Cooking with Herbs and Spices [Hardcover]

Craig Claiborne (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Galahad Books; Rev Exp edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578661056
• ISBN-13: 978-1578661053
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,491,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite (in a collection of more than 100 cookbooks)., February 12, 1998

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This review is from: Cooking With Herbs and Spices (Paperback)

I learned much of what I know about cooking from this wonderful little cookbook and worn out two paperback copies over 30 years. (#2 is held together with rubberbands. I won't part with it until I have my hands on a couple of back-up copies.)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book, excellent service, April 14, 2009

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Diane the Librarian (Grant Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cooking with Herbs and Spices (Hardcover)

I'd been looking for a book about cooking with herbs and spices, and this is the one I found. It has excellent descriptions of which herbs and spices go with specific foods... exactly what I wanted.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Go-To For Every Kitchen, January 3, 2012

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Heather Santos "mamamittens" (ROUND ROCK, TX, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooking with Herbs & Spices (Mass Market Paperback)

My mother-in-law had a copy of this book in hardcover. I was immediately drawn to the illustrations in black and white of each herb and spice you can imagine. This book gives anywhere from one to a dozen recipes for a specific spice or herb. I tried the Cabbage with Capers last night and my husband said it was one of the best things I've made in a while! I wouldn't call this "American" or "French" per se, it's just simple recipes to give you ideas on the versatility of those little plants and jars in your kitchen. I also like the descriptions, they give times-past associations of spices with prosperity, luck, love, and hate! The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because there are a couple herbs or spices with a single recipe, I wanted more. Otherwise this is a great find!

I have over 20 cook books so far, this one will be pulled off the shelf many times.