August 2019 New Cookbook Review

August 26, 2019 by
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My favorite months are just around the corner ready to make their entrance with cooler temperatures and a whirlwind of cookbook releases. The fall and winter months here in the US are my favorite. The arrival of the months ending with “ber” signifies more baking and hours spent by the fireplace reading cookbooks. In preparation, I’ve spent a few hours the last week purging my shelves in an effort to share the wealth with others as well as make room for new books. 

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Now let’s talk about this month. August’s cookbook review provides a brief summary of titles that make their debut this month. We are excited about Kim-Joy’s baking book, Jamie Oliver’s new Veg cookbook and many others listed below. I cannot believe that my first book was released this month and appreciate the support members and friends have given this offering. I thank you.

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I have been tagging books as EYB Picks: USA Pick, UK Pick, Canada Pick, Australia Pick, and  New Zealand Pick. These search links will direct you to books that are favorites. I will continue to add these designations as I come across beloved titles or new additions to the library.


US

Sunny-Side Up: More Than 100 Breakfast & Brunch Recipes from the Essential Egg to the Perfect Pastry by Waylynn Lucas (pastry chef and Cupcake Wars’ judge) is a delight. Filled with recipes from egg dishes to pastries to cocktails, there is something for everyone. Find out more about this title in our promotion which also includes a CrateChef box.

The Deep End of Flavor: Recipes and Stories from New Orleans’ Premier Seafood Chef by Tenney Flynn shares delicious recipes and tips to help home cooks master cooking all kinds of seafood from the chef of the GW Fin’s Restaurant. Flynn’s easygoing, engaging style gives readers a tour of his hometown along with a toolkit for cooking seafood, from testing freshness at the market to pairing delicious fish recipes with sides and wines to create a finished menu. I am awaiting my copy of this title and we will be sharing a worldwide giveaway soon. 

The Farmhouse Culture Guide to Fermenting: Crafting Live Cultured Foods and Drinks with 100 Recipes from Kimchi to Kombucha by Kathryn Lukas and Shane Peterson provides history, health information, and safest methods for preserving, along with 115 recipes for krauts, pickles, kimchi, fermented vegetables, hot sauces, preserved fruits and jams, yogurt, kombucha, and even hard ciders and mead. I hope to have this book soon.

101 Things to Do with a Bundt® Pan by Jenny Hartin (that’s me) shares recipes for sweet and savory dishes all made in a Bundt® Pan. The Bundt has made a comeback. Find out more about this title and enter to win a copy along with a gorgeous Bundt® Pan in our promotion (3 winners receive both the book and pan). 

The Royal Touch: Simply Stunning Home Cooking from a Royal Chef by Carolyn Robb is being released in the US this month (previously released in the UK in 2015).  This gorgeous book shares recipes from the former personal chef to TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry and presents the food that Carolyn loves to serve to her family and friends. I am smitten by this title with recipes from simple Coffee-caramel-pecan streusel triangles to elegant Potato and sage torte with lamb and apricot ragout along with beautiful photography.

Dinner Just for Two: Meals to Cook Together by Christina Lane shares simple meals to celebratory dinners, comfort food to healthy but hearty options and features 100 dishes. I haven’t seen this title but Christina’s Dessert for Two is wonderful so I have no doubt this title is as well.

Cork and Knife: Build Complex Flavors with Bourbon, Wine, Beer and More by Emily and Matt Clifton shares recipes that are enhanced by alcohol and are upscale while approachable. The book is filled with gorgeous photos.  

My Spiced Kitchen: A Middle Eastern Cookbook by Yaniv Cohen provides approachable information on the colors, scents, origins and properties of spices as the ultimate reference guide to the flavors of the Middle East. Seventy-five recipes in the book highlight each spice. 

Food You Love But Different: Easy and Exciting Ways to Elevate Your Favorite Meals by Danielle Oron transforms well-known dishes by adding unexpected flavors and ingredients that take recipes from simple  to exciting new dishes to try. 

Fried Rice: 50 Ways to Stir Up the World’s Favorite Grain by Danielle Centoni shares 50  recipes that are inspired from all over the globe. These recipes will expand your fried rice repertoire well beyond the usual Chinese takeout staple. A promotion is coming soon.

Girl on the Block: A True Story of Coming of Age Behind the Counter by Jessica Wragg, top female butcher at London’s acclaimed Ginger Pig, is a memoir of coming of age behind the counter, exploring butchery as an art form and taking an incisive look at an industry on the brink. 

Eat More Plants by Molly Krebs turns everyday veggies into meals you’ll crave. Vegetarians and vegans will find inspiring new meal ideas, and meat-eaters will discover the variety of tastes and textures that creative combinations of veggies can bring to the table. 

Gennaro’s Pasta Perfecto!: The Essential Collection of Fresh and Dried Pasta Dishes by Gennaro Contaldo is being released in the US (Interlink) and UK (Pavilion) this month. This book hares over 90 recipes for fresh and dried pasta creations. Contaldo starts with lessons on how to cook perfect pasta, matching pasta shapes to sauces (providing a guide to popular combinations), and then provides tempting recipes utilizing dried pasta. After this, he teaches us the art of creating fresh pasta dough including tips for making pasta and suggestions for the equipment we need to do so. After providing us with these tips, he offers several dough recipes followed by a nice selection of fresh pasta dishes.

Other titles of interest include:

CANADA

Eat More Plants: Over 100 Anti-Inflammatory, Plant-Based Recipes for Vibrant Living by Desiree Nielsen (no you aren’t seeing double, we have two books entitled Eat More Plants this month) demonstrates how to transform your diet with powerful anti-inflammatory, nutrient-dense plants, and to create delicious meals to support your immune system, gut health, fight disease, reduce stress, and restore balance. Along with expert advice on understanding inflammation and the power of plants, the book includes a 21-day meal plan to help you eat more plants!

 

UK

East: 120 Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes From Bangalore to Beijing by Meera Sodha (author of Made in India and Fresh India) draws from her ‘New Vegan’ Guardian column (link takes you to vegan online recipes of Meera’s). East also features plenty of brand-new recipes inspired by a wide range of Asian cuisines. There are noodles, curries, rice dishes, tofu, salads, sides and sweets, all surprisingly easy to make and bursting with exciting flavours. I’ve ordered my copy and am awaiting its arrival.

Baking with Kim-Joy: Cute and Creative Bakes to Make You Smile by Kim-Joy, GBBO finalist, is not only adorable but also delivers on flavor. This is a stellar offering by Kim-Joy who definitely brings joy into our lives and to baking. This title is being released in the UK in August and US in September.  For more information on GBBO titles, see this post. Events

Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone by Jamie Oliver shares simple suppers and family favourites, to weekend dishes for sharing with friends in his latest title. This book is packed full of phenomenal food – pure and simple. Whether it’s embracing a meat-free day or two each week, living a vegetarian lifestyle, or just wanting to try some brilliant new flavour combinations, this book ticks all the boxes. This is another title I’ve ordered (so much for my purging mentioned above).

Designs and Sketches for elBulli by Luki Haber contains all the drawings, sketches and beautiful photographs from the elBulli collaboration. For the first time these illustrations are brought together in this amazing notebook, with all the explanations of the purpose and stories behind every object. The book has a prologue and introduction from Ferran Adrià, and is a must for all devotees of this extraordinary chef and his restaurant.

A Flash in the Pan: Simple, Speedy, Stovetop Recipes by John Whaite is another keeper from the GBBO winner. With recipes such as Steak with pak choi and ginger chimichurri, Asparagus tempura with porcini mayo, and Marmalade brulée French toast, one will never lack an innovative dish to impress family and friends.

One-Pot Vegetarian: Easy Veggie Meals in Just One Pot! by Sabrina Fauda-Rôle shares dishes for weeknight essentials to gatherings and celebrations. Bringing together classic recipes and fresh originals, the author teaches you how to cook over 80 veggie-packed meals in just one pot

Chinese Takeout Cookbook: From Wontons, Sweet & Sour Over 70 Recipes to Recreate Your Favorites by Kwoklyn Wan features 70 classic dishes, everything from Sweet and sour chicken to Egg-fried rice to crispy seaweed – and most of them can be on the table in 20 minutes or less. The Shredded crispy chilli beef is amazing! 

The Pig: Tales and Recipes from the Kitchen Garden and Beyond by Robin Hutson is not a cookbook about pork. The Pig is a collection of restaurants in the UK where the kitchen garden inspires the menu. Here you will find a seasonal approach to delicious recipes, how-to-guides, lists, panels, tips, and stories all blanketed with beautiful photography and illustrations.

Apple: Recipes from the Orchard by James Rich is a lovely book with recipes from Nutty apple granola to Slow-roasted pork belly and pickled apple. The photographs here are stunning and the dishes inspiring especially during this time of year in the northern hemisphere.

Gennaro’s Pasta Perfecto!: The Essential Collection of Fresh and Dried Pasta Dishes by Gennaro Contaldo is being released in the US (Interlink) and UK (Pavilion) this month. This book hares over 90 recipes for fresh and dried pasta creations. Contaldo starts with lessons on how to cook perfect pasta, matching pasta shapes to sauces (providing a guide to popular combinations), and then provides tempting recipes utilizing dried pasta. After this, he teaches us the art of creating fresh pasta dough including tips for making pasta and suggestions for the equipment we need to do so. After providing us with these tips, he offers several dough recipes followed by a nice selection of fresh pasta dishes.

Cookie Love: Over 30 Delicious Cookie Recipes by Jean Hwang Carrant reveals the secrets of how to make the ultimate cookies. Owner of a cookie shop in Paris, Jean is an expert cookie-maker and has all the best flavours up her sleeves. This little book is a perfect stocking stuffer for the baker this holiday season or as a hostess gift.

The Constance Spry Cookery Book by Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume (reissue) is a reissue of one of the best-known cookery books of all time. This essential addition to any kitchen has withstood the test of time and become an invaluable source of information for every enthusiastic cook. Known for its authoritative and comprehensive collection of recipes, it has now been brought up to date in a beautiful new metricated edition containing specially commissioned how-to line drawings.

AU

Marriage of Flavours: Four Seasons of Beautifully Balanced Food by Scott Pickett is inspired by the changing seasons, the abundance of quality Australian produce and the principle of eight key flavour profiles. This title offers a collection of irresistible recipes.

Beer Snacks: Tasty Bites from Around the World by Oscar Smith shares dishes perfect for enjoying with a icy cold one. From international bites to the classic buffalo chicken wing – there are snacks for every taste.  

Gourmet Traveller Italian: Big Flavours, Classic Dishes: Our Favorite Recipes for Inspired Cooking by Australian Gourmet Traveller is absolutely stunning as one would expect from the publisher. I ordered this title as soon as I came across the listing. It just arrived this weekend and has me excited to draw inspiration from its pages.

Category: New Cookbooks

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  • Thrasymachus  on  August 27, 2019

    I have the Meera Sodha and Jamie Oliver books and I believe you will enjoy cooking from both of them

    I’d rate ‘East’ as Meera’s best book to date

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