Rodale's Basic Natural Foods Cookbook

by Charles Gerras

Gerras, Charles

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Food, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1983

Reviews

[Camille Cusumano · Rating 5 out of 5]

OK, I'm just being a smart aleck. I wrote the damn book with Carol Munson. It has some flaws, mainly that at the time Carol and I wrote this tome, Bob Rodale decreed salt, sugar, white flour, and anything refined verboten. So the recipe developers (which included Carol and me) tended to overcompensate with cream, butter, cheese, honey and other "natural" foods. However, I see that Rodale Press has updated this book. But it can't be as good as the original. Rodale Press, in my humble opinion, lost its charming quirkiness and became as bland as Wonder Bread after Bob Rodale died tragically in a car accident in Russia at age 60, in 1989.

[Saleris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. It's not typically "healthy", as it contains many meat recipes, but it is wide ranging in types of recipes, making it easy for a mother wanting to make healthier meals for a fussy household. I use it quite often, and there's many recipes that are adaptable for those families that have intolerent (wheat, gluten, milk, etc.,) people in it. It's not light, but it's worth getting for the reference material at the beginning of each chapter alone.

[Eman]

I WANT TO READ IT FOR FREE

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now, THIS cookbook is a good handy reference cookbook with a lot of really usable recipes for everyday living...in a healthy manner.
It has some great pages to help you understand not only why to grind, but how, as well as combining different kinds of flours for different purposes. THAT is not something that is readily available.
This cookbook covers a wide range of topics/recipes and is not only easy to read, but has easy to follow recipes.

I would buy this book (if I could buy all the books I ever wanted to!lol). For now, the library has it, and has me checking it out again.

[Betsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My go-to book whenever I'm cooking a new type of food. In addition to great recipes, it has wonderful tables and charts showing how long to cook each food and how much water to add (if needed) and how people typically eat the food.

I would be lost in the kitchen without it!

[Thomasin Propson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overall-cookbook (provides basic instructions about baking, preparing meats, etc.). I love that it has a chapter for sea vegetables (seaweeds) AND a chapter on sprouts. Has a recipe that I'd like to try for Thanksgiving (now that I know my husband is done with turkeys).

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent cookbook. I recommend the recipes for Zucchini-Raisin Muffins and the Fresh Tomato Soup.

[Michelle Ginther · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Aunt Robin gave me this. I want to use this cookbook more, but I've been caught up in convenience cooking with all my boys...MUST PLAN AHEAD

[Oma Eagle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cookbook has been is my basic go to book for 30 years.