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Completely recycled, April 28 2010

I wanted to get a few Turkish cookbooks, and had heard great things about Basan's Classic Turkish Cookery but it was out-of-print, so I figured her other books could be a substitute. So I bought both Turkish Meze and The Food and Cooking of Turkey. Every single recipe from Turkish Meze is in The Food and Cooking of Turkey, down to an identical layout and photography. There are 60 recipes in Turkish Meze and 150 in The Food and Cooking of Turkey, and roughly twice for the price for a hardcover book. You definitely do not need both books and I would recommend The Food and Cooking of Turkey for a more complete look at Turkish cuisine. There are lots of smaller instructional photos in the… Read more

Great soup book, July 11 2009

I read reviews before I purchase books so I thought I'd add my praise now that I have had this book for some time.

I have made a ton of soups from the book and they are all very good. What I love about the recipes is that the ingredient list is usually not that daunting. The recipes are based on high-quality ingredients cooked to make a fabulously tasty and healthy soup. Simplicity at its best.

For what it is worth, I recommend the following recipes: Noelle's Soup of Winter Squash and Roasted Red Peppers (to die for!), Creamy Carrot Soup (sinfully creamy without the fat due to rice) and Roasted Beet Borscht (not authentic but easy and tasty).