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Tin to Table

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A little bit biased since I know the agent who worked on this book but it is truly beautiful. Lovely layout, gorgeous pictures, and captivating writing. Very timely with the recent trends of canned fish, and full of interesting ways to utilize them. Anna Hezel has a very fun voice and I wouldn't be surprised to see her become an even bigger name in the food world!

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Really wonderful primer on tinned seafood and how to use it in everyday recipes. Makes me want to stock my pantry and try tinned recipes with confidence.

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An entire cookbook dedicated to items I always have on hand and may need a new take on preparing, I love it!. Sardines to Salmon there is a recipe here for you. This would make an excellent gift for people who love canned foods or the novice with no clue what to do with them.

Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for allowing me to review.

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If there is one thing I love it is a specialty cookbook - the more specific, the better.
Tinned fish is trendy as all get out. Who could've predicted it? Not me, but I love that it is.

I've been a fan of Anna Hezel's writing for a while now. I LOVED her Lasagna cookbook and Tin to Table will find its home in many a kitchen, I can imagine! Like wine, there is so much to learn about region and coinciding flavor.

This one is fun - easy to recommend and would be a fantastic gift for a foodie friend or family member. I loved!

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This book has a lot of cute photos and there's not much more to it than opening up cans of tinned fish and putting it on some type of bread. That said, I think it's a cute addition to the world of tinned fish. This book has some good simple recipes and it would make a great gift paired with a tin or two of fish.

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It’s always nice to be prepared, and keeping canned fish and seafood on the pantry shelf can be a lifesaver in a pinch. Tin to Table: Fancy, Snacky Recipes for Tin-thusiasts and A-fish-ionados is an excellent cookbook (with a very clever name) to make the best of those cans of fish and seafood that are most likely on your pantry shelves. You will be amazed at the imagination of the author in showcasing canned fish in innovative and unique recipes that fish lovers will actually want to make.

The recipes are written in the traditional manner with the ingredient list followed by step-by-step instructions. Most are fairly simple, and can be successfully made by both beginning and advanced cooks. Although most of us have our favorite kinds of canned seafood, this book includes several varieties that we maybe aren’t familiar with or haven’t tried. This one gives us an excuse to peruse the grocery store canned meat and fish aisle for some new things to try, especially when we’ve found good recipes to use them in from the cookbook.

This colorful cookbook contains hints and information at the beginning of each chapter, as well as authors notes preceding each recipe. There are also beautiful, professional photographs of most of the dishes, which makes it difficult to decide which one to make next.

If you’re one to keep several varieties of canned seafood on your shelf, you’ll enjoy cooking from this book.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

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The author had me at a-fish-anado on the title page. The pictures throughout the book are just cool. There’s a ton of great information and recipes in this book.

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An excellent collection of recipes that moves beyond the expected light snacks and makes tinned fish accessible to the everyday cook. Personally, I love pretty much every type of fish, so the reduction of tinned fish to finger food or oddity is always disappointing. Not so here, though. Hezel includes the canned delights in sauces, pastas, salads, and more, in ways that won't have you spending three hours preparing a small appetizer. Warning, the finished dishes will be eaten very quickly, because they are delicious, so make sure to get your own portion before the "I don't eat fish" people clear the plate.

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Tin to Table
Fancy, Snacky Recipes for Tin-thusiasts and A-fish-ionados
by Anna Hezel

My experience with canned fish is pretty basic - tuna, salmon, sardines and oysters. So was intrigued by the title and premise of this cookbook.

I was delighted to find a great variety of recipes, pictures, suggestions and tips in this beautiful book.

If you have an interest in broadening your tinned fish experience this may be a great book for you.


Thank-you to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Tin to Table; Fancy, Snacky Recipes for Tin-thusiasts and A-fish-ionados by Anna Hezel is a delightful table top book of depression era food made to look fancy and edible! The photos were gorgeous and very nice to look at.

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Thank you Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this book. This is an unusual cookbook focusing on canned/tinned fish and seafood and a variety of dishes where a humble canned fish is a star of the plate. It wasn’t a useful book for me, but I definitely recommend it to those who enjoy canned/tinned seafood and are looking to incorporate this inexpensive ingredient into a variety of dishes.

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This is both a great guidebook and cookbook for all the wonders of tinned seafood. Anna Hezel explains the many types of tins available to consumers, and builds a progression of recipes from straight out of the tin to condiments, dips and snacks and boards, salads, composed plates, and entrees. I liked how she builds on recipes from earlier chapters in later chapters for full meals and parties centered around tinned treasures from the sea!

