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(More customer reviews)I just received this cookbook from a friend of mine (I'm getting married this fall), and it is already one of my favorite wedding presents!
The author (a newlywed herself) has divided your first year of marriage into 12 months -- then, she gives different recipes and dinner ideas for each of the months. It's so simple, and yet such a brilliant idea! She complements the text with wonderful full-color watercolors and helpful diagrams. Also, she includes very funny stories about food and married life. Her tone is charming and sweet and romantic without being "cheesy" -- which I think is the greatest accomplishment of all. Her whole theory is that with modern life so hectic, the best thing a couple can do is spend _one_ dinner a month where you sit down to a romantic, delicious meal that you and your spouse make together. The back of the book calls it a "recipe for a happy marriage," and it's totally true.
As for the recipes themselves, the few I've tried so far have been great. I'm a decent cook myself -- not trained or anything, and I'm no expert -- but I found the recipes clear and easy to follow, unlike so many other cookbooks I own. The author obviously took great care in editing and researching her recipes.
The book itself makes an amazing present, and I plan on buying many for my friends as they get engaged. It's hard-cover and very appealing looking. The pages are of the highest quality and, like I said, it's in full-color throughout. I can't believe something like this didn't exist before, but I sure am happy it exists now!
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What could be nicer for newlyweds than to sit down to a lovely meal they made together? Not On Love Alone makes it easy. It is a cookbook for newlyweds, organized chronologically around the first year of marriage. Starting in January, each month has a main dinner menu that is based on seasonal ingredients, and a smaller menu, ranging from breakfast to lunch to drinks or dessert, for when a full menu is too much to tackle. There are also dozens of cooking tips, ingredient notes, shopping aids, and equipment pointers sprinkled throughout, accompanied by the author's own charming drawings. Having learned to cook as a young girl at her food-lover father's side, Jessie Carry Saunders writes with a tone that is both surefooted and casual. So, break out that new Cuisinart! Saunders is determined to persuade every newly married couple that they can cook, and — with her mix of delicious recipes and cooking tips — to encourage one and all that they can be relaxed about making great meals.
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