My Little House Cookbook

My First Little House Books

by Amy Cotler, Holly Jones (Illustrator), Renée Graef (Illustrator)

Long, long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls traveled across America in a covered wagon with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie and their good old bulldog, Jack. The little houses they lived in were always filled with good smells of Ma's cooking, and Laura and Mary often helped make many delicious foods that pioneer families enjoyed so long ago. Here are some of Laura's favorite recipes, ready for you to try in your own little house!

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Childrens, Food

31 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Amy Cotler has worked as chef, caterer, cooking teacher, food writer and farm-to-table advocate in New York and New England before moving to Mexico. (Although she's often in the US.)
She's the author of several books, including: The Locavore Way: Discover the Pleasures of Fresh Locally Grown Food (Storey Publications); Fresh from the Farm: The Farm to School Cookbook (Massachusetts Department of Education); The Secret Garden Cookbook (HarperCollins); Wrap it Up: Bold and Bright Sandwiches with a Twist (Rivers Press) and One Pot Vegetarian Dishes (HarperCollins).
Ms Cotler has lectured before small and large audiences at numerous venues, including Cornell and New York University, the Annual Chefs Collaborative Summit and the National Restaurant Association Show in New York and Chicago. She's taught cooking, writing and culinary history at many schools, including The Culinary Institute of America and The Institute of Culinary Education. I’m the founding director of Berkshire Grown, an early New England farm to table initiative that has received national recognition.
For six years Ms Cotler worked as the host of four forums on The New York Times on the Web. As a major contributor to Joy of Cooking, and over the course of her career she's developed close to a thousand recipes for that book, as well as for clients and her own books and articles. She's appeared on The Food Network and many public (and private) radio stations.

Reviews

[K James · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like that everything is from scratch, unlike most kids cookbooks that want you to use boxed mixes or pre-made items, however there’s only a few recipes:
Pancakes, Sausage Balls, butter & jam sandwiches, buttermilk cornbread, oatmeal, homemade butter, maple cakes, lemonade, butter cookies, popcorn and milk, and homemade strawberry jam.

[Naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book as part of a summer reading program at our library where we had to read a cookbook, make a recipe and take a picture and post it to the site. I love all things Laura Ingalls, and these recipes are easy for kids and fun to try. Then you can have a snack and read more Laura books. My daughter made the oatmeal and read this book for her challenge.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Going to make little Laura's maple cakes

[Carolyn Beaugrand · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Little House book series was one of my favorites that I read with my children. It certainly would add to the experience using some of these recipes together.