European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Food tasty Reading Cookbook gifts for Christmas by Sharon Hudgins special to stripes Magazine congratulations. You be survived thanksgiving dinner. You re As stuffed As that proverbial Turkey you be just settled Down in an easy chair and now it s Lime to Star thinking about Christmas. I d like to suggest some Christmas gift ideas for those people who agree with me that Reading and eating Are two of life s greatest pleasures. Cookbooks make excellent gifts for All sorts of people. A Cookbook carefully selected to match the recipient s culinary interests and skills can be the perfect present for an intimate Friend a Distant relative or a helpful co worker. An especially Nice gift for european friends is an american Cookbook accompanied by a set of american measuring cups and measuring spoons. And perhaps you could drop a hint or two about the cookbooks you d like o find wrapped up under your own tree on Christmas morning. All books mentioned Here May be ordered at stars and stripes bookstores i m an avid collector of cookbooks i now have snore than 400 of Thorn in 11 languages Wilh recipes from 70 countries. If i had to choose Only one Cookbook out of the thousands available it would be the Joy of cooking by Tram 5. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker for More than 50 years this has been the classic Cookbook in american households. In addition to its hundreds of clearly written recipes for american and foreign dishes it also contains very Good explanations of cooking techniques descriptions of ingredients and tables of equivalents and substitutions. I be lived in eight foreign countries and the Joy of cooking is the one Cookbook that i be always carried with me around the world. The Bobbs Merrill company inc., 4300 West 62nd st., Indianapolis ind 46468. Revised edition 1975. Paperback til. 95 hardback 116.95.j two Cookbook series both published by time life books Are my Choice for the Best sets of cookbooks that you can buy. Time life s food of the world devotes each Book to a particular country France Germany Russia Italy Tapan for example or to a Region Scandinavia Vienna s Empire the Middle East the american Southwest Etc. Ail of la time life recipes Are Well written and thoroughly tested and most have color photographs of the finished dishes. Each Book is also accompanied by a separate smaller spiral bound recipe Book containing All the recipes from the main Book along with several additional related recipes. The Large colourfully illustrated Book is for Reading the spiral bound recipe Book is for actual use in the Kitchen where it s Likely to gel splattered and stained. The Good Cook series also published by time life books focuses on specific categories of foods and the Many techniques for preparing them. The Cookbook entitled breads for instance thoroughly explains the types of flours and yeasts used in bread baking then demonstrates with excellent color photographs How to make Basic yeast breads enriched yeast breads with eggs butter and flavourings added special yeast breads French bread Jsse bread Sand breads made without yeast. Each in flue is illustrated Ivy a series of photographs that exactly How to mix knead shape and bake. 3ugh. The second half of the Book contains a Fig number of International recipes for various kinds of breads including doughnuts pancakes and waffles All using the techniques that have been so carefully explained in the first part of the Book other lilies in the Good Cook series include hoes d oeuvre beef and veal dried bean and grains pasta vegetables salads eggs and cheese Candy and desserts. In my opinion these Are the Best show and Tell cookbooks on the Market today. Both time life Cookbook series Are published worldwide in several languages with English German French and italian versions readily available in Europe. Recipes in the English language editions for americans Are written with american and metric measurement whereas the same recipes in the British editions have British and metric measurements. You can order them directly from time life books. 541 North Fairbanks court Chicago lit. 60611. When ordering from the publisher you can buy As few or As Many books As you want in one group or you can request that one Book be sent to you each month like a Book of the month club which you can accept or reject upon receipt. Approximate Cost of each Book in this series is $ 16 including postage and handling. They Are Well Worth the Price. If you want to Purchase a Cookbook for a gift but you Don t know much about the sub act of cooking pick the ones written by authorities in the Field. Look for cookbooks by Julia child James Beard Madeleine Kamman Paula Wolfel Diana Kennedy Mireille Johnston Kenneth to Charmaine Solomon Elizabeth David and other such greats in the culinary world these Are authors you can count on heir books Are accurate Well written and informative Wilh thoroughly tested recipes. In most cases it s Best to avoid cookbooks hat Deal with off the Wall topics. Vou know the types books with titles like five thousand ways to mate chocolate pizza of japanese Temple cuisine for microwave ovens. But if you know someone who has a very specialized interest in a particular food or a specific Region of the world you might consider giving him or her a Cookbook Tike food in tibetan life by ringing Dorje. Don t laugh. It s on my Christmas wish list this year during the past year i be added several new cookbooks to my collection. Following Are descriptions of the ones i like the Best. You can mail order them yourself directly from the publisher Send a Check for the Price of the Book plus $1.50 for postage and handling. If you want to Send cookbooks As gifts to people in the United Stales merely ask the publisher to mall the books directly la them. Then Send your friends a card telling them which Book s to expect in the mail note All books Are in English with american measurements. All prices Are for hardback books unless indicted otherwise the feast us Santa be cooking of the american Southwest by Huntley Dent 1985 $16.95the Book i be been waiting for since the first time t went to Santa be and discovered that new Mexico s cooking is not the same As Austin s Tex mex. More than a Mere collection of regional recipes this Book contains a wealth of information on the history lore ingredients utensils and cooking methods of new Mexico s cuisine. The mixed cultural heritage of Santa be is illustrated by authentic recipes from the Pueblo indians spaniards mexicans and Anglo americans ranging from Blue Corn tortillas to cheese and Pecan tamales to Cape Fladt bread pudding Flavoured with cheese and wine. Mail order sources for special ingredients included Simon & schuster Rockefeller Center 230 Avenue of the americas new York . 10020. The italian Feker by Carol Field 1985 $19.95. If you be Ever rave led or lived in Italy and wanted to know How to make those wonderful breads and sweets whose Aromas waft from every Corner bakery this is the Book for you. Included Are recipes for several types of regional and rustic breads Savory bread dishes bread based desserts Holiday breads Rolls and breads locks Sweet and Savory croissants and of course pizzas. That s Only part of it. Next come All the recipes for baked sweets tarts cheesecakes spice cakes fruit cakes sponge cakes and cookies galore. The author spent two years working Wilh Bakers in Italy so her recipes Are indeed authentic. Each recipe tells How to make the dough by hand Wilh an electric mixer and with a food processor. Harper & Row publishers inc., 10 East s3rd st., new York n. Y. 10022. A la Rue a Cookbook of re Kiwi hospitality by Darra Goldstein 1983 Al 6.95. An american of russian descent who studied at Leningrad stale University the author has a solid background in russian language and culture. As a result her Cookbook h both authentic and interesting peppered with references to russian literature explanations of culinary word origins and personal anecdotes from her travels throughout the soviet Union. She includes Over 200 Well written tested recipes from classical russian cuisine and from the ethnic cuisines of the various republics of the soviet Union from Chicken Kiev to armenian Flat bread lavas to siberian dumplings pet Menzof All my russian cookbooks this is by far the Best one in English. Random House inc., 201 East 501ft., new York . 10022. Transy Vanun cd Milne by Paul Kovl 1965 $ 15.95. Not Only for vampires or garlic lovers this Cookbook is for anyone Wilh even a faint interest in noxtmbtr27,1its