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lyssidee's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
anjalichopra's review
2.0
It's a cookery book with just a dash of context. Nothing substantial but if you want to meet your reading goal, it's a fine addition.
pixie_d's review
4.0
I've seen both the movies, although I hadn't read a Mary Poppins book before. The story and the full-color illustrations were charming. The recipes seem more for historical interest, probably not the way most people eat now, but still worth reading.
kdaedwards's review against another edition
3.0
I'm happy to have read the all the Mary Poppins stories now and appreciated getting some ideas for future baking endeavors from this one.
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
Cute little snippet of a Mary Poppins books. A lot of characters get to to do walk-ons in this one, and most get to cook a meal. And then the rest of the book is an A-Z of relatively simple recipes, almost all appearing in the book. Nice, pleasant, but not really more than that. 3.5 of 5.
nina1117's review
5.0
Reading the original Mary Poppins made me realize I had read this as a kid over and over again. I always wanted to make the Welsh rarebit but my mom wouldn't let me. I have to find this book now.
librarydanielle's review
2.0
the "story" was a bit pointless, and mary is quite the snob, but interesting.
ketutar's review
2.0
Well... it's a cook book, with recipes, and the recipes are fitted into a story. A pretty bad story. It doesn't have any of the early Mary Poppins charm and magic. All the "friends and relatives" visiting are old acquaintances, and they are just cooking, and repeating things from the previous books. It's not bad, but it isn't good either.
The recipes sound good. Good old-fashioned English home cooking.
Day 1: “Roast beef,” said Mary Poppins. “And Yorkshire pudding to go with it and just a suspicion of cabbage.”
with gingerbread as dessert. I always thought the gingerbread was like cookies, but these are like small cakes. With raisins.
Day 2: “Shepherd’s pie always comes after roast beef. It uses up the remains. Carrots, and mashed potatoes for the top of the pie and apple charlotte to follow.”
Day 3: Irish stew (of lamb chops) and upside down cake with peaches.
Day 4: beef patties with green peas and bread-and-butter pudding.
Day 5: roast chicken and bread sauce for dinner and green beans and fruit salad
Day 6: Lancashire hot pot and cherry pie
Day 7: Chicken, green salad, potatoes and a lemon soufflé
There's also a recipe for
date bread, honey and bananas (bananas baked in honey and butter... slurp!), Easter cake, jam tarts, twelfth night cake, meringues, nut loaf, oatmeal cookies, queen of puddings, fried trout, very plain cake, walnut cake, candy kisses (sounds like some sort of marzipan), and zodiac cake. I don't know what makes it a zodiac cake, it's a chocolate nut cake. Decorated with silver stars. Or not.
The recipes sound good. Good old-fashioned English home cooking.
Day 1: “Roast beef,” said Mary Poppins. “And Yorkshire pudding to go with it and just a suspicion of cabbage.”
with gingerbread as dessert. I always thought the gingerbread was like cookies, but these are like small cakes. With raisins.
Day 2: “Shepherd’s pie always comes after roast beef. It uses up the remains. Carrots, and mashed potatoes for the top of the pie and apple charlotte to follow.”
Day 3: Irish stew (of lamb chops) and upside down cake with peaches.
Day 4: beef patties with green peas and bread-and-butter pudding.
Day 5: roast chicken and bread sauce for dinner and green beans and fruit salad
Day 6: Lancashire hot pot and cherry pie
Day 7: Chicken, green salad, potatoes and a lemon soufflé
There's also a recipe for
date bread, honey and bananas (bananas baked in honey and butter... slurp!), Easter cake, jam tarts, twelfth night cake, meringues, nut loaf, oatmeal cookies, queen of puddings, fried trout, very plain cake, walnut cake, candy kisses (sounds like some sort of marzipan), and zodiac cake. I don't know what makes it a zodiac cake, it's a chocolate nut cake. Decorated with silver stars. Or not.
kailey_luminouslibro's review
4.0
This Mary Poppins novella and cookbook finds Mary Poppins and the children alone in the house while Cook is away. The children learn to cook under the expert teachings of Mary Poppins, and various neighbors and characters arrive to assist them in the kitchen.
The recipes used in the story are alphabetized at the end of the book.
This is a sweet little companion novella to the Mary Poppins series! While not a full story, it does have a good storyline and charming writing. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but you must be prepared to get hungry while reading about all the delicious food!
The recipes used in the story are alphabetized at the end of the book.
This is a sweet little companion novella to the Mary Poppins series! While not a full story, it does have a good storyline and charming writing. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but you must be prepared to get hungry while reading about all the delicious food!
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