Eat This Too (Hardcover)

~ Dom Deluise (Author) "When I was young, my father was a very demonstrative parent..." (more)
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More good Italian fare?and low-fat, too.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Angie Dickinson Dom is a great cook. I wish he'd cook for me often, but I'm afraid I'd never stop laughing while he simmers. I absolutely adore him beyond words. -- Review

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Atria; 1st ptg edition (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067100431X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671004316
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #525,892 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Repeats, But a Good Substitute for the Original., June 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Eat This Too: It'll Make You Feel Better (Paperback)

Dom DeLouise's first cookbook -- Eat This, It Will Make You Feel Better -- was a huge hit in my Italian family. Each of the women in the family owned a copy, and it is the one cookbook I absolutely HAD to have when I moved out on my own. There are a ton of great, easy and relatively healthy recipes in the first, along with several very funny anecdotes and tons of photos. The first book is still, hands down, my favorite cookbook.

Unfortunately, Mr. DeLouise's second cookbook is not as great as the first. For one thing, several of the recipies from the first book are reproduced here, sometimes with slight differences, and sometimes exactly the same as in the original, right down to the photos and anecdotes that accompany them. As much as I love dishes such as Lucy's Pasta and Escarole and Beans, I did not need to buy the recipes twice. Moreover, where the anecdotes in the first book were entertaining tales of the people Mr. DeLouise loves to cook with, followed by favorite recipies from that person, the anecdotes in the second book often have nothing to do with the recipes. The tributes to Barbra Streisand [sp?] and Jason Priestly are particularly out of place.

Nevertheless, the second book, like the first, contains many wonderful recipes, most of which require a minimum of skill and virtually no "exotic" ingredients. The best thing about the recipies, to me, is that many are for dishes I grew up eating, but somehow never learned to make. The Eat This books are like having a grandma in the kitchen, showing you how to make traditional favorites.

Bottom line, If you have access to the original book, buy it and skip the sequel. If, however, you cannot find the original, than this book is a good substitute, particularly if you want good, basic, inexpensive, healthy and DELICIOUS meals.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars insignificant in comparison to his first cook book, April 6, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This book was a dissapointment after his first book "Eat This...It'll Make You Feel Better". The sense of home, family, friends, and real down to earth Italian cooking was gone. How sad. The genuine Italian warmth and passion was missing. No bravos for this one!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Cookbook for Everyone, July 17, 2000

By A Customer

Dom DeLuise has some great recipes and some good hints for all cooks--even novices. His recipes are tasty and not too difficult to make. I learned how to make my first omelet from reading his book. Because I do not like adding oil to any recipe, I was happy to see that he noted that applesauce could be substituted for oil in the Zucchini Bread recipe. He has dozens of great recipes for everything from breads to pastas to desserts. I have had this book since it was first published and I can tell you that it is well worth the money.