Comments on: All about cookbooks

By: Evelyn in Canada

Evelyn in Canada — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:09:38 +0000

The book just came in! I’ve been reading through it, because I usually use cookbooks as inspiration rather than for exact recipes. I’ve loved the first four chapters.

And I’m so glad that you don’t shop cheaply through the use of coupons. I’m just not organized enough to do that and the US treats coupons differently than Canada does, it seems (no double-couponing here, or accepting competitor coupons).

I’m also glad that you use your own canned and frozedn goods in the recipes. Most cookbooks use only fresh ingredients (or branded cans) and it doesn’t always convert well because of the salt or other additions in canned goods from the store.

I’ll be sure to write a review once I actually try a recipe. They do look good.

By: Evelyn in Canada

Evelyn in Canada — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:30:16 +0000

I just order your book this week (and Ree’s). When I get a chance to try a few recipes, I’ll make a point of leaving a review. It would be tough to write a book that you love and then not hear any response back. I’m sure I’ll love it!

By: Owlhaven

Owlhaven — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:16:00 +0000

Hi Martha,

Page 74-75 talks about cooking times for various beans and gives a simple recipe.

So glad you like the book!

Mary

By: Martha

Martha — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:02:38 +0000

Just received Family Feasts today in the mail and can’t put it down! Mary, you mention making your own chili from dried beans, but I don’t see the recipe in the book. I would love a good recipe for from-scratch chili. Do you have the recipe on your blog?

By: Jenn B

Jenn B — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:10:42 +0000

i haven’t read the cookbook yet…i admit i’m usually ’serial’ about checking them out from the library before buying…so i put it on hold…and i’ve been waiting over 2 months so far!!! it’s apparently popular here in bellingham. so far all the books i’ve had to wait for have turned out to be keepers.

By: S

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:32:04 +0000

I put this on my To Do list because I LOVE your cookbook! I also love Ree’s – I just made her twice baked potatoes and I’m thinking the next time I make your Hearty Meatloaf (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE) I will make her potatoes again as they are a great combo! YUM! I have many more pages of your cookbook ear marked and will continue to use it. Last week I made the chicken pot pie with cheesy biscuits which my hubby loved. You’ve also shared so many great cost saving tips – I now really look at the sale prices of beef and chicken and know what is a deal and what isn’t. And I’ve gone back to frozen oj cans – such a small change but saves me a bundle and I can’t tell the difference.

By: Amy @ Experience Imagination

Amy @ Experience Imagination — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:23:30 +0000

I just saw your cookbook recommended twice in the last few days on the Mothering.com website’s frugality and finances forum (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=312). If you search for “Owlhaven” I think they both come up.

By: dawn

dawn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:38:50 +0000

I made the Thai wraps tonight. They were awesome. I used bulk chicken sausage that I had in the freezer and it was still really amazing. My 19 month old loved the filling. He kept signing for more.

Thank you for encouraging me to cook and for showing me how to save money, serve my family good food and have fun doing both.

I also gave your book 5 stars on Amazon. I plan on buying several for gifts.

Dawn

By: kate in ny

kate in ny — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:57:29 +0000

Well I’ve already left my review on Amazon, but I wanted to say again that this cookbook is just so incredibly wonderful – I am a decent enough cook, but literally EVERY recipe I make from it makes me seem like a domestic goddess! My kids even ask now when I make a particularly good meal – “is this from the Owlhaven cookbook?”

Just today I was looking at a bowl of past-their-prime organic pears, and a hunk of perfectly good (but slightly hardened) cheddar, and I was reluctant to throw them out, so I checked Mary’s cookbook to see if I could get some ideas. Sure enough, we just feasted on pear and cheddar pie (for dinner, actually – it was one of those days, and I figured – cheddar= protein, so that counts for dinner!) The cookbook is just like that . . . it gives you so many wonderful ideas, and I usually have most of what I need right in the pantry!

As I said on Amazon, ***** (that’s 5 stars!)
Kate

By: Liz P

Liz P — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:52:41 +0000

I just got your recipe book in the mail on Thursday. Have cooked several things from it already (With modifications according to what we had or what is available in Australia) including Spinach-Cheddar Quiche last night, and a few more meals to come this week from it. Will post a review once I’ve tried some more