A pretty face, but impractical

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	• Seduction and Spice: 130 Recipes for Romance Rudy Sodamin, Rudolf Sodamin Rizzoli International Publications, 2000 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Culinary Fantasies

Rudi Sodamin believes love is the ultimate aphrodisiac and he has also discovered foods we cook with daily that are aphrodisiacs. "Seduction and Spice" is filled with sensual recipes that are as fun to read as they are to try. With a red velvet cover, decadent desserts and gourmet feasts this is a collectable cookbook like no other. Some of the recipes you may want to try include:

Marinated Tomato Salad with Garlic Croutons
Chilled Asparagus with Vinaigrette Dressing
Roasted Garlic Soup Provencal
Red Snapper with Wild Mushrooms and Asparagus
Poached Salmon with Saffron Sauce
Crispy Ginger Duck with Poached Pears
Figs in Red Wine with Mint Sabayon
Mascarpone-Mint Ice Cream with Vanilla-Lemon Syrup
Cardamon Tea Sorbet
Chocolate Truffles

Some of the recipes need ingredients like fish stock, although no recipe for stock is given. There are quite a few recipes that require expensive ingredients like lobster and saffron. To be honest this book is a culinary fantasy with sexy and suggestive sidebars filled with information for the intellectual appetite.

I found it strange to happen upon a recipe for two that required an entire rack of lamb with 8 chops. Many of the recipes serve 8-12 so you will have leftovers if you are just cooking for your lover.

The impressive cover is only topped by the page after page of tantalizing full-color pictures. I can recommend this highly for reading in bed. If you love reading cookbooks then you will find the information on avocados, mint, arugula, chives, celery, truffles, onions, peas, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, sesame seeds, coffee, vanilla and chocolate to be highly entertaining.

You may also want to look for The Seduction Cookbook: Culinary Creations For Lovers and The New InterCourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook.

~The Rebecca Review

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A timeless classic !

Interesting and entertaining. I love this book, it is so beautiful! I am not kidding - serious it is so beautiful that you would like to frame it. You will have a ball reading through this great BOOK, exploring and creating your own surrounding To me, that what cooking should be - entertaining and sharing your food, ! Great work Chef !

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This is a special one!

This cookbook is special for many reason,It's presents a great Cookbook, It reflects's the author's charm,personality,generosity and humor. Rudi a tutor to many of cooks and today's Excutive Chef's around the world and a companion in my life as the former Excutive Chef onboard QE2. Neverteless, I have great confidence you all love this book, a treasure! as this book is not just a book of recipes , it is a book of love & passion,a book about Aphrodisiac, its food the very art of living, of which Rudi is a master.

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A pretty face, but impractical

This is a truly beautiful coffee table book, but the ingredients were not only impractical, but repetitive. Only a few recipes were practical (and I'm into gourmet food). Other recipes did provide inspiration to create my own versions with ingredients that were easier to find.

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Seduction and Spice is not only the perfect gift, but a fabulous and authoritative cookbook as well. The delicious compilation of 130 recipes is guaranteed to have you nibbling-- on Lobster Risotto, Chocolate Mousse...or on your lover's neck!

As the executive chef for two world-class cruise-ship kitchens-- the QE2 and, currently, the Royal Caribbean lines-- Rudolf Sodamin is a modern-day Cupid, uniquely qualified to make any meal into a special occasion. A book for the cook, or that special someone, Seduction and Spice promises flavorful, sensual encounters.

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