Traditional Dominican Cookery [Paperback]

Clara R. Gonzalez (Author), Ilana Benady (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

Traditional Dominican Cookery contains 100 classic recipes for favorite Dominican starters, main dishes, buffet food, hot and cold beverages, desserts and cakes. The cookbook includes all the Dominican standards from sancocho to majarete, la bandera to morir soñando, as well as some lesser-known culinary gems like the strangely named rabo encendido and mala rabia. The recipes are set out in an easy-to-follow presentation, seasoned with background historical and cultural information and enhanced by anecdotes by the authors who, like our readers, come to Dominican cuisine from several perspectives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lunch Club Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9945045016
• ISBN-13: 978-9945045017
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Latin American
  • #35 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Caribbean & West Indian

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great intro to the Dominican Kitchen, June 16, 2009

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M. Jimenez "Deal Man" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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I wish I would have paid better attention when my mother was cooking. This book is a great refresher. It does not have 1,000 recipes but if you can master the ones in this book you will have thorough knowledge of the Dominican kichen.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, March 25, 2009

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Pulunga (Miami, Fl. USA) - See all my reviews

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I recommend this book to anyone who wants to have a basic knowledge of dominican food and culture. The recipes are delicious and easy to follow definetely a must have.

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for, June 28, 2011

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Ali Hausman "The Sleepless Reviewer" (Los Angeles, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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For the life of me, as a second generation American, I can't get my way through a similar recipe book in Spanish. This book was chock full of recipes my Mom made for me and now my husband and I make at home. I liked it so much, I gave it as a gift to my sister and her husband. It's a small cookbook. There are so many recipes I think were missing that were probably culturally more Puerto Rican or Cuban staples but became Dominican-American staples in the New York neighborhood where I grew up.