EVA'S KITCHEN CONFIDENCE is not a common cookbook. It is an e-book that provides the readers with all the necessary information, tips and advice other cookbooks do not, so it is a must for every cook, new and old. Although it is designed to meet the specific needs of the new cook, it also caters to everybody else who needs to learn more about food and methods. It is certainly a good read for those who read cookbooks to get educated and have some tasty fun as well! Moreover, it is suitable for those who are meat eaters and those who are vegetarians as well.

- Liana Metal in The Compulsive Reader

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"Eva's Kitchen Confidence goes way beyond the normal boundaries   of other currently published cookbooks and reminds me of the classics published decades ago that really spoke to a cook about fundamental   basics concerning cooking and food preparation beyond measurements and cooking temperatures. And it's all done wit   warmth and wit. I learned so many things reading through this   book...and before I read it, I had considered myself a rather knowledgeful chef. Well, I am a much smarter, more smiling chef now...thanks to Eva's Kitchen Confidence. Two wooden spoons...way up...for this one."
—Leta Nolan Childers   http://scribesworld.com/reviews .

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"This is not your typical cookbook as the introduction to this book best explains:

'Cooking is not just following recipes: To cook well and enjoy doing it, it is absolutely essential to understand the basic methods, so that you can apply them to those recipes surreptitiously torn from magazines at the doctor's office, collected from friends or contained in the glossy cookbooks on your shelf. Understanding the methods will give your cooking flair and flexibility. Thus you will eventually develop a style of your own.'

As the readers are admonished to get their 'nose out of the recipe and into the pot,' Kende teaches cooking through the senses. The eyes looks for color and texture. The nose must be aware of odors, both for blending of ingredients and for detecting any burning. The ears listen to the food cook, where hissing tells the heat is too high. The sense of touch is needed for texture, while taste is essential to assure the flavor.

Where was this book when I was a newlywed so totally lost and insecure in the kitchen? After 27 years, I have developed the style of my own, yet I still learned new things from 'Eva's Kitchen Confidence.' This book belongs in every kitchen."

Inscriptions Book Reviews Nov 16, 1999. Reviewed by Angie Mangino http://www.inscriptionsmagazine.com/

* * * * Outstanding book, engrossing, a classic

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"EVA'S KITCHEN CONFIDENCE a basic cookbook perfect for the novice or experienced cook, is the perfect compliment (sic) to any electronic bookshelf. With the new found interest in electronic publishing and the numbers of individuals signing on for the first time every day this reference work is a timely addition to the quality titles offered through Disk Us Publishing. Novice cooks will no doubt appreciate the helpful advice included in part one of this volume as they plan to equip their first kitchen. Author Eva Kende invites her readers to peer into her pantry shelves and freezer in chapters covering staples, spices, frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetable. Kende's expert advice makes stocking any kitchen a simple affair." -- Sandra Morgan, www.fictionforest.com

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"Eva's Kitchen Confidence is a gourmet smorgasbord of information

Whether you're a gourmet chef or a neophyte who doesn't know one end of a meat thermometer from another, this user-friendly primer on the fine art of food preparation should have a place in your cookbook collection.

Or perhaps even in place of your cookbook collection, because Eva Kende's emphasis is definitely on the art of food preparation. Cooking, she stresses throughout Eva's Kitchen Confidence, should be fun--an adventure, not a chore limited by rules, regulations and recipes. The trick, she explains, is to know not just how ingredients go together but why. Once you've mastered that, you're free to change the colors, textures and media and create your very own culinary masterpieces.

Starting with a list of the basic equipment needs, Kende goes on to discuss the science of cookery, surrounding the mechanics with words of encouragement, cheerful quotes and helpful reminders. Kende not only wants you to have fun in the kitchen, she wants you to have fun learning how to do it.

Have a wedding coming up? Tuck a copy of this book into a basket of kitchen utensils selected from the clearly described list. Know someone who just moved into their first apartment and who is living on Mickey D's and canned soup? Drop off a box of staples picked from another well-designed list and a copy of Eva's Kitchen Confidence. And don't forget a copy for yourself."

-- Elisabeth Burton The Blue Iris Journal

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Reviewer Rating: * * * * *

"There's an old saying that cookery is the only one of the arts which can be learned by sheer application, and Eva Kende's splendid book tells you exactly how to go about this. Irrespective of which partner is doing the cooking, I'd say it should be on every bride's wedding present list.

Clearly presented, and written with a light and often humorous touch, 'Eva's Kitchen Confidence' is packed full of sound and helpful advice. Don't buy equipment you don't need-remember, it all has to be washed! Read the labels on food-it's surprise how many items contain hidden fats and sugars. And yet you can still eat fried food- if you learn how to cook this properly. Eva is also the only food writer I have ever come across who advises that mushrooms should be briefly washed before cooking. Others warn that the flavour will be lost if you do this, and that they should be merely wiped over with a piece of damp kitchen paper. I have never found this to be adequate unless the mushrooms were really clean, and was delighted to find that someone else besides myself rinses the often grubby little things." -- Copyright © 2000 by Margaret Beasley http://www.sharpwriter.com/e-books/reviews/review138.htm

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"As a culinary-challenged woman this book was great. Rather than assuming any prior knowledge, Eva goes right back to the most basic concepts and builds from there. I can tell you that this was a refreshing experience as most books for beginners assume you know something. For instance, very few include how to boil an egg (which I never get right).

There are also small sections on hygiene, food storage and special diets (food allergies).

These may sound like 'Duh!' to most people, but for someone like me, it was brilliant! I will no longer have vegetables rotting before I can use them (I know I can freeze them now); I won't be serving chewy meats (because I will know which cuts should be stewed and which should be grilled) and I won't be poisoning the children by storing my food incorrectly.

No book about cooking would be complete without a recipe section. As stated earlier, recipes are not the main focus of the book, which is why this section starts after page 100.

All the instructions were informative, interesting and well written. Eva evokes images of a mother sharing her knowledge with a beloved child, rather than a condescending school teacher who thinks you should already know this stuff.

Eva, my family thanks you for this book - we will be benefiting for years to come and so will any other families who reads this extensively-researched cookery Bible! "-- Sandy Cummins Book Reviews www.writers-exchange.com

Rating *****

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"Computers have become almost as common as microwaves where almost every  household has one. Neither is it any easier to use for some people. If you are or know someone who has been dragged kicking and screaming into the Millennium or the kitchen, fear not for Mrs. Kende is here to make the culinary transition easier. Think of "Eva's Kitchen Confidence" as the "Joy of Cooking" in the computer age. She doesn't just cover simple concepts and common sense information but goes into the little known facts that can make or break your kitchen experience. " Cookbooks Reviewed August 6, 2001Vol.2, Issue 15 by TeAntae Turner

 

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Awards

• Eva's Kitchen Confidence was nominated for the Frankfurt eBook Awards!
  I am extremely proud that

• Eva's Kitchen Confidence was chosen by Inscriptions Electronic Book Club as their selection for December 1999.

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