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18 reviews

Wimmer Cookbooks, 1972

Honest ingredients and excellent results
My husband and I bought this book in the French Quarter on our honeymoon in 1976, and in spite of the care I've taken to protect it, it is now in tatters from all the use. Every recipe I've tried is wonderful, and many are standard fare now. For example, the Dutch Baby is a Sunday morning favorite, and Lemon Loves always get gobbled up first when taken to a summer party. The amazing ladies ...

Land O Lakes - Treasury of Country Recipes

16 reviews
Robin Krause, Barbara Strand

Tormont, 1992

Wonderful inspiring cookbook!
I just received this from Amazon the other day. It is a plastic binder. This makes it very easy to removed the recipe that you want to make without having to Turn the book this way or that way to read the recipe and look at the picture. The other wonderful part of this cookbook is that the pictures help guide you. The recipes are only on one page and the picture on the other side. I had this ...

The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country

15 reviews
Michael Chiarello, Penelope Wisner

Chronicle Books, 2008

The true tale of a meat lover's conversion
I've had the Tra Vigne Cookbook for a few years now, and I use it regularly. It's an attractive book, with beautiful photos and intriguing introductions to the recipes. It's hard to stop browsing once you open the book, and an inspiration to actually do some cooking. The dishes are great. The Chicken with Roasted Lemon and Rosemary Sauce is a favorite, as is the Fusilli Michelangelo. My niece ...

The Pastry Queen: Royally Good Recipes from the Texas Hill Country's Rather Sweet Bakery & Cafe

49 reviews
Rebecca Rather, Alison Oresman

Ten Speed Press, 2004

Yummmmmmm!
Just the recipe of the ALL SOLD OUT CHICKEN POT PIES alone is reason enough to buy this book. They are incredible! The Texas tortilla soup is a favorite. The desserts are extra yummy too.

The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book

110 reviews
Carla Emery

Sasquatch Books, 1994

The best overall book for country living
There's a reason why so many farmers and homesteaders consider Carla Emory's book to be THE definitive source of information. Sure she wrote it many years ago, but it has evolved with each printing into a total package of information. It covers everything from raising and butchering livestock, to baking, gardening, canning, using herbs, building chicken coops and churning butter. I've turned to ...

Mama Dip's Kitchen

39 reviews
Mildred Council

The University of North Carolina Press, 1999

One of My Favortie Cookbooks!
The recipes in this cookbook are fantastic. They are simple to make and absolutely delicious. Mama Dips has changed our long standing Thanksgiving tradition...her roated turkey recipe is so delectable we use this recipe now instead of the one that's been in use for the last 50 years. You won't go wrong with this cookbook. Highly recommended!!!

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

112 reviews
Marcella Hazan

Knopf, 1992

An essential book for a beginning chef...
...I've referred to this book over the years for technique and authenticity of Italian cooking...it is a wonderful book. I agree that it is on par with Julia Child's French cookbook. I've made many of the recipes and they are fabulous....the poached shrimp, easy and delicious...the grilled shrimp with flavored breadcrumbs is another favorite, the Lemon, garlic & parsley chicken cutlets is ...

The Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread: A Country Inn Cookbook

18 reviews
Crescent Dragonwagon

Workman Pub Co, 1992

Award-winning inns and b&b's share recipes you'll love
This book features recipes from the Dairy Hollow Inn. Well-known food writer and innkeeper Crescent Dragonwagon puts in the soup and bread recipes that won her inn the "Uncle Ben's" award, a prize for excellence in small inn cuisine. She shares her spotlight with other inns from around the US. Right now, as I am writing this review, I am sipping her New England Corn Chowder, which is a ...

Cooking from Quilt Country : Hearty Recipes from Amish and Mennonite Kitchens

27 reviews
Marcia Adams

Clarkson Potter, 1988

--Very enjoyable--
COOKING FROM QUILT COUNTRY is a pleasure to read. The title comes from the fact that Amish and Mennonite people are famous for their quilt making skills. This book gives a little background of the Mennonite and Amish sects and how they came into existence. The roots of the two groups originated with the Protestant Reformation and the Swiss Anabaptist movement. The leader was a Dutch priest ...

The American Country Inn and Bed & Breakfast Cookbook, Vol. 1: More Than 1,700 Crowd-Pleasing Recipes from ...

18 reviews
Kitty Maynard, Lucian Maynard

Thomas Nelson, 1990

the american country inn and bed and breakfast cookbook
This cookbook is great !!!! i borrowed it from a friend and never gave it back (bad!!!) but it really is a great source for entertaining. Fanstastic and easy recipes. A good way to impress your friends with your cooking. Also what i like is they usually have serveral recipes for similar dishes so lets say you want to make scalloped potatoes - you can look at them all and then kind of use ...

