All-American Comfort Food: Recipes for the Great-Tasting Food Everyone Loves [Paperback]

Emily Anderson (Author), Elizabeth Anderson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

"All-American Comfort Food" is your ticket to a world where life is sweet, cakes are iced, pot roast and mashed potatoes are on the menu every Tuesday night, and no apologies are required. A timeless collection of classic American dishes, its 475 easy-to-fix recipes are for food in which taste is king and mealtimes center on pleasure.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...'All American Comfort Food' has it all. Author Emily Anderson presents the recipes in a straight-forward, easy-to-follow manner." -- The Times, May 27, 1998

"Between the covers of this 274-page wonder is everything but the rich kitchen smells." -- The Valley Sun, April 30, 1998

About the Author

Emily Anderson is a playwright, former bookseller, and instructor of English at the University of Tennessee. The author of "The Pursuit of Happy Results," she has also written such acclaimed television documentaries as "Wolf on the Mountain: Hitler at Berchtesgaden," "Liebling in Paris," and "The Rubble Woman." Anderson lives in Tennessee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888952326
• ISBN-13: 978-1888952322
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,250,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All-American Comfort Food, May 10, 2000

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This review is from: All-American Comfort Food: Recipes for the Great-Tasting Food Everyone Loves (Paperback)

This is a great cookbook! The recipes are straight forward and simple, but taste wonderful. It would be a nice wedding shower gift because it discusses the basics of cooking.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Basics!, June 21, 2000

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This review is from: All-American Comfort Food: Recipes for the Great-Tasting Food Everyone Loves (Paperback)

Great for a novice like myself. Recipes are absolutely delicious! Lots of ideas such as Apricot Chicken, a spectacular meatloaf, baked apple pork chops, and all kinds of yummy desserts and snacks! Humorous and informal.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great go-to cookbook!, December 28, 2008

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This review is from: All-American Comfort Food: Recipes for the Great-Tasting Food Everyone Loves (Paperback)

This is the cookbook I pull from my shelf when I want something quick, simple and delicious that could be mistaken for a passed-down family recipe. In a word, everything in this cookbook IS comfort food.
There are no exotic ingredients, nothing that requires a special trip to the store. This could be the perfect cookbook.

I've owned this book for over 9 years and haven't found a bad recipe in it yet. And the chapter set-ups, recipe introductions and literary quotes throughout the book make this cookbook a highly enjoyable read - just on its own.

My favorite recipe has to be the "Easy Supper Chili". I can throw it together using cupboard staples and have it on the table in 30 minutes.