Inspired by the resourceful home cooking of the Great Depression, The Global Depression-Era Kitchen Cookbook gathers 500 thrifty recipes from kitchens around the world.
During the Great Depression and other lean years, home cooks learned how to stretch simple ingredients into filling, comforting meals. This cookbook follows that same practical spirit: grains, beans, potatoes, cabbage, onions, leftovers, simple breads, humble soups, and small amounts of meat or fat used wisely.
Inside you’ll find budget-minded recipes from North America, the British Isles, Continental Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, South and Central Asia, and East Asia and the Pacific.
This is not luxury cooking. It is useful cooking: filling stews, skillet meals, breads, soups, porridges, puddings, pantry desserts, bean pots, vegetable dishes, and family suppers made from ordinary ingredients.
Includes:
• 500 thrifty recipes from around the world
• Great Depression-inspired budget cooking
• Regional recipe chapters
• Simple ingredients and practical methods
• Measurement and oven reference
• Thrift substitution guide
• A-Z recipe index
For readers who enjoy Great Depression cooking, old-fashioned home cooking, budget cookbooks, pantry meals, historic foodways, and simple recipes that make a little go further.
