Customer Reviews

Healthy Mediterranean Cooking

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None of the recipes in this book have let me down. The recipes are usually easy and don't take long, and are definitely well worth the preparation. The dishes are not "expensive" to make, nor do they require hard-to-find ingredients. The pictures are mouth-watering as well... I love this book!

The cover says (pictures) it all. I can assure you that mozzarella and figs is a great change from ubiquitous straight tomatos. The rest of the book is the same: good Mediterranean-style dishes with a good deal of interpretation from different perspectives. This isn't a book only of traditional dishes, and that makes them very refreshing and inspiring.

Not a beginner cookbook. Very involved. Too much stuff for my young family. Gave it to may parents

This book is published in Britain and some of the terms for ingredients will be unfamiliar to American readers. For example, what is rocket? What are courgettes? I haven't read the entire book, but too many of the recipes seem to involve shelling peas or beans. I don't think that most of the markets I go to even carry peas or beans that must be shelled. In addition, the information regarding the fat and protein content of the recipes is presented in a way that will be unfamiliar to American readers. This book definitely didn't weather the transatlantic journey well.

This book gives a good introduction to mediterranean cooking, but I found the number and variety of recipes lacking. Still, as a used book, it was worth the price. You would need additional books to get a broad base for mediterranean cooking.

Pros: this is a cook book provides an authentic cooking of Mediterranean food. Great picture taking, food displaying, and specific instructions.

Cons: some of the ingredients unfortunately to be found in the States is a mission impossible (which is not so surprised coz it's authentic).