One Pot Spanish: More Than 80 Easy, Authentic Recipes [Paperback]

Penelope Casas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 16, 2009

Spain's history and geography together create one of the world's most varied and rewarding cuisines. Well-known author Penelope Casas, widely considered the foremost American authority on Spanish food, expertly shows why Spanish cooking has always been the perfect fare for the ages: the freshest ingredients prepared simply - a perfect opportunity for one-pot cooking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sellers Publishing, US rights only (April 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416205306
• ISBN-13: 978-1416205302
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #640,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Practical Book, April 29, 2009

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Donald B. Harris "A Spain Enthusiast" (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Pot Spanish: More Than 80 Easy, Authentic Recipes (Paperback)

Penelope has written a series of excellent books in the field of Spanish cooking. I have them all, since I am an importer of Spanish food, which my family sells over the internet.

This one is especially down to earth and practical for the average American cook, and at the same time is quite authentic. You do not need to be an accomplished cook of a foodie to recreate some of her dishes. I heartily recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware, December 17, 2010

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dwgalis - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Pot Spanish: More Than 80 Easy, Authentic Recipes (Paperback)

Of the 82 recipes, all worthy, in this 2009 publication, 70 also appear in essentially the same form in two of Casas' earlier works: 51 in La Cocina de Mama (Random House, 2005), and 19 in Delicioso (Alfred A. Knopf, 1996). Anyone purchasing One Pot Spanish who already owns the two earlier books would get little more for the money than metric measurements (in addition to American) and color photos of finished dishes. It's puzzling, given the great debt to La Cocina de Mama and Delicioso, that nowhere in One Pot Spanish is either of these books acknowledged as a source or even as part of Casas' bibliography. My rating of the book reflects this omission, which is capable of misleading a collector of Casas' books into thinking he or she is purchasing new material. On the other hand, One Pot Spanish would be a good purchase for someone who owns none of Casas' other books and wants just one. As I said earlier, the recipes are all worthy.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Penelope Casas One Pot Spanish, May 7, 2009

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A. D. MORPHETT (Katoomba Australia) - See all my reviews
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We own every book Penelope Casas has produced. They are simply indispensible. Our copy of Delicioso is written on, food-splashed and much loved. We've already started cooking from One Pot Spanish and it's another gem.