Gooseberry Patch Big Book of Home Cooking: Favorite Family Recipes, Tips & Ideas for Delicious Comforting Food at its Best [Hardcover]

Gooseberry Patch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 2011 | Series: Gooseberry Patch

Take a trip down memory lane courtesy of Gooseberry Patch, the leaders in farmhouse fresh recipes, crafts, and country entertaining. Big Book of Home Cooking is Gooseberry Patch's biggest-ever recipe collection with 450 delicious recipes and over 200 photos that will take you back to your grandmother's kitchen. This hefty cookbook encompasses every recipe a home cook could ever need, including simple weeknight meals, special occasion menus, everyday soups and salads, comforting casseroles, homemade gifts from the kitchen, slow-cooker favorites, best-loved dessert recipes, and so much more.

Loyal Gooseberry Patch brand followers and new readers alike will delight in inspirational entertaining ideas, helpful tips and shortcuts, a menu planner for pulling delicious meals together in a snap, and shared memories from recipe contributors. Filled to the brim with treasured, handed-down family recipes, this Big Book will become a must-have in every cook's collection.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Back in 1984, we were next-door neighbors raising our families in the little town of Delaware, Ohio. Two moms with small children, we were looking for a way to do what we loved and stay home with the kids too. We had always shared a love of home cooking and making memories with family & friends and so, after many a conversation over the backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born.

We put together our first catalog at our kitchen tables, enlisting the help of our loved ones wherever we could. From that very first mailing, we found an immediate connection with many of our customers and it wasn't long before we began receiving letters, photos and recipes from these new friends. In 1992, we put together our very first cookbook, compiled from hundreds of these recipes and, the rest, as they say, is history.

Hard to believe it's been over 25 years since those kitchen-table days! From that original little Gooseberry Patch family, we've grown to include an amazing group of creative folks who love cooking, decorating and creating as much as we do. Today, we're best known for our homestyle, family-friendly cookbooks, now recognized as national bestsellers.

One thing's for sure, we couldn't have done it without our friends all across the country. Each year, we're honored to turn thousands of your recipes into our collectible cookbooks. Our hope is that each book captures the stories and heart of all of you who have shared with us. Whether you've been with us since the beginning or are just discovering us, welcome to the Gooseberry Patch family!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House (September 20, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848734394
• ISBN-13: 978-0848734398
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ccokbook with go-to recipes for any occasion October 3, 2011

By Leah Beyer

Format:Hardcover

This book is one of the best cookbooks I have gotten in a few years. It has recipes to fit a busy weeknight or a special holiday. I love that there are pictures of several of the recipes included in the cookbook. There are great menu ideas as well as gift ideas from the kitchen. I have already made western-style quiche, stuffed mushrooms and chicken lasagna and can't wait to make more recipes. This would make a great gift for the home cook in your life. If you love Gooseberry Patch, you will not be disappointed with this full color cookbook.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Big Book of Home Cooking October 9, 2011

By Linda K. Smith

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

It would have been great if I didn't already own other Gooseberry cookbooks. This was primarily a compilation taken from books I already owned so I found very few new recipes.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good old home cooking! November 7, 2011

By CuteEverythingcom TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Hardcover

This book is a thick, hard bound book with homey border patterns and lots of hand drawn illustrations, making it a beautiful book to browse through and plan your meals and treats. There are also mouth-watering large color photos, many of them full page, depicting most of the dishes in the book. It's nice to see so many comfort foods all together in one book and it brings back a lot of memories as well. All of the recipes have been submitted by fans of Gooseberry Patch and there are frequent interesting quotes from the contributor that tell a little something personal about the recipe.

There are good old American classics, like Pineapple Upside Down Cake or Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy. But there are also foods from other places, too, like Wedding Soup or Tortilla Soup. Sweets abound, from Grandma's Chocolate Popcorn to Crustless Coconut Pie (my favorite!). I really enjoyed the section called "Gifts from the Kitchen" that had many suggestions for all kinds of foods in a jar that would be perfect to give as presents -- nuts, mixes, popcorn, jams and more. Every one of the recipes in Gooseberry Patch Big Book of Home Cooking seemed do-able and like something my family would be thrilled to have me put on the table!