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Smashed Potatoes: A Kid'S-Eye View of the Kitchen

Jane G. Martel

Smashed Potatoes: A Kid'S-Eye View of the Kitchen Jane G. Martel List Price: $5.95
By: Houghton Mifflin (T)
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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Smashed Potatoes 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I checked this book out many times as a child from my school library. As an adult, and a professional chef, it still brings me to tears. Anyone who cooks, teaches, or raises children will find it MOST amusing!

Hilarious! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Peas...ingredients: everything but peas. How to cook them? One at a time! A quote from one of the recipes. And then there's the cryptic "Makes enough for all 4 of us - but not Freddy!" (My guess is that Freddy is the dog.) I read this book over and over whenever I need to laugh.

Hilarious! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Peas...ingredients: everything but peas. How to cook them? One at a time! A quote from one of the recipes. And then there's the cryptic "Makes enough for all 4 of us - but not Freddy!" (My guess is that Freddy is the dog.) I read this book over and over whenever I need to laugh.

Endearing & Funny 5 out of 5 stars.
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As a child, I read this book over and over - I still remember standing in the bookstore, successfully pleading with my parents to buy it for me. It survived many moves and now my seven year old laughs out loud as she reads it - just as I did.

Editorial Review:

Gives children's versions of their favorite dishes such as "Basketti," "A whole turkey," and "Banilla cake."

Cookin' With Potatoes

Peggy Layton

Cookin' With Potatoes Peggy Layton Amazon Price: $11.01
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Greatest Potatoes, The

Penelope Stowell

Greatest Potatoes, The Penelope Stowell List Price: $15.99
By: Jump At The Sun
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Entertaining read 4 out of 5 stars.
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Loosely based on the "true" story of the invention of the potato chip, THE GREATEST POTATOES is a fun and entertaining read. When a picky millionaire comes to a restaurant on a mission to find the world's greatest potato dish, all the chefs tremble...all but George Crum, an African-American fry cook. He's convinced that his French fries are the best, but time and time again the picky millionaire Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt sends them back to the kitchen. Fed up with his customer's temperament, Crum determines to make him the WORST batch of fried potatoes ever. Since he complained that they were too thick-he slices them paper thin. Because he claimed they have no flavor...he salts them til they glisten. Etc. He serves a plate of fried, crispy, thin, salty potatoes-first called flaky fried potatoes-and history is made. Not only is Cornelius satisfied-soon Crum's potato chips are in high demand!

The author's note explains the legend of the invention of the potato chip. A brief selected bibliography follows. The book even includes the "Great Potato Chip Recipe" broken down into parts for children and adults!

Nice book.

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Feast your eyes on the world's most delectable disaster! George Crum is the very best fry cook at Cary Moon's Lake Lodge Restaurant. When Cornelius Vanderbilt, the richest and most rancorous man in America, returns from France, everyone panics. Vanderbilt has been known to shut down restaurants that aren't up to his culinary standards. But George Crum isn't moved, until . . . Vanderbilt repeatedly sends his potatoes back to the kitchen. And George decides that if Vanderbilt wants a bad potato, well, that's exactly what he's going to get! The result is the tastiest, most scrumptious, potato haute cuisine ever invented and an especially riotous picture book for tout le monde.

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Gaylia Taylor (Author)

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Gaylia Taylor (Author) Amazon Price: $12.71
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Bet You Can't Read Just One! 4 out of 5 stars.
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Frank Morrison's illustrations are the best thing in this biography of the inventor of the potato chip, Mr. George Crum. I've seen Morrison's work in both "Sweet Music in Harlem" and "Jazzy Miz Mozetta," but I think this is his best work to date. Sure, he has those signature elongated limbs and faces, but his backgrounds also curve around, inviting you into the picture. His choice of colors is outstanding, rich greens and browns make you taste the Adirondack mountains, and his precious orchid tones suggest the high-minded, precious ambience of the exclusive restaurants where Crum eventually works. Morrison commands each scene, whether the action table side or in the kitchen, (where George whips up a batch of French fries--their return by yet another horrendous customer prompts an angry George to invent the dish we now call the potato chip), or in a fish-shaped lily pad floating on the river where George lays down his pole.

The story depicts mid-18th century America, and includes some interest-provoking material about George and his sister and supporter, Kate. An early scene that show George's frustration at school sets up George's later feisty personality, and his "revenge" on the fussy french fry complaint. However, it seems a little contrived, and the details about his entire life seem somewhat superfluous. Not to make too fine a point of it, but I also wondered at the cozy racial integration shown both at school and at the cafes. Perhaps this is useful for educational settings, but it's internally inconsistent with Crum's difficulty procuring a chef position, and is very probably contradictory to the times.

While some scene-setting is necessary, perhaps a better tact would have been conclude the story at its dramatic high point (the invention and fame of the potato chip), and include some of the early and later details in the excellent afterward by Ms. Taylor. Still, any story about a food as familiar as the potato chip will attract lots of interest, and Morrison's pictures make this a tasty read.

Potatoes: A Country Garden Cookbook (Country Garden Cookbooks)

Maggie Waldron

Potatoes: A Country Garden Cookbook (Country Garden Cookbooks) Maggie Waldron List Price: $14.95
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Gorgeous series 5 out of 5 stars.
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I own this and all the Country Garden series of cookbooks. They are all visually gorgeous, and all written by professional chefs. Each book surrounds a featured ingredient which is seasonal. I must admit that many of the recipes could be considered "chi-chi," but for cookbook collectors, this series is really wonderful. I'm sorry they stopped adding to these books, and very sorry that they are going out of print.

