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Post by applecrisp1 on Jan 7, 2017 16:55:49 GMT -5
I'm not really up on the latest cookbooks and/or those that have gotten lots of buzz recently so I was curious if there are any cookbooks that you are interested in checking out, or any new favorites?
Off the top of my head, isn't Deb Perelman of SmittenKitchen fame coming out with a new book? I don't know the release date, but I'll be sure to check that one out when it is published. And I've tried and enjoyed a bunch of recipes from the Sheet Pan Suppers cookbook by Molly Gilbert (in fact, I think that was the only cookbook I bought in the last few years) and I think her new book is coming out in February so that will make my list too.
I've requested a bunch of cookbooks from the library and often the wait is quite long, so often when it becomes available, it is .... oh I forget all about that cookbook. And they are a combo of old and new{er) books.
Anyone looked at/have the new'ish cookbook from Skinnytaste? (sorry her name is escaping me), or the new Ina Garten book? If so, what do you think? I've noticed a few recipes mentioned here from Ina Garten's book Cooking for Jeffrey.
I really should go thru my cookbooks again and get rid of a few more that I don't use, I simply would love a bit more shelf space and get rid of things that I just don't like/use and maybe gain some room ready to fit a new book if I cave.
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Post by oceanjasper on Jan 7, 2017 17:29:13 GMT -5
I just bought the new Skinnytaste cookbook but haven't had a chance to dig into it yet. I have made a few of her recipes that are posted online. Looking forward to trying out some new ones from the cookbook!
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Post by mrswaz on Jan 7, 2017 18:40:40 GMT -5
My favorite new one is Homestead Kitchen from Eve and Eivin Kilcher. One of my favorite shows to watch is Alaska: The Last Frontier, and this book has captured them just perfectly. I've made a few things from it, and they were all delicious. I am looking forward to trying a few more recipes from it.
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Post by lantana on Jan 7, 2017 19:18:07 GMT -5
After making the delicious Princeton Gingersnaps that catbatty posted before Christmas, I borrowed a copy of Dorie's Cookies from the library. The gingersnaps are one among many recipes, each with a beautiful picture. Wow. Dorie writes that she dreams of cookies and then wakes up and makes them. She keeps notebooks of flavor combinations (peppercorn and strawberry, for example). There are a lot of interesting and new ideas in there...I may have to buy this cookbook for myself.
A friend recommended Skinnytaste's Fast and Slow cookbook, which includes quick recipes and slow cooker recipes. I also borrowed it from our library. My friend has made the turkey pumpkin and white bean chili 3x now and loves it. I have made it twice, too. A similar chili recipe is on the skinnytaste blog if you want to check it out. I returned that cookbook to the library now and will plan to work my way through her blog recipes.
I would also like to see the cookbooks of Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen and Kate of Cookie and Kate later this year. |
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Post by applecrisp1 on Jan 8, 2017 15:36:59 GMT -5
oceanjasper --- Ennjoy the new book! I have her first book and have tried a bunch of recipes from it (as well as her website) and almost all I really liked. I do like the idea for her new book focuses on quick recipes, but she also focuses on slow, so slow cooker recipes. I would think some of the recipes wouldn't be relevant to me since I don't have a slow cooker (perhaps she mentions how to cook in the oven though....). But I could certainly be kept busy and probably tempted to try many of the "fast" recipes.
mrswaz --- I've never heard of Homestead Kitchen from Eve and Eivin Kilcher, so I just looked online. The photos alone are beautiful and more than a few recipes caught my eye. That might be a fun book to get from the library. I've never heard of that show so thx for the recco.
lantana -- I've heard great things about that cookbook, no surprise, Dorie Greenspan has got some skills! Plus IMO she seems so genuine and fun and love how her fun personality comes thru in her books And thanks for the recipe suggestions! I've never heard of Cookie and Kate website so I just looked it up and got as far as the home page and already copied the first recipe for Chickpea Salad with Carrots and Dill. Just bookmarked, thx for mentioning.
