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Books: Cooking


What's New in the Collector's Showcase of Books: Cooking?
The Most Recent Additions to This Category are First!
Jane and Michael Stern's <b>'Road Food and Good Food'</b> is a coast-to-coast restaurant guide, Published in this 1986 combined, updated, and expanded First Edition, the book is a gold mine when you travel, helping you find the best American food wherever you go in the US. Dividing the country into 7 regions, the authors looked at each state individually, describing their favorite eating places in each. It's a great tool when you travel -- a map locating restaurants is included at the front of each section. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!   Featuring recipes and record of good eating from the shores of Maryland and the rocky Berkshires of Massachusetts, Jane Moss Snow's <b>'A Family Harvest'</b> brings many generations of culinary knowledge -- of the Moss family of Maryland, living off the succulents of land and water; and of Snow Farm, a little world in itself, ranging to the top of the mountain, the essence of Western Massachusetts. Snow's recipes are family treasures, beginning with the harvest of the shore -- Fish Chowder and Scallop Stew, the Royal Oysters, the Crabs, hard and soft, in fritters and pies -- encompassing the hearty fare of both worlds, the hominy and grits, the stews and roasts, the homemade breads and griddle cakes and all the cherished specialties. It's memorable for the loving memories and mouth-watering food. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! The dust jacket is Good overall, with some edge/corner wear and a large tear at top of back. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   For many years, this was the most popular cook book in Canada, featuring uniformly simple recipes and inexpensive ingredients. In 1954, it was revised by Helen Wattie and Elinor Donaldson. With more than 900 recipes, the publisher calls it 'A book for every bride, a book for every experienced cook,' with special sections on pressure cooking, oven-cooked meals, frozen foods, supper dishes and dishes from across Canada. The book is based on the Canadian Cook Book, also by Pattinson, that was published more than 25 years earlier. There are numerous black/white photos and full-color pages. The book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition. The dust jacket shows no apparent defects. The book itself has light age-yellowing inside and slight discoloration on bottom of covers and endpapers from tape residue on book cover. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   This book will appeal to those who feel nostalgia for a parent's or grandparent's cooking, to those who have a longing for the heartier fare of times past. Having grown up in a Norwegian American community imbued with the customs and foods of the Old Country, author Carrie Young recalls how her mother and neighbors skillfully blended Scandinavian with what they called 'the American style' of cooking, as she celebrates the food of her childhood in 72 unique recipes. Photos. The book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.

Road Food and Good Food $3.95

  

A Family Harvest $6.95

  

North American Cook Book $15.95

  

Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, 3-Day Bun $7.95
Pemmican and pickled plums, sauerkraut and salmi of quail, Swedish flatbread and Bohemian kolaches and Danish meat roll, dishes familiar and foods exotic. You'll find them in this cook's tour of the state from Lewis and Clark to the Age of Elegance, for in its cuisine as in its weather, Nebraska is a land of variety and extremes. Interspersed with the recipes are descriptions of food preparation and fare which tell us much about how our forebears lived -- industriously, ingeniously, and sometimes very well. Although many of the recipes could not be duplicated in today's kitchens, there is plenty here to challenge and stimulate amateur and professional chefs -- and plenty of food for thought for social historians. Chapters cover eras that include Early Days, Sod-House Period, Immigrant Cookery, Dining Enroute, Cowboy Fare and the Age of Elegance, as well as a chapter of miscellaneous recipes of the region. It's a fascinating book! Condition is Very Good, with no apparent defects inside or out. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   This book celebrates the extraordinarily rich and diverse cuisine -- plain and fancy -- of the five American states that border on the Gulf of Mexico: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. In all there are over 400 recipes and over 40 color photographs here. Recipes range from Baked Catfish to Oysters Bayou, Chicken and Andouille Smoked Sausage Gumbo to Blackberry Jam Cake. Color photos highlight the recipes. Both the book and its dust jacket are in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!  Philco Refrigerator Recipe book with 32 pages of great recipes in this booklet in good condition. It does have some ruffling to the pages and by the fridge picture, it looks to be from the 1950-60's. A different find.  Kerr Glass, 1937, 15 pages, very good.

