On a recent Saturday in Portland, Oregon, the farmers' market was a cornucopia of colors, and tantalizing aromas wafted through the brisk fall air. "It's our happy place," said John Becker, who with ...

If you grew up consulting the “Joy of Cooking,” revisions over the past many years may have left you with mixed feelings. But the newest edition, due Nov. 12 from Scribner, will delight you. And if ...

I discovered “Joy of Cooking” when I was 12 or maybe 13 — it was a half-day off from school — and I noticed a recipe for chicken Kiev. It sounded exotic, like something Anna Karenina would eat — ...

The latest edition of America’s most popular and trusted cookbook was co-authored right here in Portland, and now the "Joy of Cooking" co-authors have a podcast too! John Becker and Megan Scott joined ...

Joy of Cooking is America’s cookbook. For 90 years, home cooks have consulted its dog eared and gravy splattered pages, given the tome as a wedding or graduation gift and trusted its dependable ...

Every home in America seems to have a copy of “The Joy of Cooking.” At a time when cookbooks mostly had fancy recipes by famous gourmets, this was the first cookbook for Middle America, written by an ...

Fourth-generation Joy of Cooking coauthor John Becker didn’t actually grow up in Cincinnati—but his grandmother, Marion Rombauer Becker, and his father, Ethan Becker, past authors of the cookbook, did ...

During the Great Depression, Irma Rombauer wrote the book that would serve as America’s kitchen user manual for decades to come. Joy of Cooking contains thousands of recipes presented in a playful ...

After marrying into legendary cookbook family, North Carolina author adds Southern touch Megan Scott grew up in Walkertown, North Carolina. Her great-grandmother, Treva, made fried apple pies and ...

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The 9th edition of “Joy of Cooking,” which was first published in 1931, will be published Nov. 12. Here are some things to know about what has been called America's most popular cookbook. “The Joy of ...