More-With-Less Cookbook
by Doris Janzen Longacre
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Book Reviews of More-With-Less Cookbook
Book Review: Simple food can sure taste good!
Summary: 5 Stars
The pages of my 22 year old edition are stained and torn. Notes are handwritten by various recipes. Yes, I've used this cookbook a lot and will continue to do so. Just tonight we had a casserole with the simplest ingredients -- a chicken breast I had in the refrigerator, bread, cheese, milk, vegetables, butter. My whole family loved it. For simple wholesome fare, I recommend this book. I'm planning on buying a copy of the book as a wedding gift for my niece, just like someone once bought this as a wedding gift for my husband and I.Book Review: A Book Every Cook Should Own
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was given to me by a good friend when I entered the Peace Corps. The recipes sustained me for 3+ years and strongly influenced the way I look at food. Longacre really makes one think about where food comes from, how much you use/consume, etc. Like many of the other reviewers, I had to get a new copy after 10+ years because I wore the 1st one out. Lots of excellent, simple, nutritious meals. Great recipes for many basics and staples (many types of bread, cereals, etc.). Every cook should have this book.Book Review: The best cookbook in my large collection
Summary: 5 Stars
I collect cookbooks, and I cook a lot. This is my favorite cookbook, and I go back to it time after time after time. It not only has great recipes, including the basics that are missing from many of my fancier cookbooks, it also has a great premise. The world has limited resources, and we should be aware of that and be frugal. But this is no grim tome. I find the recipes celebrate the joy of good food and the bounties of nature. I bought it on my honeymoon, and now it's one of my favorite shower gifts.Book Review: Timeless and Tasty
Summary: 5 Stars
This hardback/layflat copy of More With Less is a replacement for the torn and burned paperback in three pieces that we have used since 1982. This is the bible for those who buy whole foods in bulk, or grow their own. Really comforting to have a new copy sitting in the dining room between the Vegetarian Epicure and the New Moosewood. All of the advice and recipes may be available on the world wide web, but unlike the lovely anarchy of the web, the instructions in More With Less are time tested and true.Book Review: Interesting
Summary: 3 Stars
This book does indeed have some very good tips for cooking frugally and healthfully. However, some of the nutritional information is outdated. Some of the ethnic recipes are a little bland. Furthermore, I question the author's thesis that our overabundance of food somehow causes a lack of food in other countries. However, the bible references are great and the general idea of spending less on junk food so we can spend more on God's work is, well, Christian!