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February 5, 2021
My bother-in-law still refuses to believe that Kafka's high heat turkey will be cooked, yet it always is and he always eats it. Going on 25 years now.
robinorig
June 6, 2018
Sad to hear of her passing. I keep her microwave volumes handy and use them frequently to check times. The thing from those volumes I cook most often is the microwave risotto recipe. Great for parties, you can cook it while you are cooking other things in the regular oven and it's delicious.
JaneMiami
June 6, 2018
I was fortunate to have worked & cooked with Barbara Kafka at her store, Star Spangled Foods, in Manhattan. She would walk into the kitchen with a can of Tab in one hand & a cigarette in another. Nothing bothered her! Well..except for lack of enthusiasm. We had foragers bringing in wild mushrooms & fiddle-head ferns from upstate NY, Truffles shipped in rice from Oregon, chevre from Laura Chenel in California, the list goes on...it was like the most fabulous American Food Treasure's Box & Barbara was pulling the ribbons that opened it.
Lizard
June 5, 2018
All her cookbooks are wonderful: direct, no nonsense or pretensions. My favorite: Party Food, a go-to for the best recipes and cocktail party menu ideas.
Lynda P.
June 5, 2018
Barbara Kafka's Microwave Cooking was my introduction to her and my microwave. It was a marvel, an encyclopedia resource of hows and whats and marvels of recipes. In family and friends, I am the doyen of vegetable stews; Barbara made it all possible, beautiful and brilliant. I thank her and all who loved and took care of her. I hope she had a perfect stem of asparagus or perhaps a bit of garlic potatoes in her last days.
Nancy
June 12, 2018
I also liked that she took the mw seriously for cooking, not just reheating. The Microwave Cooking and the Roasting book were the two most helpful to me. Learned much. Sad to see her go.
miamineymo
June 5, 2018
I've long appreciated BK's common sense approach to cooking. Her microwave polenta was a revelation when I discovered it in the late 90s. R.I.P. to a true legend in my kitchen!
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