"Best known as a star of stage and screen, Vincent Price was also a noted gourmet whose enthusiastic promotion of home cooking included several cookbooks and a television show, Cooking Price-Wise. This charming book of Price's favorite recipes is based on the Thames Television series he hosted in the 1970s, which showcased timeless international cuisine. Scores of easy-to-make dishes from around the world include soups, breads, main courses, sidedishes, and desserts that can be made from ingredients readily available in supermarkets and food shops. Fascinating food-related historical tidbits add extra zest to the newly typeset recipes and numerous color and black-and-white photographs that enhance this handsome collectible edition.

This special expanded edition of Cooking Price-Wise stands as a true family affair, featuring new contributions from the author's children, including a Preface by his daughter, Victoria, and a Foreword by his son, V.B. An extensive bonus section, "The Culinary Legacy of the Price Family," includes baking recipes from Vincent's grandfather, the inventor of baking powder; journal entries from the author's eye-opening trip to Europe as a 17-year-old; and a selection of family favorites from Victoria Price's childhood. Plus, Victoria also provides a wealth of insights into the Price Culinary Legacy."

Seriously, HOW DID I NOT KNOW OF THIS BOOK!?! Also, extra points if it's cost efficient, LOL!

I was first introduced to the cookbooks of Vincent Price via a blogging friend of mine. After hearing so much about his wonderful cooking I bought my own copy of A Treasury of  Great Recipes by Vincent and Mary Price and now am firmly on the team that believe that this is a true classic.

I was not however familiar with Cooking Price Wise which was the accompanying book to a 6 part TV series of the same name that was aired in 1971. Each show focused on a specific ingredient or ingredients:

Potatoes
Meat
Bacon
Rice
Cream milk and yoghurt
Cheese and coffee

I think it's funny how Vincent was way ahead of his time in predicting the modern love of bacon - so much so that it got its own chapter instead of being included in the meat section!

The one proviso for the show was that all the ingredients had to be readily available in supermarkets and local shops.  This is a real positive for the book as it makes shopping for ingredients all too easy!

I made Vincent's tomato baskets as part of our Christmas Lunch.  They were, even if I do say so myself, adorable!  The red tomatoes with their green tops were very Christmassy in colour, they were fun to eat and also delicious! There are many more recipes I would like to make from Cooking Price-Wise; I can definitely see it becoming a standard for simple, tasty home cooking!

Although Vincent Price is most well-known for his acting roles in horror movies, he was, before his death in 1993, an accomplished gourmet cook. He even starred in an British television show in the 70s called Cooking Price-Wise. Hence, this cookbook, Cooking Price-Wise: A Culinary Legacy, which has been re-released. The new release includes dozens of fairly easy, recipes, many that regular cooks will want to make. Unfortunately, there are no photographs of the dishes.

The cookbook is full of recipes from all over the world and there are dozens that are truly mouthwatering. Shropshire Fidget Pie is delicious, and the title is fun. There are Greek Dolmades, Cornish Pasties, Tournedos Victor Hugo, and French Lyonnaise Potatoes. Price has also included an excellent recipe for a Moroccan Tagine made with lamb, and Provençal Bacon Casserole. Hawaiian Chicken and Long-Grain Rice is perfect for a luau, and there is a good recipe for a popular Indonesian dish, Nasi Goreng. There are also yummy desserts like Chocolate Hazelnut Gateau and Pineapple Custard Pudding.

Victoria Price, Vincent’s daughter, has added notes on her family recipes, as well as the Price culinary legacy. The book not only contains fabulous recipes, but also historical facts and vignettes. So, the cookbook is also good reading.

There are enough good recipes in this cookbook (and so far all that I have prepared have turned out perfectly) to keep cooks busy for a long time. Most of the recipes are fairly easy, and they are suitable for cooks at all levels of expertise. It’s also fun to delve into the life of a famous person, and find out just what they ate over the years. This book is recommended for anyone who is a fan of Vincent Price and anyone who enjoys a variety of great recipes.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

A re-print of the original with addition recipes. This is a wonderful compilation of recipes, it shows a very different Vincent Price.

New edition of the old book by the same name with the recipes of the authors children and grandchildren.......

