I know it isn't cool to like Gwyneth these days , but I adore her cookbooks. Every recipe I have made from the book (very nearly all of them) have been really wonderful. Fresh. One ding is that some take longer than the time allotted (I'm looking at you, stir fry chicken) but well worth it. Several of these recipes are in the regular rotation: frittata, tomato soup, veggie chili, blueberry muffins vegan recipe, the ivy salad (comes very close to the real thing), Mac and cheese. This was decent. A lot of people seem to have strong feelings about this woman that influenced their opinion of the recipes. Me, I just like good food. And while not the best cook book I've come across, it was pretty good. The lady really loves anchovies and duck, two things I don't ever cook with. So excluding those recipes, there were a number of pretty good recipes. There is a fried rice (uses brown rice) with kale dish that was surprisingly pretty incredible. I think it could become a staple side dish. She has a tasty bolognese sauce, but I did have to modify it because for some reason she decided not to include milk in it, or wine or wine substitutes, two of the core ingredients besides the meat in a classic bolognese sauce. She has some really good muffin and dessert recipes. There is a huge variety of flavor and style throughout the book. I'd say about 1/4 of the recipes we will try again.
What do You think about Sava Tēva Meita (2013)?
Loved the layout of the book, but the few recipes I tried were "eh."
—boda
Such easy recipes, I have so many to try!!
—nnn123
