All Wrapped Up (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Wraps are one of the latest culinary trends, turning up on the menus of upscale restaurants and hotly promoted at fast-food outlets. Each of these books offers 100 imaginative recipes for these "new" sandwiches, from Thai Cucumber and Pork Wraps (Brown) to Wrap-tatouille (Cotler) to Bananas Foster Roll Ups (Brown). Brown's collection is somewhat more unusual, including separate chapters on breakfast/brunch and dessert wraps; Cotler has a longer introduction, on techniques and ingredients, and includes low-fat variations and make-ahead tips with most recipes. But there's little overlap between the two, and each has its own appeal. If you want just one, the first choice is probably Brown's All Wrapped Up, with its somewhat more diverse types of wraps; larger collections could add both titles.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

To look at today's cookbooks, one might get the impression that Americans have given up on sandwiches entirely in favor of the wrap, a sandwich roll substituting a large flour tortilla for the traditional two slices of bread. Derived from Mexican burritos, wraps offer a quick way to produce a handheld snack food capable of nearly infinite variations. Brown's unique wraps lean heavily for inspiration on such Chinese classics as moo shu pork and squab wrapped in lettuce leaves. Her simpler versions of these famous dishes make great appetizers for dinner parties. Rice-paper wrappers, typical of Southeast Asian cooking, also appear in Brown's repertoire, and pita bread makes a less complicated holder for many different fillings. Crusts produced from refrigerated doughs yield hot wraps in the tradition of Italian calzone. Mark Knoblauch

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Broadway; 1 edition (February 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767901371
• ISBN-13: 978-0767901376
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,028,446 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and Healthy, April 21, 2003

By	kashia2 "kashia2" (east providence, ri United States) - See all my reviews

This was a great book. It contained recipes for foods that were healthy, tasty, quick and easy. Something that made it even better was the fact I could find all the ingredients in my local grocery store. I didn't have to make special trips to overpriced, specailty gourmet food stores. A lot of the ingredients are probably things you have on hand right in your refrigerator or cupboard. I can't recommend this book enough.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas!, August 22, 2000

By A Customer

I borrowed this book from the local library...but it is worth getting a copy for home! All kinds of great, quick recipes! It's a must have for anyone's cookbook collection!