Nebraska Pioneer Cookbook $4.95

  

Down Home Feasts: Great Native Cuisines $5.95

  

Philco Refrigerator Recipe Book, 1950-60 $12.00

  

A Guide to Home Canning $16.00
Decorations by Ruth McCrea, The Peter Pauper Press, Copyright 1956, First Edition, 61 pages.  Favorite recipes from St. Jude Jr. Women's Club and parish community. Spiral, 2000, 140 pages, very good.   Readers Digest's Creative Cooking offers you more than 300 recipes for meat, fish, vegetables and desserts and more! It describes and defines fruits, nuts, vegetables, fish, shellfish, poultry, meats (with pictures all cuts of meats) and describes many varieties of cheeses. Illustrated in full color, the book offers many seasonal delights, with recipes from around the world. The goal, of course, is to help you make nutritious and exciting meals a regular part of your family's life-syle without breaking your budget. In these pages you will find the basic techniques of good cooking, the fundamentals on which all good cooks must rely. The book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!   Two volume set in slip case. William Harlan Hale (Author), Wendy Buehr (Editor), Tatiana McKenna (Editor), Mimi Sheraton (Collaborator). This is one of the ultimate 'I LOVE to cook' books! There is a wide variety of classical and international recipes that glorify the art of cooking. Each recipe includes brief notes about the country of origin and the context the food was eaten in. For example, the 'Dundee Wedding Cake' (with 12 eggs, currants, almonds, etc) includes a brief history of this tradition starting from the Middle Ages in England. This is very liberally illustrated with reproductions of old prints, tapestries, illustrations, paintings and sketches. Most are in full color. Volume I features ten chapters: First the Apple. When Eating Became Dining. Medieval Feast and Famine. Renaissance Of the Table. In Quest Of Spices. From the Good Earth. The Triumph of French Taste. The Other Europe. Pleasures Of English Company. and Toward An International Style. Volume two contents: A Word Of Explanation, Menus: Appetizers, Soups, Fish, Poultry, Meats, Rice and Other Grains, Pasta, Pancakes, and Dumplings, Eggs, Cheese, and Fritters, Vegetables, Salads, Sauces, Breads and Rolls, Cakes, Tarts, and Cookies, Desserts and Sweets, Drinks. It consists of around 675 recipes pulled from history. The publishers have changed the recipes so they can be reproduced using modern ingredients and equipment. It all adds up to 3000 years of wining and dining! The books are in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A gift inscription is handwritten inside front of each book. The original slipcase also is Very Good overall, with minor edge/corner wear.

The ABC of Chafing Dish Cookery $15.00

  

Building Up an Appetite Cook Book $15.00

  

Readers Digest Creative Cooking $3.95

  

The Horizon Cookbook and Illustrated His $19.95
The 'Family Circle Cookbook' contains more than 2,000 recipes for appetizers, soup, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, breads, pasta, fruits, vegetables, pastries, desserts, beverages and more. Each chapter (and all recipes) have five recurring themes; 1) saving money, 2) saving time and trouble for the cook, 30 saving on calories, 4) preparing 'classic dishes' for special occasions and 5) using leftovers to make delicious, low-cost dishes. Color Photographs are used to illustrate the dishes. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten in the front. The dust jacket is Very Good overall, with minor edge/corner wear. Dust jacket is marked as book club edition.   'The Horizon Cookbook and Illustrated History of Eating and Drinking Through the Ages' is one book that definitely lives up to its title! With credit to lead author William Harlan Hale and the Editors of Horizon Magazine, to Wendy Buehr, editor in charge, and Mimi Sheraton, historical consultant, it's a comprehensive history of food and drink, with 600 classic international recipes and menus. Crepes Suzette? Mead? Creme Chantilly? Lobster Thermidor? They're in here, but they're only a portion of this book that describe food and its history, and culinary customs from around the world. It's profusely illustrated (570 in all!) in color and black/white and, as someone told me, it's a great one for the 'foodie' in your life! The book is in Very Good condition with only light edge/corner wear. The dust jacket is Good overall, with edge/corner wear.  Royal Cook Book from The Royal Baking Powder Co. of N.Y. copyright 1920. It is in wonderful condition with 49 great pages of recipes with some age coloring to the pages. It has a carrot marmalade recipe hand written inside of the back cover of the booklet. A nice find.   This is another of Meta Given's comprehensive cookbooks. It contains 632 pages of recipes, followed by a glossary of terms and an index. There are many full page color illustrations. Meta was concocting recipes at 10 years of age in her home in the Ozarks, then early began using her ingenuity to dress up the simple foods at hand, making unusual combinations, serving them in new ways. Soon she was teaching other girls to cook, guiding their efforts particularly during WWI in the canning and drying of foods. She headed one of the first home economics departments established by a commercial food organization and did three years of research on evaporated milk. Later she became foods editor of the Chicago Tribune, and then her own experimental kitchen. The book is in Good condition with only very light edge/corner wear and a few corner bumps. The dust jacket is Good overall, with some edge/corner wear. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front. Dust jacket is marked as book club edition.

