Average customer rating: Wines Appeal to me Not what I expected Wine Journal: Label Removal disaster My Cellar Inventory, Top Label Removers. very appealing wine label collectors book

The Wine Journal: Label Collection Album & Label Remover Kit Manufacturer: Wine Appeal Products ProductGroup: Book Binding: Ring-bound Similar Items: The Wine Log: A Journal and Companion The Little Black Journal Of Wine: A Wine Lover's Record Keeper (Guided Journal Series) A Wine Lover's Journal The Wine Tasting Party Kit: Everything You Need to Host a Fun & Easy Wine Tasting Party at Home What I Tasted: A Wine Journal (Potter Style) ASIN: 0646437550

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Customer Reviews:

Wines Appeal to me.......2007-09-21

Not what I expected.......2007-07-03

Wine Journal: Label Removal disaster.......2007-03-16

My Cellar Inventory, Top Label Removers........2006-12-06

very appealing wine label collectors book.......2006-11-05

Average customer rating: Wine Journal Review Wine Journal review Handy Little Journal great book Great way to keep track of wines.

The Little Black Journal Of Wine: A Wine Lover's Record Keeper (Guided Journal Series) Manufacturer: Peter Pauper Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound Adaptations | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books General | Journals | Accessories | Formats | Books Blank Books | Journals | Accessories | Formats | Books Similar Items: The Little Black Book Of Wine: A Simple Guide To The World O Wine (Little Black Book Series) A Wine Lover's Journal The Wine Log: A Journal and Companion The Wine Journal: Label Collection Album & Label Remover Kit What I Tasted: A Wine Journal (Potter Style) ASIN: 1593593600

Customer Reviews:

Wine Journal Review.......2007-07-30

Wine Journal review.......2007-03-25

Handy Little Journal.......2007-02-22

great book.......2007-01-17

Great way to keep track of wines........2006-12-21

Average customer rating: Needs some work Loved it. what does sex have to do with cooking Best Recipe Organizer I've Seen!!! Binding is weak

What's Cooking? A Recipe Organizer Virginia Reynolds Manufacturer: Peter Pauper Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Ring-bound Reference | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Household Hints | How-to & Home Improvements | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books Pop Culture | Note Cards | Book Accessories | Our Favorites | Gift Ideas Similar Items: Recipe Keeper Family Recipe Collection Book The Recipe Collector Our Family's Favorite Recipes: A Create-Your-Own Cookbook Recipe File ASIN: 088088679X

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Includes a wealth of practical elements:

- 8 dividers (Appetizers, Soups & Salads, Vegetables and Side Dishes, Main Courses, Pasta, Breads and Muffins, Desserts, Miscelaneous)

- 8 folders and 8 plastic-covered adhesive pages for storing recipe cards and recipes clipped from newspapers and magazines.

- 9 information pages including US and metric equivalents, emergency substitutions, microwave tips, a glossary of cooking terms, and more.

- Clear plastic page to protect the recipe in use.

- 80 lined recipe pages plus additional pages for recording food websites and favorite restaurants.

- The 3-ring square back binder opens with ease and lies flat. The organizer measures 9-1/2" by 9-1/2".

Customer Reviews:

Needs some work.......2007-05-05

Loved it........2007-04-20

what does sex have to do with cooking.......2006-12-07

Best Recipe Organizer I've Seen!!!.......2006-02-24

Binding is weak.......2006-01-31

Average customer rating: baking and heirloom! a delight on all counts Heirloom Baking very nice bakingbook A cookbook lovers dream come true!

Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters: More than 100 Years of Recipes Discovered from Family Cookbooks, Original Journals, Scraps of Paper, and Grandmothers Kitchen Marilynn Brass , and Sheila Brass Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Bread | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Desserts | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Similar Items: At Home with Magnolia: Classic American Recipes from the Owner of Magnolia Bakery Buttercup Bakes at Home: More Than 75 New Recipes from Manhattan's Premier Bake Shop for Tempting Homemade Sweets Baking: From My Home to Yours Southern Cakes: Sweet and Irresistible Recipes for Everyday Celebrations Chocolate and Vanilla ASIN: 1579125883

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Customer Reviews:

baking and heirloom!.......2007-08-01

a delight on all counts.......2007-07-24

Heirloom Baking.......2007-07-04

very nice bakingbook.......2007-06-13

A cookbook lovers dream come true!.......2007-05-13

Average customer rating: Comprehensive Veggie Cookbook

Farm Journal's Best-Ever Vegetable Recipes: A Fresh Approach to Main Dishes, Appetizers, and Snacks, Soups, Salads, and Desserts--With 400 Never-Fail Manufacturer: Farm Journal ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover General | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Vegetables | Vegetables & Vegetarian | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books ASIN: 0385188498

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Comprehensive Veggie Cookbook.......2004-01-19

Average customer rating: This book creates its own world, a feeling of France in the 19th cent. A Cook's Paradise. What recipes! Great as an overall book, not bad as a cookbook Wonderful!

Monet's Table: The Cooking Journals of Claude Monet Claire Joyes Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Impressionism | Schools, Periods & Styles | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books General | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Spirits | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Reference | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books French | European | Regional & International | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books International | Regional & International | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Similar Items: Monet's House: An Impressionist Interior Monet's Years at Giverny (Abradale Books) Van Gogh's Table at the Auberge Ravoux: Recipes From the Artist's Last Home and Paintings of Cafe Life The Artist's Palate Planting Schemes from Monet's Garden (Garden Inspirations) ASIN: 0671692593

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One of the most influential painters of modern times, Claude Monet lived for half his life in the famous house at Giverny. It was after moving here in 1883 with his future second wife, Alice Hoschedé, and their eight children that Monet's work finally achieved recognition. His growing success meant that he was able to indulge his passion for comfort and good living.

Family meals, special celebrations, luncheons with friends, picnics: all reflected the Monets' love of good food. Just as the inspiration for many of Monet's paintings was drawn from his beloved gardens and the surrounding Normandy landscape, so the meals served at Giverny were based upon superb ingredients from the kitchen-garden (a work of art in itself), the farmyard, and the French countryside.

A moody, reserved, and very private man whose daily routine revolved totally around his painting, Monet nevertheless enjoyed entertaining his friends, many of whom were leading figures of the time. As well as his fellow Impressionists -- in particular Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas and Cézanne -- other regular guests included Rodin, Whistler, Maupassant, Valéry, and one of Monet's closest friends, the statesman Clemenceau.

They came to dine in almost ritual form, first visiting Monet's studio and the greenhouses, then having lunch at 11:30 (the time the family always dined, to enable Monet to make the most of the afternoon light). Tea would later be served under the lime trees or near the pond. Guests were never invited to dinner; because Monet went to bed very early in order to rise at dawn. All the guests were familiar with Monet's rigid timetable.

The recipes collected in his cooking journals include dishes Monet had encountered in his travels or had come across in restaurants he frequented in Paris as well as recipes from friends, such as Cézanne's bouillabaisse and Millet's petits pains.

For this book, the author Claire Joyes, wife of Madame Monet's great-grandson, has spent years selecting the Monets' favorite recipes and writing a wonderfully evocative introductory text. All of the recipes have been artfully prepared and brought back to life in Monet's own kitchen by master chef Joël Robuchon.

Illustrated with sumptuous reproductions of Monet's paintings, spectacular original four-color photographs of Giverny, selected shots of finished dishes, and facsimile pages from the notebooks themselves, this book provides a fascinating and unique insight into the turn-of-the-century lifestyle of one of the world's most celebrated Impressionist painters.

