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Trying to find a cookbook from a video!

Trying to find a cookbook from a video!

I saw a TikTok today where Isaac Mizrahi was in a cookbook store, and he picks up a cookbook and says “meh, this is overrated,” and puts it back.

It happens fast in the video, so I’ve tried to take as clear screenshots as I can.

It appears to have a mauve/purple border on the cover with a white/cream interior and a white/cream spine… it seems like it has several words for the title, and then the back cover has, what appears to be a photo, and some text.

Any good cookbook sleuths out there? lol

u/Antique-Owl8155 — 12 hours ago
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70s Betty Crocker recipe card library.

Hi, back with my collection of vintage recipe card library. This is my Betty Crocker recipe card library from 1971. Very interesting stuff. Before you say anything this is of its era and as a result some stuff some people might find offensive and sexist but again it is of its era. hopefully this doesn’t get taken down. If so it’s totally understandable. This is strictly sharing vintage recipes.

u/RiGuy224 — 22 hours ago

More bakes from 100 cookies by S.Kieffer that got me a Michelin star

This book is worth buying even only for the chocolate chip cookie recipe (these cookies are pictured on the last slide). I got a Michelin star for these cookies. The star was drawn by my 10 yo niece but still. (She thinks my cooking is Michelin star level and I’m dying laughing but playing along with all seriousness). Okay, back to these batch.

Taste wise: no notes, all great. I barely managed to snap a shot of oatmeal cookies because the speed of their extinction was truly impressive. Brownie cookies are exactly like brownies, brighter substance on the author’s image is peanut butter (optional). I loved chocolate sugar cookies, they have more crunch. I absolutely love raisins so no surprise here that cookies became extinct so quickly.

General thought: it takes longer to bake anything from this book but I expect it with my oven plus we’re at the sea level.

I’d put the book in the same category with Snacking cakes: it’s not intricate nor time consuming cooking yet how fast it gets eaten speaks for itself. I’d especially recommend it for the beginners. It’s quite beginner friendly.

Going back to my niece, she told my sister, her mom, that without the aunty chocolate chip cookies are not quite the same even though the recipe is the exact one

Cajun/Creole/New Orleans cookbooks for weeknight dinners?

Can anyone recommend a (or several) cookbooks that lend themselves to being used in a modern, not in New Orleans, kitchen? I liked reading Mosquito Supper Club and Isaac Toupes’ book, but I don’t see myself actually using them.

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u/WestyToo — 1 day ago
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Johna Blinn's 1981 Celebrity Cookbook is a quirky collection of recipes and culinary anecdotes from over 500 stars. The book features iconic Golden Age stars, including both Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, , often accompanied by charming caricatures and personal stories about their kitchen habits.

Here are 2 of my favorite pages form this cookbook. The rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford was one of Hollywood's most legendary feuds, characterized by decades of professional sabotage, personal insults, and bitter competition.

While it was often fueled by studio heads to drum up publicity, the two actresses genuinely detested each other, resulting in a "deliciously wicked" history of sharp-tongued quips and petty on-set antics.

u/ciaolavinia — 1 day ago

Whole wheat cavatelli from Parm to Table by Christian Petroni and Lesley Porcelli

The last recipe I’m trying from this cookbook, and it was my favorite. I definitely will keep this recipe idea. That being said all of the times in the recipe are off. It says to rest the dough for 30 minutes. Mine ended up needing an hour. It said to cook the pasta for 3 to 4 minutes. Mine ended up taking 12 minutes. I tossed it up with some garlic butter, pesto, and roasted zucchini, and some fresh basil and it was amazing.

u/scrubbabby — 24 hours ago
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Does anyone have this book and is willing to sell it to me?

Hello! I’m searching for this book and I am desperate. I’m willing to pay the full retail price of €30 for it. It’s completely sold out and no longer in print.

u/beebo4414 — 1 day ago

My Collection

I’ve been thinking of updating my collection - I have a lot of vintage and some antique, which I love…but also a lot of cheap books I inherited that I will never use.

Any must-have recommendations that I am missing?

I love Middle Eastern & Mediterranean food, don’t eat anything from the ocean, and enjoy baking.

Thriftbooks finds - what recipes do you love?

I know these are some CLASSIC cookbooks but they haven’t made their way into my collection until now. What do you love to make from these?

u/Public-Sandwich-6273 — 2 days ago

Looking for a truly authentic Mexican cookbook (gift idea)

Hi! I’m looking for recommendations for a really authentic Mexican cookbook. I’m first-generation Mexican, so I already grew up with traditional recipes, but my boyfriend is Puerto Rican and loves Mexican food.

I want to gift him a cookbook that feels as authentic and true to Mexican cooking as possible not Tex-Mex or overly Americanized. Something that really captures regional dishes, traditional techniques, and real flavors.

I’m open to books in English or Spanish, and bonus points if it’s a beautiful gift too.

What would you recommend?

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u/Amazing_Green3067 — 2 days ago

The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook: Seasonal Home Cooking from South Asia's Best Spice Farms

My cookbook club cooked from the Diaspora Co cookbook this month and it was INCREDIBLE. We collectively made the jammy egg curry, the Kashmiri pulao, the bitter melon salad, the date cake, fennel shrub cocktail. The singju salad, country chicken curry, pol roti- also remixed it into a chapati version and the aloo potatoes. 10/10 I’m still thinking about the country curry chicken

u/lucidpomelo — 2 days ago
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Betty Crocker Outdoor Cookbook

I got this amazingly quality copy of the Outdoor Cookbook. It is the first edition second printing.

Anyone have this? Have you cooked out of it?

u/RiGuy224 — 2 days ago

Books for someone with a $25 per week dinner budget?

I only have a budget of $20-$25 per week for my dinners (just me). Luckily this doesn't include certain staples like milk, eggs, butter, etc. I'm also starting a garden so I will be growing a few herbs like thyme, oregano, etc.

Does anybody have any suggestions for cookbooks or websites with that type of budget? I have pretty good luck with milk street since their recipes are simple and don't use many ingredients.

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u/frostmas — 2 days ago

Recommendations for 9 y/o who wants to cook

I’ve got an old Betty Crocker cookbook and piles of index cards that only I can decipher… not exactly the best for the kiddo. (And my BC is vintage from a relative… so it’s a bit dated AND I’d like to keep the condition good to hand down to the kiddo one day).

America’s Test Kitchen Young Chefs cookbook has good reviews on Amazon. Are there any others I should consider?

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u/cyndessa — 2 days ago

The Bear - Carmy cookbook identification Q (season 3)

In season 3 Carmy is flipping through cookbooks for inspiration for his lamb dish. Most of the cookbooks he looks at have readable titles but not this one. Google Lens has narrowed it down to "this is a white jacket." Anybody have any ideas? Thank you in advance!

u/glassgardenweirwood — 2 days ago