Fix-It and Enjoy-It! Cookbook
By Phyllis Pellman Good
ISBN: 1561485268
Publisher: Good Books
Format: Paperback, Hardcover , $24.95; Comb-Bound Paperback , $18.95
List price: $15.95
Type: General; Quick
Sample recipe: Amish Onion Pie
Ambitions
Intended
audience:
novice
advanced
beginner
good
home cook
gourmet
professional
Apparent
goal:
stocking
stuffer
sampler
comprehensive
coffee-table
Biblical stature
Competition:
outclassed
follower
in the pack
strong challenger
likely champ
Content
Variety:
too little
too much
unusual
nice mix
just right
# of recipes:
<50
<100
<200
<300
≥300
Practical recipes:
<20%
<40%
<60%
<80%
≥80%
#
of ingredients:
≤4
≤7
≤10
≤12
>12
Ingredient
hunt:
7-Eleven
airfare required
online
pantry
supermarket
Recipe complexity:
too hard
simple
medium
challenging
professional
Instructions:
inadequate
verbose
bare-bones
full-figured
educational
Time conscious:
unconscious
outright lies
white lies
realistic
honorable
Cooking time:
weekend project
takes all day
takes time
≥30 minutes
<30 minutes
Added info:
zip
overwhelming
scant
balanced
generous
Photos/drawings:
none
distracting
decorative
instructive
glorious
Recipe results:
≤dorm food
casual food
family meals
fancy food
fit for royalty
Diet/Nutrition/Health
Nutritional info:
none
overwhelming
hit or miss
adequate
comprehensive
Tone:
food police
intense
neutral
supportive
comforting
Result:
guilt-inducing
heavy-handed
balanced
encouraging
inspiring
Format/Ease of Use
Layout:
ugh
cluttered
fine
considerate
work of art
Legibility:
unpleasant
challenging
tolerable
clear
brilliant
Production
quality:
cheesy
OK
years of service
gift quality
stunning
Page numbers:
non-existent
hard-to-find
spotty
sufficient
every page
Table
of contents:
AWOL
frustrating
passable
useful
excellent
Index quality:
none
tragic
adequate
good
a treasure
Page flipping:
upsetting
tedious
acceptable
rare
never
Author
Writer:
beginner
food writer
writing cook
personality
auteur
Cook:
unknown
self-taught
chef
teacher
celebrity
Summary
Fulfills ambitions:
falls short
almost there
satisfactory
exceeds
home run
Flavor delivered:
sad
inconsistent
tasty
delicious
exceptional
Overall tone:
sterile
trying too hard
straightforward
best friend
mom
Value:
ouch!
a little pricey
worth splurging
on the money
a deal
Overall rating:
skip it
good
very good
excellent
Ochef Top 100
Comments: Essentially a community cookbook, with many of its 675 recipes contributed by folks from across the country. The strength is in the variety and general simplicity of the recipes.
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