Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen Review

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(More customer reviews)How delightful that this wonderful book is back in print. Part classic cookbook with fully described American New England recipes, partly family memoir of the World War II years, partly incisive characterizations of the many visitors to the "Appleyard" home, this book will bring you many happy hours reading, thinking, and cooking (and eating!) Mrs. Appleyard is no country bumpkin; her friends include Greenwich Village mavens as well as local New England characters. And her recipes are presented as part of full menus with descriptions of the social events that occured in her small Vermont village. A beautifully warm, evocative, smart and funny cookbook. Similar to Gladys Tabor, Peg Bracken.

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The Warmest Room in the House: How the Kitchen Became the Heart of the Twentieth-Century American Home Review

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(More customer reviews)Considering how much time is spent socializing in people's kitchens, The Warmest Room in the House is an apt title for this book. And that's before the author explores how the room went from being literally hot (open fires, no ventilation) to the center for family interaction, to the design showplace of today. Gdula's easy writing style makes for an enjoyable read as he goes from our kitchen's humble and dangerous beginnings to it's current ultra-modern state. And he brings along great stories of cooking pioneers and legends like Fannie Farmer and Julia Child, as well as innovations like aluminum foil and tv trays. Considering the issues we are having today with food quality and safety, his exploration of our government's earlier efforts at regulation are particularly timely. It's a fun story, an easy read, and well told.

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