A Spanish Family Cookbook: Favorite Family Recipes [Hardcover]

Susan Serrano (Author), Juan Serrano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1993

In this tantalizing cookbook, Spanish natives Juan and Susan Serrano have culled over five hundred of their favorite recipes from family menus and regional cuisine.

Indulge in savory Spanish delicacies you never knew existed and explore the many culinary delights of traditional regional cooking. "A Spanish Family Cookbook" offers a selection of recipes which ranges from the simple, rustic fare of time-honored home cooking to the delicately flavored dishes of more sophisticated Spanish cuisine.

The dishes are elegant and surprisingly easy to prepare. The book features a very informative introduction to Spanish cuisine and indexes in both English and Spanish.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 247 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078180129X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781801294
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,476,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Spanish Cuisine Cookbook I've found, July 1, 2009

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This review is from: A Spanish Family Cookbook: Favorite Family Recipes (Hippocrene International Cookbook Series) (Paperback)

This is the best cookbook I have. Not that I don't use others probably more but when I'm entertaining or cooking for a crowd this is the cookbook I reach for because the recipes are clear, detailed, and the food is incredible. The one drawback is that there are times when the term "season to taste" is used... and you do need to determine what spices and herbs you'd like to use. If you have a preferred way of preparing various items (fish, meat, chicken, rice) this gives you the versatility to flavor things your own way. They don't do this for all recipes... some call for very specific flavors and they give you specific quantities.

They provide many varieties on various recipes - how to substitute or where the meat is optional - and they usually explain fairly clearly what works and why. It's not as technical as Cook's Illustrated, it's more like someone taking the time to write down how and why your grandmother cooked the way she did.

I can highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good Spanish cookbook to prepare anything from Tapas to Paella and everything in between.