primitives discuss cookbooks

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/115737392

Oh my.

Well, excresence; I gotta go get busy in real life.

But I needed to remind the cooking and baking primitives that franksolich is still keeping an eye on their seditious comments and proposed treasonable activities; one dare not let up on watching them.

fizzgig (19,293 posts)      Tue Jan 14, 2014, 01:40 PM

cookbook recommendations needed

i got a barnes and noble gift card for christmas and figured i'd use it for a new cookbook. i have some here and at my disposal at dad's - fannie farmer, joy of cooking, mastering the art of french cooking. i'd say my skill level is intermediate, i mostly cook soup, comfort food and italian or mexican style dishes while husband handles stir fry and curries.
 
any cookbooks you guys particularly like or can't live without?

Big campfire, so only a few primitive suggestions.

elleng (44,439 posts)    Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:24 PM

3. Liked James Beard years ago, fizz, but haven't been able to find mine since house sold. Was rather 'old.'

He's great, simple and good.

grasswire (38,913 posts)    Tue Jan 14, 2014, 05:04 PM

12. do you like to bake?

I know you are a busy, busy gal. But if you are a baker or want to be one, the King Arthur Flour cookbook might be fun for you.
 
Or maybe Martha Stewart's baking book.

Lucinda (17,549 posts)    Wed Jan 15, 2014, 12:22 PM

34. As mentioned above - I'm a big Ina Garten fan

so I would probably scan her books first and see if one had enough new things I'd like to try, but as a rule, when I buy cookbooks, which isn't often anymore, I look for books that have things I'd like to master. Peter Reinhart has a pizza book that I would consider, and I know his artisan bread book rocks, because I was lucky enough to be a home tester for him.
 
I also usually check out the little books that do a subject in depth...like one that is just salsas and sauces, or something that has a bunch of marinades and rub recipes.
 
That may not be any help, but it's where my brain is at today.

<<<doesn't bother with cookbooks, although the family archives have cookbooks used by the late maternal ancestress and the late grandmothers and the late great-grandmothers.

<<<finds the best recipes printed on the side of a box of something.

[GOBUCKS]

grasswire (38,913 posts)    Tue Jan 14, 2014, 05:04 PM

12. do you like to bake?

I know you are a busy, busy gal. But if you are a baker or want to be one, the King Arthur Flour cookbook might be fun for you.

It's one lunatic talking to another lunatic, but the bald fizzer better listen to poor addled grasswipe Judy.

She's committed to pie.

grasswire  Donating Member (1000+ posts)
Fri Mar-11-11 05:15 PM
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I'm opening a pie shop.

Many of you know my commitment to pie. I'm doing test kitchen this month on a lot of recipes for the perfect product. King Arthur's lemon meringue was a fail last night. Unfortunately.

[lastparker]

I'd suggest this.

[Dori]

fizzgig (19,293 posts)      Tue Jan 14, 2014, 01:40 PM

cookbook recommendations needed

The Welfare Cook Book

Faux Spaghetti - Ramen noodles, garlic and ketchup

[thundley4]

Who needs a cookbook?  Find a recipe that sounds good online, print it up and if it's something you'll make again, put it in a notebook.

Make your own cook book basically. After all, a cook book has several thousand recipes, but a person will only use a couple hundred at the most.

[tanstaafl]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/115737392

Oh my.

Well, excresence; I gotta go get busy in real life.

But I needed to remind the cooking and baking primitives that franksolich is still keeping an eye on their seditious comments and proposed treasonable activities; one dare not let up on watching them.

Big campfire, so only a few primitive suggestions.

<<<doesn't bother with cookbooks, although the family archives have cookbooks used by the late maternal ancestress and the late grandmothers and the late great-grandmothers.

<<<finds the best recipes printed on the side of a box of something.

Hey! franksolich. America salutes you for your vigilance and guarding the wall so we can all rest easier in our kitchens.
Did you see BainsBrain's shout out to you last night? Methinks she was capturing ISP address for her mole hunt. Ah well. she grabbed all her toys, gave everyone the one finger salute and went home. Might want to check around the room in case she dropped a ballgag or a cylindrical, mechanical pleasure device. She may want to cme back to retrieve her 'precious' toys.

On the cookbook trail, I'm with you. If dinner don't come in a box, or the suggested accompaniments look too intense, I resort to the old stand by, Pork Sausages with Sauerkraut and Taters. Or a Steak.

[Linda]

Who was doing the DUmmie recipes on here? They should get it published and make a fortune from the poor and homeless.

[Karin]

I got a Martha Stewart cookbook once, it was awful.  Nearly everything in there was vegan/vegetarian.  I don't go that way.  Should be perfect for a DUmmie. 

[Carl]

You would have to put a DUmbass cookbook full of their delectable recipes like Chili made with coffee grounds and peanut butter and spaghetti sauce with potatoes and cabbage in either the comedy section or under diuretics. 

[Dori]

I got a Martha Stewart cookbook once, it was awful.  Nearly everything in there was vegan/vegetarian.  I don't go that way.  Should be perfect for a DUmmie.  

I watched an episode of her show when she cooked a fish.  I was laughing out loud.  

First, she went out on a fishing boat and caught the fish.  Don't remember the kind, but it was about two feet long.

Then she gathered up fruit tree branches from her yard.

The fish had been gutted but still looked whole.  I think even the scales were left on, but not sure.

Then she proceeded to put the branches in a large baking pan and filled the cavity of the fish with whole lemons, onions, carrots and celery and sewed it up.  She put the fish on top of the branches and covered the whole thing with a box of foil.  She baked it in her giant oven for whatever time, for ever how long and "wa la", she served up this ???? fish.

I was thinking, "yeah right, what woman is going to do that"?  But that was before I started reading the DU...

  

[franksolich]

Hey! franksolich. America salutes you for your vigilance and guarding the wall so we can all rest easier in our kitchens.

Did you see BainsBrain's shout out to you last night?

No, I didn't see it.  Where was it at--here, or over on Skins's island?

By the way, whenever a primitive shouts out to one of us, any of us, it's almost mandatory, almost obligatory, that it get posted in the DUmpster.  If one doesn't have the time or if it's not convenient at the moment, one's always free to pass on the link to another member with more time.  Just so it gets posted.

In the absence of knowing why would shout out to franksolich, I'm mystified.

<<<has nothing against   .

<<<even respectfully addresses   as "madam," like a lady, when talking to her directly.

[tanstaafl]

No, I didn't see it.  Where was it at--here, or over on Skins's island?

By the way, whenever a primitive shouts out to one of us, any of us, it's almost mandatory, almost obligatory, that it get posted in the DUmpster.  If one doesn't have the time or if it's not convenient at the moment, one's always free to pass on the link to another member with more time.  Just so it gets posted.

In the absence of knowing why would shout out to franksolich, I'm mystified.

<<<has nothing against   .

<<<even respectfully addresses   as "madam," like a lady, when talking to her directly.

Here, In the BainsBane Propositioned By A Pimp Thread, Post 575. Wasp69, TXradioguy and Traveshamockery had her down on the ground. While the guys held her down, Traveshamockery was kicking her in the kidneys. It was a lovely beating to behold.