Ontario Basque Club

History of Our Cookbook
The first motion to publish a Basque cookbook was made in October of 1960. Six years later the cookbooks were ready for sale at the annual dinner dance. Ontario Basque Club continued to sell the book until 2007. It featured the cuisine its members have enjoyed for generations. To our knowledge it was the first Basque cookbook ever published in English.

Vintage photo of members of Basque Ladies Club in kitchen 1951

Vintage photo of Members of the Basque Ladies Club in the kitchen

Cookbook Contents
137 Recipes include traditional Basque cuisine and other family favorites. Here are a few examples:

Basque Chicken with Rice
Beef Tongue
Lamb with Garbanzos
Stew
Rice and Clams
Squid in Ink Sauce
Basque Codfish (several)
Halibut and Potatoes in Sauce
Garlic Soup
Porrusalda (Leek Soup)
Sheepherder Red Beans
Churros
Chestnuts
Flan
Rice Pudding

Choice Recipes Compiled by the Ontario Basque Club, Inc.

96 pages spiral bound

Plus a section of "Quantity Recipes" including a Basque Chorizo recipe that makes approximately 250.

In addition to recipes the book contains two pages of helpful household hints.

his cookbook is currently out of print.