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Since they originally appeared over two decades ago, Michael Kurland's two novels featuring Professor Moriarty - The Infernal Device and Death by Gaslight - are amongst the most acclaimed novels to have arisen out of the characters first introduced by Arthur Conan Doyle. In Doyle's original stories, Professor Moriarty is the bete noire of Sherlock Holmes who proclaims him to be his mental equivalent and ethical opposite, declares him to be "the Napoleon of Crime" and who wrestles Moriarty seemingly to their mutual deaths at Reichenbach Falls.But indeed there are two sides to every story and, while Moriarty may not always tread strictly on the side of the law, he is also, in these novels, not quite the person that Holmes and Watson made him out to be. In Kurland's fictions about Moriarty, the truth is finally revealed:* The Infernal Device - A dangerous adversary seeking to topple the British monarchy places Moriarty in mortal jeopardy, forcing him to collaborate with his nemesis Sherlock Holmes. * Death by Gaslight - A serial killer is stalking the cream of England's aristocracy, baffling both the police and Sherlock Holmes and leaving the powers in charge to play one last desperate card: Professor Moriarty. * The Paradol Paradox - The first new Moriarty story to appear in almost twenty years, never before in print.Brilliantly and vividly bringing late Victorian England in all its facets to life, this first ever omnibus of the adventures of Professor James Moriarty will delight long time fans and readers new to the milieu.AUTHORBIO: Michael Kurland has written many non-fiction books on a vast array of topics, including How to Solve a Murder, as well as many novels. Twice a finalist for the Edgar Award (once for The Infernal Device) given by the Mystery Writers of America, Kurland is perhaps best known for his novels about Professor Moriarty. He lives in Petaluma, California.
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excellent period piece(s).......2007-10-09
fun, exciting, fast-paced adventure. moriarty and holmes used to be good friends who have had a falling out, but still respect each other's abilities.
this book is about moriarty and his side business of solving problems for people, in this case the russian government. russian anarchists are plotting to harm the british government, in a large way, and blame it on the russian government so it will be overthrown.
holmes is working on a seemingly different case until it becomes intertwined with moriarty's problems. watson makes an appearance, as does moriarty's right hand man, benjamin barnett, who has a significant role.
this writer writes with very real, conversational english and very real characters. very enjoyable.
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In this book the eldest daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans tells the story of America's most famous cowboy and cowgirl.
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A Truly Wonderful Book about Two Truly Wonderful People.......2006-06-11
who enriched our lives over five decades.
Cheryl Rogers Barnett has truly written a memoir full of Love, Respect, and Admiration for her late parents, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. She writes of the people they were, before she was born, the circumstances of her adoption - yes, Cheryl was adopted by Roy and his first wife - and growing up in the Rogers-Evans* (Roy's first wife died while Cheryl was still a young pre-adolescent child, Dale lovingly took her on as her own) household. Roy, bless his soul, was in many ways, a real cowboy who eschewed the Hollywood lifestyle and could live in the great outdoors - in fact one of their early homes out at Lake Hughes was in a wooded setting - with rattlesnakes! Knowing that this wouldn't work, Roy moved in closer to Los Angeles, but always made sure that his children were grounded and did not have airs about them.
Barnett writes about her growing-up in the Rogers-Evans household, and in reading it one kind of wishes that too were put of a family that truly lived by the Cowboy Code. Roy and Dale were among the kindest folks one could ever meet, and I sure wish I did. Both Roy and Dale were unfailing kind and considerate to most people they met. It speaks volumes that in the one instance Roy ever got angry at fans was when they chose to want to visit him on the day they were burying Cheryl's little sister, Robin, and only AFTER these uncouth and rude people insisted in visiting him, having no consideration for the grief of the family.
She writes of the wonder horse Trigger, of how George "Gabby" Hayes was as different in real life as he was in the movies. Gabby, bless him, was a trained Shakespearian actor who was more accustomed to wearing tweed suits than a bandana and chaps - still, he too made the roles his very own. There are the Hollywood stories and vignettes of growing up knowing John Wayne and so many other Western heroes and other television and movie celebs, written straightforward, (the reader will never have the feeling that this book is a gossipy read) of Nudie the Famous Rodeo Tailor whom Roy helped to get established in Hollywood, and finally of the last decades when Roy and Dale, seeing how different Hollywood had become (mid-1960s), chose to move out to Apple Valley, and live out their lives there.