Customer Reviews:

This book creates its own world, a feeling of France in the 19th cent........2005-11-09

A Cook's Paradise........2001-09-06

When I entered Monet's home, the dining room made a strong impression upon me: large, very inviting and splashed in yellow as if Monet had tried to capture the strong summer sun to overcome the cloudy winter days of Normandy. The table for twelve was tastefully set with blue and white china with a centerpiece of dazzling fresh flowers, as if beckoning its guests to prepare for a savory adventure to be accompanied by lively discussion. As I passed through the dining room into the kitchen, I noticed that the old, black oven fitted with brass trim and graced with copper pots and pans was still capable of generating warmth, even if the fire went out of it long ago. It was at that moment that I decided to purchase "Monet's Table: The Cooking Journals of Claude Monet", and I have reaped far more from this book than the French francs I had traded in return.

In an interview published on November 26, 1900, in "Le Temps", Claude Monet declared "I am a Parisian of Paris. I was born there in 1840, ... I was born incapable of being disciplined. No one was ever able to make me stick to the rules, not even in my youngest days." Despite this boastful protestation, I am of the personal opinion after having studied his art, visited his home and read books and journals about the artist, that he was, if not disciplined, then certainly dedicated and devoted to the creation of the sensory arts of painting and fine dining in their truest form. These qualities are beautifully illustrated in this beautiful cookbook featuring 160 recipes of Monet's best-loved dishes such as Cezanne's bouillabaisse, Coquilles Saint-Jacques a la Florentine, Lobster Newburg, duck pate', chestnut soufflé, crepes made with Cognac, orange and almond cake and even banana ice cream. The book is comfortably divided into sections including soups, egg dishes, entrees, poultry, meat, game, seafood, desserts and conserves. I personally appreciate the range of simplicity to complexity offered by these recipes that enable me to select from those that are easy and fast to prepare and those that require more time and ingredients, depending upon the time I wish to allot. What I most enjoy sharing with my family and friends is the old world taste and richness of the dishes offered by this book that you do not readily find in most cookbooks. As an added and unexpected bonus, I am transported to a beautiful part of our world, rich in its history and creative in its many art forms that live on in my memory through this book.

The Preface was written in the form of a dedication to Claude Monet in May 1989 by Joel Robuchon, the Jamin Restaurant Chef de Cuisine. He researched the notebook of recipes kept and used by the Monet family for their family meals as well as those prepared for such noteworthy guests as Clemenceau, Renoir, Pissaro, Durand-Ruel and others. Mr. Robuchon adapted these turn of the 19th century recipes to accommodate modern day kitchen equipment that was unavailable at that time. His Preface ends with his grateful appreciation to Mr. Monet for all of his discovery, his generosity, his artistically beautiful and excellent tasting recipes which were a testament to authentic cuisine of the period, and lastly, for Mr. Monet's legacy to us of living art of every day life. The photography by Jean-Bernard Naudin is excellent. He was assisted by the stylist Nanou Billault in recreating the meals served at Monet's home; however, the subjects of his photography in this book exceed the replication of beautiful recipes such as foie gras truffe' en croute (foie gras encased in a crust) and oignons blancs farcis de Charlotte Lyses (stuffed white onions incorporating Gruyere cheese, fresh herbs, and roast pork or chicken). There are photographs of hand-written recipes on paper yellowed with age, framed by broken edges and stained by life's usage; "la sorbietiere" or the "ice pail" to make the traditional banana ice cream on Christmas Day; Monet's famed kitchen, dining room and studio; baskets filled with wild mushrooms; a picnic table on the grass under an apple tree; and, of course, photos of many of Monet's paintings, such as Le Petit Dejeuner painted in 1868, Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe painted in 1865, and Les Galettes. For devotees of the artist as well as history buffs, there are also some wonderful original photographs of Monet, including photos of the painter in his car leaving for his weekly trip to the market, in his garden with family members as they greeted the first American painters to his home, and in the company of Georges Clemenceau, former French prime minister, mayor of Mont Martre, author and teacher, in June 1921 on the Japanese bridge surrounded by wisteria.

