Burro Genio

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De pie frente al público, Victor Villaseñor miró al grupo de maestros sentados frente a él, y su mente se llenó de recuerdos de infancia llenos de humillación y abuso por parte de sus profesores. Se sintió enfurecer. Con el corazón en la mano, comenzó a hablar de esos abusos. Y cuando terminó, para su gran sorpresa, encontró a todos los profesores de pie aplau-diéndolo enfáticamente. Muchas de las personas en el público no lograban contener sus lágrimas.

Así comienzan las conmovedoras y apasionadas memorias de Victor Villaseñor. A pesar de ser muy talentoso e imaginativo desde muy niño, tuvo que vivir con una dificultad de aprendizaje (no fue sino hasta los 44 años de edad que fue diagnosticado con un caso grave de dislexia), y la frustración de ser latino en una escuela americana en la que sólo se hablaba inglés. A pesar de los profesores que lo maltrataban porque no podía hablar inglés, Villaseñor se aferró a su sueño de un día convertirse en escritor. Hoy en día, es considerado uno de los autores más importantes de nuestra era.

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing..........2007-05-26

I was under the impression that this book would focus on the author's triumphs over adversity (i.e. dyslexia, racism, etc.). Although the book did touch on the aforementioned themes to a certain degree, I felt that its central focus was steeped in some of the most prosaic, banal details of Villasenor's childhood. The author's writing has a way of making the most tragic experiences of Villasenor's life seem incidental. The majority of children have stories about growing up but I am not sure that they are all noteworthy enough to be chronicled in a memoir. Likewise, I think that Villasenora could have broadened his work's appeal if he would have omitted several lackluster childhood experiences. I started the book with an open mind and with each page I hoped that it would get better. Regrettably, the book did not meet my expectations.

I recommend this book to everyone..........2007-05-13

I've read "Rain of Gold"(which I also recommend) and found "Burro Genius" to be just as wonderful. I recommend this book to everyone. Especially anyone of Mexican/American descent. If you've never read a book of Victor's, now's the time!

¡Excelente!.......2007-04-12

Excellency is the only word that describes this amazing tale! It is not Victor's fantasy but Victor's life in light of his dreams and struggles to be who he is. The Villaseñor's story is still the story of many inmmigrants, from many countries and many races. It is a redemptive experience that helps us to to keep on with life, no matter how hard it might be or turn. In a world where everything is "made" and taken for granted, Victor's creativity and desire to suceed over its limitations, emerges as a clear example for those who want to give up. It is simply remarkable! It is possible!

Outstanding Book and great storytelling........2007-04-12

Victor's storytelling magic lies in his very natural ability to make you feel as if you are 'right there' as an observor or silent participant in the experiences and adventures he is describing. His stories are treasures because they take his Latino readers back to their own lives in this country AND they offer non-Latino readers a golden opportunity to experience life as seen through the eyes of an immigrant. This particular book, BURRO GENIUS, is just such a story. The key to understanding and feeling what Victor writes about is to try and 'check your cultural baggage at the door' and experience the stories with a clean canvas.

No apparent English version........2007-03-16

I ordered this book thinking that it was written in English as are many of Villasenor's books. I received this book and realized that it was totally in Spanish. There was no indication from your review that it was in Spanish, therefore it was a total surprise. When I returned the book, I asked, in writing, for the English version, but did not receive anything more than a refund.

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The BEST Cookbook for Entertaining & Special Occasions
"We don't eat the way we used to."
Because of this book, i was a star host again last night!
the new elegant but easy
Good make ahead recipes

The New Elegant But Easy Cookbook
Marian Burros , and Lois Levine
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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ASIN: 0684853094

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The track record of the Elegant but Easy Cookbook speaks for itself. Almost 40 years and 500,000 copies in print is the figure of best-selling novels, not cookbooks. Yet co-authors Marian Burros and Lois Levine have endured, and The New Elegant but Easy Cookbook is destined to continue the tradition. The concept for the book hasn't changed: it's filled with recipes that can be prepared ahead of time so the cook can enjoy the party instead of hovering over the stove. However, the old book had become dated, often relying on canned and prepared ingredients that--while perfectly acceptable in 1960--did nothing to reflect more modern tastes. The New Elegant but Easy Cookbook manages to maintain the integrity of the original while taking a new culinary approach with more emphasis on fresh ingredients and world cuisine. Only 50 favorite recipes are included from the original volume (including Lois's Original Plum Torte, the most requested recipe reprinted in the New York Times, ever), while the rest are a dynamic new approach to simple and easy cooking. Dishes like Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Goat Cheese or Couscous are elegant, yet still sturdy enough to be prepared in advance. Burros and Levine have done their homework, and it shows. None of the recipes are to be underestimated because they are simple or can live in a refrigerator until mealtime. The authors have also provided ten foolproof menus, planning guides for large dinner parties, and ingredients lists with mail-order sources. In an age where time has become a precious commodity, The New Elegant but Easy Cookbook provides a resource to help free the chef from the kitchen to enjoy the ritual of the meal. --Mark O. Howerton

Book Description

A completely revised and updated edition of the cookbook that set the

standard for entertaining, featuring new recipes and old favorites with all

the great taste, convenience, and ease of preparation that has made it

the entertaining bible for more than 500,000 cooks.

