Gregg Gillespie
author of: "1001 Muffins", "2001 Chicken Recipes" and many other books
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1001 MUFFINS is a beautiful book.
Each recipe is accompanied by a beautiful color photo of the finished product.  Since there are 1001 recipes in Gregg' s book you get the idea of how many photos there are.

Gregg Gillespie has been baking since seventh grade.  Between a home economics class he had to take in school and his baking parents, Gregg has developed into one of America's foremost bakers and cookbook authors. Currently he has over 4,000,000 books in print and is always on the look out for writing another great book.

He has a quick bread for every occasion.  From blueberry muffins to applesauce biscuits Gregg covers it all.  He has terrific recipes for pancakes, I like the orange ones : ) and adds some fun to breads with his Coconut-Lemon bread.

This is one book for everyone.  To tell you the truth, I get hungry just leafing through this delicious cornucopia of marvelous recipes!

Thanks for joining me Gregg.  Your book is terrific and I love baking with it : )

Sue:
Your book 1001 Muffins cookbook is not only gorgeous, with a photo for every recipe, but includes so many great recipes. I tried your recipe for Fresh Blueberry Muffins and everyone loved them! What cultivated your love for cooking and especially for baking?

Gregg:

My baking career started at PS60 in Buffalo New York, when at the age of 7 all the students in my class had to take a home-ec class--or at least something like that--and I learned how to make refrigerator cookies. After that ,I have a mother and father who were both cooks and bakers, I learned the English way of cooking. At home I frequently would go into the kitchen, start a project, and my parents would have to come out and finish the project I started.

Sue:
You have written other books along with 1001 Muffins and have over 4,000,000 copies of your books in print today. How do you decide what kind of book to write?

Gregg:
Surpassingly enough, I write what I like. There has two exceptions, my "1001 Chocolate" and the "1001 Snacks" were publisher requests. With over four million recipes in file, it does become difficult to determine which I will work on.

Sue:
If you could have only one meal what would you have : )?

Gregg:
Twenty years ago, it would have been anything with lamb. Today, I have developed a great liking for soup. And the one that I have created that I like the best is a Chicken soup with barley and carrots.

Sue:
I really liked how you included baking basics in your book. This section works to make home baking both easy and fun. What do you think about the "instant" baking products on the market like Bisquick, cake mixes etc...?

Gregg:

Having been in both the retail and wholesale side of the marketplace, I shy away from anything that is prepared.

For the most part, if I can't make it, I don't eat it. I have found and/or suspect that the commercial processors and manufacturers of foods, put things in preparations that you and I would rather not know about.

FREE Book Excerpt
1001 Muffins,
Biscuits, Doughnuts, Pancakes, Waffles, Popovers, Fritters, Scones and Other Quick Breads
by Gregg R. Gillespie, Claire Young

Banana -Nut Muffins

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2001 Chicken Recipes Interview

Sue:
I had a neighbor when I was growing up who made chicken every Sunday, without fail.  I couldn't figure out how she came up with all those ways of preparing chicken.   She could have used your book 2001 Chicken Recipes. What has inspired you to write this amazing cookbook and what is your  favorite way of preparing and eating chicken?
See Gregg's answer
and the rest of the interview on 2001 Chicken Recipes

Vanilla Sugar Cookies
This cookie recipe is brought to us from cookbook author and chef Gregg Gillespie. Gregg has every recipe you could ever want - including the ones from your grandmother's cookbook and numerous brownie recipes. Gregg's Vanilla Sugar Cookies are great for the holidays and very versatile. They can be made into round shapes or for the holidays, into any cookie cutter you desire. They also can be decorated. The Vanilla Sugar Cookie recipe can also be used all year around- it's a super basic recipe for Valentine's Day cookies, Easter cookies, Halloween cookies, Christmas cookies etc...

Lemon Bread
This week's Recipe of the Week features a delightful Lemon Bread recipe from cookbook author and chef Gregg Gillespie.  Gregg has written a number of terrific recipe books - like his 2001 Chicken Recipes and 1001 Muffin, Quick Bread Recipes. Gregg's collections of recipes are not only delicious but very simple to prepare. Lemon Bread can be served as an afternoon snack, as a part of a Sunday brunch or pot luck supper.

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The Chocolate Bible
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1001 Cookie Recipes
by Gregg R. Gillespie, Peter Barry

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FREE Cookie recipes
It's here! Never before has there been a book like this one--and how have bakers survived without it? This is the most complete, the most user-friendly, the ultimate cookie collection, sure to be the last word on the subject for years to come.

2001 Chicken Recipes
by Gregg R. Gillespie

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FREE Chicken Recipes
With this incredible collection of recipes, you can cook a different meal with chicken every single night for over five years! While you may not want chicken that often, the breadth of recipes allows you to find a delicious chicken dish for every occasion. Chicken is tasty, lean and healthy and great to serve to a crowd. It seems that everyone loves chicken.

1001 Chocolate Treats
by Gregg R. Gillespie, Peter Barry

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Chocoholics Anonymous
A companion to the successful and sinfully delicious 1001 Cookies, here is the ultimate compendium of recipes for chocolate cakes, cookies, candies, sauces, ice cream, and everything else chocolate. Every recipe is photographed in color. The total combined caloric content of these recipes is three million calories--all in one volume! 1001 recipes photographed in full color.