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Learn to COOK - Macaroni And Cheese
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List Price: $16.95
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Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.822
EAN: 9780811849623
ISBN: 0811849627
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 132
Publication Date: 2005-11-10
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books
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From the kitchen that brought us the I-have-never-seen-anything-yummier Grilled Cheese comes the it-just-got-yummier Macaroni & Cheese. The kid-friendly favorite is now being spotted at the trendiest restaurants around town, and this fantastic cookbook has it all. More than 50 classics range from the tried-and-true Yankee Doodle Dandy Baked Macaroni and Cheese and quick to prepare specialties such as the yodel-worthy Alpine Macaroni with Appenzeller and Crème Fraîche to international specialties like Giuvetchi, a Greek dish of orzo in a cinnamon tomato sauce with lamb and kasseri, myzithra, and feta cheeses. There are even a few dessert versions like Falooda, a traditional Indian treat, this one using ricotta and sweet vermicelli, with cherries and a touch of cardamom. Recipes for side salads and soups help round out a balanced meal. Mac & cheese—it'll always please.
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Summary: Help!
Comment: I bought this book because I wanted to have a variety of mac and cheese recipes to pull from.
Here is the problem.... I want to make the recipe pictured on the book cover and I do not know if it is in the book! I can't find it!
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Summary: Delicious.
Comment: Marlena Spieler, Macaroni and Cheese (Chronicle, 2006)
What can you possibly say about a cookbook that contains nothing but macaroni and cheese recipes? I can only think of one thing: delicious. Marlena Spieler has created another excellent cookbook, spiced up with gorgeous photography, that's full of recipes that are begging me to try them. How can that be anything but an unqualified success? ****
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Summary: Sure are a lot of different cheeses in this world!
Comment: I purchased this book purely out of curiosity. I wanted to know how many different ways one could possibly make macaroni and cheese--because I only knew of two, and one of those involved a blue box!
This book is great for mac 'n cheese lovers, because it illustrates ubiquitous variations on the typical mac. If you want a culinary adventure, this would be the book for you.
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Summary: Yummy!
Comment: This cookbook presents fabulous versions of loosely-interpreted macaroni and cheese recipes. Didn't know there were enough to fill a whole cookbook? She has noodle/cheese recipes from different cultures (even some dessert recipes!) but also old standbys like macaroni salad and baked deep-dish mac & cheese. The captions preceding each recipe describes the genesis of each one. This woman is an expert on this supreme comfort food. Great value, and plenty for kids and adults to enjoy.
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Summary: I love this book!
Comment: This book is awesome for cheese and food lovers. I love it! There is a huge variety of recipes in here - I feel like I could cook dinner from it every day and not get bored. There are classic recipes ("Yankee Doodle Dandy") and some things I would never have thought to include in a Mac & Cheese book ("Minestrone al pesto con Formaggio"), but are equally tasty.
She also spends time discussing different types of cheeses and pastas, which I found very enlightening. I also liked the section where she talks about making macaroni & cheese without preplanning. It makes this book great for both types of cooks: 1) those who use cookbooks for inspiration and 2) those who use cookbooks as step-by-step instruction manuals. She allows for (and encourages) experimenting but does not require it.
Another thing I like is that the cookbook has a very narrative quality to it. I spent my first night with this book, just reading it from cover to cover. Her writing is entertaining and lighthearted and gives character to her recipes.
As much as I love this book, I will provide one caveat. This book is best suited to foodies and cheese connoisseurs, as opposed to the average American suburban mom. While these recipes are great for families, you need to have a place you go to get good cheeses. You can't just use the Kraft Cheddar that you bought at Albertson's, and certainly not Velveeta or anything like that. There are some simple recipes, but many are more complicated, and many involve ingredients that you're not going to get at your average neighborhood grocery (Creme Fraiche, exotic cheeses, truffle oil, fennel seeds, etc.) That said, depending on where you live, you probably have a store nearby where you can get these things, and it's worth a small drive to get good cheese.
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