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07-25-2019 09:23 PM - edited 07-25-2019 09:25 PM
My sons and their wives use the internet for recipes and have no cookbooks.
You might consider a subscription to a boxed meal prep service but I’m not sure, without knowing the couple, if that would be welcome or not.
ETA: Is the couple saying they eat out too much or is that your observation?
07-25-2019 09:33 PM
How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. Any of Ina Garten's cookbooks. Both authors have easy to follow recipes/
07-25-2019 09:43 PM
I got the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook 40+ years ago. I know it’s been revised, but I imagine it’s still a good one. Some recipes are hard to find online.....my ex and I don’t talk, but last year he sent a message through our daughter asking if he could please have a copy of the fruitcake recipe from that old book! (Yeah, I gave the recipe to daughter to pass on to him...after all, it was the Christmas season!).
07-25-2019 09:45 PM
@cimeranrose I have collected cookbooks for years and have over a thousand, but my first one was the Betty Crocker cookbook (I still have it), which is what I would recommend. I am sure that you can get a new edition. Also, the Bisquick cookbook. These are much easier to follow for new cooks, if that is what they really are.
My first thought, though, is a subscription box for a year. If they are a working couple, this will save them time and money. No eating out often and no spending a lot of time at the grocery.
07-25-2019 09:51 PM
Yes, @RoughDraft - they realize they're spending too much on eating out/take out plus it's not the healthiest.
07-25-2019 10:04 PM
@tansy - Dh mentioned it's probably not best for their budget and they agree...
07-25-2019 10:08 PM
Thank you so much everyone for your great ideas! They are moving into a new apartment in September and I thought a new cookbook or two might be nice to give them.
07-25-2019 10:18 PM
@ECBG , that's a really good idea. I'll ask them if they think they would use one if I bought them one.
07-25-2019 10:21 PM
@cimeranrose wrote:@ECBG , that's a really good idea. I'll ask them if they think they would use one if I bought them one.
@cimeranrose Thank you. I'd give to them. They have to eat. When they see the recipes, they may realize it's "doable"!!!
07-25-2019 10:40 PM
Purchasing a cookbook for someone is like purchasing a perfume. It is very personal because you have to know the lifestyle habits and preferences in order to buy what they would use/like. I agree with the Instant Pot idea as it covers many bases.
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