FREE/BARGAIN - Cookbooks - 2015

[GA Russell]

New Royal Cook Book - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006IZ5PG0/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Stevenson Memorial Cook Book - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TOTV9Y/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions of Economical Every-Day Cookery - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TP6U9W/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life by Food, etc. - free (not sure if this is a cookbook)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQM681W/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

The Fun of Getting Thin - free (not sure if this is a cookbook)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0084BK4VM/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

A Treatise on Adulterations of Food - free (not sure if this is a cookbook)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TS3Q96/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQMG51U/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

[GA Russell]

Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TQH7IO/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Food for the Traveler - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TQOG9C/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Cloud City Cook-Book - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UJ1W40/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Carving and Serving - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TQYSB8/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Cocoa and Chocolate - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0082XZ462/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Dr. Allinson's Cookery Book (vegetarian) - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00849R5AM/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

The Lady's Own Cookery Book - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0082U3FAW/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

[GA Russell]

Food Guide for War Service - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SQUFW0/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Candy-Making - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TPF93U/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

*****

Choice Cookery - free
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UJSGK8/...3520_TE_M1T1DP

[GA Russell]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Subtitled, "A Collection of a Hundred Cheap and Practical Recipes Mostly from Hindustan." Hindustan is in northern India. I love ethnic food, maybe Indian food most of all.

Thanks for the post.

You're welcome!

As you can see, many of these old cookbooks have subtitles much longer than their titles!

[koland]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I don't remember ever posting a cookbook of Emeril Lagasse's before. I'm about to rectify that error.

Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders. By Emeril Lagasse.

One of my favorite cookbook authors (southern or not) - I have several of his cookbooks in paper and digital form (including this one).

I do appreciate the cookbooks you've posted lately. I was interested in the one on southern cooking, which is why I looked thru the comments on it (and then checked the cornbread recipe). Hopefully the comments on bad recipes reflect some bad proof-editing, rather than the alleged use of untried recipes. Reminds me of the split-pea soup recipe we tried that mentioned adding water if the soup was too thick ... but it already had perhaps 2 cups more liquid than it should have, as it made a very, very thin soup after it was pureed. Comparing to other recipes, later, it was obvious that either less liquid or more peas should have been called for.

Originally Posted by Apache

I would allow that North Florida could be considered Southern. But, South Florida is more like Kew York and New Jersey.
Apache

As are parts of TN, these days, it seems (those financial magazines keep posting that we are one of the top retirement destinations, as well as relocation spot for those fleeing hurricanes in FL).

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by koland

. . . .
Hopefully the comments on bad recipes reflect some bad proof-editing, rather than the alleged use of untried recipes. Reminds me of the split-pea soup recipe we tried that mentioned adding water if the soup was too thick ... but it already had perhaps 2 cups more liquid than it should have, as it made a very, very thin soup after it was pureed. Comparing to other recipes, later, it was obvious that either less liquid or more peas should have been called for.
. . . .

About 20 years ago, maybe as few as 15, Consumer Reports did a study of cookbooks to see what percentage of their recipes had errors in them of some kind (wrong quantities, missing ingredients, etc.). I wish that I could remember the result, but I can't (at the time I had no idea that I would be posting cookbooks on an Internet forum as a hobby. ha). But I do remember that the percentage of recipes that had errors was huge. I doubt that things have changed much since then, unless they have changed for the worse.

Maybe one day when I'm in the library, I can look up what year and issue of the magazine had that information. Of course, then the problem is trying to find a copy of an issue that old. Most information in Consumer Reports becomes dated very quickly and libraries (and people) do not keep issues from very far back in time. Worth a try anyway.

[GtrsRGr8]

Ruhlman's Twenty: 20 Techniques, 200 Recipes, A Cook's Manifesto. By Michael Ruhlman. Rated 4 1/2 stars, from 175 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $40.00; digital list price $31.99; Kindle price now $3.99. Chronicle Books LLC, publisher. 368 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Ruhlmans-Twent...%27s+Manifesto.

