I Hate to Cook Book (Updated, Revised, 50th Anniversary)
I Hate to Cook Book (Updated, Revised, 50th Anniversary)
    I Hate to Cook Book (Updated, Revised, 50th Anniversary)
I Hate to Cook Book (Updated, Revised, 50th Anniversary)

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Table of Contents:
Foreword / Jo Bracken -- Introduction -- 1. 30 Day-by-Day Entrees: Or The Rock Pile -- 2. The Leftover: Or Every Family Needs a Dog -- 3. Vegetables, Salads, Salad Dressings: Or This Side of Beriberi -- 4. Spuds and Other Starches: Or Ballast is a Girl's Best Friend -- 5. Potluck Suppers: Or How to Bring the Water for the Lemonade -- 6. Company's Coming: Or Your Back's to the Wall -- 7. Luncheon for the Girls: Or Wait Till you Taste Maybelle's Peanut Butter Aspic -- 8. CanapEs and Heartburn Specials: Or Who Started this Business? -- 9. Desserts: Or People are too Fat Anyway -- 10. Little Kids' Parties: Or They Only Came For The Balloons -- 11. Last-Minute Suppers: Or This is the Story of your Life -- 12. Household Hints: Or What To Do When Your Churn Paddle Sticks -- 13. Good booksmanship: Or How To Talk a Good Fight -- Equivalents, Et Cetera: Or Dreary Details That You Certainly Have No Intention of Remembering -- Index.

Publisher Marketing:
"There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of I Hate to Cook Book, and the other kind...the I Hate to Cook people consist mainly of those who find other things more interesting and less fattening, and so they do it as seldom as possible. Today there is an Annual Culinary Olympics, with hundreds of cooks from many countries ardently competing. But we who hate to cook have had our own Olympics for years, seeing who can get out of the kitchen the fastest and stay out the longest."

Peg Bracken

Philosopher's Chowder. Skinny Meatloaf. Fat Man's Shrimp. Immediate Fudge Cake. These are just a few of the beloved recipes from Peg Bracken's classic I Hate to Cook Book. Written in a time when women were expected to have full, delicious meals on the table for their families every night, Peg Bracken offered women who didn't revel in this obligation an alternative: quick, simple meals that took minimal effort but would still satisfy.

50 years later, times have certainly changed - but the appeal of The I Hate to Cook Book hasn't.

This book is for everyone, men and women alike, who wants to get from cooking hour to cocktail hour in as little time as possible.

Review Citations:

  • Library Journal 05/15/2010 pg. 90 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • People 08/02/2010 pg. 48 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 08/13/2010 pg. 78 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover)
Learn what makes this product unique and why it’s right for you.

Table of Contents:
Foreword / Jo Bracken -- Introduction -- 1. 30 Day-by-Day Entrees: Or The Rock Pile -- 2. The Leftover: Or Every Family Needs a Dog -- 3. Vegetables, Salads, Salad Dressings: Or This Side of Beriberi -- 4. Spuds and Other Starches: Or Ballast is a Girl's Best Friend -- 5. Potluck Suppers: Or How to Bring the Water for the Lemonade -- 6. Company's Coming: Or Your Back's to the Wall -- 7. Luncheon for the Girls: Or Wait Till you Taste Maybelle's Peanut Butter Aspic -- 8. CanapEs and Heartburn Specials: Or Who Started this Business? -- 9. Desserts: Or People are too Fat Anyway -- 10. Little Kids' Parties: Or They Only Came For The Balloons -- 11. Last-Minute Suppers: Or This is the Story of your Life -- 12. Household Hints: Or What To Do When Your Churn Paddle Sticks -- 13. Good booksmanship: Or How To Talk a Good Fight -- Equivalents, Et Cetera: Or Dreary Details That You Certainly Have No Intention of Remembering -- Index.

Publisher Marketing:
"There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of I Hate to Cook Book, and the other kind...the I Hate to Cook people consist mainly of those who find other things more interesting and less fattening, and so they do it as seldom as possible. Today there is an Annual Culinary Olympics, with hundreds of cooks from many countries ardently competing. But we who hate to cook have had our own Olympics for years, seeing who can get out of the kitchen the fastest and stay out the longest."

Peg Bracken

Philosopher's Chowder. Skinny Meatloaf. Fat Man's Shrimp. Immediate Fudge Cake. These are just a few of the beloved recipes from Peg Bracken's classic I Hate to Cook Book. Written in a time when women were expected to have full, delicious meals on the table for their families every night, Peg Bracken offered women who didn't revel in this obligation an alternative: quick, simple meals that took minimal effort but would still satisfy.

50 years later, times have certainly changed - but the appeal of The I Hate to Cook Book hasn't.

This book is for everyone, men and women alike, who wants to get from cooking hour to cocktail hour in as little time as possible.

Review Citations:

  • Library Journal 05/15/2010 pg. 90 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • People 08/02/2010 pg. 48 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover)
  • Entertainment Weekly 08/13/2010 pg. 78 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780446545921, Hardcover)
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