Veneto – Valeria Necchio – Review, recipe and giveaway

August 30, 2017 by
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Veneto: Recipes from an Italian Country Kitchen by Valeria Necchio is the debut cookbook from the voice behind the beautiful blog, Life Love Food. Valeria grew up in the "Venetian countryside, in a village with nothing going on for it, not even a beautiful landscape. The only good thing about it was the food." Food, however, didn't become an integral… read more

Chicken on the Menu – Review, recipe and worldwide giveaway

August 29, 2017 by
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Chicken on the Menu by Luc Hoornaert and Kris Vlegels shares sixty recipes from famous chefs - such as Bocuse and Georges Blanc - for one of the most versatile proteins - chicken. Full page photographs of the dishes, portraits of the chefs featured, and narrative on the background and history of the recipes - all weigh in to make… read more

The Illustrated Wok – Kickstarter

August 29, 2017 by
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  In an effort to keep you informed on all cookbook news, occasionally I will share a Kickstarter project that I believe will interest many of you - The Illustrated Wok is one such project. The Cleaver Quarterly, a print magazine exploring the incredible diversity of Chinese cuisine around the world was funded through Kickstarter three years ago. Now they… read more

Chai Chaat & Chutney – Chetna Makan

August 28, 2017 by
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Many of us fell in love with Chetna Makan in 2014 when she made it to the semi-finals of the The Great British Bake Off (I, personally, was rooting for her to take home the coveted cake stand). Her highly praised debut cookbook, The Cardamom Trail, is very special to me it was the subject of one of my very… read more

Dalmatia – Review, recipe and giveaway

August 26, 2017 by
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Dalmatia: Recipes from Croatia's Mediterranean Coast by Ino Kuvačić celebrates traditional recipes that capture the fresh, simple cuisine of the Dalmatian region. The title page has a stunning aerial view of the coast line that captured my heart immediately - any place this mesmerizing surely must be home to beautiful cuisine as well. Ino Kuvačić is a Melbourne-based restaurateur who was… read more

Fall Cookbooks

August 25, 2017 by
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Earlier this summer, I shared two comprehensive lists - highlighting books released in July and August and then a large breakdown of key cookbooks that will be published from September through November. Today, I wanted to provide you with a more manageable compilation. (Confession: this list was three times as long and I made cuts - then it was twice… read more

Friday Flashback – Sirocco by Sabrina Ghayour

August 25, 2017 by
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I remember cracking open the pages of Sirocco: Fabulous Flavours from the East last year and reading these words "Sirocco: a hot, dry wind blowing from east to west-sometimes described as warm, spicy and sultry" - I was spellbound. The vivid description of the word sirocco made me long to know more. Sabrina Ghayour's first book - Persiana: Recipes from the Middle… read more

Fabio’s 30-Minute Italian – Review, recipe and giveaway

August 24, 2017 by
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Fabio's 30-Minute Italian: Over 100 Fabulous, Quick, and Easy Recipes by Fabio Viviani proves that 30-minute meals can be delicious and packed with flavor. The adorable Top Chef favorite (at least he's my favorite) has written three prior cookbooks Cafe Firenze, Fabio's Italian Kitchen and Fabio's American Kitchen (of course all on my bookshelf). Here in his new title, he delivers recipes… read more

Cookbooks to Help us Ease into our Back-to-School Schedules

August 23, 2017 by
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Most families are already back to school or preparing to return after the Labor Day weekend in the US. School not only means more work for the students but also puts a strain on the family cook. With the extracurricular activities that come with school sessions or busy college course loads, menu planning can take a hit - leaving fast… read more

Best Cookbooks for Home Cooking

August 19, 2017 by
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Recently, Epicurious published their list of the 100 best home cooks of all time. Now the editors have derived a list of cookbooks recommended for the new collector pulled from that list with The Food Lab being given the coveted position of number one.  In July, I complied a list of books that I recommended to elevate your cooking game based… read more

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
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