The Vegetable – Recipe, review and giveaway

November 28, 2017 by
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The Vegetable: Recipes that Celebrate Nature by Caroline Griffiths and Vicki Valsamis is a collection of 130 plant-based recipes featuring fresh flavors and exciting combinations that will delight anyone looking to eat more vegetables. Over the last few years, cookbooks focusing on vegetable dishes have become incredibly tempting and exciting. With stunning full-color photography throughout, the book is broken down by… read more

Lure – Recipe, review and giveaway

November 27, 2017 by
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Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast by Ned Bell and Valerie Howes will open your mind to a vast array of fish and shellfish that you might not have considered before. Here, readers embark on a wild Pacific adventure and discover the benefits of healthy oils and rich nutrients that seafood deliver.  This cookbook, authored by chef and seafood… read more

Instant Pot Miracle Review, recipe and giveaway plus Instant Pot Giveaway

November 24, 2017 by
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Instant Pot Miracle: From Gourmet to Everyday, 175 Must-Have Recipes by The Editors at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt shares a collection of recipes approved by the maker of the world's best known multi-cooker, Instant Pot.  This title is full of international flavors including Peruvian chicken bowls with green sauce, Moroccan chicken tagine, and Indian-style lentil soup. American classics include Grown-up sloppy… read more

Easy Soups from Scratch and Quick Breads

November 22, 2017 by
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Easy Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match: 70 Recipes to Pair and Share by Ivy Manning makes it simple to create delicious, nourishing soups and warm, toothsome breads for any day of the week with straight-forward, time-saving recipes. With 70 soups and breads to mix and match, soup lovers can choose from cozy classic combos such as Creamy… read more

Desserts by the Editors of Food & Wine

November 21, 2017 by
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Desserts: Over 140 of Our Most Beloved Recipes by Editors of Food & Wine is a drool-inducing collection of sweet recipes just in time for the holidays. Desserts that will shine at the holiday table include the Poached peaches with baked ricotta or an Apple cake with cranberries. Sweet treats include Soft apple-cider caramels or Dark chocolate bark with roasted… read more

Short Stack Editions – Butter by Dorie Greenspan

November 17, 2017 by
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The Short Stack Editions are a collection of single subject titles where retro design meets contemporary recipes. These books  are penned by well-known authors and available directly from the Short Stack Editions website. Each volume has a home-spun feel and always deliver a collection of recipes you will turn to time and again.   Short Stack Vol 30: Butter by Dorie Greenspan is the edition every… read more

Le Creuset Cookbook and Cookware with Review, Recipe & Giveaway

November 16, 2017 by
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Created in Le Creuset's very own test kitchen, Le Creuset: A Collection of Recipes from Our French Table is a cookbook that is as stunning as the French icon's beautiful cookware. With over eighty inspiring French recipes designed to empower home cooks to explore the timeless pleasures of the French table, this title will release your inner Jacques Pépin. Pommes… read more

InStyle Parties – Review, recipes and giveaway

November 14, 2017 by
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Here in the US, November through New Years Day is peak party season. Even those  who don't like to entertain will gather together friends and family to celebrate the holidays. No matter how confident or organized we are in the kitchen, we all can use advice and tips from the experts when it comes to entertaining, and in this case… read more

The Epicurean – The Classic 1893 Cookbook

November 13, 2017 by
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The Epicurean: The Classic 1893 Cookbook (Calla Editions) by Charles Ranhofer is a nearly 1200 page tome on the art of cooking. Ranhofer was a master chef who worked for decades at America's most celebrated restaurant of the Gilded Age. Ranhofer was already famous when he was hired by the legendary Delmonico's of New York, and under his supervision, the… read more

Hazana – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 13, 2017 by
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Cookbooks are beginning to transcend beyond a collection of bound recipes. Great cookbooks take us back to another time or deliver up an unfamiliar culture sharing traditions, cuisine and at times even profiles of the beautiful people of different countries. With great cookbooks, I get to travel and experience a whole new world without leaving my home. Hazana: Jewish Vegetarian… read more

David Tanis Market Cooking – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 12, 2017 by
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David Tanis has always been a favorite. His work is elegant, yet approachable, and his dishes rely on ingredients that are readily available. One Good Dish, Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys and A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes are all on my bookshelf. Corn: A Country Garden Cookbook was just ordered (how did I not know about this… read more

The Perfect Cookie Cookbook and Silpat Promotion

November 11, 2017 by
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No other time of the year feels as right for cookie baking than the months that usher in the holidays (at least for me). The colder days of October and November cry out for the oven to be set at 350 degrees and the blending of flour, sugar, butter. America's Test Kitchen's The Perfect Cookie: Your Ultimate Guide to Foolproof Cookies,… read more

Friday Flashback – Cocolat – Alice Medrich and Worldwide Giveaway

November 10, 2017 by
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Alice Medrich is one of those authors that demand attention. Her books are as impressive as the first lady of chocolate herself. Since 1976, when her renowned shop Cocolat opened and her first dessert feature appeared in a national publication, Alice's innovative ideas and recipes and her insistence on quality ingredients have influenced a generation of confectioners, pastry chefs, and home… read more

My Rice Bowl – review, recipe and giveaway

November 9, 2017 by
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As soon as I opened My Rice Bowl: Korean Cooking Outside the Lines by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson, I was smitten. A two page photo spread of perfect half-moon dumplings in all their imperfectness with a few cracks in the dough, a little filling slipping out, greeted me. It was then that I knew this book was all about having… read more

The Dinner Plan – Review, recipe and giveaway!

