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Julie Bove wrote:
> So I bought the book called 20-Minute Menus by Marian Burros. Luckily I got
> it used and didn't pay much for it because it is totally worthless to me.
> The book seems to presume that the people buying it don't know a thing about
> cooking. They tell you if the recipe calls for an 8 oz onion but you only
> have a 10 oz. onion to either discard the 2 oz. or add them to your dish.
> Say what? Who weighs their onions? Really?
>


I think teaching non-cooks how to cook *is* her specialty. I purchased
one of her books for my daughter and was pleased with it.