this one up and flip through it while I was killing time. I swear I did not intend to leave that store with a cookbook!
Now I'm supercharged excited to start cooking again. LOVE this cookbook. Not your everyday food, really, but every recipe is so simple to make and most don't require odd ingredients I don't keep in my pantry. I liked it in the store, I love it now that I've had time at home to sit and page through it. And I'm only through spring and summer!
Oh yea! The book is divided into sections by season rather than type of dish. In each section are soup, main dish, sides, and desserts that are perfect for that season, taking into account the type of cooking we do in that season and the produce that's available seasonally. For example, many of the summer recipes are for grilling and are lighter fare than the fall and winter dishes.
I've decided to cook my way through this cookbook. This is something I've never done before and have been thinking about for the last couple of weeks. I would have started sooner but I couldn't decide which cookbook to use. This one dropped into my lap (right off the shelf ;)) just in the nick of time!
2 comments:
I like the division by seasons idea.
I have another cookbook that has that same division, but it's all veggie recipes. This one is more useful because it has main dish, vegetable, and dessert recipes for each season. :)
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