This Korean cookbook is loaded with some tasty recipes.. & the recipes are super easy to follow!!!,
This Seoul Food Korean Cookbook by Naomi Imatome-Yun is not only a cookbook filled with 135 delicious recipes. But it also tells you about the Korean traditions/cultures along with the Korean Table Manners which you can find on Page 23. It was nice setting up my table like they would & experiencing what dinner is like for them. And I love their table manners such as no sneezing or coughing at the table or never decline food or drink offered to you by an elder. I also love how Naomi educates us on what cookware & tableware we will need to fully replicate the traditional recipes in this cookbook. The one thing that is highly recommended is a all in one rice cooker seeing that most of the dishes prepared in Korea always have a bowl of rice as their center dish. A all in one rice cooker will steam meats & veggies along with cooking rice. Or it can be used a slow cooker!
This recipe cookbook is perfect for anyone who loves trying out new dishes or anyone who loves Korean food. Me personally I love trying just about anything at least once. This cookbook is full of amazing dishes from appetizers, side dishes,poultry/fish, soups & stews to rice & noodle recipes. So far I have tried the Slow Cooker Shredded Sesame Chicken along with Kimchi Fried Rice & Tofu with sauteed kimchi. There are tons more I cannot wait to try! Overall I am very pleased with this Korean Cookbook by Naomi & I definitely recommend this cookbook to anyone looking to try something new. Or if you love Korean food!
The only negative thing I have to say about this Korean Cookbook would be that there are NO illustrations! No illustrations to show what the dishes look like finished. When using recipe books I love having a picture I can go by so I can make sure my finished meal is exactly like what they made. Also there is no glossary in the back! So if you don't understand a word or anything then you will have to use a dictionary or a search engine online. But other than that I loved everything about this Korean Cookbook!
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DIY Beer Brewing by Astrid Cook is a great read & a starting point for a beginner brewer..
In the beginning of the book Astrid Cook touches base on beer brewing & a very detailed step by step process for first time home brewers. I love how much thought she put into this book & how much knowledge she squeezed into it. Considering its only 95 pages long! She also provides a well detailed list of websites for home brewing events, online communities along with where to buy equipment from. My favorite part of this entire book would have to be chapter 2 pages 24-25, Astrid Cook tells us the history behind brewing & home brewing. I'm talking she goes back to 10000 BC which is pretty neat to me & she even added in a timeline showing the dates in which things happened. I learned some things I never knew prior to reading DIY Beer Brewing. She even provides a first time home brewing recipe for beginners. This recipe won't take nearly as long as other recipes! And once you perfect the beginners recipe there are tons more recipes which are more advanced.
I love how well Astrid Cook illustrates not only the equipment we need, but also the different ingredients we need such as hops(in cone or pellet form), malt (in grains or extract format) or yeast (dry or liquid).
I definitely think this book would be a great buy for yourself or for someone who is interested in becoming a home brewer. Even if your slightly interested this book will really help with helping you decide if its something you want to pursue or not! Easy to read & Astrid Cook even put a Glossary in the back which begins on page 86-91. The index follows right after which starts on page 92-94!
"I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review"
You can purchase DIY Beer Brewing by Astrid Cook on Amazon! Here is the link: Click Here!!! The Kindle Version is $4.99 For Paperback its $13.02
