The Comfort Food Cookbook

by Johanna Burkhard

Book Overview

Think back to the food that wasn't fancy or trendy. Just simply, satisfyingly delicious. That is what you'll find in The Comfort Food Cookbook . Chicken Noodle Soup , The Best Ever Meat Loat , Tuna... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189650373X
• ISBN13: 9781896503738
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Robert Rose
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Get Comfortable in the Kitchen

"Comfort food" is a label applied to simple, homey recipes--by and large, the recipes of youth, of home cooking in a family kitchen. It's an indication of the nation's culinary collapse that a book of comfort-food recipes should be necessary. But it is. Under a thin veneer of fancy-food devotees there lies an enormous population of people who don't know how to cook. Most of these people haven't hung around the kitchen as kids, learning by osmosis and by occasionally helping--for one reason or another, Mom hasn't been in the kitchen much. She's been at work, by necessity or by choice, and the old-fashioned 'home-ec' courses haven't been offered in schools for decades. These days, 'comfort food' for many people is Chinese take-out, and TV commercials push the idea that Mom is a great cook if she can warm up pre-packaged frozen dinners. So now people who are brave enough to enter a kitchen and try something more challenging than the microwave oven need a recipe book for something so simple as a grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich.This book is a good place to start. ... The recipes are well-presented and clearly explained, one to a page. They span a wide variety of cuisines and styles, from pasta and that grilled sandwich to stir-fries and spicy chicken wings. All are simple and some are extremely simple--anyone who can read can handle them. And ought to. Cooking is a skill everyone should have. It will make you feel good to be able to do it--and you'll save a fortune on take-out food and frozen dinners, which are a lot more expensive than most people think. So--this book will save you money, teach you an important skill, give you a little more independence and boost your self-esteem. I don't see how you can resist.

The only cookbook I use

I am sort of a collector of cookbooks, and I usually look more than I cook. This is the exception. Once I tried the recipe for Old-Fashioned Beef Stew, I was hooked. Since then I have tried quite a few more of the recipes in the book and have been very satisfied with the results. Some more of my favorites are Italian Pasta Salad, Amazing Chili, Best-Ever Macaroni and Cheese, and Taco Pitas. The recipes use ingredients that I can find even at my small, local grocery store. They are healthy, using a lot of fresh produce and in her notes she often suggests and encourages substitutions. Most importantly, this is food that even my husband will eat (and he's a picky eater).

a new spin on old classics

I really enjoyed this great book by Johanna Burkhard. I thought the recipes were easy and were very good. My kids enjoyed them and I have reccomended this book to friends. This is a definate crowd pleaser!

This is "THE" Recipe Book in my Collection!

I was given this book as a wedding present and I have thanked my friend at least 10 times or more because I love it so much! It is a wonderful recipe book and I have made almost every single one of her recipes. The ingredients are all "normal" and come out tasting wonderful! Some of my particular favourites are: Chicken-Vegetable Cobbler with Cheddar Cheese crust, Old Fashioned Stew and home made Macaroni and Cheese. If you look classic home cooking - this is a great recipe book!

just enough recipes

The recipes in this book are not too difficult nor are they time consuming. I would have liked to see more photos, but then again, most people have an idea of what the dish should look like. The book is not too expensive and makes a good addition to your "quick and easy" library of recipes.