The photography of Monet's garden is nothing short of breathtaking. I found myself lulled into daydreaming especially while browsing through the photos of the winter scenes of Monet's garden. One picture displaying the hues of green, blue and icy gray features Monet's lake surrounded by trees, bushes and tall blades of grass laced with frost. By the landing, there is a lonely rowboat on this mirrored lake with two paddles beckoning you as a passerby to come closer and fill the emptiness created by the chill of winter. As you turn the page to another beautiful winter scene, you can see the renown pink and white house with its vine-covered trellis in the background, and the forefront dominated by the landscaping filled with trees and their green leaves, shrubs, arches and even pink roses, all of which seem to be completely taken by surprise with the early frost clinging to the pink flowers and green leaves as though they were dusted with sugar crystals. I treasure this book as much for the memories of my visit to Monet's house and garden as for its insight into the realm of Monet including his time honored recipes.

What recipes!.......2001-01-18

But the recipes are remarkable! Monet was a fanatic in the kitchen, swiping recipes from everybody he knew -- there are reproductions of some of his notebook pages, and they're interesting even if your French (like mine) is weak.

I've done six of the recipes, pork and fish and potatoes and what-all -- and every one was remarkable. This was a period in French cooking where haute cuisine was starting to materialize out of the various regional traditions, and Monet was a careful and discriminating observer of the process.

If you love painting and eating, you have to have this book!

Great as an overall book, not bad as a cookbook.......2000-12-28

Wonderful!.......2000-08-10

Average customer rating: Great Book For anyone who loves wine or wants to learn smth about it Informative but extremely pretentious Fabulous introduction to the world of wine A wine guide between friends

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine: New and Improved: How to Buy, Drink, and Enjoy Wine Dorothy J. Gaiter , and John Brecher Manufacturer: Broadway ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover General | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Spirits | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Wine & Winemaking | Wine | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Similar Items: Wine for Every Day and Every Occasion: Red, White, and Bubbly to Celebrate the Joy of Living Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes from a Marriage The Wine Bible Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide 6th Edition : The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and Ratings for More Than 8,000 Wines from All the Major Wine Regions Great Wine Made Simple: Straight Talk from a Master Sommelier ASIN: 0767908147 Release Date: 2002-09-10

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Customer Reviews:

Great Book.......2007-01-09

For anyone who loves wine or wants to learn smth about it.......2004-12-11

Informative but extremely pretentious.......2003-05-31

It is in these anecdotes that the authors' pretentiousness comes out. They meanly point out and make fun of the mistakes their acquaintances make while ordering wine at fancy restaurants. They halfheartedly reassure the reader that is OK to hunt for affordable wines, while at the same time subtly poking fun at people who prefer wines they consider inferior. Reading the book, I get the impression that the only people they respect are CEOs of large financial corporations and accounting firms, because every other one of their "wine anecdotes" involves a corporate male with a lot of money.

In short: the authors know a lot about wine, but they fail in their attempts at hiding just how much they look down on what they consider to be bad wine.

Fabulous introduction to the world of wine.......2002-12-09

This book is not a reference book like many others in this genre. Rather, it is more of a user's guide to different wines that brings the joy of tasting and exploring wines to the reader. The book offers lots of good, common-sense advice on "simple" tasting procedures, on how to buy wine, on how to taste and enjoy wine, and other topics. It also offers a healthy perspective on wine rituals, skewering some of the more pretentious in the process.

One of the things that we enjoyed about this book is that it offers a broad perspective on what to expect with different wine varietals. It covers everything from Barbera (from the Piedmont region of Italy) to Zinfandel, the "native" grape of California. These varietal sections have been improved in the second edition (we've read both versions) and now includes one on sauvignon blanc which has always been one of our favorite white wines.

Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys wine or would like to enjoy wine.

A wine guide between friends.......2002-12-06

What they bring to their column every Friday in the Journal translates to their latest book (an update of their 1999 version.) The same approachable writing style and sheer pleasure they so masterfully embue in their wine tastings follows in the book. And rarely do authors manage to pierce the literary plane and become real people, but John and Dottie come off in their book as those fun next-door neighbors every one of us has known at some time in our life.