Family Circle Cookbook $9.95

  

The Horizon Cookbook $14.95

  

Royal Cook Book, 1920 $15.00

  

Modern Family Cook Book $14.95
Called 'A treasury of adventures in gastronomy,' this is the ''Holiday Magazine Book of The World's Fine Food,' published in this 1960 First Printing by Simon and Schuster. This treasury is a perfect complement to your household cookbook. In addition to the wonderful color photos and fascinating articles are nearly 300 specific and detailed recipes that will delight anyone who enjoys good food. It's also a handbook of gourmet dining in Europe and America with visits to the world's greatest temples of gastronomy: the Pavillon, Galatoire's, the posh places of San Francisco, the world famous restaurants and hidden bistros of France. Food experts from around the country contribute their expertise on making and eating cheese, bread, American wines, the mysterious truffle and the intricacies of British beer. This will be a lifetime treasure in your kitchen library! The oversize book is in Very Good condition with only light edge/corner wear and a few scuffs on covers. A previous owner's name is handwritten in the front. The dust jacket is not present. The original slipcase is here, but is split at bottom joint and shows some edge/corner wear. There is light pencil underlining on some articles, but this could be easily removed.   This is a great classic cookbook, with many pictures of people and food, a great snapshot of the late 1950's cooking and lifestyles. Published by Time, Inc. in the format of its Life Magazine, the 292-page book includes beautiful large full page, and two-page, color photographs of dishes, restaurants and locations. 'A New Kind of Cook Book,' it pays a lot of attention to the look of food, as well as to the preparation of it. The color, texture and shape of food have always attracted great artists. Now, in this book, the subject of food is treated by some of the greatest photographers of this day. It is designed in part for armchair gourmets who, far from the kitchen, may want to tempt themselves with culinary delights. But it is also designed for practicing cooks who, equally tempted, may want to try out some of its 600 recipes on the stove.' Much like its parent, Life Magazine, this oversize-format book is special! If you've never seen one, you'll want to. If you've owned one before, you'll want another. The book is in Very Good condition with only light corner wear and a few scuffs on back cover. A previous owner's name is handwritten in the front.   From the American Heart Association, authority on heart-healthy living and diet, this provides a complete guide to the fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and caloric content of both generic and brand-name foods, and discusses the role of fat, sodium, and cholesterol in diet and the links to heart disease. Original. First Edition. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out.   Wherever you travel in America, the 'Compleat Traveler's Companions' are your best guide to hundreds and hundreds of little known, out of the way inns, lodges and historic hotels where you can feel like an honored guest. This 6th Edition of the 'Country Inns, Lodges and Historic Hotels of the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states. With photos of many of the locations, drawings of many others, the book is organized by state. Addresses, operators' names and phone numbers are included, along with specific details of each site's features. It's outdated now, but many of these country inns are still operating and welcoming guests! The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.

Holiday Magazine Book of The World's Fin $19.95

  

Life Magazine: Picture Cook Book $12.95

  

Brand Name Fat & Cholesterol Counter $1.95

  

Country Inns: Lodges & Historic Hotels o $2.95
The 'Gourmet Cookbook for Weight Control' by Caroline Weiss and Arlene Uslander is a handy cookbook for those who like to eat and to cook, while controlling their weight and guarding their health. It shows how to plan a simplified weight reduction program based on the food exchange lists set forth by the American Dietetic and American Diabetes Associations. Or, if you prefer, you'll find the calorie count for each serving of the more than 125 recipes from hors d'oeuvres to desserts. Also tips on sugar substitutes, cooking with wine and menu suggestions. The book is in Very Good condition with some light edge/corner wear and a chipped bottom corner on covers.   Hattie Carter's 'Great Cooking Ideas' is a huge book printed on various colors of newsprint paper. With these recipes, says the publisher, you'll discover easy, sure-fire and fun ways to plan attractive, complete meals from appetizers to desserts. Turn the routine of preparing and eating three meals a day into times of pleasure for yourself and for the people you love. The book's first 23 pages contain some good basic information: a glossary of cooking terms; wine information; tips on cooking rice and pasta; notes on Mexican and Oriental cooking; conversion tables of U.S. measurements to metric; spelling and symbols for measuring units. A lot of information in here! Next are the recipes -- more than 550 pages of them! You'll love the new ideas and varieties of foods included! The book is in Very Good condition with some light edge/corner wear and a few scuffs on covers. There's a sticker scar on front. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   The idea of choosing 'The World's 100 Best Recipes,' photographing them in a beautiful setting and adapting them for preparation in home kitchens was that of a distinguished German food writer, Roland Goock. His book sold more than 100 thousand copies in German. This first paperback edition, like the original, is not all-inclusive -- the choices were based on meals the author had eaten in cities all over the world. They may not be haute cuisine, but, as the old saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Each of the 100 recipes is printed (in Engllish) on a page, facing a beautiful color photo of the dish as it's prepared for serving. Your mouth may drool over these beauties! Bon appetit! The book is in Good condition with some light edge/corner wear. Unfortunately, the bottom 1/4 of most pages are wrinkled by what appears to be exposure to moisture. There are no stains -- just slight wrinkling. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   Jim Fobel's 'Beautiful Food' is just what you would expect when an Art Institute graduate compiled a cookbook. It contains a fresh and lively approach to preparing elegant, creative foods. The recipes are all you need to turn an ordinary luncheon or dinner into an extraordinary affair. Every procedure is clearly and carefully explained, with 16 pages of brilliant color photos and dozens of step-by-step drawings to make the procedures even clearer. In addition, there are patterns for the projects that require them and helpful hints interspersed throughout. You can recreate the glazed lobster with saffron-lobster salad pictured on the cover, learn to fashion fresh vegetables into a fabulous flower arrangment, or make and decorate a beautiful beige and brown three-tiered butter cake. Prepare innovative vegetarian sushi, cool salad-filled pies ot discover new holiday recipes youi've never dreamed of. This one's really as good as it looks! Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with minor exceptions: A 2 by 2-inch top outside corner on most pages shows creases from moisture, but there are no other signs of damage. This does not affect the covers. The dust jacket has a 1.5 inch tear at spine. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.

