Glamour's Gourmet on the Run

by Jane Kirby

Book Overview

A selection of recipes and menus for today's working women who have little time to cook but who want to eat and entertain well, from Glamour magazine's Gourmet on the Run columns. 75 color and 25 black-and-white photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394564170
• ISBN13: 9780394564173
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Villard Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Feels naked without dust jacket

I understand the missing jacket is why this book was on sale, but I didn’t realize what a difference the jacket makes! I really wish I had ordered one for a bit more money and gotten the jacket. It seems naked without it! Otherwise, this has been a favorite cookbook for years. Needed a replacement because my copy is so worn.

Still great after all these years

My Mother gave me this cookbook as a gift shortly after it was published and shortly after I moved into my first apartment. I've had and really used this cookbook for all these years. On more than two occasions, I've opened this cookbook and recognized favorite recipes that I'd found in traditional gourmet magazines and couldn't believe were in this cookbook - really ahead of the times! When my niece moved into her first apartment, I started thinking about which cookbooks I had really loved and used on a regular basis. This is the first cookbook I sent her. Yes, I'm a bit embarrassed by recommending a "Glamour" book, but the fact is I think it is a really wonderful cookbook.

A definite favorite!

It's amazing that all of the previous reviewers of this book have had such similar experiences with it as we have. My wife picked up a copy several years ago, before we were married, and we were surprised at how good it is. We also used it until it fell apart, but were lucky enough to find a second copy at our local used bookstore. I actually came here hoping to find a "sequel."Whenever we're at a loss for what to cook for dinner, we turn to this book. The recipes are delicious, use only a few ingredients (which we often have around the house), and are quick and easy to prepare. Also included are illustrations that make techniques (like splitting a cornish hen) less intimidating, as well as charts (like ideas for marinades) that will inspire you to create your own recipes.We also bring the book when we're vacationing somewhere that has a kitchen. We can pick out a few recipes and know we will end up with a short shopping list of easy-to-find items. And they come out great without fail.

Excellent, basic cookbook, with bonus '80s nostalgia!

This is a terrific, basic cookbook, with simple-but-tasty recipes for almost any "normal" food you'd want to make, plus many more exotic things. But none of them are TOO exotic -- every ingredient in the book is something you'd be able to find at the smallest grocery store in the country. (For example, the hummus recipe suggests peanut butter as a substitute for tahini.) The photography is thorough and attractive, and now has the added bonus of showing table settings in a charmingly retro 1980s style! If this book gets reprinted, or if you find a copy at a used bookstore, buy it for yourself or as a gift for a new graduate. It's the perfect "first cookbook" for a young person, especially a young woman.

I'm kicking myself!

I, too, have worn out this book. I use it all the time. The recipes are guaranteed easy and delicious. I saw a copy at a discount bookstore once. I considered buying it, but mine wasn't in such terrible shape at the time. Now I NEED a new one. Please reprint this!

Please reprint this book!

I agree with the previous reviewer--mine has not only fallen apart, it's also turned into a "scratch-and-sniff" book because of so many spatters and spills. I have a large cookbook collection, but return to this one over and over because of: a) simplicity of instructions b) good photo illustration (what's it supposed to look like?) c) great charts with simple ideas for making a variety of "staples" (chicken, pasta, veggies) d) complete menus for special occasions