Faye Levy's International Jewish Cookbook - Softcover

Levy, Faye

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446671266 ISBN 13: 9780446671262

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1995

Synopsis

Low in fat and cholesterol, poultry has become the meat of choice for millions of health-conscious Americans. Now, the award-winning author of Faye Levy's International Jewish Cookbook presents over 300 mouth-watering poultry recipes from all over the world.

About this title

From Kirkus Reviews:

Levy says this book was inspired by a letter Julia Child wrote her 17 years ago, suggesting that she write a ``high-class book on Jewish cooking.'' An American raised on Eastern European Jewish fare, married to an Israeli, and well traveled in Europe (she has written a series of cookbooks with the umbrella title Fresh From France--none reviewed), she also credits a Jewish sister-in-law from India for yet another ethnic mix--so the international approach comes naturally. The recipes are prefaced by profiles of the two major Jewish cuisines, Ashkenazic and Sephardic, and their major subcategories; and they're arranged first by Jewish holiday, then conventionally by course, with the different styles (including Israeli ``new cuisine'') intermixed throughout. This makes for interesting variety and encourages browsers of any background to incorporate some new ideas into their own traditional meals. Levy also introduces different ways with well-known standards. Her Israeli mother-in-law, for one simple example, soaks but does not boil the dried chickpeas she puts in falafels. Both festive and everyday, but never formidable or fussy, Levy's recipes are ``high class'' in their fidelity to fresh ingredients, traditional standards, and contemporary taste. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

From Library Journal:

The latest from this prolific food writer/cookbook author is an authoritative guide to contemporary international Jewish cuisine. Levy includes more than 250 recipes inspired by the cooking of Jewish communities in a variety of cultures, from Moroccan Sea Bass to an Italian-style Braised Cod to Israeli Grilled Chicken. She provides recipes and menus for the holidays (there are six menus for Passover alone) as well as for everyday dishes of all sorts. Good modern Jewish cookbooks are few and far between; recommended for most collections.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0446671266
• ISBN 13: 9780446671262
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384