Jane Doerfer (1941–2019)

Good flavored oils and vinegars and recipes to use them in plus plenty of other foods, too. Almost every recipe is appealing. Tho the book is a decent read what with the info included in each chapter about the cooks who are the sources for many of the recipes, it also comes across as a quality recipe source. Interesting shelf life comments for many recipes -- this is a PANTRY cookbook, after all. Recipes are salt-free and honey is the preferred sweetener instead of refined sugars. I cook show more from scratch and we raise much of our food; this is a book I refer to frequently. show less

This book looked perfect for me: I live by myself and wanted to be able to cook new & interesting dishes for myself without having to worry about doing long division or having a week's worth of leftovers. On my first go-through I was excited, noting many recipes that sounded tasty. My excitement quickly cooled. Many of the recipes (or at least many I thought sounded good) involved buying in bulk and freezing stuff-- not really an option for those of us city-dwellers in small apartments-- show more while some others were for more than one person, not exactly "going solo" in my humble opinion. All in all, not what I had hoped for or expected. show less