Comments on: Column: The 31 Days of Cooking http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/12/08/column-the-31-days-of-cooking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=column-the-31-days-of-cooking it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Jo Mathis http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/12/08/column-the-31-days-of-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-59957 Jo Mathis Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:47:12 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=54339#comment-59957 Vivienne, that’s so funny you mentioned the I Hate to Cook Book, and Old Faithful in particular. I grew up with both! And Chicken-Rice Roger and the Cockeyed Cake and so many more. My mother actually loved to cook, but swore by that little book. Now that I’ve located my ragged copy, I’m thinking of whipping up a round of Dr. Martin’s Mix.(Once upon a time I wrote YES! above the recipe.)Thanks for the reminder.
Joanne: Thanks for that tip. Now I’m off to find “Confections of a Closet Master Baker.” Sounds like a good read.

]]> By: Vivienne Armentrout http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/12/08/column-the-31-days-of-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-59947 Vivienne Armentrout Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:46:02 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=54339#comment-59947 You sound like a good candidate for the I Hate to Cook Book, now reissued. Don’t take this the wrong way. I’m hanging on to my old stained copy though I don’t make as many of the recipes calling for canned soups as I did when I was a young married student. For example, “Old Faithful”, calling for pork chops, sliced tomatoes, peppers, and onions plus rice, is still a simple fresh easily prepared meal that I like to make when my garden is producing.

]]> By: Joanne http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/12/08/column-the-31-days-of-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-59944 Joanne Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:34:19 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=54339#comment-59944 Columns like this remind me that I miss your columns appearing frequently as they did in the paper.

I like finding recipes from online sources and from magazines and I file them in a binder using tabs to mark off types.

Have you read Gezine Bullock Prado’s book (sister to Sandra B. the actress) “Confections of a Closet Master Baker”? Drawings, no pictures, but really good baking recipes especially “Golden Egg”. Funny autobiography about her former Vermont shop and growing up with her mom, grandma, a bit about older sis, and cooking.

I too have tried Julia Childs’ books with some success (not every recipe.) Soufles, browing meats, etc. But the most interesting cookbook with lovely photos is the Silver Spoon, the translated Italian cookbook with all sorts of categories of recipes. Easy to follow, simple ingriediants for many recipes.

I add to my home made or even box mix of mac ‘n cheese sourcream which brings out the cheddar flavor even more and extra cheddar to the box mix as well. Perfection.

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