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Cold-Weather Cooking

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I love this book. I've been into cooking since I was about 5 and I own over 4,000 cookbooks, but this one is definitely my fav. I bought it in December 1990 and at this point, have cooked nearly every recipe in the book. They are all fabulous. I have never had one of these recipes fail.

I have given this book as a gift many times over the years, and the recipients have all come to love the book as much as I do.

Here are some of the standout recipes:
Creamed Spinach - it's a very simple recipe but the best I've ever tasted
Mustard Creamed Onions - a zippy twist on a Thanksgiving tradition
Spanish Garlic Soup - rich and unusual
Raised Waffles - worth the price of the book just for this recipe!
Apricot Ginger Cream Scones - totally fattening & totally worth it
Turkey Mole - the best mole I've ever had, way better than most restaurants
Spicy Shrimp, NOLA Style - just like Pascal Manale's

The thing I love about these recipes is that even the ones I don't think I'll like (such as Rhubarb Custard Pie) come out great. SLC also has a fun, chatty and erudite writing style, so reading her cookbooks is almost as much fun as cooking from them.

Many of the recipes are a bit long and can take awhile to make, but the end product is worth every minute of prep time.

This is a cookbook I turn to again and again. The flavors are wonderful, the recipes diverse and sophisticated (though you often can cut back on oil). Be sure to try the Saucisson Paysanne (leftovers are great on buttered parsley noodles; reduced fat kielbasa works fine, but don't use fat-free or really low fat...it gets tough), Italian Rosemary Potatoes, Bay Scallops Gremolata, the Orzo and Roasted Vegetable Salad (great for potlucks as it serves twice as many as the recipe says!), the Baby Carrots with Brown Sugar and Mustard, and the Mixed Greens with Spiced Pecans, Chevre and Hot Cider Dressing. Be sure to check out her Nantucket Open House Cookbook as well.

This book, along with the Nantucket book, are the two most-used staples of my large cookbook collection. Some of these recipies call for expensive, lavish ingredients, but all are well worth the expense! The artichoke/prociutto hors d'oeuvres disappear faster than you can produce them. Another "must-have" from Ms. Chase!

I own a lot of cookbooks, but this is the one I pull out most frequently during cold weather months. It is especially great for cozy, casual, Sunday type entertaining. The chapter "Stormy Weather and Magic Mountains" is my favorite. Be sure to try the Hungarian Chicken, Indian Ragout, Country Captain, Ropa Vieja, and Cabbage Rolls. A wonderful, eclectic assortment of do ahead, one dish meals.

This cookbook is as much fun just to browse through as it is to prepare recipes from. She doesn't have a light hand for seasoning, esp. having a penchant for saffron, cilantro. Also, not for dieters- this is a celebration cookbook. Spends some time on big $$ items, such as lobster, foie gras and rack of lamb, but there is enough in here for the moderate spender that is described beautifully and laid out sensibly.

I received this as a gift and it is amazing. Every recipe I have tried has been great. Sample menus are fabulous. This will keep anyone cooking year round. Recipes are diverse and intriguing. I have given this as a gift over and over.

Sarah Leah Chases cookbooks never fail to provide interesting, flavorful, and beautiful dishes. This cookbook along with Chase's Nantucket Open House Cookbook are just dreamy. Her descriptions of the recipes are wonderful and the recipes themselves are lavish and tastey!

I have used this book so often the paperback edition is worn out. I am reordering it in hardcover. It is excellent for family meals as well as entertaining.

This cookbook is fantastic - wish I had time to create something out of it every day. It's divided up nicely - easy to follow. A lot of hearty fare - which is exactly what one wants to eat in colder temperatures!!! I will say that the mulled wine is a standout - there is something for everyone though - appetizers through desserts. You won't be disappointed!!

I am considered by friends and family to be a very good cook. Believe me, I have no particular talent and I don't work very hard at it. I simply have great recipes - and they are all from this book. We all collect cookbooks that catch our eye. But, it's the one or two that you always grab and are never disappointed by that actually have a tangible impact on your life. And, this cookbook is exactly that!