Bittman, M. (2008). How to cook everything: 2,000 simple recipes for great food. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. How to cook everything : 2,000 simple recipes for great food (Book, 2008) [WorldCat.org]. This is the cookbook I’m going to tell you a little about. But, first of all, let me point out that I’ve been a member [...]
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How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Posted in cookbook reviews on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tea and Cookbooks
Posted in $, cookbook reviews, info, quick, to drink on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite artists, Maria Vettese (of 3191, Lines & Shapes and Port2Port Press), is the guest blogger on Design*Sponge this week. I have been completely transfixed by a couple of her posts. The first one that is relevant here was about a tea shop called Homegrown Herb and Tea in Portland, Maine and [...]
A Cook’s Guide to Grains
Posted in cookbook reviews, gluten free, info on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wheat, Farro, Spelt, Kamut, Amaranth, Buckwheat, Barley, Corn (or maize), Wild Rice, Millet, Teff, Sorghum, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Quinoia… A Cook’s Guide to Grains, by Jenni Muir is a great reference book. Like many cookbooks, it organizes its recipes into sections of like recipes based on when/ how you would eat the food. What [...]
Traditional Indian Curry in a Hurry
Posted in cookbook reviews, info on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Traditional Indian Curry in a Hurry, by Babita Taneja and Win Dulai (Foulsham) has some delicious recipes. We make something from this book (usually red kidney bean curry, potato and chick pea curry or five lentil dhal) almost every week. Both authors’ families are Punjabi, so the dishes are mostly derived from that (northern Indian) [...]
Breakfast Lunch Tea
Posted in cookbook reviews, info on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, I have been trying to control my excitement about my new cookbook all week, but I just can’t anymore. I don’t think obsessed would be too strong of a word to describe how I feel about Breakfast Lunch Tea (Phaidon). First, it is GORGEOUS. (I am very easily seduced by good design. I am [...]
Secrets of Baking by Sherry Yard
Posted in cookbook reviews, info on February 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cookbook review number two! So this cookbook is the best baking book I have encountered not only because the recipes are delicious but because the author discusses in great detail the nitty gritty science behind baking. Why does butter need to be cold for pie crust? Why do my cookies come out hard as hamster [...]
The Joy of Cooking
Posted in cookbook reviews, info on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It seemed only fitting that my first cookbook review be The Joy of Cooking, since I use it so often. The Joy of Cooking (by Rombauer, Becker and Becker) is my go-to book when I don’t know how to make something. It may not be the most creative or interesting cookbook on my shelf, but it [...]
