Recipes

[Epicurean]

Just curious,what is your favorite cookbook,not website,just a old fashioned cookbook. Every Christmas I get,from my daughter,southern livings annual cookbook. I always liked the recipes in there magazine. One day I saw an older cookbook on sale. Mostly the recipes were sent in by everyday cooks,and I just feel in love with it. Don't know how many I've had,but I know it was 1986 or before. No,I didn't keep them. Keep them for a few years,type out my favorite recipes and now have three binders of recipes. Give my cookbooks to my DIL or donate to the library for there annual book sale.

[QVCkitty1]

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@Epicurean wrote:

Just curious,what is your favorite cookbook,not website,just a old fashioned cookbook. Every Christmas I get,from my daughter,southern livings annual cookbook. I always liked the recipes in there magazine. One day I saw an older cookbook on sale. Mostly the recipes were sent in by everyday cooks,and I just feel in love with it. Don't know how many I've had,but I know it was 1986 or before. No,I didn't keep them. Keep them for a few years,type out my favorite recipes and now have three binders of recipes. Give my cookbooks to my DIL or donate to the library for there annual book sale.

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@Epicurean , I can't choose just one, but the one I use the most is my notebook. This is a compilation of favorite recipes from friends and family. If the dish is delicious it gets added and repeated over and over. 

[PA Mom-mom]

@Epicurean  I love to read cookbooks for recreation and edification! Some of my favorites are the local church cookbooks from our area and my DD's church. But, without a doubt, my favorite go-to is The Mennonite Community Cookbook. My Mom cooked from this, and I still have her copy. My grandmother has a recipe in the book, and I think of her every time I go to that recipe. I prefer the earlier editions, because they changed some of the recipes in the later editions. I don't know why. Mom's was the original edition from 1950

[We rescue cats]

The Joy of Cooking, I think it is from 1954 or so, it was my moms. The other is Julia Child's The Way to Cook. 

[qualitygal]

I ha a Paula Deen on I really liked when I use to bake/cook.  Amish ones too.  Gooseberry Patch ones too.

[Epicurean]

PA MOM-mom,I always thought local cookbooks from churches or organizations were the best!

[Epicurean]

We rescue cats,I have had my Joy of Cooking since I got married,it was a wedding gift.Have. Had it for 55 yrs! 😁

[Mombo1]

@Epicurean    My favorite cookbook is one that my mom had.  It was called Gardener's Gatherings.  Recipes were submitted by members of the Garden Club at Palm Coast Florida.  I still have it and it has to be at least 40 years old.  The recipes are amazing.

 A true keepsake. 

[lbwshop]

I compare most recipes to my Joy of Cooking from 1968 or 1969.  It has stood me in good stead for 56 years of cooking so far.  I also love the Marsha Adams cookbooks.  Her recipes are Amish-based, and very good!!

[Carmie]

I have a lot, over 100, of cookbooks from everywhere and read recipes on line almost every day.

The cookbook that I have had the longest and really do use is The Fannie Farmer Cook Book.  My edition is old.  It has been updated many times.

What I like about it is that it is basic old fashioned cooking.  It explains everything in easy to understand language and everything in it is normal every day food.

Even though I am a pretty accomplished cook, I find myself looking up stuff in the book like substitutions, oven temps, how long to cook a roast, etc.

I got my cookbook as a gift from my sister.  She has purchased one for every new married couple for years.  It's a must have for every kitchen.