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Elegant Comfort Food from the Dorset Inn: Traditional Cooking from Vermont's Oldest Continuously Operating Inn

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I made the Hot Apple Oatmeal Cereal twice and the first time it was a disaster, the second time a success. Following the recipe to the letter, I ended up with a curdled, inedible mess--the recipe calls for boiling milk, always a bad idea. The second time, I substituted water for the milk and the result was delicious. I also suggest using DARK brown sugar: it adds more flavor and more eye-appeal to the finished result. I haven't tried other recipes from this book, yet, but I hope they will produce better results, as originally written.

This is an amazing collection of expertly crafted recipes with a home touch about them. I have never been to the Dorset Inn but I know I would be in heaven in their dining room. The recipes are straightforward but very special and make you feel that you could make them at home. I recommend it highly.

For all, and especially those who have been privileged to enjoy Sissy's signature recipes at the Dorset Inn, this is a must have cookbook. There are so many family favorites in this cookbook that is impossible to name them. The book has some colorful info about the Inn and how its former owner/chef extraordinare Sissy Hicks came to it. I am very glad I decided to buy this book sight unseen.

I have all of the books Stern has done. This is one of my favorites. I have made most of the meals and they are wonderful