Friday Flashback – Pok Pok

August 18, 2017 by
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Any lover of Thai food more than likely has Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand on their bookshelf. Even those who don't own the book, have heard of Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings or as I call them one of the best wings in the world. Andy Ricker, James Beard Best Chef of the… read more

Neighborhood – Hetty McKinnon – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

August 17, 2017 by
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Neighborhood: Hearty Salads and Plant-Based Recipes from Home and Abroad by Hetty McKinnon is a must-have collection of show-stopping yet simple vegetable-packed global recipes, delivered against a backdrop of charming stories of food, family, and friendship. Based on the beauty of this book, I had to track down her first title, Community (both are keepers). Hetty's salads can turn the… read more

Sweet by Ottolenghi

August 17, 2017 by
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The UK release date of Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh is less than a month away! It feels like we have been waiting forever, right? As the publisher did with Nopi's release, if you preorder Sweet from any online retailer in the UK  you will receive a digital access code with the book. This will enable you to review… read more

La Latina – Review, recipe and giveaway

August 16, 2017 by
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When spunky Grace Ramirez was a guest on The Chew a few months ago promoting her work and cookbook, I had to find out more. I reached out to Grace about La Latina, her brilliant cookbook published by Random House New Zealand in 2015, and she immediately responded by mailing out a copy to me. La Latina takes us on a… read more

Around the World in 120 Salads – Review, recipe and giveaway

August 15, 2017 by
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Katie and Giancarlo are a dynamic duo that met in 1997. He was a restaurateur and she an artist. He loved her painting, she loved his pasta and now the pair have two restaurants, a cookery school, have written over a dozen cookbooks and have two sons. One of their newest titles, Around the World in 120 Salads: Fresh, Healthy,… read more

Sri Lanka The Cookbook – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

August 15, 2017 by
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The Sri Lankan Civil War raged for over a decade due to ethnic tensions between the Buddhist Sinhalese majority and the Hindu Tamil minority. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 citizens lost their lives and hundreds of thousands of civilians were displaced. But in the pages of Sri Lanka: The Cookbook, husband and wife team, Prakash Sivanathan (who is Tamil) and Niranjala… read more

The Joys of Jewish Preserving, Recipe and Giveaway

August 14, 2017 by
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Emily Paster is the voice behind the blog, West of the Loop, and co-founder of the Chicago Food Swap, one of the most active and dynamic food swap groups in the country. Her first book Food Swap shared her advice for starting up swaps, recipes that work well in the swap environment and happens to share the best salted caramel sauce… read more

Two Kitchens – Rachel Roddy – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

August 12, 2017 by
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Two Kitchens: Family Recipes from Sicily and Rome by Rachel Roddy, the award-winning Guardian Cook columnist and winner of the Andre Simon and Guild of Food Writers' awards, delivers a glorious book highlighting the food that comes from her two kitchens - one in Sicily and the other in Rome. (Because we index every recipe from the Guardian Cook, you… read more

GIVEAWAY: The Instant Pot® Duo Mini 3 Quart and the Instant Pot® Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook

August 11, 2017 by
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  Meet the new addition to the Instant Pot® Family - the Duo Mini 3 Qt 7-in-1 Multi- Use Programmable Pressure Cooker. She is super adorable and takes far less space on our counters or in our pantry. Perfect for smaller jobs, traveling, and for folks who have a smaller crowd to feed. For kids heading back to college, it is… read more

Friday Flashback – Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry

August 11, 2017 by
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Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry: Recipes and Techniques for Year-Round Preserving by Cathy Barrow is my bible for canning and food preservation. When Cathy first announced she was writing a book, I was thrilled. I had been envious of her gardening posts and was anxious to learn more about canning.  Cathy's book is gorgeous with plenty of photographs and extensive attention… read more

Spanish Made Simple – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

August 10, 2017 by
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Spanish Made Simple: Foolproof Spanish Recipes for Every Day by Omar Allibhoy, the chef behind the Tapas Revolution chain of restaurants in the UK and cookbook by the same name, guides you through the basics of 100 key Spanish dishes.  Omar is one of the UK's Spanish superstars having worked for both Ferran Adrià and Gordon Ramsay. His philosophy is… read more

Everyday Seafood Nathan Outlaw

August 9, 2017 by
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Everyday Seafood: From the Simplest Fish to a Seafood Feast, 100 Recipes for Home Cooking by Nathan Outlaw offers 100 brand-new recipes for all kinds of fish and shellfish. Economical and healthy, good-quality fresh seafood is also fast and easy to cook. Outlaw believes it is the world's convenience food as it takes so little time to cook. This title… read more

Red, White, and ‘Que Cookbook Review and Recipe

August 8, 2017 by
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Red, White, and 'Que: Farm-Fresh Foods for the American Grill by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig is the new title from the authors of The Gardener and the Grill. The team is backyard grilling like never before, with an emphasis on the fruits and vegetables usually neglected in favor of steak or barbecued chicken. Each recipe makes the most of… read more

