The Read My Lips Cookbook: A Culinary Journey of Memorable Meals

by Robert S. Swiatek

The "Read My Lips" Cookbook is a culinary journey of the author after he moved away from home and resided temporarily in different places in the eastern United States. It has tested recipes that taste... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0741413337
• ISBN13: 9780741413338
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing (PA)
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Enter Bob's Kitchen

A guy who cooks? Yes and more. The recipes are uncomplicated with just enough spice to make them interesting. Add a glass of wine along with his recollections of meals, places, friends, and you got a terrific book. A keeper.

Finger Lickin' Good !

Recipes "mixed" with humor, Robert Swiatek presents a number of great culinary ideas in his book, THE "READ MY LIPS" COOKBOOK: a Culinary Journey of Memorable Meals. Mr. Swiatek's book is helpful in all cooking situations from everyday meals to dinner parties. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and preparing many of his delicious recipes.

It's my favorite!

I LOVE this cookbook! I've owned it for at least 2 years and I've gathered tons of information from it and TOO, TOO MANY laughs! I remember, at first reading, I couldn't put it down. Since I am a storyteller, I was immediately attracted to the author's humorous tales about kitchen mishaps and dining disasters and successes. Since cooking is NOT my favorite thing to do, I could appreciate Bob's inclusion of simple but tasty recipes and suggested timesavers. Having been a public school teacher for 24 years, I could appreciate Bob's penchant for educating and entertaining. This "culinary journey" is EDU-TAINMENT at its BEST!

Are you hungry?

Not only does Robert Swiatek give us a day by day menu along with the recipes, he makes it fun and entertaining as well. He starts by giving us a run down of when he first left home and had to learn how to cook. Mr. Swiatek tells us the pitfalls to watch out for - especially when baking bread. And he also tells us not to let a failure stop us from trying again because the only real reasons for not trying a recipe a second time is that your friends hated it or it was too long and complicated for the outcome.Swiatek covers fifty-six days of recipes and menus, and descriptions of a few amusing disasters along the way. Like the spaghetti sauce that cooked so long all the bones in the turkey necks he used became soft and he had to toss it, or the chili that burned on the bottom and was ruined.He doesn't have very many desert recipes so if that's what you're looking for, you might have to look elsewhere. Swiatek admits that deserts are not one of his favorite items. All of his recipes are cost effective.Reviewed by Alice Holmanof The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

A culinary remembrance of taste-tested recipes

The "Read My Lips" Cookbook: A Culinary Journey Of Memorable Meals by Robert Swiatek is a culinary remembrance of taste-tested recipes drawn from all over the eastern United States and includes such favorite fare as French-Style Beans, Coq Au Vin, Yellow Split Pea Soup, and more. A very highly recommended addition to any kitchen cookbook collection, Robert Swiatek's engaging personal remembrances thoroughly enhance this paperback volume of cherished, appetizing dishes, and makes for a cookbook which is as enjoyable to read, as it is fun and exciting to prepare from.