CookShelfIn the early 1990s, when I was a fresh-faced recent college graduate working in my first "real" job, I also leased my first apartment and therefore had my first "real" kitchen. No more dorm room microwave cooking for…
You might remember back in March when Jenny published the battle of the Levain Bakery chocolate chip walnut cookie, reviewing ten different copycat recipes for the absurdly thick and decadent cookies. (She settled on…
Title: Baking at République: Masterful Techniques and Recipes for Bakers Author: Margarita Manzke About the author: Margarita Manzke was born and raised in the Philippines and grew up working in her family's restaurant…
It is difficult - nearly impossible, for me - to consider that we are 20 percent of the way through the 21st century. Nevertheless, it is true. That means we have 20 years of cookbooks to think about when discussing the…
On July 6th, I shared a promotion for the Mealthy MultiPot 9-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker. Today the CrispLid is available on Amazon and so far I am loving this product! See the promotion linked above for more…
After struggling for years to find the best way to store rolls of aluminum foil and plastic wrap that doesn't take up valuable counter space or result in jammed drawers, I spied a method that might actually work. Head…
It's always enlightening to learn which cookbooks chefs find useful and inspirational. When it comes to French cookbooks, who better than Jacques Pépin, Daniel Boulud, and Dominique Ansel to weigh in on which of these…
Title: Madhur Jaffrey's Instantly Indian Cookbook: Modern and Classic Recipes for the Instant Pot® Author: Madhur Jaffrey About the author: Regarded by many as the world authority on Indian food, Madhur Jaffrey is an…
Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. With EYB, a member can create their own personal Bookshelf and quickly find recipes from…
Few things scream summertime more than a caprese salad with fresh basil. A member of the mint family, basil is a workhorse in the Italian kitchen, but that is far from the only cuisine that makes good use of this…
Piggy-backing on Tuesday's post, today we will discuss more hacks for kitchen equipment. This time it's the dishwasher. While not everyone has a dishwasher, most people who do have one will never go back - and after…
The upcoming Bastille Day holiday provides the perfect excuse (like we need any) to make delicious French food and celebrate liberté, égalité, and fraternité. The holiday is the anniversary of the storming of the…
