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Disappointed After a Long Wait
I was looking forward to this cookbook so much so that I preordered it long ago. Alas, it’s not for me. The book itself is very attractive and the recipes are intriguing—in an “around the world” and more complicated manner. I am sure there will be some who love these recipes and make great meals, but not me.
I found very few recipes I want to make and feel this is money poorly spent on my part, and an opportunity lost by the good folks at FOK.
Can’t help but feel that Forks Over Knives outkicked their coverage. Not sure what audience they were aiming at. Plant based food bloggers might really like it, but the selections are way over my head.
A friend asked me what I thought of the book. She has taken some ambitious plant based cooking classes and she makes wonderful food. I suggested she might like it more than I do. And I’ll probably send my copy to her.
In spite of my feelings about this cookbook, I would like to add that Darshana Thacker obviously knows her stuff. It would be a treat to sit in her kitchen eating whatever she makes, but to ask me to do it as well is giving me way too much credit.
October 2018 · Books · verified purchase