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Beautiful presentation, some good and some less desirable recipes

  • Dec 3, 2009
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I will start off saying that this book is presented very well and many of the full-page color photographs look so good that it will make your mouth water. There are a handful of interesting recipes. The frozen berry bellini caught my eye in particular. It is a mixture of organic berries with champagne, simple syrup, pineapple juice and ice. The Watermelon Cooler looks delicious as well and so does the Pear Tea Martini. However I would respectfully pass on the overwhelming majority of recipes in the book. First of all many of the ingredients would be expensive and very hard to find in many places. Also I found many of the ingredients to be extremely weird and borderline disgusting. Seriously, who truly finds raw egg whites appetizing in their cocktail? Many of the recipes call for raw egg whites, its not just one. Some of the other odd ingredients are black ground pepper, aloe vera juice, butter, rose petals and jalapeno peppers and other various flower petals. There are certainly some unique and creative recipes but I think they have went a little too far for my taste.

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Organic is everywhere these days, including the cocktail scene. Trendsetting bars and bartenders across the country are adding organic drinks to their menus, and now it's possible to make these cutting edge creations at home with this collection of 100 eco-friendly, organic cocktails featuring cutting edge flavors and fresh ingredients. In five chapters, Paul Abercrombie offers such innovative recipes as the Saffron Margarita, Blackberry Mojito, and Lavender Lemon Drop, accompanied by stunning four-color photos throughout.
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ISBN-10: 1558324364
ISBN-13: 978-1558324367
Author: Paul Abercrombie
Genre: Cooking, Food & Wine
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
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