Mar 18, 2015 | authors, bookshelf
Food-blogger-turned-author Charmian Christie’s first cookbook was released last summer and I was lucky enough to receive a copy in advance to review. What drew me to this book the most? The title, of course! Who can resist a cookbook named, The Messy Baker?...
Feb 24, 2015 | books, bookshelf
As many of you have figured out by now, I have a cookbook collection (or as some may call it, obsession). The wonderful thing about having so many cookbooks is that I always have something beautiful and delicious to browse through when I’m bored at home. The...
Feb 20, 2015 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: Nigella Bites author: Nigella Lawson publication date: September 5, 2001 publisher: Hyperion Books …none of the recipes here has been specially constructed for broadcast or publication purposes: this is the food I cook, the food I eat. — Nigella...
Feb 11, 2015 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: Pork author: Cree LeFavour publication date: September 9, 2014 publisher: Chronicle Books My goal here is to take on pork in all its glorious variations. In pursuit of this goal, I’ve created recipes and sides inspired by the pig-eating traditions of the...
Feb 2, 2015 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: The Pollan Family Table author: Corky, Lori, Dana, and Tracy Pollan publication date: October 28, 2014 publisher: Scribner …this book helps cultivate kitchen traditions where they may have lapsed under the pressure of modern life or were never established...
Jan 19, 2015 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: Ovenly author: Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin publication date: September 30, 2014 publisher: Harlequin …we believe that cooking (and eating!) should be an adventure – and that is the guiding spirit of this book and, frankly, of everything we do....