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An Apple Harvest

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We just finished Frank Browning's Apple and Country Ham Risotto. Improbable as it seems, the flavors blend beautifully. My husband declared it the best risotto he's ever had--and risotto is his favorite food.

This book is very much about apples for apples sake. Beautifully done. I was looking more for a "everything you can do with apples" rather than a history and genus of apples. Still worth having.

I bought this book having already tried one of the recipes (sausage stuffed apples) that I found on the internet. The recipe was yummy, and I love apples, so I bought the book. This book has a small dose of apple history, a small dose of descriptions of different apple varieties, and a dose of recipes. I was a little disappointed by the recipes, mostly because many of them were just thrown-together by the authors based on what they found at the farmer's market or in their kitchen. There's nothing wrong with this approach, of course. I cook that way all the time and it's very enjoyable. But at the same time, I don't really need a recipe book for that. I had bought the book hoping for traditional apple recipes (perhaps from many cultures). That's not what this book has. But "bottom line", I did enjoy the book. It all depends on what you expect...