Friday Flashback – The New Midwestern Table – Cookbook Stackup

September 22, 2017 by
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I am a Midwestern girl in my heart. I grew up in a small steel town in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, Missouri.  Even though I long to return to New York, having lived there for fifteen years, the grounding stability of the Midwest is in my blood. The MIdwest has a reputation for meat, potatoes and bread - yet… read more

A Passion for Pasta – Recipe, review and giveaway

September 21, 2017 by
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A Passion for Pasta by Carmela Sophia Sereno now holds the coveted spot of my favorite pasta cookbook. It is not only stunning with lovely photographs throughout, but the recipes capture what homemade pasta should be - beautiful, delicious and approachable. Carmela shares the basics from making various flavours of pasta dough (egg, chocolate, red wine and more) through and… read more

Coming Un Stuck – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 19, 2017 by
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Coming Un Stuck: Recipes to Get You Back on Track by Sarah Tuck is for those times when cooking and eating well can make its way down on our evergrowing long lists of priorities. No one is immune from the inevitable ups and downs of life, but this book is here to help, with easy, flavour-packed recipes to get you… read more

Hello! My Name is Tasty – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 18, 2017 by
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Hello! My Name Is Tasty: Global Diner Favorites from Portland's Tasty Restaurants by John Gorham and Liz Crain is absolutely brilliant. When I look through this book, the thought bubble above my head shows me frolicking (I haven't frolicked in years) through a field of wild flowers counting the ways I love it. Gorgeous photographs, the best straight up must make… read more

Holiday Cookies – Elisabet der Nederlanden – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

September 17, 2017 by
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Every cookie lover's favorite time of year is rolling up soon and will be here before we know it. I love to bake any time of year but the crisp days of Fall and the late mornings of winter with snow blanketing our backyard are guaranteed baking days in my kitchen.  Holiday Cookies: Showstopping Recipes to Sweeten the Season by… read more

Ball Canning Back to Basics

September 16, 2017 by
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The household name for canning in the US is Ball. At some point in our lives we have all come in contact with the familiar glass jars - either finding them in our grandmother or mother's pantries or having bought them for craft or canning projects ourselves. Ball Canning Back to Basics: A Foolproof Guide to Canning Jams, Jellies, Pickles,… read more

Friday Flashback – Extra Virgin

September 15, 2017 by
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When I saw the previews for the cooking show Extra Virgin I thought, I admit it,  "For Julia Child's sake, another celebrity cooking show?" - I was judgy and I was wrong. I fell in love with this show and watched it with my son who would sing the opening credits with me - even my husband loved watching the… read more

Fruit and Corn – Savor the South Cookbooks

September 14, 2017 by
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Savor the South® is a collection of little cookbooks that celebrate the food and tradition of the American South. They are written by well-known cooks and food lovers - full of personality with fifty recipes each. I only have three of these amazing books - but I want them all. Today, we are featuring two of the latest. First up we… read more

Bravetart – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 11, 2017 by
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Stella Parks, pastry genius at Serious Eats, delivers a book that has eliminated all the guess work from the baking equation. Honestly, if you can't bake after reading and following the advice and recipes in BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts - you might want to hang up your apron and retire your flour sifter.  These are not just basic recipes - these are the… read more

Erin Bakes Cake – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 10, 2017 by
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Erin Bakes Cake: Make + Bake + Decorate = Your Own Cake Adventure! by Erin Gardner is what happens when the game Twister (rainbow unicorn edition) and pure cake innovation come together. It is a brilliantly done collection of cakey components to mix and match to create stunning, must-make and must-eat cake. Base cake recipes with multiple variations, crunchy, nutty… read more

The Blossom Cookbook – Promotion

September 10, 2017 by
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Ronen Seri and Pamela Elizabeth, the co-founders of the Blossom restaurants in Manhattan, share their favorite recipes in their debut cookbook, The Blossom Cookbook: Classic Favorites from the Restaurant that Pioneered a New Vegan Cuisine. Over eighty recipes from a Tofu Scramble that can be whipped up in minutes or an impressive Autumn Tower which layers tempeh, roasted vegetables, chickpea cakes… read more

At My Table – Nigella Lawson – UK Tour Dates and BBC Six Part Series

September 10, 2017 by
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The domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson's At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking is slated for publication on September 21st in the UK. It seems in our book loving universe, we are always longing or anticipating publication dates. Here in the US, At My Table will be available in the Spring of 2018. Those of us who are not keen on… read more

Classic Koffmann – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 9, 2017 by
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Classic Koffmann: 50 Years a Chef captures the passion of Pierre Koffmann who has dedicated five decades to his love of French cuisine. Gorgeous photos radiate off the pages, testimonials from fellow chefs, as well as conversations with him - all make for one stellar cookbook. The pièce de résistance, for me, is the red satin place marker with a… read more

