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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

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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 cooking, English Cooking, Cooking

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Lovers' cookbook Norman Douglas · 1952 · 193p · ≈ 6h · Moderate UNA DELICIOSA, EXCÉNTRICA Y DECADENTE COLECCIÓN DE AFRODISIACAS RECETAS LITERARIAS.Aquí hay platos y bebidas para seducir y para dejarse seducir: aceitunas de ostra, buñuelos de flor de saúco, tortilla de caviar, caracoles al Cinquecento, mermelada de claveles, un reparador cóctel para después del amor… Los más apetitosos reclamos del recetario inglés, francés e italiano conviven con insólitas y… Shares: International cooking, Cooking

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The Apprentice Jacques Pépin · 2003 · ★ 4.2 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A culinary legend tells his story, from boyhood in wartime France to stardom in America, and shares favorite recipes: "A delicious book…a joy."—The New York Times Book Review   In this memoir, the man Julia Child called "the best chef in America" tells of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an exacting Old World kitchen to an Emmy Award-winning superstar who taught millions of… Shares: Cooks, Cooking, Biography & Memoir

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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

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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

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Trailer Food Diaries Cookbook : Tiffany Harelik · 2012 · 141p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "A cookbook featuring recipes from Houston, Texas, food trucks"-- "In Houston, everyone from enterprising chefs at established restaurants to home cooks who love to eat has taken their recipes to the streets. From the Heights to Montrose and bars in between, food truck concepts are peppered around the Bayou City, feeding hungry Houstonians everything from bacon jam to cookie-flavored cashew… Shares: International cooking, Cooking

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

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Tender at the bone Ruth Reichl · 1998 · ★ 4.3 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate For better or worse, almost all of us grow up at the table. It is in this setting that Ruth Reichl's brilliantly written memoir takes its form. For, at a very early age, Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world . . . if you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Tender at the Bone is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in… Shares: Cooks, Cooking, Biography & Memoir

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The cook's oracle William Kitchiner · 1821 · 428p · ≈ 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 Cooking, Cooking

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Great Dishes of the World Robert Carrier · 1963 · ★ 4.5 · 382p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares: International cooking, Cooking

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A Treasury of Great Recipes Mary Grant Price · 1965 · ★ 4.6 · 487p · ≈ 16h · Moderate A snapshot of Vincent and Mary Price's life. Shares: International cooking, Cooking

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Culinary Classics and Improvisations Michael Field · 1967 · ★ 4.0 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares: International cooking, Cooking

Cover of Table for Two (Lessons Learned / Summer Desserts)

Table for Two (Lessons Learned / Summer Desserts) Nora Roberts · 2002 · ★ 3.8 · 507p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Two tempting classics from the master of romance! Summer Desserts: When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpower is put to the ultimate test. Lessons Learned: Publicist Juliet Trent never mixes business with pleasure, but her newest client, charming ladies' man and chef Carlo Franconi, is determined to whet her… Shares: Cooks, Cooking

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The food of love Anthony Capella · 2004 · ★ 4.3 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In the sumptuous tradition of Chocolat and Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and already optioned for a major motion picture, comes a magical tale of romantic passion, culinary delight—and Italy.Captain James Gould arrives in wartime Naples assigned to discourage marriages between British soldiers and their gorgeous Italian girlfriends. But the innocent young officer is soon distracted by an… Shares: Cooks, Cooking

Cover of Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine

Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine William Carew Hazlitt · 1886 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Challenging These few paragraphs distill the contents and gives you a short overview and insight of this work and the author's style: In the poorer districts, in Normandy as well as in Brittany, Duke William would probably find very little alteration in the mode of preparing victuals from that which was in use in his day, eight hundred years ago, if (like another Arthur) he should return among his ancient… Shares: English Cooking, Cooking

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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 Cooking, Cooking

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Michal Field's Cooking School Michael Field · 1965 · ★ 4.0 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Provides recipes for hors d'oeuvres, soups, entrees, side dishes, casseroles, and desserts. Shares: International cooking, Cooking

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