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This wasn’t a good book for me but I highly recommend it for people who love canned seafood or want to start. There are not a lot of photos and the ones there were are not at all my aesthetic. I was thinking they reminded me of 1970s cookbooks but then I had to revise that even further to maybe the 50s or 60s. Think lots of browns, mustard yellow and pea green. This is the first time I’ve ever felt that I wanted to make a recipe less after seeing a photo. Perhaps that’s in again? In any case, it’s not me.

Bezel goes into lots of details about the kinds of tinned seafood there are, what each is like, and how to use it. There is a variety of types of recipes from salads to snacks to main dishes and more. Nutritional information is not provided.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book via NetGalley.

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I never thought someone would convince me to try canned fish. But here I am planning dishes to bring to parties from this book. The recipes are easy to follow and break down exactly what you need to know about cooking with canned fish. I definitely recommend this book!

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Tin to Table was perfect for me, a person who appreciates the artwork on tinned fish, but has yet to delve under the tin. Hezel created a beautiful book that is full of gorgeous photographs and illustrations, helpful tips like, “What do I Really Need to Know about Mercury?” and recipes that are perfect for all levels of cooks and afishinados. I look forward to making Vermouth Hour Potato Chips and Late Summer Nicoise Salad when I entertain my friends in the warmer weather. Hezel’s Field Guide to Tinned Seafood answered many of my questions and curiosities, next time I head to the grocery store I am ready to explore the tinned seas!

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This nice and colorful cookbook is all about canned fish. There are lots of recipes, gorgeous photos, and tips throughout the book. The recipes is separated in 5 parts: Straight out of the can, Snack time, Salads, Sandwiches and The main atractions. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

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Tin to Table is a beautiful book with a great variety of recipes and tips. The many uses & recipes for tin anchovies alone makes the book a great purchase. And 'The Perfect Tuna Salad' recipe is a great basic. This book has given me confidence to purchase and use different types of tinned seafood for quick and healthy meals. Plus all the unique recipes - beet pickled eggs, for example. Kudos to Anna Hezal for a great book!

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I enjoyed this cookbook even more than I thought I would. I love the aesthetic of the illustrations and the photos, and the recipes are pretty accessible and doable. I like the suggestions of what brands to buy as I know very little about tinned fish. I am excited to try some of the recipes and I will most likely be purchasing a copy.

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When I first read about, TIN TO TABLE: FANCY, SNACKY, RECIPES FOR TIN-THUSIASTS AND A-FISH-IONADOS, I had to check it out. My experience with canned fish is tuna sandwiches. My mother enjoyed canned salmon, and sardines. So, I thought, let me see if I can expand beyond tuna. No. I can’t and won’t.

Author Anne Hezel sure did her research on tinned fish. The first 40 pages cover everything from an introduction, varieties of fish that come in tins, and a few items to eat along with them.

On to the recipes. You’ll find recipes to go with, straight out of the tin fish, like . . . Pickled Shallots, Chili Crisp, Butter Spirals, and Perfectly Dressed Herb Salad. Snacks such as . . . Baked Clam Dip with bacon & Green Onions, Caesar Popcorn, Pan-Fried Sardines with Salsa Verde, and Smoked Mackerel Onigiri. There are also include a salad idea, sandwiches, and entrees. I’m not going to go into naming any of those. I think you get the idea.

I wasn’t thrilled with this cookbook. I was hoping to discover some new to me canned fish dinners. As I said that the beginning, no. I found nothing that won me over. Not even the photos. If you have ever read any of my cookbook reviews, you know I love lots of color photos. TIN TO TABLE was a mix of photos and illustrations. In this particular book, the photos turned me off of eating any of the dished shown. Photographed in what I can only call “70’s inspired” style, the food simply wasn’t appealing.

As I said, the author must have done a lot of research because she really did cover a lot. A desire to eat any of the recipes may not come over me, but I did learn a lot about the subject.

My suggestion is, if you are tinned fish fan, give this book a try. If you aren’t, well, you may want to keep looking.

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I grew up loving canned fish tuna ,salmon ,sardines ,sardines in tomato sauce ,this book was a delight for me.So many delicious recipes to try an assortment of fish .I will be buying and trying these recipes will also be gifting to my canned fish loving friends.#netgalley #chroniclebooks

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