Vincent Price (Along with His Wife) Wrote Cookbooks!
The following is excerpted from "Eight Dishes I Still Make from My Vintage Cookbooks” by Stacey Ballis. The photo is from the Web site Thrift Books, which has copies starting at US$40.
I'm as much of a cookbook junkie as anyone, but it's rare that a new cookbook ends up in the high-use rotation in my kitchen. Because back in the day, great recipes didn't become famous because they went viral on Instagram but because they were great. Here [is an] undisputed champion recipe from [a] favorite vintage cookbook . . .
A Treasury of Great Recipes by Mary and Vincent Price (1965)
Yes, THAT Vincent Price, and his wife Mary, legendary Hollywood hosts and cooks, not to mention world travelers and total sophisticates. I love everything about this book, and obsessively look for vintage copies with their metallic padded covers, to gift to people. I can read this book like a novel; it is like a travelogue and cooking course all in one. The dish that cannot be improved upon? The simple Quiche Lorraine, inspired by the one from the esteemed Paris restaurant, Lasserre. The vintage copies can be expensive, so here's a 50th anniversary version that's more affordable: A Treasury of Great Recipes, 50th Anniversary Edition (2015).
