Books Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine
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Rating: - It's real, and real good.
The stunning chimichurri recipe alone makes this book worth buying. This trendy dish is showing up on menus around the country, but I've never had one better than this. Every time I've made it, folks have howled for the recipe. Plenty of other great and simple dishes, from adobo to fried garlic sauce to tangerine tuna.

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Rating: - An excellent resource that has never steered me wrong
That about sums this up. This book has it all. Very simple recipes with fantastic results. No pictures really, but that's not really a fault in my book. I've tried many, many of the recipes in this book (as well as in the author's "Healthy Latin Cooking" book) and have never been disappointed. As a spearfisherman, his recipe for Florida Lobster was truly appreciated by me and it is downright excellent. I have used it much to the delight of family and friends.

Definitely, if you enjoy latin-fusion type of cooking, and don't have the tweezer-food mentality of cooking (hello French Laundry and Nobu), then this book is for you. Get it without hesitation and you will be delighted. There's a reason why it was a Julia Child award winner.

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Rating: - A cookbook written by a critic? hhmmmm...
I bought the book for the cover. I read several cookbooks a year. When I first read Miami Spice I was interested in what was going on with fusion/world cuisine on the South East Coast. The book proved to be a loadstone of information, recipes, and best of all, love for the cuisine that Steven Raichlen ate, cooked and reviewed. This love is what makes the book so important for anyone interested in the culinary movements of the last ten years in the South East.
I have cooked my way through most of the book, stolen a few recipes and adapted as my own, and heartily recommend it to anyone who loves to cook. This is a book for people who enjoy a great read. Really. It is well written and the recipes work.

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Rating: - Flavorful food that is simple to make
This cookbook is just fantastic. It contains a broad range of recipes inspired by the flavors of Miami, from cocktails to deserts. The instructions are clearly written. Most dishes take only a short time to prepare and all of the results have been great. This book is for people who love richly flavored food but do not want to spend their entire day preparing it.