Thanks!
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Post by Varaile on Jan 9, 2017 10:00:14 GMT -5
I have Food Lab: Better Cooking Through Science on hold at the library. Heard about this on a back episode of Splendid Table and decided it was worth a peek. And I'm contemplating Lidia Bastianich's TV companion Mastering the Art of Italian - actually, I just put in a hold request at the library for it too. I'm getting better at using the library for checking out cook books before I buy.  |
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Post by joanieb on Jan 9, 2017 20:47:26 GMT -5
I got 5 new books as gifts for Christmas! Talk about enabled!!  1) Ina's new Cooking for Jeffrey; 2) ATK's The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook; 3) Cravings by Chrissy Teigen; 4) BakeWise by Shirley Corriher (been on my wishlist for yrs!); and 5) Big Food Big Love by Heather Earnhardt. I also got myself How to Bake Everything by Bittman and Luscious Chocolate Desserts by Lori Longbotham. Not sure where to even start, yikes! Or put them all!!! Any recs on any of the above will be greatly appreciated, if anyone has any of them. And will keep y'all apprised of hits and misses as they happen. |
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Post by applecrisp1 on Jan 10, 2017 17:57:21 GMT -5
joanieb -- What fun gifts -- enjoy the books! I will be certainly checking out the ATK Mediterranean one since that is one of my favorite cuisines. I've never heard of that one so thx for mentioning.
I haven't cooked from any of those books so sorry can't help with any reccos. I've seen the Ina Garten book mentioned in the monthly hits and misses threads (not sure about the others) so that might give you some ideas. Maybe start a thread about it asking if anyone has tried/suggestions. I was thinking of doing that with the next cookbook I get off my library list since I would get ideas and others too.
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Post by Catbatty on Jan 10, 2017 21:04:01 GMT -5
Joanie! Wow. The best!! I have ebooks of a few of them. Drool. You are so lucky!
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Post by joanieb on Jan 12, 2017 10:19:10 GMT -5
Applecrisp, the ATK med book is brand new, just came out in December. "500 vibrant, kitchen-tested recipes for living and eating well every day". I love (some) Mediterranean food too!
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Post by applecrisp1 on Jan 12, 2017 10:45:51 GMT -5
Applecrisp, the ATK med book is brand new, just came out in December. "500 vibrant, kitchen-tested recipes for living and eating well every day". I love (some) Mediterranean food too! Joanieb -- I just requested it from the library --- I'm on the list to get it, I think I'm number 12. I took a quick look at it online and I already found lots of recipes that I would want to try. I'm not surprised since love those flavors. Thanks again! |
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Post by Catbatty on Jan 12, 2017 17:34:34 GMT -5
I haven't heard of the book either. The show sounds interesting. What channel is it on? What have you made from the book (if you have time)? You might enjoy another book (or might not--but thought I'd mention): Savor: Rustic Recipes Inspired by Forest, Field, and Farm by Ilona Oppenheim www.amazon.com/Savor-Rustic-Recipes-Inspired-Forest-ebook/dp/B015X2PGB2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484116119&sr=8-1&keywords=9781579657086Some of the recipes: Asparagus Custard Tart Cured Trout Bison Rib-Eye Steak with Porcini Mushrooms Homemade Yogurt Lamb Sausage Peach Marmalade Pheasant Confit Smoked Wild Salmon Smoked Wild Salmon Mousse Trout Amandine Trout Jerky My favorite new one is Homestead Kitchen from Eve and Eivin Kilcher. One of my favorite shows to watch is Alaska: The Last Frontier, and this book has captured them just perfectly. I've made a few things from it, and they were all delicious. I am looking forward to trying a few more recipes from it. |
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Post by Catbatty on Jan 12, 2017 17:57:18 GMT -5
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Post by mrswaz on Jan 12, 2017 22:09:28 GMT -5
Oooh, I just added that to my wishlist. It sounds lovely! From the Homestead Kitchen I made a Chicken Barley Soup and Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins. I'd never heard of using barley in chicken soup before, and I really liked it. I have a whole pile of recipes noted for when things are growing outside. The show itself is on Discovery and is one of the most well-done reality series. You really feel that this family is genuinely like we see on the screen. I just love the whole homesteading/living off the land aspect of life that they tackle. I want to do more of that someday, but not too much of it. I particularly love indoor plumbing and my internet. And living within ten minutes of a grocery store. |
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Post by applecrisp1 on Jan 16, 2017 20:51:52 GMT -5
I might request this book from the library ,..... One-Pan Wonders: Fuss-Free Meals for Your Sheet Pan, Dutch Oven, Skillet, Roasting Pan, Casserole, and Slow Cooker (Cook's Country). Does anyone have it (it just came out)?
