• Cooking with Marilyn offers 200 recipes, menus & food tips from chef‑teacher Marilyn Harris. Like‑new hardcover with dust jacket; author‑inscribed copy. Cover
  • Cooking with Marilyn offers 200 recipes, menus & food tips from chef‑teacher Marilyn Harris. Like‑new hardcover with dust jacket; author‑inscribed copy. Back cover
  • Cooking with Marilyn offers 200 recipes, menus & food tips from chef‑teacher Marilyn Harris. Like‑new hardcover with dust jacket; author‑inscribed copy. Signature
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Cooking with Marilyn – 200 Recipes, Menus & Food Tips by Marilyn Harris

Cooking with Marilyn – 200 Recipes, Menus & Food Tips by Marilyn Harris

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Title:
Cooking with Marilyn
Publisher:
Pelican Publishing Company
Author:
Marilyn Harris
Date:
1995
Condition:
Very Good | Like New
Cover:
Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages:
256
ISBN:
9781565540750
Book genre:
Cookbook
Notes:
Author‑inscribed copy

Simple, flavorful dishes with menus, presentation tips & culinary guidance.

Cooking with Marilyn is a warm, approachable collection of recipes and menu suggestions focused on “real” food—dishes that are flavorful, practical, and rooted in simplicity. Throughout the book, Marilyn Harris weaves in valuable cooking tips, presentation guidance, and insights drawn from decades of culinary teaching and media experience.

Inside, readers will find more than 200 recipes, ranging from easy weeknight dishes like Grilled Herb Vegetable Kabobs to more elaborate offerings such as Shrimp Profiteroles. The book is designed to help home cooks build confidence while expanding their repertoire.

The cover features a richly styled plate showcasing sautéed greens and mushrooms, cranberry relish, and a cheese‑topped chicken breast garnished with fresh parsley and citrus slices—all set against a dramatic dark background. It’s an inviting visual introduction to the kind of elegant yet accessible cooking Harris is known for.

This hardcover edition with dust jacket is in like‑new condition and is inscribed by the author to her student, “Kathy,” adding a personal touch for fans of Harris’s work.

Author Biography

Marilyn Harris is a respected food industry consultant, teacher, and media personality whose work has appeared across national publications. She hosted a long‑running call‑in cooking show on WKRC‑AM Cincinnati, provided daily food commentary on WSAI‑radio, and wrote extensively for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Trained in New Orleans, London, Paris, and Lyon, she founded the Fourth Street Market Cooking School at Pogue Department Store in Cincinnati and has contributed to brochures, magazines, and culinary programs throughout her career.

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