Newman's Own Cookbook

by Ursula Hotchner

The thing of it is Paul Newman and his pal and partner, A. E. Hotchner, really did bottle Newman's salad dressing in a basement as Christmas gifts to friends and family. They really did ignore all manner of sane, well-reasoned advice from food production experts, and went commercial on a $40,000 budget. And they really, truly have, in the course of 15 years, grossed $710 million on sales of salad dressing, salsa, pasta sauce, and popcorn, giving away to various charities and just causes the $100 million they realized in after-tax profit. "We are told," A. E. Hotchner writes in the introduction to Newman's Own Cookbook, "that we are the only corporation in the world that gives away all of its profits and starts with zero dollars in the bank on the first of each fiscal year." The same invigorating spirit can be found in the pages of Newman's Own Cookbook. In fact, it can be removed as a recipe, cooked up, and served for dinner. Why have grilled t-bone steak when you can have Matthew Broderick's Grilled T-Bone Steak with Sweet Onion Marmalade and Campfire Mustard Sauce?With photos, endless quips, and chapters that include Starters, Soups, Stews and Chilis, Main Courses, Pastas, Pizza, Breads and Snacks, Desserts, and Rice, Vegetables and Side Dishes, Newman's Own Cookbook provides a rich compendium of family faves. Special guests the likes of Tony Randall (Grilled Veal Chop with Bourbon-Cracked Black Pepper Sauce), Julia Roberts (Fresh Peach Crisp), Gene Shalit (Spaghetti Carbonara), and Whoopi Goldberg (Big Bad Ass Beef Ribs) fill in around the edges. Good people. Good food. --Schuyler Ingle

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Nonfiction, Cooking, Reference

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Glenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I dropped by the Friends of Igo Library’s book sale today and picked up this paperback (in very good condition) for a dollar. This is a charming book with quotes, anecdotes, and family-and-friends’ recipes. The book sale was well organized with rock-bottom prices on books in very good condition.

[Terri Fleming · Rating 1 out of 5]

Truly underwhelming.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a lot of good recipes in here, including recipes from other celebrities (Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Whoopi Goldberg, Sarah Jessica Parker, etc.). I would have liked ANY pictures of food!!

[Kathie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great cookbook! Especially with Paul Newman's personal comments and his story about how he started his successful food business. The recipes are so healthy and easy with no 'wierd' ingredients and they sound delicious. I'm going to the store right now to get a couple things to make Italian Scrod. Yum!

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so much fun to read as an avid "untrained" chef and an avid reader. It was a blast!

[angrykitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

no pics....but hey...it's a celebrity cookbook put out by paul newman. i mean, where else can you get robert redford's chili recipe?

[Rose]

641.5 New

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who knew that one of my favorite matinee idols would become an expert on healthy eating. Check out his recipe for Grilled Cumin Chicken Salad.

[Dawn]

Ok cookbook

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not great but you can't help but admire the work Newman put into his charity not only to produce his dressings but this book.
Anecdotes and lots of name dropping in the recipes, it's a gem !

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This review could go up or down depending on how the dishes come out...

[Sandy (WI girl at heart) · Rating 3 out of 5]

love reading cookbooks!

[Gabriella · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like Paul Newman's mission, I like his products, but I didn't really like this book. Most of the recipes in this book contain meat or seafood as a main ingredient, to the point that it can't really be excluded from the recipe. Although I did bookmark three recipes seemed suited to my taste, so I'll be trying those later.