The Hay Day Country Market Cookbook

14 reviews
Kim Rizk

Workman Publishing Company, 1998

My favorite cookbook
I heartily agree with all the reviews. This cookbook is wonderful. I had never heard of the Hay Day Country Market (being a midwesterner) but was intrigued by the book. I bought it a year ago and it is a constant reference. I have even given this book as gifts to 5 people and each has loved. My particular favorites are the Pecan Crusted Chicken and Homemade Ginger Brew. Buy it and enjoy!!

Essential Etiquette Fundamentals, Vol. 2: Wine Selection & Etiquette

13 reviews
Mike Lininger

Yellowstone Publishing, 2007

Excellent Resource For Novice Wine Drinkers
Although drinking good wine isn't difficult, learning about wine can be. Once on a winery tour a vintner explained that there are 15,000 different choices that can be made from grape to bottle. Sometimes picking out a wine can seem daunting. Food Scholar's Wine Selection & Etiquette does a superior job of teaching those of us who would like to learn more without the information being overkill. ...

Rogers Gray Italian Country Cook Book: The River Cafe

8 reviews
Ruth Rogers, Rose Gray

Random House, 1996

i'm a total fan
My boyfriend and I are good cooks and food mavens who nonetheless don't cook a lot. We know from great food and the recipes in this book are superb. In no other book have I ever found recipes which consistently yielded such high--i.e., restaurant-quality--results. Another great thing is the fact that many of these recipes don't require a lot of expensive/hard-to-find ingredients. We cooked out of ...

A Garden of Recipes: Planting, Growing, Cooking

8 reviews
Cynthia Gibson

Hearst Books, 1999

what a win!
charming prose and beautiful artwork, a winning combination. ms. gibson serves another bounty of beauty that is fast, easy ,creative and fun to work with. a fine feast for body and soul. i look forward to seeing what ms. gibson serves us next.

The Neighborhood Forager: A Guide for the Wild Food Gourmet

8 reviews
Robert K. Handerson

Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2000

Don't Know What to Do With That Weed? Eat It!
The Neighborhood Forager is a very informative and enjoyable book. It not only tells about the plants in our backyards and by-ways but gives historical information, recipes, warnings and dyer's tips. Mr. Henderson writes with humor and personal anecdotes which makes the book a good read even if you're not into foraging.

Cajun Cuisine: Authentic Cajun Recipes from Louisiana's Bayou Country

13 reviews

Beau Bayou Publishing Company, 1985

A great beginning Cajun cookbook.
It's hard to learn to cook Cajun food from a cookbook; the food traditions of the Cajuns of Southwest Louisiana have been passed down orally for 400 years, and only in the "Cajun Cuisine" craze of the late '80s-early '90s did Cajun cookbooks really start to become popular. These recipes are stripped down to the bare basics, because that's how Cajuns do it. Cajuns don't customarily use ...

Shuck Beans, Stack Cakes, and Honest Fried Chicken: The Heart and Soul of Southern Country Kitchens

11 reviews
Ronni Lundy

Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994

mouth watering
Ronni Lundy knows southern comfort foods and like any good southerner has a story that goes with it. Her creamed corn, biscuits, pies, and well any dish in this book are wonderful because it is the honest to goodness recipe handed down from generation to generation. I really like her writing style as she shares some good meals and profiles compassionate people. This book will make your mouth ...

A Moveable Thirst: Tales and Tastes from a Season in Napa Wine Country

13 reviews
Rick Kushman, Hank Beal

Wiley, 2007

Fun Reading
This is a fun book to read. Part personal story and part tasting room reviews, it combines interesting information about wine making, the stories behind the people and the wineries, and details about each tasting room. It is well-written but in a tongue-in-cheek sort of way. It's very approachable and teaches about the wine business without making you feel like you are an idiot. One of the ...

New Recipes from Quilt Country: More Food & Folkways from the Amish & Mennonites

11 reviews
Marcia Adams

Clarkson Potter, 1997

Finally had to buy it!
I discovered this book over a year ago, at the public library. I read through it, and after I returned it I would find myself thinking: "I wonder about ", and either my wife or I would have to go back to the library to check the book back out! When I realized I was getting the book almost monthly, AND it stayed at the local branch because that's where I last returned it, I realized it was time ...

The Complete Guide to Country Cooking

9 reviews
Taste of Home Editors

Readers Digest, 2005

An ideal cookbook for novice kitchen cooks
The Complete Guide To Country Cooking begins with a chapter devoted to "Kitchen Basics" and then goes on to present recipes for appetizers, beverages, breads, salads and dressings, soups, sandwiches, beef, poultry, pork, seafood, lamb, game, eggs, cheese, grains, beans, pasta, vegetables, condiments, desserts, cakes, pies, cookies, and candies. Enhanced with a chapter on "Menu Planning", a ...

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