Flavours [Paperback]

Donna Hay (Author), Petrina Tinslay (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2000

Best-selling cookbook author Donna Hay and photographer Petrina Tinslay present their fourth collaboration: FLAVOURS. Celebrating a range of popular flavors used in modern cuisine, such as vanilla and ginger, this book will awaken palates and renew enthusiasm for cooking. Chapters provide comprehensive descriptions of the ingredients as well as simple and delicious ideas for their use.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Previous books by Donna Hay include ENTERTAINING, THE NEW COOK, and NEW FOOD FAST. Petrina Tinslay has won the James Beard Award for her photography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Whitecap Books (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552851478
• ISBN-13: 978-1552851470
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,090,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely to look at..., June 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Flavours (Paperback)

I have had this book for a couple of months and have used it many times. The photos are wonderful! The way the book is divided up (i.e. ginger, garlic, chocolate, salt and pepper, etc.) is a great concept. The recipes are written for metic and US conversions, which I have found helpful. The first three recipes I made I would make again. However, I have made three things from the chocolate section and NONE of them have turned out. I am a good cook and a good baker, but have had no success with these particular versions of some good old basic chocolate recipes. The four layer fudge cake, for instance, has no baking powder or soda in it - but instead 8 eggs! The fudge frosting was good, but the directions say to whip it after it cools which causes it to look NOTHING like the glorious photo. I would recommend it to someone who KNOWS how to cook and can tinker around with some recipes, but wouldn't recommend it to a beginner who just likes to looks at the pictures. Bon appetit!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing presentation and amazing recepies, January 21, 2001

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Sam Hershey "Sam" (Chelsea, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flavours (Paperback)

I happened across this one at a bookstore and after leafing through it briefly, it quickly became apparent that the book is a work of art on many levels. Each chapter is dedicated to a particular flavor or combination of flavors and all the recipes in it bring out a new look at the topic of question. What amazed me more is the simplicity of the recipes. I wrote down a few to try them out and was amazed at the way that something so brief could bring out the taste of food in such an amazing way. The book itself is beautiful with photography to match the layout. I just had to buy it...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Easy, December 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Flavours (Paperback)

"Flavours" is by far, the best cookbook in my current collection. Having first seen it in a store (versus online), I can't say enough about the beauty of the photography. After flipping though only a few pages, I knew I had to purchase the book. As others have mentioned, the recipes are organized by flavour (flavor for us Americans). My favorite section is "Chillis." I had loaned the book to my sister and was without it for a few weeks. The best part about getting it back is that I re-leafed through the book and decided on several recipes to make right away. I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes easy to prepare, beautiful and tasty food. Also, there is a picture for EVERY recipe, so you never have to guess about what something will look like once prepared. This feature has kind of ruined some of my other cookbooks for me.