We all know that stirring risotto in the kitchen while your guests are gossiping in the living room is no fun. That's why the recipes in The New Elegant but Easy Cookbook can be prepared in advance and refrigerated or frozen until your party. While sharing all-new recipes for delectable dishes like Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Goat Cheese, Mediterranean Couscous Salad, Michele's Corn Pudding, or an astonishing Prepare-Ahead Chocolate Soufflé, Burros and Levine have also included fifty favorites from the original cookbook, like Sherley's Parmesan Puffs, Baked Imperial Chicken, Green and Gold Squash, and Lois's Original Plum Torte (the most requested recipe ever reprinted in The New York Times).

To make your life even easier, the book has an ingredients list with mail-order sources and lists of recipes for specific needs and occasions. Best of all, there are ten foolproof menus, from an Old-Fashioned Casual Dinner for 6 to a Brunch for 16 to a Cocktail Party for 24, each with a shopping list and a two-week "countdown game plan" that will take the fear out of entertaining for even the first-time host.

Customer Reviews:

The BEST Cookbook for Entertaining & Special Occasions .......2006-02-12

I LOVE this cookbook! My mother purchased the first edition of this book, many, many years ago (1960's???), and has been using it ever since -- both for entertaining large groups and for special family occasions (the Lasagna, stuffed mushrooms, and Beef Burgundy are always impressive, and are just some of our favorites...) The recipes are easy (never compromising the "elegance") and full of flavor to impress anyone. I've recently moved out of state, and borrowing Mom's book is no longer an option... At age 46, I'm purchasing the new edition, and starting a "new" tradition of "Elegant" entertaining, with my own family and special guests.

"We don't eat the way we used to.".......2005-06-07

Cookbook authors Marion Burros and Lois Levine, who co-authored the original Elegant But Easy cookbook in 1960, team up once again, adapting some of their most popular recipes from the past to today's changing tastes. Fifty recipes from the earlier edition are included here, though all these recipes have been purged of MSG, canned soups, and most convenience foods. Butter, cream, eggs, and cheese are used in reduced quantities, and wherever the authors have been able to substitute low fat for high fat, they do so. This cookbook, however, is not about low-calorie or low-fat cooking. The goal is "pure, simple, fresh-tasting" food, and that sometimes means lots of eggs and fat-based dairy products.

Two of the most appealing sections are Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres, but these are also sections where those on low-fat diets need to pay attention. Sour cream, Roquefort and cream cheeses, and phyllo dough (brushed with 1 - 3 sticks of melted butter) are heavily featured in the appetizers. In the Hors D'Oeuvres section, however, Hummus, Black Bean Dip, Pickled Shrimp, and Caponata (served on bruschetta) offer great low-fat alternatives to cheese and cream-based spreads.

Imaginative chicken recipes--Chicken Gloriosa (with pineapple, cranberries, and tangerines), Grilled Chicken with Black Bean and Mango Salsa, and Curried Chicken and Apples are delicious and relatively low-fat, with turkey or chicken sausage replacing pork sausage in several recipes. Meat recipes, once the biggest section of Elegant But Easy, have been reduced to fifteen recipes, with a delectable Lasagna calling for turkey sausage, lowfat ricotta, a sauce of red wine and tomatoes, and baked eggplant. Desserts range from simple fruit desserts to a Triple Chocolate Mocha Madness Cake, a complex recipe which takes four full pages of instructions. And for those who loved the Plum Torte in the earlier book, it's here, along with a lower fat alternative, just as good.

The authors always tell how far in advance each recipe can be prepared, how long it can be refrigerated, and whether it can be frozen and for how long. An extensive list of mail order addresses for some of the less common ingredients is included at the beginning, and "Ten Menus with [Step-by-Step] Countdown Game Plans" are included at the end. In short, this cookbook tries to be as "elegant but easy" as the 1960 edition, and it succeeds--as long as you recognize that "lower fat" is not the same as "low-fat." Mary Whipple

Because of this book, i was a star host again last night!.......2005-05-29

Last night sit down dinner party for 13 people was so stress free and everyone loved the food. I have just started to enjoy entertaining because of this book.

This book gives me a lot of confidence to entertain because
1) The food recipes are delicious - guaranteed to impress
2) It's easy to make.
3) I don't get stressed on the day of the party because the book gives me the indication on what do 1 day, 2 days, 3 days in advance. What I do on the day is the final step whether to put the food in the oven, heat in the microwave, mix/add the last ingredients.

My all times favorites are Lasange (with eggplants), Chicken Gloriosa, Grilled Salmon, Tabouleh Salad and Brie& Pesto.

My only reservation is that for someone who lives overseas, some ingredients are hard to find. I also think that there are a few too many phylos recipes in the book hor.

I still give it 5 star because of the value it has given me. Everybody who thinks that they're afraid to entertain should definitely buy this book and start entertaining next week!

the new elegant but easy.......2003-12-07

I wouldn't have bothered writing a review but after I saw the one that said the person had bought the first book, written years ago and didn't like it, I had to respond. Why is there a review of a book that is different from the one that is now available? That's dirty pool.
I have both the original book and the current book and they are entirely different.
The idea of cooking ahead and refrigerating or freezing is excellent. But more important, the food is delicious.
If you were being fair you would remove that Nov, 2003 review. Sounds like someone who has his or her nose out of joint

Good make ahead recipes.......2000-12-11

I've found the recipes here generally simple and easy to make ahead. Mrs. Burros is very clear in her instructions (although I had some problems with a chocolate roll)and the taste combinations are very good. As this book is an update of her original there are a number of amusing asides on changes in food ingredients and cooking styles between the two editions. Not quite a "must-have" but useful.

