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9/12/2012

Practical Cookery Lecturer DVD Network Version Powered by Network Edition Review

Practical Cookery Lecturer DVD Network Version Powered by Network Edition
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You wont go wrong with this, It provides a solid foundation for any one wishing to develop their skills, The examples will have you creating the most wonderful dishes to the highest standard. And perhaps the most important thing, You will gain a deep understanding of the basics that are common to all techniques, with this comes the ability to create menus that become a gift to the pallet

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8/18/2012

Barefoot Contessa (with Ina Garten), Entertaining With Ina Vol. 2 (3 Pack): Brunch 'n' Lunch, Picnic Parties, Summer Entertaining Review

Barefoot Contessa (with Ina Garten), Entertaining With Ina Vol. 2 (3 Pack): Brunch 'n' Lunch, Picnic Parties, Summer Entertaining
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I bought these two volumes new and spent over $50 doing so. You get two DVDs with three discs in each. Why would I buy DVDs if I have the cookbooks? I find watching Ina Garten cook in her kitchen very relaxing after a hectic day. SHE is doing the cooking, not me. SHE is having to clean up, not me. Of course we all know she has a team to do all the prep work and clean up, but we can pretend, can't we? Lots of her earlier episodes with lots of food and friends. Lemon cakes, shrimp dishes, brownies, salads, entrees. I recently made her Szechuan Noodles and the first bowl cost me $40! That's 'cause I didn't have any of the ingredients you need to make it! But once you splurge on all the condiments, you're home free. I have eaten Szechuan Noodles all week! I can't get enough of her recipe. Hot, cold, warm. They are SO good! That recipe is on the DVD as well. She isn't cutesy like a lot of the Food Network people. I really dislike that. Cute doesn't work for me. I want someone with substance who knows what she's doing. Ina Garten is that gal. You can buy them new, like I did, or used. Just get them both! You will find yourself in your kitchen at odd hours of the night cooking something! They're addictive. Hope she comes out with Volumes 3, 4 and on.

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2/29/2012

Julia Child - The French Chef (2005) Review

Julia Child - The French Chef (2005)
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Most episodes are in black and white. It's definitely vintage television. Some shows I can find in her companion book, The French Chef - ISBN 0-345-42542-1; others like The Spinach Twins and French Fries I can't even find the individual recipes in the index let alone the show.
Each DVD contains a couple of printable recipes, and there's also a Julia Biography.
The 18 episodes on the three-disc DVD are:
Starters and Sidedishes
1. The potato show
2. Your own french onion soup
3. Bouilabaisse à la Marseillaise
4. The spinach twins
5. Salad Niçoise
6. French fries
Main Courses
1. Bœuf Bourguignon
2. To roast a chicken
3. The lobster show
4. To stuff a sausage
5. Tripes à la mode
6. The whole fish story
Baking, Desserts, and other Classics
1. Queen of sheba cake
2. Cheese and wine party
3. Apple dessert
4. Mouse au chocolat
5. The good loaf
6. The omelette show

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Cooking legend and cultural icon Julia Child, along with her pioneering public television series, The French Chef, introduced French cuisine to American kitchens.In her passionate and sometimes breathless way, Julia forever changed the way we cook, eat, and think about food. Entertaining, fun, and real in a way that influenced every television cooking program that followed, The French Chef embraced Julia's passion for food and teaching and reflected her joie de vivre: "If I can do it, you can do it...and here's how to do it!" Now chefs of all ages and abilities can share Julia's love of fineFrench food and learn to cook some of her most-loved dishes with this special collection of 18 episodes from her original 1960s series, The French Chef.In her signature style and with bloopers intact, Juliademonstrates such classic recipes as boeuf bourguignon from her debut show, salade Nicoise, bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise, mousseline au chocolat, and many more delicious dishes.Bon appetit!

