Title:	The Sea Lover's Cookbook: Recipes for Memorable Meals on or near the Water
	Author:	Sidney Bensimon
	Published:	April 9, 2024, Chronicle Books
	No. of Pages:	208
	Cover Price:	$27.95 Hardcover $18.95 Kindle

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When I saw the title to this cookbook, The Sea Lover's Cookbook: Recipes for Memorable Meals on or near the Water, I instantly thought it would be a cookbook full of seafood. It isn’t what I expected, and is actually a cookbook full of recipes for anyone who loves to camp, boat, or vacation by the sea. Actually, there are only a few seafood recipes, and mostly recipes that are easy enough to prepare near the sea.

Most of the recipes in this cookbook are vegetarian-ish, and there are no recipes containing proteins such as chicken or meat. The recipes for seafood are mouthwatering, however and are worth making. The recipes are written in the traditional manner with a list of ingredients first, followed by step-by-step instructions that are suitable for almost everyone – beginning to advanced cooks. The recipes are mostly easy, and there are several that have parts that are prepped before leaving and finished while on the boat or at the site.

There are beautiful, professional photographs included in this cookbook. Many are of sea lover’s on vacation, and others are of the dishes. Not all of the dishes are pictured, however many are. Readers will get the idea that the author is a “crunchy granola” cook and uses healthy and trendy grains, nuts, seeds, flours, etc. in the recipes.

All told, this cookbook has some good recipes, but not a lot of seafood recipes, since the title is a bit misleading. The cookbook is well-written, however, and interesting to read.

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