Pros: A wealth of useful information & encouragement; good recipes
Cons: No recipe photos
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: A good basic primer
Cons: Make sure you read the info before using the recipes; missing details; no photos
Rating: 4 out of 5

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Pros: Extremely comprehensive tips and hints; wonderful recipes
Cons: None that I can think of!
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Delicious food; easy recipes; interesting history; helpful tips
Cons: Messed-up notes
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Pros: Incredible wealth of information on natural foods
Cons: A bit dry
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Perfectly suited to the college lifestyle
Cons: It isn’t fine dining, but then, that wouldn’t really be appropriate to the topic
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: All the information you tried to find elsewhere and couldn’t, in one book
Cons: More explanation of “why” would be nice, but that would make for a HUGE book
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Lots and lots of information
Cons: Some information could be more complete
Rating: 4 out of 5

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Pros: It may have the substitution notes you need
Cons: Some substitutions are ridiculously obvious (or just ridiculous); some leave out important information
Rating: 2 out of 5

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Pros: Hilarious; incredibly useful
Cons: Could be bigger and more thorough
Rating: 4 out of 5

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