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A very user-friendly cookbook, Murdock's book combines really helpful information with recipes. -- Marty Meitus, Rocky Mountain News, Feb. 28, 2001

Any cook can learn to introduce new flavors to their cooking with this interesting, yet practical, book on spices. -- Mona Neeley, Colorado Country Life, Nov. 2001

Those who ... consider salt and pepper the ultimate condiments, will ... do yourselves a favor by picking up Murdock's volume. -- Paul Kashmann, Washington Park Profile, March 2001


Product Description

Turn your 10-12 standard meals into 50 new taste sensations by introducing new spices! No one cooks by spice, yet all the spice books are organized that way. This book gives details on 100 spices, but also lists all the main foods we eat. Under each food, such as corn, ham, rice, etc. is a list of spices that go with that food followed by recipes to cook using that main ingredient. All this is on the same page. It is practical, user-friendly and arranged according to how we really cook.

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  • Spiral-bound: 234 pages
  • Publisher: Bellwether Books (February 28, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0970428502
  • ISBN-13: 978-0970428509
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #345,323 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A long-overdue examination of spice and herb flavors, January 26, 2003
By Catherine S. Vodrey (East Liverpool, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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Linda Murdock's superb "A Busy Cook's Guide to Spices: How to Introduce New Flavors to Everyday Meals" is a long-overdue examination of spice and herb flavors. Ms. Murdock approaches the subject from a fresh angle by going through the most common herbs and spices and telling the reader how these can be used or combined in common dishes--or what they most effectively enhance. This is an excellent way to teach readers how to start building a dish from the spice or herb upward, instead of just saying, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, throw some cinnamon into that apple pie." Instead we learn that cinnamon enhances a wide variety of dishes other than the traditional baked goods.

Ms. Murdock combines an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and spices with recipes, substitutions, and a plain-speaking voice. She even gets into common sauces (Worcestershire sauce, chutneys and the like)--themselves combinations of herbs and spices. She tells us when to use these flavorings (at the beginning of the dish, during, or added at the end just before serving), gives advice on what herbs or spices go with the one she's talking about at the moment, and provides fascinating folklore and history. I haven't seen this useful a cookbook in a long time and highly recommend it.

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Useful and Interesting!, May 16, 2002
By Janet Walsh (Denver, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
This book is wonderful for a person like me who doesn't have a lot of back ground in combining spices/flavorings and foods.

The first part of the book reviews pretty much all the spices I'd ever want to consider using. There's a page for each flavoring. For example, ginger, I now know that I should add ginger in the middle or the end of the cooking process. I didn't know that. Also, Ms. Murdock includes interesting "folklore/history" of each flavoring.

The second part of the book covers many foods and which spices or flavoring go best with each food. So when I bought some lamb recently, all I had to do was check out the page relating to lamb to receive wonderful info on how to cook it, which seasoning go best with lamb and I even found some preparation ideas. This is so great and easy to use too.

She also provides numerous tables and charts. For example, she includes a flavor subsitutions chart. So when I need curry, but don't have any, I can use cumin, mustard, allspice and black pepper to get a similar result. She also provides a table summarizing which wines go best with each seasoning.

Thanks Linda!

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Breath of Fresh Air, January 1, 2003
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Not your typical cookbook with pictures and recipes, this is more of a quick reference. You can look up ideas, recipes and seasoning matches organized by what you have on hand in the cupboards. Lots of interesting folklore (for when you have more time to read). Tips for matching wine and beer with food and seasonings. Very unique info that is not easily found.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ever notice how most cookbooks assume that you already know this stuff?
This book, which focuses exclusively on spices, is a valuable resource. It's 220 pages with an introduction revealing that the author gets bored with the same food every week,... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Book Reviewer 2009

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best
The best book on spices out there. Lots of information on how to mix and use spices. Fun to read.
Published 22 months ago by loves to read

5.0 out of 5 stars Herb book great information.
I do not know much about using herbs and this author wrote this book from trial and error, on how to use on everyday same old thing meals, to get something different. Read more
Published on January 7, 2007 by Michelle

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, quick reference book
I saw this book on display at a cooking store and thought it would be good to add to my collection for two reasons. Read more
Published on January 3, 2007 by D.Lo

5.0 out of 5 stars Second only to Joy of Cooking
I've cooked for many years, professionally for a while, and didn't fully understand the hows and whys of spices. Read more
Published on January 22, 2005 by Edward J. Bisiar

5.0 out of 5 stars A must in my kitchen...
I think Ms Murdock did an excellent job in her research of spices and herbs. I use her book as a source of new flavors to try and to get more information on familiar flavors. Read more
Published on May 31, 2002 by Mary

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tips for busy cooks!
I really like this book! I tend to make up my own recipes, sometimes beginning with someone else's or just from scratch. Read more
Published on May 16, 2002 by Sandra J. York

5.0 out of 5 stars A great spice reference for any kitchen
I loved this book (and I don't cook). The design is great and content supurb. This is not a recipe book (although some recipes are included). Read more
Published on May 13, 2002

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