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That cowboy from Burro Creek
Grace Neal
Manufacturer: Mohave County Historical Society
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Cooking for Comfort : More Than 100 Wonderful Recipes That Are as Satisfying to Cook as They Are to Eat

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Excellent Recipes for Non-Foodies
#1 cookbook in my collection
Comforting Food in Two Ways=Eat & Cook
What Your Mother Cooked or You Wish She Did

Cooking for Comfort : More Than 100 Wonderful Recipes That Are as Satisfying to Cook as They Are to Eat
Marian Burros
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover

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In Cooking for Comfort, New York Times food-columnist and cookbook writer, Marion Burros, brings her sure taste and rock-solid technique to revisit simple dishes like linguine with red clam sauce, fried chicken, and quiche Lorraine. Burros knows when a good thing isn't quite good enough, tweaking some recipes (her shortbread features blueberries and lemon curd); upgrading ingredients (a Cobb salad made with arugula); or simply doing a major overall (introducing wine to her cream of tomato soup). As someone concerned about health matters, she's also "streamlined" a number of recipes, like coleslaw and potato salad, which can be made with light mayonnaise without compromise. (She also knows when to leave well enough alone, as with her classic coconut cake recipe.) The 100-plus recipes--all approachable--range from breakfast and brunch dishes to desserts, and includes an extended selection on cookies, cobblers, cakes, puddings, and delicious refrigerator sweets like Apricot Mousse and Terrine of Summer Fruit. With chatty recipe introductions and short-take formulas for the likes of Toasted Cheese Sandwiches and Make Ahead Risotto, the book is a welcome addition to the everything-old-is-new-again canon. --Arthur Boehm

Book Description

"We want to go back to a time when life was not so complicated -- or, at least, when we look at it from a distance, it was one that seemed much simpler. One ofthe few ways most of us can get there together is through our food."

-- from the Introduction

In these turbulent times, bestselling author and acclaimed New York Times columnist Marian Burros felt the change in America's eating habits. More and more, Burros noticed that people were setting aside their salads and instead reaching for foods like meat loaf and mashed potatoes, while others longed for the cookies, cakes, and pies their moms used to bake. In Cooking for Comfort, Burros shares more than 100 recipes for comfort food. Some are classics, some are streamlined for modern tastes, some have a contemporary twist, and some are unabashedly indulgent. But all are stuff from which taste memories are made.

Known for her ability to create deeply flavorful food and foolproof recipes, Burros shares mouthwatering recipes for dishes like classic Maryland Crab Cakes, Cream of Tomato Soup, the ultimate Toasted Cheese Sandwich, the Perfect BLT, Picnic Fried Chicken, Meat Loaf and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes, and Great Roast Chicken. They will soothe your mood and satisfy any craving. To calm that sweet tooth, Burros has included more than forty recipes for delectable sweets. Among them are rich and creamy Michael's Chocolate Pudding; no-fail Lemon Meringue Pie; luscious Coconut Cake; and Giant Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Ganache, all of which will feed your soul as well as your stomach.

The recipes are as stress-free and enjoyable to prepare as they are to eat, and they will appeal to any level of home cook. Burros has also provided wine suggestions and special notes on ordering specific ingredients, as well as extensive cook's notes that offer helpful hints and variations on recipes. With Cooking for Comfort, Marian Burros has turned out yet another cookbook that is destined to become a classic.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Recipes for Non-Foodies.......2005-04-21

`Cooking for Comfort' is by New York Times food columnist Marian Burros, who is part of a pretty distinguished heritage beginning with Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey, continuing with Mimi Sheraton and Ruth Reichl and visiting columnist extraordinary R. W. Appel. With Ms. Burros, the likes of Mark Bittman and Amanda Hesser, all writers of notable columns and cookbooks hold the current standard high.

There may be a sense in which the limelight for culinary journalism has passed from the New York Times' printed word to the hotter TV Food Network with its stable of star hosts. In most direct competition to Ms. Burros would probably be `Gourmet's' Sara Moulton, Ina Garten, or the spectacularly prolific Rachael Ray. What is unfortunate is that a cursory look at this book's title gives the impression that it is addressing the same interests as Ms. Ray's '30 Minute Meal' rubric. The fact that Rachael actually wrote a book entitled `Comfort Food' strengthens this association. This is not, however, the case. Ms. Burros has created a very special type of cooking perfectly evident when one pays close attention to the title. Her point is not to give us a book of recipes for comfort food, but a book of recipes that are comforting to make.

It is not too hard to appreciate that a dish that appeals to none of your family will not be too comforting to make. Therefore, almost all of the classic `comfort foods' will also be comfortable to make. That is, a dishes popularity will contribute to the comfort one experiences in the act of making it. A second characteristic of foods which are comforting to make are those which require a fair amount of effort, producing a dish in which one can take great pride in having successfully made this food. It follows from this that these recipes are NOT about quick cooking. A third characteristic I gather from Ms. Burros' selection of recipes is that the dishes are either familiar to American amateur cooks (blueberry pancakes, meat loaf, mashed potatoes, spaghetti with marinara sauce) OR the dishes are interesting selections from world cuisines (Spanish tortilla, Onion soup, Greek Salad, polenta).

