The American Veterans Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from Veterans and Their Families [Paperback]

Terry Rizzuti (Author), R. Armstrong (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2005

Fifty percent of all author royalties from sales of The American Veterans Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from Veterans and Their Families will be donated directly to the Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation, located in Suitland, MD. While the authors believe this organization is worthy of our support, we are not associated with it in any way whatsoever. This Foundation is a non-profit, non governmental organization that operates exclusively for charitable purposes and solely for the public welfare. The organization solicits, receives, manages and disburses financial resources by means of grants and awards to agencies nation wide that serve the needs of elderly and infirm veterans of America's armed forces.

If sales of this recipe collection go well, we plan to produce new editions in the future to continue our fund raising efforts for programs and projects that benefit American Veterans and their families. We appreciate very much your contribution to this worthy goal on behalf of our nation’s veterans who have sacrificed so much to ensure our American way of life. Some have sacrificed life or limb(s), others their professional careers and schooling; still others have sacrificed their physical and/or mental health. We as a nation have an obligation to this special segment of our population that absolutely must be expressed in heartfelt ways and actions. Please join us in doing just that.

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About the Author

Terry P. Rizzuti was born in Oklahoma in 1946. He spent most of his early youth in upstate New York before returning to Oklahoma in 1965. He joined the Marine Corps in 1966, served a tour in the northern I-Corps area of South Vietnam assigned to the 26th Marine Regiment, and was awarded the Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds. Rizzuti graduated with an English Literature degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1977, and then continued on to complete two years of graduate-level literature studies. Currently, Rizzuti is a writer living in Oklahoma. He is working on three novels, as well as trying his hand writing short stories.

R. E. Armstrong was born in a small town in Southeastern Oklahoma in 1948, the youngest son of Scot/Irish and American Indian parents. He grew up in a small town in Southern California a short distance from the border of Mexico. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1967 and served with First Field Force in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. Armstrong holds a degree in Sociology from the University of Oklahoma (OU), and did graduate-level work at OU in Human Relations. He is a founding member serving on the executive board for OU’s Vietnam Memorial Scholarship Association. At this time he is working on a novel and doing research for other future writing projects.

R. E. Armstrong and Terry P. Rizzuti co-authored Veterans’ Benefits: A Guide to State Programs, Greenwood Press, 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.; 1st edition (February 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595342299
• ISBN-13: 978-0595342297
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,710,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have been a writer of literary fiction since 1984. Most of my novels and short stories involve war or veterans issues, but occasionally I've ventured into women's issues and even children's stories. My poetry, however, is all over the map and rather amateurish I'm ashamed to admit.

My best novel, I believe, is The Second Tour, a literary war novel based on personal experiences in Vietnam. Reviews and commentary can be found on my website, thesecondtour.com, along with access to my other published work. My unpublished work is accessible through authorsden.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Food and Worthy Cause, March 21, 2005

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Diane K. Mercier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Veterans Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from Veterans and Their Families (Paperback)

This cookbook is nicely produced and easy to use. With a great variety of recipes representing many different cooking traditions, it will keep any cook busy for a long time trying new and interesting dishes. The ingredients are straight forward, easy to find and the results of the recipes I have tried so far are excellent. You will enjoy owning and using this cookbook.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good cooking, March 19, 2005

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Albert W. Garbett "Bill Garbett" (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Veterans Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from Veterans and Their Families (Paperback)

This a good book full of good recipes. I feel honored to have one of my recipes included. The book is easy to read and comfortable to read. These are the kind of recipes you want to stay home and make and remind you of the good times in yout life. Just reading them makes me feel good. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys cooking or who enjoys eating.

5.0 out of 5 stars They Do It Again, March 19, 2005

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Mike Nelson (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The American Veterans Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from Veterans and Their Families (Paperback)

I read a book by one of these authors and this one is similar in that you are surprised by how simple and good the book is, whether it's food or weaving a good story, one gets excited (and surprised) by the content and looks forward to more. Another one of their books I have read took a lot of research as did this one and also involves and helps Vets, gotta love a true American who loves his food. What can you say about a recipe with the words "Between Wives" in it. How True!