Editorial Review:

An addition to the COUNTRY GARDEN COOKBOOKS series, offering recipes using potatoes including Leek, Potato and Spinach Soup, and Salade Nicoise.

Propitious Esculent: The Potato in World History

John Reader

Propitious Esculent: The Potato in World History John Reader By: William Heinemann
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From the first nomads travelling down the coast of the Americas nearly 15,000 years ago to the contemporary uses of potato starch in industrialising China, from the gold potatoes at Tiwanaku in Bolivia, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for MacDonalds chips, via the early days of the Royal Society, Mrs Beeton, Charles Darwin, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and Chairman Mao to the mapping of the potato genome, the story of the potato is both satisfying and fascinating. Before domestication on the Andean antiplano, the high alkaloid content of potatoes made them poisonous to humans. But since then, these perfectly formed bundles of nutrition - naturally fat free, consisting mainly of energy-giving carbohydrate, but also containing protein, vitamin C and potassium - have been grown safely and cheaply underground in almost any weather and soil conditions, helping to fuel industrial revolution and population explosions.But their efficiency and versatility have also led to over-reliance and tragedy in the face of disease - most devastatingly during the Irish Great Hunger. John Reader follows the thread of the potato's story through the tapestry of human history, from its origins and evolution to its slightly mysterious arrival in Europe, where it became a crucial part of our gastronomic and social fabric. The UN's International Year of the Potato falls in 2008, and as global population swells and famine remains a constant risk, and environmental sustainability becomes ever more crucial, Reader asks what role the spud still has to play. "Propitious Esculent" is a highly readable exploration of the biology, history and social influence of our most humble, adaptable foodstuff.

The New American Steakhouse Cookbook: It's Not Just Meat and Potatoes Anymore

David Walzog

The New American Steakhouse Cookbook: It's Not Just Meat and Potatoes Anymore David Walzog List Price: $27.50
By: Broadway
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New York City’s best-known steakhouse chef brings restaurant-caliber cooking to the home kitchen with his creative spin on America’s classic cuisine, featuring a wide array of seafood, chicken, steaks, and chops, plus a host of scene-stealing appetizers, side dishes, drinks, and desserts.

When David Walzog opened the doors to the first of his three New York steakhouses in 1998, he sought to update an American institution. By applying the principles of New American cuisine—with all its creativity and fresh-from-the-farm flavor—he reinvented the steakhouse. Now, in 125 favorite recipes, the celebrated chef invites you to duplicate his modern steakhouse meals at home.

The New American Steakhouse Cookbook tackles every element of a meal, starting with flavor-packed hors d’oeuvres like Whipped Garlic Goat Cheese and Sherried Tomatoes on Cheese Crisps; Moroccan Spiced Lamb Chops; and Steamed Peel-and-Eat Shrimp. Salads and small plates (Baked Crabmeat Gratin; Sliced Beefsteak Tomatoes and Sweet Onions with Fresh Herbs and Blue-Cheese Croutons) and soups (Chilled Yellow Tomato Gazpacho; Green Lentil Soup with Grilled Country Ham) also make impressive starters.

Walzog’s main dishes prove that “steakhouse” doesn’t just mean steak, with other hearty dishes such as Barbecue-Braised Beef Short Ribs; Marinated Skirt Steak; Beef Tenderloin Kebobs; Cider and Stout Roasted Pork Shoulder; Grilled Salmon Steaks with Buttered Leeks and Shitake Mushrooms; and Lemon-Pepper Marinated Chicken with Grilled Asparagus. This steakhouse specialist teaches you everything you need to know about buying, preparing, and cooking steak, as well.

You can choose side dishes from such irresistible possibilities as Black Truffle Creamed Spinach, Gruyère Potato Gratin, and Toasted Barley Risotto with Mushrooms and Thyme. Recipes for steakhouse sauces and condiments like Stilton Cheese Sauce, Red Onion Compote, and Smoked Chile Ketchup are here, too. He provides tips throughout on how to prepare a dish in advance and then finish it quickly, as well as expert grilling advice.

Wine and beer pairing suggestions accompany the recipes, and there is a generous selection of drinks, including classic and contemporary cocktails ranging from Whiskey Sours to Flirtinis and even a selection of nonalcoholic drinks. Creamy Mascarpone Cheesecake with Marinated Fresh Raspberries, Five-Layer Chocolate Cake, and Strawberry “Biscuitcake” are some of the sweet finales.

With The New American Steakhouse Cookbook, you can bring the best of America’s favorite restaurant dining experience home.

Papas (Potato, Spanish Edition)

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Editorial Review:

These recipes take the humble potato to new heights of gastronomic delight. Whether it’s a light potato salad for a spring picnic or a savory potato tart with ham and Gruyere for a supper with friends, the dishes here suit any occasion. Color photos throughout compliment this taste-tempting book.

Potato--150 Fabulous Recipes: A definitive cook's identifier to potatoes; Over 150 fantastic recipes shown in more than 800 stunning step-by-step photographs

Alex Barker

Potato--150 Fabulous Recipes: A definitive cook's identifier to potatoes; Over 150 fantastic recipes shown in more than 800 stunning step-by-step photographs Alex Barker Amazon Price: $15.59
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A feast of over 150 recipes including the most traditional, classic and popular potato dishes from around the world

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