Seafood Cooking for Dummies

by Leslie Bloom and Marcie Ver Ploeg

Book Overview

Featuring a complete guide to different types of fish and seafood, this indispensable guide also includes safety tips and a multitude of cooking techniques. Illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764551779
• ISBN13: 9780764551772
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: I D G Books Worldwide
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Incredible

My wife and I had the pleasure of taking a seafood cooking class given by Leslie Beal Bloom in Memphis recently. She prepared six dishes from this book, each better than the one before. Naturally, we purchased this book and now prepare seafood at least three times a week. I was recently told by a physician that I needed to restructure my diet to lower my cholesterol. This book has made my new diet regime not only tolerable, but extremely enjoyable. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to make healthy, tasty and incredible dishes that will impress all.

This book takes the fear out of cooking fish!

Finally! A cookbook that not only takes the fear out of cooking fish, but has lots of easy tips and techniques that puts some fun into it. We live on the Ottawa River near Pembroke, Ontario and it is renowned as one of the largest wild catfish fisheries in Canada. This book provides some excellent recipes - like Cornmeal Coated Snapper(or Catfish) with Fresh Corn Salsa - that are absolutely delicious - and easy enough for even me. I've also made the Roasted Red Pepper Velvet and Mom's Basic Barbecue Sauce and have written out both recipes for our guests who have requested them. That's success! A good, basic, easy to follow guide that's become a primary reference in our kitchen.

Excellent book -- fun, informative and recipes work!

This is an excellent book that is informative and fun to read. The recipes actually work, and they always suggest alternative ingredients in case you can't find a specific seafood item. The authors did a wonderful job.

Great for beginners

Fun to read and really easy to use

Easy, delicious recipes, and much more, for seafood lovers!

This book was barely on the shelves when it won the prize for "Best Cookbook on Fish" in an international cookbook fair. It's easy to see why. In addition to the many tasty recipes that make seafood cooking a breeze, the authors have included valuable information about the different types of seafood, how to choose the freshest seafood, how to order fresh seafood delivered to your door, and their "Top 10" lists of favorite seafood restaurants, oyster bars, and so on. Our favorites are the chapters on grilling fish and on sauces and marinades. Salmon and shrimp each get their own chapters full of delicious recipes. Makes a great gift!