A Cup of Comfort Cookbook: Favorite Comfort Foods to Warm Your Heart and Lift Your Spirit [Paperback]

Jay Weinstein (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cup of Comfort | Publication Date: October 1, 2002

Each Cup of Comfort book features over 50 exceptional stories of ordinary people who have overcome great obstacles, persevered through thick and through thin, and found the power to control their own destinies. Readers will laugh and cry out loud as they share in the many moving experiences detailed within these pages.

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About the Author

Jay Weinstein, a professional chef and food writer, is a food commentator for National Public Radio. He is the author of The Everything® Vegetarian Cookbook. He lives in New York City.

Colleen Sell, the editor of the bestselling A Cup of Comfort series, lives on a forested retreat in the Pacific Northwest, where she cooks up comforting foods for family and friends, and spins tales of truth and fancy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580627889
• ISBN-13: 978-1580627887
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,720,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipes for the Soul and Spirit, November 26, 2002

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Dera R Williams (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Cup of Comfort Cookbook: Favorite Comfort Foods to Warm Your Heart and Lift Your Spirit (Paperback)

Step into comfort food that is not only satisfying to the palate but soothes the soul and spirit. This book is especially endearing at this time of year when one turns to thoughts of cooking special food when coming together with loved ones.

I had the pleasure of hearing Lynn Ruth Miller's humorous story about her mother's Hanukkah blintzes at a reading in Oakland where I was also on the panel as a contributor to another book in the Cup of Comfort series. So much goes into the preparation of food than just ingredients. These recipes reflect the history, family lore, adventures, culture and of course the doses of love that are necessities in good food.

My daughter was flipping through the book checking out recipes for Thanksgiving and was constantly reading out loud the anecdotes and heartfelt stories. Dutch Breakfast Bread and Abuelita's Rice Pudding are just two examples of the richness of recipes and stories in this contribution. These recipes offer a pinch of faith, a dash of strength, a tablespoon of love and a cup of comfort, a gift to America.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spirit-lifting, heart-warming, anxiety-smoothing eating, March 8, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cup of Comfort Cookbook: Favorite Comfort Foods to Warm Your Heart and Lift Your Spirit (Paperback)

Compiled by Jay Weinstein (a professional chef, food writer, and food commentator for National Public Radio), A Cup Of Comfort Cookbook showcases a culinary wealth of "comfort food" recipes suitable for all occasions. From Butternut Soup; Batter-Fried Zucchini Sticks; Crisp Potato Pancakes; and Curried Chicken Salad; to Original Iowa Pumpkin Bread; Spicy Stuffed Comfort Potatoes; Grandma Gertrude's Apple Fritters; Lacy Pecan Cookies; and Decadent Hot Cocoa, A Cup Of Comfort Cookbook offers easy-to-make, appetite satisfying, spirit-lifting, heart-warming, anxiety-smoothing eating that is both nutritious and delicious.