Stews: 200 Earthy, Delicious Recipes

by Jenna Holst

A collection of stew recipes that are healthy, simple and satisfying.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028618483
• ISBN13: 9780028618487
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Cookbook

This is a great cookbook! I've been cooking for many, many years. My family is spoiled rotten and expects only the best for dinner. We have not been disappointed with any of the recipes from this book. The stews are almost international in scope, are easy to make, and banish the "I've been making dinner for the last 25 years" cooking doldrums. Most of them are based on standard kitchen cupboard material. Most of them are healthy (occasional sour cream is the worst offender). None of recipes depend on large quanties of cheese for flavor. I don't believe a can of condensed soup is ever called for and I have found that for many of them you can omit browning the meat -which is the part I hate when making stew.This is a fun, exciting, interesting and successful cookbook. I don't believe it's been off my kitchen counter since I got it (two months ago) and I just ordered two more for gifts.

YUM YUM!!!

I love cookbooks...I have a zillion! This is one of my favorites. The recipes are fantastic and fairly easy to pull off, even for a Mom of two young kids. Buy it, you'll love it.

A must-have for stew fans

I have a number of cookbooks, and I must say that this is my favourite; it's the one that gets me through chilly New England winters. Many of the recipes are easily converted for crockpot cooking, which is a definite plus for busy cooks. Many of the recipes have a definite ethnic edge, and while her curries are second-to-none - I could live off Cape Town Mafrew and Cape Malay Chicken Curry - the other recipes are also delicious. Beef, pork, poultry, shellfish, or vegetarian, spicy or just exquisitely seasoned, there's something here to please everyone. If you love stews, you need this book. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Fabulous!

The most difficult thing that you will face when you receive this book is the decision as to which recipe to make first. This book has a wonderful collection of diverse recipes from all over the world. While some appear to have many ingredients, a closer review indicates that many are spices. As a result, the recipes are quite easy to prepare and very tasty! Buy this book if you like stews, and want some variety. You will not be disappointed.

If you want one good stew book on your shelf - this is it..!

This book gets right to the heart of what a great book of stews should be - hearty comfort food surrounded with great accompaniments to make a complete meal. Holst's personal accounts of each of the stews made for some interesting perspectives. Only other thing I could have wished for were pictures of each item. Agree, if you want one book on stews this has got to be it......