Gourmet Cookbook for Weight Control $3.95

  

Hattie Carter's Great Cooking Ideas, 197 $9.95

  

The World's 100 Best Recipes, Roland Goo $4.95

  

Beautiful Food: Cooking with an Artist! $3.95
'The Complete Cook,' by Pat Jester, is an inspiring collection of more than 950 recipes presented in an easy-to-use format. In fact, the publisher says it may be the only cookbook you'll every need! Learn a basic technique here, then create your own variations. Grandma would be envious of the many time-saving tips for creating her classic dishes. Beginning cooks can start with favorites such as skillet-fried chicken, basic potato salad and mix-in-the-pan chocolate cake. More accomplished cooks can show off with an elegant lamb rib roast, or cream puffs with strawberry-yogurt dessert filling. Your meals will be more nutritious, more economical and better tasting! Recipes were created to use less sugar, salt and fat. 'Select-a-size' recipes allow you to prepare only the amount you need, without costly leftovers! It's a great all-round cookbook! And the color photos are gorgeous! Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with only very light edge/corner wear. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   Generations of Americans clipped the weekly recipes from the Sunday Parade Magazine distributed with 125 Sunday newspapers. The most popular 2,000 recipes are included here in a beautiful and sturdy cookbook that any cook will treasure. There are recipes for wholesome everyday meals as well as for entertaining, cooking outdoors, foreign dishes, hot and cold beverages, candies and confections and more. In addition to being delicious, the dishes are economical and amazingly easy to prepare. There is something for everyone here -- expert and beginning cook alike. You'll want to have it handy! The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! The dust jacket is Very Good overall, with minor edge/corner wear. A previous owner's name is handwritten on the front.   Here is a personal cookbook that reflects the joy and comfort of happy family meals. The entire book is exquisitely hand lettered and illustrated by author Natalie Sylvester. Covering breads, main dishes, vegetables, salads, desserts and some interesting old 'receipts,' these more than 170 recipes will delight your family and guests. In 'The Home Cooking Cookbook,' you'll discover such family pleasing dishes as Barley pilaf, Peas with lettuce, Rose hip jam, Grandma Sylvester's baked beans, Yogurt teacake, Deer Isle beef stew, Beets with oranges, Aunt Lena's ice box rolls, Vinalhaven fish chowder, Dandelion salad and much, much more! The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten in the front. The dust jacket is Very Good overall, with minor edge/corner wear and price tag remants on the front.   'The New Family Cookbook,' written by British writer/editor Carole Edwards, is a comprehensive cookbook designed to suit modern living, whether you are preparing a quick but nutritious family supper or a special dinner. Both traditional and exotic recipes are here, but always with the emphasis on fresh, healthy ingredients. Special sections deal with cake making, vegetarian cooking and breadmaking. Chapters include; Cookery Notes, A-Z of Kitchen Terms and Equipment, Soups, Appetizers, Seafood Dishes, Savory Pies and Pastries, Casserole Cooking, Roasting, Vegetable Cookery, Successful Sauces, Herbs, Spices, Salads and Cold Dishes, Savory Egg and Cheese Dishes, Quick and Easy Dishes, Pasta, Savory Rice Dishes, Desserts, Bread, Cakes and Cookies, Microwaves and Processors, Using the Freezer, and Roasting Chart. Illustrated in full color photos. Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with light edge/corner wear. The book has some rubbing on bottom edges from shelf wear.

