Preparing for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving will be upon us in no time and our friend, Rick Rodgers, is riding in on his white horse (or donning his apron carrying a perfect turkey) to save the day. He won't actually arrive at your house with a…
Book News
Mad Hungry Family - Lucinda Scala Quinn
Mad Hungry Family: 120 Essential Recipes to Feed the Whole Crew by Lucinda Scala Quinn joins Mad Hungry, Feeding Men & Boys and Mad Hungry Cravings to complete the Mad Hungry trilogy of books. Lucinda's titles offer…
Cookbooks of November - Part I
In the world of cookbooks, October is a hard act to follow. Surprisingly, there are more great titles coming this month that deserve their rightful place on our bookshelves. Move over Cookbooktober, we aren't done yet.…
Food52 A New Way to Dinner
Food52: A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs is a playbook of recipes and strategies for planning menus for the week ahead. Food52 titles have…
Dali - Les Diners de Gala
Words cannot adequately express how thrilled I was to learn that Salvador Dalí's Les Diners de Gala was being reissued by Taschen this month. Now collectors who have longed for this title can finally own a copy. (Check…
A Treasury of Great Recipes - Mary and Vincent Price
Halloween is the perfect time to talk about one of my favorite books: A Treasury of Great Recipes: Famous Specialties of the World's Foremost Restaurants Adapted for the American Kitchen by Mary Price and Vincent Price.…
Classic German Baking - Luisa Weiss
Luisa Weiss' Classic German Baking: The Very Best Recipes for Traditional Favorites, from Pfeffernüsse to Streuselkuchen is baking greatness. Laura's first title, My Berlin Kitchen, is a wonderful read containing over…
Sweet Sugar Sultry Spice - Malika Ameen
Malika Ameen, the author of the newly released, Sweet Sugar Sultry Spice: Exotic Flavors to Wake Up Your Baking, won me over with her first line, "If I were a spice, I would be cardamom." I love using warm spices to add…
Cookbooks for Brunch Lovers
Brunch is one of my favorite ways to entertain. As I write that sentence, I realize I've only hosted one brunch since we've been in Colorado and that was on a holiday morning. I will need to remedy that. I have a thing…
The London Cookbook - Aleksadra Crapanzano
London is on my ever-growing list of cities where I'd love to live or at least spend additional time. Fifteen years ago, we visited London on our honeymoon and I remember being surprised at how incredible the food was.…
The Short Stack Cookbook - Short Stack Editions
The Short Stack Cookbook: Ingredients that Speak Volumes by Nick Fauchald, Kaitlyn Goalen, and the contributors of Short Stack Editions hits the shelves today. A visually captivating book that mimics the style of the…
October releases worth the excitement - final installment
This is the fourth and final installment of my highlights of October cookbook releases. My first, second and third installments shared some wonderful titles so be sure to go back and read those posts after you are…