Those are the same reasons I like the magazine "Cooks Illustrated". It is expensive (especially in Canadian funds) but very informative and enjoyable. The recipes are flawless, IMHO. Linda > > From: Bill Woodward <bill_cchkk@yahoo.com> > Date: 2002/09/12 Thu PM 04:16:04 GMT > To: Ted Wagner <trwagner1@yahoo.com>, chile-heads@globalgarden.com > Subject: Re: Fw: [CH] Good Eats > > --- Ted Wagner <trwagner1@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > The title of her book is "Cookwise". It is something ANYONE would > > enjoy who likes to cook. It is by far my favorite book ABOUT > > cooking. Notice I didn't say "cook book". It does have recipes > > included. However, it gets into the how and why of food and cooking > > food. I actually read it cover to cover as a I would normally read a > > novel...that's how interesting I found it. > > > > I just bought and am in the middle of reading it right now. One of the > things that attracted me to Good Eats, and to Cookwise, is the idea of > learning *why* a recipe works, as opposed to just cooking from a > recipe. > > BTW, I bought Cookwise from http://www.newbookscheap.com for $12 plus > shipping. > > - Bill > > > ===== > <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< > Bill Woodward (Bill_CCHKK@yahoo.com or wpwood@austin.hp.com) > http://www.geocities.com/bill_cchkk > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > http://news.yahoo.com >