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The Greens Cook Book - Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine From the Celebrated Restaurant

by Deborah Madison with Edward Espe Brown

Bantam Books, 1987

hardcover - very good condition

all pages are clean, crisp, and intact

396 pages

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

The California Heritage Cookbook

Junior League of Pasadena

Doubleday, 1976

vintage softcover - 424 pages

very good condition - clean and crisp pages

our price:   $14.95  plus media mail shipping

Great Chefs of San Francisco - Discover the Secrets of the New American Cuisine with San Francisco’s Most Innovative Chefs in the Kitchens of Their Own Restaurants

13 chefs share 64 recipes

by the Great Chefs, 1990

144 pages

$ 3.75 plus media mail shipping

Great Chefs of San Francisco - Discover the Secrets of the New American Cuisine with San Francisco’s Most Innovative Chefs in the Kitchens of Their Own Restaurants

13 chefs share 64 recipes

by the Great Chefs, 1990

106 pages

$ 3.75 plus media mail shipping

Adventures in San Francisco - Sourdough Cooking & Baking

by Charles D. Wilford

Gold Rush Sourdough Company, 1973

vintage softcover, good condition

163 pages  - pages are clean and crisp

cover shows light wear

our price:  $5.95 plus media mail shipping

Morning Food - Cafe Beaujolais

by Margaret S. Fox (owner-chef of Cafe Beajolais, a small Mendocino restaurant with a national reputation) and John Bear

Ten Speed Press, 1990

hardcover, 208 pages

excellent condition - interior pages are clean

and intact

two small brown spots on front green endpage

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Cooking at the Academy

California Culinary Academy

edited by Linda Brandt

as seen on Public Television sponsored by Braun

1991 - First Edition stated

good condition, 182 pages

softcover

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Cuisine St. Bernard - Recipes and Reflections

From the Incomparable Mountain Inn

by Jean Mayer & Marie-Pierre Moine

Arundel Press, 199 pages

hardcover - very good condition

pages are clean and intact

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

International Cook Book - The Friendship Force of Los Angeles

edited by Cathy Carlos Hollis and Judi Lattin Richardson

Circulation Service, 1993

plastic comb softcover - good condition

gift inscription written inside front cover

226 pages   

our price: $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The Disabled Gourmet - Orange Coast College

Campus Colleagues Club - Costa Mesa, California

compiled by Edwina C. Crites in conjunction with

the Campus Colleagues Club of Orange Coast College

includes hints on cooking with arthritis, incoordination,

low energy, low vision, one hand, wheelchair

Morris Press, 1998

three-ring binder - padded hardcover

98 pages  - pages are clean and crisp

gift dedication by author on title page

like new condition

our price:  $14.95 plus media mail shipping

San Francisco a la Carte - A Cookbook

by the Junior League of San Francisco

Doubleday & Company, 1979

vintage hardcover, 497 pages

interior pages - very good condition

dustjacket is worn

$14.95  plus media mail shipping

The Jimtown Store Cookbook - Recipes from Sonoma’s County’s Favorite Country Market

by Carrie Brown, John Werner, and Michael McLaughlin

Harper Collins Publishers, 2002

First Edition stated

hardcover, 306 pages

like new condition,

$9.95  plus media mail shipping

Those People at That Church Cookbook

The St. Francis Lutheran

(San Francisco, California)

compiled and edited by Wayne A. Strei

Saint Francis Lutheran Church, 1994

softcover - 225 pages

very good condition - clean and crisp pages

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The Seventh Daughter - My Culinary Journey from Bejing to San Francisco

by Cecilia Chiang with Lisa Weiss

Ten Speed Press, 2007

hardcover - 246 pages

very good condition - clean and crisp pages

our price:   $12.95  plus media mail shipping

Great Chefs of San Francisco - Discover the Secrets of the New American Cuisine with San Francisco’s Most Innovative Chefs in the Kitchens of Their Own Restaurants

