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Title: Martha Stewart's Healthy Quick Cook: Four Seasons of Great Menus to Make Every Day by Martha Stewart, James Merrell ISBN: 051757702X Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: November, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.15
Rating: 2
Summary: The pictures were great...but did anyone test the recipes?
Comment: As usual, this is a beautiful book. Martha Stewart has presentation down. Unfortunately, cooking takes more than presentation. I am health conscious and have very little time to cook, so I thought this book would be ideal. I prefer a cookbook that has more good recipes than bad, though.
I have never been one to turn down dessert, but I threw out the mini blueberry shortcakes before I finished one. They tasted terrible. Also, there is a butternut squash soup recipe that has bad proportions. There was too much squash even after using only one (the recipe called for two). Unless we just have exceptionally large squashes in California, I don't know how this could go unnoticed. There is a handroll made with rice and vegetables that would be delicious except for one small problem. Has anyone tried to bite through nori? It is the seaweed used in sushi. I have never found a piece of untoasted nori I could chew threw.
One good recipe: the cranberry oatmeal dessert. It is very simple, but is best eaten fresh & not kept for left-overs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Martha's "healthy pleasures"
Comment: This 1997 book grew out of what Martha Stewart calls her "ever-growing search for the new and different", and it has many interesting ideas and recipes for fresh, healthy eating, and menu planning. As one would expect from Martha, the appearance is almost as important as the contents, with marvelous photography, and great use of vintage plates and Depression glassware
It is divided into seasons, and as I live in California, and primarily eat fruits and vegetables, the Spring and Summer sections are of most interest to me; they have novelties like "Cool Jicama Slaw" (pg. 77), which consists of julliened jicama, minced jalapeño peppers and chopped cilantro, in a orange and lime juice dressing, and a fabulous "Corn, Fava Bean and Cucumber Succotash" which includes red bell pepper and white onion to make up this colorful and wholesome recipe.
For the colder climates, there are wonderful hearty soups and stews, roasted vegetables, and rice, quinoa, and couscous dishes. There is a lot of what Martha calls "clean food", where "the flavors are clear and straightforward" and come from the "quality of the ingredients rather than elaborate techniques".
There are some unique desserts, like "Frozen Chai" (pg. 126), which can be made without an ice cream maker, using a food processor instead, and a "Rosé Gelatin with Blackberries", which I have not tried but looks lovely. Some of the desserts, like the rich chocolate sorbet pictured on page 193, are served in teacups with saucers, making an attractive table setting.
This is a beautiful book to look at, and it is full of ideas on how to add interest to a health-conscious diet, with simplicity, and a lot of flavor.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not Up To The Usual Martha Standard
Comment: I was disappointed in this book...Had high hopes....not really "healthy" recipes, imo, and the recipes are un-appealing. I've seen way better health-conscious cookbooks, shocked to see Martha miss on this one!!
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Title: Martha Stewart's Quick Cook/200 Easy and Elegant Recipes by Martha Stewart, Michael Geiger ISBN: 0517589524 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Martha Stewart's Quick Cook Menus: 52 Meals You Can Make in Under an Hour by Martha Stewart, Christopher P. Baker ISBN: 0517589516 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart ISBN: 0609607502 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day by Martha Stewart, Roy Finamore ISBN: 0517703351 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Martha Stewart Living Annual Recipes 2002 (Martha Stewart Living Annual Recipes, 2002) by Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living ISBN: 0848724496 Publisher: Oxmoor House Pub. Date: December, 1901 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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