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Tag Archives: cookbook
Recipe of the week: Swordfish Kebabs
Cooking in November means turkey . . . but this year, it also means Turkey, the country! Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt has taken us for a spin around the world with her November column, and with Leanne Kitchen’s cookbook Turkey, … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Jicama Sticks with Chile and Lime
Our November cooking column is a veritable extravaganza of global cuisine! Maricel E. Presilla’s Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America roams from Mexico to Argentina, from Cuba to Brazil. Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt calls it “a feast and … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Four-Step Chicken Piccata
Melissa d’Arabian, host of the Food Network’s popular “Ten Dollar Dinners,” has “taken a tough, practical stand on savvy shopping for delicious, $10 dinners for four” in her new cookbook, Ten Dollar Dinners. It’s all about using ingredients wisely—gives new … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: My ultimate macaroni and cheese
The recipes in David Venable’s debut cookbook, In the Kitchen with David, promise to “warm your heart, stir your soul, and happily fill your stomach.” Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt found it to be “warm, chatty” and defined by its devotion … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with White Wine Vinaigrette
Cheap meals don’t have to consist of Easy Mac and fast food. As proven by Melissa d’Arabian’s cookbook, Ten Dollar Dinners, it’s possible for a family of four to eat inexpensive, savvy meals. Writes cooking columnist Sybil Pratt, “She’s gathered … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Wheat Berry Salad with Oranges, Cherries and Pecans
There are plenty of vegetarian cookbooks out there, but Vegetarian Cooking: At Home with The Culinary Institute of America stands at the top of the list! Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt writes, “This prestigious culinary academy’s take on making meatless meals … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Sopa Azteca
Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt calls The Mexican Slow Cooker “mother’s little helper” for its easy translation of Mexican dishes to slow cooker prep. She also calls it the Cookbook of the Month, and with delicious recipes like this one, it’s easy … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Bubbling Bacon Butter Beans
American chef Adam Perry Lang takes BBQ to a whole new level in his cookbook, Charred & Scruffed. This book isn’t for grilling beginners, but for those who love to cook with fire, it’s a “new BBQ bible, with chapter … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Fig Skewers
What I love most about Judith Fertig and Karen Adler’s new cookbook, The Gardener & the Grill, is that takes something so simple—like grilling up a pork tenderloin—and makes it divine. If you’re lucky enough to find fresh figs at … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Portobello Burgers with Spinach Pesto
Carnivores like me don’t get all the fun with Rachael Ray’s The Book of Burger! Vegans and vegetarians can chow down on mushroom burgers that look so good, I almost would be willing to give up on beef patties. Almost. … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Sweet Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
Our August Cookbook of the Month is The Preservation Kitchen by Paul Virant, the food genius behind Michelin starred restaurant Vie. This is Virant’s debut cookbook, and for cooks looking to create a “flavor arsenal,” his canning guide (with recipes!) … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Grilled Pears with Honey-Cinnamon Crème Fraîche
The BBQ Queens are back, and this time, they’re going straight from the garden to the grill. Judith Fertig and Karen Adler’s The Gardener & the Grill shows that “grilling gives foods (even a head of romaine) that special super-concentrated … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Classic Potato Salad
Martha Stewart has collected some of the best traditional dishes from all corners of the country in her new cookbook, Martha’s American Food. It’s packed with 190 of the best meals from five distinct American regions, and as cooking columnist … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Plums in Brandied Coffee Syrup
Do you know what I love about the title of Alice Medrich’s Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts? The “sin” part of it is the ease, not the sugar. Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt loves Medrich’s style, too: “To prove that desserts can … Continue reading