Throughout it all, Roy and Dale always gave deep love to the people they knew, and encouraged their children to be the best and fine folks in their own right(after learning she was adopted, Cheryl underwent a quest to learn about her real parents, with Roy and Dale supporting her every way). With the happiness there were the tragedies, first Robin, then the young son who died serving in the U.S. Army, and the adopted daughter from Korea, killed in a senseless road accident. Throughout it all, Roy and Dale's faith in God was never unwavering and was always solid. They lived the true meaning of the Cowboy and Cowgirl Codes.*
*(on their very last record together, Roy, Dale and son Dusty recorded a song written by two great friends of mine, Chris Hillman and Steve Hill entitled: "God's Plan" ...that pretty well sums up the honest and rich meaning of the lives they lived.
A warm memoir of a time when the tinsel Cowboys were so very much real - and real people too, unlike the sad imitation that Hollywood has become these days. Thank you, Cheryl Rogers-Barnett for a heartwarming read, and for signing my Roy Rogers-Dale Evans lunchpail in Wickenburg, Arizona last April.
Cowboy Princess.......2006-02-25
I loved this book! I became a little girl again with eyes wide open in awe of my heroes - Roy and Dale. Cheryl is very honest about the fun, the hectic schedules, the grief over the loss of her siblings, her rebellious nature in an innocent way, the strengths and weaknesses of her well-known parents who raised their family well, loved them dearly, lived a honorable life and had a lot of adventures in the way. Where the fans viewed Roy and Dale as super heroes ... Cheryl presents them as parents. I highly recommend this book!
Highly recommended for fans of Roy Rogers.......2004-07-14
Cowboy Princess: Life With My Parents Roy Rogers And Dale Evans is Cheryl Rogers-Barnett's true story of growing up as the daughter of "the King of Cowboys" and "the Queen of the West", whose popular exploits on movies and TV captivated the nation. Joy, the gruelling demands of the entertainment industry, the terrible loss of three siblings, and the lively personalities of those who shared their lives with Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Cheryl Rogers-Barnett fill this highly readable and personal account. Highly recommended for fans of Roy Rogers and the western movies of yesteryear.
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Between the years 1643 and 1649, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–80) and René Descartes (1596–1650) exchanged fifty-eight letters—thirty-two from Descartes and twenty-six from Elisabeth. Their correspondence contains the only known extant philosophical writings by Elisabeth, revealing her mastery of metaphysics, analytic geometry, and moral philosophy, as well as her keen interest in natural philosophy. The letters are essential reading for anyone interested in Descartes’s philosophy, in particular his account of the human being as a union of mind and body, as well as his ethics. They also provide a unique insight into the character of their authors and the way ideas develop through intellectual collaboration.
Philosophers have long been familiar with Descartes’s side of the correspondence. Now Elisabeth’s letters—never before available in translation in their entirety—emerge this volume, adding much-needed context and depth both to Descartes’s ideas and the legacy of the princess. Lisa Shapiro’s annotated edition—which also includes Elisabeth’s correspondence with the Quakers William Penn and Robert Barclay—will be heralded by students of philosophy, feminist theorists, and historians of the early modern period.
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- Excellent, Entertaining and A Great Gift Book!
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Sing and Change the World: From Davy Crockett to Princess Di...Dozens of Voices Show You How
David Edward Dayton
Manufacturer: Aslan Publishing
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You don't have to be an Italian tenor to shake the rafters or shake up the status quo. With a little courage, a touch of whimsy and David Dayton as your guide, you'll soon discover how singing can change your life and help you change the world.
Sing & Change the World! combines historic facts in easily digestible form, with chicken-soup inspiration and Mozart-effect musical power to demonstrate the impact of singing on ordinary life. Singing has saved lives, freed slaves and stopped a world war. Historic characters, modern celebrities and everyday people have changed themselves and their world with a well-timed tune.
