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Like the Joy of Cooking for the kosher home, December 1, 2008
This review is from: The Spice and Spirit Kosher Passover Cookbook (Paperback)
**Note: The review below is misplaced. It is for the
non-Passover edition. However, I would recommend the Passover edition with the same gusto and rating as it is the same concept with great recipes for strictly kosher homes.**
Granted, this book is no frills. There are no pictures. Just lots and lots of recipes, categorized into: challah; dairy foods; soups; parve main dishes; meat & poultry mains; sides; cakes & pastrys; desserts & confections. It also has tons of information on kashrus and shabbat for beginners. It's like
Joy of Cooking, but kosher. (Mind you, Joy of Cooking also doesn't have pictures. But it's a kitchen staple.)
I have a huge library now of kosher cookbooks and I have to say that no other book has a comprehensive collection of all the shabbat and kosher classics as Spice & Spirit. Recipes for different types of challah; cholents; noodle, potato, or broccoli kugels; blintzes; parve ice creams.
If you don't like the traditional recipes or if pictures are a must, I would point you towards Susie Fishbein and the Kosher by Design series, e.g.
Kosher by Design,
Kosher by Design Short on Time, and
Kosher By Design Entertains. But I feel Spice & Spirit is a must have for any kosher home. Make it a gift for any new bride. It also has handy tips, like the amounts of flour necessary for doing mitzvahs like taking challah with or without the brocha.
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Great cookbook for a gluten-free diet, November 9, 2006
This review is from: The Spice and Spirit Kosher Passover Cookbook (Paperback)
I need to cook for a gluten-free diet. This recipe book has LOADS of recipes which have no wheat, oats, barley or rye. Instead of "regular" flour, potato starch is used in the recipes -- perfect for a gluten-free diet.
The book also contains information about Passover and directions for preparing one's home for the holiday.
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Best cookbook!, January 9, 2011
This review is from: The Spice and Spirit Kosher Passover Cookbook (Paperback)
I've gone through several copies of this book. This particular one I bought as a gift for my daughter in law. Being kosher doesn't mean you have to eat bland! The recipes in this book are easy to follow, ingredients are easy to find, and everything turns out great. Love it.
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