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Try This At Home: Recipes From My Head To Your Plate (2013)

by Richard Blais(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

030798527X (ISBN13: 9780307985279)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Clarkson Potter

review 1: I'm giving this one a five for the book layout, the inspiration value of the cookbook and for how it's just beautiful and interesting. That said, I'm not as sure that my cooking style is much like Richard's and while I've definitely bookmarked several recipes to revisit at a later date (I'm particularly interested in the mustard seed caviar), I doubt that things like jellied malt vinegar sheets are likely to spend much time on my table. Although the longer I think about it, the more it feels like the kind of thing I might want to make just once, just to see.
review 2: So I don't own a sous vide machine, nor am I interested in trying to acquire liquid nitrogen. But I do appreciate getting a peek at how the creative pros do things - and,hey, there are some really... more great, relatively normal recipes here for the less adventurous (though I have to wonder why someone without an adventurous palate would pick this cookbook up to begin with).I haven't tried these yet, but will be starting with some of the less intimidating recipes - parsley pasta, fresh ravioli, candied pecans, onion rings, Mac and headcheese, etc. And if I'm feeling confident and/or crazy, then I might give Richard's 2.0 versions a try. Because, after all, that's what he's known for.If nothing else,this book gives some interesting insight into Richard's mind and how his creative process works. He's obviously an outside-the-box thinker with a passion for his craft, and it's been interesting and exciting following his exploits post-Top Chef. less

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