Sing & Change the World will show you how to:
sing & save a life
sing & find success
sing & promote healing
sing & change your mood
sing & solve problems
sing & change the world
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Excellent, Entertaining and A Great Gift Book!.......2002-12-08
I highly enjoyed reading Sing & Change The World. I was inspired by the stories, letters, and facts that were presented in the book. This book needs to be read by people who don't have singing in their lives. It might change their life.
The Perfect Holiday Gift.......2002-12-06
David Dayton weaves tales of historical trivia with first-person letters from celebrities and his circle of friends (including me)to shed light on the phenomenon that singing is universal -- it relieves pain, saves lives, serves as a memory aid -- and is just plain enjoyable.
I felt awkward about reviewing a book that I saw take shape during our Thanksgiving dinners, New Year's Eve parties, and life cycle events. That's when I realized that the best person to tell you about "Sing and Change the World" is someone who watched its development from the bubble of an idea to a complete literary work. This is the book you buy for your friends who think they can sing and the ones who are afraid to try, the karaoke lover and the solitary hummer -- bottom line, everyone! Even the Grinch would adore this book.
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- First in the very excellent Kedrigern series
- A Wizard in search of a spell
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A Voice for Princess
John Morressy
Manufacturer: Ace Books
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ASIN: 0441848001 |
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First in the very excellent Kedrigern series.......2006-06-29
Kedrigern is a young wizard of well renown, about 160 or 170 years old (wizards, you see, live to be about 500 years old). Unlike most wizards, he doesn't sport a long, flowing white beard, wear an impressive pointy hat, or go around in robes writ with mysterious symbols. Kedrigern actually looks about 30 years old and often is mistaken for a normal human. He's a solitary homebody who resents visitors and abhors travel with a passion. Unfortunately for him (but good news for the reader), Kedrigern must often undergo plenty of journeying in order to best serve his clients. On one such trip, he encounters an enchanted toad sobbing piteously in the heart of the Dismal Bog. The toad informs him that her name is Princess and that she's been put under a frightful curse. Kedrigern undoes the curse but with the side effect that, while Princess had regained her normal beautiful form, her voice now solely consisted of a frog's "Brereep." The rest of the novel details Kedrigern's many frustrated attempts to rediscover a voice for Princess. Along the way, he confronts brigands, malcontent apprentices, covetous barbarians and malevolent princes. It's really too much to ask of a wizard who only wants to stay home.
This is the book that introduces that grumpy master of counterspells Kedrigern of Silent Thunder Mountain, his lovely wife Princess and their messy but utterly faithful house servant Spot. Author John Morressy excels in this sometimes gentle, sometimes unsettling whimsical fantasy. The scenes he writes vary from the gently absurd, the amusingly farcical to the mildly grotesque (man-eating rodents, anyone?). In reading this book, you'll learn of the mendacity of alchemists, the benefits of raising a troll young, the good fortuity which comes of aiding someone with ingrown toenails, and how, at times, it's actually a good thing to NOT smell a rat.
If you can, get instead the Meisha Merlin-released omnibus: Kedrigern Chronicles, Volume 1, The Domesticated Wizard. It includes this same novel A Voice for Princess, plus The Questing of Kedrigern and several Kedrigern short stories. A warning, though: there's quite a few misspellings which might now and then hinder the reader's enjoyment.
For those who enjoy John Morressy and his type of humorous fantasy, try out Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's Songs from the Seashell Archives and Robert Asprin's Myth and Phule's Company books. I know there are also other books of this ilk out and about, but I can't think of the rest of 'em right now.
A Wizard in search of a spell.......1999-08-10
A Voice for Princess is the highly entertaining story of a great wizard named Kedrigern of Silent Thunder Mountain. Kedrigern discovers a toad that is actually a beautiful princess turned into a toad by a bog-fairy. He breaks the spell, only to find that it was booby-trapped. And so, the hapless princess ceases to be a toad with a princess' voice, and becomes a princess with a toad's voice! Kedrigern realizes that this magic will take greater power to break, and sets off to obtain that power.
If you like your fantasy served up with wit and humor, then this book is for you!
