by Jean B. MacLeod ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 23, 2018
A massive but workaday collection of culinary suggestions.
MacLeod (Asian Ingredient Substitutions, 2018, etc.) provides a comprehensive reference text of food substitutions.
This alphabetical guide offers readers hundreds of ingredient alternatives as well as recipes for everything from abalone to zucchini. The author specifically offers advice regarding problematic foods for readers on restrictive diets—such as vegans or those looking for foods free of gluten, lactose, and soy, or low in fat, salt, or sugar. In the case of sour cream, for example, the author offers no fewer than nine alternatives. These range from simple swaps, such as plain, full-fat Greek-style yogurt, to more complicated substitutes, such as one that requires blending soaked cashews with water, lemon juice, and sea salt to make a dairy-free, creamy topping. If readers need the sour-cream substitution for a particular purpose, such as a cooked sauce or baking, they’ll find appropriate ones for those specific tasks listed separately. Cooks who are frustrated by the lack of gluten-free products in stores will find homemade solutions here, such as ground, roasted peanuts instead of bread crumbs. For those who find themselves midrecipe without a crucial ingredient, such as nutmeg, the author will save the day with her stand-ins, such as allspice or cinnamon. Some substitutions are more exotic; for instance, one can swap a dozen small Hawaiian malasadas for mini-zeppoli (Italian doughnut-style pastries) or make their own by frying pizza dough and sprinkling it with confectioners’ sugar. Each substitution includes one-to-one measurements. MacLeod certainly knows her stuff, and there’s plenty of material here; the book weighs in at 520-plus pages, followed by an extensive bibliography. The absence of an introduction or any kind of narrative engagement with the reader, however, makes it feel as dry as a Physicians’ Desk Reference. The lack of interaction between author and reader may not bother those who are practitioners in the dietary or homeopathic fields, who are simply looking for quick answers. Foodies, however, may find the overall lack of personality disappointing.
A massive but workaday collection of culinary suggestions.Pub Date: Nov. 23, 2018
ISBN: 978-0-9974464-9-4
Page Count: 544
Publisher: Time Tunnel Media
Review Posted Online: Jan. 17, 2019
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
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by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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