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heidihaverkamp 's review for:
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
by Deb Perelman
I admit, I was disappointed that the book contained so few recipes from her website. But then I realized most of her website recipes are from other people's cookbooks, so reprinting wasn't a possibility. So far, I've made the beer braised short ribs (dark and divine), whole lemon bars (bright and fresh), tiny but intense chocolate cake, and harvest chicken with olives and grapes (very very good). Deb's writing is great, but somehow not quite as fresh as the blog - the stories aren't as winsome, the quips don't pop as brightly. But that's ok. The food is interesting and simple, the photography excellent, the directions very good, and I just LEARN a lot by reading it, even without cooking everything. Her way of thinking about cooking and baking is innovative and just interesting, without feeling unreachable.