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England's most sought-after healer and confidant to Princess Diana and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor tells her extraordinary story for the very first time. The Voice of Silence is the autobiography of a remarkable woman who has sought life's enduring values throughout her extraordinary circumstances, both tragic and wonderful. Crafted in evocative prose, she offers her views on healing, spirituality and love, and shares deeply compelling insight on how the three are eternally intertwined-and most easily found in silence. "I have been led into arenas I never dreamed of as a child, a million light years from the dreams I had in my mother's kitchen," Oonagh reflects. And her extraordinary life could not be expressed with greater humility. Born and raised in rural Ireland, Oonagh Shanley entered a convent at the tender age of sixteen, embarking on a lifelong spiritual quest. For the next twenty years, Oonagh remained a nun, training as a nurse and ministering to the elderly in India. It was here that she came to know Mother Teresa and answered the call to care for young mothers-a pursuit that necessitated leaving her order. Gaining special papal dispensation, she suddenly found herself in the outside world with nothing but a change of clothes, little money and a tremendous yearning for freedom and discovery. Following many new and exciting experiences in Paris, she was asked to nurse the ailing Duke of Windsor, whom she cared for until his death. Later, in London, she became Princess Diana's spiritual guide and healer. Oonagh's genuine empathy enabled her to form her own unique perceptions of these royal and complex personalities, which she shares in loving detail. Oonagh also explored her own life's journey-meeting and marrying Joseph Toffolo, suffering and learning from serious illness, studying acupuncture in China long before it became fashionable, and being photographed by the renowned British photographer and award-winning filmmaker, Lord Snowdon, a photo of whose graces the cover of this indelible memoir.
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The Voice of Silence.......2004-05-18
What a tactfully written book about an extraordinary life of a nun and healer who served the poorest and the richest (Duke of Windsor) finding that "we are all equal in suffering."
There is something mythic about the life of a woman who was born in Ireland's countryside, joined a convent at age 16, and winded up healing Princess Diana. On her path, Oonagh was guided by the voice of silence that kept her soul young and sensitive to beauty and art. Every page in her book is expressing her romantic and idealizing approach to the world and people whom she met.
On a retreat of healers, I happened to enter the room, when Oonagh introduced her book to the crowed of about 50 people. Her voice was quiet. I was too far away to hear her clearly. I relaxed and instead of listening to her words, "listened" to her healer's energy that was enveloping the room. It was fine and invigorating. The book emanates the same energy. It will cleanse you and bring you peace.
spiritual love both physical and emotionally.......2004-04-20
This was a very special book about a very special lady. She may be a delicate lady physically but has a enormous heart of love, who has known pain and grown from it.
A lady who is so spiritual within herself because she has taken the time to look within herself. Love is what makes the world go round. But sometimes people are afraid to look within themselves to find it and to be able to give and receive it, whether physically or emotionally. This book allows you to sit and think about spiritual and physical love because at the end of the day this is all you can take with you when your time is up on this physical earth. Everything else is excess baggage.
gently spiritual.......2003-05-28
Voice of Silence is a treasure, a gently spiritual book about the major choices we make, often the result of some kind of pain, and how they shape our life path. Oonaugh is a gifted person and her book is a journey into people's gifts. Highly recommend.
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This second volume of the Princess Collection features easy piano arrangements of twelve more songs sung by and about Disney heroines. Includes: Belle * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Forget About Love * Hail to the Princess Aurora * I Won't Say (I'm in Love) * If I Can't Love Her * Kiss the Girl * Love * Out of Thin Air * Reflection * Sleeping Beauty * There's Only One Ariel * With a Smile and a Song.
Customer Reviews:
Disney Princesses.......2003-09-09
Book starts out with quite easy songs, and progresses to a little more complex songs. It's a very fun book you could sit and play around with for hours.
One of the best Disney collections I've seen!.......2001-01-03
I highly recommend this songbook and the CD you can buy to go with it. It has been a real hit with my young voice students!
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Multiple books shipped as one item for your convenience. Save on Shipping/Handling charges.
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In seventeenth-century France, aristocratic women were valued by their families as commodities to be married off in exchange for money, social advantage, or military alliance. Once married, they became legally subservient to their husbands. The duchesse de Montpensier—a first cousin of Louis XIV—was one of very few exceptions, thanks to the vast wealth she inherited from her mother, who died shortly after Montpensier was born. She was also one of the few politically powerful women in France at the time to have been an accomplished writer.
