Have you ever actually read a cookbook like a book? This is one to do that with. Peg Bracken is hilarious and she tucks funny little gems all over the book. She definitely didn't like to cook and searched out easy and, according to her, tasty recipes for the book but her commentary on everything is pure gold. She is overly fond of mushrooms (which I hate) and some of her ingredients (can you even still buy chipped beef? And if yes, do you want to?) might be less common than they were when the book was published and these recipes clearly pre-date the fresh produce movement, but there are still recipes people who want to spend minimal time in the kitchen will probably thrill to. Since I do like to cook, there are only a handful of recipes I intend to try but I greatly appreciate the entertainment value here. If you hate to cook, you might look to this for easy, fast recipes. If you like to cook, you'll want to read it just for the giggles.
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Review: The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken
Have you ever actually read a cookbook like a book? This is one to do that with. Peg Bracken is hilarious and she tucks funny little gems all over the book. She definitely didn't like to cook and searched out easy and, according to her, tasty recipes for the book but her commentary on everything is pure gold. She is overly fond of mushrooms (which I hate) and some of her ingredients (can you even still buy chipped beef? And if yes, do you want to?) might be less common than they were when the book was published and these recipes clearly pre-date the fresh produce movement, but there are still recipes people who want to spend minimal time in the kitchen will probably thrill to. Since I do like to cook, there are only a handful of recipes I intend to try but I greatly appreciate the entertainment value here. If you hate to cook, you might look to this for easy, fast recipes. If you like to cook, you'll want to read it just for the giggles.
2 comments:
I have had to disable the anonymous comment option to cut down on the spam and I apologize to those of you for whom this makes commenting a chore. I hope you'll still opt to leave me your thoughts. I love to hear what you think, especially so I know I'm not just whistling into the wind here at my computer.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
A tale of adultery that manages to withhold judgment as it traces the impact on all four people touched by an affair, Kylie Ladd's After...
-
What would you do if you opened the door to find a man you hadn't seen in 14 years standing on your doorstep, a man who disappeared from...
-
Greece has always been one of those places I'd love to see someday. But I, like so many other people, have always focused my future pla...
-
When you build a life and then the rug is pulled out from under you, it can be hard to find a way forward, especially if life changes comp...
-
As the days get hotter and you start to pack your beach bag, you'll want to find appropriate reading and what better to read than a bo...
-
When your life is going along smoothly, you're happy, you enjoy your job, you love your spouse and kids, do you ever worry about somet...
-
Often in life, our memories of a place are intimately connected to how we felt when we were there. We love places where we were happiest ...
-
If your life, your very identity, is a lie, can you live hiding your true self forever? Or would you eventually have to leave the life you...
-
Have you ever been so disappointed because of your expectations of a book that you can hardly bear it? The back cover (and to be fair, pe...
-
Short stories are not generally my milieu but Jennifer Haigh's new collection of interconnected stories tied together both by character...
I know it’ll shock you that I have a copy and haven’t used it.
ReplyDeleteI had a worn second copy of this in the early 1970s and loved it. I, too, liked to cook but loved her humour.
ReplyDelete