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Title: More from a cookbook junkie!
Review: This could be a precursor to all those Mediterranean diet books. Naturally, I start all my purchases with research: test drive it at the library first, and then see if you have to have it. The history, the stories, and finally the recipes make this a keeper. Granted, the paperback doesn't have all the recipes the later edition hardcover has, but, it's easier to store! Besides, comparing the two editions, copy a missing recipe, insert it, and all is well. All the recipes are RIDICULOUSLY simple--and the food is the star, not big on the dressy stuff. You get to taste the product ("St Peter's fish" is my fave). It plays into the current local foods movement very well, with the Bible history right there showing Bible folk were the ultimate locavores, eating what they grew or caught right where they were. It's a nice guide, and proves again what Solomon said: there is NO new thing under sun!
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