A Wolfe In The Kitchen – Dishes To Die For

I am in the process of building a new website at A Wolfe In The Kitchen – Dishes To Die For which is a cookbook of recipes taken from mentions in the corpus.

This cookbook is the brainchild and work of Dorothy Moran aka Inspector Cramer. She compiled the recipes with the valuable assistance of members of the Wolfhounds email list. Many people sent in and tested the recipes, but Dot was the one that spent over 2 years doing the grunt work. She did all of the compiling and typing as well as coming up with the ideas of the Exotic section, the Melting Pot section, the NY NY section and all the non-Wolfe stuff, in this MASSIVE collection of recipes based on the 47 books/74 stories of the Corpus.

I got involved in this project just recently (July 2015) when I sent her an email in response to one she has sent to the Nero Wolfe mailing list where she mentioned the “A Wolfe In The Kitchen” cookbook. After doing a search on Google and not finding anything there I emailed her asking if it was in print and if so where I could get a copy. She wrote back that there were only 2 printed copies and 1 disk in existence and she would send me the disk if I was interested. After a bit I got another email where she told me that upon opening the box that she thought held 1 print copy and the disk, that the publisher had not returned the disk. She then offered to send me that print copy if I was interested in scanning it. Even then I had no idea just how extensive this cookbook was (though she told me it had around a thousand pages) so I agreed to take on the project.

Upon receiving the package and opening it I started to realize what a treasure I held. And how much time it was going to take to get this scanned and back into a format suitable for printing. I dug out an old scanner, installed OCRFeeder (Linux OS here), and got started.

I quickly found that the thin paper the pages were printed on allowed the reverse side to show through enough to mess up the OCR software and moved to scanning the pages into GIMP where I could trim the sides off and increase the contrast enough to where the resulting file could be read by the OCR software with only minor corrections needing to be done by hand.

I started rebuilding the book in Libre Office and after a few pages realized that it would be more suited to a Website than a print book. I did a rough layout, put up a few recipes, and sent the link to Dot for approval. She liked it and gave me the go ahead and this site was born. It is an ongoing project and will most likely take months, if not years of spare time to complete, so if there are books without links and recipes, please note, it’s not Dot’s fault, it’s just that I haven’t gotten around to getting it scanned in yet.

And lastly, I want to say, THANK YOU Dot, for this WONDERFUL addition to the Corpus! AND for allowing me to make it available to all here on the web!

Dave Patty
aka Albert Freyer

CD Cover – The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe

Seth Fidel kindly scanned his copy of the Radio Archives CD cover – “The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe – Starring Sydney Greenstreet” and sent it to me.

Thanks Seth!

The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe Starring Sydney Greenstreet

FER-DE-LANCE 1934 First Edition Dust Jacket

These FER-DE-LANCE cover scans are from Seth Fidel’s Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. (USA) (1934) First Edition Facsimile Dust Jacket.
Thanks Seth!

1934 FDL Front Cover Dust Jacket

1934 FDL Back Cover Dust Jacket

FER-DE-LANCE 1934 First Edition Dust Jacket Intro

FER-DE-LANCE
By
REX STOUT

FER-DE-LANCE introduces, in a technique that will command the interest of every lover of detective fiction, the fascinating, eccentric figure of Nero Wolfe, in a dazzling story of crime. Immured in his office and utterly static, this lethargic fat man had a power belonging to few investigators before him to sweep through the most labyrinthine and inscrutable mysteries with complaisant ease and without disturbing his ritual of huge meals, regular hours, of being incommunicado among his exotic greenhouse flowers and perpetual guzzling of beer; a power which this barrel of a man modestly ascribed to his “feeling for phenomena.”

(Continued from front flap)

By his temperament, his super-psychology and his admirable wit, Nero Wolfe distinguishes himself, a master among sleuths, unequaled since Philo Vance stepped up beside Sherlock Holmes.

A college president was quietly buried in state. Wolfe abruptly sent Archie, his affable secretary and third eye, out to bet the District Attorney ten thousand dollars that an exhumation and a through autopsy would reveal a needle and traces of poison in the stomach of the deceased educator. The wager was a simple means of getting the body dug up. When the newspapers broke the story and when a second autopsy showed Wolfe to be right, excitement erupted all over the place.

From the outset of this excellent adventure, Wolfe is entertaining as consistently as he is amusing. An artist and a man of leisure, he startles clients, manoeuvers suspects and manipulates crime itself to his unalterable convenience.

Creole Succotash from ‘Treme’ | Serious Eats : Recipes

Creole Succotash from ‘Treme’ | Serious Eats : Recipes.

This creole succotash from the Treme cookbook is kind of like a tricked out version of the classic. In addition to the requisite vegetables, you’ll find okra, celery, bell pepper, shrimp, and two kinds of pork. Crushed tomatoes bring all of the moving parts together for a succotash that’s bold enough to be served on its own.

I think Wolfe would like this Succotash!

Cylindrical, quivering, gelatinous, tinned 12-course meal – Boing Boing

For some reason I don’t think Nero would be adding this delicacy to his larder…

Designer Chris Godfrey created a gelatinous, stratified 12-course tasting-menu in a tin, formed in a perfect cylinder that starts with “Selection of local cheeses with sourdough bread” and goes all the way to “French canele with a malt barley and hazelnut latte” by way of such delights as “Risotto foraged ramps, prosciutto and fresh parmesan” and “Roast pork belly and celeriac root puree.”

via Cylindrical, quivering, gelatinous, tinned 12-course meal – Boing Boing.

The Doorbell Rang – 1965 First Edition – Third Printing – November

Another new (to me) one. Love the line drawing on this cover.

Rex Stout – The Doorbell Rang Front Cover 1965 First Edition Third Printing

Rex Stout – The Doorbell Rang Back Cover 1965 First Edition Third Printing

Rex Stout – The Doorbell Rang Inside Front Cover 1965 First Edition Third Printing

Rex Stout – The Doorbell Rang Inside Back Cover 1965 First Edition Third Printing

 

 

 

 

A Right To Die 1964 Book Club Edition

Just got this one.

Rex Stout – A Right To Die Front Cover 1964 Book Club Edition

Rex Stout – A Right To Die Back Cover 1964 Book Club Edition

Rex Stout – A Right To Die Inside Front Cover 1964 Book Club Edition

Rex Stout – A Right To Die Inside Back Cover 1964 Book Club Edition

The Bunburyist: The Nero Wolfe book that wasn’t.

The Bunburyist: The Nero Wolfe book that wasn’t..

The Spiral Staircase: The Best Corn on the Cob Ever (a la Nero Wolfe)

Put the ears on a baking sheet in a 475-500 degree oven for 40 minutes, and then present on a platter at the table with butter and salt on the side. Have your guests shuck at the table. It tastes like cake.

You’ll be tempted to cook this at a lower heat or for less long, but I’ve tried it at all heats from 400 to 500 and from 20 minutes to 40 minutes. Forty minutes at 500 degrees is the best. It doesn’t dry out. It’s sweet and perfect. Don’t worry about the cornsilk; it comes easily off the ear after roasting.

via The Spiral Staircase: The Best Corn on the Cob Ever (a la Nero Wolfe).

Been meaning to try this but haven’t gotten there yet. Tis that time of year so must get some and do so.

Rex Stout Quotes @ BrainyQuote

Rex Stout Quotes Interesting site.