The Route 66 Cookbook: Comfort Food from the Mother Road
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Book Overview
Successful road guides exist, but only Marian Clark's The Route 66 Cookbook provides a culinary guide to what Steinbeck dubbed "The Mother Road." Featuring more than 250 delicious recipes from places like the U Drop Inn, the Covered Wagon Trading Post, the Pig Hip, and the Bungalow Inn, this cookbook recreates old 66, with stories from the waitresses and cooks who poured the coffee and baked the pies.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1571780955
ISBN13:9781571780959
Release Date:October 2000
Publisher:Council Oak Books
Length:272 Pages
Weight:2.22 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 8.8" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Yum
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Great cookbook. Since ordering I've tried 5 recipes- all have turned out great! This is def home cooking style and not for those dieting.
Route 66 Cookbook
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Great cookbook from the diners, restaurants, and motels located along historic Route 66. Full of nostalgic stories and photos. A must for anyone traveling out west or along Route 66.
The Route 66 Cookbook
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
The book has a great new introduction with additional stories and recipes. Makes for memorable reading about cafes, diners and other eateries that were once on the road and others that are on 66 today. Recipes work!
A great trip down memory lane with all the trimmings
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I originally bought the first edition of this fantastic book and had to buy the deluxe update as well. This book is truly fantastic. I spent a good part of last summer driving from Los Angeles to Missouri on old route 66 and this book was a welcome friend along the way (how many people plan trips with cookbooks in hand, I have no idea). From the standpoint of the trip it was great to be able to find some of the same restaurants that my parents ate at 30+ years ago. The book is also full of menus, pictures and stories - and it's the stories that set the book apart. The stories about the restaurants and people along the way made the entire trip seem like visiting old friends. The recipes are also second to none. I've tried over two dozen of the recipes and none have disapointed me so far. All of them are simple, tasty and relatively simple to make. You can't go wrong by using these recipes. Finally, I love the changes from Chicago to Los Angeles in terms of the regional recipes offered. I've long been a fan of American regional cooking and this book, while not a "regional cookbook", shows a flair for the subtle changes in restaurant fare as you travel the mother road.
The Route 66 Cookbook, Anniversary Edition
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Every Route 66 traveler has memories - this book delighted me with stories of places I have stopped, dishes from the 50s, and great memories from waitresses, owners, customers, and home-town folks who talked about Route 66 eateries that are gone as well as food stops still open today. The recipes are reminiscent of the 50s although some come from the whole 66 era. Every time I drive the road there are changes. The author points this out and some of the people she interviewed are now deceased - but I'm glad their memories were saved - bet they were glad to reminisce. I found the book a delight! Glad Clark is a fellow Oklahoman.
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