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The Book of Greek Cooking

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This is one of my favorite cookbooks. It's not overwhelming and the recipes are delicious. I initially bought it soully for the moussaka recipe, which looked authentic when I read it (and it has been every time I have prepared it!). Then I was delighted that the other recipes were classics. Nothing over the top and intimidating. The tzatiki is fantastic. The bulgur-stuffed zucchini received rave reviews from guests. My family enjoys all of the recipes, though they are sometimes skeptical of some of the ingredients.

This is a very nicely done book that is perfect for those of us completely new to Greek Cooking. There are several things that I like.

First and foremost is the practical selection of recipes. Many times I've purchased ethnic cookbooks in the past only to find that I can't get most of the ingredients, or to discover that a majority require a great deal of work and time. In this case nearly every ingredient is readily available. There are some involved recipes, yes, but for the most part these are dishes that are practical enough for the average family.

We've had this book for perhaps two months, and we are literally making at least two or three Greek meals each week. This is healthy cooking too; almost everthing is based on fresh ingredients and olive oil is used almost exclusively over butter.

Among our favorites are the white bean soup, the lentil soup, the Avgolemono Soup, the Souvlakia, the Tzatziki. We've found a way now to increase legumes in our diet for the first time. There are many fish recipes in this book that look very apetizing, including a couple with squid. There is a dessert section with Baklava, a salad section, and a number of fairly uncommon meals involving partridges, quail, or rabbit. There is just the right balance of common recipes you might expect in a restaurant and some authentic less common recipes.

The book design deserves some praise. It's a small volume of 120 pages, one recipe per page. Heading each is a small picture, perfectly adequate to draw you in. There are helpful photos throughout. The book is as tall as all of your other books, but only 10cm or so deep. Easy to hold, easy to tote around with you in the store. Affordable.

Sometimes you find major measurement errors in books like these. I've only found one potentially confusing illustration, but nothing more.

Anyway, this really is my favorite cookbook for now. We're giving it a lot of excercise.

Every book in this series is terrific, and Greek cuisine is a favorite: healthy Mediterranean food, helpful photos, and unique touches that transcend the usual. . . what's not to like? Only the best for this little book; it won't bulk up your shelves, AND prices on Amazon start at $00.01!

If one is interested in healthy Mediterranean cooking, here is a little book that has it all: well written recipes, good picture to stimulate the intelectual anf gastronomic appetite, as well as a hearthy immagination. Easy to read and produce a fine cuisine.