In the daring letters presented in this bilingual edition, Montpensier condemns the alliance system of marriage, proposing instead to found a republic that she would govern, "a corner of the world in which . . . women are their own mistresses," and where marriage and even courtship would be outlawed. Her pastoral utopia would provide medical care and vocational training for the poor, and all the homes would have libraries and studies, so that each woman would have a "room of her own" in which to write books.
Joan DeJean's lively introduction and accessible translation of Montpensier's letters—four previously unpublished—allow us unprecedented access to the courageous voice of this extraordinary woman.
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Up-to-date, advanced techniques for the professional pastry chef and serious home baker
The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef brings up-to-date coverage of the latest baking and pastry techniques to a new generation of pastry chefs and serious home bakers. This book covers advanced material and - like chef Bo's classic The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, Fourth Edition - contains contemporary information to meet the needs of today's pastry kitchen. This volume contains nearly 500 recipes, which emphasize the techniques and presentations offered in top restaurants and bakeshops today.
Topics covered in depth include:
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Illustrated step-by-step instructions demystify even the most complex techniques and preparations, while over 100 vivid color photographs bring finished dishes to life.
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Chef Bo Friberg is the world's best pastry chef........2007-07-27
Don't know if he can top himself in his next book should there be another one.
the advanced pastry chef.......2007-05-12
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Advanced.......2007-02-27
This was a gift purchase for my sister who has her own catering company...and when she tells me the recipes are complicated I know it's WAY out of my league! :) Beautiful photos, very explicit instructions but not for the novice.
She loves the books, and I love the desserts she makes from it! :)
Magnifique.......2006-11-10
It is the first time I found a very easy way to understand Pastry and how to do.
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Everybody loves a fool -- especially made fluffy with ripe strawberries or tangy apple. From the author of The New Irish Table comes this celebration of the Emerald Isle's classic desserts. From lemony puddings and marmalade-slathered scones to fruit-filled tarts and berry-laden crumbles, these contemporary renditions of the traditional desserts of Ireland make perfect use of common staples such as oatmeal, fruit, dairy products, and, of course, whiskey. Steel-Cut Oat Pudding is enhanced with orange zest, nutmeg, and plump golden raisins. A chocolate, walnut, and caramel tart becomes a treat for grownups with a splash of the hard stuff. A final chapter offers the most memorable of holiday delectables including mincemeat tarts, Christmas pudding, and a really good fruitcake. A glossary and source list define and locate unusual ingredients. With gorgeous painterly photographs depicting the food and countryside, this wonderful cookbook serves as a sweet reminder of the people and cuisine of Ireland.
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Great cookbook.......2007-01-05
A large number of excellent recipes. A must have for those who enjoy culinary adventures.
Very nice collection of Irish baking. Buy It!.......2006-02-14
`The New Irish Table' and `Irish Puddings, Tarts, Crumbles, and Fools' by Irish-American culinary journalist, Margaret M. Johnson who seems to provide low end books covering Irish culinary practice, beginning with her `The Irish Heritage Cookbook', also from Chronicle Books. The middle ground, being the `Julia Child' for Irish cooking is Darina Allen, along with husband, Tim Allen and mother in law, Myrtle Allen, all of the Cork culinary powerhouse, Ballymaloe House and Cooking School. The high end of modern Irish cooking is held by Irish-American culinary academician and chef, Noel C. Cullen. The ethnographic corner of Irish / Celtic foodways is filled out by `Celtic Folklore Cooking' by culinary writer and folklorist, JoAnne Asala of Chicago. There are many more Irish cookbooks to cover between now and St. Patrick's Day, but this pretty much covers most major points on the culinary compass for Irish cooking.
`The New Irish Table' and Cullen's `Elegant Irish Cooking' complement one another pretty well, as they both present recipes from modern Irish hospitality centers. The difference is that where Johnson is covering pubs and `bed and breakfast' style eateries, Cullen is covering dishes from Michelin one and two star restaurants in Ireland, as well as many of his own creations as a working chef, before he took up teaching at Boston University.
