Sunday evening, we decided to drive over to Borders bookstore, not far from our home and just mosey around. My husband headed for the CD section and I gave the pretense of looking for whatever caught my fancy. I knew full-well that I would make my way back over to their extensive cookbook department. Restraining myself, I decided to head straight down the middle aisle close to the information booth. A good beginning, and I even reached out to touch the five foot tall stuffed animals just on this side of the counter from a store clerk. She glanced up, eyes peering over the rims of her glasses and inquired if I needed assistance. Shaking my head as I moved away I thanked her, and told her I was just looking.
I stopped myself from glancing over my shoulder to the corner where they shelved those beautiful books. Nice that they thought to place it directly next to their indoor cafe`, complete with tables to hold your reading choices, drinks and food. They made sure the chairs were more comfortable than not, even though they were hard plastic. They must have spent more dollars to this end. Keeping us in their store for as long as possible. I was resisting the pull, the delicious aromas of coffee and cakes. They also had a few comfy soft couches placed into a square. Cozy and alluring.
Ouch! I actually bumped into one of those center floor displays, and after seeing what I had run the top part of my thigh into, I glanced at the colorful books about six feet away. Wow … tiny cookbooks … Jackpot! There were all of these glorious cookbooks with all the food subjects you could think of! I ran my hands across their glossy covers and pulled a few from the shelves. Flipping through them I picked out four and headed over to the cafe`, ignoring their entire cookbook department. I didn’t need them anymore not after this discovery.
Well this little booklet, sporting 111 pages (that is my favorite number) of perhaps the best pasta techniques, dishes and recipes that I have yet to see, is a real treat. There are multiple photographs on each page and the recipes are classic Italian. Plus these recipes have been triple tested by Confident Cooking, which has their own test kitchen teams that prepare every single recipe. I didn’t realize just how many ways one could prepare pasta. With this little gem I will expand my repertoire and explore the beautiful dishes with my husband. There are so many combinations to choose from that I might only need repeat some recipes twice.
There are soups, pies, meals, side dishes, stews, main dishes, dried pastas, fresh pastas, cheeses sauces, fast pasta, slow pasta, salads, and instructions, too! I am very impressed with this purchase and I highly recommend you trying it for you and your family. They practically guarantee delicious results every time and invite their readers to share in the delights of their special collection of recipes. It’s awesome!