Book Description
Rare is the cookbook that redefines how we cook. And rare is the author who can do so with the ease and expertise of acclaimed writer and culinary authority Michael Ruhlman. Twenty distills Ruhlman's decades of cooking, writing, and working with the world's greatest chefs into twenty essential ideas from ingredients to processes to attitude that are guaranteed to make every cook more accomplished. Whether cooking a multi-course meal, the juiciest roast chicken, or just some really good scrambled eggs, Ruhlman reveals how a cooks success boils down to the same twenty concepts. With the illuminating expertise that has made him one of the most esteemed food journalists, Ruhlman explains the hows and whys of each concept and reinforces those discoveries through 100 recipes for everything from soups to desserts, all detailed in over 300 photographs. Cooks of all levels will revel in Ruhlman's game-changing Twenty.

[GtrsRGr8]

The Rosie's Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book: Over 300 Irresistibly Delicious Recipes. By Judy Rosenberg. Rated 4 1/2 stars, from 40 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $15.95; Kindle price now $1.99. Workman Publishing Company, publisher. 368 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Rosies-Bakery-...icious+Recipes.

Book Description
Throw moderation out the window. When you want that real homemade flavor, from-scratch frosted layer cakes, brownies that taste like brownies, and cookies that taste like the ones your grandma used to make, only real ingredients will do: real butter, real cream, real chocolate, and lots of it. That’s how Rosie’s has been baking its award-winning treats for over thirty years, and why the Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Fresh Cream, Sugar-Packed, No-Holds-Barred Baking Book won an IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award. Now, that book and the follow-up—Rosie’s Bakery Chocolate-Packed, Jam-Filled, Butter-Rich, No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book—are back, updated, revised, and combined into one super recipe collection.

Packed with more than 300 irresistible recipes—more than 40 never before published—from Judy Rosenberg, owner of Rosie’s Bakery, the famous chain of New England bake shops that has won numerous Best of Boston awards, The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book is for holidays, birthdays, pick-me-ups, the cookie jar, bake sales—when only genuine homemade goodness will do.

Fabulous cakes and cupcakes: Lemon Coconut Layer Cake, Velvet Underground Cake, Chocolate Custard Sponge Roll, Sour Cherry Fudge Cake, Coconut Pecan Oatmeal Cake, Maya’s Little Butter Cupcakes, and Coconut Fluff Babycakes. Delectable cookies and bars: Pecan Crunchies, Fresh Ginger Crisps, Dagwoods, Honeypots, Noah Bedoahs. Plus the unspeakably delicious Chocolate Orgasms, and more.


Teeny's Tour of Pie: A Cookbook. By Teeny Lamothe. Rated 5 stars, from 27 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $15.95; Kindle price now $2.99. Workman Publishing Company, publisher. 288 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Teenys-Tour-Pi...%3A+A+Cookbook.

Book Description
Teeny Lamothe is a young woman on a mission—and the mission is pie. Charming, passionate, determined, Teeny traveled America to work with the country's best bakers and learn their techniques, tricks, and wisdom. Now she shares the fruits of her apprenticeship—the crumbs and crusts of her crusade—in Teeny’s Tour of Pie, a delectable journey into total pie immersion.

Here are more than 55 pies, sweet and savory, plus a complete crust primer, and all of it seasoned throughout with Teeny’s humor and inspiration. There are fruit pies: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, Lemony Blueberry Crumb Pie, Rosemary-Infused Caramel Apple Pie. Cream pies: Zested Lime Curd Pie, French Silk Pie. Traditional pies—Sweet Potato Pie, Shoofly Pie, Chess Pie—and unexpected pies—Peanut Butter Brownie Pie with a Pretzel Crust, Bourbon Bacon Pecan Pie. And savory pies, too, like Thanksgiving Dinner Pie with a Stuffing Crumble. Teeny is a gifted baker and writer who demystifies every step. She explains why to add vodka to the pie crust; what to do when the dough is sticky or tears; how to cut and weave a lattice topping. There are the 5 Commandments of Crust and more than 10 no-fail crust recipes, even including one gluten-free. Plus she shows how to make “teeny” pies—her specialty, using a 5-inch pie pan—from the recipes.

Teeny’s Tour of Pie captures both the timeless, homespun appeal of pie and its very timely popularity, right down to the “bakery box” cover with its embossed “string,” flaps, and spot-laminated “tape.” Includes profiles of pie-makers, personal stories, and gorgeous full-color beauty shots and step-by-step photographs.

