Of Tide & Thyme

I am from Southern Maryland, and I received this gift for my wedding shower and it is wonderful. You really can't go wrong with any of the dishes. An easy crowd favorite is the Strawberry salad, they just rave on and on about it! I have given this book many times as a gift since, because of the great recipes and especially since it represents Maryland!

As a Chesapeake girl tranplanted to Southern California, I just love this cookbook! Each recipe in the book takes me back to the authentic southern cooking I enjoyed in my native Maryland/Virginia family homes!The recipies are clear, rated for difficulty, sophisticated, yet destined to become family favorites! And each has a fabulous sense of style that will mark you as a fabulous hostess!Don't tell my friends in the Junior Leage of Pasadena, but this cookbook is right up there in excellence with ours, and Lord knows, ours are just fabulous!I absolutely love this cookbook! It is superb!

I haven't made a bad recipe yet. I love the rating of each recipe and the little reviews. Several of my neighbors have purchased it after trying some of the dishes.

I'm never afraid to try new recipes from Of Tide & Thyme. Everything I have prepared from this cookbook has been excellent. At a recent holiday cocktail party, I prepared the Chafing Dish Crab Dip, and everyone rated it as the BEST they had ever had. I also prepared the Broccoli Cheese Dip, which was not only pretty, but also WONDERFUL!!! One of my favorite recipes is for the Marinated Pork Tenderloins. The marinade is fantastic and gives it such a great flavor. I cook my tenderloins on the grill rather than in the oven. We prepare this quite a bit for tailgating at VA TECH--GO HOKIES!!! This truly is the best cookbook in my collection and I have at least 50 to 75 cookbooks!!!

I have "tried" several recipes from this wonderful book on my colleagues -- and all of my co-workers have survived to compliment the cook effusively! Of all the cookbooks I own, this is the one I go back to time and again for a new twist on an old reliable. And the best touch: excellent guidelines for hosting a Maryland crabfeast.