Excellent! Great advice on cooking ahead and storing, lots of gluten-free options, often the cheese is added at the end (so easily omitted if necessary). Most important, it's delicious, nutritious and thrifty. My copy is getting stained.
This is a cookbook that focuses on: Mediterranean whole grain recipes for barley, farro, kamut, polenta, wheat berries, & more.... I know from experience there is such a large variety of grains that Armenians eat and so many ways to cook & serve them and that makes for nice & healthy change from Pilaf (white rice).
The book is printed on a semi-gloss paper with a smattering of large color photographs, many of which look quite appetizing. With a few exceptions there is one recipe per page (which makes me happy) with the title being in a medium bold brown font, a paragraph about the dish in small bold blue font (which is easy to read), the ingredients are in the left frame in small italics (making it very difficult to read them), and the instructions are printed in an equally small normal font (making it also difficult to read).
Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Recipes; Sources; Bibliography; and Index.
I love this book for its delicious breakfast recipes. I needed some new ideas. I especially liked the two step method to cut down on cooking time for busy mornings. But that is just the start!
Maria Speck has given us wonderfully complete introductions to each of the grains. Letting us know about the texture, flavor and nutritional pluses of every one. She includes a cooking table for a quick look at grain to liquid ratios and ideal cooking methods. Her recipes are delicious and the fine points after each recipe offer gluten free and vegetarian options as well as variations of the dish. At the end there are listings of sources for these more unusual grains. Simply Ancient Grains is beautifully illustrated which inspires me to get into the kitchen and try something new.
Thank you for a very special addition to my cooking library. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.… (mer)
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