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Mom's Secret Recipe File: More Than 125 Treasured Recipes from the Mothers of Our Greatest Chefs

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This is the most unique cookbook I've ever seen. I absolutely love the stories--they are even more fascinating then the recipes! The recipes definitely are appropriate for the average home cook and certainly offer some wonderful flavors and tasteful combinations. I bought this book for 8 women in my life and received such exuberant feedback from EVERY one! They have gone on to purchase this book for other friends and relatives, they enjoyed it so much!

I *LOVE* this book! It is very warmly written, and contains awesome recipes. Famous chefs credit their mothers and grandmothers, including a few of the special recipes they've passed on, and explaining why they're so treasured. Everything I most like in a cookbook, by people who really know how to cook, and with enough detail to ensure your success. Some recipes are quite simple (e.g., Mollie Katzen's Matzoh Brie -- and don't knock it, Steven Spielberg reportedly fixes matzoh brie for breakfast no matter where he is) to the complex, and all are very tempting. There are also warm stories included. Everything about this book is sensational. My copy is studded with Post-It notes marking the many recipes I can't wait to try. This book is outstanding; don't miss it.

I am really enjoying this book. Received it recently from Amazon (thank you for the quick delivery) but put it aside for a few weeks. I casually opened it and began perusing. What a joy! For those who not only enjoy great cookbooks but who truly enjoy the "feel" of them, this cookbook is a gem. Whether it's Nigella Lawson's Italian Sausages with Lentils or Jacques Pepin's Gratin of Eggs, these recipes from their families and the stories they tell about them are comforting and well done. Lovely.

I have made a few recipes from this cookbook, and they were good. I'm not really a foodie or a restaurant or Food Chanel regular, so I don't recognize the Chefs, but I do recognize some of the restaurants. Their short biographies and Mom stories are entertaining. Mostly I'd say this cookbook is nothing special to me, and it will probably end up a donation to a library when my cookbook shelf is full.