Customer Reviews

The Summertime Anytime Cookbook: Recipes from Shutters on the Beach

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
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Crazy delicious and easy to use recipes. My new staple is the sweet corn chowder. The book is also loaded with great cooking tips and is so beautiful to look at, I bought a dozen copies to give out as hostess gifts this summer! The summertime vibe is now very much alive in my home(and it isn't even summer yet!).

WOW! What a fresh, accessible cookbook. It's my new favorite on the bookshelf, right next to the Barefoot Contessa series. I was hungry for easy, hip recipes I could use in cooking for my family and having friends over, and this book really delivered just what I was looking for.

As a food journalist, recipe developer, and recipe tester I've done more than my share of cooking from cookbooks and often find that the recipes don't inspire me or are too complicated to embark on for everyday meals.

What I absolutely love about this cookbook is that the recipes are not only easy, but they also happen to be extraordinarily good. Again and again I am delighted with how fantastic the food tastes, and how approachable the ingredients and instructions are.

I truly cannot say enough good things about this book.

i just recieved this cookbook for a gift and went straight out and purchased it for my friend!Whether or not you are cooking for your hungry family or hosting a cool little dinner party this healthy cookbook is awesome!

You're friends will taut you as a gourmet chef when you present any one of these recipes! EVERYTHING is delicious and easy to do... I'm not a professional chef, ask anyone, I just enjoy cooking and this book has a wonderful collection of tasty dishes. I especially enjoyed the part where she discusses the items you should always have in your pantry, like grapseed oil. Who knew? Now I use grapeseed oil for all kinds of things in addition to the recipes in this book. I love this book so much I'm going to quickly cook my way through it. I even bought it for my friend b/c she loved everything in it so much too. Lemon ricotta pancakes anyone?

This is great recipe book. There are many great ideas and it's easy to find something to inspire you. I have tried half a dozen of the recipes and two in particular (the chocolate pie and the roasted veg) have become family favourites. Indeed the chocolate pie (and pie crust) recipe is worth the cost of the book on its own.

So why only four stars? Anyone who prints a recipe for lemon tart with gelatin to make it set, automatically loses a star - I am sure that this is not how it's cooked in Shutters! Also some of the dressings have an odd balance between oil and vinegar that will not be to many people's taste. Finally, there are a couple of stir-fried recipes which suggest cooking the food for too long.

If you have already bought this book, then I would suggest that you check Bill Granger's recipe books which are very similar in terms of inspiration and style.

Fantastic book! Delicious, healthy, easy to prepare recipes with neat lifestyle tips sprinkled throughout. I received this book as a gift and will be returning the favor by gifting my friends with it. It's my new favorite.

Excellent cookbook! Lots of great recipes---I've been using this book for several years and have given it as a gift to others who enjoy Southern California cuisine.

I adore this cookbook. I know Dana Slatkin personally and always knew she was a divine chef, but this book really sums up her incredible creativity, simple, yet delicious cuisine, and view of the California lifestyle. All recipes we have ever tried from her book are nothing short of delicious and the whole family loves it all. Our favorites have included: the chicken and grits with portobello mushrooms, the grilled vegetables with cous cous, and the snapper with tomato sauce. So wonderful. Next project: cinnamon buns :)
A MUST BUY FOR THE PRACTICAL CHEF

We stayed at Shutters on the Beach, and I was able to look through the book in our room, and we ate at the restaurant. Terrific hotel, great book; got home and had to have it. Nice fresh food, good photos, directions are easy to follow.