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Classic Mediterranean Cookbook (Classic Cookbooks)

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Easy to follow recipies for a variety of mediterranean meals, great for beginners, and with wonderful flavors. Many of the dishes have flavors and combinations that are very different from standard American and non-Mediterranean fare, but most people will adapt easily and enjoy the difference. All recipies include full color pictures, with pictures of all ingredients also. Most ingredients are simple and available in common grocery stores. Best of all, we had little trouble reproducing the look and flavors of the recipies as they were pictured and described in the book. It's one of the few cookbooks that produces results as good as they lead you to expect.

This is a wonderfully illustrated hardcover cookbook with a dust cover. There are full color photos for the final product, and color photos of the individual ingredients.

So, if you don't know what it looks like, or you cannot pronounce it you have a visual aid to assist. For example, the book shows you exactly what a bouquet garni looks like.

The book even shows you how to place different types of delectables on the grill. There are also sauce recipes for dipping and marinate. The cookbook is classic Mediterranean cooking at its best.

The book is divided into 8 primary sections (introduction, a healthful way of eating, market produce, classic dishes, recipes, techniques, nutritional information, and an index.

Under the market produce section, you'll find a vibrant full color guide for choosing, preparing, and storing the key ingredients used in Mediterranean cooking.

For example, vegetables, fruits and nuts, fish, shellfish, meat, herbs and spices, etc.

The classic dishes section offers authentic specialty dishes illustrated with photographs and their ingredients. There are soups, appetizers, pesto, lamb kebabs, etc.

The recipes section offers over 120 traditional dishes (soups, first courses, snacks, pasta, fish dishes, meat dishes, preserves, desserts, rice dishes and other grain dishes.

The techniques section offers tips on cooking equipment, preparing vegetables, preparing dough and pastry, prepping fish and shell fish, and meats preparation.

The nutritional chart list each recipe individually and gives the cal count, fat count, and sodium count. The A-Z index gives you a quick reference guide to help find your favorite recipes.

I am very pleased with my new Mediterranean cookbook. The jacket cover and book are both in very good condition. It also did not take long to arrive by post. I have already tested several of the receipes and they are great.

This book has very authentic recipes from all regions of the mediterranean. The dishes as simplistic in style and contain all of the classics. The author also lists very interesting history and facts of the region where the dishes originates. If you like to read through your cook books and enjoy learning about foods and places this is for you.