Foods in various ways constitute an important part of the life of many faith communities. For some, certain types of foods are emphasized while others are excluded. Creation, consumption and handling of acceptable foods can be tied to the calendar and to the time of day and week. Certain foods and even entire meals are shared to mark special commemorations or celebrations within most faith bodies. A Christian church or family may gather for breakfast to mark the end of Lent and the beginning of the Easter season, observant Jews share a Passover Seder, Quakers a Simple Meal as a reminder of the importance of charity, while Muslims share an Eid al-Fitr or Breaking the Fast Feast to mark the end of Ramadan. And across almost all Faith traditions the preparation of foods, in particular those significant within that body, are taught and recorded. Simple or more elaborate recipe lists are shared, and cookbooks are created and frequently sold for charitable purposes. This is often done by a group within that body, or by knowledgeable individuals who are a part of that community.
Two titles can serve as something of an introduction to this cookbook genre. The first is sample volume created by the publishing house which produces cookbooks for many churches, especially in the American Midwest. The second is a gathering of recipes from a number of faith traditions in the U.S. and Canada, under the rubric "Church Suppers" - which also includes a number of recipes for making food in the larger quantities suitable for feeding a crowd.
A Good Cook...Ten Talents, by Rosalie Hurd, B.S. and Frank J. Hurd, New, updated, expanded, pictorial edition. Grants Pass, OR: Dr. Frank J. and Rosalie Hurd, 2012. 673 pages: color illustrations. (F) TX837 .H87 2012
Boulevard Ladies Souvenir Cook Book, Boulevard Assembly of God Church, Fort Worth, TX, compiled by Women's Missionary Council. Kansas City, Kansas: Bev-Ron Publishing Company, 1969. A-D, 74, A-F pages. (F) TX715 .B755343 1972
The Collection: an anniversary cookbook, by Mountain Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham,- Ala. Birmingham, Ala.: Mountain Brook Baptist Church, 1994. 359 pages : illustrations. (F) TX715 .C 644 1994
Food for the Soul: Recipes and Stories from the Congregation of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church , by Booker T. Mattison. New York : One World/Ballantine Books, 2005. 268 pages : illustrations (chiefly color). (F) TX715 .F6785 2005
The Abyssinian Baptist Church is the second oldest African American church in the United States, celebrating its two hundredth anniversary in 2008. Abyssinian has members from more than twenty countries from throughout the African diaspora. In Food for the Soul, the congregation hundred recipes, and the many stories behind them, which broadly reflect that diversity. Publishers summary.
Christ Church Cooks, by Episcopal Churchwomen of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC, Charlotte, NC: The Churchwomen, 1974. 336 pages : illustrations. . (F) TX715 .C53 1974
Food Thrills from Rock Hill, by Episcopal Churchwomen, Church of Our Savior Episcopal Church, Rock Hill, SC. Charlotte, NC, Shepherd Bros., 1964. 191 pages illustrations 23 cm (F) TX715 .R63 1964
Old North Church Cook Book, Recipes old and new from Boston and New England, compiled by Dorothy C. Larsen. Boston: D.C. Larsen,1900-1989? [56] pages . Christ Episcopal Church (The Old North Church), Boston. (F) TX715 .2 .N48 L377 1900z
Around a Greek Table: recipes and stories arranged according to the liturgical seasons of the Eastern Church, by Katerina Katsarka Whitley, photographs by Jasmin Hejazi. Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press, 2012. Orthodox Eastern Church. 236 pages : color illustrations. (F) TX723.5.G8 W447 2012.
Complete Book of Greek Cooking , by St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Cathedral ,Hempstead, NY, Recipe Club., drawings by Manny Malhado. New York : HarperPerennial, 1991. 336 pages : illustrations, map. (F) TX723.5.G8 C655 1991
Abstract: A compilation of recipes, from appetizers to desserts, featuring the flavors and ingredients of the Mediterranean, but using ingredients available in the United States.
Jewish Cooking in America, by Joan Nathan. Expanded ed. New York: Lu 1998 518 p. (F) TX724 .N368 1998..
