I’m writing a cookbook for my college thesis and am wondering what you would be looking for in a cookbook. I was going to gear it toward people who don’t have a lot of money (college students, food stamp users etc) and those who don’t have a lot of cooking knowledge (easy recipes requiring minimal steps) but for someone who still wants to eat something healthy, tasty, and wholesome.
Does this sound like something you would want to use?
Most top selling cookbooks are for dieters, or a very niche market (like cooking southern biscuits).
Let me know what you think.
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What Kind Of Cookbook Would You Want?
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What Kind Of Cookbook Would You Want?
Posted on January 25, 2012.
I’m writing a cookbook for my college thesis and am wondering what you would be looking for in a cookbook. I was going to gear it toward people who don’t have a lot of money (college students, food stamp users etc) and those who don’t have a lot of cooking knowledge (easy recipes requiring minimal steps) but for someone who still wants to eat something healthy, tasty, and wholesome.
Does this sound like something you would want to use?
Most top selling cookbooks are for dieters, or a very niche market (like cooking southern biscuits).
Let me know what you think.
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Apogee says:
Simple and inexpensive is the key – something like “Seven (or better, Five) Ingredient Dinners”
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thats a really good idea as long as it doesnt head toward that just a bunch of random stuff tossed together cuz its cheap (inexpensive) area..good luck
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I have about 15 cookbooks and the only ones I use are geared at entertaining. For example, recipes for appetizers, sweets, or meals that will feed a big crowd.
I think that students or people with lower incomes are generally not going to purchase cookbooks because of their financial status.
I wish there were more Gluten-Free cookbooks out there. -
Desserts and Snacks
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I would go with the cheep and easy. There are more low income people these days. I have bought quite a few cookbooks and have not made to many of the fancier receipts because they cost to much.so to me i wasted 25 to 30 dollars on about 12 receipts that i use. And as for the healthy people they have enough books out there.
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I would love a cookbook that is healthy for me and my wallet. Also, easy would be good.
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Rich or poor almost everyone has a computer or access to one and that is where we go for recipes. I have over 100 cookbooks and still find myself looking for recipes online. I mostly use my cookbooks for ethnic recipes that are difficult to find online and recipes from the 50s and 60s that I grew up with. I also find cookbooks good for explanations of different cooking and baking techniques and complete dinner menus. Those recipes from the 50s and 60s generally contained less expensive ingredients and lots of casseroles, one dish meals etc.
With the amount of people currently out of work or in financial difficulty and with so many youngsters and adults being obese, a cookbook dedicated to tasty, healthy low fat, low sugar inexpensive complete meals probably would be best for your thesis. Emphasize things like healthy breakfast containing proteins and explain why it is important to eat breakfast and protein in the morning. Try the same thing for high fiber and low fat foods. I realize this will take a lot of research on your part but it will be worth it. -
I’m a cookbook junkie. I have about 1200 of the at last count. Most of my favorites are technique oriented, historical , international or lost cooking arts. I probably have 300 recipes for veal parmesan and could probably find another 300 on the internet within a few minutes. Recipes don’t sell books any longer. Its tough to quantify specifics but to give examples of books I have bought recently. A book called Salted (The history of salt, vivid explanations of how it’s harvested and unique recipes for it). A 2nd facinating cookbook on Appalachian cooking of yore including moonshine and lots of mountain cooking. The book was called Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking
Simple and inexpensive is the key – something like “Seven (or better, Five) Ingredient Dinners”
thats a really good idea as long as it doesnt head toward that just a bunch of random stuff tossed together cuz its cheap (inexpensive) area..good luck
I have about 15 cookbooks and the only ones I use are geared at entertaining. For example, recipes for appetizers, sweets, or meals that will feed a big crowd.
I think that students or people with lower incomes are generally not going to purchase cookbooks because of their financial status.
I wish there were more Gluten-Free cookbooks out there.
Desserts and Snacks
I would go with the cheep and easy. There are more low income people these days. I have bought quite a few cookbooks and have not made to many of the fancier receipts because they cost to much.so to me i wasted 25 to 30 dollars on about 12 receipts that i use. And as for the healthy people they have enough books out there.
I would love a cookbook that is healthy for me and my wallet. Also, easy would be good.
Rich or poor almost everyone has a computer or access to one and that is where we go for recipes. I have over 100 cookbooks and still find myself looking for recipes online. I mostly use my cookbooks for ethnic recipes that are difficult to find online and recipes from the 50s and 60s that I grew up with. I also find cookbooks good for explanations of different cooking and baking techniques and complete dinner menus. Those recipes from the 50s and 60s generally contained less expensive ingredients and lots of casseroles, one dish meals etc.
With the amount of people currently out of work or in financial difficulty and with so many youngsters and adults being obese, a cookbook dedicated to tasty, healthy low fat, low sugar inexpensive complete meals probably would be best for your thesis. Emphasize things like healthy breakfast containing proteins and explain why it is important to eat breakfast and protein in the morning. Try the same thing for high fiber and low fat foods. I realize this will take a lot of research on your part but it will be worth it.
I’m a cookbook junkie. I have about 1200 of the at last count. Most of my favorites are technique oriented, historical , international or lost cooking arts. I probably have 300 recipes for veal parmesan and could probably find another 300 on the internet within a few minutes. Recipes don’t sell books any longer. Its tough to quantify specifics but to give examples of books I have bought recently. A book called Salted (The history of salt, vivid explanations of how it’s harvested and unique recipes for it). A 2nd facinating cookbook on Appalachian cooking of yore including moonshine and lots of mountain cooking. The book was called Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking