Customer Reviews

Eat It Cookbook

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When it's good, it's very very good. I haven't made the Honey Cake in years, but pulling out my copy tonight made my mouth water. I don't know where the other reviewers got the idea it was "Three Joint Soup," my book says "Five Joint Soup," and if you're inhaling that, you shouldn't have anything going on the stove.

Some of the recipes are very like Rachel Ray's -- the measurements are loose, the freedom to experiment is great. Some of the advice is dead wrong -- the meat temperatures are way too low, and if you try to cook at turkey at 250 degrees (as I tried one year), you'll end up with a tepid raw bird after 12 hours.

Some of the advice is right on -- look for good equipment at thrift stores, cheap blenders are no bargains, to make a casserole clean the refrigerator into a greased baking dish, add a can of cream of anything soup, top with onion rings and bake at 350. The basic information on nutrition (by Paul Cohen) is still good, too.

I wouldn't recommend it as a new cook's first book (get "Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook"), but it's a lot of fun to read, even if you don't cook.

Oh, and did I mention the great illustrations?

When I first heard about this book, I bought it only for the Crumb comix. But I began to experiment with really using the recipies. I never thought that I would ever create something in the kitchen that was edible. However, I could no longer resist, I had to get cooking! I agree with the first review of this book, the three joint soup is great. As for the other book, "The Food Stamp Gourmet", it gets two big thumbs up from me as well.

Be sure to try the three joint soup! This book has been in our family for many years some of our favorite recipes are from it. does anyone know where I can find the prequel The Food Stamp Gourmet?

I first discovered this cookbook in 1973 as a new wife and mother-to-be. The recipes are simple and cost effective for a young family. And it is humerous as well! This is my third copy of this cookbook, as I had loved the other two to pieces! And even though I am now a gourmet cook, I still go back and use the recipes frequently because they are just as relevent, and bring back such wonderful memories.