1,000 Jewish Recipes by Faith Levy. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000. (F) TX724 .L4125 2000
Lutheran Church Basement Women by Janet Letnes Martin and Allen Todnem. Hastings, MN : Redbird Productions, ©1992. 192 p. (F) TX715 .M3 1992
100th Anniversary Cookbook: Epiphany Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, WI, 1895-1995. Audubon, Iowa: Jumbo Jacks Cookbooks, 1995. 239 pages : illustrations. (F) TX715.2.M53 O553 1995
Christian Home Cookbook: traditional family recipes, by Church of God in Christ, Mennonite from Canada, United States and Mexico. Hillsboro, Kan.: Hearth Pub., 1991. 399 pages. (F) TX715 .C557 1991
Dining with the Prophets: historic recipes from the Lion House. Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book, 2014. 118 p. (F) TX715 .D586626 2014
Lion House Recipes, by Helen Thackeray. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain, 1984. 122 p. (F) TX715 .L7596
The Romney Family Table : sharing home-cooked recipes and favorite traditions, by Ann Romney. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain, [2013]. 213 p. (F) TX715 .R76125 2013
Heavenly Bites : the best of Muslim home cooking, by Karimah bint Dawood. Leicestershire, U.K. : Kube, ©2011. 98 pages : color illustrations. (F) TX725.M628 D39 2011
"Presents a collection of fifty Muslim cooking recipes, featuring soups, snacks, starters, and other dishes."Catalog record summary.
Recipes for Ramadan: international dishes to enjoy during the holy month of Ramadan. by Indrani Ibrahim. Del Rio TX: Ibrahim,. 2004. 137 pages, illustrations. (F) TX725.M628 B543 2016
Your Muslim Cookbook: good food for good people, by Karimah bint Dawood, Elijah Muhammad. NP: Department of Supreme Wisdom, Leicestershire, UK: Kube, 2011. 98 pages: color illustrations.(F) TX725.A1 Y68 2009.
"A collection of fifty Muslim cooking recipes, featuring soups, snacks, starters, and other dishes." Catalog record.
Findhorn Cookbook : an approach to cooking with consciousness, by Barbara Friedlander. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, ©1976. 264 pages, [4] leaves of plates. (F) TX837 .M54 1976
The Findhorn Family Cook Book : a vegetarian cookbook which celebrates the wholeness of life, [compiled by] Kay Lynne Sherman. [New York]: Random House, 1982, ©1981. 152 p. Originally published: Findhorn, Scotland : Findhorn Publications, 1981. (F) TX837 .F47 1982
New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook, edited by Louise Hagler and Dorothy R. Bates. 2d ed. Summertown, TN : Book Pub., ©1989. 219 pages, illustrations. (F) TX837 .N48 1989.
Heavenly Delights Cookbook: a collection of recipes, by First Presbyterian Church, Tekamah, Neb. Kearney, NE : Morris Press Cookbooks, 2005. 188 pages : illustrations (some color). (F) Ordered April 2016
Contents: Appetizers & beverages -- Soups & salads -- Vegetables & side dishes -- Main dishes -- Beads & rolls -- Desserts -- Cookies & Candy.
A Quaker Woman’s Cookbook : the Domestic cookery of Elizabeth Ellicott Lea. Revised ed. by William Woys Weaver. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, [2004]. 355 p. (F) TX715 .L39 2004
Food for Friends : the John Woolman Memorial Cookbook, issued by the John Woolman Memorial Association. Kearney, NE : Morris Press Cookbooks ; Mount Holly NJ : John Woolman Memorial Association, ©2005. 200 pages, illustrations. (F) TX715.J636 2005
Friendly Dishes, edited by the Cookbook Committee: Mary Hope, Lois Hunnavent, Joan and Howard Eyre, Ruth Mulford, Nancy Williams ; drawings by Ruth Mulford, Beth Dandy, Michael Eyre, Jonathan Benson. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Harrisburg Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, [1981]. 132 pages, illustrations. (F) TX715 .F743 1981.
