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Woman’s Day Encylopedia of Cookery Vol. 12
1966
I am really hearting this Encylopedia because after tonight I am three for three with winning recipes.  Volume 12 covers Tortes through Zucchini and contains chapters on such esoterica as Western Cooking (10 pages) and West Coast Salads (4 pages).  There is also a little booster in the back […]

Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook
1961

Although this is a very cool cookbook I only bought it because when I opened the inside flap I noticed that Andy Warhol had done the illustrations.  That’s right folks.  Andy. Freakin. Warhol.  How cool is that?  But in all fairness to Ms Vanderbilt, it is a wonderful book and the person […]

The Fireside Cook Book
James Beard
1949

Doug and I cannot figure out why the secret isn’t out yet.  Every Saturday morning we go to the farmers’ market and buy a pack of turkey thighs from Dipalo Farm and they are SO FABULOUS.  Moist, meaty, flavorful, versatile, they are by far the best part of the turkey.  […]

A Treasury of Great Recipes
Mary and Vincent Price
1965

It’s not that I haven’t been preparing recipes from old books, it’s that I haven’t been writing about them because some of the preparations have slipped so seamlessly into our menus.   In fact, last week I prepared Dr. Martin’s Mix AND fresh rolls.  This time I used […]

This morning I went about my frenetic activities in the usual way: make breakfast, make lunch, dress my daughter, dress my son, pour Doug’s iced coffee to go, make my tea, pack the knapsacks, get myself dressed, brush teeth, buckle shoes…and so on.  We rushed with the kids to school and then I walked Doug […]

The Mixer, Hand Mixer and Blender Cookbook
Staff Home Economists
Culinary Arts Institute
1954

I have to be honest.  I bought this cookbook for the pictures, which I found to be so cute and so perfect 50’s.  I swoon for technicolor and  line drawings.

Of course, the fact that the book contained a recipe called “Meat Muffins” sealed the deal.  […]

The New Settlement Cookbook
1954
Just a quick little entry because I’ve been so mind-blowingly busy (back to school) but also very guilty about not writing.  Before we left Bucks County (boo hoo) I tucked into The New Settlement Cookbook for a pancake recipe to which I added blueberries.  It was, as the other recipes have been, […]