13 chefs share 64 recipes

by the Great Chefs, 1990

106 pages

$ 3.75 plus media mail shipping

California Pizza Kitchen - Pasta, Salads, Soups, and Sides

by Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield

William and Morrow, Inc., 1999

First Edition stated

hardcover - 100 pages

very good condition

our price:   $4.95  plus media mail shipping

Mexican Cooking at the Academy

by California Culinary Academy

edited by Susan Lammers

former library book with usual library markings

softcover, 128 pages

$5.50 plus media mail shipping

Cusisine a la Nordstrom - Volume III

Favorite Recipes from the Employees of Nordstrom, Inc., 1987

softcover, 344 pages

interior pages - good condition

cover shows some wear with creases

$9.95  plus media mail shipping

The Los Angeles Times California Cookbook

More than 650 Fresh, Delicious and Healthful Recipes and Menus That Reflect the Best of California Cuisine

compiled and edited by Betsy Balsley and the

Food Staff of the Los Angeles Times

First Plume Printing,  New American Library, 1983

vintage softcover, 519 pages

interior pages - good condition

cover shows slight wear with tiny creases around corners as shown in photo

$7.95  plus media mail shipping

A Little San Francisco Cookbook

by Charlotte Walker

illustrated by Brenda Rae Eno

Chronicle Books, 1990

very good “like new” condition

hardcover - 60 pages

our price:   $3.95 plus media mail shipping

Pizza -California Style

More than 80 Fast & Easy Recipes for Delicious Gourmet Pizza

by Norman Kolpas

Contemporary Books, 1989

vintage softcover, 133 pages

good condition

our price:   $4.50  plus media mail shipping

Delicious Dishes

presented by Temple Solael Sisterhood

Canoga Park, California

Bev-Ron Publishing, 1967

vintage plastic ring softcover, 76 pages

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

“Supercookery”

Roving Elks #266

Bakersfield, California

recipes collected by Beverly Tague

vintage plastic ring spiral softcover, 133 pages

Hors d’oeuvres - 30 pages

home-brewed specialties - 8 pages

salads and soups - 33 pages

rolls and breads - 12 pages

main dishes - 28 pages

stews/casseroles - 24 pages

side vegetables - 16 pages

desserts - 51 pages

other recipes - 19 pages

kitchen tips - 6 pages

good condition

our price:   $12.95  plus media mail shipping

University of California, San Diego

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

  1. T.Wayland Vaughan Aquarium Museum

The “He Only Thinks His Mother Cooks Like This” Cookbook

Scripps Aquarium Publication No. 4

vintage plastic comb softcover

edited by Janet McNeill and Marian Schalit

George Koscho - illustrator

First Edition, 1973

well-loved cookbook with some stains

and stained rough edges

cover has been reinforced

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

Joachim Splichal’s Patina Cookbook

Spuds, Truffles, and Wild Gnocchi

with text by Charles Perry

Collins Publishers, 1995

softcover -  good condition

144 pages

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

California Pizza Kitchen Cookbook

by Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield

Macmillan, 1996

hardcover - 93 pages

very good condition

our price:   $4.95  plus media mail shipping

More Firehouse Favorites

Recipe Secrets From Firehouse Cooks

Our 90th Year

San Diego Fireman’s Relief Association, Morris Press, 2000

plastic comb softcover, 114 pages

very good condition

our price:   $8.95  plus media mail shipping

Pasadena Prefers II

collected by the Junior League of Pasadena, Inc.

Revised Edition, 1970

vintage plastic comb softcover, 248 pages

very good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Lee Bailey’s California Wine Country Cooking

by Lee Bailey

photographs by Tom Eckerle

Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1991

First Edition stated

hardcover, 176 pages

price clipped

like new condition

our price:   $7.95  plus media mail shipping

The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook

edited by Michael Bauer and Fran Irwin

Chronicle Books, 1997

softcover, 424 pages

good condition

some pages have small corner creases

our price:   $7.95  plus media mail shipping

California Sizzles

Easy and Distinctive Recipes for a Vibrant Lifestyle

Junior League of Pasadena, 1998

hardcover, 336 pages

like new condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The California Heritage Cookbook

Junior League of Pasadena, 1976

hardcover, 424 pages

very good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Fisherman’s Wharf Cookbook

by Barbara Lawrence

vintage softcover, 178 pages

Nitty Gritty Book, 1971

very good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Santa Ynez Valley Apple Growers Assn.

A Peeling Recipes

Santa Ynez Valley Apple Growers Assn. , 1990

Santa Ynez, California

plastic comb softcover, 180 pages

excellent condition

collector’s item

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The Tra Vigne Cookbook - Seasons in the California Wine Country

by Michael Chiarello

Chronicle Books, 1999

Signed by author

hardcover, 216 pages

like new condition

our price:   $11.95  plus media mail shipping

Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook

by Alice Waters and the Cooks of Chez Panisse

Harper Collins Publisher, 1999

First Edition stated

stunning illustrations by David Lance Goines

hardcover, 267 pages

like new condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The Stinking Cookbook - The Stinking Rose

