The Little Library Cookbook: 100 Recipes from Your Favorite Books

This is just wonderful! One recipe after another that I want to try NOW! (So what if some of those aren't really suitable for us.) Add in her delightful commentaries, and the reminders of books long loved, but not recently reread, and I think I need a real copy of my own, not just the ecopy from the library.

At that point I had read about 1/3 of the book, and returned it early to wait for a hard copy. That came quickly, and hasn't disappointed. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this.

I did come across one problem in the goose recipe. It ought to be obvious that '65 min/pound or 30min/kg' is backwards.

This was a great book to read while I was undergoing the monotonous procedure of covering books with laminate at work. I was able to reminisce about some of MY favorite foods from books, and still daydream about the ones that the author shares here. Will I try any of the recipes? Maybe a few... Some are too involved for me, unfortunately.

Growing up an avid reader, author Kate Young became fascinated with the food being eaten by the characters within her favorite novels. As someone who also enjoys creating food in the kitchen, she has managed to pair her two loves to create The Little Library Cookbook.

In her introduction, the author describes the recipes themselves, the ingredients and equipment required (including an essential equipment list), and the books from when she received her inspiration. In the On Reading section of her introduction, the author is quite poetic about her love of reading and books. Anyone reading this section will immediately want to reach for a favorite book.

The recipes themselves are broken up into unusual categories:

Before Noon
Around Noon
After show more Noon (Tea)
The Dinner Table
Midnight Feasts
Parties & Celebrations
Christmas

Each of the recipe categories begins with an explanation about the category. A quote from the book which inspired the recipe starts you off. Following this is a description from the author describing the recipe and/or her relationship to it.

Each of the recipes includes serving size, and equipment required. Many also offer substitutions or tips. About half of the recipes included photographs, some include step-by-step instructional pictures as well.

A recipe index comes after all the recipes, followed by an author index so you can look up the recipes based on your favorite writers as well.

New And Unique Yet Familiar

While all of the books, or the majority of them, will be familiar to most of the readers, the recipes are a more modern take on the familiar story. They are updated for use in a modern kitchen, yet still managed to evoke the feel of the book.

This is a wonderful book for any book fan who enjoys cooking. A terrific gift for any foodie who enjoys reading.

See the full review and the recipe for Sausage Rolls at The RecipesNow! Reviews And Recipes Magazine. This review is written in response to a complimentary hard copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review. show less

3.5*