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Title: Fine job on the basics
Review: Rubell's book makes a great gift for people setting up their first kitchen. It explains the basic recipes for solid cooking that most Americans expect people to know. Real Life Entertaining also offers a decent collection of good hints for new cooks as well.Experienced cooks will find this book offers few novel recipes, many photographs that don't give solid presentation suggestions, and lots of white space. These features make the book less overwhelming to novices, but strip it of value for those seeking to expand a good repertoire.I rate cookbooks by the number of interesting recipes offered. This ranking system probably does not reflect the market Rubell's book is targeted at.
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