A Garlic Restaurant Restaurant - San Francisco

by Jerry Dal Bazzo

Celestial Arts, 1994

softcover, very good condition

80 pages

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

San Francisco a la Carte - A Cookbook

by the Junior League of San Francisco

Doubleday & Company, 1991

softcover, 497 pages

interior pages - very good condition

$10.95  plus media mail shipping

Ambrosian Cookbook II

A Book of Favorite Recipes by Friends and Family of Saint Ambrose Parish

Episcopal Church in Claremont, California

two-ring flip hardcover, 190 pages

1993 edition

good condition

$10.95  plus media mail shipping

Carter House Cookbook

Recipes, Secrets, and Stories from the Heart of the Redwood Forest

by Mark & Christi Carter

Ten Speed Press, 1995

softcover, 151 pages

new book

$10.95  plus media mail shipping

San Francisco Seafood

Savory Recipes From Everybody’s Favorite Seafood City

by Michele Anna Jordan

Ten Speed Press, 2000

softcover, 224 pages

good condition

$9.95  plus media mail shipping

Hors d’Oeuvres and Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains

compiled by the League of Women Voters

of Santa Cruz County

softcover,  78 pages

good condition

$6.95  plus media mail shipping

Cesar - Recipes from a Tapas Bar

by Olivier Said and James Mellgren

Ten Speed Press, 2003

hardcover,  211 pages

good condition

$7.95  plus media mail shipping

A Taste of Palm Springs - Best Recipes from the Desert’s Celebrities, Residents, Restaurants

by Tiempo De Los Ninos, the supporting auxiliary of the pediatric and obstetrical wings of Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, California

Desert Hospital Foundation, 1979

plastic comb softcover, 390 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $10.95 plus media mail shipping

Melange - Taste of Orange County

Presented by The Orange County Guild of the American Paralysis Association

First Printing, 1991

plastic comb softcover, 224 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Sacramental Magic in a Small-Town Cafe

Recipes and Stories from Brother Juniper’s Cafe

by Br. Peter Reinhart

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1994

hardcover,  243 pages

NEW BOOK!!!

$9.95  plus media mail shipping

The Niman Ranch Cookbook

From Farm To Table With America’s Finest Meat

by Bill Niman and Janet Fletcher

Ten Speed Press, 2008

softcover, 210 pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Home on the Range

Favorite Recipes from the Point Reyes Community - California

Foreword by Ed Brown

Chardon Press, 1988

vintage softcover, 112 pages

good condition

$10.95  plus media mail shipping

Classic Deem Sum

recipes from Yank Sing Restaurant

San Francisco

by Henry Chan, Yukiko Haydock, and

Bob Haydock

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985

vintage hardcover, 120 pages

very good condition

$9.95  plus media mail shipping

Centenary Favorites Deliciously Yours

Centenary United Methodist Churcch

Los Angeles, California

90th Anniversary, 1986

vintage plastic comb softcover, 344 pages

very good condition

collector’s item

$29.95  plus media mail shipping

Tassajara Cooking -

A vegetarian Cooking Book

A Zen Center Book

By Edward Espe Brown

Introduction by Zentatsu Baker-Roshi

illustrations by Norval Delwyn Carlson

Shambhala, 1973

vintage softcover, 256  pages

collector’s item

good condition considering age of book

light wrinkles on last few pages

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

California Poppycoctions II Cookbook

presented by the Sacramento Cerebral Palsy Cookbook

vintage softcover, 1977,

146 pages

cover shows light wear

our price:   $6.95 plus media mail shipping

The Secret’s Out

United Methodist Women of the First United Methodist Church of Reseda, California

General Publishing and Binding, 1976

vintage plastic comb softcover, 258 pages

very good condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

The Sutter Home Napa Valley Cookbook

new and classic recipes from the wine country

by James McNair

Chronicle Books, 2000

softcover, 152 pages

cover shows light wear

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook

edited by Michael Bauer and Fran Irwin

Chronicle Books, 1997

softcover, 424 pages

good condition

our price:   $7.95  plus media mail shipping

Chez Panisse Cooking

Paul Bertolli with by Alice Waters

Random House, 1988

hardcover, 424 pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Sunburst Farm Family Cookbook