The Complete Cook $6.95

  

The Parade Cookbook: 2000 Exciting Recip $6.95

  

Home Cooking Cookbook: Album of Family R $4.95

  

The New Family Cookbook $6.95
With this 'All Color Cookbook,' edited by Eileen Turner, you'll never have to wonder what the finished dish you're preparing will look like -- each of the more than 250 recipes is illustrated in full color. All ingredients are given in metric, imperial and American equivalents and the range of recipes includes basic and familiar favorites, as well as more advanced and unusual ideas. This will be a great addition to your kitchen library. Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with only very light edge/corner wear. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   Excellent set of more than 700 easy-to-make recipes from American Kitchens and their international heritage. Especially strong on cakes and pies, but you'll also find such all-American staples as hamburgers and corn pudding, vanilla ice cream and blueberry pie, and traditional regional recipes such as Philadelphia sticky buns, Lady Baltimore Cake, Bayou Jambalaya and West Coast Walnut Bread. Also included is a representative selection of the 'foreign' fare that has been added to our national cuisine -- German Rye Bread, Swedish Limpa, Mexican Picadillo, Alsatian-style Choucroute Garni and an Irish Pot Roast. All of the recipes have been adapted for use in contemporary kitchens. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten in the front. The dust jacket is Very Good overall, with minor edge/corner wear.   Daily helps for war-time meal-planning and cooking. How to extend scarce meat products. 52 menus, 226 recipes, 369 hints on food buying preparation, meal planning and serving. Nice color pictures of popular General Mills products (including 'CHEERIOATS'.) CONDITION: The booklet is in Very Good condition with light back cover scuffs, but no other apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten on the front.   With the increasing informality of the dinner party, the canape or hors d'oeuvre has become more and more useful as a substitute for the first course. Many gatherings start with drinks and snacksand go right into the roast or casserole, continue with a salad and end with dessert and coffee. This little book contains many variations as well as some of the old standbys for short notice. Try the recipes here and widen your culinary repertoire. They can set the pace for the whole dinner! Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with only very light edge/corner wear. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front. e1

The All-Color Cookbook $4.95

  

The Old-Fashioned Cookbook $3.95

  

Your Share: How to Prepare Appetizing, H $6.95

  

Festive Snacks And Canapes $2.95
<b>Cook's Quotation Book: A Literary Feast</b> is a mouth-watering feast of hundreds of quotations about cooking and dining from centuries of observation. Compiled by Maria Polushkin Robbins and illustrated with many fine line drawings, here is an indulgent combination of two of the three greatest pleasures in life -- eating and reading! As Mark Twain said, 'Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.' The book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A gift inscription is handwritten inside front cover.   The author informs us that the most glorious food in an American city was not to be found at the pretentious rooftop restaurant he called La Maison de la Casa House, Continental Cuisine. With three hilarious books, he established himself as 'our funniest food writer' and, in Craig Claiborne's phrase, 'the Walt Whitman of American eats.' Now the three books have been combined in what Trillin calls The Tummy Trilogy. The book is in Very Good condition with only light edge/corner wear. A gift inscription is handwritten inside front cover.   Artfully composed still lifes that celebrate the pleasures of eating combined with eight delicious tales of culinary fiction. These include: Yesterday's Sweetmeats by Robert Benchley; A Vicomte's Breakfast by Alexandre Dumas; The Luncheon by W. Somerset Maugham; The Man Who Loved to Eat by William Maxwell; The Spoiled Cake by Jules Renard - translated by Ralph Manheim; Tortillas and Beans by John Steinbeck; The Power of Cookery by Sylvia Townsend Warner; and His Father's Earth by Thomas Wolfe. It's a delectable celebration of one of life's greatest pleasures -- eating! Lavishly illustrated with drawings and wonderful fullcolor photos. Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with only very light edge/corner wear. Jacket has been price-clipped. A gift inscription is handwritten inside front cover.   'Eating, which is something we used to do simply to survive, has become increasingly eroticized, politicized, fetishized, and heavily burdened with moral significance.' The author notes that the huge array of selections in our supermarkets and the bounty of the American table should make us happy as kings. But, while the American food experience is richer than ever before, it has never been more troubled. We have experienced a distinct loss of innocence about food and eating. And he provides answers! Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with very light edge/corner wear. Inside, there are no permanent marks, but a few pencil notes and underlines remain. e16

Cook's Quotation Book: A Literary Feast $3.95

  

The Tummy Trilogy: American Fried; Alic $6.95

  

Food Tales: Literary Menu of Mouthwateri $7.95

  