[koland]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

About 20 years ago, maybe as few as 15, Consumer Reports did a study of cookbooks to see what percentage of their recipes had errors in them of some kind (wrong quantities, missing ingredients, etc.). I wish that I could remember the result, but I can't (at the time I had no idea that I would be posting cookbooks on an Internet forum as a hobby. ha). But I do remember that the percentage of recipes that had errors was huge. I doubt that things have changed much since then, unless they have changed for the worse.

Maybe one day when I'm in the library, I can look up what year and issue of the magazine had that information. Of course, then the problem is trying to find a copy of an issue that old. Most information in Consumer Reports becomes dated very quickly and libraries (and people) do not keep issues from very far back in time. Worth a try anyway.

It would be interesting (if you can find it). No doubt with these internet sites, the percentages are even worse -- I've had people tell me that they post recipes there without trying them and they simply copied them from another site and changed one ingredient, so it was "their own". They had no concept that changing some ingredients (amount of water, almost anything in a bread/baking recipe) could affect whether or not the recipe actually worked. Assuming, of course, the one they copied from worked in the first place. Since I've seen "cookbooks" that were just recipes posted on these sites, who knows how many of them create something edible.

[Little.Egret]

Free

Top 50 Most Delicious Taco Recipes (Recipe Top 50's Book 75) by Julie Hatfield

Tacos are a Mexican dish that consists of corn tortillas folded around a filling. Mexicans have been enjoying these delicious tacos forever. It can be made with almost anything and can be prepared in several different ways. In Mexico, the typical filling of the tacos will vary according to the geographical region you order them.

Typically the tacos are made either with corn or flour tortillas and they can be hard shelled or soft shelled. The most popular fillings are pork, seafood, beef, chicken, beans, rice, various vegetables and cheese. This makes the taco a very versatile dish. Some of the most popular toppings are salsa, guacamole, cilantro, onions, avocados, lettuce and tomatoes. Eat them with your hands and don't be afraid to get messy, it's all part of the taco experience!

Just like a sandwich, you can eat tacos as a snack or as a complete meal. There's nothing you can't fill a taco with, the recipes in this recipe book will show you just that. These are the 50 most delicious tacos from all over Mexico and beyond. So go on and explore the many variations of this amazing Mexican dish and satisfy your taco cravings!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U47E87A/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U47E87A/
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00U47E87A/

[GtrsRGr8]

The restaurant is touted by many others, too.

There sure are a lot of Southern cookbooks around. Does this mean that our food is better than everyone else's? ha

The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook. By Griffith Day; Cheryl Day. Rated 4 1/2 stars, from 357 reviews. Print list price $24.95; digital list price $24.95; regular digital price $11.99; Kindle price now $2.99. Artisan, publisher. 272 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Back-Day-Baker...akery+Cookbook.

Book Description
Fire up your oven with recipes from what Paula Deen calls one of the "must-eat-at-places" in Savannah

Nationally recognized and locally adored for its decadent homespun desserts and delicious rustic breads, Back in the Day Bakery is a Savannah landmark. As Paula Deen says in her foreword, Cheryl and Griff Day "bake decadent treats, but they also bake wonderful memories that stay with you forever."

To celebrate the bakery's tenth anniversary, this duo has written a book filled with customers' favorite recipes. It's packed with Cheryl and Griff's baking know-how plus recipes for their famous Buttermilk Biscones, Old-Fashioned Cupcakes, Chocolate Bread, Cinnamon Sticky Buns, S'more Pie, Almond Crunchies, Drunk Blondies, Pinkies Chocolate Lunch-Box Treats, Rustic Cheddar Pecan Rounds, and much more. Irresistible full-color photographs of food and behind-the-scenes bakery shots will give readers a glimpse into the sweet daily life at the bakeshop. Celebrating family traditions, scratch baking, and quality ingredients, The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook is like a down-home bake sale in a book.

[Froide]

Ever watch a show that's not about cooking or entertaining, yet want to eat what the characters are cooking, eating, or serving? Or ever flash back to a silver screen scene about food when you are cooking or eating?

Here are but a few example of books that cater to/promote those phenomena:*

Entertaining with the Sopranos
Nov 16, 2008 | Kindle eBook
by Carmela Soprano and Kathleen Renda


The Sopranos Family Cookbook: As Compiled by Artie Bucco
Aug 1, 2008 | Kindle eBook
by Artie Bucco and Allen Rucker


The Wise Guy Cookbook: My Favorite Recipes From My Life as a Goodfella to Cooking on the Run
Oct 1, 2002 | Kindle eBook
by Henry Hill and Priscilla Davis


*Not all such books are Mafia-related. But these stick in my mind (maybe because I watch a lot of such shows, and because I love Italian food).

