FREE/BARGAIN — Cookbooks

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

You're on a first-name basis with her??? (Interestingly, a friend of mine is. He knew her when he was growing up in Long Beach and they actually went out a date. No word on whether or not she cooked dinner for him, though. ha).

AAMOF, I need to stop in a Dollar Tree in a few days. I'll look in their book area. I always do anyway, being a bookaholic as I am.

I wish. I grew up on One day at a time.

[GA Russell]

Emeril 20-40-60 - 99 cents
https://www.amazon.com/Emeril-20-40-...dp/B002SS58RW?

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Emeril 20-40-60 - 99 cents
https://www.amazon.com/Emeril-20-40-...dp/B002SS58RW?

Thanks. I bought it. BAM!

[Cinisajoy]

Bam Bam.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Bam Bam.

And what do you think of the cookbook?

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

And what do you think of the cookbook?

It looks good. And his prep times look very realistic.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Bam Bam.

Sounds like a cookbook for kids written by the Flintstones.
Apache

[GA Russell]

Meal Prep - free
https://www.amazon.com/Meal-Prep-Com.../dp/B01FPSJ8DG

[GtrsRGr8]

I can't resist a good Southern cookbook. This one, however, has been ruined by mixing its Southern recipes with French food ones! ha Nevertheless, readers seem to love it, based upon the great ratings that it has. The author's previous Southern/French cookbook, Bon Appetit, Ya'll is very highly rated, too. I guess that I'm going to have to post this new one, then, especially since it's 90% off of the digital list price . . . .

There is a recipe for Curried Chicken Wings with Peach Dipping Sauce on the book's product page at Amazon. And the end result looks, in the color photograph provided, to-die-for.

Basic to Brilliant, Y'all: 150 Refined Southern Recipes and Ways to Dress Them Up for Company. By Virginia Willis. Rated 4.8 stars, from 23 reviews at Amazon; not quite a well rated at GoodReads--3.88, from 59 reviews (GoodReads raters generally are not quite as generous with their ratings as Amazon ones, though). Print list price $35.00; digital list price $18.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Ten Speed Press, publisher. 290 pages. https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Brillia.../dp/B004J4X2US.

Book Description
A follow-up to the author’s acclaimed Bon Appétit, Y’all, featuring 150 recipes that combine Southern flavors with time-honored French technique, and include a sophisticated variation that kicks each dish up a notch to make it brilliant.

Virginia Willis has a knack for giving French recipes a downhome Southern feel. In Basic to Brilliant, Y’all, she builds on her signature style by offering 150 dual recipes: a soul-satisfying basic recipe accompanied by a technique, garnish, additional step, or short recipe that transforms a wonderful dish into a show stopper. A weeknight classic like Mama’s Chicken Pot Pie becomes sophisticated dinner party fare when it’s baked in a winter squash, and Old Fashioned Stove Top Low-Country Broth can be transformed into a Bouillabaisse-style broth with just a few simple changes. Throughout the book, Virginia paints a vivid picture of her Southern upbringing, drawing readers in with her vibrant tales of food and friends.

[GA Russell]

American Cooking in 3 Steps - free
https://www.amazon.com/American-Cook.../dp/B00M282D7G

[murg]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

American Cooking in 3 Steps - free
https://www.amazon.com/American-Cooking-Steps-Watering-Cookbook-ebook/dp/B00M282D7G

1) Get food out of freezer
2) Put in Microwave
3) Eat

[GtrsRGr8]

This book has high ratings, but not very high ratings, the way that I gauge them. It looks like the majority of complaints by reviewers at Amazon and GoodReads involve these two things: 1) the ingredients are often hard to find in most grocery stores, and 2) the recipes tend to be more difficult than the average cook is willing to prepare.

Contestant Christine Ha, the legally blind contestant who won one of the competitions (or maybe the competition--I have never watched the show, so I don't know if there has been one or more than one), and seems to be a crowd favorite, has some recipes in this cookbook. Some reviewers were disappointed that this wasn't "the" Christine Ha cookbook, however. Apparently Ha has a cookbook out that is of only her recipes.

Be those things as they may, the cookbook is marked down 95% from its digital list price. And I think that I can find enough in the cookbook to like, for it to be worth 99 cents. Momma didn't raise no fool. It's a must-buy for me.

MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook. By The Contestants and Judges of MasterChef. Rated 4.3 stars, from 96 reviews, at Amazon at the present moment. Print list price $26.99; digital list price $21.50; Kindle price now $0.99. Rodale, publisher. 320 pages. https://www.amazon.com/MasterChef-Ul.../dp/B008K0QSQ2.

Book Description
You don't have to be a professional chef to make a gorgeous gourmet meal! MasterChef contestants' dishes, exquisitely turned out under pressure, prove that any amateur cook can achieve excellence. Let MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook help you make the leap from kitchen amateur to culinary master with tips and recipes from the show's most creative contestants and award-winning judges. Not only will you master the basics--how to season a pan, sharpen your knives, or make the perfect steak rub--but you'll also learn how to expand your own horizons, whether it's with an exotic new dish or a fresh take on the perfect filet. Enjoy more than 100 delectable recipes and 50 gorgeous photographs. From tender venison medallions to over-the-top seared lobster with bourbon and shallots, from perfectly crisp pan-fried potatoes to a decadent apple caramel spice cake, these recipes will help broaden your food landscape and perfect your home-cooked classics.

With expert wine pairings from restaurateur and New York Times bestselling author Joe Bastianich and a foreword from Graham Elliot, an award-winning chef and Lollapalooza Culinary Director, MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook is all you need to take the next step in your own culinary journey.

[Cinisajoy]

The Master Chef show is going into its Seventh season here in the US.
Apparently it airs on Fox Network.

You owe me 50 cents for the google.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

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You owe me 50 cents for the google.

That's highway robbery! I won't pay! I won't, I won't!!!

But thanks for the information. I thought that it was a series, and had been on a few years, but I wasn't sure.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

That's highway robbery! I won't pay! I won't, I won't!!!

But thanks for the information. I thought that it was a series, and had been on a few years, but I wasn't sure.

Don't make me sic eschwartz's internet stalker on you.