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The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show
The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show
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Authors: Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars(28 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1155

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3

ISBN: 0307346714
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.53
EAN: 9780307346711
ASIN: 0307346714

Publication Date: April 8, 2008
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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5 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Tasty Recipes!   September 3, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have been looking for a cook book that would offer great recipe ideas and have ingredients that I could find in a regular grocery store. I found it all in this wonderful book! Apart from the fantastic selection of recipes, you will find plenty of practical information and quirky bits of trivia that just makes this book fun to use!
I have had the book for a couple of weeks now and already I have gone through most recipes - they have all been a hit, even with my picky kids. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys food but cannot spend all day looking for ingredients and cooking. You'll find the recipes easy to follow and the results spectacular!



3 out of 5 stars Lots of Great Stuff, but overproduced   August 26, 2008
  5 out of 6 found this review helpful

I am a regular listener to The Splendid Table, have been for quite a few years. I have also cooked out of Lynne's original book, The Splendid Table. I bought this cookbook after hearing her do the 450 degree oven bit on the show.

There are a lot of nice recipes and good information in the book, but I can't recommend it. It is very overproduced. There has to be at least one text box per page. The hints aren't given enough context. It is sort of like listening to the show but WITHOUT all the great depth of knowledge that you get out of the interviews. The references to stuff learned on the show seem to be very surface.

Sorry Lynne, but that's my view.



5 out of 5 stars Cooking Like A Pro   August 15, 2008
I love this no nonsense and flavorful cookbook. I appreciate that the theory or thinking behind these recipes is given and that you are given the tools to improvise. I have made some of the best soup ever and I am so thankful for the "almost homemade" stock recipes as it has freed me from making my own (I know that this wasn't what Lynne and Sally intended, however). My kids are now roasted veggie junkies and I love my fish sauce. The book does tend to make you a Splendid Table groupie (you can podcast all the episodes FYI) which isn't a bad thing.


5 out of 5 stars Learned a lot in a short time   August 4, 2008
It's a like reading a cross between Alton Brown and Barefoot Contessa. It just has a lot of useful suggestions, techinques, and tricks that I am anxious to try. I do listen to the show - but frankly I thought this book was more interesting. I'm going to work my way through the book trying what appears to be easy to do recipes for the weeknights.

I plan to purchase many copies of this book as a Christmas gift for the many cooks I know. I think they will appreciate the ideas.




5 out of 5 stars Favorite new book   August 2, 2008
Here is a collection of great recipes with lots of food and cooking tips tossed in--all enjoyable and informative reading. I have more fun reading this book that its difficult to put it down to get into the kitchen.


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