November 8, 2017 by
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If you ask home cooks, weeknight meals can be their Achilles' heel. Homework, late nights at the office and shuttling kids back and forth can crush our best intentions to provide a nutritious dinner for our families and ourselves.  To the rescue, The Dinner Plan: Simple Weeknight Recipes and Strategies for Every Schedule by Kathy Brennan and Caroline Campion offers five meal… read more

The Redpath Canadian Bake Book – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 7, 2017 by
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In 1854 in Montreal, John Redpath began crafting sugar on the bank of the Lachine Canal. His company was the first of its kind in Canada, using sugar cane imported from the British West Indies. In 1857, Peter Redpath became a partner and his brother-in-law, George Alexander Drummond joined the firm in 1861. Under his guidance, the company's success allowed… read more

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen

November 6, 2017 by
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The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley is a title unlike any other that I have been fortunate to review.  Chef Sherman was born in 1974 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He soaked up everything he could about Native American cuisine through elders, cookbooks and magazines and has been cooking for 27 years.  His… read more

Elizabeth Street Cafe – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 4, 2017 by
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Elizabeth Street Cafe by Tom Moorman and Larry McGuire with Julia Turshen shares recipes from the French-inspired Vietnamese restaurant located in the cultural hub of Austin, Texas. This must visit cafe is recommended by everyone from locals to Bon Appetit to The New York Times.   Elizabeth Street Cafe opened in December 2011 and boasts sunny dining rooms and a shady garden… read more

Friday Flashback – Plenty – Diana Henry

November 3, 2017 by
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The majority of Diana Henry's work can be classified as good, uncomplicated food with subtle nuances of sophistication and beauty. In Plenty: Good, Uncomplicated Food, the subject of today's Friday Flashback, the beloved author, shares more than 300 recipes with the caveat that none of them are extravagant. I, however, feel that there is more to extravagance than cost factor. Henry's dishes are… read more

Istanbul & Beyond – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 2, 2017 by
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Istanbul and Beyond: Exploring the Diverse Cuisines of Turkey is a labor of love written by Robyn Eckhardt. Robyn's powerful story telling and her husband's brilliant eye behind the camera join together to capture the essence of Turkish cuisine in one stunning volume.  Those who love to cook and travel, along with those who love to dream, are taken on an… read more

Impatient Foodie – Review, recipe and giveaway

October 31, 2017 by
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Impatient Foodie: 100 Delicious Recipes for a Hectic, Time-Starved World by Elettra  Wiedemann and Claudia Ficca is the popular blogger's debut cookbook. Here, the former model who happens to be the  daughter of Isabella Rossellini, shares 100 recipes for tight schedules and lazy cooks. It was her grueling 12-hour workdays that led to her finding a practical way to uphold… read more

Coastline – Recipe, Review & Giveaway

October 30, 2017 by
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Coastline: The Food of Mediterranean Italy, France and Spain by Lucio Galletto and David Dale was published in the US by Interlink Books in August of this year. Prior editions in both Australia and the UK were published in March and May, respectively. This truly spectacular book is a collection of stories, debates, beautiful images and delicious Mediterranean recipes covering salads, pasta sauces, pizza… read more

Soulful Baker – Julie Jones – Review, Recipe & Giveaway

October 29, 2017 by
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Julie Jones hits a grand slam with Soulful Baker: From Highly Creative Fruit Tarts and Pies to Chocolate, Desserts and Weekend Brunch. Using natural and colorful ingredients, interesting flavor combinations, and a designer's nod toward decoration, Julie's recipes are not only pleasuring to the eye but also to the palate. The author learned to cook from her mother whose dishes… read more

The Desserts of New York – Recipe, review and giveaway

October 29, 2017 by
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The Desserts of New York: And How to Eat Them All by Yasmin Newman is a travel journal and cookbook that features the sweet treats of the Big Apple. Forty-four recipes from all the hottest sweet spots include the number one voted old school Jewish chocolate babka to the infamous cronut. The Glazed doughnut of your dreams, Burnt butter chocolate chip… read more

Best of Bridge Sunday Suppers – Recipes and Giveaway

October 28, 2017 by
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In 1975, eight Calgary women, all members of the same bridge club, took off for a weekend away. Fun, bridge and talking about cooking led to the planning of the first Best of Bridge cookbook. Bank loans, uncomplicated recipes and self promotion made that cookbook a reality. The public loved these women who would show up to promote themselves in… read more
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