Review: "Grandma's Favorites"
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ysabetwordsmithGrandma's Favorites
A Treasured Collection of 382 Classic Recipes & Tips
by Taste of Home
These actually are cited as family recipes, based on the quotes included. The sections are Sunday Dinner Menus, Breakfasts, Snacks, Breads Biscuits & More, Main Courses, Side Dishes, Soups & Stews, Cookies Brownies & Bars, Cakes & Pies, Desserts, Recipe Index. Sadly the index only lists recipes by title, not by ingredients. There are full-color photos of most recipes, though not quite all of them. Conveniently there's a list of nutrition and calories under each. We skipped a few dessert recipes that had as many calories as a whole meal! Those are fine for folks with a high-burn metabolism. But there are much lighter ones too, so it's a nice range. Some of the tips are very handy too.
We marked a ton of recipes. I mean I went through two index cards tearing off little bookmarks. Usually I don't even use all of one. Some highlights: Spiced Apricot Baked Oatmeal, Tender Garlic Cheese Breadsticks, Honey Oatmeal Loaves, All-American Turkey Potpie, Mom's Molasses Ham & Beans, Slow-cooked Wild Rice, Triple Ginger Cookies, Mom's Old-Fashioned Cutouts, Lemon Ricotta Cake, Apple Kolaches, and Chocolate Malt Cheesecake. Amazingly the Corn Pone is a historic Turtle Island recipe, with no wheat flour; just use sunflower oil or buffalo fat for a fully traditional approach. There are recipes from many different cultures, too, not just generic American. Note that some recipes use a lot of commercial ingredients like soft drinks or canned produce, while others work entirely from scratch using fresh whole ingredients. Pick whatever appeals to you and your eaters.
This is a great cookbook if your favorite recipes typically include words like "traditional" or "down home." It's also ideal if you're looking for a "melting pot" of America's culinary heritage from diverse countries of origin. It would make a terrific housewarming gift, wedding gift, or surprise for a new grandmother. If you missed recording some family recipes, or they were never written down at all, look through here -- you might get lucky and find something very similar. Most highly recommended.
A Treasured Collection of 382 Classic Recipes & Tips
by Taste of Home
These actually are cited as family recipes, based on the quotes included. The sections are Sunday Dinner Menus, Breakfasts, Snacks, Breads Biscuits & More, Main Courses, Side Dishes, Soups & Stews, Cookies Brownies & Bars, Cakes & Pies, Desserts, Recipe Index. Sadly the index only lists recipes by title, not by ingredients. There are full-color photos of most recipes, though not quite all of them. Conveniently there's a list of nutrition and calories under each. We skipped a few dessert recipes that had as many calories as a whole meal! Those are fine for folks with a high-burn metabolism. But there are much lighter ones too, so it's a nice range. Some of the tips are very handy too.
We marked a ton of recipes. I mean I went through two index cards tearing off little bookmarks. Usually I don't even use all of one. Some highlights: Spiced Apricot Baked Oatmeal, Tender Garlic Cheese Breadsticks, Honey Oatmeal Loaves, All-American Turkey Potpie, Mom's Molasses Ham & Beans, Slow-cooked Wild Rice, Triple Ginger Cookies, Mom's Old-Fashioned Cutouts, Lemon Ricotta Cake, Apple Kolaches, and Chocolate Malt Cheesecake. Amazingly the Corn Pone is a historic Turtle Island recipe, with no wheat flour; just use sunflower oil or buffalo fat for a fully traditional approach. There are recipes from many different cultures, too, not just generic American. Note that some recipes use a lot of commercial ingredients like soft drinks or canned produce, while others work entirely from scratch using fresh whole ingredients. Pick whatever appeals to you and your eaters.
This is a great cookbook if your favorite recipes typically include words like "traditional" or "down home." It's also ideal if you're looking for a "melting pot" of America's culinary heritage from diverse countries of origin. It would make a terrific housewarming gift, wedding gift, or surprise for a new grandmother. If you missed recording some family recipes, or they were never written down at all, look through here -- you might get lucky and find something very similar. Most highly recommended.
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Date: 2023-04-17 11:02 pm (UTC)Well ...
Date: 2023-04-17 11:14 pm (UTC)Sourcing other indigenous ingredients is possible, just more challenging. I find bison meat periodically. One could easily cook buffalo burgers, then use the excess fat from those to make corn pone.