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lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
loved this book with such a range of recipies. one to come back to for sure. loved the different regions and the stories behind some of the regions. made me want to travel and cook.
glowbird's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent collection of Eastern European recipes. Most important substitutions can be found in a Polish grocery store. This may be a challenging book to use if you don’t have access to a Euromart of some kind. But the book is beautiful to read as well. The author is fun and funny.
thereadingrobyn's review against another edition
5.0
Cookbooks totally count toward my goodreads challenge, right? RIGHT?
marlee_baldridge's review against another edition
2.0
I tried 3 recipes, the lamb and chickpea stew, the mushroom soup, and the cucumber spears in vinegar. Easy to follow but nothing I tried was particularly good.
nxg3ofb654jrfz0h7rpsmmws's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful insight into Eastern European cuisine as a whole.
Without having access to the regional produce, it's obviously hard for me to follow the recipes absolutely 100%, but after reading I still feel confident I can manage, and that deserves praise.
I feared that this book would focus a lot of meat-centric dishes, but was positively surprised that I was mistaken.
The beautiful pictures and fables of the author's youth really paint a wonderful landscape, too.
Without having access to the regional produce, it's obviously hard for me to follow the recipes absolutely 100%, but after reading I still feel confident I can manage, and that deserves praise.
I feared that this book would focus a lot of meat-centric dishes, but was positively surprised that I was mistaken.
The beautiful pictures and fables of the author's youth really paint a wonderful landscape, too.
kalisaur's review against another edition
informative
3.5
I only tried several of the bread recipes but so many others looked delicious, I'll definitely have to come back to them. While there are a few unusual ingredients, they'll normally have a more common substitute provided.
valeriebrett's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book! I got it to learn more about my heritage & it didn’t disappoint. Not only is the cover gorgeous, but the overall feel is nice: solid, matte, and mouthwatering photos. I love how at the top of each page she wrote a very brief anecdote (where she got the recipe, her memory of it from her childhood, or her family’s history with it, or where it originally hails from country-wise). I’ve also tried 3 recipes so far & two were delicious (the third was gherkins and they molded, but I think that was my fault). I can’t wait to keep trying more of these recipes!