A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook

by Bob Kann

A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of Milwaukee's early twentieth-century culinary wonder. This new addition to the Badger Biographies series will introduce young readers to a remarkable young woman who made a difference in the lives of the early immigrants in Wisconsin. Kander originally created The Settlement Cookbook to assist young Jewish immigrant girls in cooking nutritious "American-style" meals for their families. Since its publication, several generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes of the cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the original cookbook helped build Milwaukee's first settlement house and later the city's Jewish Community Center. The century-old cookbook is still in print today. This is a delightful biography, filled with humorous asides, wonderful period illustrations, and of course recipes!

Genres: Biography

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 19, 2006

Reviews

[Julie Gilday · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though this is listed as a "young reader', it has alot of interesting information and facts about Milwaukee history

[Sylvia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought it was okay...My fave part was when Lizzie and Simon Kander made a bath house next to the Schilts brewing company. I think it would be nice to live next to one of those things.