Beth Allen

The authorl offers her understanding of faithful discipleship, starting with how we experience and think about God. She explores how we can think and worship today in integrity to our inner selves and to our knowledge of the world, and takes a practical approach to theological and philosophical concepts from her Quaker and Anglican experience. We need a solid foundation to ground us as we reach for the ideals, the actions which will make peace and justice real today. For Quakers, this starts with the meeting for worship, and continuous with the experience of God found in words from Quaker and other traditions. The cool stillness of the Spirit is the source of enormous, exuberant life.… (plus d'informations)

I am an avid cookbook collector. I have over 1500 cookbooks, and believe it or not, I actually cook from them!! I actually own duplicates of some of my favorites as those much-loved books tend to get a little messy and I like having a "clean" copy that I can use to lend out to my friends when they are looking for a good recipe.

I am also no stranger to to Junior's, as I own his Cheesecake cookbook as well and have been using the recipe for his original cheesecake for awhile now. I guess I should mention that it ALWAYS gets rave reviews!

For those of you who are not familiar with Junior's, it is a well-know diner-style restaurant in Brooklyn New York. I personally have never been there or anything, but from the recipes I have tried from the cookbooks, I would definitely make it one of my stops if I ever got the chance to travel to New York.

Junior's Home Cooking is in my opinion a must-have addition to any cookbook lover's collection. There is over 100 recipes that are presented with easy step-by-step instructions that will be perfect for even a beginning cook. I also love the tips that are included in with the recipes, and am always thrilled to find another little "secret" that I would have never imagined using. The book is also filled with yummy photos of many of the recipes - the only change I would make is to provide pictures for every recipe in the book.

While these recipes are definitely not for the calorie-conscious, you should be able to lighten them up if you want by subbing a few ingredients. My family prefers to have them exactly as written - full of the yummy goodness that comfort food is known for.

Junior's Home Cooking provides us with a decent variety of recipes from appetizers, soups and salads to decadent desserts. I am definitely looking forward to making the braided challah - it looks fabulous and I can't wait to try it! Also a big plus with this cookbook is that all the ingredients can be found at your local grocery store or supercenter - you won't find anything that you will need a gourmet grocery for. That is a definite plus for people like me who live in a somewhat rural area with only a small handful of grocery stores and a Walmart.

I would definitely recommend any of the Junior's cookbooks by Alan Rosen. There is also a dessert one that is on my wishlist as well. It is one of the books that I know that I will use again and again.

I received this ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank the publisher for the opportunity to review this cookbook.… (plus d'informations)