Bargain Book Roundup

Greetings from windy South Dakota, where I am visiting family. No matter where you are, you have to eat and today’s bargain books have some good ideas on how to prepare it. These are all from HarperCollins’ Christian publishing imprint Thomas Nelson, but that doesn’t mean that all of them have a heavy religious message; most of their cookbooks, I’ve found, do not have a message to impart other than a celebration of good food. Of the cookbooks included today, I have The Blue Ribbon Country Cookbook, which runs to almost 700 pages in print; it’s much easier to take it along with me, tucked onto the iPad. I won’t take too long to decide which of these to buy, though, as Thomas Nelson’s cookbook sales are often only a day or two in length. Maybe one of them will have a new idea on what to do with the free fresh eggs and tomatoes we were given at one of the campgrounds where we stayed?

American Profile Hometown Cookbook: A Celebration of America’s Table ($1.99 Kindle), edited by Mary Carter, Susan Fisher and Candace Floyd

Book Description
Over 400 of the best hometown recipes from America’s Hometown Magazine.

American Profile magazine celebrates hometown life in America. Over the years, American Profile has invited readers to send in their favorite recipes for publication, including the stories behind them?tales of recipes passed from generation to generation, traded among dear friends, or created to meet the needs of a family on a budget.

In this extraordinary cookbook, you’ll find traditional American favorites with a unique twist alongside ethnic creations from around the world, such as:

• Apple-Sausage Pancakes
• Prairie-Fire Chicken Strips
• Holiday Spiced Tea
• Aunt Lillian’s Pumpkin Bread
• Tamale Soup
• Pistachio and Pasta Salad
• Grandma’s Swiss Steak
• Chicken Dumplings
• Snapper Tropical
• Lazy Pierogi
• Apple Cake
• Tiramisu Torte

Also included are helpful tips from American Profile’s test kitchen as well as 30 articles on hometown festivals and fairs across the nation that give you a sneak peek into the lives of the ordinary citizens that make up hometown America.

Whether it’s a simple soup for the family or a full meal for visitors, the American Profile Hometown Cookbook has just the right recipe to make any gathering a special occasion.

About the Editors
Mary Carter is a longtime cook, food stylist, writer, and contributing food editor for American Profile.

Susan Fisher, recipe coordinator for American Profile magazine, has compiled four cookbooks for Publishing Group of America.

Candace Floyd, is the assistant editor of American Profile magazine.

The Blue Willow Inn Cookbook: Discover Why the Best Small-Town Restaurant in the South is in Social Circle, Georgia ($1.99 Kindle), by Michael Stern and Jane Stern

Book Description
Chicken and Dumplings, Fried Green Tomatoes, Cornbread, Collard Greens, and Sugared Pecans!

By any measure, the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, Georgia is as southern as you can get. Proprietor Billie Van Dyke says that no one is allowed to leave hungry, and certainly no one should after feasting on a variety of Southern salads, meats, vegetables, breads and desserts and, of course, sweet tea, the “Champagne of the South,” and lemonade. Housed in a gloriously restored southern mansion, The Blue Willow Inn is home to Southern hospitality and charm at its best.

The Blue Willow Inn Cookbook offers delicious Southern recipes, vintage pictures from the early days of Social Circle, and fascinating anecdotes about the restaurant. It’s a book that’s wonderful for reading or for cooking.

The greatest restaurants in America are its wonderful independent regional restaurants. And there are no greater experts on America’s regional restaurants than Michael and Jane Stern. “Coast to coast,” said the New York Times, “they know where to find the freshest lobster rolls, the fluffiest pancakes, the crispiest catfish.”

Carbone’s Cookbook: Old-World Elegance and the Best Italian Food in the Northeast ($1.99 Kindle), by Michael Stern and Jane Stern

Book Description
While Italian restaurants are popular throughout the United States, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut make up the part of the country most associated with the great ones. And one of the best is Carbone’s in Hartford, Connecticut.

Founded sixty-five years ago, Carbone’s is Hartford’s oldest and best-reviewed restaurant. The founder, Charlie Carbone, learned some of his best recipes from New York restaurants by going into their kitchens, posing as a health inspector, and watching their chefs. In the 1960’s, chef Gaetano Carbone created a weekly special and many of these recipes by “the master” are in the book. Vinnie Carbone continues the family tradition and has a unique way of catering special events.

Carbone’s Cookbook not only contains the creative recipes of Executive Chef Paul Rafella and Michael McDowell, but also takes you inside a real family-owned Italian restaurant. Well into its second half-century, Carbone’s is famous for its Veal All Bergamo, Roasted Mushrooms, Scampi Popalardo, Filetto do Manzo and Salmone Alla Senape.

In keeping with the tradition of celebrating the finest regional restaurants in the United States, Carbone’s is the sixth restaurant in the United States to be chosen to be a Roadfood cookbook by authors Jane and Michael Stern.

The Blue Ribbon Country Cookbook ($1.99 Kindle), by Diane Roupe

Book Description
Nearly 1,000 crowd-pleasing and award-winning recipes presented in an easy, step-by-step format to ensure success for anyone-even beginners.

More than just a comprehensive cookbook, The Blue Ribbon Country Cookbook contains easy-to-follow techniques and detailed explanations that ensure success. Chapters include every type of food, from soups and stews to pies and tarts, and recipes range from traditional favorites to more contemporary dishes such as Fresh Pear Salad with Ginger Dressing and Rosemary Chicken with Red Raspberry Sauce. What makes this book so special is not just the large number of recipes but also the amount of indispensable information that it contains.

An Amazon reviewer explains the book best: “After 16 years of marriage, I was still not able to make some of the dishes my husband’s mom did. I never quite got it right. I can now! In her book, Diane taught me the basics of cooking from scratch and now I receive the highest compliment–As Good as Mom’s and Grandma’s.”

Back to the Family: Food Tastes Better Shared with the Ones You Love ($1.99 Kindle), by Art Smith – Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Book Description
Back to the Family is a companion to Art Smith’s New York Times bestseller and James Beard award-winning cookbook, Back to the Table. Smith is the personal chef to Oprah Winfrey and a contributing editor to O Magazine.

This book encourages readers to better understand the importance of valuing the ones you love through cooking and communing with food. Most importantly Back to the Family stresses the importance of recognizing old food traditions (family recipes, meals, memories, etc.) and the equal importance of creating new and healthier food traditions. More than 150 recipes and more than 140 photographs provide a wonderful evocative eating and reading experience.

About the Author
Art Smith is a chef and an award-winning author and television personality. The 2002 James Beard Award winner for his first cookbook Back to the Table, Art trained at The Greenbrier and attended the prestigious Walt Disney Magic Kingdom College Program in Florida. Since 1997 he has been the personal chef to Oprah Winfrey.

The Busy People’s Fast and Frugal Cookbook ($1.99 Kindle), by Dawn Hall

Book Description
Perfect recipes for any cook with little time and even less money.

Today’s bad economy is forcing people out of restaurants and into the kitchen. But who has the time to cook? Dawn Hall shows home cooks how to prepare simple and fast food that’s as healthy as it is easy on the budget. The Busy People’s Fast and Frugal Cookbook is just the thing for today’s economy minded meal makers.

About the Author
Dawn Hall self-published her first cookbook when she needed to raise money to pay for her late husband’s cancer treatment. Since then she has more than 1 million copies of her cookbooks in print. Her books contain simple, great-tasting dishes for busy people who like to eat real, everyday food. Her books also help to motivate and inspire healthy eating and healthy lifestyles.

Beautiful Breads and Fabulous Fillings: The Best Sandwiches in America ($1.99 Kindle), by Margaux Sky

Book Description
Take your bread and sandwich-making to the next level. Margaux Sky, whose Art Café and Bakery in San Luis Obispo has drawn major media attention for her wonderful fare, now shares the secrets of her success. Beginning with basic white, wheat, and sweet bread dough, Sky shows you how to make the best breads and sandwiches in America.

Just browsing through the titles and the ingredients provides a feast for the senses, yet from her list of ingredients to directions for preparation, readers will think, “I can do this!” Her daring combinations produce these tempting dishes and more:

• Avacoado and Melted Swiss on Salsa Bread
• Roasted Rumble Bumble with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce on Honey Nut Wheat Bread
• TBLT on Horseradish Parmesan Bread
• And the “O” Special-Curried Chicken on Spicy Pepper Jack Bread

In Beautiful Breads and Fabulous Fillings, you’ll find over 150 full-color photographs and over 140 recipes for these simply divine loaves, sandwiches, fillings, and accompaniments. Margaux’s stunning combinations of flavors and textures will have your friends and family clamoring for more.

About the Author
Margaux Sky was called by Oprah Winfrey as “the best sandwich maker in America.” Featured in several magazines including O, People, and InTouch, she has become a media darling and her Art Café is more popular than ever.

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All prices current at the time the post is written. Most bargain books remain at their listed price until “midnight” (each store operates on it’s own timezone and schedule), but prices can change at any moment. I have seen prices change within the hour or even minutes after posting.

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