Recipes My Mother Gave Me

By Vale Farrar Kelley

Delectable recipes from the author's mother's kitchen, including regional fare from Texas, California, Virginia, and the Philippines. Includes blank pages for your own mother's recipes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0783552815
• ISBN13: 9780783552811
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Time Life Education
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

A delightful cookbook that keeps it real!

Already having serveral books with very appetizing pictures, but complex recipes that required more time/effort than I wanted to spend, not to mention a shopping trip, I bought this book at a used book sale for about a dollar, thinking "what the heck". I soon found it to be one of the best dollars I've ever spent, and it's well worth the $10 or so charged here because this is one cookbook that you will actually USE.I was delighted to find it a cookbook geared toward real 'home cooking'. As the title suggests, it does not contain gourmet or particularly fancy recipes, but very down-to-earth, practical, familiar favorites and comfort foods you'd find at Mom's house. I like it because it features the variations on common dishes that occur from family to family, as well as regional adaptations (the author's military family moved around the country quite a bit), that make tasty departures from the same ol'-same ol', as well as dishes you're familiar with but maybe never made at home. Recipes also include the kind of time saving shortcuts our moms used, and almost every ingredient will already be in your kitchen. Cookbooks can be intimidating, but this one is like an old friend. A great resource for making quick, delicious everyday and company-worthy meals, it includes main dishes, sides, deserts, appetizers, drinks and even serving suggestions. This book is perfect for the beginning cook and anyone wanting to add variety the way they prepare the staples. Use other books for elegant entertaining, but for everyday meals for family and friends this is a winner.

What a book

I have had the honor of tasting all the recipes in the book,cooked by both Vale and Carolyn and love all of them. My son is now starting to enjoy them as well.

The bonds of love reflected in a cookbook. . .

This book is more than a cookbook - it is a tribute to a Mother shown in a most special way. The bonds of love and family beam through on every page. Every recipe has been delicious - especially great for entertaining. A perfect gift for someone special in your life!

They are indeed your mothers recipes, and they are great !

I have been a guest of your Mother and Dad at many dinner parties. We always looked forward to them because she was such a great cook, and your Dad a great host. What a great tribute to your Mom. Best of luck. Jack T. Weir, Capt. USN (ret)

Wonderful recipes and easy cookbook to use!

I have already tried many of the wonderful recipes and had good luck with all of them. Two newly-married daughters have the cookbook also and the book was great for them as beginner cooks-even their husbands who like to cook have tried recipes in the book!