This was not a book I could read from front to back. That's because I feel like this book is mostly a reference book to give you ideas. I come to this book for inspiration, not for advise.

I check it when I'm tired of just strawberry icecream and want ideas for good flavorings. I looked into it when I tried to make kombucha from fennel tea which turned out pretty disgusting, so I wanted to try some flavorings to see if it could still be savoured.

Read in this way, by just reading what you need in short bursts, I think it's a lovely, helpful book with some surprising whit from the author. I just love the unsuspected phrases she uses like "pecans and walnuts are nearly always interchangeable, although pecans are sweeter, less bitter and easier to slide under doors" or "this might seem as incongruous as playing darts in a ballgown but the rich, meaty flavour of asparagus is, in fact, very good with penuts"