Garden of Eating: Food, Sex and the Hung $3.95
With more than '140 recipes and 323 afterthoughts,' this is an entirely new book to make the chore of cooking (and shopping and table setting and facing the whole mess) seem like fun! A humorous follow-up to her classic 'I Hate to Cook Book,' this volume blends recipes with culinary philosophy, designed for the busy person who wants to minimize time and aggravation in the kitchen. Includes how to fix eggs in the style of Nero Wolfe (on fried bread covered in liver pate) Great tips about preparing meals without worrying yourself to death about the outcome. Published as feminism was gaining momentum; more relevant than ever in today's age of two-earner couples. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! The dust jacket is Very Good overall, although it appears someone has trimmed it top and bottom to remove edge wear. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front. e12   <b>Come Cook With Me</b> features recipes and reminiscences by a master cook and raconteur. Author Maurice Brockway's great flair for food is equaled by his zest for writing about it. With an ardor that sets the taste buds quivering, he tells of his lifelone quest for new experiences in cooking and eating. Here are some results: 175 recipes from far and near -- simple dishes enhanced with a gourmet touch, fabulous foods made from simple, soups of distinction, scrumptious luncheons for the sudden guest, desserts of distinction. How about smoked ham in your own chimney? Four modes of Cassoulet? Cioppino? Hootsla? Frizzled liver? Apple Crow's Nest? A greally good fish chowder? You'll enjoy the adventures AND the eating! The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! The dust jacket is Very Good overall, with minor edge/corner wear and a couple of small tears at top. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front. e1   From a passionate and talented chef who also happens to be an Episcopalian priest comes this surprising and thought-provoking treatise on everything from prayer to poetry to puff pastry. In <b>Supper of the Lamb,</b> author Robert Farrar Capon talks about festal and ferial cooking, emerging as an inspirational voice extolling the benefits and wonders of old-fashioned home cooking in a world of fast food and prepackaged cuisine. At the end of the book is a collection of more than 100 of the author's favorite recipes. The book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!   You probably know that fruit and vegetable sculpture can be made for almost any children's party theme. But, according to <b>Festive Food Decoration For All Occasions,</b> you may not realize that adults may also be charmed by the pumpkin coach or turnip kangaroo. Weird and wonderful creatures can emerge from your vegetable bin or fruit basket, made with simple tools such as a paring knife or kitchen shears and held together with toothpicks. Author Sheila Ostrander not only gives step-by-step directions for single items, amusingly illustrated, but devotes a good portion of the book to assembling a series of them as the central motifs for parties. The book is arranged alphabetically according to the basic ingredient and is simple to work with. The book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!

Appendix to the I Hate to Cook Book $8.95

  

Come Cook With Me, Maurice Brockway $5.95

  

Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflectio $7.95

  

Festive Food Decoration For All Occasion $3.95
An introduction to foods of the world, the cultures and people behind them. Contains 250 recipes from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Full range of wholesome and delicious foods -- some quite basic, others elaborate -- with recipes adapted for Western kitchens. Discussion of how Africans came to be eating maize/corn, women's role as food producers, how the Passion Fruit acquired its name, and what befell some Ethopian goats eating berries from a bush. For browsing, dipping into, reading at length -- or simply starting to cook! The book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!   This unique cookbook defines foreign cuisines in terms of recurrent flavor combinations and cooking techniques. You can make any food taste an unlimited number of ways by varying and combining flavor principles and cooking methods. For example, she demonstrates how easy it is to transform the simple chicken liver into a rather exotic Japanese appetizer with only the addition of the traditional Japanese flavor principle: soy sauce + sake-sugar and using the cooking technique of marinating. Or you can make that chicken liver Greek by using the lemon-oregano principle and char-broiling technique. Or, you can create entirely new foreign dishes by combining flavor principles and cooking techniques of different cuisines. It's a fascinating study! The book includes 200 imaginative recipes and 20 suggested foreign menus. Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with only very light edge/corner wear. Dust jacket is marked as book club edition. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   Manual for the Sunbeam Mixmaster Model 9 Automatic 1948. Use and care instructions, lot of recipes. Great color advertising in center for other Sunbeam products. CONDITION:Spine is split at top and bottom, but still staple attached. Soiling from cooking stains.  Calumet Baking Booklet marked 1931 from G.F. Copr. (General Foods), Litho, U.S.A. It is a great, 29 page booklet in wonderful condition with so many great recipes.

