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This is touted as "The First Jewish Cookbook Published in America." It was published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1871. It is a must have for Jewish Cookbook Collectors and historical cookbook collectors. I enjoyed reading the recipes, although I don't think I will be making more than one or two of them. I also question the book's kasherus as it is quite different that mine. Also, I am sure this book is meant for the wealthy. I'm sure most people could not afford to eat like this! Think feasts, not the simple meals we are accustomed to. Very interesting read though.
http://www.chatzy.com/45315666009787The above link is the url for our newly created Goodreads Cookboook Collectors Group chat room. The purpose of this room is to allow us to meet and discuss books and hold special events such as an upcoming Author's Visit. More details of that event will be listed under Events when a date and time is set, which should be soon! We're building towards being a great group that you will be glad you joined!
Love,
Marilyn
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I ordered 6 cookbooks from ecookbooks.com. I am looking forward to receiving them! Also, I won a first-reads book entitled "Dining With God" two days ago. I can't wait to read and review it. Anyone else splurge on new cookbooks lately?
Marilyn wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho......"
Here is a giveaway for a gluten free cookbook for soups:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
I'd like the wish all of you Dads out there a fantastic, healthy, fun-filled Father's Day! Hope the kids are spoiling you rotten!Love,
Marilyn
If you could invite one or two famous, or infamous, people to dine at your house, plus some of your family and/or friends, who would you invite? What would you serve?I would invite William Shakespeare and his wife, Ann. I would round out the party with my friends, the Nussenbaums, my friend Cres, my friend Rob, my Mom and my kids and grandkids. There would be about 20 of us, give or take a friend or date, if one or more grandchild wishes to bring a date. That makes things very cozy in my condo!
I would serve shrimp cocktails, sorbet, zucchini soup, leg of lamb with gravy on the side and mint jelly on the side,fresh steamed green beans and home-made mashed potatoes. For dessert I would serve a decadent chocolate layer cake with strawberries and home-made whipped cream. I would serve both white and red wines so people could choose their preference and have soft drinks for the younger set.
I am a member of another group, the mystery group, and they just put up a pen pal swag. I it would be fun to do here too. Anyone interested? We can swap recipes, post cards, maagnets, bookmarks, anything small and inexpensive or homemade. This would be for snail mail pen pals. If interested, leave a post and include where you live, city, state, country. It's fun to really get to know people and it would be a help to the U.S. Postal Service and/or your country's post office! Besides, if you are like me, you need to refresh those social skills like letter writing. I hope we get a good response. Deadline to join: August 1, 2013.
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See our challenge discussion for first contest...Love, Marilyn
Marilyn wrote: "Marilyn wrote: "Begins June 12, 2013 and ends July 31, 2013. Ends at Midnight. Winner will be announced via a post under this post. Winner will be notified via email, so make sure I have your cu..."check out this website: ecookbooks.com
I'm glad I found it!
Marilyn wrote: "Begins June 12, 2013 and ends July 31, 2013. Ends at Midnight. Winner will be announced via a post under this post. Winner will be notified via email, so make sure I have your current email addr..."Trumpets blare...drums roll...
And the prize for the Membership Posting and Recruiting Challenge will be...
A $15 dollar gift certificate to ecookbooks.com. This certificate can go a long way at this website. Check out their bargain books. There are a treasure check of cookbooks, even unique ones that I like to collect, here.
I request, but don't require that you give us a review under the Cookbook Rev iews or Cookbook Review with Recipes discussion at the very least add the book(s) that you like to our group's bookshelf.
Good luck everyone!
Thank you so much for the heads up! I immediately followed the link and entered the giveaway. It never dawned on me to put links to giveaways. Dumb me!Welcome to our group! You are the only member besides myself, as you can see, who has ever posted here! LOL
What brought you to the group I hope we'll be seeing lots more of you!
Love,
Marilyn
Begins June 12, 2013 and ends July 31, 2013. Ends at Midnight. Winner will be announced via a post under this post. Winner will be notified via email, so make sure I have your current email address. Rules:
1. Must recruit at least 1 new member.
2. Must post a new topic or reply to an existing one at least 5 times between June 12 and July 31st before midnight.
3. New recruit must post twice between June 12 and July 31st before midnight.
4. New recruit becomes eligible after their 5th post and they recruit at least 1 new member. When their new recruit posts twice during period of June 12-July 31st.
5. Time period of June 12-July 31st (ending at midnight that date) apply to all and apply in all cases.
6. Anyone may join at any time and following the above rules and time restraints may become eligible for this challenge.
WINNER: 10 pts. will be given to member for each new recruit and 5 pts. for every 5 non-spam post to each eligible member. Eligible member with highest number of points will be declared winner.
PRIZE: To be announced tomorrow.
How many of you have read either author? Who is your favorite mystery cookbook writer and what is your favorite mystery-cookbook?I love both of them but have to say I prefer Diane Mott Davidson because of her main character, Goldy Bear. Perhaps it's my preference because one of my grandmother's names was Goldie, or because I never know what's going to happen next. Also, I love her selection of recipes.
But, I really like Joanne Fluke's Hannah Svensen because I want to know which guy she ends up with! Joanne really keeps me guessing with this mystery which runs through all of her books that I have read thus far. I also like her recipe selections.
If you haven't read, "Fax Me A Bagel" by Sharon Kahn and like Joanne Fluke's and Diane Mott's series, try this delightful series. I have only read her first two books as I just discovered there are more. As soon as my hubby gives me the ok, I'll have to order them from Amazon.com! The heroine of this series is the widow of a Rabbi. Her name is Ruby. I know many of you, if not all, will relate well to her!
How many of you have read either author? Who is your favorite mystery cookbook writer and what is your favorite mystery-cookbook?I love both of them but have to say I prefer Diane Mott Davidson because of her main character, Goldy Bear. Perhaps it's my preference because one of my grandmother's names was Goldie, or because I never know what's going to happen next. Also, I love her selection of recipes.
But, I really like Joanne Fluke's Hannah Svensen because I want to know which guy she ends up with! Joanne really keeps me guessing with this mystery which runs through all of her books that I have read thus far. I also like her recipe selections.
If you haven't read, "Fax Me A Bagel" by Sharon Kahn and like Joanne Fluke's and Diane Mott's series, try this delightful series. I have only read her first two books as I just discovered there are more. As soon as my hubby gives me the ok, I'll have to order them from Amazon.com! The heroine of this series is the widow of a Rabbi. Her name is Ruby. I know many of you, if not all, will relate well to her!
This is the criteria I would use, what would you say constitutes a good cookbook?Good recipes with readily available ingredients.
Recipes that are original.
Cookbooks can and should be written with a sense of humor.
Information about the history of the recipe should be included.
Nutritional Information should always be included.
Cookbooks should bind the author and reader together so bits of personal history would be a nice inclusion.
Minimum use of equipment not found in most homes.
Who would you most like to invite to a dinner-for two, fictional or non-fiction, living or deceased? What would you serve?
My favorite chef is Alton Brown because he explains everything with humor without talking down to you. He is the most educational of the TV chefs, in my humble opinion, and I like that he doesn't over-spice his food. Who is your favorite and why?
At the moment there are no contests going on, but as soon as I can get a prize, there will be. Be prepared! The first contest will definitely be a posting contest. Anyone have any ideas for other contests? Please email me at wxxifan.gmail.com with your ideas and suggestions.
