tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post4346635131621451441..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: The America's Test Kitchen Menu Cookbook: Your Guide to Hosting Stress-Free Dinner Parties and Holiday Feasts(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-13723446724433604672011-11-18T23:41:13.504-05:002011-11-18T23:41:13.504-05:00You've convinced me I need this one! I love lo...You've convinced me I need this one! I love lots of pictures in a cookbook even if mine rarely look the way they should.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-80297992332671869072011-11-15T11:37:47.360-05:002011-11-15T11:37:47.360-05:00Stress-free dinner party, I love it! That's wh...Stress-free dinner party, I love it! That's what I need.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-49688870818789161172011-11-12T10:31:09.737-05:002011-11-12T10:31:09.737-05:00This sounds great! I like watching this show on PB...This sounds great! I like watching this show on PBS..makes me want to cook!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-73776841847805828022011-11-12T10:01:58.031-05:002011-11-12T10:01:58.031-05:00I love ATK and Cook's Illustrated. This sounds...I love ATK and Cook's Illustrated. This sounds like another winner. I should get two--one for me and one for my daughter. She is getting into the whole entraining thing now. I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to cut the recipes in half for a more manageable dinner party.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-73136417870063856142011-11-12T08:07:56.944-05:002011-11-12T08:07:56.944-05:00I love ATK cookbooks and own a couple of them... t...I love ATK cookbooks and own a couple of them... this is definitely one more to investigate. Thanks!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-17190842459685623442011-11-12T07:00:28.021-05:002011-11-12T07:00:28.021-05:00Sounds like a really good one! I wonder if the lib...Sounds like a really good one! I wonder if the library will have a copy.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-53148225344805025552011-11-11T21:56:29.029-05:002011-11-11T21:56:29.029-05:00I am a terrible foodie, ask my family, and discove...I am a terrible foodie, ask my family, and discovered ATK in 2001. I have been a convert and ardent fan ever since. The recipes are well laid out, easy to follow and include a description of how they got to the end result. Everything I try of theirs is the best of all the recipes I try. Without fail my go to cookbook.Ruth Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407093304421353526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-43393896641354882792011-11-11T19:05:35.277-05:002011-11-11T19:05:35.277-05:00I love food, and I actually (gasp) love cooking, b...I love food, and I actually (gasp) love cooking, but the idea of cooking for 8 to 12 is a bit daunting! This cookbook seems like it would help me a great deal. Wonderful review, Diane!Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-80727427831529724402011-11-11T18:15:02.194-05:002011-11-11T18:15:02.194-05:00I love cookbooks too and this one sounds wonderful...I love cookbooks too and this one sounds wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing it.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-49889866024263562182011-11-11T13:05:03.591-05:002011-11-11T13:05:03.591-05:00This sounds fabulous Diane. The recipes sound grea...This sounds fabulous Diane. The recipes sound great and I too love a cookbook with lots of mouth watering recipes and illustrations.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-74366498527145688632011-11-11T12:31:56.026-05:002011-11-11T12:31:56.026-05:00I am totally a fan of the Cooks Illustrated/Americ...I am <b>totally a fan</b> of the Cooks Illustrated/American Test Kitchen method and I love their cookbooks. Since I just got there 2000 recipe book, I doubt I will buy this but I would love it have a good at it.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-11061836849411982562011-11-11T10:53:44.898-05:002011-11-11T10:53:44.898-05:00I tackled a whole menu in this book and don't ...I tackled a whole menu in this book and don't know if I would do that again. There are many great recipes though that I will be trying. We enjoyed the chicken and the pear dessert I made from this book. I love the explanations of why things work too!Beth(bookaholicmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04829694494490831936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-73551921887420756452011-11-11T10:49:55.381-05:002011-11-11T10:49:55.381-05:00This sounds like my type of book. I do not cook f...This sounds like my type of book. I do not cook for many but always enjoy a new cookbook.<br /><br />Thank you.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-8606373903275571192011-11-11T10:22:12.154-05:002011-11-11T10:22:12.154-05:00Ya just gotta love a book that involves food!Ya just gotta love a book that involves food!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-85764694666826074812011-11-11T09:32:10.620-05:002011-11-11T09:32:10.620-05:00I am happily surprised to hear that ATK cookbooks ...I am happily surprised to hear that ATK cookbooks are so accessible. I had this idea that they would be fairly intimidating, but from your review that definitely seems not to be the case.<br />I love the idea of the emergency substitution list, as I have been caught ingredient short on more than one occasion :)TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-73424570442891692642011-11-11T08:34:59.187-05:002011-11-11T08:34:59.187-05:00This sounds like such a wonderful resource, and I ...This sounds like such a wonderful resource, and I need all the help I can get with holiday cooking, since I haven't done it often enough! This was a great review, and I think I need to check this one out when I can. Thanks for sharing this!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-49047984552469575742011-11-11T07:08:54.740-05:002011-11-11T07:08:54.740-05:00You had me at Lemon Tarts :)You had me at Lemon Tarts :)Mary (Bookfan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00573126476574980169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-76049947502271735292011-11-10T23:14:42.911-05:002011-11-10T23:14:42.911-05:00Those deserts are to die for and it is just in tim...Those deserts are to die for and it is just in time for the season. Happy cooking and eating.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-77929280721465168032011-11-10T21:55:21.405-05:002011-11-10T21:55:21.405-05:00Is that chocolate I see on the cover?
(Why yes, I...Is that chocolate I see on the cover?<br /><br />(Why yes, I do have a one track mind.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-89078138945971825182011-11-10T21:51:01.925-05:002011-11-10T21:51:01.925-05:00This cookbook sounds great even though I generally...This cookbook sounds great even though I generally don't need recipes for that many people.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-75813020798617041092011-11-10T21:50:59.341-05:002011-11-10T21:50:59.341-05:00Oh I love cookbooks and the fact that this has som...Oh I love cookbooks and the fact that this has some meal plans for events sounds great!Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.com