a very nicely designed cookbook (and the recipes are not bad either)

a friend had a copy of this book and when i caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye i instantly knew it was something special. it's not only a really nice cookbook to look at (the design and illustrations) but it also has some good recipes. and of course no cookbook is complete without a few words about cheese.

i love the minimal use of color in this book - the pages are off white, the type is orange & brown, the cover is orange & purple and the endpapers are purple (my least favorite color but i might be changing my mind). and i'm sure it's no coincidence that the author is wearing an orange turtleneck in the photo on the dust jacket.

the seasonal kitchen - a return to fresh foods by perla meyers, 1973

Comments

[rebecca]

This cookbook needs to go in a kitchen with those Helvetica-labeled glass jars.

Like this: http://www.etsy.com/listing/56685161/vintage-helvetica-font-glass-coffee-ball?ref=sr_gallery_14&ga_search_query=glass+jar+snacks&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title&filter[0]=vintage

[amelia]

i love this book. totally adding Perla to the list of potential baby names... Not that that's something that's even remotely on the horizon though. ;)

[cathy of california]

oh amelia - you had me starting to plan a baby shower there for a split second!