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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for homeschooling
Not sure why this book is so expensive, but I'm not sure why it is negatively reviewed either. Our family picked it up in the children's nonfiction section at the library (in the Middle East reference works), and we had a great time talking about Middle Eastern food. This was their first introduction to the spices and staples of Middle Eastern food, and it was a great...
Published 8 months ago by Will Riddle
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Suitable for kids and people new to Middle Eastern cooking
This book contains really simple, easy recipes that anyone can follow. The dishes are not complicated, and it's a nice introduction to Middle Eastern food for the absolute beginner. It may seem too simple to someone who is an experienced cook, or is familiar with Middle Eastern foods.
Published on November 22, 2005 by Bored Easily
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Suitable for kids and people new to Middle Eastern cooking,
By Bored Easily "spooter79" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cooking the Middle Eastern Way: Culturally Authentic Foods Including Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) (Library Binding)
This book contains really simple, easy recipes that anyone can follow. The dishes are not complicated, and it's a nice introduction to Middle Eastern food for the absolute beginner. It may seem too simple to someone who is an experienced cook, or is familiar with Middle Eastern foods.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for homeschooling,
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This review is from: Cooking the Middle Eastern Way: Culturally Authentic Foods Including Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) (Library Binding)
Not sure why this book is so expensive, but I'm not sure why it is negatively reviewed either. Our family picked it up in the children's nonfiction section at the library (in the Middle East reference works), and we had a great time talking about Middle Eastern food. This was their first introduction to the spices and staples of Middle Eastern food, and it was a great supplement to geography/history of the area because it included a couple basic recipes from each region. My kids really got the point that Middle Eastern cooking is its own thing, but each country is distinct too.
It is short and to the point. Includes a page about eating at the table and a couple intro pages on cooking methods, tools needed. It is written at a very simple level, probably 3-8th grade. Recipes include: Hummus Armenian Salad Cracked Wheat pilaf Fattoush Baked Lamb and Bulghur Seasoned Fava Beans Falafel Spicy Fish Stew Lentils in Tomato Sauce Upside Down Lamb and Eggplant Stuffed Peppers Baklava Sweet Dates Semolina Cake Red Lentil Soup Latkes Lamb in yogurt Sauce Chicken in Walnut and Pomegranate Sauce Sesame Cookies I would have given it five stars if it had had something about curries, since I understand that a curry is a staple Asian food but that it differs widely. It would have been nice to have some discussion of rice too. Also, the pictures were fabulous but there was not a picture for each recipe. Considering how short the book is and how much you're paying, they should have included one for each.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Really bad cookbook,
By R. Smith (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cooking the Middle Eastern Way: Culturally Authentic Foods Including Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) (Library Binding)
How much are you supposed to spend for a 72 page book? I think $25 is a bit much. Why are some of the books in this series only $7.95? Is there some reason that the Latin American and Middle Eastern series are more expensive than the Thai?
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Cooking the Middle Eastern Way: Culturally Authentic Foods Including Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) by Alison Behnke (Library Binding - July 2005)
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