In fact, as I look through the list of recipes, I get a strong sense of similarity between this book and two recent `Most Famous Recipe' books, `the greatest dishes!, around the world in 80 recipes' by Anya von Bremzen and `The Cook's Canon, 101 Classic Recipes Everyone Should Know' by Raymond Sokolov. Oddly, I think that while these two books are great for foodies, Ms. Burros' book is specifically written for non-foodies. In this regard, she does share some common ground with the prolific Ms. Ray. Another way in which they differ, however, is that Ms. Burros' directions are much more meticulous, with lots of helpful hints on technique, serving, and wine accompaniments.

I think Ms. Burros' biggest problem, aside from the perceived or actual competition from both Food Network luminaries and New York Times colleagues is that her subject is so ordinary. Why in the world do I want to pay even $20 for a book of 100 recipes, 70% of which can be found among the 4500 recipes in the `Joy of Cooking' or the 2500 recipes in `James Beard's American Cookery'. Any American who cooks probably owns one or the other of these two volumes. In the end, it is probably her one big idea that makes the book interesting. The book is important because it can inspire one to get more enjoyment from your cooking and it gives recipes to help you do that.

Overall, I thing the selection of recipes is excellent, making this a great book for those who endorse that other great non-foodie doctrine of the importance of finding `a few good recipes' and learning them well and doing them well. One problem I believe most amateur food enthusiasts may experience is that they may not appreciate the pleasure in repeating a recipe and doing it well because you have done it before and have gotten all the kinks out of your technique. They are much more interested in tracking down and trying a new Thai recipe using lemon grass or galangal rather than making that same old James Beard London Broil recipe again, regardless of how good it tastes or how easy it is to make.

Ms. Burros' recipe for chili, for example, may not be quite as elaborate as a prize winning recipe reported by Robb Walsh, it is, I believe, a much tastier chili than the Pierre Franey recipe I did for many years before the foodie bug got me and I saw other approaches which used cubed rather than ground meat. Just one example of how well thought out is Ms. Burros' presentation of these recipes can be found in her suggestion to adjust the seasoning of the chili after it has been retrieved from the deep freeze. Another insider's tip is to check the heat in the Jalapenos to see if more or less are needed to suit your taste.

If I were to offer any ideas for Ms. Burros' next book, I would suggest she leave out the food processor and any other high end equipment from her recipe procedures. As I believe her primary audience is the occasional cook, I suspect people in this group may not have $300 food processors. And, if they do have them, they probably don't use them often enough to get the best use out of them. At the very least, I would offer an alternative to the food processor method.

I would also leave off or improve the list of sources in the back of the book. I have to love a list that cites Lou DiPalo and his Manhatten Little Italy store, but DiPalo's is best known for its fresh mozzarella and ricotta, for which Ms. Burros gives a different source. You can get good Parmigiano-Reggiano in any megamart.

Strongly recommended for non-foodie weekend cooks.

#1 cookbook in my collection.......2003-09-26

Cooking for Comfort by Marian Burros is one of the most well thought out, incredibly written cookbooks I have ever read, cooked from or salivated over! Typically the word "Comfort Food" strikes up the notion of large amounts of fat, not in this cookbook. While you can find hints of luxurious fattening recipes scattered throughout her cookbook-- it is for all the right reasons. These recipes conjure up memories of grandma, mom, or maybe your Uncle Bill who would lovingly create homey comfort foods for you as a child. Her trip down memory lane about particular recipes reminded me of my favorites as well. As a native Tennessean I always thought that pimiento cheese spread was a distant cousin of cheese whiz not something you could make in your own kitchen! Burros also gives alternative ingredients for those who want a lower fat recipe, but all of her recipes are the real deal, recipes you have been probably making yourself but in a watered down version that never quite tasted as good as mom's.

Burros' anecdotes and recipe history notes prove that she is a born writer and editor with thorough research and appropriate accreditation with the added style of her own familial stories.
The help notes, step by step instructions and substitution sidebars can turn any kitchen neophyte into a chef! She even shares restaurant secrets (these are the secrets & hints restaurant chefs won't even write in their own cookbooks.)

Having a party and want easy, delicious recipes that have your guests humming or just a good old fashioned dinner that reminds you of Grandma? Cooking for Comfort is your answer.

Comforting Food in Two Ways=Eat & Cook.......2003-09-14

These are great traditional recipes that people always yearn for and like. Start at the front with Blueberry Panckakes all the way to the back with Stirred Rice Pudding, and you will find just exceptionally great comfort food without strain of shopping for weird stuff in the supermarket aisles or techniques beyond your patience, skills and equipment.

This has all that covered in addition to clear instructions, aids and source helps if needed.

The selection is sure to deliver many of your favorites and then some from a wide selection of ethnic groupings, course offerings, and tastes. There are some Tex-Mex, Italian, Hungarian, etc.

Personally, those for "Cocktail Sauce for Shrimp; Maryland Crab Cakes; Lobster Roll; Jim Brady's Prize-Winning Goat Gap Chili; Chicken Potpie with Phyllo Crust; Lemon Meringue Pie; Caramel Apple Tart and Pineapple Upside Down Cake" got my comfort attention and appetite to come um up.

