Lion House Recipes

by Helen Thackeray (Compiler)

Visitors to Salt Lake City generally take time to visit The Lion House, the historic home of Brigham Young, the second president of the LDS Church and first territorial governor of Utah. The basement cafe is legendary and has become a favorite lunch spot for locals and tourists alike.

The Lion House has come to mean good food. Now, with the publication of this trilogy of Lion House Cookbooks, cooks across America can enjoy traditional and international recipes that have made The Lion House famous worldwide.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Reference

122 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1984

Reviews

[Chris Webber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was surprised by this book. The Lion House is a historical restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City. I have never eaten there but was curious about the type of cuisine served and if it had a "historical" flair to it.

The recipes were amazingly simple, basic recipes. Even the most elementary cook could use this recipe book. It covers all of the course types and had a good range of soups and vegetable recipes...and as a nice twist, lots of zucchini recipes which makes it an indigenous cuisine for Utah. Speaking of indigenous, there were lots of jello recipes as well! The mormon flair speaks from the book.

There is a good section of salad dressing recipes and the dessert section is loaded with simple comfort desserts like pies and oatmeal cookies with ice cream.

[Lady Di · Rating 5 out of 5]

My family enjoys every recipe from this cookbook. Out of the dozens we own, this is the one we go to first.

[Corban · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been to the lion house restraint before, their food was always good and left me stuffed. When I found that there was a cookbook I was thrilled. The recipes are easy to follow and the ingredients are easy to get. This book has many recipes from appetizers to desserts and even souses. This cookbook is highly recommended to anyone that wants to make a lovely family meal.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I fully understand that these recipes are part of my culture BUT, ugh . . . so many of them are just too archaic for me. The addition of MSG really is attrocious and boullion is basically the same thing. There is nothing cozier than a great home cooked meat and potato dish but I find myself altering these recipes to avoid adding processed foods and less sugar and salt. Not exactly healthy eating but yes, I admit the butter dinner rolls are delicious & the chicken crepes aren't too bad if you add some broccoli! There are much healthier versions of similar recipes out there. This book needs an update!

[Sweet Lime · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are recipes in here I can't live with out and there are some that scare me to death (like the Lime Gelatin, Shrimp and Grapefruit Salad) I know some of the people who came up with the recipes, but this edition had to have been before food photography was very big because the pictures make me not want to eat the food. There's a newer one with better pictures. Still...I like it.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do have memories of the Lion House, but not of eating there. I made one recipe from this, and traded a recipe from it in a retro recipe exchange. I made a baked alaska type pie from this, and it was pretty good. I find most of these recipes are pretty standard mid-century food.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some great recipes in here - good basic, maybe even a little old fashioned, ones to have on hand. Turkey Tetrazzini is one we like.

[Chrissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ha ha - This isn't exactly a reading book, but it sure has great recipes!! Does thumbing through numerous times count as reading?

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very simple recipes, but their ingredient's tended toward those that do not appeal to me.

[Bridget · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 1st cookbook when I went to college. This is a great book.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

yummy looking recipes