No-Bake Desserts – Addie Gundry, Food Network Star Contestant

August 6, 2017 by
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The dog days of summer are a perfect time to dig into and enjoy the treats in Addie Gundry's No-Bake Desserts: 103 Easy Recipes for No-Bake Cookies, Bars, and Treats. In this book, the Cutthroat Kitchen winner teaches us how to combine favorite flavors, from fruit and chocolate to nuts and caramel, into over one hundred easy no-bake cheesecakes, pies,… read more

Friday Flashback – Rose Water & Orange Blossoms

August 4, 2017 by
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The subject of today's flashback is a beautiful cookbook by Maureen Abood entitled Rose Water & Orange Blossoms: Fresh & Classic Recipes from My Lebanese Kitchen. In the opening pages of this book, the author shares her journey to building her family story by tracking down and interviewing relatives. She also brings her exciting inaugural visit to Lebanon to the opening… read more

Feeding a Family by Sarah Waldman

August 3, 2017 by
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Keeping with the spirit of yesterday's post, today we have an equally lovely title devoted to feeding families and doing it well. Sarah Waldman's Feeding a Family: A Real-Life Plan for Making Dinner Work, with Healthy Recipes and Tips for Involving the Whole Family delivers 40 seasonal meals, 100 recipes, and loads of tips and strategies to make weeknight dinners work. A… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – The Adriatic Kitchen

August 2, 2017 by
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The Adriatic Kitchen: Recipes Inspired by the Abundance of Seasonal Ingredients Flourishing on the Croatian Island of Korcula by Barbara Unković shares 70 simple yet flavorful dishes as well as the author's memories from this beautiful part of the world. Croatian cuisine is differs from the mountainous regions of the interior to the gorgeous Dalmatian Coast with its myriad islands.… read more

Lizzie Loves Healthy Family Food

August 2, 2017 by
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Lizzie Loves Healthy Family Food: Delicious and Nutritious Meals You'll All Enjoy by Lizzie King is the cookbook every health-conscious parent needs in their life. The nutritional health coach and mum of three knows how tough it can be to feed a family. Parents want to get meals on the table fast but still keep them healthy. Lack of time… read more

Saffron Soul

August 1, 2017 by
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Saffron Soul: Healthy, Vegetarian Heritage Recipes from India by Mira Manek delivers a modern interpretation of Indian classics, creating naturally healthy dishes that are as flavorful as their original counterparts. Mira combines the best of the core elements of Indian cooking with original health-promoting twists. Mira also recreates some perennial favourites, replacing traditionally used grains and sugar with more nutritious… read more

Masala Mamas – A Special Cookbook Project

August 1, 2017 by
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Just this weekend I posted an article about our favorite Indian cookbooks and today a friend shared a project that grabbed my heart. If there is one thing I love more than a great cookbook, it is a great cookbook project whose sole benefit is to make the lives of others better. In the Kalwa slum in Mumbai, India, a… read more

The Silver Spoon Naples and the Amalfi Coast

July 31, 2017 by
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Naples and the Amalfi Coast by The Silver Spoon Kitchen follows the success of Tuscany, Sicily and Puglia with just as stunning of a book. The coastline, markets and people of this region equal the beauty of its cuisine.  From Torta Caprese Alle Noci (a chocolate walnut cake) to a Timpano Imbottito Di Scammaro (seafood timbale) - the Naples and Amalfi… read more

Indian Cookbooks – A World of Spice

July 30, 2017 by
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Often in The Cookbook Junkies, members ask "what is your favorite fill-in-the-blank (Indian, Mexican, Thai) cookbook." I've been collecting the responses and will be doing a series of posts sharing the results. Today's post features Indian cookbooks which definitely are favorites in my collection. The warm, earthly spices used in Indian dishes can bring a punch to our menus.  Raghavan… read more

East West by Shane Delia

July 29, 2017 by
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Adequate words do not exist to describe the vibrancy of Shane Delia's East/West: A Culinary Journey Through Malta, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, and Andalucia. To say it is beautiful is an understatement of epic proportions.  TV chef and restaurant owner, Shane Delia, traveled the Middle East on a quest to unravel his historic ties and bring the unexpected, delicious cuisine of… read more

Friday Flashback – Brown Eggs and Jam Jars

July 28, 2017 by
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Brown Eggs and Jam Jars: Family Recipes from the Kitchen of Simple Bites by Aimée Wimbush-Bourque is the subject of today's Friday Flashback.  Aimée's book came to mind while updating the library in anticipation of her October release (more about that later) - it appears this will be a Flashback and Flashforward piece! Brown Eggs and Jam Jars contains over one hundred… read more

So Good – Richard Blais

July 27, 2017 by
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So Good: 100 Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours by Richard Blais Top Chef alum, winner and now judge, recently hit the shelves. This book follows the success of his first title, Try This at Home, with more creative yet unfussy recipes. Improved classics, options for adventurous cooking, nose-to-tail cooking and new favorites of his family are all shared. Classics that have… read more
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