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The Tassajara Recipe Book (Revised & Updated)

✍️ Brown, Edward Espe
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🏛 Shambhala 📅 2000 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781570625800
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📝 Description: The Tassajara Recipe Book (Revised & Updated)

In a friendly and informal style, Ed Brown presents the recipes that have made the kitchen at the Tassajara Zen Center famous for more than thirty years. "Ordinary food for ordinary people" is the way Brown once described his approach, but there's nothing ordinary about these culinary offerings. From appetizers to desserts, the over two hundred recipes use the freshest ingredients in ways that will tantalize the palates of everyone from down-home vegetarians to the most discriminating gourmet cooks. The recipes are interspersed throughout with line drawings, photographs of the center and its environs, and Brown's own poetry. This revised edition includes twenty-nine new and four revised recipes, new photographs, and a new introduction.

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This book suits those who enjoy a relaxed, conversational tone in their cookbooks. However, it does not suit readers seeking rigorous technical instruction or precise metric measurements. The informal style may frustrate purists looking for strict culinary science. Additionally, individuals expecting complex, exotic flavors might find the 'ordinary' approach too plain. It is best for those who value atmosphere and simplicity over innovation. Avoid if you prefer dense, academic food history or high-pressure gourmet challenges.
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This book suits those who enjoy a relaxed, conversational tone in their cookbooks. However, it does not suit readers seeking rigorous technical instruction or precise metric measurements. The informal style may frustrate purists looking for strict culinary science. Additionally, individuals expecting complex, exotic flavors might find the 'ordinary' approach too plain. It is best for those who value atmosphere and simplicity over innovation. Avoid if you prefer dense, academic food history or high-pressure gourmet challenges.

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