Cook Books and Idea Books 

This section includes a variety of cookbooks for a variety of disabilities.

Look for mainstream titles that say "quick and easy" for folks with busy lifestyles! Also look for crock-pot cookery and one-pot meals, as well as guides for a week of cooking (or several days), with subsequent shopping lists; they're very practical.

Cooking with Feeling (FEEL): Deborah DeBord. Publisher: National Braille Press, Inc.; ISBN-10: 0939173409, available as eBraille to download. A print version is no longer available. Deborah DeBord, an experienced blind cook, shares 180 adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired.

Visual Reciples: A Cookbook for Non-Readers by Tabitha Orth. Book has been written for individuals with autism and other developmental disorders. 

Let's Cook! Health Meals for Independent Living by Elizabeth D. Riesz, Anne Kissack and 4 more. Book is designed for adults with special needs, for individuals learning English and older adults who need easy-to-read text.

The Kitchen Classroom: 32 Visual GFCF Recipes to Boost Developmental Skills by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer. Book for parents and teachers with 32 quick and tasty gluten-free (GF) and casein-free (CF) recipes. 

Cook by Color: Recipes for Independence by Joan E Guthrie Medlen. Designed for teens and adults wtih disabilities.

The Picture Cookbook, No-Cook Recipes for the Special Chef by Joyce Dassonville and Ehren McDow. Books is the first in a series of 4 for special needs including autism.

Mealtime Manual for People with Disabilities and the Aging by Judith L. Klinger. Focuses on hands-on skills, kitchen planning, handling utensils, serving, etc. 

Well Aged: Dining with Dignity by Ginny Gordon Walters. Resource guide for anyone caring for an elderly or person with a disability. Contains easy-to-prepare, easy-to-handle, and easy-to-chew recipes.

Eat Right for Your Sight: Simple, Tasty Recipes that Help Reduce the Risk of Vision Loss from Macular Degeneration by Jennifer Trainer Thompson. Contains 85 recipes rich in the nutrients that fight acular degeneration. 

Visionary Kitchen: A Cookbook for Eye Health by Sandra Young OD. Contains low glycemic impact recipes

The See-Easy Large Print Cookbook by Elinor O'Grady. All pages produced in 24 pt type.

Jumbo Print Cookbook by Friends of the Center for the Blind in 36 point 1/2 inch type, on Amazon.

Cookbook Mate for the Blind and Sighted by Barbara Rogers, on Amazon.

When the Cook Can't Look: A Cooking Handbook for the Blind and Visually Impaired, by Ralph Read, on Amazon. Also available in Braille and large type on Amazon.

 

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