Best of
Cookbooks

1968

The French Chef Cookbook


Julia Child - 1968
    In this handsome new hardcover edition, home cooks will rediscover the recipes that made Julia Child America's undisputed expert on fine French cooking. With her signature devotion to culinary education, Julia Child takes her reader from novice to experienced chef through the essential techniques of her cuisine, from how to fry an egg to success with the most luscious and elaborate desserts. Julia Child remains the ultimate authority on French cooking in this country, and with this beautiful and accessible volume, her wisdom is available to all. The French Chef Cookbook features: *16 pages of photos illustrating Child's techniques *Bound-in ribbon marker for easy reference *Child's valuable notes on equipment and ingredients *Step-by-step recipes for such classic favorites as Coquilles Saint-Jacques, Boeuf Bourguignon, Hollandaise and Béarnaise sauces, Pots de Crème, and Chocolate Soufflé.

The New Book of Middle Eastern Food


Claudia Roden - 1968
    The book was originally published here in 1972 and was hailed by James Beard as "a landmark in the field of cookery"; this new version represents the accumulation of the author's thirty years of further extensive travel throughout the ever-changing landscape of the Middle East, gathering recipes and stories.Now Ms. Roden gives us more than 800 recipes, including the aromatic variations that accent a dish and define the country of origin: fried garlic and cumin and coriander from Egypt, cinnamon and allspice from Turkey, sumac and tamarind from Syria and Lebanon, pomegranate syrup from Iran, preserved lemon and harissa from North Africa. She has worked out simpler approaches to traditional dishes, using healthier ingredients and time-saving methods without ever sacrificing any of the extraordinary flavor, freshness, and texture that distinguish the cooking of this part of the world.Throughout these pages she draws on all four of the region's major cooking styles:        -        The refined haute cuisine of Iran, based on rice exquisitely prepared and embellished with a range of meats, vegetables, fruits, and nuts        -        Arab cooking from Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan--at its finest today, and a good source for vegetable and bulgur wheat dishes        -        The legendary Turkish cuisine, with its kebabs, wheat and rice dishes, yogurt salads, savory pies, and syrupy pastries        -        North African cooking, particularly the splendid fare of Morocco, with its heady mix of hot and sweet, orchestrated to perfection in its couscous dishes and taginesFrom the tantalizing mezze--those succulent bites of filled fillo crescents and cigars, chopped salads, and stuffed morsels, as well as tahina, chickpeas, and eggplant in their many guises--to the skewered meats and savory stews and hearty grain and vegetable dishes, here is a rich array of the cooking that Americans embrace today. No longer considered exotic--all the essential ingredients are now available in supermarkets, and the more rare can be obtained through mail order sources (readily available on the Internet)--the foods of the Middle East are a boon to the home cook looking for healthy, inexpensive, flavorful, and wonderfully satisfying dishes, both for everyday eating and for special occasions.

Food That Really Schmecks


Edna Staebler - 1968
    In the 1960s, Edna Staebler moved in with an Old Order Mennonite family to absorb their oral history and learn about Mennonite culture and cooking. From this fieldwork came the cookbook Food That Really Schmecks. Originally published in 1968, Food That Really Schmecks instantly became a classic, selling tens of thousands of copies. Interspersed with practical and memorable recipes are Staebler's stories and anecdotes about cooking, life with the Mennonites, family, and the Waterloo Region. Described by Edith Fowke as folklore literature, Staebler's cookbooks have earned her national acclaim.Back in print as part of Wilfrid Laurier University Press's Life Writing series, a series devoted celebrating life writing as both genre and critical practice, the updated edition of this groundbreaking book includes a foreword by award-winning author Wayson Choy and a new introduction by well-known food writer Rose Murray.

A Book of Middle Eastern Food


Claudia Roden - 1968
    The subtle, spicy, varied cuisine of the Middle East, ranging from the inexpensive but tasty peasant fare to elaborate banquet dishes, is featured in this easy-to-use cookbook which has been translated into workable Western terms.

Second Helpings Please!


Norene Gilletz - 1968
    It is given as a rite of passage to new brides. Young people starting out on their own won't leave home without it Family favorites include Beef & Green Peppers, Chinese Stew, Lemon Barbecued Chicken, Passover Meatballs, Gefilte Fish, Kreplach, Potato Kugel, Challah, Hamentashen, Norene's Famous Cheesecake. Revised edition includes a chapter of microwave recipes and tips for today's busy cook.

Visions of Sugarplums: A Cookbook of Cakes, Cookies, Candies & Confections from All the Countries That Celebrate Christmas


Mimi Sheraton - 1968
    

The Yogi Cookbook


Yogi Vithaldas - 1968
    Recipes for a wide variety of vegetarian Indian dishes, detailed instructions on grinding one's own spices, ghee, etc.

Forum Feasts: Favorite Recipes from Friends of the Forum School


Forum Quorum - 1968
    

Indian Cooking


Savitri Chowdhary - 1968
    Still readable - a good 'Read-in-the-bath' copy but shabby chic is so in and you will look so well read, just a thought, oh go on treat yourself, you know you deserve it! ** Meanwhile, it's just sitting on the shelf getting bored and waiting for a loving buyer! ** Sent within 1 working day by UK seller, available by email for queries. ** in stock in Wales. Please note this is not covered by Prime.

The Cooking of Vienna's Empire


Joseph Wechsberg - 1968
    

The Cooking Of Provincial France


M.F.K. Fisher - 1968
    208 pages.[v.2] Recipes: the cooking of provincial France. Recipe instructions by Geraldine Schremp. 112 pages.

Recipes: The Cooking of Scandinavia


Dale Brown - 1968
    Companion to In de Scandinavische keuken.