This is down to earth cookbook to benefit all who want to cook up some pleasing recipes that will not strain wallet or cooking skills, yet provide bounteous, good food.

Nice to have had some photos, but recipes themselves conjure up great mental feasting.

Would make great gift for new bride or college bound.

What Your Mother Cooked or You Wish She Did.......2003-06-11

Although we have yet to prepare any of the recipes, it was a joy just leafing through the book and seeing the recipes included. It is not a large book and is the first cookbook I read cover to cover as soon as it arrived. Memories of my mother's cooking flashed through my mind. It even includes a recipe for the first thing I remember cooking: Oatmeal cookies (although I did not include raisins). I heard the author on the Diane Rehm show and had to buy this book. It had at least a dozen recipes of dishes I had forgotten about, but tasted wonderful. I have learned that the best recipes are the simple ones. There is nothing fancy about these recipes.

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Or, variety is the spice of life
Eating Well Is the Best Revenge: Everyday Strategies for Del
I love this cookbook!

Eating Well Is the Best Revenge
Marian Burros
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover

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Or, variety is the spice of life.......2003-11-08

Burros offers good, low-fat meals designed to be on the table in 20 to 30 minutes. Organized traditionally by main-dish ingredient (vegetarian, chicken, etc.) each two-page spread includes a full meal, main and side dish, with "game plan" directions and nutritional information. Burros stresses a "strategic approach" to cooking to maximize kitchen efficiency and her directions are simple and easy to follow.

The dishes are simple and delicious and varied - curried potatoes, tomatoes and peas; yellow fruited rice with fish, Chinese chicken and rotini, turkey apple patties.

Perfect for the harried cook, sick of eating the same things all the time.

Eating Well Is the Best Revenge: Everyday Strategies for Del.......2001-06-21

Of all of my "healthy cooking" cookbooks, this is the one I'd save from fire! The food is truly delicious, and they are easy to prepare. I generally find I increase the sauce quantities, but there is not an appreciable increase in calories. My husband and I have each lost over 20 pounds this year, slowly and easily, with great enjoyment. I got online to order this book as a present for a friend who survived a heart attack, and am sorry to find it not available! Does anyone have a copy to spare? Probably not now, with this glowing review!

I love this cookbook!.......2000-03-02

I've had this book over a year now and keep going back to it for easy, healthy and most importantly quick recipes. With it, I'm able to serve a variety of meals yet not spend the afternoon cooking them.

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Hilarious Outdoor Adventure
Entertaining and informative read.

Whoa You Donkey . . . Whoa!
Laura Leveque , and Jackass Jill
Manufacturer: Jackass Junction Publishing
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Tales of mining camps and donkey trails. Jackass Jill explores remote ghost towns and mining camps with her donkey companions. These travel and adventure stories previously published in Gold Prospector and Brayer magazines.

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Hilarious Outdoor Adventure.......2007-03-08

A series of short stories linked chronologically about a modern day lady prospector and her donkeys, mining and treasure hunting from Alaska to the Mexico border. Misadventures with characters like Soapy the mine dog, Klondike Mike, Texas Jack, and Sandilee the biologist. Great reading material for bathroom or outhouse.

Entertaining and informative read........2007-03-08

A delightful read introducing elements of geology, mining, animal husbandry and especially high adventure and humor in the hard scrabble life of a female prospector.

Making Burros Fly: Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer

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The book is all about passion and COMpassion!
Fantastic
Very enlightening! And a great read.
Not just for animal lovers
Heart Wrenching and Heart Lifting

Making Burros Fly: Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer
Julie Hoffman Marshall
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In this heart-wrenching book, Julie Marshall chronicles the life of Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer, from his creation of the Fund for Animals to the amazing "Army of the Kind"- airlifiting 500 burros set to be slaughtered from the depths of the Grand Canyon.

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The book is all about passion and COMpassion!.......2007-07-15

I've read tons of books on animals. This one struck a nerve because it was SO inspirational. It is PROOF that ONE person CAN change the world. It's a must read in the animal rights and animal welfare arenas. I did not put it down start to finish. Even though I've heard Cleveland Amory had a rough personality, he is one of my heroes.

Fantastic.......2007-01-09

Fantastic book! Cleveland Amory was the first influential person to dedicate his life to speaking for all animals and to be heard. Making Burros Fly is the story of how the modern movement of compassion and mercy for our fellow animals began and grew in the last 50 years. Buy it, read it and give copies to your friends...

Very enlightening! And a great read........2006-10-19

I really knew almost nothing about Cleveland Amory when I read this. Not only was it fascinating to learn about this very interesting man's life, but the information about the unthinkable cruelty to animals was breathtakingly sad. Thank goodness for people like Mr. Amory who force change. The book was an inspiration. It was well-written, engaging and took the reader through Mr. Amory's life with stories and memories. Highly recommended!

