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Originally Posted by Joykins
Plus of course detailed instructions on how to brew beer in a trash can.
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Why is this not still in print?!
I freely admit to being a lousy, lazy cook, but my personal favourite set of surprisingly useful "funny" cookbooks is the late James Barber's (he used to have a cooking show on the CBC) trio of shorts which I was lucky to find on the sale table at Chapters at one point.
Sadly, Amazon.ca has no Look Inside feature for these, but if one ever happens to come across any of the volumes in this boxed set:
Ginger Tea Makes Friends et al. in the used bookshop, be sure to snag them.
They've got nicely done easy recipes (1 side amusing cartoon illustrated ingredients/instructions, the other text with commentary/stories about/tips on varying/upgrading the dish) and there's some fun stuff like how to construct a freaky 8-legged roast chicken for a dinner party with lots of friends.
My 2nd-favourite seems-like-it-would-be-surprisingly-useful-but-I-haven't-tried-it-because-I-don't-drive fun to read cookbook happens to be
this one, which is
also sadly out of print whee! found out it was back in print in the updated edition (I have the 1st edition bought from an ancient remainder table somewhere) by doing the linking lookup. I know what else I'm using that
BookDepository 10% off coupon on now!