Pop Culture meets Culinary Delights
Is it a cookbook or a comic book? It’s BOTH. The bold, comic-book style cookbook just grabbed my attention, walking through the book department. Whoa! What was that? Just look at this cover and tell me it doesn’t make you, no, force you, to open it up for a closer look. It’s geared to those who are on the younger or young at heart side of life, or for Cookbook or Pop Culture collectors. I was going to sell it in my eBay Store, but can’t bear to part with it… You’ll find one, good luck.
The 9 in. by 10 in. size is super-handy to use in the kitchen. I liked the wipe-clean cover, and metal spiral lays-flat binding. Beginning or teen cooks will like the highly graphical pages, and clever recipe titles. Here’s a smattering of the Pow! Kabamm! contents:
Pantry Perils
Adventures in Appetizers
Dial “S” for Sandwich
Dinners in a Dash
Company’s Coming
Desserts in a Flash
The Pantry list is really useful. For someone moving out on their own, a college student in a dorm, the newly divorced, cooking challenged, and grandpa learning his way around the kitchen, this is the perfect tool to get them started building the basics of shopping for ingredients.
With 112 pages, and a huge sense of humor, thrown in with the artwork, your budding chef or hungry cook can surely find a delicious, easy to prepare meal. Nutritional information is there for anyone who cares.
Every recipe has a grocery list. These are foolproof recipes, yet they will impress your friends and family with your culinary skills. I was so thrilled to find the following recipe, which I have been craving lately:
Spanakopita Dip
makes 3 cups
prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min.
Ingredients:
1 15 oz carton whole milk Ricotta Cheese
1 6 oz carton plain low-fat or fat-free yogurt
½ of a 10-oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
1/3 c crumbled garlic-and-herb feta cheese (like Alouette)
1 4-½ oz can chopped pitted ripe olives
¼ c sliced green onions
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
½ t salt
1/8 t pepper
1 bag pita chips or use recipe provided elsewhere in the book.
Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl beat ricotta cheese and yogurt with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in drained spinach, feta cheese, olives, green onions, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Serve with Pita chips
Doesn’t that sound yummy? Serve with your favorite Greek beverage. There are so many easy dishes to tempt those picky people in your life, and then you can entertain them with this book.Read full review
