Comments on: Disturbing Similarities Between Seinfeld’s Wife’s Cookbook and a Non Celebrity One

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By: Pyre

Pyre — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:52:04 +0000

1) Has anyone suggested that Ms Seinfeld submitted the cover design, as well as the text, to her publisher? If not, why attribute that specific “plagiarism” to her?

2) If the topic of a book is how to hide “healthy” (but unpopular) foods in children’s meals, does the image of a mother literally hiding such a foodstuff behind her back not suggest itself? Carrots would not only be a typical example, but are easily stylized and highly recognizable at a passing glance. What else would come close?

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:40:58 +0000

My mom hid veggies in lots of things when I was growing up. Once, the chili was green (she put in spinach) and we looked at it very confused but ate it anyway.

By: Kay Sisk

Kay Sisk — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:11:44 +0000

FWIW, 20 years ago I grated zucchini and hid it between the crust and the tomato sauce on a pizza. I was 1) never found out because the kids and spouse ate every bite and 2) I’d found the idea either in a book or newspaper.

Everything old is new again.

By: kardis

kardis — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:05:22 +0000

I have been making a recipe from a raw foods cookbook for chocolate mousse that uses avocado instead of butter, and dates instead of refined sugar. It is delicious, and you really can’t tell the avocado is there. So honestly, it’s not a new idea for either or these cookbooks to include it.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:40:44 +0000

Actually, I’ve seen avocado used in several recipes as a substitute to add a creamy, buttery texture with not much flavor. I think a dark chocolate could overpower the light taste of avocado. After all, in my husband’s guacamole, all I can taste is citrus due to the fact that he uses half a lime.

By: Anji

Anji — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:34:55 +0000

I like avocado - and I’ve had this avocado soup dessert before (with condensed cream - unhealthy, but so good!), but avocado and chocolate? I just can’t see that…

By: Maya Reynolds

Maya Reynolds — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:11:19 +0000

Anji: THAT’s the one that makes me wonder. Who on earth would even think of combining those two flavors?

Of course, there’s always those monkeys typing Shakespeare’s plays.

By: Anji

Anji — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:56:12 +0000

I mean, if the cover is such an important marketing tool, why would you as a publisher/marketing department even THINK to use the same cover?

On a side note - avocado in chocolate pudding??? I’ve a recipe substituting chickpeas for flour when making brownies (it turns out pretty good!), but hmmm, I can’t quite imagine the avocado in chocolate pudding.

Has anyone tried it? How does it taste?

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:18:10 +0000

Oh, and by the way, the moms who did the cook-off preferred The Sneaky Chef — or rather their kids did.