The result, written with Catherine Price, is this beautiful cookbook, a compilation of recipes, history, and Big Sur personalities.
Also new this fall, Linda Amster's NEW YORK TIMES JEWISH COOKBOOK: More Than 825 Traditional and Contemporary Recipes From Around the World (St. Martin's, $35), a compilation of recipes that have appeared in the newspaper, is a similarly enduring resource.
This one is described as a "practical and unusual guide to mastering both cooking and life," and is a compilation of recipes from famous people from all walks of life, glued together by Ferriss' narrative.
Then there was "Our Favourite Dish: The Theatre Recipe Book," a compilation of 250 recipes contributed by members of the "British Theatrical Profession".
It is a compilation of ephemera — recipes, magazine pieces published and unpublished, catalogue copy, letters — of the sort that attests to the presence of a worshipful following.
Marc Silverstein, co-host of the Food Network's daily "Best Of" show, is including a story about Mr. Poon and one of his recipes in his coming book, "Food Network Best Of The Best Of " The book, scheduled for publication in October by Penguin's HP Books, is a compilation of 85 recipes from food destinations the show has profiled.
But Talbot's first publication is much more than just a compilation of tasty recipes -- although there are plenty of those in there, as well -- it's a book about food and lifestyle, with tips on how to live a healthier life, whether you are diabetic or not.
Now out of print, "Connecticut Cooks, Favorite Recipes from the Nutmeg State," a work for the state division of the American Cancer Society, is a professional compilation of recipes.
Ms. Kaul was executive chef of Daily Soup from 1996 to 2003, and, with four of her colleagues, she wrote "The Daily Soup Cookbook" (Hyperion, 1999), a compilation of about 200 recipes that brought soups both plain and fancy into the kitchens of ordinary cooks.
By Erica Youngren The New Yorker, February 14 , 2000P. 24 Talk story about Manhattan hostess Nan Kempner, and elaborate invitations to fashion shows she has received for New York Fashion Week... Kempner... has just finished writing a new book called "R.S.V.P.," a compilation of dinner-party recipes and photographs that she describes as "a sort of voyeuristic name-dropping cookbook".
Make a compilation of your favorite recipes for batch-cooking and set aside a special afternoon once a fortnight or monthly to batch cook as much as possible.
