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Tag Archives: cookbooks
Friday links: Farm Lit, inside Dan Brown’s house and a bad case of tsundoku
• News flash: Chick Lit has apparently been replaced by Farm Lit. Read the declarative article over on The Atlantic and then discuss the matter amongst yourselves. • A ghostwriter gets his due recognition: Meet the author of probably at least … Continue reading
Monday contest: Cook like a Pioneer Woman
I’ve been a fan of the Pioneer Woman for a long time—even before I went to visit her on her ranch in Oklahoma. I have tried out many of the recipes from her blog in my own kitchen—from delicious chicken … Continue reading
The Pioneer Woman’s new cookbook
One of the highlights of my time at BookPage was my trek out to Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in December of 2010 to interview the Pioneer Woman about her book Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story. (You can read all … Continue reading
Novels that make you hungry
Today’s edition of BookPageXTRA is all about baking. With Thanksgiving a few weeks away and Christmas around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about holiday menus, tasty gifts, potluck contributions . . . Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt recommends seven … Continue reading
Monday contest: Cookies, candies and cakes, oh my!
Happy Halloween! Had enough candy and sweet treats yet? We sure hope not—because this week we’re turning to holiday baking. BookPage cooking columnist Sybil Pratt has found seven of the best baking books of the season, and you can read … Continue reading
Monday contest: Southern-style sweets
How much do I love the Loveless Cafe? So much that I’d sample six desserts on the restaurant’s porch . . . then stay another hour for fried chicken, green beans and biscuits? You betcha! I can tell you from … Continue reading
Weekly links
Have you read any interesting blog posts or articles this week? Here are a few click-worthy links that I’ve come across . . . If you’ve ever felt like you’re too old to accomplish a dream (for example: writing a … Continue reading
Best of 2010: Top 5 Cookbooks
We’ve given you our top books for adults and kids—now, our cookbook columnist Sybil Pratt weighs in on the five books that have added to her recipe library. Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan (recipes from this book) In … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Deepest, Darkest Chocolate Pudding
This week’s recipe is another delectable dessert option from The Perfect Finish, by Bill Yosses, a cook “so skilled at making divine desserts that he crosses party lines with impunity,” [Read our full review here]. If you are looking to … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Figgy, Piggy Drumsticks and Thighs
This week’s recipe comes from our cookbook of the month, the deliciously titled In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite (Hyperion) by Melissa Clark. Sybil Pratt says “the stories that preface each recipe and chapter burble with her love of … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Mango Guacamole
“Rick Bayless is the undisputed Big Enchilada of Mexican cooking north of the border,” says Sybil Pratt in her review of Fiesta at Rick’s (our August Cookbook of the month). Now you can be the judge: prepare this cool, delicious … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
My Google Reader was packed after the long weekend, but I’ve finally been able to catch up on some blog reading and bookmark a few posts. What posts did you enjoy this week? Best Netflix Streaming Movies for Readers: Dramas … Continue reading