The George School Cookbook. [Newton, PA] : The George School Student Body, [1974?] 126 pages : illustrations. (F) TX715 .G4645 1974
A Continual Feast : a cookbook to celebrate the joys of family and faith throughout the Christian year by Evelyn Birge Vitz. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, [1991]. 296 p. (F) TX739 .V57 1991
Nun Better : tastes and tales from around a Cajun table, by St. Cecilia School of Sacred Heart Parish, Broussard, LA. Broussard, LA : St. Cecilia School of Sacred Heart Parish, 1996. 278 pages. (F) TX715 .2 .L68 N86 1996
A Taste of Heaven: a guide to food and drink made by monks and nuns, by Madeline Scherb. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Penguine, 2009. 218 pages : illustrations. (F) TX725.A1 S4154 2009
Contents: Celestial spirits. Singeverga Monastery (Porto, Portugal) -- How to enjoy a Trappist beer -- How to be sure it's a real Trappist beer -- Abbey brew pubs in Flanders and Wallonia, Belgium -- Saint Benedict Abbey, aka Achel Hermitage (near Achel, Belgium, and Eindhoven, The Netherlands) -- Orval Abbey (near Florenville, Belgium) -- Abbey of Our Beloved Lady of the Sacred Heart, aka Westmalle (near Antwerp, Belgium) -- Abbey of Saint Hildegard (near Rudesheim, Germany). Holy cheese. The cheese route: Tamie Abbey (French Alps), Mont des Cats Abbey (French Flanders), Timadeuc Abbey (Brittany), and Echourgnac Abbey (Perigord) -- A taste of Provence: Aiguebelle Abbey, Sainte Madeleine Abbey, and Ganagobie Abbey -- Ci^teaux Abbey (near Dijon in the Co^te-d'Or, Burgundy, France) -- Tamie Abbey (near Albertville in Savoy, France) -- Abbey of Gethsemani (near Bardstown, Kentucky). Sweet temptations. Our Lady of Consolation Priory (near Amity, Oregon) -- Mount Saint Mary's Abbey (near Wrentham, Massachusetts) -- Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey (near Dubuque, Iowa) -- Our Lady of Bonneval Abbey (near Espalion, in Aveyron, France). Other edifying edibles. Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery (near Conyers, Georgia) -- New Skete Monastery (near Cambridge, New York) -- Upstate New York: Genesee Abbey (Piffard), New Skete Monastery (Cambridge), Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery (La Grangeville), and Sprout Creek Farm (Poughkeepsie) -- Saint Joseph's Abbey, aka Spencer Abbey (near Spencer, Massachusetts) -- Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey (near Lafayette, Oregon) -- Monastery fruitcake at a glance -- Monastery of Our Lady of Ganagobie (near Sisteron in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France) --
Abstract: In a world dominated by celebrity chefs and the latest and greatest recipes blogged and tweeted by foodies, Scherb takes readers on a refreshing foray along a monastic pilgrimage through Europe and the United States. The author poses the question in this cookbook/travel guide: What can the rest of us learn from the way monks and nuns live and the exceptional products they make? The exceptional products are broken down into sections including spirits, cheese, and sweets, and honor the ingredients and traditions of monastic food making over a thousand years. The 40-plus recipes vary from the simple (Savory Cheese Melt) to the unexpected (cauliflower fritters), and more involved (chocolate chestnut torte with cognac mousse; and browned sole with shrimp, and gnocchi), are culled from various restaurant chefs, magazines and Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette, a monk and cookbook author. While the recipe count is light, the book--subtly designed with small illustrations--is filled out with suggested itineraries to regional monasteries, detailed profiles of abbots and abbesses and a shopping resource. Readers will also find a guide to monastery etiquette and a suggested reading list for more on monastic life.
A Taste of the Hill: our favorite recipes, a collection of recipes, by St. Ambrose Parish Catholic Church, Saint Louis, MO. 2d ed. Kearney, NE : Morris Press, 1997. 244 pages. (F) TX715 .T377 1997
The Shaker Cookbook: not by bread alone, by Caroline Behlen Piercy, illustrated by Virginia Filson Walsh. New York: Weathervane 1986, 1953. 283 pages : illustrations. (F) TX715 .P62 1976.
Notes: Previously published as: The Shaker cook book. 1953
Abstract: Traditional recipes for many foods are presented with kitchen hints and a commentary on the domestic activities of the Shaker Sisters.
The Shaker Cookbook: recipes and lore from the valley of God's pleasure, by Caroline Behlen Pierrcy, Arthur Tolve, illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen and Patricia J. Forgac. Bowling Green, Ohio: Gabriel's Horn Pub. Co., 1984. 175 pages : illustrations. (F) TX715 .P622 1984.
The Harvard Cook Book, by the First Congregational Unitarian Church of Harvard, Massachusetts. Harvard, Mass. : First Congregational Unitarian Church, 1970. 201 pages : illustrations. (F) TX715 .H378 1970z
The Complete Tassajara Cookbook : recipes, techniques, and reflections from the famed Zen Kitchen, by Edward Espe Brown ; illustrations by John David Simpkins. 1st pbk. ed. Boston: Shambhala, 2011. 526 pages : illustrations. (F) TX837 .B8575 2011
Tassajara Bread Book, by Edward Espe Brown. Boston: Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 2011. 168 p. [16] p. of plates : illustrations, (some color.) ( F) TX769 .B83 2011
Featured indeed as the staff of life, the excellent and nourishing breads of the famed Tassajara Zen Center was a warm and welcoming introduction to a vegetarian lifestyle, new to mainstream society when this volume was first published in 1977. Now some 40 years later, the breads of Tassajara speak to another generation in a most positive way.