Cooking Without Recipes: Unleash Your Creativity and Prepare Meals Your Friends and Family Will Love! [Paperback]

Cheryl Sindell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

Explains how to transform everyday cooking into a personal and fulfilling free-form expression, offering tips on how to also make cooking easier, more economical, and entertaining. Original.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Sindell obviously enjoys food and sharing her knowledge with others. A clinical nutritionist and author who spreads her message though talk radio and syndicated columns, she aims to demystify cooking and emphasizes creativity?using your favorite, healthy ingredients and imagination to create great food you'll want to share. The book does not contain recipes as such; rather, in a chatty way, it discusses foods that complement each other well, suggests "try this" combinations the author enjoys, and encourages experimentation. Healthy, fresh, low-fat foods are stressed, though Sindell describes how processed foods can be incorporated. Many cooks already do what Sindell advocates and will have thought of the combinations suggested, but some new cooks may appreciate the creative license Sindell gives them and find the tips on nutrition and entertaining helpful. Recommended only for public libraries seeking to add a different kind of cookbook.?Bonnie Poquette, Appleton P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 315 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157566142X
• ISBN-13: 978-1575661421
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,225,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Takes the pain out of cooking and makes it joyful!, January 12, 1999

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This review is from: Cooking Without Recipes: Unleash Your Creativity and Prepare Meals Your Friends and Family Will Love! (Paperback)

I've gotten so much great information out of this book, not to mention some fabulous new ideas for cooking. I like the way it's written so that I can pick it up any time and turn to a section and put it to use. The fact that the focus is on healthy eating is also a big plus. This book makes cooking so much easier and enjoyable. I also like the warm, friendly writing style. Between the food suggestions and the safety and nutrition tips,this book is so complete, yet easy to understand. I'd recommend Cooking Without Recipes to everyone from the novice cook to the gourmet.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful ideas poorly presented, November 24, 1997

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This review is from: Cooking Without Recipes: Unleash Your Creativity and Prepare Meals Your Friends and Family Will Love! (Paperback)

The ideas presented in this book were wonderful, but problems with mechanics and style interfered so much that I almost quit reading it. I cannot imagine a publisher letting something this poorly written get by. One problem was the author's constant "gushiness" and ending even ordinary statements in exclamation marks. Enough already! Also, run-on sentences and other grammatical errors abound. There are also some problems with clarity. At one point, the author (mistakenly, I believe) indicates that she was 15 when she was in the sixth grade.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helped Me Learn to Cook, May 27, 2003

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This review is from: Cooking Without Recipes: Unleash Your Creativity and Prepare Meals Your Friends and Family Will Love! (Paperback)

My mother bought me this book when I moved out on my own for the first time, and I did not have much experience in the way of cooking. To this day I incorporate a lot of her ideas into my meals - her tips are especially helpful for weeknight dinners when you have two full-time-working adults in the house. I still refer to it every now and again, but would reccomend it mainly for the novice chef or the person who has a difficult time tearing him-or-herself away from recipes and cookbooks. Sometimes clarity can be an issue as well, as stated by another reviewer.