Shana Moloso

This book CAN save your life, Mar 10 2003

I read a review on here that said calling codependency "a progressive disease which can eventually lead to death is absolutely ludicrous, sky-high rhetoric." I am glad this reviewer has never felt the overwhelming depression and despair of codependency that can lead to thoughts of suicide but I am here to tell you that I have felt it and this book did save my life. Fortunately, I read it at a time when I needed it most. For anyone to say that you just need to "get a life" or grow up, they are obviously not people who need this book.

If you feel that you are constantly going in circles trying to please everyone in your life, this is the book for you. If you feel that you are not… Read more

Great flavors using easy-to-find ingredients!, Jan 28 2001

This book is one of the best I have seen for simplicity matched with ultimate flavor. Using ingredients that I can find in the VERY small town I live in, I can make treats that please everyone in the family, including a very picky 3 year old who won't eat fruit otherwise. His favorite is the Peanut Butter Banana and after tasting it, it's very hard to believe there are only 3 ingredients. The most exotic item in the book is coconut milk and that's even available here in the middle of nowhere. Enjoy this book with or without kids. I am buying my second copy today to give to a friend!

Not the Chinese food I was looking for but still good..., Jan 18 2001

I think it was naive of me but I expected to find recipes from the Chinese restaurants I frequent in the United States. The author lives in England and apparently their restaurants are different from ours. I was thinking there would be recipes for Almond Chicken, chow mein, barbequed pork, etc. Not in this book. The recipes do sound delicious (some examples: Fish Strips w/corn and straw mushrooms, Tea-smoked roast duckling, Bang Bang Chicken, Ginger Beef with Snow Peas) but not what I was expecting. Also, she calls for belly pork and I have no idea what that is. A good cookbook, recipes look easy enough, just don't expect Chinese-American recipes.