Good Home Cookin’ The Natural Way

by Susan Duquette

Woodbridge Press Publishing Company, 1978

vintage softcover, 304 pages

classic vegetarian cookbook - collector’s item

interior pages - good condition

cover is soiled and creased as shown in photo

our price:   $10.95  plus media mail shipping

The Caldron Cookbook - What’s Cookin

Good Home Cookin’

by Betty and Bob Jackson

Aero Publishers, 1975

vintage softcover, 69 pages

interior pages - good condition

collector’s item

our price:   $18.95  plus media mail shipping

California Cooking

by Mable & Gar Hoffman

HP Books, 1983

vintage softcover, 160 pages

some pages are lightly stained

our price:   $3.95  plus media mail shipping

The Savory Way

by Deborah Madison

Bantam Books, 1990

hardcover - very good condition

all pages are clean, crisp, and intact

444 pages

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

St. Dominic’s Tasty Treasures

Benecia, California

by Deborah Madison

Cookbook Publishers, Inc., 1988

vintage softcover - good condition

182 pages

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

Four Friends and a Cookbook

4 Senior Occupational Therapy Students

Loma Linda University

Loma Lima, California

Cookbook Publishers, Inc., 1988

vintage plastic comb softcover -

good condition - 70 pages

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

Cafe Beaujolais

Mendocino, California

by Margaret S. Fox and John Bear

Ten Speed Press, 1984

vintage softcover, 256 pages

cover shows wear with creases as shown in photo

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

Tassajara Cooking - A Zen Center Book

By Edward Espe Brown

Introduction by Zentatsu Baker-Roshi

illustrations by Norval Delwyn Carlson

Shambhala, 1973

vintage softcover, 256  pages

collector’s item

good condition

former owner’s signature inside front cover

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

The Tassajara Recipe Book

Favorites of the Guest Season

By Edward Espe Brown

foreword by Alice Waters

Shambhala, 1985

vintage softcover, 238  pages

cover shows light wear

good condition considering age of book

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

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Piret’s Cookbook

The George and Piret Munger Cookbook

by George and Piret Munger

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985

vintage softcover, 369 pages

cover shows wear

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

San Francisco Flavors

Favorite Recipes From The Junior League of San Francisco

photographs by Jonelle Weaver

illustrations by Kelli Bailey

Chronicle Books, 1999

hardcover, 320 pages

very good like new condition

our price:   $11.95 plus media mail shipping

Epicure

Junior League of Newport Harbor, Inc.

Newport Beach, California

edited by Judy Perry, 1975

vintage plastic comb softcover - good condition

146 pages

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

Fields of Greens - New Vegetarian Recipes from the Celebrated Greens Restaurant

by Annie Somerville

Bantam Books, 1993

hardcover - very good condition

former library book

438 pages

$8.95 plus media mail shipping

Sasha Cooks Cuisine Bourgeoise

recipes of Russian-born Sasha Shor (1890-1968) Beverly Glen, California

copyright Mary Jan Shor

spiralbound softcover, 68 pages

interior pages - good condition

cover shows wear

rare collector’s item

our price:   $12.95  plus media mail shipping

Vin et Fromage

An Odyssey for Wine and Cheese Lovers

featuring the contributions of the Wineries and Cheese Factories of Sonoma County

Sonoma County Citizen Advocacy, 1983

vintage plastic comb softcover, 88 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Fields of Greens - New Vegetarian Recipes from the Celebrated Greens Restaurant

by Annie Somerville

Bantam Books, 1993

hardcover - very good condition

SIGNED BY AUTHOR!!!

438 pages

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

Altrusa a la Carte

A collection of Favorite Potluck Recipes by the

Altrusa Club of San Diego

vintage plastic comb softcover - 82 pages

interior pages - good condition, 1989

cover shows wear

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

The Steinbeck House Cookbook

compiled by The Valley Guild

Salinas Valley, California

recipes edited by Kay Hillyard, 1984

vintage hardcover - 224 pages

interior pages - good condition

dustjacket shows wear

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

Famous San Francisco Bay Area Chefs

Cook With Vision

Benefitting the Foundation Fighting Blindness

LARGE PRINT COOKBOOK

published by the Northern California Affiliate of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, 1998

wirebound softcover - 199 pages

interior pages - good condition

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

Great Things Are Cookin’ in Ventura

by Gail Hobbs

Gold Coast Press, 1994

plastic comb softcover - 135 pages

interior pages - good condition

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

An Apple A Day

Vegetarian Cookery by Doctors’ Wives

published by the Women’s Auxiliary to the

Alumni Association

Loma Linda University, School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, 1967

vintage plastic comb softcover - 296 pages

interior pages - very good condition

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

Tassajara Cooking - A Vegetarian Cooking Book

By Edward Espe Brown

Introduction by Zentatsu Baker-Roshi

illustrations by Norval Delwyn Carlson

Shambhala, 1973

vintage softcover, 256  pages

like new condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Fisherman’s Wharf Cookbook

