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Simply Delectable

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"Simply Delicious" is the original title of this book as it was sold here in South Africa. I intended to review Sharon's follow-up book, "Simply Too Delicious" because that's the one I own, but it's not in Amazon's catalogue. Nevertheless, the two books are very similar in terms of quality, style of cooking and presentation - although the second book has more recipes (and is more expensive).

These are fantastic books for the novice cook, because the recipes are mostly simple to prepare (and many are suitable for everyday use), but still delicious enough to delight your friends. You're not expected to prepare your own stock or make your own pastry. That's not to say that experienced cooks won't learn anything from Sharon's imaginative ways with ingredients.

Another thing I like about this book is that she includes menu suggestions; recipes for items such as sauces, dressings and mustards; explanations of which commercial products (stock cubes, etc) she uses and good substitutes (because some are only available in South Africa).

An interesting point to note is that the author is Jewish, and so although the books are not marketed as "Kosher Cookbooks" and do not contain traditional Jewish foods, all of the recipes are in fact kosher (which means no pork or shellfish recipes, and no recipes that mix meat with dairy products). She also gives alternatives on some recipes to make them dairy-free so that they can be served at a meat-based meal. This is probably useful for the lactose-intolerant too.

I recently purchased her book through Amazon and wish I could get a hold of her newer book, "Simply to Delicious." I have thoroughly enjoyed using it to make some outstanding dishes that were simple and delicious. The recipes are creative and easy and take no time to assemble. An aside - the photography used in her book is amazing and beautifully demonstrates the finished products. A great find and a great addition to my recipe book collection.

I have made many dishes from this book, and highly recommend it.
The recipes are user-friendly, easy and quite delectable. Sharon's style of cooking is so simple to follow. Highly recommended for anyone with good taste in food.

i bought this cookbook for a family friend as a present.
i have her other cookbooks & i can honestly say that her recipe's are easy & come out pretty much exactly looking like they do in the pictures!
i only wish her books were easier to find!!

My girlfriend and I bought this book at our local bookstore the Book Inc. on sale in San Francisco, but never used it until this week. We had guests from Scotland, friends of mine from my college days in that country and we thought of putting together a varied menu which was delicious as well as easy to prepare. When it comes to entertaining friends, we always want to serve them something either they have never tasted before or thought of preparing it for themselves; that is not easy to do in practice. However, after spending half an hour going through our cookbooks on our shelves, we came across SIMPLY DELECTABLE by Sharon Glass. Quite frankly, ever dish that we prepared turned out to be just delectable.

The recipes in this book are very easy to follow. One must be really bad or hopeless cook for these recipes not to turn out well. The Mushroom and Ricotta Canneloni, The Soy Glazed Rack of Lamb and Macadamia and Chocolate Wafers were our guests' favorite during their week long stay. I have to point out that, being dark chocolate funs, we used extra dark chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate chips when preparing the wafers, and I think that really improved the flavor of the recipe.

This book is divided into several chapters for easy reference and it even has a chapter on kitchen essentials. Buy this book and the home entertaining will be a breeze.

I was lucky enough to attend a cooking demonstration given by the author in San Diego earlier this year. What a treat. I bought "Simply Delectable" and "Simply Too Delicious" and cant wait for her next book. Lookout for her cooking demo's.

I own a copy of this book and I am simply amazed with the unique recipies. I am also amazed with the simplicity of how each recipe is to cook. I recommend this cookbook to anyone who loves cooking and who would like to learn a new style of cooking.