The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook

There is great comfort for any cook who finds a cookbook author he or she likes: you know what to expect, you trust their judgement and their recipes, you like their voice. That's the case with Christopher Kimball and me.Christopher Kimball founded and still edits COOK'S ILLUSTRATED magazine. I always learn something from COOK'S. Its laconic, thorough approach is Chris incarnate, and this unfussy spirit is echoed in "The... Read Full Review

Besides being a good read, with Kimball's charming reminiscences of growing up in a quaint Vermont country town, this cookbook is a treasure because of the multitude of absolutely reliable recipes for the best country cooking to be had! I just love this cookbook, and it is the first one I reach for when making meals everyday for my family. It is full of recipes for the type of good, hearty, down-home cooking that you grew... Read Full Review

I picked up THE YELLOW FARMHOUSE COOKBOOK while my wife was preparing a meal from one of Kimball's recipes. I literally could not put the book down after having read the acknowledgements and introduction. The volume is invaluable for anyone serious about what happens in the kitchen, and is a practical and indespensible reference tool for any home. More importantly, from my point of view, it is remarkably well-written... Read Full Review