Cookbooks & Beverages
A few years ago my employee Elizabeth and I generally unpacked UPS shipments from our book distributors and publishers around lunchtime, and we found ourselves particularly vulnerable to all the fine cookbooks arriving. This listing is by no means all of our cookbooks. It is a gathering of recent and/or interesting titles along with a few classics added to show we have grounding in our selection. My mother raised me to read cookbooks somewhat the same as a novel or a history or a biography. Pretty pictures and clever premises are not enough to stock a title. It must have accessible content as well, and a cookbook with good writing is a treasure.
Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes
Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes
American classics filled with country goodness—even better than Grandma used to make!
This excellent selection of delicious home-style recipes by veteran food writer Beatrice Ojakangas highlights dishes that reflect many different cuisines. The recipe for Swedish Meatballs includes sauces adaptable for Asian-, Indian-, Italian-, and Russian-style meals, while the moist and sumptuous Chocolate-Applesauce Cake is a distinctive Dutch favorite, and original Country-Style Ice Cream is a traditional treat all will love.
Duluth’s own Beatrice Ojakangas has written a lot of cookbooks that have garnered worldwide acclaim, but my favorite is her Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes. It’s partly a primer for basic American cooking techniques, partly a history lesson and all a joy to read. Originally published in 1988, it stays in print due to its general excellence.— Land