Tapas (Revised): The Little Dishes of Spain by Penelope Casas
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Book Reviews of Tapas (Revised): The Little Dishes of Spain
Book Review: Totally about the food of Spain
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is totally about the food and culture of Spain! I have all of Penelope Casas' books and use them in my Spanish classroom. ¡estupendo!Book Review: Tapas
Summary: 5 Stars
A great little cookbook. We had a tapas party with a table of tapas and used this cookbook. What a fun time for all. Was a great success.Book Review: The BEST Tapas book out there
Summary: 4 Stars
I have an older edition of this book so my review may not apply to the revised edition. However, I heartily recommend this book. Yes, some of the tapas are involved, but sometimes extra effort is worth it. If you are interested in getting meals on the table in 30 minutes, go to Trader Joe's frozen food section and buy one of their delicious pizzas. If, however, you want a taste of Spain and some darn good food, try this book.
There are some recipes for things most people might not eat (tripe), and things I don't eat (meat), but each section is ordered with the pure vegetarian dishes first, seafood dishes second, meat following. You don't really need to wade through the sheep's liver recipes if you don't want to.
The biggest advantage of this book over other tapas books I've seen is that she is realistic about the ingredients available to the American cook. Some other books rely on fresh anchovies, octopus tentacles, cheese from some small part of southern Spain, you get the drift. She uses ingredients I have (mostly) not had trouble finding, but the recipes still taste very Spanish.
Book Review: Not Spain
Summary: 3 Stars
After a trip to Madrid, sampling the marvelous food in restaurants and tapas bars, I wanted to try cooking these simple and elegant dishes myself. This cookbook doesn't really satisfy my lonely taste buds, pining for Spanish foods. I tried four of them as accompaniments for Christmas dinner. It was difficult to find a variety of tastes that would complement the meal. My choices turned out to be pickles with herring and artichoke hearts, pickled onions, pickled cucumbers, pickled cauliflower. Many of the other recipes called for squid, octopus or mussels, not easily purchased in Kansas. I will keep looking for a cookbook with more variety.Book Review: 80's flashback
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a reprint of a book first published in 1985, with a few new recipes thrown in. I was very disappointed, the photos and recipes are very dated and I would imagine you will find my copy in a second hand book store soon.