The Everything Potluck Cookbook (Everything®) [Kindle Edition]

Linda Larsen (Author)

Book Description

Potlucks are a great way to get friends and relatives together without the pricey grocery or restaurant bill! In this cookbook, veteran cook Linda Larsen gives you an array of options for every meal and course. In addition, easy-to-understand icons indicate whether a recipe is easy, healthy, quick, or inexpensive. Everything you need to host, or attend, a successful potluck is here, including:

• 300 tasty and creative recipes
• Tips for transporting food safely
• Indications of whether a recipe can be made ahead of time
• Menu suggestions for a variety of potluck parties

Guests can make the dishes on their own and bring them to the host’s home, or they can all gather in the host’s kitchen and make them together. With this book, cooking for the perfect potluck party has never been easier!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Linda Larsen , BS in Food Science and Nutrition, (Northfield, MN) is a cookbook author and home economist who specializes in nutrition-based, healthy, slow-cooker, and quick-and-easy recipes. Ms. Larsen has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal several times for articles about food trends and holiday cooking, and her recipes have appeared in Good Housekeeping?s ?Quick and Simple? magazine. She concentrated on food safety, working around allergies and guests? preferences, and inexpensive party foods. She holds a degree in biology from St. Olaf College, and a degree with high distinction in food science and nutrition from the University of Minnesota.

Product Details

• File Size: 1935 KB
• Print Length: 304 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (September 18, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005JEVQBE
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,010 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #11 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Professional Cooking > Quantity
  • #51 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Professional Cooking > Quantity

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An inexpensive, easy-to-use resource perfect for chefs of all skill and experience levels December 12, 2009

By Midwest Book Review

Format:Paperback

The Everything Potluck Cookbook lives up to its title with step-by-step instructions for easy-to-prepare potluck dishes ideal for all types of gatherings. Over 300 recipes are featured, rom "Flaky Pate Rolls" to "Scalloped Chicken", "Succotash Chowder", "Pesto Pasta Skillet", "French Lace Cookies", and more. Of especial interest in today's calorie-saturated culinary landscape are the healthy and vegetarian recipes! An inexpensive, easy-to-use resource perfect for chefs of all skill and experience levels.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty stuff! November 22, 2011

By Aimee Sims

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

While I think most of us could have done without a detailed explanation of what a potluck dinner actually is, this cookbook does have some great recipes as well asideas for different ways of organizing your party. Personally, I have three or four dishes that I bring to potlucks all the time, and while that's fine, I'm sure the people who go to the same dinners I do are getting tired of seeing them. This book many delicious- sounding recipes that I'm looking forward to trying, in all sort of categories - appetizers, drinks, desserts, main dishes.
For those complaining about the lack of linkage to referenced recipes within the text - your Kindle has a SEARCH function. It's not that difficult to use. Yes, I hope future editions will fix this minor flaw, but really? A one star rating because you can't manage to look up a recipe for roasted garlic? The book DOES have an active table of contents, for those who are worried about that.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Well laid out and linked November 23, 2011

By Roberta Karchner TOP 50 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This cookbook has a wealth of ideas on organizing and holding potlucks as well as 300 very practical recipes. They are organized into categories by course, and the entrees are broken down by main ingredient. For vegetarians, there are 20 entree recipes that are vegetarian. And it does include all of the courses, so whether you need to bring a salad, a side, or a dessert with your entree, you will find a recipe you can use.

Each recipe includes information that identifies it as a healthy recipe, or easy to make, or best of all, last minute.

When buying a Kindle recipe book, the organization and linking can be even more important than the recipes, and I want to mention that the Table of Contents does a spectacular job in this area. It has two layers, first you click on the category, then it provides a list of recipes within the category. Another click takes you to the recipe.

Very practical, and very easy to use.