Not just for animal lovers.......2006-09-25

I highly recommend this book to everyone, whether they are diehard animal lovers or not. I doubt many people have been privy to all the information on animal testing and hunting much less the behind the scenes struggle against ignorance and "big money" in order to change our laws to help protect all animals. The writing is clever, witty and beautiful to read. Marshall does an excellent job chronicling the inception of The Fund for Animals, and its impact on organized animal activism. Her characterizations of these animals provides insight into how Amory and his Army of the Kind view the wonderful creatures they risk everything to save. This book embodies what Cleveland Amory was all about by keeping its focus on the animals and shows why we must remain vigilant in the "war" to combat animal cruelty. Marshall's love for animals is obvious and her book serves as a reminder that improving the animal condition also improves the human condition.

Heart Wrenching and Heart Lifting.......2006-09-19

When MAKING BURROS FLY, (the gift of a thoughtful young friend) arrived I stopped everything and read it through from start to finish. Isn't it wonderful to know about someone like Cleveland Amory who felt so passionately and was willing to put his life and resources on the line to correct obvious wrongs? I must say cruelty to animals - organised cruelty - was never something in the forefront of my mind. For instance, I would never have dreamed of deliberately starving dogs to see how long they could last without food or water. That sounds just plain SICK and not scientific. So - I read about things I'd never known about and I read with sorrow and despair. However, the book left me with a feeling of hope and upliift and optimism for the future. The author did an amazing job of collecting, collating and relating her material. There was so much information in the book, but she did not write dry statistics, she built suspense throughout and painted a realistic and attractive picture of her subject. Some of her descriptive writing was poetic and beautiful. This is a book all animal lovers should read. Others should read it, too - it might make animal lovers out of them!

Burritos! Hot on the Trail of the Little Burro

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All Hail, Holy Burrito
If you really love 'em ...
Wit and Information about Burritos
Lighter than air, not very filling.
A must have for any burrito eater

Burritos! Hot on the Trail of the Little Burro
David Thomsen , and Derek Wilson
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Burrito Lovers Cook Book: Fantastic Flavorful Fillings

ASIN: 0879058358

Customer Reviews:

All Hail, Holy Burrito.......2006-01-08

A comprehensive guide to one of California's greatest inventions was long overdue. This fanciful book is filled with burrito secrets that will charm the serious afficianado. Like the authors, I've spent years seeking out the "perfect" burrito; an elusive culinary holy grail. This is not a cookbook, but rather tries to explain the appeal of a food that is at once exceedingly simple and yet layered with complexity. Bon appetit!

If you really love 'em ..........2005-11-23

I've lived in LA for several years now. Sure the warm weather is nice, the palm trees are awesome, the babes is off da hook. But what's really sold me on Southern California is the Comida Mexicana. And the burrito is king! Who cares if it's not even Mexican? This book will get your mouth watering just by flipping the pages. If you really love burritos, you'll really love !Burritos!.

Wit and Information about Burritos.......2003-01-25

Full of really interesting information not only about burritos themselves, but about any subject that can in any way be related to burritos - . And it's written in a very witty, intelligent, and bright way that makes for laughs on every page.
You'll like it -

Lighter than air, not very filling........2002-02-18

I bought it and have made some of the recipes. I'll end up making them all but so far I know this much...
- The rice recipe, which I followed very closely, was not very good. Did they really want the onions to go into a puree?
- The chicken recipe has as a key ingredient a can of Las Palmas brand Chile Coloarado. Does your grocer carry it? You might want to check. I have checked several stores and they don't, including two mexican groceries. I did a quick online search and so far haven't found it there either. If your grocery doesn't stock it, you are going to have have to make up something else here or skip this recipe.
- Which would be too bad because of the extremely limited number of recipies in this book...a couple for salsa, one for rice, one for beans, one for chicken (which may be useless), one for beef, one for lamb, and a few misc. strays, for guac etc. Almost no variations one any of them. I didn't know when I ordered it just how tiny the book is.
- I don't think it's written or edited by anyone who has a lot of cooking experience. I have found a couple of the directions fuzzy. And the recipes for burritos either don't state how many servings they make, or are made for different numbers of servings (steak 3 servings, chicken 4). If the individual recipes (rice, beans, meat) aren't coordinated according to number of servings, I have to ask myself if these guys have been using their own recipes, or just who edited this book?
- Overall, sorry to be harsh but this isn't really a cookbook, it's a tiny little book with the theme "Aren't burritos cool!" Which they are. However, a cool book about burritos would focus more on how to make great burritos, rather than on jokey stuff about taqueria decorations and signage. The other reviews don't ring true to me, having used the book. Skip this one. The Bayless books have a lot of good rice, bean, meat, and salsa recipes that are great for making burritos, and I'm finding them quite useful (clear recipes, and tasty).

A must have for any burrito eater.......1998-11-11

Outstanding. "!Burritos! Hot on the Trail of the Little Burro" is the perfect gift for the burrito lover in your family. Much like a burrito, it's packed with a little bit of everything: burrito folk lore, history, recipes, restaurant reviews; just about anything one could ever hope to know about this terrific food. All written with sharp humor and keen insight. Plop yourself down on the couch with this book. You're certain to learn a little something, laugh quite a bit and of course, get very hungry.

Journey With a Baja Burro (Sunbelt Cultural Heritage Books)

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Interesting follow up from Into a Desert Place
A man, a mission, some wonderful moments.
Will intrigue a wide audience
Journey With a Baja Burro
An Older, perhaps Wiser Baja Journey

Journey With a Baja Burro (Sunbelt Cultural Heritage Books)
Graham Mackintosh
Manufacturer: Sunbelt Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0932653413

Book Description

The story of adventure traveler Graham Mackintosh walking almost a thousand miles along the old mission trail from the U.S. border to Loreto, Baja California. The peninsula, seen from the pace and perspective of this Englishman and his burro, offers unique insight into its early history, lore and the burgeoning tourist explosion impacting one of the world's greatest surviving wilderness areas.

