Ackart, Robert. The Frugal Fish: 300 Delicious Recipes for All Seasons. Little,Brown, 1983. First edition. 308 pp. Little smudging to edges; overall very good in edgeworn dj w/small tears and chips; 6x1 cm piece missing top of dj's back panel. All kinds of simple, thrifty, and delicious fish recipes. $9.00
Billik, Crownie and Kathy Kaufman. The Brunch Cookbook. 1972. Book Club ed. 334 pp. Very good in moderately worn dj. Menus for brunches which focus on international cuisines: from South American to Far Eastern. $7.00
Burros, Marian. You've Got It Made: Make-Ahead Meals for the Family and for Cooperative Dinner Parties. Morrow, 1984. 2nd printing. 254 pp. Very good in very good price-clipped dj. Page of freezer-stickers at the back of the book is intact but rubbed/foxed. $8.50
Cannon, Poppy. Poppy Cannon's All-Time No-Time Any-Time Cookbook. Crowell, 1974. First printing. 23.6 cm, 243 pp. Edges a bit smudged; overall very good in rubbed, faded, price-clipped dj. Hundreds of recipes intended to minimize kitchen time. $7.00
Colchie, Elizabeth Schneider. Ready When You Are: Made-Ahead Meals for Entertaining. Crown, 1982. First edition. 372 pp. Few light smudges; bit of wear to extremities; overall very good in lightly worn dj w/few short tears & creasing to edges. An elegant, seasonally arranged cookbook for entertaining that lets you spend time with your guests instead of in the kitchen. $10.00
Gibbons, Barbara. The Slim Gourmet Cookbook. Harper & Row, 1980. 8th printing. 24 cm, 401 pp. Shelfwear; otherwise about very good in lightly worn, price-clipped dustjacket. $8.50
Gorman, Judy. The Culinary Craft: A Guide to the How, What, and Why of Cooking, Plus More than 300 Kitchen-Tested Recipes. Yankee Books, 1984. First Edition. 408 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Jacket is a little worn, with darkened spine & a bit of smudging. Very good condition overall. Contains information about cooking terminology, techniques, & basic kitchen chemistry, as well as a range of recipes chosen to demonstrate processes or illustrate principles. $11.50
Griffith, Tom. Classic Dinners in One Hour: Over 50 complete menus plus desserts, wines, napkin folding, and proper table setting. Penmarin Books, 1995. First. 24.2 cm, 149 pp. Near fine in near fine dustjacket. $11.50
Jones, Evan. American Food: The Gastronomic Story. Dutton, 1975. First. 27.8 cm, 387 pp. Tearing along hinges; otherwise near very good in worn, price-clipped dustjacket. Includes a treasury of more than 500 distinctive regional, traditional, and contemporary recipes. $22.00
Kerr, Graham. Graham Kerr's Kitchen. Putnam's, 1994. First printing. 238 pp. Near fine in near fine dustjacket. Uses carefully explained basic techniques as starting point for over 100 recipes developed in a collaborative effort with contributors from every walk of life. $10.00
Magee, Elaine. Chez Moi: Lightening Up Recipes from Famous Restaurants. Cumberland House, 1999. 176 pp. Softcover book in close to fine condition. Some favorite restaurant dishes, made light, healthy & viable for home preparation. $8.00
McIntyre, Nancy Fair. It's a Picnic! Viking, 1969. First printing. 150 pp. Very good in lightly worn dustjacket with few short tears. Picnic classics, grandstand snacks, picnics afloat, camper cookery, etc. $7.00
McMillen, Jean and Ron, eds. Cooking with Malice Domestic. Bethesda, MD: Mystery Bookshop, 1991. First Printing. 177 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Top corners a bit bumped & worn; top & bottom of spine bumped, interior of book is in very good+ condition, sound, clean, & securely bound. A collection of hundreds of recipes and ideas contributed by 58 mystery writers (including the likes of Dorothy Cannell, Diane Mott Davidson, Sharyn McCrumb, etc.). Please note that the editors offer the following disclaimer: "This book was prepared in the spirit of fun and malice domestic. The editors never condone violence and would never poison food. Therefore, they take no responsibility for any disasterous result from following any of the instructions in this cookbook." !! Be that as it may, most of these recipes look not only harmless, but mighty tasty, to me . . . $25.00
Vegetarian Times Editors. Vegetarian Entertaining. Macmillan, 1996. First printing. 26.1 cm, 194 pp. Fine in fine dustjacket. 23 delicious vegetarian menus, complete with 'do-ahead' schedules and helpful hints. $11.50
Vercoe, Bernice and Dorothy Evans. Cake Design and Decoration. Sydney, Australia: Murray, 1966. 2nd Edition. 128 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Top corners a little bumped. Jacket price-clipped & chipped. Good basic book on cake decorating, including general pipe work, tulle leaves, bow, handkerchief , and butterfly, types of hand molded flowers & leaves, and different designs in lace edge triminmgs and embroidery. Numerous black & white illustrations throughout, plus 17 color plates. $9.50
Wallace, Lily Haxworth. Carving the Easy Way. M. Barrows, 1941. 19.5 cm, 130 pp. Edges a bit dusty; scuff mark to front cover; overall near very good in worn, badly chipped, price-clipped dustjacket. An illustrated handbook on the carving and serving of meats, poultry, and fish, with a section on garnishes and accompaniments. $7.00