Rosemary Brown's Big Kitchen Instruction Book Review

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(More customer reviews)I have well over 200 cookbooks - of every size and topic imaginable, and I think Rosemary Brown's "Big Kitchen Instruction Book" is a "MUST HAVE" for every kitchen. Even if you only boil water or heat something in the Microwave, you can use this book. I have the paper back, but I will buy the hard back version when it comes out.
Even though Rosemary's "Acknowledgments" and "Introduction" pages are a little lengthy, she has much to say that the reader will find informative and entertaining. These sections should be read - to find out what an extraordinary person she is.
From these pages, I perceive Rosemary Brown to be professional, organized, caring, humorous, helpful. Not only has she written a great kitchen proposal and cookbook, but I believe she truly wants to inspire each reader to have a great workable kitchen in which to prepare delicious meals.
She doesn't just thank all the people who have inspired and helped her; I sense she also cherishes their roles in her business and personal endeavors and in her every day life.
Now, why do you need this book? - to make your or someone else's life in the kitchen more enjoyable and tolerable. This book is for any-age, any-sex single person, for a newly married couple, for a "use-a-pinch-of-this, butter-the-size-of-an-egg" cook, for a "been-cooking-since-I-was-6" (and now I'm 65) person, and also for someone who just wants their kitchen to look and smell wonderful with no plans to ever cook a single thing in it.
Rosemary gives you valuable information and suggestions on how to organize your cabinets, pantry and drawers; how to buy groceries and store them and for how long - from Arrowroot and Arugula to Wheat Germ and Yogurt. Her suggestions for buying kitchen equipment and implements are very practical. She tells you how to use these items. She gives you detailed definitions of kitchen and cooking terms. The "Food Substitutions" section is the best I've seen. She even has substitutions for containers in the "Container Capacities" section. Included also are conversions of all kinds, and Fahrenheit and Celsius comparisons, for example. There is a section for buying quantity per number to be served. It has what every cook needs!
All of the above goodies are in addition to the varied, easily-prepared and delicious recipes. Do you know what Fava and Cranberry beans are? Lingonberries? Jicama? 11 varieties of pears? Salsify? Rosemary will tell you. Each recipe page also has a side bar column for notes pertaining to the recipes on that page.
I am just amazed at the research, experimentation and dedication Rosemary Brown has put into her "Big Kitchen Instruction Book". As you may know, her husband, H. Jackson Brown, is the author of "Life's Little Instruction Book" and "Live and Learn and Pass It On."

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