Newman's Own Cookbook: A Veritable Cornucopia of Recipes, Food Talk, Trivia, and Newman's Pearls of Wisdom

by Paul Newman, Nell Newman

Paul Newman and his longtime buddy A. E. Hotchner, their families, and friends now share more than 125 of their favorite recipes with you. From simple to sophisticated, these dishes are imaginative and delicious, and while some use Newman's Own products, you can substitute your favorite brand of salsa, salad dressing, or spaghetti sauce without a problem. Some dishes are Newman household favorites, like The Newmanburger, Joanne's Cereal, and Nell Newman's Cauliflower and Parmesan Soup with Essence of Lemon. Some are contributions from friends, like Robert Redford's Lamb Chili with Black Beans, Julia Roberts's Fresh Peach Crisp, Matthew Broderick's Grilled T-bone Steak with Sweet Onion Marmalade and Campfire Mustard Sauce, and Whoopi Goldberg's Big Bad Ass Beef Ribs. There are winners from the Newman's Own/Good Housekeeping recipe contest, Sundance's Salsa Steak in a Sack, Towering Inferno Creole Posole, Paul's Picture Show Popcorn Crunch, and Sockarooni Orange Kiss-Me Cake among them. Illustrated with wonderfully candid photographs and illuminated by Newman's own trenchant observations, Newman's Own Cookbook is a treat for the eye and the palate.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Nonfiction, Cooking, Reference

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing.

Newman was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all profits and royalties to charity. As of May 2007, these donations had exceeded US$220 million.

On September 26, 2008, Newman died at his long-time home in Westport, Connecticut, of complications arising from cancer.

Reviews

[Glenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I dropped by the Friends of Igo Library’s book sale today and picked up this paperback (in very good condition) for a dollar. This is a charming book with quotes, anecdotes, and family-and-friends’ recipes. The book sale was well organized with rock-bottom prices on books in very good condition.

[Terri Fleming · Rating 1 out of 5]

Truly underwhelming.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a lot of good recipes in here, including recipes from other celebrities (Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Whoopi Goldberg, Sarah Jessica Parker, etc.). I would have liked ANY pictures of food!!

[Kathie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great cookbook! Especially with Paul Newman's personal comments and his story about how he started his successful food business. The recipes are so healthy and easy with no 'wierd' ingredients and they sound delicious. I'm going to the store right now to get a couple things to make Italian Scrod. Yum!

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so much fun to read as an avid "untrained" chef and an avid reader. It was a blast!

[angrykitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

no pics....but hey...it's a celebrity cookbook put out by paul newman. i mean, where else can you get robert redford's chili recipe?

[Rose]

641.5 New

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who knew that one of my favorite matinee idols would become an expert on healthy eating. Check out his recipe for Grilled Cumin Chicken Salad.

[Dawn]

Ok cookbook

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not great but you can't help but admire the work Newman put into his charity not only to produce his dressings but this book.
Anecdotes and lots of name dropping in the recipes, it's a gem !

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This review could go up or down depending on how the dishes come out...

[Sandy (WI girl at heart) · Rating 3 out of 5]

love reading cookbooks!

[Gabriella · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like Paul Newman's mission, I like his products, but I didn't really like this book. Most of the recipes in this book contain meat or seafood as a main ingredient, to the point that it can't really be excluded from the recipe. Although I did bookmark three recipes seemed suited to my taste, so I'll be trying those later.