Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, Hors d´Oeuvres   

by: Elena Vakhrenova

Publisher: Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, Inc., 2003
Price: 29.95, Pages: 140, ISBN: 0972242201

Reviewed by: Patricia Weir


The borderless world of cruising is the expansive stovetop for the richly inventive cuisine you´ll discover in Chef Elena Vakhrenova ´s new book, Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining. Embark on culinary shore excursions in the world´s most flavorful ports without leaving your home kitchen.

Food lovers will find easy-to-prepare dishes to delight themselves and their guests, who´ll be tempted to think of these recipes as straight from the dining room of the latest round-the-world cruise.

The author, whose Russian father was a ship´s chef who passed his love of the sea along to her with his cooking skills, has slid three major lifestyle trends between two covers (nicely illustrated with photos): cruise travel, home cooking and the passion for sharing both with good friends.