Barbara Grunes is the author or co-author of 50+ cookbooks. A food consultant and historian, Grunes has also written on food and dining for the Chicago Sun Times and food consultant to the State of Illinois. She is well known as an effusive and popular cooking teacher and food writer in the Chicago area. Barbara Grunes is the most published cook book writer in history putting the Midwest on the culinary map and making flour-less chocolate cake a household phrase. Barbara Grunes has written cookbooks on all major subjects, including an entire series on grill cooking featuring Fish on the Grill, Poultry on the Grill, and Beef Lover's Great Grill Book. She lives in Chicago.
Early life
Barbara Grunes was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 12, 1941. As a girl she learned how to cook at her mother's side in her family's home in Revere, Massachusetts. She began her career as an education psychologist.
How Barbara Grunes got started writing cookbooks
As a newlywed, she asked her husband what he liked to eat. To which he responded, "I quite like Chinese food". After cooking lessons and research her first cookbook, Cuisine de Chine, was born. . It was published under Dorothy Press in 1974. In it she did what Julia Child did with French food; Grunes made Chinese cooking for the first time accessible to the American public.
Publications
Cuisine De Chine, Barbara Grunes Dorothy Press ASIN: B00071I2KW
The Ultimate Food Processor Cookbook, Barbara Grunes Consumer Guide Publishing
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The Complete Fish on the Grill by Barbara Grunes and Phyllis Magida coauthor
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Skinny Chocolate/over 100 Sinfully Delicious-Yet Low-Fat-Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Savories, and Chocoholic Treats Phyllis Magida and Barbara Grunes coauthor
The Home & Grill Cookbook: Complete Meals on the Stovetop Grill by Barbara Grunes Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats: 130 Recipes You'll Make Again and Again by Barbara Grunes and R.D. Linda R. Yoakam Chocolate Classics by Barbara Grunes and Phyllis Magida The Beef Lover's Great Grill Book/Favorite Recipes for Hot and Sizzlin Grilled Beef—As Well As Pork, Veal, Lamb, Game and More by Barbara Grunes The Complete Fish Cook/100 Delicious Recipes for Grilling, Sauteing, Broiling, Pan Frying, Smoking, and More by Barbara Grunes and Phyllis Magida Shellfish on the Grill by Phyllis Magida and Barbara Grunes The Southwestern Sampler by Barbara Grunes and Phyllis Magida Soups and Stews by Barbara Grunes The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grilling by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt Skinny Grilling: Over 100 Inventive Low-Fat Recipes for Grilling Meats, Fish, Poultry, Vegetables, and Desserts by Barbara Grunes The American Regional Cookbook by Barbara Grunes Grill: Cookbook by Barbara Grunes Think Thin Pizzas by Barbara Grunes The Joy of Baking by Barbara Grunes Meatless Diabetic Cookbook: Over 100 Easy Recipes Combining Great Taste with Great Nutrition by Barbara Grunes The Best Bake Sale Ever Cookbook by Barbara Grunes and Susie Cushner All-American Waves of Grain: How to Buy, Store, and Cook Every Imaginable Grain by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt All Holidays Menus by Barbara Grunes Appetizers on the Grill: Innovative Hors D'Oeuvres, Pizzas, Gourmet Sandwiches, and Light Entrees by Barbara Grunes Skinny Potatoes by Barbara Grunes Fish on the Grill: More than 70 Elegant, Easy, and Delectable Recipes by Barbara, and Magida, Phyllis Grunes The Chef's Kitchen Companion by Barbara Grunes Skinny Pizzas: Over 100 Healthy Low-Fat Recipes for America's Favorite Fun Food by Barbara Grunes The Ultimate Cookie Cookbook by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt Very Merry Cookie Party: How to Plan and Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange by Virginia Van Vynckt, Barbara Grunes Grill it in!: Recipes for the Burton Stovetop Grill by Barbara Grunes Chicago Epicure: A Menu Guide to the Chicago Area's Finest Restaurants by Barbara Grunes and Barbara Revsine Complete Grilling Cookbook co-author Homemade Cookies by Barbara Grunes Indoor Grilling by Barbara Grunes Kabobs on the Grill by Barbara Grunes Fish and Seafood Cookbook by Barbara Grunes Mexican Cookbook by Barbara Grunes Lunch and Brunch Cookbook by Barbara Grunes
Skinny Seafood by Barbara Grunes
A Treasury For All Seasons Cookbook - Book I, Grill & Barbecue Cooking; Book II, Old-fashioned Family Cookbook by Clarice L.; Book III by Mariano, Louise; Book IV by Grunes, Barbara Ideals Publishing Corp.; Book II by Moon Grill It In! A Collection of Recipes Developed for the Burton Stove Top Grills by Barbara Grunes Cooking Vegetarian: The Lazy Way by Barbara Grunes Roasting by Grunes, Barbara by Barbara Grunes R.D. Linda R. Yoakam Wok Every Day by Sheri Giblin Barbara Grunes Virginia Van Vynckt Food Processor Cookbook by Barbara Grunes and Julie Hogan Al Horno: Roasting, Spanish-Language Edition by Barbara Grunes
Essentials of Grilling by Barbara Grunes
A Treasury For All Seasons Cookbook - Grill & Barbecue Cooking; Old-fashioned Family Cookbook; Light Menus; All Holiday Menus by Clarice L.; Mariano, Louise; Grunes, Barbara Moon Skinny Potatoes - Over 100 Delicious New Low-fat Recipes For The World's Most Versatile Vegetable by Barbara Grunes Heartland Food Society Cookbook by Barbara Grunes Indoor Grilling by Barbara Grunes Skinny Pizzas: Over One Hundred Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for America's Favorite Fun Food by Barbara Grunes Ideals Homemade Cookies by Barbara Grunes Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats: 130 Recipes You'll Make Again and Again by Barbara Grunes – Kindle eBook Healthy Grilling: Sizzling Favorites for Indoor and Outdoor Grills by Barbara Grunes – Kindle eBook
