Recipes

[tansy]

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?

[qbetzforreal]

How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman.  Any of Ina Garten's cookbooks.  Both authors have easy to follow recipes/

[alicedee]

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!).

[SXMGirl]

@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.

[cimeranrose]

Yes, @RoughDraft  - they realize they're spending too much on eating out/take out plus it's not the healthiest.

[cimeranrose]

@tansy - Dh  mentioned it's probably not best for their budget and they agree...

[cimeranrose]

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.

[cimeranrose]

@ECBG , that's a really good idea. I'll ask them if they think they would use one if I bought them one.

[ECBG]

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@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.

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@cimeranrose Thank you.  I'd give to them.  They have to eat.  When they see the recipes, they may realize it's "doable"!!!

[phoenixbrd]

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.