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Tag Archives: recipes
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Secrets of the Best Chefs’ by Adam Roberts
I’m always looking for great cookbooks, especially ones that teach me tips and tricks for the kitchen in addition to the recipe for world class lasagna. Adam Roberts, the self-taught cook behind amateurgourmet.com, has hung out with 50 of America’s … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Roots’ by Diane Morgan
What do cassava, galangal, crosnes, salsify and malanga all have in common? They are roots, and they are also relatively unknown and unused in the U.S. And apparently, they taste good! In Diane Morgan‘s new cookbook/guidebook Roots, readers are taught … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Pimiento Cheese with Cornbread Toasts
Maybe it’s because we’re based in the Southeast—but at BookPage, there’s no argument when it comes to the utter deliciousness of pimiento cheese. In our current cookbook of the month, Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen (read a review), Foster shares a … 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
Recipe of the week: Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Pine Nuts from ‘The Essential NYT Cookbook’
This week’s recipe comes from The Essential New York Times Cookbook (Norton) by Amanda Hesser, a labor of love for sure. Hesser solicited readers’ input on their favorite NYT recipes, then pored through the newspaper’s archives to find other winners … Continue reading
Recipe of the Week: Summertime Sangria
This week’s recipe comes from Melissa’s Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce by Cathy Thomas, a book that makes using that organic produce you find at the farmer’s market even easier. Just “select a recipe from the more than 225 offered … Continue reading
Recipe of the Week: Polenta and Summer Veggies
This week’s recipes are from Cooking from the Garden: Best Recipes from the Kitchen Gardener, a book with “an inviting retro look . . . and recipes that cover the gastronomic gamut from breakfast to dinner and from starters and … Continue reading
