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This
Book May Contain Nuts
by Florence J Sandeman
 Book
Description
Not
only is this book a must to add to your own collection
but it's also the perfect gift for anyone who cooks.
It is both gastronomically and educationally informative,
with recipes from carnivore to vegetarian, starters
to desserts, simple to elegant, with many traditional
dishes from global cuisines. There is also lots of information
about individual nuts and nuts in general including
their origins, nutritional values and preparation.
A
real gem of a cookery book for both the culinary connoisseur
and the everyday cook.
I
hate nuts . . . at least I thought I did! (September
2004)
Reviewer: "hub-uk"
This
Book May Contain Nuts is, as the title suggests, a
book all about nuts, and their use in cooking.
I
have to say that I have always avoided cooking with
nuts and I certainly will not eat anything with nuts
in! Do you remember those huge slices of gateau back
in the 60s which were so full of cream it just went
everywhere when you cut into it - they were ruined
by having nuts all over the outside! So what, you
might ask, am I doing with a book about nuts?
Well,
I have reached that age in life where I have started
to question some of my ingrained prejudices. I love
eating pistachios and filberts, and there is nothing
better than a freshly picked walnut with its skin
removed. I eat Pesto which is made with pine nuts
and I have even recently spread some peanut butter
on a slice of bread. What a surprise that was - I
have always hated peanut butter and whatever anyone
told me I knew better! Fortunately I tried it in the
secret of my own home so no-one was there to witness
the collapse of one of my long held prejudices against
nuts.
All
this led me to think that it was time I grew up and
looked at nuts in a more enquiring way, to find out
what they could add to my cooking and enjoyment of
food. I gave up after a while as I could not find
enough information on nuts . . . until now!
Florence
Sandeman who has been cooking for over thirty-five
years and currently owns and runs the Recipes4Us website
(www.recipes4us.co.uk)
has taken the bull by the . . . nuts and written a
recipe book all about cooking with nuts.
So
what, as a nut hater, did I make of the book?
The
book is paperback and is beautifully illustrated with
photographs of many of the dishes featured and is
well laid out making it easy to read and follow recipes.
Having
been entertained by the author's introduction to nuts
the book then moves on to explain what is a nut -
a peanut is not a nut! - followed by a guide to buying
and storing nuts and their preparation. There is a
section which provides information on the ten main
varieties of nuts which informs the reader about their
origin, nutritional values and culinary uses.
A
feature of the book which I found particularly helpful
is the index or should I say the indexes - there are
two indexes. One lists Recipes by Nut and the other
Recipes by Course making it easy to find either a
favourite recipe or a recipe using one's favourite
nut.
And
finally the recipes. I have to say I was quite shocked
as to the recipes Florence has come up with. Having
always thought of nuts as being rather bland and strictly
for vegetarians I found the sheer variety, style and
presentation truly amazing - Creamy Pistachio Soup,
Oriental Squid and Mango Salad, Honey Baked Squash,
Macadamia Ice Cream to name just four of the eighty
recipes, all of which are equally appealing.
This
is most definitely a recipe book with a difference.
New and exciting recipes rather than the same old
recipes you see trotted out in recipe book after recipe
book with just the odd variation to make them technically
different.
A
book that should certainly be included in your recipe
book library and one that I believe in the future
will become a valued collectors item.
First
class recipe book, produced with style and flair.
Would make a great present for that friend or family
member who is a keen cook.
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