[GA Russell]

Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook - 99 cents
http://www.amazon.com/Aunt-Bees-Mayb...dp/B007FZSSRA/

[GtrsRGr8]

Savory Sweet Life: 100 Simply Delicious Recipes for Every Family Occasion. By Alice Currah. Rated 5 stars, from 41 reviews at the present moment Print list price $24.99; regular digital price $15.29; Kindle price now $3.99. William Morrow Cookbooks, publisher. 288 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Savory-Sweet-L...amily+Occasion.

Book Description
The creator of the acclaimed SweetSavoryLife food blog, a wife, and a mother of three, Alice Currah knows that the food we share with the people we love is more than just what we eat—it's an extension of who we are. Whether it's a leisurely weekend morning coffee cake, a birthday banana cream pie, chocolate chip cookies after a well-played soccer game, or a refreshing strawberry lemonade at a summer backyard barbecue, life's simplest moments can create the most meaningful family memories.

Savory Sweet Life helps you create your own delicious memories all through the year with 100 easy-to-make—and many all-new—recipes, organized by occasion and captured in full-color photographs to celebrate your own "life happenings." From a Mother's Day Breakfast in Bed to a Tween Birthday Bash, an Afternoon Tea Party to a Welcome Home gathering, a Valentine's Day to a Christmas Morning, here are dozens of simple and flavorful recipes, using basic supermarket ingredients, that are quick and easy to prepare:

- Sunday Mornings—Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins, Spinach Ricotta Quiche, Breakfast Pizza
- Lunch Between Friends—White Chicken Chili, Strawberry Spinach Salad, Tomato Pesto Olive Tart, Crab Lemon Basil Pasta
- Summer Fun in the Sun—Mango Frozen Yogurt Pops, Parmesan Ranch Popcorn, Oven Baked S'mores
- Potlucks—Spicy Bacon Spinach Artichoke Dip, Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad, Heavenly Almond Pound Cake
- Family Game Night—Baked Kale Chips, Red Cabbage Pico de Gallo Salad, Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos, The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

In the warm, down-to-earth voice that has charmed fans of her blog, Alice shares personal stories, practical advice, time-saving tips, and delicious, easy-to-make real-life food everyone will love. "It's my sincere desire that the recipes in this book will become new family favorites to celebrate both everyday and special occasions. Whether you're warming up to a hot cup of cocoa on a blustery December day or are in need of a refreshing treat to keep you cool during the summer, the food from this book will help you benchmark the good stuff in life for years to come."

[GtrsRGr8]

That's 91% off of the regular digital price (not the print list price)!

I almost didn't post this ebook, however, because the rating at Amazon is not outstanding (good, but not outstanding). But I checked the ratings of the author's, Bruce Weinstein's, other cookbooks at Amazon (there are quite a few) and all of them looked like they were rated 4 stars or greater. I also checked GoodReads, where the raters seem to be more demanding, and the book is rated 3.73/5.00 (that is good for them, in my experience). So, here it is.

The Ultimate Candy Book (Ultimate Cookbooks). By Bruce Weinstein Rated 3 1/2 stars, from 35 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $17.99; regular digital price $11.30; Kindle price now $0.99. HarperCollins e-books, publisher. 256 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Candy...e+Cookbooks%29.

Book Description
Bruce Weinstein, author of The Ultimate Ice Cream Book, has the answer with this collection of confections. Try his rich chocolate truffles or any one of a dozen variations; sweet, chewy caramel with almonds or coconut; buttery pralines with crunchy pecans; or light-as-air divinity, nougat, and marshmallow.

Craft your own candy Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree, pipe chocolate spiderwebs for a scary Halloween touch, or whip up meringue kisses for your honey on Valentine's Day. Bruce even offers step-by-step instructions for creating your own homemade versions of classic favorites like peanut butter cups, gummy bears, and chewing gum.

If you have a sweet tooth or know someone who does, The Ultimate Candy Book -- filled with hundreds of year-round treats and gift-giving ideas -- is ultimately satisfying.