1 comments about 1000 Recipe Cookbook: The ultimate collection of delicious meals, from light snacks to gourmet dishes, with over 1000 colour photographs.

1. A good variety of recipies with different and unusual flavors. Pictures are a bonus.

1 comments about The Book of Ramen.

1. This book allows you to eat like a king for less than a dollar! Kudos to the writer, and the great effort it took to produce such a helpful tome!

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4 comments about The Basic Art of Italian Cooking.

1. Elegant food, wonderful stories! Eat Italian!!!
   
   This book is a journey through a [beautiful] woman's life as she records her favorite memories of family, friends and the love of her life. "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking" is a compilation of the author's traditional family recipes. The book features a Menu Suggestion section that shares themed meals with recipes from the first course to the dessert drinks!
   
   goda il gusto dell'Italia!
   enjoy the taste of Italy!



2. A beautiful,delicious trip to Italy. It's a great cookbook, but it's also a wonderful 'read'. It's so easy to 'lose yourself' while reading and imagine yourself eating one of these scrumptious dishes in some of the most beautiful places in Italy.
   
   A cookbook, travel book, romance book all in one. I found the recipes easy to follow. My husband and I had a wonderful Valentine's day dinner by using the Romantic dinner for two suggestion in the back. We cooked the meal together-which made the dinner more romantic and added the suggested wine.



3. I think the author uses great imagination and distortion when she claims that she was a supermodel. Upon reviewing this book, I have to say that her desire to be seen as a cook is right up there with the delusions that she was a *supermodel*, something that there is at least a set of criteria one must have met. She may have been a model, but was average at it - much like her cooking - average, nothing special here.



4. Whether you're an experienced chef or beginner, you will enjoy this book. Not only did I read it - I also experimented with
   several of the recipes - the results were fantastic! We
   have decided to try each and every recipe.
   
   The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria
   Liberati has everything a reader could possibly
   ask for - from the heart warming personal stories
   Maria shares throughout, to the detailed recipes,
   everything has been well organized, professionally
   presented and is easily understood. And with the
   terminology index, the reader has all the tools
   to not only prepare a fine meal, but pronounce the
   beautiful Italian language properly. Which for the
   cooking enthusiast, definitely adds a flair of
   sophistication to your dining experience. Whether
   you're a seasoned chef or an amateur in the kitchen,
   you will enjoy "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking".
   The recipes and memories that will be created as a
   result of this book, will surely be cherished by all!
   I look forward to all future offerings from Maria
   Liberati. She has a DVD version set for release this
   fall, and the website is loaded - with spices, lots
   of kitchen goodies, tips & tricks!
   
   Much more than a cook book, The Basic Art of Italian
   Cooking takes you on a tour of Italy, from the comfort
   of your own home. You can almost smell the food, feel
   the breeze and see the vineyards, due to the depth
   and reach of Maria's writing. All the stories about
   her family, the origin of the recipes, and the detailed
   directions, this is a good read, with delicious
   conclusions. Definitely a book that will not spend
   much time on the shelf.

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2 comments about Simplicity from a Monastery Kitchen: A Complete Menu Cookbook for All Occasions.

1. The delightful recipes comprising Brother Victor-Antoine's Simplicity From A Monastery Kitchen brings a unique and tranquil culinary spirit to today's hectic life style. From Eggs in Potato Croustades, Gnocchi with Arugula and Watercress, and Deauville Shrimp Bisque, to Jerusalem Artichoke Salad, St. Anthony's Bread, and Natas (a Portuguese dessert from an old nunnery), Simplicity From A Monastery Kitchen recipes combine natural ingredients for satisfying, nourishing, elegantly flavored cuisine that would grace any table.



2. It seems ridiculous to try to describe a cookbook as "peaceful" but this cookbook really is. Just reading it almost always fills me with the feeling I get when I am working on a familiar, much-loved recipe for people I care about on a special occasion, which unfortunately is rare. I think that is the magic of this author and this book; the author really seems to approach every meal as a celebration--but a celebration of simple things, as the title says.

   This book is mostly vegetarian except for a short but notable chapter on fish. It seems to draw effortlessly from a variety of ethnic sources but all the dishes share the same basic qualities. They really are simple and easy to prepare; there isn't a single one I would describe as fussy. I suppose when you are cooking for an entire monastery you wind up with recipes that also are easy to prepare for 4 or 6!

   The directions are simple and clear and the book itself is beautiful. There are interesting illustrations, seemingly woodcarvings not of the food but of mideaval life. There are also quotes on the subject of simplicty, joy, prayer in the margins which are as inspirational as the recipes.

   This book will make you hungry for a hundred different kinds of vegetables, a peaceful weekend in the kitchen and a lot else. I recommend it to anyone who takes real joy in cooking.

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