Barbara Grunes

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. ("Cuisine de Chine" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1978). 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.
"The Home & Grill Cookbook: Complete Meals on the Stovetop Grill" (101 production series) by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Mar 1992)
"Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats: 130 Recipes You'll Make Again and Again" by Barbara Grunes and R.D. Linda R. Yoakam (Paperback – Apr 27, 2010)
"Chocolate Classics" by Barbara Grunes and Phyllis Magida (Hardcover – Oct 1993)
"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 (Paperback – Mar 1991)
"The Complete Fish Cook/100 Delicious Recipes for Grilling, Sauteing, Broiling, Pan Frying, Smoking, and More" by Barbara Grunes and Phyllis Magida (Paperback – Apr 1990)
"Shellfish on the Grill" by Phyllis Magida and Barbara Grunes (Paperback – May 1988)
"The Southwestern Sampler" by Barbara Grunes and Phyllis Magida (Paperback – Aug 1987)
"Soups and Stews" (Ideals Cook Books) by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Sep 1988)
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grilling" by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt (Paperback – 1999)
"Skinny Grilling: Over 100 Inventive Low-Fat Recipes for Grilling Meats, Fish, Poultry, Vegetables, and Desserts" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Mar 28, 1995)
"The American Regional Cookbook" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1986)
"Grill: Cookbook" (Williams-Sonoma Cookware) by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – Mar 1999)
"Think Thin Pizzas" by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – Apr 2, 2002)
"The Joy of Baking" by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – 1986)
"Meatless Diabetic Cookbook: Over 100 Easy Recipes Combining Great Taste with Great Nutrition" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Aug 6, 1997)
"The Best Bake Sale Ever Cookbook" by Barbara Grunes and Susie Cushner (Paperback – Mar 8, 2007)
"All-American Waves of Grain: How to Buy, Store, and Cook Every Imaginable Grain" by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt (Hardcover – May 1997)
"All Holidays Menus (Book IV)" by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – Jan 1, 2000)
"Appetizers on the Grill: Innovative Hors D'Oeuvres, Pizzas, Gourmet Sandwiches, and Light Entrees" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Apr 1992)
"Skinny Potatoes" (Skinny Cookbooks) by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – Dec 1993)
"Fish on the Grill: More than 70 Elegant, Easy, and Delectable Recipes" by Barbara, and Magida, Phyllis Grunes (Unknown Binding – 1986)
"The Chef's Kitchen Companion" by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – 1984)
"Skinny Pizzas: Over 100 Healthy Low-Fat Recipes for America's Favorite Fun Food" (The Popular Skinny Cookbook Series) by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Mar 1996)
"The Ultimate Cookie Cookbook" by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt (Hardcover – Oct 12, 1999)
"Very Merry Cookie Party: How to Plan and Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange" by Virginia Van Vynckt, Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Sep 29, 2010)
"Grill it in!: Recipes for the Burton Stovetop Grill" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1991)
"Chicago Epicure: A Menu Guide to the Chicago Area's Finest Restaurants" (E. Wolf Series of Distinctive Dining) by Barbara Grunes and Barbara Revsine (Paperback – Aug 1986)
"Complete Grilling Cookbook" (Williams Sonoma Kitchen Library) co-author (Hardcover – Mar 2001)
"Homemade Cookies" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Jun 1984)
"Indoor Grilling (A Collection of Recipes Developed for the Burton Stove Top Grills)" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Jun 1, 1990)
"Kabobs on the Grill" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – May 1992)
"Fish and Seafood Cookbook" (Ideals Cook Books) by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Jul 1985)
"Mexican Cookbook" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Feb 1981)
"Lunch and Brunch Cookbook" (Ideals Cook Books) by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – June 1985)
"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 (Hardcover – 1984)
"Grill It In! A Collection of Recipes Developed for the Burton Stove Top Grills" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1991)
"Cooking Vegetarian: The Lazy Way" (Macmillan Lifestyles Guide) by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – May 1999)
"Roasting" by Grunes, Barbara (author) [Hard ... 2002 (Hardcover – Nov 5, 2002)
"Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats: 130 Recipes You'll Make Again and Again" [Paperback] by Barbara Grunes (Author) R.D. Linda R. Yoakam (Contributor) (Unknown Binding – 2010)
"Wok Every Day" [Paperback] by Sheri Giblin (Photographer) Barbara Grunes (Author) Virginia Van Vynckt (Author) (Unknown Binding – 2003)
"Food Processor Cookbook" by Barbara Grunes and Julie Hogan (Paperback – Nov 1981)
"Al Horno: Roasting, Spanish-Language Edition" (Coleccion Williams-Sonoma) (Spanish Edition) by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – Oct 14, 2004)
"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 (Hardcover – 1984)
"Skinny Potatoes - Over 100 Delicious New Low-fat Recipes For The World's Most Versatile Vegetable" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1993)
"Heartland Food Society Cookbook" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1994)
"Indoor Grilling" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1990)
"Skinny Pizzas: Over One Hundred Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for America's Favorite Fun Food" by Barbara Grunes (Hardcover – 1993)
"Ideals Homemade Cookies" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1984)
"Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats: 130 Recipes You'll Make Again and Again" by Barbara Grunes (Kindle Edition – Apr 28, 2010) – Kindle eBook
"Healthy Grilling: Sizzling Favorites for Indoor and Outdoor Grills" by Barbara Grunes (Kindle Edition – Apr 29, 2011) – Kindle eBook