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lovemyhome
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Posted: Tue Jan 27th, 2009 09:11 pm |
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| I just started making all our bread products 3 years ago and have come a long way with our eating. I bought one of the BB's cookbooks on eating whole foods, but most of it I have never even heard of. I would like a cookbook with good, home cooked meals,with whole foods like I could eat every day. Does anyone have a tried and true recipe book they could recommend?
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Tue Jan 27th, 2009 09:41 pm |
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Any cookbook you like will work. You may have to adjust the recipes slightly for whole foods, but it's not that tough to figure out.
I am awful fond of Jeff Smith's "The Frugal Gourmet" series. I also like Julia Child and Graham Kerr.
For Cajun Food, no one beats Paul Prudohme, and Justin Wilson. They have several books out.
For Fish and Game, the authority on that is 'L.L. Bean's Fish and Game Cookbook".
For regular food, the undisputed champion is Ernest Mathew Mickler's "White trash Cookin I, and II".
For upscale (Gourmet-style) food, the restaurant Bible is Paul and Kerri Elder's "The American Gourmet Collection Cookbook"
Every kitchen should have a copy of each of these books.
Bon apetit.
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lovemyhome
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Posted: Wed Jan 28th, 2009 12:49 pm |
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| I ordered two off of Amazon last night. One I got for just a penny and the other was only $3.95. Thanks!
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Laurie Richardson
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Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 04:46 am |
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One whole grains book that I totally swear by is an old book that you can find used off of Amazon is Set For Life eat more weigh less feel terrific by Jane Merrill and Karen Sunderland. I have never had a bad recipe yet.
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lovemyhome
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Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 02:27 pm |
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Thanks! I have never heard of this book either. I just ordered it off Amazon for one penny!! The reviews for it are very good. I can't wait to get it.
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 05:09 pm |
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I just got one from Amazon for a penny as well.
For that price, how could you go wrong?
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lovemyhome
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Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 06:42 pm |
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| Although I had ordered one of Jeff Smith's books off Amazon, I found another one at a library today. I also found some other good ones there too.
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 07:10 pm |
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Mr. Smith had a string of cookbooks, published as "The Frugal Gourmet".
He was a very interesting person. When he passed on in 2004, the world lost a hidden treasure.
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Laurie Richardson
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Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 09:56 pm |
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Try the chicken divine using her creamy soup base. I can't use canned soup bases due to kids being gluten intolerant but I make her creamy sop base with gluten free chicken, beef, veggie or mushrrom base and store them to be used later for creamy soups in casseroles or soups in general. The buttermilk pancakes are wonderful. I plan to get one for each of my kids even the ones that can't have gluten just because many of the other recipes that use brown rice are wonderful. As for a really great whole grains gluten free baking cookbook I like Gluten Free Baking Classics by Annalise G. Roberts. If I follow her directions exactly and grind my rice or millet etc. really fine then I have wonderfull bake goods.
Laurie
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Joy
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Posted: Mon Apr 27th, 2009 03:56 pm |
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I love that you recommended The White Trash Cookbook! I live near Mickler's Road and Earnest Mickler grew up in Palm Valley which is right next to Ponte Vedra Beach, where I live. I am a Florida native like Mickler was. There are not a lot of us "Crackers" so his book was fun for me to read.
Blessings,
Joy
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Mon Apr 27th, 2009 04:18 pm |
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If anyone is interested, I got the 'Set For Life Book' a few weeks ago and have been following it closely. I have lost 32 pounds, and no longer have to take Metaformin for blood-sugar control. Now, Golden Seal, and Garlic works just as good for regulatng liver function.
It's not really a 'diet', since I feel like I am eating more now than I ever did. You will never get hungry on this program. It is more of an 'attitude adjustment'. Learning how to make better choices on what you put into your body, and what you do to it. I am a Dr. (ND), and even I learned some things from this book. It was the best $3.00 I ever spent.
This book is a 'must have' for anybody who wants to be heathier. Her suggestions allow your body to find it's ideal weight, not from some chart made by a desk-jockey who probably never leaves the office, but what's right for YOU.
I am now recommending it to my patients.
Last edited on Wed Apr 29th, 2009 04:12 pm by Gigmaster
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dblaing
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Posted: Wed Apr 29th, 2009 03:39 pm |
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Who is the author of "Set for Life" I do not see it on the beckers website and would like to research it further.
Thanks
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dblaing
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Posted: Wed Apr 29th, 2009 03:44 pm |
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| Never mind I just read the others before me!! Got it thanks anyway!
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Treklady
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 06:19 pm |
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I am working from about 3 cookbooks right now. My most favorite one is: How It ll Vegan, by Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard. Do not be turned off by the cookbook being vegan. I ma not a vegan, but just a lain ole vegetarian and this cookbook rocks. I made one of her rice puddings and WOW!
I also use Sue Gregg for my bread baking. She is the Queen of bread making.
And Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook. Found this one at a discard table when I was in West Palm Beach at an anime convention with my son...of all places. And for $.50, you can't go wrong.
But you have to go with what works in your home and with your families palette. If it works, go with it.
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Joy
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 03:25 pm |
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Which Sue Gregg cookbook do you recommend? I noticed on Amazon that there are many. Also, is there another source for them.
Thank you,
Joy
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Treklady
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 05:14 pm |
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I was given her Yeast Breads, but if you can afford to purchase her entire collection I suggest you do so. Her books are paperback and plastic spiral bound. They are small and easily portable and easy to read.
They are also chocked full of information that is applicably in the bread making world, even for the beginner.
Edit in: I do not have any other recommendations, but my girlfriend has a plethora of books having to do with baking. I will see what she has and recommends.
Last edited on Fri May 15th, 2009 01:03 am by Treklady
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