Large Print Cookbook Simple, Easy-to-Read, Easy-to-Make, Family-Style [Large Print] [Spiral-bound]

M. G. Kunkel (Author), Margo A. Embury (Author), Margo Embury (Author), M.G., M.D. Kunkel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 1999

Cooking tips and information, plus health notes and suggestions, complement the comprehensive collection of family-tested recipes. It is designed for readability, with very large (30 point copy, 38 point titles) bold, black print on a pale yellow background, a format that has been proven easiest for people with low vision to read. The lay-flat coil binding; large format, dual measurements, U.S. standard and metric are also easy-use features.

81/4" x 103/4"; wire coil bound

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 224 pages
• Publisher: Brita Housez (April 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189402222X
• ISBN-13: 978-1894022224
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,155,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High-flavor family- style recipes with super-size print, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Large Print Cookbook Simple, Easy-to-Read, Easy-to-Make, Family-Style (Spiral-bound)

I've tried many of the recipes and they're great. This is a good cookbook for everyone, however, for people with low vision this is an exceptional cookbook. Most large print books use 18 to 24 point type; this book has 30 POINT TYPE. I've sent copies of the "Large Print Cookbook" to two friends who are legally blind. They can read this book easily and they are thrilled with the recipes. The author, Dr. Kunkel is a retired orthopedic surgeon with a lifelong love of cooking. Now suffering from macular degeneration, he couldn't find a cookbook on the market that he could read, so he created his own. This book features many details, besides the super-large print, that are the result of his own experience with vision difficulties: -- the recipes are easy to follow, simplified methods make cooking simpler -- black type on pale yellow paper provides high contrast easy reading -- chapter headings have distinctive borders for high visibility -- index listings are on each chapter heading page -- cooking tips and information are given, plus health notes -- The lay-flat coil binding is a real plus for anyone with low vision

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much appreciated gift!, September 14, 2004

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Darrelyn (Columbia, TN, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Large Print Cookbook Simple, Easy-to-Read, Easy-to-Make, Family-Style (Spiral-bound)

After meeting Dr. Kunkel through a mutual friend, I was given this book as a gift. What a treat! I'm particularly fond of the recipe for Tomato Aspic, and serve it often to delighted guests. I know several people who live with Macular Degeneration and low-vision, and have sent this book to all of them. Everyone who received it has found several favorites, and use it often. Thoughtfully produced in larger-than-normal type, and flat-fold design, shows us that the author truly wanted to make it easier for people to remain self-sufficient, while sharing his love of cooking. There's a life lesson in this, which I will leave to the individual to ponder.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not what it seems, May 10, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Large Print Cookbook Simple, Easy-to-Read, Easy-to-Make, Family-Style (Spiral-bound)

The large print version has a background color,type and type color that works well. The recipes are too complicated with too many ingredients for a person who is legally blind. Therefore I would not recommend it.