Cookbooks

So many mothers who are making a sincere effort to improve their cooking skills write and ask for a recommendation of cookbooks. My favorite cookbooks come from the good folks at "Taste of Home". The recipes are sent in from women who love cooking for their families and friends. The recipes are simple, and the ingredients are readily available in our cupboards. There are no gourmet recipes, just plenty of down-home cooking! These cookbooks are not strictly "health food" type of books, but they are practical. One can easily substitute honey for sugar or whole wheat flour for white flour. I would rather start out with a recipe that both tastes and looks good, and then make it healthier, if I can! I hope you will enjoy these books as much as we do.



Product Image Add To Cart   Cookwise
We first read about this book in an excellent review in US News & World Report. We ordered a copy and we were impressed! Many of us "know how to cook." However, we often simply have a trial-and-error knowledge that some things work and some things fail. But why? What would work? And how do we know what to try. When a recipe fails we are often left wondering why. That is where this book comes in. This book teaches the chemistry of cooking! When it arrived, we found it so fascinating that we all just sat down and read it, and we learned a great deal. There are ninety-nine pages just on flours and bread making. It lists the effects of different flours, different types of honey, different yeasts, and even how our source of water can sometimes make a difference between beautifully risen breads or hard little bricks! This book is worth the price. It is a treasure trove of knowledge on the "hows" and "whys" of cooking that recipes never explain. It is also an excellent instructional book if you are teaching others to cook. Each recipe starts off with, "What this recipe shows." As a result, you are learning to create rather than just follow instructions. Because the book is a secular work, it contains a few recipes that use ingredients that contain alcohol.

(HB, 7 x 10, 491 pages) by Shirley O. Corriher.   Retail Price $28.50 - Your Price $23.50


Add To Cart   I Can't Believe This Has No Sugar Cookbook
This special cookbook has over 150 sugar-free, cholesterol-free, dairy-free recipes for great-tasting cakes, cookies, pies, candies, breads, and muffins. It is nice to serve a dessert once in a while, and it is especially nice when we can make it as healthy as it is good-tasting. If good nutrition is important to you, this book will be a blessing. (Frozen fruit juices are used as the sweetener in most of the recipes.)

(PB, 7 x 10, 204 pages) by Deborah E. Buhr.   Retail Price $12.95 - Your Price $10.50


Product Image Add To Cart   Kids Baking
Fantastic book! The delicious recipes in this cookbook are intended for kids, age 6 and up! Your children will get a fabulous education in baking including cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pies, pastries, simple breads, muffins, yeast breads and even pretzels! Baking is a wonderful way for children to spend their time, and bless many others with their finished products. This book is exceptional!

(HB, 7 x 10, 128 pages) by Chuck Williams.   Retail Price $19.95 - Your Price $14.95


Product Image Add To Cart   Wow! This Is Allergy Free
If you or anyone in your family struggles with allergies, this book is excellent! It explains the importance of rotation and gives easy daily menus (not repeating the same food in a four day period). The delicious recipes and menus can be adapted for any diet which must be free of wheat, gluten, corn, egg, milk, soy, sugar, yeast, etc. Even if you do not have allergies, this cookbook will inspire you to try many types of flours and foods you would not try otherwise.

(SB, 7 x 10, 206 pages) by Mary Yoder.   Retail Price $10.99 - Your Price $9.75


Product Image Add To Cart   Wow! This Is Sugarfree
This is a delightful cookbook written by an Amish mother and daughter. It not only features healthy recipes made from wholesome foods and made without sugar, but it is sprinkled throughout with helpful hints and tips for cooking, plus insightful spiritual nuggets are tucked in among the recipes. I plan to use this cookbook often!

(SB, 6 x 9, 215 pages) by Yoder.   Retail Price $10.99 - Your Price $9.75