The Joy of Cooking

[not2late]

The Joy of Cooking is a comprehensive American cookbook that has been updated and published continually for the last 75 years. It was started by Irma Rombauer and has been updated by her daughter over the years. The latest edition has been updated by Mrs. Rombauer's grandson (talk about family tradition!) I borrowed the latest edition from the library yesterday and have been thumbing through it to get cooking ideas.

To my absolute surprize, there was a recipe for Mashed Cauliflower. I have to admit, though, the recipes I've seen on ADBB for mashed cauliflower are more appetizing than the one in the book. There were also a few recipes for no-flour cheese sauce (a mix of cream cheese and cheddar cheese) and a flourless meat gravy (heavy cream and egg thickened.) And of course, recipes for the naturally low-carb sauces, dressings, main and side dishes.

[HeidiE]

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I love the Joy!!!

I gave it to my kids when they moved out ...I never noticed the mashed cauliflower however I will have to look at it again!! how funny!

[sallyseachange]

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I like the Joy too... and another old American fav cookbook of mine is Fanny Craddock.

[MaggieBE]

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The Joy of Cooking is my Bible. I never would have learned how to roast anything(or in fact know what roasting meant!). My edition at least shows how to deal well with a lot of different veggies. I believe I learned how to roast cauliflower from this book also.

I will see if my edition has the mashed cauli recipe. I bought my book many years ago in the states. It was dirt cheap and everything was in grams. I believe it was normally meant to go to the UK. It suited me fine though as I am used to working with the kitchen scale!