18 books like On Cooking

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What one can do with a chafing dish Henrietta L. Sawtelle · 1889 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Henrietta L. Sawtelle's guide to chafing-dish cooking has been delighting amateur cooks for over a century. With proven recipes and helpful tips, this book will help you impress your guests with delicious and easy-to-prepare meals. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public… Shares: Recipes, Cooking

Cooking Basics for Dummies Bryan Miller · 2004 · ★ 3.9 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Are you looking to dig yourself out of microwave dinners and learn the ropes of home cooking? Cooking Basics For Dummies, 5th Edition takes the intimidation out of cooking and helps you start cultivating your culinary prowess in no time. From learning fundamental cooking techniques like dicing, chopping, and sauteing to creating delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, you'll discover how to cook up… Shares: Cookery, Cooking

The I Never Cooked Before Cookbook Jo Coudert · 1963 · ★ 4.0 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares: Cookery, Cooking

Joe Tilden's recipes for epicures Joe Tilden · 1907 · 55p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Major Joseph Tilden was in his time one of the most famous Bohemians and epicureans of the Pacific Coast. Ever since his death his many friends have been trying to learn the culinary secrets which made a repast of his devising so delicious. He had given his recipes to but few, and those few his most intimate friends and fellow spirits. One of the most favored of his old companions has given this… Shares: Cookery, Cooking

An herb and spice cook book Craig Claiborne · 1963 · ★ 4.0 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: Cookery, Cooking

All-time favorites Betty Crocker · 1971 · ★ 3.5 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A homemade birthday cake can be the perfect way to make a celebration special, and Betty Crocker makes it easy for anyone to bake a cake that’s beautiful and impressive. This lighthearted book is bursting with 80 fresh ideas for birthday cakes, cupcakes, and other sweets, each with a full-color photo. Find inspiration for kids’ parties in a Flip Flops Cake, Guitar Cake, or Princess Castle Cake;… Shares: Cookery, Cooking

Oysters à la mode, or, The oyster and over 100 ways of cooking it Harriet Anne de Salis · 1888 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Shares: Cookery, Cooking

Craig Claiborne's Favorites From The New York Times Craig Claiborne · 1975 · ★ 3.9 Shares: Cookery, Cooking Shares: Cookery, Cooking

First Cook Book Angela Wilkes · 1984 · 72p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A perfect first cookbook with 60 recipes for young chefs to tryStart your kitchen adventure with 60 delicious and simple recipes from around the world.Feel right at home in the kitchen with this first cookbook for budding chefs. It is packed with simple but varied recipes, so young cooks can discover new dishes, learn new skills, and perfect great meals that the whole family will enjoy. And for… Shares: Cookery, Cooking

The blender way to better cooking Betty Sullivan · 1965 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares: Cookery, Cooking

Basic flavorings Clare Gordon-Smith · 1996 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Thirty quick and easy recipes using chiles in appetizers, soups and entrees. Shares: Cookery, Cooking

Theory & practice of good cooking James Beard · 1977 · ★ 4.3 · 465p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Abstract: The fundamental principles of cooking are presented for beginners and expert cooks alike. Each chapter is built around a method of preparation rather than a category of foods, and begins with a detailed description of several techniques, spiced with anecdotes, cooking tips, preparation methods, and equipment descriptions. Thus, the chapter on "Boiling" discusses simmering and reducing,… Shares: Cookery, Cooking

Just a matter of thyme Roxie Kelley · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Moderate It is the good company of friends and family, as well as the favorite foods we share, that feeds and sustains us." -Roxie Kelley and Shelly Reeves Smith This illustrated cookbook series is available for the first time in paperback. Roxie Kelley and Shelly Reeves Smith nourish the body and soul by combining simple yet satisfying recipes with tips on gracious living and friendly entertaining, all… Shares: Cookery, Cooking

The book of tofu Shurtleff, William · 1975 · 335p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: Cookery, Cooking

The Sushi Economy Sasha Issenberg · 2007 · ★ 4.2 · 323p · ≈ 10h · Moderate From the sea to your plate, the first international tour of sushi's journey in the global marketplaceOne generation ago, sushi's narrow reach ensured that sports fishermen who caught tuna in most of the world sold the meat for pennies as cat food. Toda Shares: Cookery, Cooking

How to Cook and Eat in Chinese Buwei Yang Chao · 1945 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The beloved classic—now back in print. A gold mine of simple and authentic Chinese cuisine that's a must-have for everyone who loves delicious food.Let these glowing reviews tell you how this old-school cookbook revealed the secrets of Chinese cooking and culture and made itself at home in 20th-century American households . . ."Something novel in the way of a cookbook . . . [It] strikes us as… Shares: Cookery, Cooking

Healthy Family, Happy Family Karen Fischer · 2010 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Is your child a fussy eater? Do you struggle to convince them that healthy is best? Do you wage a daily war against the marketing machines of big fast food corporations? Then you NEED this book!  This is the one-stop food manual for parents. With just a few simple rules to follow, any parent, no matter how busy and stressed they may be, can provide healthy food for their family day after… Shares: Recipes, Cookery, 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: Recipes, Cookery, Cooking

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