Complete Idiot's Guide to American Cooking

by Ronnie Fein

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028643917
• ISBN13: 9780028643915
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Great cookbook to give as a gift

Ronnie Fein's cookbook The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Cooking is a wonderful gift to give to any young adult living on their own, newly weds and especially to those of us who love to "read" cookbooks.I really liked the way she divided the recipes into regions, found the glossary to be very helpful (I did not know what a Boudin was before but do now), enjoyed the historical comments that accompanied each section and thought the directions for the recipes were very well written and easy to follow.The best part of her book is that fact that the recipes are wonderful. So far, our family favorites have been the Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, the Shrimp in Lobster Sauce and the New England Clam Chowder. I highly recommend this cookbook.

great recipes and a pleasure to read!

I love the recipes in this book, and I also appreciate and enjoy learning the food history of each region. Ronnie Fein makes cooking fun and unintimidating. The roast pork loin with fennel was a huge hit with my guests at a recent dinner party, and I cannot say enough great things about the roasted red pepper soup. I have recommended this book to all of my friends!

Great recipes and fun to read

I love the recipes in this book because they include old-fashioned American dishes and also more contemporary dishes. I've tried several of them already and can say that the Rosemary-Mascarpone Potato Pancakes and Manhattan Clam Chowder were awesome. There is a recipe for Maine Lobster Pie that is unbelievable. I made it for company and it got rave reviews. The book is also a lot of fun to read. I like getting background information about the recipes I make.

friendly, approachable cookbook

I love this because because it is so approachable. The recipes are straightforward and aren't intimidating. There is a lot of good information that precedes the recipes and that makes cooking the recipes more enjoyable, also I liked reading things about our country that I didn't know. I've read a lot about California cuisine and Tex-Mex but this book covers much more. The chapter on how inventions and restaurants changed how we cook was very interesting. The Roasted Chicken with Apples, Cider and Wild Mushrooms was delicious.

Great recipes -- all the favorites

I've been looking for comfort food recipes and have had the hardest time! Doesn't anyone make old fashioned fried chicken or macaroni anymore? But then I found Ronnie Fein's book. Delicious! Everything I could ask for by region -- old favorites and new ones, too, along with hints for making them a little more healthy for today. Thank you Ms. Fein!