Good Old Food: A Taste from the Past
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Book Overview
This longtime Barron's kitchen favorite features authentic recipes brought to America in past generations from around the world. Now available in an economically priced paperback edition, that all 264 recipes and 64 full-color photos from the original hardcover edition.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0812058410
ISBN13:9780812058413
Release Date:January 1988
Publisher:Barron's Educational Series
Length:319 Pages
Weight:2.22 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 7.6" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
traditional recipes at their straightforward basic best
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Here are 250 recipes; American or 'traditional ethnic' -- not too far off the beaten path; things like moussaka, goulash, chile con carne, coq au vin, Boston baked beans, beef stew with dumplings, fried chicken, corned beef & cabbage. No frills, no hard-to-find ingredients, no nonsense about what county in Hungary you should buy your paprika from. I've tried about 20 recipes from this book -- all have been successful & most added to the rotation/repertoire; usually I'm pleased/surprised to find more than a couple of recipes per cookbook that I like & here I've found ten times that & haven't tried all that I want to yet. This is, without hesitation, the best 'everyday' cookbook I've ever used. (for fancier/not 'everyday' recipes I generally like Jacques Pepin & Jacques/Julia -- that's for a baseline...)
A beautiful, old-fashioned cookbook with ethnic recipes.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Each recipe comes with a story from the person who submitted it. It's a fun cookbook to just browse through and read! The recipes are old-fashioned recipes from different ethnic families. You'll probably come across some recipes your grandma used to make (I found spaetzle and German potato salad). Also includes nummy full-page, color photos of some of the dishes.
Good Old Food
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
My sister and her husband gave me this book as a Christmas gift in 1993. Containing recipes representative of many ethnic groups, Good Old Food has become one of our family favorites. The recipes are delicious and easy to follow. Each recipe is accompanied by a short anecdote by the person who provided it, describing their memory of the food and why it has played an important role in their life. The color photos are excellent. My book is now tattered. I was delighted to find this year (1999) that Good Old Food is still in print, so I can replace my worn copy. My favorite recipe is for chicken pot pie, but everything I've tried has been very tasty - from baklava to stifado to goulash.
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