18 books like Better cookery

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Good things Jane Grigson · 1971 · ★ 4.0 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A celebration of the seasons and the foods they bring, with more than 250 recipes featuring ingredients indigenous to the British Isles.   Originally published in 1971, Good Things is "a magnificent book" that was ahead of its time in celebrating recipes built around British locally-sourced food, all presented in Grigson's inimitably witty and stylish food writing (The Guardian). Divided… Shares: International Cookery, English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

The modern cook Vincent La Chapelle · 1733 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Demanding An insider critique of the food business by award-winning chef Pam Brunton, interrogating sustainability in food culture and documenting the early days of her Green Michelin Star restaurant Inver When world-class chef Pam first opened Inver, her restaurant on the shores of Loch Fyne, she set out to discover what makes 'modern Scottish food' - or if it even existed. This book traces Pam's journey… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

Family cookbook Isabella Beeton · 1907 · 880p · ≈ 29h · Challenging 'As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of a house.' A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread classics. Over a thousand pages long, and written when its author was only 22, it offered highly authoritative advice on subjects as diverse as fashion, child-care, animal husbandry,… Shares: International Cookery, English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) Elizabeth David · 1955 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Summer Cooking - first published in 1955 - is Elizabeth David's wonderful selection of dishes, for table, buffet and picnic, that are light, easy to prepare and based on seasonal ingredients. Elizabeth David shows how an imaginative use of herbs can enhance even the simplest meals, whether egg, fish or meat, while her recipes range from a simple salade niçoise to strawberry soufflé. Finally,… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

The Forme of Cury Samuel Pegge · 1780 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Demanding The Forme of Cury (Forms of Cooking, cury being from French cuire) is an extensive recipe collection of the 14th century. Its authors are given as "the chief Master Cooks of King Richard II". The modern name was given to it by Samuel Pegge, who published an edition of it in 1791. This name has since come into usage for almost all versions of the original manuscript. Along with Le Viandier, it is… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

The experienced English housekeeper Elizabeth Raffald · 1769 · 383p · ≈ 12h · Demanding The Experienced English Housekeeper is a cookery book by the English businesswoman Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781). It was first published in 1769, and went through 13 authorised editions and at least 23 pirated ones. Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

All about cookery Isabella Beeton · 1883 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Challenging 'As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of a house.' A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread classics. Over a thousand pages long, and written when its author was only 22, it offered highly authoritative advice on subjects as diverse as fashion, child-care, animal husbandry,… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

Consuming Passions Philippa Pullar · 1970 · ★ 4.0 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate What is happening in this age of the broiler house, the factory-frozen, the tinned and the prepacked, to the fine tradition of English food. But then what is the fine tradition of English food? It is fashionable to look back wistfully to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and grieve for the fine ingredients, the simplicity. But, as Philippa Pullar so entertainingly shows, this nostalgia… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

The cook's oracle William Kitchiner · 1821 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Challenging The processes of cookery are very few: author has endeavoured to describe each, in so plain and circumstantial a manner, as it will be easily understood, even by the amateur, unacquainted with the practical part of culinary concerns. Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

Practical cookery Victor Ceserani · 1962 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate This edition includes information on food allergies, sauces, butters and processed meats, as well as additional pastry, soup and water ice recipes. It is suitable for training levels up to and including NVQ Level 4. Shares: International Cookery, English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

Modern cookery, in all its branches Eliza Acton · 1845 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Eliza Action’s masterpiece set out the fundamentals of domestic English cookery and offered a wealth of dishes for every occasion. The recipes are a model of sensible instruction for preparing food simply but well. This authoritative book was not only a guide to the best English cooking, but unusually for the time, it also contained recipes for German, Indian, and Caribbean dishes. Acton’s book… Shares: English Cooking, Cooking

Food in England Dorothy Hartley · 1954 · 674p · ≈ 22h · Moderate The long poem at the centre of John Hartley Williams' new collection is a dramatic monologue narrated by a laconic, possibly lamed, forest dweller, a lowly crewmember on a barge travelling an unnamed waterway. Some of his remarks are addressed to his talisman, the shrunken head of an African tribesman. The barge carries a sinister cargo and its captain has a preference for sadistic sex. Other… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

A new system of domestic cookery Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell · 1800 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Excerpt: ?As the directions which follow were intended for the conduct of the families of the authoress?s own daughters, and for the arrangement of their table, so as to unite a good figure with proper economy, she has avoided all excessive luxury, such as essence of ham, and that wasteful expenditure of large quantities of meat for gravy, which so greatly contributes to keep up the price, and is… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book Isabella Beeton · 1870 · 404p · ≈ 13h · Challenging I have a copy with this title and no copyright date. If you would like more specific information, communicate with me. There are several advertisers in the book. Penciled inside the front cover is 3/6 - I have taken that to mean this book sold for 3 Shillings/sixpence and indeed, there is a listing in the book: Ward, Lock & Co.'s List of Standard Reference Volumes, Popular useful Books, Approved… Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

The lady's assistant for regulating and supplying the table Charlotte Mason · 1775 · 446p · ≈ 14h · Demanding Shares: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cooking

The experienced English housekeeper Elizabeth Raffald · 1769 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Demanding The Experienced English Housekeeper is a cookery book by the English businesswoman Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781). It was first published in 1769, and went through 13 authorised editions and at least 23 pirated ones. Shares: English Cooking, Cooking

The art of cookery made plain and easy Hannah Glasse · 1748 · 397p · ≈ 13h · Demanding "Revised and republished many times since its 1747 debut, this cookbook was a bestseller in England and the United States for more than 100 years. Author Hannah Glasse dismisses French cookery as fussy and expensive, focusing instead on standards of Anglo-American cuisine. Simple dishes, from soups to cakes, feature straightforward directions"-- Shares: English Cooking, Cooking

The New York Times International Cook Book Craig Claiborne · 1971 · ★ 4.0 · 726p · ≈ 24h · Moderate Shares: International Cookery, Cooking

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