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The Summer Book
by Susan Branch
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (1995-05-01)
ISBN: 0316106666
EAN: 9780316106665
Dewy Decimal #: 641.5973
Hardcover: 128 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 080811003
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: This First Edition copy is in very good condition. Theres an inscription on the front end-paper. Otherwise, No visible markings, highlights, underlining, tears to text. Tight spine. Price on inside front Dust Jacket flap is cut-off. Clean Hard Cover and Dust Jacket with light/minimum, shelf/edge wear. Delicious recipes, worth trying at an affordable price. (3I-65)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
A hand-lettered, hand-painted book of everything related to summer has a hundred summer recipes--including Blueberry Bread Pudding and Barbecued Bourbon Chicken--and features picnics, parties, gardening advice, herbal cooking, home remedies, and anecdotes. 100,000 first printing. Tour.
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Customer Reviews
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SUMMER TIME HAS NEVER BEEN SO SWEET
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-09-01
THE SUMMER BOOK hand written and illustrated by Susan Branch is a visual delight from cover-to-cover.
Her beautiful handwriting (which is an art form all by itself) is so cleverly complimented by the illustrations and flourishes she adds to every page.
This is more than a cookbook. It is a glimpse at a way of life that many of us long to live. It is the way the author/illustrator looks at life that leaves so much to imagination for the reader and a longing for another book of the season.
Seasons change and THE SUMMER BOOK leaves this reader (im)patiently waiting for the arrival of another from the talented Susan Branch.
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the summer book from the heart of the home
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-16
This book is delightful. If you enjoy gardening,herbs,cooking and summer fun,this book will bring you pleasure. Simple,light and tasty recipes.It is a great book to pick off the shelf in Feburary and escape the winter blues.
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Touches the Heart
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-02-06
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Great book I enjoy reading cookbooks and this is a cozy heart warming along with recipes. Once I got this one had to order more. The recipes are easy and good. I enjoyed the whole book. Its very cute with all the little drawings and stories. I'm hooked on her books.
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Captures the feeling of summer perfectly
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-03-25
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Susan Branch is a talented woman. Her cookbooks are beautifully illustrated with her drawings throughout. Her stories convey a warm sense of family and fun and will make you daydream about summer even in August.
Her recipes are simple and fairly easy to make and she leans heavily towards family friendly comfort foods with a little bit of pizazz. In fact, it is her ideas for presentation that make some of the recipes so special (the Bowl of Vegetables comes to mind...a simple twist on crudite that is elegant and delicious).
Those with picky children may find this book to be a surprising source of ideas (Lemon Linguini, Corn Salad, Lemon Chicken, Sweet Potato Fries, Kiwi Cups and Tortilla Roll-ups to name a few).
Her recipe for Crab Cakes is very good as is the one for Fish Tacos. Her recipes for vegetables are among her best; very simple and often quick ways to make vegetables special without drowning them in anything.
The Profiteroles recipe is my husbands favorite; the shells are simple to make and freeze very well. I love to make the Crostini for parties, the recipe is very flexible and all of the variations are a treat.
I love that she is not afraid to mix ideas and food and drawings and inspirational sayings all together in one book. You might not think that a quote from Gandi and a recipe for Jell-o shots could co-exist, but they do, and it works.
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Very Special Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-11-05
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a unique book, full of beautiful illustrations, easy to use recipes, quotes and ideas for making Summer a special season.
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