Customer Reviews:

Interesting follow up from Into a Desert Place.......2006-08-25

The concept of the trip was interesting, but it could have been better if more of his personal experiences was recorded. There is a lot of historical quotes, which may be of interest to some, but it may have been better to have an initial quote for each chapter instead of breaking it up throughout the story.

A man, a mission, some wonderful moments........2002-05-22

Fourteen years after his trek around the coast of Baja California, Mackintosh, now a San Diego family man, is again drawn from the common world to a most uncommon journey. This time trekking southward in mountainous inland Baja with a pack burro. [I have had the great pleasure of meeting Graham Mackintosh and talking with him about his earlier book and about this one. For what it's worth, I found him to be the same gentle pilgrim that we meet in his writings.] "There was something very compelling and liberating about surrendering... From now on there would be no Mitsubishi, no Microsoft, no modem, no modern world, and maybe no home or wife -- just [the burro] and me, my goal, my God, and the good, simple people of Baja California," muses Mackintosh in a moment of introspective single-mindedness. Something that I enjoy about his observations, thoughts, and interests, if how often they closely resemble my own; one example being his delight in the company of a certain species of bird which I also particularly enjoy -- and which never fails to exhibit and inspire a certain indescribable joy -- the black phoebe.
As in his earlier book, Into A Desert Place, frequently recurring samplings of the history of Baja (and Alta) California, including the accomplishments and abuses of the Spanish missionaries, are well related and seamlessly augment the story. Mackintosh labels himself 'a poor Christian and a worse Catholic' and, for this reader, many of the books finer moments center in the author's spiritual questionings, insights, struggles, perhaps heresies, visionary experiences, and graceful redemptions. "Behind the cool, hard, smooth rock, I sensed that there was another reality close at hand. That's how far I had come! I had seen the solid, indubitable forms of the great mountains and valleys dissolve into extraordinary visions; and at times I had almost felt myself dissolving into the world... I sensed it wasn't just an illusion. For a few precious moments, I had been freed from my hobbles. I had looked and stepped beyond... The journey... seemed, in part, a vital preparation for a much bigger journey to come."

Will intrigue a wide audience.......2001-03-13

In Journey With A Baja Burro, adventure traveler Graham Mackintosh returns to the remote desert setting of his previous book in his expedition a thousand miles from the U.S. border south to Loreto. He and his burro follow the trail which leads to most of the mission sites along the way; his humorous first-person account will intrigue a wide audience.

Journey With a Baja Burro.......2001-03-01

JOURNEY WITH A BAJA BURRO is a gem of a book. Graham Mackintosh has written of his walk with his burro Mision through the mountains and deserts of the Baja California peninsula so vividly and poetically that it comes alive in our minds. His relationship with his sometimes-exasperating animal companion is funny and touching. Reading JOURNEY WITH A BAJA BURRO will teach you a lot about this relatively unknown Mexican peninsula which extends a thousand miles below the border of California, and you'll have a lot of fun on the journey.

Ann O'Neil, Longtime Baja California resident and author of "Loreto, Baja California: First Mission and Capital of Spanish California"

An Older, perhaps Wiser Baja Journey.......2000-12-25

I had wondered for years whether Graham MacKintosh would write another Baja book. His Into a Desert Place sets a high standard as a down to earth everyman-on-a-journey walking exploration of the fascinating and yet physically challenging Baja peninsula.

This book resumes our acquaintance with Mr. Mackintosh in a much different place in life than Into a Desert Place. Rather than being a Brit teacher wholly inexperienced in Baja ways, he starts the book as a married San Diego "old Baja hand", veteran of many trips and no longer an initiate pilgrim to the ways of the desert peninsula. If the dialogue portions of the books are any guide, I'd guess his Spanish improved a good bit with time. His narrative style remains folksy, simple, intelligent and unadorned.

In Journey with a Baja Burro, Mr. Mackintosh takes a burro on a trek from Tecate, Mexico down to Loreto. His travel itinerary takes him past the many missions along the way, and he gives us interesting bursts of history about each.

One might imagine that such a work would merely mirror Into a Desert Place, but the intrigue here is that the author is a changed man, and his Baja has also irrevocably changed. We still see the down to earth narrative, the simple punning, and the flights into spiritual self-exploration that make the first work so down to earth and yet such a flight of fancy. But here we have a bit of the drama of day to day living that the itinerant wanderer faces when he is no longer 25, and his family waits, rather impatiently, at home. We all grow a bit older, and the beckoning of the open sky tempers for some of us with time--but perhaps not for Mr. Mackintosh.

Mr. Mackintosh's gift is that although he understands that some of what he does is quite remarkable, he also understands the personal frailties that he brings to his courageous expeditions. This book is not the work that Into a Desert Place is, because the author, Baja, and perhaps the world itself is no longer quite the same. But this is a charming return to a alternative by-lane away from the great superhighway of suburban life, and I urge you to put on your turn signal for a walk with Mr. Mackintosh's burro at your earliest convenience. You need not read Into a Desert Place to love this one, but if you read this one first, I'm betting you'll go back and pick up the first one next.

