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Empty Nest Cookbook

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I was really happy to find out about this book. Our child is off to college and recipes for two sounded perfect.

There are very, very few recipes for two. There is a chapter on party recipes, a chapter on holiday recipes (with the kids back at home) a chapter on passing down those family favorites, and even one for dinners on nights the kids visit.

The chapter on skillet dinners for two contains as many recipes for 4 as it does 2. I also question the authors idea of a portion size. While she mentions 4 oz of protein, her recipes are much larger: Peppered Jack Daniel's Steak which claims to serve two calls for 4 rib eye steaks. The fish recipes for two call for anything from 1 1/2 to 2 lbs of fish.

The menu suggestions for dinners for two contain all those serves 6-10 people recipes. No mention of decreasing the recipes or hints to make large batches smaller or freezing in portions. While the recipes look tasty, the book is not what it was advertised to be.

All in all a disappointment.

Not only does this book have wonderful recipies that I turn to time and again for taste, elegance, and simplicity, but the essays touch my heart, reminding me of the importance of building relationships and how they change and evolve over time. The nest is never empty for long; we're always cooking for someone and this book makes it easy!

Featuring more than 200 original recipes and 25 menus with "kitchen cook friendly" instructions, The Empty Nest Cookbook is an enthusiastically recommended, feel-good guide to tending the kitchen and preparing family meals after the children are grown and gone. Interspersed with thoughts and essays that offer illuminating insights to this new phase of domestic life, The Empty Nest Cookbook includes sometimes indulgent but always delicious delights which range from Strawberry Salsa; Home-Fried Potatoes; Sausage and Peppers; to Baked Amaretto Pears; Gourmet Turkey Burgers; Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie; and Glazed Cranberries and Onions.