New Internationalist Food Book: Recipes $8.95

  

The Flavor-Principle Cookbook $19.95

  

SUNBEAM MIXMASTER MANUAL MODEL 9 $5.00

  

Calumet Baking Booklet, 1931 $15.00
Brer Rabbit's New Orleans Molasses Recipes Booklet in excellent condition. It is marked Penick and Foret LTD. Inc. This is a wonderful, rare find in this 48 page booklet believed to be from the 1950's. Appears to be unused, it is just lovely.   A comprehensive electric-blender cookbook, by an expert on blender cookery. Ann Seranne covers every area of cooking with the recipes tested for functional, not 'gimmicky' use of the blender. Chapters cover 29 basic techniques, a mini-course in blender cooking, soups, appetizers, egge & cheese dishes, pasta & rice dishes, main dishes -- hot and cold, savory sauces, salads and dressings, vegetables, desserts, cooking with ice, hot breads and yeast loaves, cakes, frosting and cookies, beverages for pleasure and special diets, and preserves. It's a great handbook for any blender user! The book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   Designed for connoisseurs, chefs and epicures, the renowned 'Escoffier Cook Book and Guide to the Fine Art of Cooking' features more than 2975 recipes! It is a fascinating look at the art of professional European cookery at the beginning of the 20th century. Escoffier was a pioneer with respect to the education of professional chefs, and originally wrote this book for the use of those working in grand houses, in hotels, on ocean liners, and in restaurants who might not have had access to contemporary recipes. The recipes themselves are clear and simple to follow. One interesting difference between modern cooking and the cooking featured in this book is that Ecoffier uses few spices. Treat yourself and buy this book to learn the proper way to prepare traditional French cuisine. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! The dust jacket is not present. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   This book is about the joyous preparation and festive presentation of vegetables, and a tribute to the infinite ways in which they can provide an exciting, elegant and tasty meal in themselves, not merely serving as an accompaniment to meat, fish or fowl. The book includes an astounding array of recipes and is designed around complete seasonal menus, utilizing products from your own garden or the supermarket throughout the year. Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with very light edge/corner wear, although the dust jacket does have a small tear at top of back A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front. e6

Brer Rabbit's New Orleans Molasses, Book $15.00

  

Good Food With a Blender $3.95

  

Escoffier Cook Book: Guide to the Fine A $15.95

  

Celebration of Vegetables: Menus for Fes $6.95
'The After-50 Cookbook' is subtitled 'A treasury of creative recipes for 1 or 2, retired people, or those on special diets,' and what a great source of information it is! It offers a great cross-section of old-time favorite recipes and up--to-date wine and herb cookery, plus 200 delicious recipes using interchangeable ingredients to meet the many kinds of common dietary restrictions. Type is large and easily radable. All recipes are designed to serve one or two people or to yield smaller quantities of breads, cookies and muffins. It's all there! The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! The dust jacket is Very Good overall, with some light scuff on back cover and spine edges. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   'Instant Weight-Loss Success' of up to 7 or more pounds the first week is one of the promises made by Sam Baker and Sylvia Schur's 'Delicious Quick Trim Diet' book. Built-in will-power that comes with immediate rewards and delectable meals, personal choice of four diets to eliminate boredom, clear simple guidelines and a lifelong slim trim maintenance program are also part of the concept. The book features more than 150 gourmet recipes, kitchen tested and surprisingly easy to prepare. And the authors' Five-Pound Switch Signal promises that you can indulge without ever being overweight again! What a great use of these pages! Well worth a try if you're looking for a new diet! The book is in Very Good condition with some light edge/corner wear on the bottom edges. The dust jacket is Very Good overall, with minor edge/corner wear. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   Author Louis Szathmary is both a chef's chef and an amateur cook's best friend. Unlike many chefs who cling to their trade secrets, he goes out of his way to share his secrets. In the 'Chef's Secret Cook Book,' he offers a wide range of cosmopolitan-style recipes, presented in a down-to-earth, practical way that can be followed successfully in the average American kitchen. The range of recipes is from hot and cold appetizers to the most exotic desserts; from an old-fashioned method for roasting a turkey in a brown paper bag to pigeon pie to a recipe for 'easy galantine.' The author has added a 'chef's secret' after each recipe. It's both sophisticated and practical! The book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   Promising 'Fabulous Food for Family and Friends with Healthy Menus for Entertaining with Style,' Cheryl Caviness uses original all-natural ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds, then carefully combines them to provide attractive, easy-to-prepare, properly balanced, heart-healthy meals that are fun to prepare, beautiful to look at, and delicious to eat. It includes 18 meatless menus with more than 130 kitchen-tested recipes for Italian, Greek, Finnish or Mexican dishes. You can expand your kitchen repertoire by applying the new skills to a wide variety of dishes; chose from lots of classic recipes and stream-line meal preparation with professional short cuts and tricks of the trade. With full directions and photos/illustrations.Each of the recipes has been selected with attention to the American Heart Association's dietary recommendations and the American Cancer Society's guidelines. The spiral-bound book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!