by Barbara Lawrence

vintage softcover, 178 pages

Nitty Gritty Book, 1971

very good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Bottles and Bins Recipes

edited by Francis L. Gould

published by C. Mondavi & Sons, 1965

vintage plastic comb hardcover, 178 pages

signed by editor

interior pages - good condition

top plastic comb is broken but all pages are intact

includes Bottles and Bins Jan. 1971 issue

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The Greens Cook Book - Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine From the Celebrated Restaurant

by Deborah Madison with Edward Espe Brown

Bantam Books, 1988

hardcover - good condition

396 pages

$9.95 plus media mail shipping

A Little San Francisco Cookbook

by Charlotte Walker

illustrated by Brenda Rae Eno

Chronicle Books, 1990

very good “like new” condition

hardcover - 60 pages

our price:   $3.95 plus media mail shipping

The Waterfront Cookbook

Secrets of San Francisco Restaurant Chefs

by Joseph Orlando

A California Living Book, 1980

vintage wirebound softcover, 142 pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Fred Finch Youth Center Favorites

A Cookbook Celebrating Our Centennial

Favorite Recipes Press, 1991, First Printing

plastic comb hardcover, 174 pages

interior pages - good condition

all pages are intact despite three plastic combs

that are missing

our price:   $12.95 plus media mail shipping

Sunburst Farm Family Cookbook

Good Home Cookin’ The Natural Way

by Susan Duquette

Woodbridge Press Publishing Company, 1978

vintage softcover, 304 pages

classic vegetarian cookbook - collector’s item

interior pages - good condition

cover is soiled and creased as shown in photo

our price:   $10.95  plus media mail shipping

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USS Norton Sound Cookbook

by The USS Norton Sound Wives Club

published and printed by Cookbook Publishers,

Inc., 1983

vintage plastic comb softcover, 60 pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Altadena Entertains

Altadena Guild of the Huntington

Memorial Hospital

Altadena, California, 1977

vintage plastic comb softcover, 216 pages

good condition

our price:   $10.95  plus media mail shipping

This is Camino

by Russell Moore, Allison Hopelain

with Chris Colin

Ten Speed Press, 2015

hardcover, 258 pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

San Francisco Examiner

Prudence Penny Binding of

The United States Regional Cook Book

edited by Ruth Berolzheimer

published by Culinary Arts Institute, 1947

vintage hardcover, 752 pages

interior pages - good condition considering

age of book

pages are toned due to age

corners of book are rubbed

our price:   $19.95  plus media mail shipping

This is Camino

by Russell Moore, Allison Hopelain

with Chris Colin

Ten Speed Press, 2015

hardcover, 258 pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

A Taste of Palm Springs - Best Recipes from the Desert’s Celebrities, Residents, Restaurants

by Tiempo De Los Ninos, the supporting auxiliary of the pediatric and obstetrical wings of Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, California

Desert Hospital Foundation, 1979

plastic comb softcover, 390 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $10.95 plus media mail shipping

The Hog Island Oyster Lover’s Cookbook

A Guide to Choosing & Savoring Oysters,

with 40 Recipes

by Jairemarie Pomo

Ten Speed Press, 2007

hardcover, 168 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $10.95 plus media mail shipping

California Cooking

by Mable & Gar Hoffman

HP Books, 1983

vintage softcover, 160 pages

gift inscription on title page

our price:   $3.95  plus media mail shipping

The Tassajara Recipe Book

Favorites of the Guest Season

By Edward Espe Brown

foreword by Alice Waters

Shambhala, 1985

vintage softcover, 238  pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Country Favorites

F.O.E. Auxiliary #196

Fraternal Orders of Eagles #196 Auxiliary

Fundcraft, 1993

Oroville, California

plastic comb softcover, 212 pages

good condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

California Sizzles

Easy and Distinctive Recipes for a Vibrant Lifestyle

Junior League of Pasadena, 2002

hardcover, 336 pages

NEW BOOK!!!!

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The California Heritage Cookbook

Junior League of Pasadena, 1976

hardcover, 424 pages

NEW BOOK!!!

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

The California Heritage Cookbook

Junior League of Pasadena, 1976

hardcover, 424 pages

NEW BOOK!!!

small scratch on front cover

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping

Eat, Drink and Be Chinaberry

Favorite Recipes from Chinaberry’s Family and Friends

three-ring hardcover binder

Chinaberry Book Service, 1996

our price:   $9.95  plus media mail shipping