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| The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show | 
 enlarge | Authors: Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
Buy New: $17.75
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2159
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0307346714
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.53
EAN: 9780307346711
ASIN: 0307346714
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Useful & fun - just like their radio program May 20, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
As a fan of The Splendid Table weekly radio program, I was very curious about how the same style of information would be made into written form, so ordered this book. I really like that the recipes focus on dinner, or lunch, menus, instead of just trying to cover every type of recipe (for that type of cookbook, I recommend Bittman's How To Cook Everything - fabulous in it's own way). And most of the recipes look full of flavors, AND can be made ahead of time and served reheated, or at room temperature (a real boon for families!). We actually made the delicious Warm Bean with Rosemary dish, and the Oven Roasted Onion dishes for our 3 year olds birthday party, and they were both great hits w/ kids and adults alike! And though not encyclopedic, all of the recipes look very tasty, and not difficult to make. And one last reason I like this book - the recipes are typed out in a larger, very clear type face, which makes it so much easier to read when you're busy in the kitchen reading the recipe while cooking it. Bravo Ms. Kasper and Ms. Swift!
 I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! May 12, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Again and again I find myself excited to pick up this unique more-than-a-cookbook. Recipes for healthy food prepared with manageable numbers of ingredients abound, and lessons on technique teach us how to think about food and work with it. Not only are the tips, quotes, and book recommendations fascinating to learn, but variations to many recipes inspire me to think about food creatively. I gleaned so much from this one book and enjoy myself each time I open it. The scope of The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper invites the reader to cook more and learn more about food and culinary customs.
Graphically, the work's clear, inviting font sizes and types delight the eye. I have fun reading it and find it tremendously inspiring. The enthusiasm of its authors is infectious, instantly making this my favorite cooking treatise!
WHEN IS YOUR NEXT BOOK COMING OUT? : ) I'll be waiting for it.
Delicious and practical July 1, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a huge fan of the Public Radio show I was delighted when this book came out. Rossetto-Kasper is a practical enough cook to know that supper is often a hurried affair, often involving a bag of Fritos. The recipes are easy to prepare and easy to upgrade. My most-used recipe is the cheater's version of homemade broth, which starts with canned chicken or vegetable broth to which you add white wine, herbs and spices and aromatics. This versatile broth is used in any number of dishes to good advantage. I also enjoy the taste tests including canned tomatoes, canned chicken broth, etc. This has become a staple of my collection in under two weeks.
 Lots of Great Stuff, but overproduced August 26, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a regular listener to The Splendid Table, have been for quite a few years. I have also cooked out of Lynne's original book, The Splendid Table. I bought this cookbook after hearing her do the 450 degree oven bit on the show.
There are a lot of nice recipes and good information in the book, but I can't recommend it. It is very overproduced. There has to be at least one text box per page. The hints aren't given enough context. It is sort of like listening to the show but WITHOUT all the great depth of knowledge that you get out of the interviews. The references to stuff learned on the show seem to be very surface.
Sorry Lynne, but that's my view.
How to eat supper May 9, 2008
3 out of 35 found this review helpful
I received the book with at damaged book jacket and requested a replacement. I sent the damaged book back and that all went fine and dandy, but AMAZON sent me two replacement copies, arriving 3 days apart from each other. My shipments come to my workplace and unfortunately the 2nd copy got opened by a colleague of mine , put aside and now you have sent me an email saying that I need to send it back with the packing slip. I do not have the paperwork and will purchase this 2nd unasked for copy and make a gift of it to a friend of mine, but I think you should check you records and note that I didnot request 2 replacement copies.
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