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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Book Review: Martha: The Cookbook—100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen by Martha Stewart

Martha: The Cookbook—100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen Martha: The Cookbook—100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen by Martha Stewart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is Martha Stewart's 100th (!!) cookbook - quite an accomplishment!  In addition to her 100 favorite recipes, it contains various memories plus historical photos, all wrapped up in a gorgeous coffee table book.  There are full color photos of each of the recipes, plus step-by-step instructions.  Some of the recipes are quite complex and intricate (puff pastry from scratch!), while some are quite straight-forward, using just a few quality ingredients.  I learned the secret to creating the beautiful ice shards on the top of a martini - using crushed ice instead of ice cubes in the shaker!  Of course she calls her recipe Martha-tinis. 

This book is an excellent overview of her career through her recipes.  Highly recommended.

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