After-50 Cookbook for Retirees with Spec $4.95

  

Delicious Quick-Trim Diet: Lose a Pound $4.95

  

Chef's Secret Cook Book: Invitation to C $11.95

  

Fabulous Food for Family and Friends: He $2.95
You can improve your eating habits with the delicious, high-fiber recipes in <font color=red>Healthy High-Fiber Cooking</font>! Soups, salads, main dishes, desserts. Not all are vegetarian, but all dishes contain high fiber veggies or grains. Research shows you can reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and other problems by eating more fiber in your diet. And, foods with fiber take longer to eat, providing you with a sense of fullness after eating. With this book, you can eat right and enjoy it! The book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!   Recipes are here from Bangladesh, Bahamas, Cambodia, Ghana, Syria, Kenya, Thailand, Guatemala, Brazil, Jamaica, Indonesia, Malaysia, Afganistan, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Haiti, Algeria, Peru, and more. The recipes are imaginative and tasty and nothing had to be killed to form a part of any dish! Featured foods include peanuts, beans, lentils, corn, noodles and bananas -- and you've never seen such a wonderful array of recipes that can be made using those ingredients! If you want to use less meat, try this cookbook! You'll find it a joy! The book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!   Power food provides active bodies with long-lasting nutritional fuel that leads to better fitness and higher performance. It's a way of eating, not a rigid diet, and is based on low fats, adequate protein and high complex ccarbohydrates. Differing from other books on this subject, these recipes are not only healthy, but tasty and attractively presented. They lift nutritious foods beyond 'health food' to 'gourmet' status. Recipes emphasize a wide variety of fresh foods cooked in simple ways. The book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!   'Wholesome Recipes for Balanced Family Meals' is the subtitle of this book, produced by Kraft and the U.S. Olympic Training Centers. Recipes in the cookbook were served to Olympic hopefuls during their training at the Olympic Training Centers. Each was adapted for home use. Great color photos decorate the pages for each recipe, with choices of a red menu for hearty meat choice; the white menu for a protein source such as chicken or fish; and green menu for a meatless or vegetarian entree. Salads, breakfasts, lunches, buffets and desserts are also included. The book is in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out!

Healthy High-Fiber Cooking $3.95

  

The World In Your Kitchen: Vegetarian Re $9.95

  

Power Food $1.95

  

Official US Olympic Training Table Cookb $9.95
This is packed with more than 200 healthy recipes that are easy and quick to cook. Unlike most cookbooks in the 'quick and easy' category, these recipes are good enough to serve to company! Each recipe specifies servings, calories, preparation and cooking time. Each is accompanied by suggestions for accompaniments and variations that are superb. The introduction discusses how to switch to a lighter diet and what cooking utensils and larder items you should have on hand. It is not a diet book, but quite the opposite. Rather than a specific plan with promised results, the author provides a wide collection of recipes for delightful dishes that are as easy to prepare as they are healthful and delicious. This is not a book that preaches extreme doctrine on one side or the other of the nutrition argument. The light approach is a sensible return to balance, common sense, and the basic food groups that made up the traditional American diet before processed and fast foods became a way of life. The book and its dust jacket are both in As New condition with no apparent defects inside or out.   A nutritionally sound food- and lifestyle-management program from Betty Crocker, America's most trusted cooking authority. Here are 250 taste-tempting recipes that are low in fat, sugar, salt, and dietary cholesterol. A month's worth of 1,200-calorie-a-day menus are included, plus nutrition charts. Full-color photos. Both the book and its dust jacket are in Very Good condition with no apparent defects! There is slight sun-tanning at top of dust jacket   This cookbook has recipes from Christian women near and afar. It features not only delicious recipes for the body, but delightful recipes for the soul. The 'soul food' consists of women's testimonials as to what the Lord means to her and how 'the power of a woman' can truly liberate her. The book is in Very Good condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! Sticker scar on front. A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.   llustrated with 58 color photographs -- so tempting they make you want to try the recipes immediately! More than 200 recipes for French everyday cooking, each one throughly explained, preparation times given, and adapted to the American kitchen. Offers the finest available introduction to the tried-and-true recipes of traditional French cooking by world-known expert Paul Bocuse. Perfectly aimed at the beginner, it demands no complex techniques, uses the freshest and simplest ingredients, and emphasizes recipes that can be prepared easily in one's own kitchen. Translated and adapted by Philip and Mary Hyman. Both the book and its dust jacket are in As New condition with no apparent defects, inside or out! A previous owner's name is handwritten inside the front.

Make it Easy, Make it Light $3.95

  

Betty Crocker's Eat and Lose Weight $2.95

  

Food from Afar $3.95

  

In Your Kitchen: Introduction to Classic $8.95


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