Cooking for Blondes: Gourmet Recipes for the Culinarily Challenged

By Rhonda Levitch

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• Format: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891400800
• ISBN13: 9781891400803
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Champion Pr Ltd
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

misleading but still good

this book is misleading with its title. these recipies worked just as well for me and im not blonde. overall 5/5*s

Humor, Trivia and Cooking Tips with a Blonde Theme

This is a great book for hairdressers (my hairdresser who is blonde thought it was pretty funny) or anyone who wants to feel a little more glamorous in the kitchen. Rhonda Levitch majored in home economics and has also modeled professionally. She home schools her children and still finds time to cook her children's favorite foods and make healthy selections. The recipes are all labeled with cute hairstyles and hair colors. If you have never cooked, then recipes with Platinum Blonde are the easiest recipes. Golden Blonde recipes require more time and Natural Blonde are recipes for special occasions. "Blonde Cooking Dictionary" notes are found throughout the pages as are little quips and quotes and "Blonde Advice" that is pretty darn witty and had me laughing along with the author. "Blonde Cooking Dictionary - Blender: not just a hair color process anymore. Now that you are a cook, know that this is also a useful appliance used to chop, blend or puree. Comes in many pretty colors." Some of the delicious recipes include: Vanilla French Toast Slimming Shrimp Scampi Creamy Parmesan Sea Bass Rosemary Garlic Lamb Chops Berry Mascarpone Cream Trifle Once you have this book, you can also order humorous cards with quotes by famous blondes. This is truly a book that can be enjoyed by anyone and is filled with delicious recipes and lots of lovely humor. I love that the "natural blonde" recipes are the most difficult. ~The Rebecca Review

Don't let the title fool you!

When I looked at this book I thought Cooking for Blondes might be a book that would be of no interest to me until I open it up and looked at the recipes. I was quite please with what I found so I bought the book and on the way home stopped at the store to pick up a few things to try out her brownie recipe. My family ate the whole pan of brownies that night and asked me to make them again very soon. Don't let the title fool you because it is a awesome cookbook.

Blonde or No Blonde, This is a Great Cookbook

I am a closet cookbook collector, and am pleased to add Cooking for Blondes to my bookshelf!Author Rhonda Levitch's cookbook really brings out the best in food - which is so wonderful and refreshing! If you enjoy the true taste, flavors and melding of such enticing produce (or fish or meat), then this cookbook is for you.Additionally, Ms. Levitch offers not just single recipes, but she puts them together into menus that will surely get you noticed at your next brunch or dinner party. The shopping lists are completely prepared, and all you have to do is grab your pocketbook and run to the local grocer or market. Preparation is a snap because the receipts are all categorized by the `blonde' references from easy (Platinum Blonde) to a bit more time-consuming (Golden Blonde) to the recipes that may require you to phone a friend for assistance (Natural Blonde). I would categorize most of the recipes as gourmet, though some were just downright home-cooked feel-good foods. I took some of the recipes to my kitchen for the true test - passing muster with my husband and children. They loved the puffy omelets, though more for the fun time preparing them (they don't eat many eggs) and they regularly request a re-make of the No-Bake Chocolate, Oat Peanut Butter Cookies! This was really fun for the kids to prepare because they got to make their hands all oohey-goohey! Even for my blonde children!So, whether you're planning a dinner party, a romantic dining experience with your mate or some fun in the kitchen with kids - I recommend Cooking for Blondes - with or without hair color!Although the blonde references make this cookbook are not just unique, but also a bit humorous, there is nothing but scrumptious delectable ideas between the cover. Hmmm, maybe folks ought to take a bit of a closer look at blondes, too!

Gourmet dishes within the grasp of any culinary beginner

Cooking For Blonds: Gourmet Recipes For The Culinarily Challenged is a compilation of recipes carefully chosen and designed to be "novice cook friendly". Each recipes is even rated for quick reference with "Blond", "Blonder", and "Blondest" symbols. From Blue Corn Pancakes; Apricot-Lemon Scones; Skinny Shepherd's Pie; and Coconut-Pecan Biscotti; to Pepper Butter; Avocado Cream Soup; Garlic Shrimp Pizza; and Peppermint Whipped Cream, Cooking For Blondes brings truly gourmet dishes within the grasp of any culinary beginner -- and will prove to have great appeal for even the most experienced kitchen chef.