The Summer Book
by Susan Branch
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Author: Susan BranchEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-05-01
ISBN: 0316106666
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Book Reviews of The Summer Book
Book Review: Captures the feeling of summer perfectly
Summary: 4 Stars
Susan Branch is a talented woman. Her cookbooks are beautifully illustrated with her drawings throughout. Her stories convey a warm sense of family and fun and will make you daydream about summer even in August.
Her recipes are simple and fairly easy to make and she leans heavily towards family friendly comfort foods with a little bit of pizazz. In fact, it is her ideas for presentation that make some of the recipes so special (the Bowl of Vegetables comes to mind...a simple twist on crudite that is elegant and delicious).
Those with picky children may find this book to be a surprising source of ideas (Lemon Linguini, Corn Salad, Lemon Chicken, Sweet Potato Fries, Kiwi Cups and Tortilla Roll-ups to name a few).
Her recipe for Crab Cakes is very good as is the one for Fish Tacos. Her recipes for vegetables are among her best; very simple and often quick ways to make vegetables special without drowning them in anything.
The Profiteroles recipe is my husbands favorite; the shells are simple to make and freeze very well. I love to make the Crostini for parties, the recipe is very flexible and all of the variations are a treat.
I love that she is not afraid to mix ideas and food and drawings and inspirational sayings all together in one book. You might not think that a quote from Gandi and a recipe for Jell-o shots could co-exist, but they do, and it works.
Summary of The Summer Book
This cookery book celebrates summer food, focusing on picnics, parties, holidays, barbecues. It contains more than 100 recipes, from barbecued bourbon chicken to beach crab cakes and blueberry bread pudding. It also includes gardening advice, how to cook with herbs and how to remedy bee stings.French Books
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