Despite having this title in digital format, I absolutely desire to own it in hardcover. It needs a place of permanence in my kitchen. Full of retro recipes and with a delightful gothic feel it was enjoyable just to page through the recipes.

Some I have made, some I may never make. Still, this felt like thumbing through an old church cook book. Recipes that assume you already know what you're doing, leaving room for personalization and adapting.

Several had me branching out, trying new meats, new veggies, and definitely new combos. My kids didn't always like what I made, but they rarely do. I cook for myself and the rest can eat as they will.

I just found myself enjoying reading this cookbook by Vince Price's cookbook. This is a reprint with extra in it -- new contributions by his children. I found a different side of Vincent Price which was delightful and delicious. Now, I need a cook to make these recipes for me!

I really enjoyed reading this recipe book. What makes this book so good is that the recipes are all simple and easy to follow. This round the world cook book is a treasure. There are a lot of recipes in it that I want to try.

Cooking Price-Wise is an extended reprint of Vincent Price’s book originally published in 1971. This is a compilation of recipes celebrating his lifelong passion for food and fine dining with a few old family recipes thrown into the mix.

Vincent Price had authored several cookbooks with his wife before this. The recipes here are based on the British show he hosted taking the viewer on a “gastronomic tour of the world”. He wanted to make food from other countries more accessible to the audience. The show was designed so each of the recipes can be made with ingredients readily available at the local store. Apparently something as common now as soy-sauce was hard to source in Britain in the 70’s. Thankfully, it is a lot easier to get these ingredients now.

Each episode on the show was created based on a particular ingredient. The recipes for that show would all feature that one particular ingredient. The recipes in the book are arranged in the same manner...

Enjoy the recipe for Raspberry Cream Pancakes, with the full review, on RecipesNow! Reviews And Recipes Magazine.

This review is in response to a complimentary copy of the book sent to me by the publishers in hopes of an honest review.

Very simple easy to understand cookbook. I loved reading everything in Mr. Price's voice. This is a book that almost anyone could pick up and create the recipes from.

A cookbook by Vincent Price? Yes! I’m so in!

The first things you’ll read in this are the Preface by Vincent’s daughter, Victoria Price, and the Forward by Vincent’s son, V.B. Price. It was lovely getting an insight into Mr. Price from his children.

The next thing you’ll read is a delightful Introduction from Vincent Price himself. (Yes, Vincent Price has passed away. However, this is a new version of his past work) I truly loved this. It was wonderful to “hear” in his own words a little about his life, and his love of food. He even hosted a short live cooking show in Britain called, of course, COOKING PRICE-WISE.

The recipes included in this tome are from all around the world. As he states in his Introduction, Mr. Price traveled all over the world and was able to try many dishes. His show, and this book, were intended it to make “foreign” food less intimidating to those who are hesitant to try new things. Turning basic food items, available in just about everyone’s pantry or fridge, into something exciting and exotic is the main focus of this book.

There are introductions for each chapter, and short stories throughout the book to inform the reader about certain foods, and dishes. Each chapter centers around one main food group. For instance, Chapter One is all about potatoes, Chapter Two is all about meat, and so on.

Within the chapters of COOKING PRICE-WISE you’ll find recipes such as . . . American Rice Salad, Bacon Carbonnade, Brown Bread House, Cheesed Party Eggs, Chicken Solange, Creamy Apple Crunch, Fish Fillet Noord Zee, Greek Lemon Soup, Huntington Fidget Pie, Lancaster Hotpot, Mushroom Risotto, Orange Coffee Cream, Potato & Fish Chowder, Raspberry Cream Pancakes, Stilton Cheese Slaw, Wellington Salad, and so many, many more.

I’d like to point out that these dishes were originally made in the 1970’s. The recipe photos on this this book scream the 70’s. I think it would be wonderful to not only create some of these dishes just as Mr. Price intended, but to also make updated versions.

One of the best parts of this book were excerpts from Vincent’s travel journal from 1928. Some of it is in his own handwriting! What a thrill it was for me to get a peek into his life in such a way. I had so much fun reading, COOKING PRICE-WISE. It was wonderful getting to see this side of the man known as the “Horror King”.

Lovers of cookbooks, retro, and Vincent Price, must make COOKING PRICE-WISE: A CULINARY LEGACY a part of your household.