Evening star., 1961-12-20
Cook Books
Make Fine
Presents

winter crop of new cook books
offers such a varied assort-
ment there is at least one to
interest every one on your
gift list. Listed below are a
few Of the new books that
have been added to our STAR
library.
Gourmet Cooking With a
Flair" by David Wade, pub
lished by Prentice-Hal Inc.
($7.50) contains nearly 300
recipes of unusual dishes,
prepared in new ways and
novel ingredients from rabbit
with prune juice and Poly
nesian chicken to onion short
bread and baked pineapple
Alaska. The author, who has
been a food demonstrator on
radio and television, was
winner Of the American Gull
mary Arts Award as out
standing demonstrator of the
year. Included in his collec-
ton of recipes are some of
the favorite dishes of male
celebrities who have ap-
peared on his show
Gregory Peck, Rock Hudson,
Mickey Mantle and others.
GLOW of Candlelight" by
Patricia Murphy, published
by Prentice Hall, Inc. ($3.95)
is really an autobiography of
the author. The book is di-
vided into three sections:
Cd her life story; 90 her
gardens and flowers; 90
recipes from her homes and
restaurants. In 1880 Miss
Murphy arrived in New York
from a tiny Newfoundland
fishing village and invested
her entire savings of $4,000
in a rundown tea room. In
the intervening years she has
parlayed her savings into a
multi-million dollar business
She now owns the famous
Candlelight restaurant in
Westchester County, N. Y.
and an equally flourishing
establishment in Ft. Lauder
dale, Fla. Her trials and
errors make interesting read
ing although the recipe Sec
ton is rather sketchy.
Kitchen Korner Recipes"
by Delta zeta Alumnae chap
ter OF Washington (S2.25)
contains about 900 treasured
recipes of members and
friends. The group published
the cook book to help raise
funds for its major philan-
thropic project. Gallau-
det College. The chapter con-
tributes funds to the college
and Kendall School to fill
some of their special needs
The book may be obtained
from Miss Mary Workun,
303 Mansion drive, Alexan-
dria, Va.
"A Mans Cookbook" by
Raymond Oliver, published
by Doubleday and Co., Inc.
t$4.95) is more than a COL
lection of recipes. It blends
"how to cook" with infor-
nation on use and care of
cooking utensils. The 400
French recipes are written
editorial style rather than
in the standard formal. The
author is a fourth-generati
restaurateur and since 1948
the owner and chef at LIE
Grand Velour in Paris. He
gives a weekly cooking les
son, writes and makes re-
cordingS, and edits a monthly
magazine.
Wild in the Kitchen" by
Will Jones, published by Gil
bert Publishing Co. ($4.95
was written by a newspaper
reporter Minneapolis Trib-
une) who grew up with the
smell of groceries in his
nose, The family, he says,
lived over his grandmother's
grocery store. He spent his
boyhood helping out as stock,
errand and delivery boy. It's
a fun" book to read and
contains some interesting
recipes. Two are from one of
my favorite restaurants.
Charles Cafe Exceptionale.
-. in Minneapolis.
Mexico Through MY
Kitchen Window" by Maria
A. de Carbia and edited by
Helen Corbitt, published by
Houghton Mifflin Co. ($4.0O),
contains tantalizing south-of-
the border recipes, all tested
by Miss Corbitt who is di-
rector of restaurants at
Neiman-Marcus in Dallas,
Texas. Helen discovered the
book while on a Mexican
holiday; met the author and
encouraged her to do an Eng
liSh edition. The section on
Mexican festivals is fasci-
mating and Miss Corbitt has
added a final chapter on
as-Mexican favorites.
1.-The Art of Fine Baking"
by Paula Peck, published by
Simon and Schuster ($6.50), =,
would make a wonderful gift
for the woman whose hobby
is home baking and enjoys
making fancy cakes and
breads. In addition to the
recipes, the book is literally
sprinkled with Illustrations
showing how to shape. roll
and cut puff paste, Danish
pastries and other intricate
baked products.
"A Fresh Herb Platter" by
Dorothy Childs Hogner, pub
lished by Doubleday and Co.,
Inc. ($3.95) is written by a
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