Plain Jane's Thrill of Very Fattening Foods Cookbook [Paperback]

Linda Sunshine (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr; 1st edition (January 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312613822
• ISBN-13: 978-0312613822
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,507,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Sunshine was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. She lived in NYC and worked in publishing for many years, most recently as Editorial Director at Stewart, Tabori & Chang. She is the author of more than 50 books, including the NY Times bestseller, Plain Jane Works Out. She has published many books about the making of such movies as Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Angels & Demons, Monsters vs. Aliens, Memoirs of a Geisha, Ray, Vanity Fair, and Sideways. She lives in Los Angeles, a block from Paramount Studio.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best!, January 26, 2008

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Elisha Granger "Lulabelle's Mom" (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plain Jane's Thrill of Very Fattening Foods Cookbook (Paperback)

My son gave me this book for my birthday when he was eight and now he's 38...back in those hippie days! He picked it out himself. He knew his mother well. I lent this to someone and couldn't remember who it was. I pined for this book everytime I thought about the Heath Bar Crunch cake. Despite a Google search, I could never find one that matched this recipe. The recipes are truly fattening from a time when we didn't think about cholesterol. They are also incredibly easy. I made alot of them and they are all fabulous and, obviously, memorable. Friends from those days still ask me to make one of their favorites. Aside from the recipes this book is a trip back to memories of dinners at my house when we were all poor undergraduate/graduate students but didn't know it. Even if you aren't a Baby-Boomer, you will truly love this book and will pine for it if you lose it. I will always miss the inscription and sentiments of my little boy but he'll be incredibly happy to taste that Missisipi Mud Cake that he and his best friend loved and ate in one evening.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Comfort Food Recipe Book....Ever!, August 13, 2005

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Nancy Kincl "Aliceart" (Lynnwood, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plain Jane's Thrill of Very Fattening Foods Cookbook (Paperback)

I'm not from the other coast, so Caravelle doesn't mean diddly to me, but I've made the bread pudding recipe on several occasions and it can't be beat. Use a french baguette for the bread, buttermilk and omit the cherries. To die for. Easy to follow recipes, results are wonderful and it's funny to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Cookbook Ever, November 24, 2006

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T. Gross (New England, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plain Jane's Thrill of Very Fattening Foods Cookbook (Paperback)

Everything I have ever made from this cookbook is fabulous. And it's a riot to read.