The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines: China * Greece * Rome [Mass Market Paperback]

Jeff Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 613 pages
• Publisher: Avon; 1st edition (March 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380712172
• ISBN-13: 978-0380712175
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,119,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PAPERBACK EDITION OF "THE FRUGS" BEST!, June 2, 2008

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! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b "DR SHOCK" (TRI STATE AREA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines: China * Greece * Rome (Mass Market Paperback)

This is an excellent cook book and this is the handy PB edition! It's full of great recipes and stories by a very talented cook and writer. This one focuses on 3 major influences in the culinary world. Jeff Smith entertained us for years on his PBS program 'The Frugal Gourmet'. Not only did he teach us many savory dishes, he also educated us. Not satisfied with just cooking delicious meals for his viewers, he would give detailed history lessons about the origins of the dish and made it all a lot of fun!

This may be Mr. Smiths best cook book and it is a worthy edition to everyone's cook book library. I own and have read many, if not all of his cook books, not only for the man's knowledge of cooking, but his incredible wit! This guy was funny and I would have loved to have hung out and throw a few beers down with him.

Unfortunately, this man had some very seriously bad press released about his personal life and well..... I am not one to spread rumors.....he seemed like a great guy and sadly he died before he was able to clear his name.

R.I.P. Frugs!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines, March 20, 2009

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This review is from: The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines: China * Greece * Rome (Mass Market Paperback)

I've owned this cookbook for over 15 years. My husband and I still use many of the recipes because they are so good. I own over 30-40 cookbooks. They typically contain 2 or 3 good recipes, but this book is just full of them. Today I'm buying a replacement copy as mine has fallen apart from overuse. Some of the great recipes are Canneloni, Moussaka, sweet red peppers and anchovy pasta but there are many many more. The recipes vary from quick and easy to complicated but they taste terrific.

7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite cooking series, September 13, 1999

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James Lor "James Lor" (Montreal, CANADA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines: China * Greece * Rome (Mass Market Paperback)

The Frugal Gourmet cooks the 3 Ancient Cuisines was my favourite cooking series. This book is the perfect companion to the series.