Advice... down to earth cookbook

Log in / Sign Up

List of Forums + New Post Recipe Box Usergroups Following My Posts Bookmarks

Private Messages Rules New User Guide FAQ Advertise Contact Us

Forum -> Recipe Collection -> Cookbooks

View latest: 24h 48h 72h

aless25 ↓

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 3:42 pm

Hi!

I know that many times people ask for cookbooks recomendations. But I need an advice. I want to buy one for a gift, I am searching for a book with many: salads, kugels, desserts. With very common ingredients and delicious results.

I live in a place were we don't have many kosher things.... many cookbooks calls for many special things like miso, balsamic vinager, etc. (Things that we don't have).

The women I want to gave her the book she already have Spcie And Spirit.

Thank you in advanced!

besty

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 3:47 pm

the balabustes choices #2 is a great one! excellent recipes and easy ingrediants (atleast most of them)

debsey ↓

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 4:04 pm

The Bais Yakov cookbook is my choice for down-to-earth, never going to let me down recipes. Very few recipes call for exotic ingredients, and when they do, they always give a substitution.

I have more of my "go-to" recipes from that cookbook than any other I own.

Writergirl

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 4:37 pm

In my experience the most practical and delicious recipes come from either The Bais Yaakov Cookbook or Fresh and Easy by Leah Schapira - both of those books are super winners in my opinion!

cnc

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 4:56 pm

Agree with above posters.
Was going to recommend the BY cookbook and BC2

↑ debsey

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 5:07 pm

I think I'm going to get Balebusta's choice 2. If it's similar to BY cookbook, it's probably good too.

lora

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 5:11 pm

as mentioned balabusta choice 2, its great and usable

Raisin

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 5:26 pm

I'm not familiar with any of the above cookbooks but the spice and spirit of kosher cooking is used almost every week in my house. And I live somewhere where nothing is available either. Very comprehensive, many wonderful recipes. Like 4 types of chocolate cake, several versions of cholent, kugel etc.

iammom

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 6:27 pm

I also say th BY cookbook. Or Dining In.

↑ aless25 ↓

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 9:21 pm

Ohhh thank you for all the answers! Hahaha. Now with a few options it's easier to decide. Thank you!

zohar

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 9:29 pm

Dining In and Fresh And Easy

FranticFrummie

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 10:04 pm

Two cookbooks I'll never be without:

The Moosewood Vegetarian cookbook
James Beard, Bread Book

If you have those two, you can do just about anything!

trixx

Thu, Nov 24 2016, 11:23 pm

Buy it now on Amazon and get $10 off $25! Or from Barnes Noble at 30% off

essie14 ↓

Fri, Nov 25 2016, 4:58 am

aless25 wrote:

I live in a place were we don't have many kosher things.... many cookbooks calls for many special things like miso, balsamic vinager, etc. (Things that we don't have).

Every single supermarket in the US has kosher balsamic vinegar, just FYI

↑ aless25 ↓

Fri, Nov 25 2016, 5:41 am

essie14 wrote:

Every single supermarket in the US has kosher balsamic vinegar, just FYI

Hahaha I live in south america.... hahaha. Sometimes we have... but almost all year around we don't . Here you need to go chasing all kosher products.

We have products "OU" that are sold in every supermarket, like soy sauce, sesame oil etc but not many things

↑ essie14

Fri, Nov 25 2016, 6:13 am

aless25 wrote:

oh, sorry!

↑ aless25

Fri, Nov 25 2016, 6:28 am

essie14 wrote:

oh, sorry!

Hahaha. Of course.

With this ocasion I need to say sorry for my english 😅

And thank you all for the answers!

I love cookbooks too . I think I will need the one for a gift and another one for me (and share recipes with my friend! ).

5mom

Fri, Nov 25 2016, 6:49 am

The Silver Platter is very good and uses easily available ingredients.

Page 1 of 1