Synopsis: Afghan Cuisine: Cooking for Life is a collection of
traditional Afghan family recipes that have been gathered and translated to
English for the novice Afghan and non-Afghan cook. The intention of the book is
to help Afghans and non-Afghan learn to cook delicious Afghan food in easy to
follow steps. The book is written from the Western perspective and directions
are provided to easily locate the needed ingredients and short cuts included
for the person that is on the go. This book is the result of many years of
collecting, research, observation, and practice in regards to cooking Afghan
cuisine. It is very different than traditional Afghan cookbooks in that it
includes traditional Afghan recipes that are easy to follow as well as
non-Afghan recipes. A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to
the women and children living in Afghanistan.
(from the back of the book)
Review: This is a pleasing collection of Afghan (and some non-Afghan) recipes. While the author admits she is a novice at cooking and at publishing a cookbook, I still feel there were some obvious deficiencies. Several of the recipes seem to skip steps or confuse terms. There are grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors a plenty. The layout is often awkward, splitting lists over two pages, or breaking apart instructions.
I am eager to try many of these dishes, but not sure I will be able to follow these instructions, sadly. I'm glad it's part of my collection of works about Afghanistan, but this isn't the best book on Afghan cuisine out there. Still it was worth the money to buy and the time to read.
Bookmarks: 6 of 10
Awards: None
ISBN: 1-4033-8590-4
Date Finished: 9-11-2014
Pages: 142
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