An interview with Rachel Khong

September 9, 2017 by
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Lucky Peach Magazine has published its final issue, and as part of its last hurrah, also put out a cookbook titled All About Eggs: Everything We Know About the World's Most Important Food,  a joint effort between Rachel Khong and the Lucky Peach editors.  More than a recipe book, All About Eggs explores the cultural significance of the egg - a… read more

Friday Flashback – Vegetarian Dinner Parties

September 8, 2017 by
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Confession is good for the soul and I have shared a number of them here over the last year. I am admitting today that it was only recently that I've started to enjoy vegetarian books. Most of that enlightment came to me when I first reviewed Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough's Vegetarian Dinner Parties: 150 Meatless Meals Good Enough to Serve to… read more

Le Gavroche – Review, recipe and worldwide giveaway

September 7, 2017 by
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Le Gavroche Cookbook by Michel Roux Jr is a slice of culinary history packed into a cookbook. Leading London restaurant, Le Gavroche, created and run by the Roux family, is now in its 50th year. When the restaurant opened its doors in 1967 with Albert and Michel Roux at the helm, it was the only one of its kind in London. Half a… read more

How do our Cookbook Collections Stack Up?

September 6, 2017 by
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In the August/September issue of Garden & Gun Magazine, Rick Ellis and his magnificent collection of Southern cookbooks were featured in an article by Monte Burke. Bookcases which brought an envious tear to my eye housed 5,000 cookbooks. Jessica B. Harris, a prominent culinary historian and author, stated that to her knowledge, "there is no private collection of Southern cookbooks… read more

Egg on the Menu – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

September 5, 2017 by
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Last week, I published a review, recipe and worldwide giveaway for Chicken on the Menu by Luc Hoornaert and Kris Vlegels. Today, I have their second title in this series, Egg on the Menu, to share with you. As with Chicken on the Menu, this high-end cookbook is packed with inspirational photographs and includes a wide range of recipes from a… read more

Savory Sweet – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

September 4, 2017 by
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In Savory Sweet: Simple Preserves from a Northern Kitchen, Beth Dooley brings us into Mette Nielsen's old world Danish kitchen where fresh ideas and the latest techniques come together to ensure our pantry is stocked with homemade goodness. The growing season can be challenging (read: short) in the northern heartland of the United States and the recipes here fall back on… read more

Alton Brown’s big announcement

September 3, 2017 by
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Last week celebrity chef Alton Brown hinted at big announcement coming out of the DragonCon convention held over the US Labor Day holiday in Atlanta, Georgia. During a panel discussion on September 3, he let the news drop: he will be back on the Food Network next year with a new show called Return of the Eats. The show will… read more

Toast Water – Noah Fecks and Victoria Granof

September 2, 2017 by
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    Toast Water is a culinary art book created by photographer, Noah Fecks, and renowned food stylist and author, Victoria Granof. Together they illustrated vintage recipes from Noah's nana into a bound volume of inspired photographs and original text. The pages deliver a powerful collection of memories utilizing a minimalist design and the vibrant colors of nana's era.  The size,… read more

A sneak peek into Ottolenghi’s latest cookbook

September 2, 2017 by
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  The anticipation for Yotam Ottolenghi's new cookbook, Sweet, is intense. There are only a few days until its UK release on September 7 (the US release date is October 17th). While we are eagerly awaiting our copy, The Guardian released an excerpt of 10 recipes from the book so we can start baking right now.   Although Ottolenghi made… read more

Friday Flashback – Nanban – Tim Anderson

September 1, 2017 by
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Nanban: Japanese Soul Food by Tim Anderson is a wonderful book that I covered here at Eat Your Books back in June of 2016. My full review covered Tim's background, the book's content and also shared two recipes that I had tested. I remember making those dishes and also recall how much we enjoyed them.   This is how good… read more

Adventures in Slow Cooking & Kitchen Aid Slow Cooker

August 31, 2017 by
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Mom's old stand-by - the crockpot - has undergone a makeover of sorts and is re-emerging as a reliable tool for even the pickiest of cooks and eaters. With the help of better appliances and thoughtful recipes by talented food writers and recipe developers, the slow cooker is finding its place in the gourmet's kitchen. James Beard-nominated food writer, Sarah… read more

Daniel Patterson wants you to cook without recipes

August 31, 2017 by
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Daniel Patterson, chef and owner of the award-winning, Michelin-starred restaurant Coi in San Francisco, is also a well-known food writer. In addition to his highly praised cookbook Coi: Stories and Recipes, he has been published in recent years in The New York Times, Bon Appetit and Lucky Peach. Patterson also teamed up with perfumer Mandy Aftel to write 2004's Aroma: The… read more
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