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5.0 out of 5 stars
So useful.,
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This review is from: The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria (Hardcover)
Great book, the recipes are very good and all the pictures make it amazinlly eassy to follow, it has a great plus wich is a planning minute by minute for every meal wich is a great extra help, I bought it a month ago and it hasn't left my kitchen counter since then.
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Adria,
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This review is from: The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria (Hardcover)
I expected a whole lot of difficult to understand processes. Not so. The book is beautifully designed and the processes detailed in the photos and instructions. This is a book I value in my kitchen at home and those at work.Doug Murray
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3.8 out of 5 stars (46 customer reviews) 117 of 121 people found the following review helpful
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Detailed Review of Contents...Book Contains Pictures for Every Single Step, Meal Plans, Timelines, etc.,
By Mayflower Girl "amazon-junkie since 1996" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria (Hardcover)
I've never eaten at El Bulli, and I know Chef Adria only via some guest appearances on TV. I can't say enough good things about this cookbook. It will work for novices and experts alike. There are tons of tips, and many of the sauces have freezing instructions as well. Pretty much every step has a full-color photo, so it's hard to make a mistake. There are no strange ingredients either. My only complaint (if I can say that) is nearly every meal contains a fish course--and I'm not a fan of fish. My husband is, however, so thinks it's the best cookbook I own. :)When I bought it, Amazon did not have any way to preview it. So, I'll try and tell you what's in it. First, there are the basic recipes. Each one of these has step by step close-up pictures. Picada, Tomato sauce, Sofrito, Bolognese sauce, Romesco sauce, Pesto sauce, Barbecue sauce, Teriyaki sauce, Chimichurri sauce, Croutons, and Aiolo. Most have two different quantities you can make depending on your needs. Stocks: One nice tip he gives is that they reboil the stuff they made a stock with, calling it second stock....and then use that as the water the next time they make stock. Fish stock, chicken stock, beef stock, and ham stock. Now the meals. There are 31. Each one contains ingredients for 2, 6, 20, and 75 people. Each one contains step by step pictures and a timeline. Meal 1: Caesar salad, Cheeseburger & potato chips, Santiago cake Meal 2: Pasta bolognese, mackerel & potato stew, chocolate cookies Meal 3: Vichyssoise, lamb w/mustard & mint, chocolate truffles Meal 4: Beans w/clams, salt cod & vegetable stew, baked apples Meal 5: Polenta & parmesan gratin, sesame sardines w/carrot salad, mango w/white chocolate yogurt Meal 6: Potato chip omelet, pork loin w/ peppers, coconut macaroons Meal 7: Saffron risotto w/mushrooms, Catalan style turkey, Yogurt foam w/strawberries Meal 8: Roasted eggplant w/miso dressing, sausages w/tomato sauce, creme Catalane Meal 9: Lime-marinated fish, osso buco, pina colada Meal 10: Miso soup w/clams, Mackarel w/vinaigrette, almond cookies Meal 11: Fried egg w/asparagus, chicken wings w/ mushrooms, sangria w/ fruit Meal 12: Potato salad, Thai beef curry, strawberries w/vinegar Meal 13: Farfalle w/ pesto, Japanese-style bream, Mandarin oranges w/Cointreau Meal 14: Tomato & basil salad, crab & rice stew, coconut flan Meal 15: Bread & garlic soup, Mexican-style slow-cooked pork, Figs w/cream & Kirsch Meal 16: Noodles w/shitake & ginger, duck w/ chimichurri sauce, pistachio custard Meal 17: Baked potatoes w/romesco sauce, whiting in salsa verde , rice pudding Meal 18: Guacamole w/tortilla chips, Mexican style chicken w/ rice, Watermelon w/ menthol candies Meal 19: Spaghetti w/tomato & basil, Fried fish w/garlic, Caramel foam Meal 20: Cauliflower w/bechamel, pork ribs w/bbq sauce, Banana w/lime Meal 21: Gazpacho, black rice w/squid, bread with chocolate and olive oil Meal 22: Peas & ham, roasted chicken w/potato straws, pineapple w/molasses & lime Meal 23: Tagliatelle carbonara, cod & green pepper sandwich, almond soup w/ice cream Meal 24: Garbanzo beans w/spinach & egg, glazed teriyaki pork belly, sweet potato w/ honey & cream Meal 25: Potatoes and green beans w/Chantilly, quail w/couscous, caramelized pears Meal 26: Fish soup, sausages w/mushrooms, oranges w/honey, olive oil, and salt Meal 27: Mussels w/paprika, baked sea bass, caramel pudding Meal 28: Melon w/cured ham, rice w/duck, chocolate cake Meal 29: Roasted vegetables w/olive oil, salmon stewed w/lentils, white chocolate cream Meal 30: grilled lettuce hearts, veal w/red wine and mustard, chocolate mousse Meal 31: Waldorf salad, noodle soup w/mussels, melon & mint soup w/pink grapefruit There are not that many vegetarian options--and none of these are bargain meals. Still, Chef Adria gives good tips like on what to do with leftover almond pulp after making almond milk, tomato pulp, etc. Sounds like nothing is ever wasted. This is a beautiful book. Even if you don't think you'll make an entire meal as written, I'm sure you'll enjoy the detailed instructions and fabulous recipes for many of the different courses. 59 of 64 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for Meal planning, many recipe errors,
By Christine - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria (Hardcover)
This book is great for planning a family meal or for a larger party. Just choose a meal plan and follow the time line.However, there are many errors in ingredient amounts. Some you can guess at and correct, some you can't. For example, the caramelized pears (meal 25), has you use 1 cup of water for 2 people, 2 1/4 cups for 20 but 2 1/2 for 6. After making the recipe, my guess is that for six you want to use 1 1/2 cups water. The chocolate cookies (meal 2) is a little harder to decode. For 20 cookies it calls for 2 tsp, but for 100 it calls for 3/4 cup. The spices only double when the cookie count increases five fold. Beautiful book, but recipes require very careful examination before proceeding. 29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too many errors, no errata source,
By W. Nelson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria (Hardcover)
The concept, recipes, cooking timeline, and reference pictures, are, in some cases, beyond perfect. The Bolognese sauce, Caesar salad dressing are dirt simple, but just perfect examples of what they should be. The fish called for, and not found here in the US for can be easily substituted with a short talk with your local supermarket butcher.However. That is almost completely offset by unit errors in the recipes, and NO errata webpage from the publisher. Certain recipes, particularly desserts which are temperamental by nature, are ruined by these errors. All this book needs is an errata source, and it would be perfect. |
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