The ultimate Martha Stewart recipe collection. All the recipes from Martha's original books--more than 1,400 in all--have been gathered into one convenient reference book for everyday use in the kitchen.
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With more than 1,600 recipes, there's something for every palate in this handsomely-designed and sturdy cookbook by the author of 11 best-selling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening and home improvement.
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Stewart assembles her previous nine collections in one volume. New material is included in sidebars ("I have been making pastry crusts since I was a little girl") and some recipe headings ("Guests cannot believe that someone has actually stuffed a snow pea!"). Abundant among the more than 1600 recipes is the sort of labor-intensive company fare that Stewart is known for, like the nine recipes (plus more suggested variations) in "Hors d'Oeuvres" for seeded and filled cherry tomatoes, or Pumpkin Pot Pies, in which the meat from herb-roasted Cornish hens is combined with vegetables and a Cognac sauce and cooked inside hollowed-out, three-pound pumpkins that are capped with puff pastry crusts. There are, however, simple dishes such as grilled Chicken Paillard and Pencil Asparagus with Lemon; others draw on ethnic and regional cuisines, such as Saffron Couscous and Soba Noodles with Cucumbers. Line drawings illustrate some difficult techniques; "Entertaining a Crowd" offers recipes for pasta parties, tempura fetes and clambakes.
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63 of 74 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
[Update: This review was written about the first edition. I was called by a consumer advocate magazine several years later. In a quick recheck I found 14 errors in two chapters. In the reporter's later edition 12 of 14 errors had been corrected.]
Someone didn't proofread this volume. It is a shame too. It would be a great cookbook and a source of good inspiration otherwise. As it is, it is a dinner party disaster waiting to happen.
Typos abound. Temperatures are forgotten. Items in the directions are not in ingredients list -- and ingredients listed are not in the directions. (Example: a mushroom risotto doesn't mention when to add the mushrooms.) The errors are frequently serious enough to render your very expensive ingredients inedible.
And caveat emptor: This is a compendium of Martha's previously published cookbooks. I do not know if the original cookbooks had the same errors.
The book is also overwhelming -- even for a cooking addict. It became a game for me to see how exclusionist the ingredients list could be. I got out my Italian and French cooking dictionaries to figure out the obscure terms. To share the fun I called neighbors and friends from Venice, Paris and Lyon.... What DOES plissee mean????
Joy of Cooking and Fannie Farmer are better places for novices to start. Experienced cooks will appreciate and their money will be better spent on another volume from James Beard or Cordon Bleu.
It is a great cookbook to get ideas from... but I would hate to be forced to actually cook from it. Martha, my dear: a major revision with a good copy-editor and recipe-checker would make it worth buying.
Someone didn't proofread this volume. It is a shame too. It would be a great cookbook and a source of good inspiration otherwise. As it is, it is a dinner party disaster waiting to happen.
Typos abound. Temperatures are forgotten. Items in the directions are not in ingredients list -- and ingredients listed are not in the directions. (Example: a mushroom risotto doesn't mention when to add the mushrooms.) The errors are frequently serious enough to render your very expensive ingredients inedible.
And caveat emptor: This is a compendium of Martha's previously published cookbooks. I do not know if the original cookbooks had the same errors.
The book is also overwhelming -- even for a cooking addict. It became a game for me to see how exclusionist the ingredients list could be. I got out my Italian and French cooking dictionaries to figure out the obscure terms. To share the fun I called neighbors and friends from Venice, Paris and Lyon.... What DOES plissee mean????
Joy of Cooking and Fannie Farmer are better places for novices to start. Experienced cooks will appreciate and their money will be better spent on another volume from James Beard or Cordon Bleu.
It is a great cookbook to get ideas from... but I would hate to be forced to actually cook from it. Martha, my dear: a major revision with a good copy-editor and recipe-checker would make it worth buying.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Even if you can't stand Martha Stewart, you may find this a useful, repetoire-expanding cookbook. While it contains a staggering number of recipes, they are well organized, and the index is actually useful (unlike, for instance, the Moosewood Cookbook's). Imaginative but not too far-out or trendy for the average taste, recipes are easy to follow. I have never encountered a typo, a real pitfall for some of these huge, rushed compendium cookbooks. I especially like the chocolate cookies that have a little cayenne (really, it's good!), and the chicken breast saltimbocca. Martha clones can happily imagine themselves sitting down to the table and eating the same food she does (gosh, maybe even at the same time!), and anti-Martha cooks can just whisk off the offensive book jacket and add the big blue book to their cookbook collection without shame
33 of 39 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Even experienced cooks don't get good results with this cookbook. Recipes are inspiring to read but must be tinkered with to succeed. Usually cooking time and temperature are the culprits but occasionally even ingredient quantities are off. But this has been our experience with most Martha Stewart recipes (they don't seem carefully tested before publication). Try all recipes before planning your dinner party and take notes. Analyze what happens and note how to fix method for next attempt. You will learn from this process but will probably throw your first results down the disposal. Poll your cooking friends, mine all report the same experiences with Martha Stewart recipes.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
The "real" recipes
I love this book because it has the original and best Martha recipes from her early days, her first shows. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Diana Westberg
2.0 out of 5 stars
Who lives like this???
I was expecting more practical suggestions, but, really, who lives like Martha Stewart? It is in my bookcase, I've only looked at it twice. Just not for me.
Published 5 months ago by Randy R. Mlekush
5.0 out of 5 stars
most used
My most used of hundreds of cookbooks and most trusted that every recipe is perfect, tested and will provide the very best meals. Its so tattered I'm buying a new one.
Published 10 months ago by Mari Lisicki
2.0 out of 5 stars
Martha v. Paula Deen
Lots of butter, cream, creme fraiche, sour cream, lard, and shortening in this book.. and did I mention butter? Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Martha Stewart Cookbook
Purchased it for my wife. She watches the Martha Stewart show every day and I thought I would get it for her. She likes it very well.
Published on March 29, 2011 by franklk
4.0 out of 5 stars
Martha Stewart cookbook
Book arrived, good price, but I was giving it as a gift and the jacket was all wrinkled. bummer
Published on October 20, 2009 by Art L. Gotha
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Marthat Stewart Cookbook Collected Recipes for Everyday
I was VERY disappointed when this "like new" copy arrived. The dust jacket was not only dirty, but torn and the top of the book was soiled as well. Read more
Published on May 31, 2009 by D. Solberg
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fine compilation of Martha Stewart's recipes
This book, published just a bit over a decade ago, contains recipes from her earlier works. Thus, this is a "one stop shopping" guide, if one is interested in Martha Stewart's... Read more
Published on March 1, 2008 by Steven A. Peterson
3.0 out of 5 stars
One of the first Martha Stewart cookbooks that I bought
This is one of the very first cookbooks (by Martha) that I bought, quite a few years ago. It is not one of Martha's best... Read more
Published on January 28, 2008 by Lina
5.0 out of 5 stars
Martha to the rescue!
I have been using this book for about five years and it has always been great for looking up basics and easy ways to prepare them. Read more
Published on January 14, 2008 by - Kasia S.
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