Saveur Cooks Authentic American: By the Editors of Saveur Magazine
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Rated 5 starsSaveur Answers the Question "What is Authentic American Cooking?"...Pretty Much Everything
I received this cookbook as a Christmas present years ago and use it at least once a week. Saveur's approach to food and homecooking is a breath of fresh air. (I love their magazine, too!) The little sidebars next to the recipes are very entertaining. The recipes turn out as beautifully as the gorgeous photographs. My favorite recipes from this book are Georgene's Fluffy Rolls (warning: reduce the amount of sugar unless you...
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Rated 5 starsGreat American Cooking
This book has a wonderful diversity of recipes, all fairly easy to prepare with ingredients that are easy to get. It's certainly attractive enough for a coffee table book, and the pictures are enough to get anyone's appetite going. Because of the recipes, though, it lives in my kitchen, and more than one page has got stains on it from use. I recommend the macaroni and cheese!
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Rated 5 starsBest Fried Chicken
This is the best fried chicken recipe I have ever found. And I am from South Carolina, so I should know good fried chicken! I read this cookbook for fun, as the anecdotes along the side are so interesting and the pictures so mouthwatering. I highly recommend this cookbook to moderately advance cooks.
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Rated 5 starsWealth of information on American cooking
Rich in pictures and in facts, "Saveur Cooks..." is a wealth of information on American cooking. Over 150 detailed recipes ranging from salads and soups to desserts and cocktails draw out a culinary map from sea to shining sea. It's lush pictures throughout the book make the cookbook worth browsing through over and over again. The pictures are drool-inducing and inspire you to become more interested in the recipes. Recipe...
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Rated 5 starsDoubles as a coffee table book!
The pictures and interesting stories make this cookbook not only a delightful addition to my cookbook collection, but also makes a very interesting coffee table book. As a long time subscriber of Saveur, I was thrilled to find all my favorite recipes from the magazine. The magazine and this fine cookbook can be described as the "national geographic" for foodies. I've made several of the recipes and have loved everyone...
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