A Few Great Cookbooks

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

I interrupt my months-long silence to bring you this short, sweet post about five inspiring and instructive cookbooks you or someone you love might enjoy.

The Fearless Baker by Erin Jeanne McDowell and with beautiful photographs by my dear friend, Jennifer May. If you like to bake, this is the book for you. You can go as in-depth as you care to go with her excellent advice. It was at the top of Melissa Clark's list of the best cookbooks in the NY Times.



Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat. Samin is something of a culinary celebrity in the San Francisco Bay Area - she's a Chez Panisse alum whose been credited with teaching Michael Pollan how to cook. In this book, she teaches you to home in on the key elements that make food taste good and stop worrying so much about measurements. Great for anyone who wants to develop a more holistic, intuitive sense of cooking.


In My Kitchen A Collection of New and Favorite Vegetarian Recipes by Deborah Madison. I love everything Deborah Madison writes and this is no exception - more elegant yet down to earth prose that makes her recipes sing. She's one of the people I would most like to share a meal with, preferably one she's cooked.

Smitten Kitchen Everyday: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites by Deb Perelman. If you're a fan of Smitten Kitchen blog or of Deb's first book, you're in luck - there's more! 101 brand new recipes await you including a killer carrot ginger dressing that reminds me of the Dojo restaurant I ate at when visiting NYU on a college tour years and years ago. She's a powerhouse and the book is filled to bursting with tasty, creative food that will not take you hours to prepare.



This book came out last year but I somehow missed it until recently. It's such a lovely read and makes me devilishly hungry. The many spin-off recipe ideas Julia provides at the end of each recipe make it worth three or four cookbooks in one. I am leaving it open on the cookbook stand on my kitchen counter and plan to make my way through it recipe by recipe. 

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

A Few Great Cookbooks

I interrupt my months-long silence to bring you this short, sweet post about five inspiring and instructive cookbooks you or someone you love might enjoy.

The Fearless Baker by Erin Jeanne McDowell and with beautiful photographs by my dear friend, Jennifer May. If you like to bake, this is the book for you. You can go as in-depth as you care to go with her excellent advice. It was at the top of Melissa Clark's list of the best cookbooks in the NY Times.



Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat. Samin is something of a culinary celebrity in the San Francisco Bay Area - she's a Chez Panisse alum whose been credited with teaching Michael Pollan how to cook. In this book, she teaches you to home in on the key elements that make food taste good and stop worrying so much about measurements. Great for anyone who wants to develop a more holistic, intuitive sense of cooking.


In My Kitchen A Collection of New and Favorite Vegetarian Recipes by Deborah Madison. I love everything Deborah Madison writes and this is no exception - more elegant yet down to earth prose that makes her recipes sing. She's one of the people I would most like to share a meal with, preferably one she's cooked.

Smitten Kitchen Everyday: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites by Deb Perelman. If you're a fan of Smitten Kitchen blog or of Deb's first book, you're in luck - there's more! 101 brand new recipes await you including a killer carrot ginger dressing that reminds me of the Dojo restaurant I ate at when visiting NYU on a college tour years and years ago. She's a powerhouse and the book is filled to bursting with tasty, creative food that will not take you hours to prepare.



This book came out last year but I somehow missed it until recently. It's such a lovely read and makes me devilishly hungry. The many spin-off recipe ideas Julia provides at the end of each recipe make it worth three or four cookbooks in one. I am leaving it open on the cookbook stand on my kitchen counter and plan to make my way through it recipe by recipe. 

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