Comments on: My Big Secret (And Shipping Restricted Items to Italy) http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/21/my-big-secret-and-shipping-restricted-items-to-italy/ My Stomach and the World. Food, Recipes, Travel and Photography by Sara Rosso. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: runningshoespleasecom http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/21/my-big-secret-and-shipping-restricted-items-to-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-39490 runningshoespleasecom Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/21/my-big-secret-and-shipping-restricted-items-to-italy/#comment-39490 I wish to purchase good running shoes online please suggest the technical details to be noted when I purchase a running shoe online. I wish to purchase good running shoes online please
suggest the technical details to be noted when I purchase a running shoe online.

]]> By: Diva http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/21/my-big-secret-and-shipping-restricted-items-to-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-4747 Diva Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:38:39 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/21/my-big-secret-and-shipping-restricted-items-to-italy/#comment-4747 I also just got hit for 6 euro for a book from Amazon that took forever to get here. I also just got hit for 6 euro for a book from Amazon that took forever to get here.

]]> By: Eleanor the Great http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/21/my-big-secret-and-shipping-restricted-items-to-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-4710 Eleanor the Great Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:35:03 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/21/my-big-secret-and-shipping-restricted-items-to-italy/#comment-4710 I received the Nigella Lawson book for Christmas one year, from my father of all people, and was almost put off by the title too much to open it. I am sooooo glad that I did, because the pictures are beautiful, the recipes I HAVE tried are good, and the ones I want to try sound delicious. I have to say that I have been tempted by the Silver Spoon cookbook, but haven't purchased it because of the same thing that bothers Micki about it: the sheer size of the blasted thing. Otherwise it would be on my shelf. I love the 1951 edition of the Fannie Farmer cookbook. The newer ones are just too slick and not versatile enough for me. And they take out ALL fat at the expense of taste, which I have issues with at times. This is the edition my grandmother used most as a reference cookbook. The original (1977) Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen) is awesome, but another that was slightly dumbed down for it's re-issue. My mother has served meals from this book since I was teeny. For bread books, The Tassajara Bread Book (Edward Epse Brown) is very good, as is Beard on Bread (James Beard). The first has lots of variations on recipes and is very health-conscious, and Beard's book is very good for learning all the fun of baking your own bread from the beginning. I love From Our House to Yours (Chronicle Books). The recipe for Curried Pumpkin Soup is ESPECIALLY good. The pictures are attractive (a big plus for me), and the recipes are VERY clear and complete, so it is especially good as a gift cookbook for someone who doesn't cook much and wants to, but has some little surprises that make more experienced cooks pleased, as well. And, to round it all off, I will always have an exceptionally soft place in my heart for the Better Homes & Gardens Jr. Cookbook, the meatloaf recipe from which I still use as my favorite. As you might notice, I have a fondness for older books, preferring to make my own changes to reduce fat or calories instead of relying on someone else's idea of what can be done without ruining the dish. There are SOOO many other books I love, but these are my absolute favorites. I might go make some Curried Pumpkin Soup this week.... I received the Nigella Lawson book for Christmas one year, from my father of all people, and was almost put off by the title too much to open it. I am sooooo glad that I did, because the pictures are beautiful, the recipes I HAVE tried are good, and the ones I want to try sound delicious.

I have to say that I have been tempted by the Silver Spoon cookbook, but haven’t purchased it because of the same thing that bothers Micki about it: the sheer size of the blasted thing. Otherwise it would be on my shelf.

I love the 1951 edition of the Fannie Farmer cookbook. The newer ones are just too slick and not versatile enough for me. And they take out ALL fat at the expense of taste, which I have issues with at times. This is the edition my grandmother used most as a reference cookbook.

The original (1977) Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen) is awesome, but another that was slightly dumbed down for it’s re-issue. My mother has served meals from this book since I was teeny.

For bread books, The Tassajara Bread Book (Edward Epse Brown) is very good, as is Beard on Bread (James Beard). The first has lots of variations on recipes and is very health-conscious, and Beard’s book is very good for learning all the fun of baking your own bread from the beginning.

I love From Our House to Yours (Chronicle Books). The recipe for Curried Pumpkin Soup is ESPECIALLY good. The pictures are attractive (a big plus for me), and the recipes are VERY clear and complete, so it is especially good as a gift cookbook for someone who doesn’t cook much and wants to, but has some little surprises that make more experienced cooks pleased, as well.

And, to round it all off, I will always have an exceptionally soft place in my heart for the Better Homes & Gardens Jr. Cookbook, the meatloaf recipe from which I still use as my favorite.

As you might notice, I have a fondness for older books, preferring to make my own changes to reduce fat or calories instead of relying on someone else’s idea of what can be done without ruining the dish. There are SOOO many other books I love, but these are my absolute favorites. I might go make some Curried Pumpkin Soup this week….

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