It's a Book

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As a picture book for grown ups It's a Book is clever and well illustrated easily a 4/5. However it is being marketed to children four to eight years old. As the mother of two children in that age range and a former third grade teacher I find that strange. The concept is great but the execution is so-so. First off children aren't as familiar with that technology (blogs are for grown ups.) As people who grew up with technology AND printed books all around them they just aren't worried about the death of the publishing industry. So much of it goes over their heads and then it ends with the word jackass (which is going to offend a number of parents keep it off library shelves etc.) I can't imagine recommending this book to other families with little kids. However I can think of lots of adults and snarky teenagers who would adore it.

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All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking

>>> BlackFriday All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking

This is one of the best cookbooks I've ever had. My collection is now up to about 300 cookbooks and this one ranks right up at the top. The organization is fantastic. In terms of usability it is also excellent. Each recipe has the hours it will take to cook along with the serving size right in front. The directions could not be any clearer. The recipe chapters are organized by food type - vegetables seafood poultry and game beef veal pork lamb.



The recipes are easy. The author explains not only how but why each step is taken. The recipes we've tried have turned out GREAT and our guests have been very impressed with the dinners we've served from this book.





I especially appreciated the explanations of the different types of cookware at the beginning of the book. A lot of topics I had questions about she answers -- types of meat cuts braising vs. crock pot/slow cookers (she has about the same opinion of slow cookers as my Mom who is another great cook - that it can be easy but generally has inferior results) and she has a nice resource section for purchasing items. I also liked the wine suggestions.



The photography is beautiful. This is a good book for both beginners and experienced cooks because it explains things in great detail and has the standard favorite recipes but it also has a great selection of more unusual recipes that I've not seen in other cookbooks.



I'll be giving lots of these as gifts at Christmas.

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