What cookbook would you have to have if you only could have one? - Page 3

Cloud · 06-19-2007, 08:47 AM

One year I wrote up a cookbook of favorite and easy "primer" recipes for my daughters and made it up into a nice binder for Christmas. They still use them.

Clodfobble · 06-19-2007, 12:07 PM

WHERE WERE ALL YOU PEOPLE WHEN I TURNED 18, HMMM???

grumblegrumble people who have families who acually cook grumblegrumble...

Sundae · 06-19-2007, 12:31 PM

We were here, waiting for you to put your clothes back on

skysidhe · 06-19-2007, 02:28 PM

very cool idea glatt!

Clodfobble · 06-19-2007, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SundaeGirl

We were here, waiting for you to put your clothes back on

Nice.

Cloud · 06-19-2007, 04:25 PM

Naked chef?

Cloud · 06-19-2007, 07:23 PM

there are a lot of lovely cookbooks, and I buy too many. But every household should have an all purpose cookbook like Joy, or like the Fannie Farmer Cookbook, so you can look up how long to cook a turkey or how long to soft-boil eggs.

Yznhymr · 06-27-2007, 10:32 PM

Gotta keep this one close...

Cloud · 06-28-2007, 09:02 AM

HA! That's great. Needs more recipes.

Do YOU have one to contribute?

Cloud · 07-04-2007, 08:55 AM

I'd also consider "Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol. 1" by Julia Child and -- Simone Beck, I think.

This is Julia Child's classic cookbook, and my mother's basic cookbook. Many of the recipes are familiar from my childhood--beef bourganon, rice pilaf, aspic (shudder); pate . . .

Just cut the butter use a bit. I'm going to try some of the vegie recipes--like cold vegetables a la grecque; or braised onions.

kerosene · 07-04-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Some of the recipes worth the price of the book:

Chili con carne
peanut butter cookies
Hollaindaise sauce

Yes! Peanut butter cookies! I won't make them from any other recipe. I also noticed that Joy of Cooking calls for a lot of butter in many of the recipes...is that true of the newer one, too? Have the recipes changed, or have they been deleted and new ones added?

Cloud · 07-04-2007, 02:27 PM

I haven't compared recipes side by side, but I know that some of the recipes have been deleted and new ones substituted.

Perry Winkle · 07-12-2007, 03:41 PM

Butter is good. The only substitute (in appropriate recipes) I'd ever consider is farm-fresh lard.

06-19-2007, 08:47 AM	#31
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	One year I wrote up a cookbook of favorite and easy "primer" recipes for my daughters and made it up into a nice binder for Christmas. They still use them. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-19-2007, 12:31 PM	#33
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06-19-2007, 04:25 PM	#36
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Naked chef? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-19-2007, 07:23 PM	#37
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	there are a lot of lovely cookbooks, and I buy too many. But every household should have an all purpose cookbook like Joy, or like the Fannie Farmer Cookbook, so you can look up how long to cook a turkey or how long to soft-boil eggs. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-27-2007, 10:32 PM	#38
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	Gotta keep this one close... __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

06-19-2007, 12:07 PM	#32
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	WHERE WERE ALL YOU PEOPLE WHEN I TURNED 18, HMMM??? grumblegrumble people who have families who acually cook grumblegrumble...

06-19-2007, 02:28 PM	#34
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	very cool idea glatt!

06-28-2007, 09:02 AM	#39
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	HA! That's great. Needs more recipes. Do YOU have one to contribute? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-04-2007, 08:55 AM	#40
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I'd also consider "Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol. 1" by Julia Child and -- Simone Beck, I think. This is Julia Child's classic cookbook, and my mother's basic cookbook. Many of the recipes are familiar from my childhood--beef bourganon, rice pilaf, aspic (shudder); pate . . . Just cut the butter use a bit. I'm going to try some of the vegie recipes--like cold vegetables a la grecque; or braised onions. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-04-2007, 02:27 PM	#42
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I haven't compared recipes side by side, but I know that some of the recipes have been deleted and new ones substituted. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-12-2007, 03:41 PM	#43
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Butter is good. The only substitute (in appropriate recipes) I'd ever consider is farm-fresh lard.

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