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Recipe of the week: Pecan Crescents
The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book by Judy Rosenberg celebrates all the best things about baking. And with a title like that, there’s a guilt-free element — Yes, I know how much sugar is in this delicious treat. … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Stollen
Our December cooking column, part II of a fantastic collection of gifty cookbooks (see part I here), includes four spectacular collections of great meals. For the foodies and gourmands on your gift list, they’re great, but Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking by … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Sautéed Scallops with Asparagus
Thanksgiving is all about the best family recipes–the ones that use the most butter and cream and are handwritten on ancient recipe cards. Like my grandmother’s corn pudding recipe—at the bottom she wrote, “Serve, eat & slap yo’ mama!” So … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Butter-Poached Shrimp with Grits
Ruhlman’s Twenty is one of those cookbooks that should be in every kitchen. Michael Ruhlman distills the art of cooking down to 20 fundamental techniques that “all cooks, regardless of their skill or station, need and use.” Whether you’re making … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Out-of-the-Pan Peach Pie
Our Cookbook of the Month for September comes from the Loveless Cafe. If you’re not as lucky as we are and can’t take a drive down Highway 100–or simply want to bring it home for the family—Desserts from the Famous … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: World’s Greatest Chicken Pot Pie
The American casserole is back on center stage “with a healthy helping of retro-chic and gourmet flair,” thanks to The Casserole Queens Cookbook by Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock! Featured in our September Cooking column, the cookbook by two Austin … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Parmesan Potato Gratin
One of our September cookbooks comes from West Texas–but these aren’t your everyday ranch-style meals. Louis Lambert shares “haute ranch cooking” in Big Ranch, Big City Cookbook, which “blends the bold, simple flavors of his cattle-ranching heritage with sophisticated cooking … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Watermelon Sorbet
In case you hadn’t noticed, we really love Jeni’s ice cream and couldn’t be more delighted for our August cooking column‘s top pick, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home. The following video and this week’s recipe are great reasons to … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Salty Caramel Ice Cream
We have been excited about Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home (our Cookbook of the Month for August) since May—and one of our editors had some Jeni’s ice cream at Hot N Cold the day before the “rapture” (just in … Continue reading
Cookbook watch: Big Girls, Small Kitchen
Two of my favorite food bloggers—Cara Eisenpress and Phoebe Lapine—are publishing their first cookbook tomorrow. Called In the Small Kitchen: 100 Recipes from Our Year of Cooking in the Real World, the book is based on their popular blog, Big … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Salmon in a Bengali Mustard Sauce
If you’ve ever wanted to recreate your favorite Indian dishes at home—but were too afraid to try—Madhur Jaffrey’s new cookbook is the place to start. Our Top Cookbook for March has plenty of delicious, inventive recipes that are friendly to … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Essential New York Times Cookbook’
It might seem a little unusual to feature a cookbook in a Trailer Tuesday post, but I think anyone interested in food, history or the New York Times will find this video interesting. The Essential New York Times Cookbook is … Continue reading
Recipe of the Week: Summer Squash Orzo Salad
Summer squash comes in all shapes and sizes, and this recipe from Melissa’s Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce (Wiley) by Cathy Thomas is a “handy reference” when it comes to using it up. Summer Squash Orzo Salad Serves 6 Olives … Continue reading
