18 books like The Finer Cooking, or Dishes for Parties

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Menus for Entertaining James Beard · 1965 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Recipes for every occasion from barbecues to formal dinner parties. Shares: Entertaining, Menus, Cookery, Cooking

Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake! Donald J. Sobol · 1983 · ★ 3.2 · 121p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The ten-year-old detective solves "The Case of the Missing Garlic Bread" and other food-related mysteries. Includes menus and recipes for a Fourth-of-July party, a birthday brunch, and other occasions. Shares: Menus, Cookery, 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

Menus made easy, or, How to order dinner and give the dishes their French names Nancy Lake · 1880 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Challenging This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... (6) Columns for Discount on Purchases and Discount on Notes on the same side of the Cash Book; (c) Columns for Discount on Sales and Cash Sales on the debit side of the… Shares: Menus, Cooking

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

Guide culinaire Auguste Escoffier · 1903 · ★ 3.8 · 902p · ≈ 30h · Challenging This record includes reprints of the first American edition. Shares: Menus, Cookery, Cooking

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