Between these two featured books, Johnson's Desserts book is a much more valuable addition to your cookbook collection, as it includes a lot of fancy and holiday desserts which I have not seen in any other good book on Irish cooking. The best thing about this book and its companion is that like a lot of Chronicle Books, it seems to be on a fast track to the Bargain Book table, both real and on-line. That means that at half price, this book is a real bargain for the cookbook collector with a genuine interest in dessert baking.
On the surface, this book seems to feature four basically different kinds of baking. The six chapters are:
1. Puddings
2. Tarts
3. Crumbles and Crisps
4. Fools and Flummeries
5. Tea Breads and Cakes
6. Christmas Treats
Anyone familiar with English cooking will recognize in the first chapter a wide range of desserts which the Anglo-Irish all lump together under the name of `pudding'. Actually, most puddings remind me a lot of French Toast, more properly called `pain perdu' by the French. They are all different ways of combining day old bread, custard, dried fruits and the like into a treat for the sweet tooth. Puddings and tarts, together, form a collection of dishes very familiar to those who know English sweets.
Crumbles and Crisps and Fools and Flummeries all seem remarkably like a style of dessert which is very popular in the United States and commonly associated with both the Pennsylvania Dutch and southeastern and south central styles of cooking. In Ireland, as in the United States, they are all primarily ways of combining stewed or jellied fruit with oats, milk and perhaps some custard. The thing that distinguishes `fools' from other similar desserts is the fact that they are made with gooseberries. A gooseberry, according to my `Berry Bible' illustration, looks a lot like a current, and just a bit like a blueberry, and seem to be common in the United States only in the northern west coast.
The breads and cakes chapter visits the most widely familiar realm of Irish baking, the world of soda breads and scones. This realm is covered much better in Tim Allen's `The Ballymaloe Bread Book', but the last chapter in this book makes the whole book worth the budget price of admission.
This last chapter is a bonanza for those looking for something interesting to bake for Christmas, especially if you are fond of confections which include a bit of stout or Irish whiskey in the ingredients. This chapter brings the tired old fruitcake into a whole New World of cakes, puddings, ice creams, breads, mince pies, and cider sauces.
The second book, `The New Irish Table' has but 70 recipes, all of which seem to be high end bar food, especially since about 75% of the pages are dedicated to appetizers and side dishes. The five chapters on recipes are:
Small Bites with 9 recipes for crackers, tartlets, pates, crostini, cheese bites, and chutneys.
Starters with 15 recipes for soups, salads, souffles, charlottes, sauces, and sabayon.
Main Courses with 16 recipes for fish, duck, chicken, lots of pork, lamb, venison, rabbit, and pheasant.
Side Dishes with 13 recipes of old standards such as colcannon, champ, boxty, cabbage, turnips, and leeks.
Sweets with 17 recipes for puddings, custards, brulees, cakes, tarts, cobblers, and crumbles.
All in all, if you already have one or two books on Irish savoury dishes and you get Johnson's dessert book, this volume becomes largely redundant. A lot of the sidebars between the two books are the same and the `Irish Table' simply confirms everything I already know about the heavy Irish use of apples, pears, berries, dairy, beer, whiskey, pork, and lamb.
Since you can get this cheap, I will recommend it as a small, inexpensive addition to your Irish cookbook collection. It may, however, be the first in line for regifting if you already own a few Irish cookbooks.
Home, Sweet Home.......2005-10-07
No, I am not Irish, but sometimes I wish I was, and this is one of those times. Margaret M. Johnson captures the charm and essence of the style and simple beauty of the Irish countryside and traditional Irish desserts without making them sentimental, or, heaven forbid, contemporary and up-town. These are comfort-food recipes that make me want to sit at a simple wooden kitchen table covered with a cheery tablecloth and a well-laundered napkin and be served a plate full of something gooey and rich and warm from the oven by my 'Irish' mother. I plan to make most everything in this book, but I started with the Simnel Cake because I liked Margaret's head-note about it, and, as she states, it is lovely to seve at tea ( and is a keeper ! ) and the Jameson Chocolate-Walnut Caramel Tart because,well, it sounded so.....good ( which it was. )
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