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Title: indian-spiced braised lamb shanks?
Review: Kind of a lazy book; the title suggests a comprehensive reference, but what you get is a whatchagot stew of arbitary recipes & once-in-a-while Indian Pudding & Johnny Cakes.The number of Recipes-to-number-of-pages ratio is quite low, & plenty/most recipes not especially "New England" -- just because a salad calls for boston lettuce does not make it a regional specialty. Pimm's Cup? Asparagus salad with lemon vinaigrette? grilled chicken sandwiches with russian dressing? pear and candied ginger clafouti? tomato & goat cheese salad?There's one clam chowder recipe & it is an abomination. LIkewise her take on boiled dinner...a quarter cup of soy sauce? You have got to be kidding.Since when does Martha's Vineyard belong to Rhode Island?And is Connecticut actually part of New England? All of CT? Anything outside of an easy commute to NYC? More Yankees bumper stickers than Sox as a geographical demarkation?There are other New England cookbooks that are much, much better.
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