Cooking

Lot of four (4) sets of Pei Wei's Chinese Cooking Cards Each card set contains 24 color illustrated 5.25 x 6 inch recipe cards plus and index card all held in an illustrated card stock case. The cards feature a color photograph of the finished dish on one side and the recipe on the other side. 1. Chicken recipes include: Smoked Chicken Peiking Style Jellied Chicken with Brown Sauce Deep Fried Paper Wrapped Chicken Steamed Chicken with Green Onion Bon-Bon Chicken Tung-An Chicken Diced Chicken with Walnuts Stir-Fried Chicken in Bird's Nest Chicken with Dry Red Pepper Gon-Bao Style Minced Chicken with Peanuts Diced Chicken with Bean Sauce Steamed Chicken Salad San-Tun Style Sauteed Chicken Cheng-Tu Style Stewed Chicken with Vegetables Chicken Strings with Bean Sprout Chicken and Bean Sheets Salad Stir-Fried Minced Chicken Fried Chicken Slices with Lemon Sauce Deep Fried Spiced Boneless Chicken Chicken Rolls with Ham and Black Mushroom Stewed Chicken in Casserole Braised Chicken Wings with… Read More

Fair or Poor condition. Pages are fragile and chipping at the end, has stains, pencil marks at favorite recipes and ads plus some scribbling in pencil. Names of contributors and an abundance of advertisements from local businesses in Aurora, IL. A far west suburb of Chicago. 168 pages

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1974; First Edition; 8vo, 193 pages; illustrated. Delicious recipes, both gourmet and simple, from the BBC’s popular Masterpiece Theater television series Upstairs, Downstairs, which featured Bellamy family cook, "Mrs. Bridges." Arranged by categories making up the Edwardian menu: Stocks and Sauces; Soups; Fish; Game and Poultry; Meat; Vegetables; Desserts, Puddings, and Savouries; and Bread, Cakes, and Pastry. Each category is further divided into elegant "Upstairs" recipes, and the more hearty "Downstairs" fare. Enlivened with substantial personal details about the various members of the Bellamy household, and illustrated with numerous on-set production photos by John Hedgecoe, plus 70 drawings picturing Edwardian utensils, methods of serving and carving, etc. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket that has not been price-clipped. A very nice copy of a unique and mouthwatering cook book.

Madison, Tenn: Kitty's Cook Book Co, 1964. Softcover in good condition. Photo portrait of Wells on front cover, 34 pages, 28cm tall, quarto, recipe index. Includes 2 articles illustrated with photos of Wells, Johnny Wright, and family. Kitty Wells signature on front cover. Covers have separated from publisher's single spine staple, light soil and small corner crease to the covers.

Boston: WGBH, 1993. 8vo size spiral bound softcover; 315 bright, white pages with a few black and white photographs; color photo illustrates front cover and a black and white photo illustrates the back cover. A couple of the photos in this volume were taken by Paul Child, Julia's husband and a professional photographer. There is are Indices of Ingredients, Chefs (the recipe contributors) and Restaurants. Recipes are include the name, title, restaurant name and location of the contributor. This is not your typical community cookbook. The skill of the contributor and the quality of the recipe are both very high. Among the many chefs who contributed recipes to this cookbook are: Anthony Ambrose John Ash David Bouley Daniel Bruce Todd English Mary Ann Esposito Bobby Flay Jean Pierre Coyenvalle Robin Haas Emeril Lagasse Jacques Pepin Greg Powell Theo Schoenegger Ana Sortun Charlie Trotter Tony Vallone Pascal Vignau Justin Wilson Terry Zarikian Contents include: Appetizers Soups Entrees Side… Read More

FIRST EDITION. VERY GOOD, CLEAN, UNMARKED, UNUSED, TIGHT COPY.

This is a 48 page pamphlet covered by two saddle-stitched boards serving as dust jackets, with the front board illustrated. There is no publication date. Only a 1939 copyright, which we assume corresponds to the publication date. Interesting recipes and very nice small illustrations by Kellum throughout the book.Pages, pamphlet covers, and wooden covers are all in excellent condition. The only fault we could fine is that the upper ribbon tie (the ties seem to be original with the book) is frayed and probably needs to be replaced.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First and Second Printings Before Publication. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Cloth in DJ; First and Second Printings Before Publication; 555pp + 54pp (index); DJ slightly wrinkled & edgeworn with original price ($12.50) intact, boards square, clean & bright, minor staining to edges, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG- condition. Stated: "Published October 22, 1970, First and Second Printings Before Publication" on Copyright Page. Second volume of Child & Beck's breakthrough French cooking manual. Illustrated with line drawings.

NY: Appleton, 1891. First American edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Appleton, 1891. 8vo., vi+328pp. Green pebbled cloth with gilt titles and cover design. Fine. . 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

* Inscribed and SIGNED by author on half-title page.
* First printing (number line contains "1").
* Book cover like new, slight shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. Brown satin ribbon marker.
* No dust jacket issued with this book.
* Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library.
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A collection of more than 100 extraordinary dessertsall with photos and meticulous instructionsby Cenk Sönmezsoy, creator of the internationally acclaimed blog Cafe Fernando.

Written, styled, photographed, and designed by Cenk Sönmezsoy, The Artful Baker shares the inspiring story of a passionate home baker, beginning with his years after graduate school in San Francisco and showcasing the fruits of a baking obsession he cultivated after returning home to 0stanbul. Sönmezsoys stories and uniquely styled images, together with his original creations and fresh take on traditional recipes, offer a thoughtful and… Read More

New York: Artisan, 2004. Signed on the half-title page, with a flourish: Rosalie - Its all about the flavor, T Keller. First edition / First printing. Red laminated boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Erratum slip laid in.

New York: HarperCollins, 2007. Signed by the Barbara Kingsolver and Stephen Hopp on the title page. First edition / First printing. paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

Havana hospitality english-espanol,prepared under the directions of santa rita guild,recetas de cocina introduccion de clara park pessino primera edicion habana cuba 1945.libro de recetas de cocina,en ingles y espanol.estas recetas han sido recopiladas por los miembros del grupo saint rita guild of havana,un grupo de mujeres dedicadas al trabajo de caridad,tanto como de vestir,alimentar y dar educacion a los ninos no privilegiados de la parroquia de la iglesia del cristo en la habana vieja.este meritorio grupo de mujeres la mayor parte de ellas de nacionalidad americana que residen en la habana junto con sus amigas cubanas y asociados han editado este libro de un valor indisputable.

A collectible gem of a tiny cook book devoted to the art of the Casserole in all of its glorious manifestations. A compendium of unique and traditional recipes with a global appeal and vintage line drawings to add a certain zest to the presentation. Unique, rare, extraordinary.

New York, M. Barrows & Company Inc, 1943, hardcover, 183 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Association Copy, Signed and inscribed to Radio and Television host Nancy Craig "Dear Nancy Craig- Hope this can be added to your shelf of favorite cook books. Devotedly, Florence Brobeck- August 26, 1943", on the front endpaper. Straight and tightly bound, spine-end and top corner wear, tape remnants and soiling to endpapers, darkening to textblock top edge, owner's catalogue number "306" stickers to front board and same noted in pencil to front pastedown, Nancy Craig's personal name and address label above inscription. Later issue dustjacket, seventh printing stated, unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, spine darkened, smudges to rear panel, sticker ghost to rear flap, still displays nicely in new Brodart sleeve. Florence Brobeck, the well-known cookbook author, women's editor of The New York Herald Tribune, one-time food columnist for The New York Times Magazine, associate editor of McCall's… Read More