Pros: Lots of very useful information; plenty of photos and diagrams Cons: Missing bits of information; need for more diagrams; difficult-to-visualize instructions Rating: 3 out of 5
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"Spices & Herbs" (CIG) Leslie Bilderback, CMB
Pros: Great info for exploratory and adventuresome cooks; plenty of uses for herbs & spices; delicious recipes; handy sources Cons: Most of the spice mixes are on a very large scale; a handful of typesetting and editing snafus that can…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: cookbooks, Cooking, herbs, idiot's guides, Leslie Bilderback, spices
"Gluten-Free Eating" (CIG) Adamson & Thompson
Pros: A wealth of useful information & encouragement; good recipes Cons: No recipe photos Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Alpha Books. Visit Eve Adamson’s site or Tricia Thompson’s site. This is my sixth entry in the…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: celiac disease, cookbooks, Cooking, Eve Adamson, gluten-free, Health, idiot's guides, Tricia Thompson
"Pizza & Panini" (CIG) Erik Sherman
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 Review book courtesy of Alpha Books. Visit Erik Sherman’s food blog. This is my fourth…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: cookbooks, Cooking, Erik Sherman, idiot's guides, panini, pizza, recipes
"Being Vegetarian" (CIG) Frankie Avalon Wolfe, M.H., Ph.D.
Pros: Extremely comprehensive tips and hints; wonderful recipes Cons: None that I can think of! Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Alpha Books. Visit Healing Feats, the author’s website. This is my second entry in the Soup’s…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: cookbooks, Cooking, Frankie Avalon Wolfe, healthy, idiot's guides, recipes, vegan, vegetarian
"Guerilla Marketing" (CIG) Drake & Wells
Pros: Fascinating, informative, thorough Cons: None that I can think of Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Alpha Books. Susan Drake and Colleen Wells have produced a marvelous resource in The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guerilla…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: Colleen Wells, guerilla marketing, idiot's guides, marketing, small business, stealth marketing, Susan Drake
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to More Not So Useless Facts
Pros: Entertaining read for us overly-curious trivia buffs Cons: Some entries stop a bit short Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: Dane Sherwood, facts, idiot's guides, Kara Kovalchik, Sandy Wood, trivia
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Restaurant, Second Edition" by Howard Cannon
If I planned to open a restaurant I would read this book at least three times and make copious notes.