Lost Recipes: Meals to Share with Friends and Family: A Cookbook

By Marion Cunningham

Book Overview

From: Marion Cunningham To: The American home cook Subject (URGENT): The family table We need to lure our families, friends, and neighbors back to the table, to sit down and eat together. It is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375411984
• ISBN13: 9780375411984
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.1" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Overrated

There’s a reason these recipes were lost. I bought this book in the hopes of finding some interesting recipes that have just gone out of style. Many of these recipes are not on the healthy side; the remaining are simply lackluster. Few nods to true regional recipes or no quirky delights. Save your money and buy something else.

Wonderful Book

I really enjoyed reading this book. I bought it because I was looking for a recipe of chow-chow, something my Grandmother used to make. There are great bits and pieces of information and wonderful recipes. I want to buy more of her books.

Great family-style recipes

As a mother of two small children, I fancied myself too busy to cook "every night." Then one day I realized that, in a world of macaroni & cheese, frozen vegetables, and takeout cuisine of all varieties, I was NEVER cooking at home, unless it was a big, formal "dinner." Marion Cunningham has inspired me to rethink "supper" for my family--I have rediscovered the ease of baked chicken and vegetables, and I make fried rice instead of another night of Chinese takeout. Many of these recipes involve easy preparation that can be done earlier in the day, so at dinnertime it is just a matter of popping something in the oven or cooking it on the stove. The ingredient lists are simple (all things you can actually find at your local supermarket!), but the flavors are wonderful. There is no attempt to cut fat or carbohydrates, but then again, you also aren't adding excess sodium and preservatives to your diet. If you are new to cooking, I also recommend "Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham," which has many easy recipes that will impress your friends who are also new cooks! Either book would be a great graduation or wedding gift.