Beautiful, Inspirational Cookbook
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This book is so lovely to look at.  I love that it's organized by season, makes it easy to grocery shop or pick from your garden.  The recipes are divinely simple, yet most of the recipes feature complex and fresh flavors.  I've already tried the Paperbag Red Snapper with Preserved Lemon and the Chocolate Clafoutis--- both were delicious and so easy.
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I was delighted to hear Marjorie was coming out with a cookbook.  I was able to take a class  with her in Beaune.  We met at the market place in the city's main square to shop for provisions and then spent the day cooking a most delicious memorable meal, with wine of course.  What an experience.

Her cookbook arrived today and I can't put it down.  The photographs are beautiful and inspiring.  Her story of how she began and introductions to some of her favorite food purveyors are a joy to read.  The recipes not complicated and easy for any level cook.  I can't decide which one to start with.
  Bon Appetit!  Jeanne
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A beautiful book, well designed, clean format. Liked the hybrid of stories and recipes, classic French recipes and homegrown traditional family recipes, and adaptations for gluten-free ingredients and simplifications of complex recipes from famous chefs that have been adapted for the home cook.

Accompanying photos induce mouth-watering and do what a good cookbook should do, inspire the reader to make the recipes. I'll be trying many of these recipes soon.
1405361
Truly an inspirational and beautiful book full of thoughtful, tasty treats!  Love the step by step guide to creating edible art.
4912788
This cookbook Is beautiful! It's brought renewed energy into this grandmother's kitchen.  My grandchildren and I spent some time making the banana bread and smoothies and they were delicious.  The photographs of the food are so enticing, I can't wait to try more of these healthy recipes.
I wish my children were served these foods when they were in grade school, when ketchup was considered a vegetable.  We've come a long way!
490598
I am thoroughly impressed with this book! The recipes are healthy, delicious and they are derived from everyday ingredients that people have in their kitchen. There are many vegan recipes in the book and the recipes that are not vegan can easily be made that way. Each recipe is paired with a yoga pose that is explained in detail. Moreover, the book itself is beautiful to look at because of the layout, as well as the interesting pictures and illustrations. I suggest trying Mama's Pina Colada recipe and the roasted beet salad. I am looking forward to trying the Agape Agave Brownies and the Zucchini Pie next!
3199089
This cookbook is gorgeous! The layout an pictures are beautiful! The recipes look great, seem very easy, a lot of variety! I can't wait to get cooking!
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Lori's recipes aren't fussy or complicated, they're easy to make, family friendly recipes. She includes lots of tips and ways to change up the recipes, so every recipe is even more versatile. The cookbook is well designed and includes lots of beautiful color photos to inspire you. There are vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy free recipes, so something for everyone in this great cookbook.
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I've got a couple of shelves full of vegan cookbooks, and Isa has long been one of my favorites (I love her book Vegan Brunch). With this book, however, she elevates great taste and easy recipes to another level. I've made about 7-8 things from the book and have loved several of them and enjoyed the others. I'm challenging myself to cook my way through this cookbook by averaging one recipe a day for the month of November. I have never been so inspired by a cookbook, although I've enjoyed cooking for years. Don't wait - get Isa's newest offering today!

Also, the book itself is beautiful. Nearly every recipe has a large, appealing photo and the writing is in typical Isa style. She adds little comments, stories and jokes, all of which add to the experience of working with this cookbook. Congrats, Isa, on such a fabulous offering. Lucky us to have new recipes to try. Some of which will make it into my regular meal rotation!

So far, my favorite dishes are Glam Chowder and the Shiitake Banh Mi sandwich - amazing, restaurant quality offerings. But everything I've tried has been worth making!
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I love this cookbook so much. Every recipe has been amazing and the layout is beautiful.
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I first knew about Herbivarious on Michal Natkin's blog and followed that.  Then I bought the Kindle version, since I have so many cookbooks.  But after trying out several recipes using the Kindle, I felt that I wanted to climb into bed and pour over the cookbook and look at the lovely photographs and mark pages.  I bought the hard copy, it is beautiful, inspirational, recipes easy and clean and absolutely delicious!  Tonight we had butternut squash soup with nuts--kids loved it--, Linguini with button mushrooms--absolutely delicious!-- and Apple Crostata (adapted from the peach crostada recipe).  Clean, healthy, delicious .  Michael takes influences from India, North Africa, Europe, South America, Caribbean, it is an amazing book with lovely fresh new ideas. Thank you, Michael Natkin!
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I found this cookbook to be quite inspirational.  It's got great instructions and lots and LOTS of pictures - many pages are just big color photographs that show the finished dish, or techniques.
I'm quite glad to just get the basic dumpling recipe and the folding techniques, and I love that so many of these recipes use ground pork as it is quite affordable here.  I made the beef dumplings with peppers and it is definitely a keeper recipe.  I liked that I was able to make the dumpling dough one night, and let it rest in the fridge overnight, so that really cut down my prep time.
I learned a good bit from this book so far, and know I'll learn more as I acquire more of the ingredients and try other recipes.  Some of the recipes were not that appealing to me, but enough were to make it worth my while.  The main value to me is in learning new techniques and exploring ingredients that I think will contribute to lowering my food budget.
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This is one well organized and beautiful cookbook.  I have not owned any of the previous versions by this author so I cannot make a comparison.  What I can say is that it is visually stunning and organized in a way that makes it easy to find recipes and follow.  The first night that I received it I took it to bed with me for my nightly reading.  I purchased a spiralizer last year but just needed some extra inspiration and this cookbook has inspired me with new recipes and ingredients I would not have given a second thought.  And the recipes are super simple.  Just love it.
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Charles and Julie did a great job at re-creating just about any comfort food you could ever think of or want and making it paleo.  Aside from the amazing recipes, and beautiful pictures, I love the stories they share above each recipe on the top of the page about how they came up with the recipe, or where it originated and why they are including it in the book.  I also love how they will give little tips and variations at the bottom of the recipe as well.  For example, they tell you things to leave out or things to add to change up the recipe just slightly.  Overall, great book that inspires you to get busy in the kitchen creating delicious, healthy, beautiful food for yourself and loved ones.
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I have several of Diane Morgan's cookbooks, and I have just added The Christmas Table. The book is visually stunning, with gorgeous colored photographs. Even better, it is filled with wonderful recipes, from traditional favorites like prime rib (done here with a salt and garlic crust) to inventive, contemporary offerings (whole roast salmon with farro-herb stuffing). There's a chapter on holiday brunches and another on Christmas gifts from the kitchen. But the real reason I keep buying Diane Morgan's books is because the recipes work! They are well written and easy to follow, and even the most complicated ones are explained clearly. This is a lovely gift to give for the holidays. My lucky sister will be getting one this year.
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This book is just beautiful! I'm a professional baker and hope to open a bakery some day. This book was an inspiration, just to hear the various chef's stories. The recipes are exceptional and I cannot wait to make them all! They are a bit overboard with some of the items required, but there's ways of substituting for a home kitchen and achieving the same delicious results. It's more about perfecting technique and attention to detail. Taking time to create beautiful, baked foods. It's just a yummy book!
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This is a beautiful cookbook with a nice, clean layout and tantalizing photography. The recipes are clear and simple, and there is room in the margins for notes.

There are recipes here that were completely new to me: the beets with the sage hollandaise sauce are heavenly; I tasted and loved the brussels sprouts with mustard sauce. We had several of these dishes for Thanksgiving, and they made up a beautiful, savory table with layers of color and flavor. I particularly appreciate recipes that feature fall veggies, and there are plenty here.