cooking, american

A guide to creating a homemade Christmas, featuring ideas and instructions for making gifts, decorating ideas, and recipes for holiday foods and treats. Includes patterns.

Presents recipes used during the American Civil War, intertwining history and cuisine for insights into the lives of soldiers on the battlefield and their loved ones at home.

A collection of recipes for everyday cooking.

Contains recipesfrom the pages of "Taste of Home" magazine for main dishes, salads, appetizers, soups, and desserts appropriate for sharing at potlucks and other gatherings.

"Takes readers on a tour through America's culinary evolution into the array of foods we savor today. In one hundred bites, ranging from blueberries and bagels to peanut butter, hard cider, and Cracker Jack, O'Connell reveals the ways that cultures and individuals have shaped our national diet and continue to influence how we cook and eat"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life of a colonial cook, including her importance to the community, social standing, and everyday life.

Contains 1,275 recipes from the test kitchens of "Good Housekeeping," including courses from appetizers to desserts, with sections on holiday celebrations, and canning and freezing.

A compendium of biographical and historical anecdotes, recipes, activities, and crafts from the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her nine Little House books.