NAME THAT COOKBOOK! You would want to cook your way through (642 views)

My choice would be an old book from 1968, Trader Vic's Pacific Island Cookbook. The title is a bit misleading as it also includes recipes from Mexico, San Francisco (yes, both have a Pacific coast) and Texas (because of strong Mexican influence in the kitchen). In 1968 the latter might have been "exotic" - today it's not, so I would pass on those recipes.

Here is the story behind my fascination with this cookbook. When we lived in Denver for two years in the early 1970's I hadn't packed any recipes in our luggage. The public library had lots of great cookbooks that I borrowed, among others the Trader Vic's book. We had also fallen in love with the restaurant, that today has few locations in the US. After we immigrated in 1985 I was unable to find the cookbook, but our girls managed to dig up a used copy. That was a great birthday present many years ago. I have often thought about cooking my way through the whole book including all the drink recipes.

Here's another cookbook I treasure and would like to cook my way through:

Cafe Beaujolais by Margaret Fox

Story behind: [About 2 decades ago.] We were motor-homing in No California, staying in little town above Mendocino on Calif coast. Found book in used book store. Read it cover to cover while staying there. Even went down to Mendocino--adorable town--and met the owner (Fox) as she opened the gate to go in. We made reservations, but it was too far off in future, so we had to pass and move-on along our trip. It was her first book...and is a fun read that not only has recipes but lots of stuff about starting her restaurant there in that tiny town on the cliffs along the Pacific (in her little white house with picket fence and veg garden in the back. (Several photos in black and white--not of the recipes but of staff and the place itself. Back cover also has photo of the cafe.)
I get home to Oregon and notice that, in mailing list recipe group I belonged to at the time, they were raving about the Tomato Soup from the book and some others, too, as I recall.
I scanned the book and put it into my Mastercook. I should get that out and finally ACTUALLY make something from it! (I can paste the recipe list if anybody wants it.)

www.amazon.com/Cafe-Beaujolais-Margaret-S-Fox/dp/0898151341/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?

Brenda

I'm with you on these choices, Applecrisp. (I am going through my books and ebooks now to see what other Jeanne Lemlin ones I have...I think all of them. I would love to hear about any of her recipes you have tried. Maybe you marked up the book?)

I'm thinking about putting my hard copies into Mastercook. These days I like my books electronic in SOME form or another on computer or Kindle. (For me: easier storage, easier viewing--eyes wise, and no dust sneezing.)

Brenda