Fix It and Enjoy It

Fix it and enjoy it, the book, the author, value added, what we liked and what there is in it for you.

FIX IT AND ENJOY IT: ALL PURPOSE, WELCOME HOME RECIPES

Good Books - Intercourse, PA, 2006, 284 pages, English, $15.95 (US)

ISBN: 1-56148-526-8

by PHYLLIS PELLMAN GOOD

The author: Phyllis Pellman Good is a best selling author who knows the trick to compile a popular recipe collection; it is obvious this is not her first cookbook. In addition to writer, Mrs. Good is also Senior Editor at Good Books.

The book: presents over 675 recipes, selected from the more than 3,000 passed on by innumerable home cooks, who share their great recipes and cooking knowledge. The core of the book are hearty recipes from Pennsylvania, though you will also find stuffed quesadillasor lasagna, pesto, couscous, and fish dishes like the salmon croquettes.

Value added: in the practical cooking tips and variations suggested for many of the recipes.

We liked: the relaxed approach to cooking and the way the author leads novice cooks from following recipes to the letter to cooking with confidence and to experience with ingredients and measures.

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A Hint of Herbs

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Choice Tidbits

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Seasonal

If we consider not all kinds of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are available during the whole year and we know produce harvested at its peak has more nutrients, a question arises immediately: what is winter food?

Full of Flavor

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