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2/23/2012

1/27/2012

Boy Meets Grill with Bobby Flay - Blazin' Barbecue (2007) Review

Boy Meets Grill with Bobby Flay - Blazin' Barbecue (2007)
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This is an entertaining video to watch. He cooks some yummy things. True to Bobby Flay, there are always a MILLION ingredients and there's always multiple toppings and sauces for a dish. I'd like to taste some of his dishes cooked by him because I've yet to create one of his entire recipes that made sense as far as all the extra sauces and that I was completely happy with the way I cooked it. I'm no pro, but I do cook a lot, and I live in a green-conscious, gastronomic area. We aren't eating miracle whip and white bread around here. Anyway...this review is not so much about his choices in sauces and chutneys and extras that he adds but the fact that this video has 0 and I mean zero directions as to how much of the ingredient to add or any recipes anywhere on the DVD. I searched the entire thing looking for them and was shocked they weren't anywhere to be found. I made the fra divolo bbq T-bones and had to go to [...] to get the recipe. So, unless you are someone who can watch another person make something in a video and know exactly how much of what to add by watching them...you are going to have to go hunting for the recipes if you want to make any of them. Perhaps it is my own ignorance showing in this review, but I thought the point of having a cooking video is to help the cook make the dishes themselves. I wouldn't think it was for the entertainment factor itself.

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10/21/2011

Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller - Volume One (2007) Review

Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller - Volume One (2007)
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Robin Miller is My Guru. I have been making the recipes from this Vol 1. WOW!! I have been prepping sauces and different styles of pasta all today. We have a stretch of 100 degree weather starting tomorrow. My duplex gets real hot so I am ready with tasty great meals. Hubby will be happy. Thanks Robin Miller.

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9/13/2011

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives: Seasons 1-3 Review

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Seasons 1-3
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If you like DDD, then this is a way to get a ton of episodes all in one go. I work at sea for 5 weeks at a time in Brazil and we do not get Food Network (imagine that). I like having the DVD's so I can pop in an episode and feel like I'm back at home. The only thing I was a little disappointed in was the lack of outtakes or extra features on any of the disks in season 1 and 2. Guy can be entertaining and I figured the outtakes could be fun. Regardless, I'm glad I bought the set.

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8/25/2011

Food Network Meals on DVD: Simple Side Dishes Review

Food Network Meals on DVD: Simple Side Dishes
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I can't actually rate the DVD itself. I ordered this twice, and both times I received Diner's Drive-in's and Dives Season 1 instead, which I already have. The vendor needs to check their listing on Amazon, or make sure they really have the Simple Side Dishes DVD in stock.

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Great Chefs: Chocolate Passion (2000) Review

Great Chefs: Chocolate Passion (2000)
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The cover photo of that luscious chocolate cake with chocolate ruffles and a chocolate band is just the beginning of what you will find within this treasure of a DVD. The master chefs of these pieces are mostly from the US (one actually being a transplanted Frenchman by the name of Jacque Torres; recognize him?)and with one recipe from the French master of chocolate, Robert Linxe of Le Maison du Chocolat in Paris. I thoroughly enjoyed both watching and creating these desserts, with some being a tad more detailed, though nonetheless, possible to create.
There are eight different "chocolate passions" within this disc. They are:
Chocolate Terrine
Creme Brulee
White Chocolate Mousse Cake
Meringue with Chocolate
Chocolate and Drambuie Souffle
Meringue with Chocolate
Chocolate Ganache (our friend Robert Linxe)
Chocolate Fontaine (our friend Jacque Torres)
President Cake
I had purchased the VHS format many moons ago, when "DVD" just meant letters from the alphabet. I'm very glad that it is now available in the DVD format, which can withstand the constant playing and replaying that many of us "chef wannabe's" tend to do. I think you will be quite pleased with this small, but enjoyable, menu of dessert items.


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8/14/2011

Everyday Italian With Giada De Laurentis: Extra Easy Italian (3 Disc Set) (2009) Review

Everyday Italian With Giada De Laurentis: Extra Easy Italian  (3 Disc Set) (2009)
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I have been cooking old Italian recipes from my family for a long time. Everyday Italian helped me expand, and gave me ideas for foods I already make, but to make them taste better. Giada keeps the recipes pretty traditional but the simplistic things we would never think of to make it taste better (like cracked pepper vs table pepper) she does in her recipes and just amazing! The food is healthy, and cheaper than eating out, yet you feel like you are eating out every time you cook these recipes! Giada is the biggest inspiration for making food fun for cooking/baking/grilling. I would recommend these shows to anyone.
The seller I purchased from was very quick with shipping, and the item looked like it came off of a new bookstore shelf in top condition. Item arrived as described and I would trust this seller for future items.

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8/04/2011

Food Network Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Complete Second Season DVD (Season 2) Review

Food Network Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Complete Second Season DVD (Season 2)
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If you are familiar with the show, you know what this is all about. Guy is a blast and the places he visits are always interesting.
BUT, there's no reason to pay $35 or more for this through Amazon when you can get it at Target for $15.

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