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15 years and I still depend on this cookbook!

Horrible. Really horrible.

The book that saved our marriage. I'm not joking.

GREAT book - SUPER recipes

Twenty-Minute Menus: Time-Wise Recipes & Strategic Plans for Freshly Cooked Meals Every Day
Marian Burros
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Paperback

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Eating Well Is the Best Revenge

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ASIN: 0684801353

Book Description

Now there's one less excuse for not cooking and eating right. In 20-Minute Menus, best-selling author Marian Burros does all the thinking and planning for you: the 100 from-scratch menus have been designed and tested to get the best-tasting meal on the table in the least amount of time.

The perfect book for everyday cooking, 20-Minute Menus is full of tips and strategies to help the cook in a hurry, from stocking the pantry for the 20-Minute Kitchen, to providing a precise shopping list for each meal and a "Game Plan" that guarantees everything will run smoothly and be ready at the same time. Next time you want dinner fast, why not try:

Meatloaf Hamburgers/Mashed Potatoes/Broiled Tomatoes

Curried Shrimp, Peas and Potatoes/Toasted Pitas

Tunisian Chicken/Minted Carrot Salad/Couscous

Annie's Spicy Noodles and Veggies/Whole-Grain Bread

Scrod Provençal/Green Beans and Corn/Rice

Pork Tenderloin with Maple Glaze/Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts and Onions

Fish on a Bed of Salsa/Boiled New Potatoes

Veal with Lemon and Black Olives/Fresh Tomato-Zucchini Sauce with Pasta

Now anyone can put a delicious, creative, freshly prepared and healthful meal on the table in less time than it takes for a pizza to be delivered.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent cookbook.......2005-01-19

This is one of the best cookbooks I own. Although I've owned it for over 10 years, I still use it constantly. The recipes are tasty and generally quick. I particularly love the emphasis on fresh food. The game plans make it easy to put it together quickly, and several of the meals are elegant enough to serve to company. I cook for several families, and a number of these meal plans are perennial favorites.

15 years and I still depend on this cookbook!.......2004-07-24

There I was, 30 years old and able to make only one pasta dish and one chicken dish. My friends kindly fed me (well and often) but I could never invite them back. Then I moved to an apartment next to a newly-wed couple and they recommended *20-minute Menus*. "We can't cook either" they said, "but we can follow directions!" Yes indeed. Marian takes you step by step through entire dinners (not just one dish, but 2 or 3 dishes together, the whole meal) telling you when to start heating the broiler, when to blend the ingredients for the sauce, when to start steaming the vegetables... She even breaks down the ingredients into things you should have in your "pantry" (there is a pantry list at the beginning of the book) and things you need to get fresh for this recipe. I actually used that pantry list to stock my kitchen when I bought a second home. Usually the menus take closer to 1/2 hour to prepare (sometimes more) if you include chopping time, but the stress is low and the results are great.

In every way this book changed my life. I was suddenly able to make GOOD FOOD for my friends. I started having people over for dinner regularly. I soon branched out to... Marian Burros' 30-minute menus (*Eating Well is the Best Revenge*) and other cookbooks. But when I want a meal that is complex and tasty in the eating, yet swift and simple in the making, I come back to 20-minute menus. I've probably made 60% of the different menus and only once have I not liked the results (there was also one bad recipe in *Eating Well*). I have 2 kids now and this is the cookbook I use for regular nightly dinners. We all love it!!

Whether you're a seasoned cook looking for some easy and interesting menus, or a total beginner with aspirations to cook sophisticated food, this is the cookbook for you.

Horrible. Really horrible........2004-06-21

I tried two menus. Of the three recipes comprising these menus, one was inedible (I threw it away after one bite), one was barely okay (I ate it but threw away the leftovers), and one was just okay (I ate it, but I won't make it again). Also, the recipes are badly written--sometimes ingredients in the ingredient list are left out of the instructions. This is the worst cookbook I've ever used.

The book that saved our marriage. I'm not joking........2003-07-30

Before we bought this book, I knew five recipies. When it was my turn to cook dinner, my wife got to choose between pancakes, tacos, spaghetti, hot dogs, and a lousy stirfry. This was a source of no small amount of tension in our household, as she wanted a little more variety and taste in our diet, and I was uninterested in spending more time on cooking, and unsure of myself when it came to learning new recipies.

This cookbook was a compromise for us -- a way to hopefully add more variety while not scaring me off, and not taking forever to cook. It worked brilliantly. We have discovered 25-30 recipies in it that we absolutely love, and that I find easy to cook. The shopping lists and the instructions are easy to follow and make the cooking pretty painless. My one caveat is that I am a slooooow chef, so most of these take me 30-45 minutes to cook, but that may just be me.

GREAT book - SUPER recipes.......2001-08-28

I LOVE this book! This is the first cookbook I've seen that goes through the whole meal from main dish to side dish to dessert and even gives you the game plan on what to do first so all is ready at the SAME TIME! Imagine that? Coupled with the book Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents, it's all you need to feed your family healthy and even more important TASTY homecooked meals everyday! I definately recommend this one! Great as a gift for anyone with kids or who just don't like hanging out in the kitchen cooking all day!

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