BIG Book Sale (Books for Keeps) Lein Cuisine & The Cook's Gift Set

Lein Cuisine, published in 2004.  A compendium of favorite recipes collected and prepared by the author over the years. The proceeds from the sale of the book were donated to Habitat for Humanity of Collier County, Florida. For a self published cookbook, there a LOT (236 pages) of recipes plus pages of cooking hints and tips. The former owner made a few notes in the index recipe regarding her favorite recipes which include Nouveau Riche Hamburgers (basically you marinate ground beef patties in red wine for a few hours before grilling), Baked Beef Brisket and Italian Pot Roast.

The Cook's Gift Set, published in 1997. This two book set comes with its own handy dandy storage box. The first volume, A Cook's Hints and Tips Book, is filled with recipes as well as tips/hints for food preparation, freezing and storing food, methods of cooking, how to's on preparing meat, fruit and even baking techniques.

The second book, A Cook's Record Book, also contains a few recipes, but is really intended as journal of menus and recipes for special occasions or dinner parties. I was quite surprised (and very happy) to find all the pages blank. I may save this set as a possible future gift for a friend.