The book could not be more simple in its layout. The authors discuss popular white grape varietals, then reds, and some other specific types of wines (like Sauternes, Champagne, etc.) Most chapters consist of a specific grape varietal discussion, recommended wines of that varietal, and a page or two of general wine tips. This pattern repeats throughout the book (with few exceptions) and covers about thirty grapes/types of wine.

This book is not meant to be encyclopedic in nature. John and Dottie simply ask you to come along and enjoy a glass of wine with them, dispensing simple, but usable advice on how to enjoy the trip. Some might downgrade the rating for being so simplistic, but a readthrough would dissuade this. Other references are available that cover the specifics missing from this book. But as the authors are more interested in evangelizing wine drinking - and specifically the mere enjoyment of wine in a stress-free setting - you won't (and don't) need to know the intricacies of French Bordeaux or the details of the difficulties of truly knowing what's in that bottle of Chilean red. (Consider Karen MacNeil's "The Wine Bible" in that case, particularly if you are new to wine.)

The only lack of the book is that it recycles some anecdotes from the "Tastings" columns, but this is more than made up for by the sheer joy John and Dottie bring to the subject of wine.

You can't go wrong with "The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine". It's truly about as escapist as a book on wine can be, while providing helpful wisdom that goes down as pleasingly as a chilled Oregon Pinot Gris on a sunny summer day.

Average customer rating:

Puligny-Montrachet: Journal of a Village in Burgundy Simon Loftus Manufacturer: Owlet ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Coffee & Tea | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Spirits | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Wine & Winemaking | Wine | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | France | Europe | History | Subjects | Books General | Travel | Subjects | Books Similar Items: Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine French Wine for Dummies Wines of Burgundy (Mitchell Beazley Wine Guides) Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library: Burgundy (Classic Wine Library) ASIN: 0805031758

Average customer rating: Takin' Notes Over priced notebook perfect for what it is People Need to Learn to Read!!!!!!! Do not buy this "book"

I'm Just Here for the Food: Cook's Notes (I'm Just Here for the Food) Alton Brown Manufacturer: Stewart, Tabori and Chang ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Culinary Arts & Techniques | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Reference | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Blank Books | Journals | Accessories | Formats | Books Home & Garden | Journals | Accessories | Formats | Books Home & Garden | Journals | Book Accessories | Our Favorites | Gift Ideas Home & Garden | Journals | Our Favorites | Gift Ideas Similar Items: I'm Just Here for the Food : Kitchen User's Manual I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0 ASIN: 158479299X

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Customer Reviews:

Takin' Notes.......2006-08-29

Over priced notebook.......2006-06-01

perfect for what it is.......2006-05-30

People Need to Learn to Read!!!!!!!.......2005-10-16

Do not buy this "book".......2005-08-04

Average customer rating: perfect wine journal great purchase for a budding wine connoisseur good book Great Thank you Gift Like it

A Wine Lover's Journal Whitecap Books Manufacturer: Whitecap Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Spirits | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Spirits | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books General | Cooking, Food & Wine | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books Similar Items: The Wine Log: A Journal and Companion Wine Journal What I Tasted: A Wine Journal (Potter Style) Noteworthy Wines: A Taster's Log (large format) The Little Black Journal Of Wine: A Wine Lover's Record Keeper (Guided Journal Series) ASIN: 155285454X

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A Wine Lover's Journal is an attractive souvenir book for recording memorable wines. There is a concise introduction to grape varieties and wine aromas, along with information on building a cellar and hosting a tasting party. The pages have ample space to record cellar purchases, winery visits and tasting impressions. The journal becomes a valuable record of how a bottle of wine was enjoyed, the foods that accompanied it and the people who shared it. Each journal page includes space for pasting a wine label as a keepsake. A Wine Lover's Journal is a perfect record book for both aficionados and novices.

Customer Reviews:

perfect wine journal.......2007-08-23

great purchase for a budding wine connoisseur.......2007-05-12

good book.......2007-01-16

Great Thank you Gift.......2007-01-10

Like it.......2005-10-28

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