Word: quickness
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...also, however, cloying in parts. "We have known and loved Sarabeth for years -- and love having breakfast in Sarabeth's Kitchen," begins the recipe for Sarabeth Levine's Goldilox, which turns out to be scrambled eggs with cream cheese and smoked salmon. Go straight to the recipes -- especially the quick and easy bouillabaisse with a peppery rouille -- and skip the biographical musings in the preface, which tell us more than we want to know about the authors' families and herb gardens...
...most instructive sections, double-page illustrations show the kinds of meat cuts typically available both in the U.S. and France. I have often wondered just how to butterfly a leg of lamb when, at the last moment, I have had to settle for the whole leg. Eight quick steps, each with its own picture, show how to debone the thing, and then it's an easy, two-step process to lay open the fillet so that it's ready for the grill. For the more adventurous, the book teaches the construction of a crown roast of lamb, which is fashioned...
...kind of goodwill back in 1970, when he campaigned for the U.S. Senate by walking the length of Florida, shaking hands and swapping stories for more than 1,000 miles on his way to victory. Citing "burnout," Chiles retired from the Senate and politics in 1988. Yet when he quick-started his campaign for Governor in April, Chiles' enduring popularity made him the instant favorite to clobber Congressman Bill Nelson in the Sept. 4 Democratic primary, and to oust Martinez in November...
...most serious problems are in the West, where poor water- management practices, rampant growth and extreme drought have hurt both people and vital ecosystems. In cities and towns, water scarcity means quick showers, brown lawns and dirty cars. But the real economic burden falls on farmers, who use between 80% and 90% of the water available in the Far West. While cities can easily absorb drought-related water-price increases, many farmers are being driven out of business by their water bills...
...profound disappointment; Turow creates a most unlikely event that provides the most optimistic future outcome for all parties. The abrupt, trite ending seems to suggest that Turow got tired of writing and yearned for the comfort of his plush law office, and simply wanted to tack on a quick ending...