There are so many books that have focused on one pan/one dish type meal recently -- this Cooks Country one is covering a bunch of bases, or should I say cooking equipment. I bet there is a waiting list for this one.
I am a big fan of the one-dish pan, but I don't want super complicated/time consuming steps, even if it cooks in one pan. they do say fuss-free, but IMO sometimes I see fuss-free a but differently. But I would have to take a look, since it might be fuss-free (even to me).
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Post by lantana on Jan 17, 2017 19:33:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip! I have put a hold on Food Lab at my library - no waiting list.
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Post by Varaile on Jan 19, 2017 16:51:42 GMT -5
Yay! I'm still waiting for the copy I requested to arrive.
Meanwhile, I did make the spaghetti and meatballs from Lidia Bastianich's Mastering the Art of Italian Cooking. It was pretty good. A bit more time consuming than I anticipated, but not too bad.
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Post by applecrisp1 on Jan 19, 2017 17:55:51 GMT -5
This is next up from my library list --- Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead. I look forward to checking it out. I love the concept of prepping ahead/doing things to make make cooking easier but to be honest I do very little of it. Really the only thing I do consistently is freeze brown rice so clearly there is lots of room for improvement.
I haven't look thru the book before but I guess the basic theme is "Starting with flexible base dishes made on the weekend, Amanda and Merrill mix, match, and riff to create new dinners, lunches, and even desserts throughout the week."
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Post by Varaile on Feb 14, 2017 21:05:42 GMT -5
The Lidia Bastianich cook book went back to the library. It just wasn't inspiring me beyond the one recipe I wanted it for, and there dozens of spaghetti and meatball recipes out there. The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez Alt arrived and O. M. G! !! !!! This is an AMAZING cook book! I love the "whys", his sense of humor is great, there are pictures (I like pictures) and it's overall fascinating. I had it a week and ended up ordering my own copy from Amazon. I did make two of the simpler recipes: pancakes and mac and cheese. Husband is already talking about cooking a slab-o-meat in a beer cooler and we're contemplating if we want to take the plunge and buy a meat grinder. Food Lab = inspiring!  |
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Post by applecrisp1 on Feb 15, 2017 12:56:35 GMT -5
Varaile -- I can tell you like that cookbook just a bit ! (The Food Lab). Enjoy and thanks for the review.
I recently requested two books from the library and both have a wait.
The first is, One Pan & Done (it is the second cookbook by Molly Gilbert, I really like her first book, Sheet Pan Suppers). I don't have any idea on the recipes in this book since the preview I've seen online are all the beginning of the book, no view of index and such. I've made many recipes from her first book so definitely interested in seeing her latest one.
The second is, Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan by Naomi Duguid. I just took a quick look at the book before requesting, it is more that just a cookbook, and great pics of the area, the food, the culture.
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Post by emptynestmom on Mar 6, 2017 12:17:34 GMT -5
I haven't bought, ordered or borrowed a cookbook in ages...usually just look for recipes on food blogs, here or just search...but I saw this one written up on a blog last week and I had to have it...I have made two recipes out of it already. I ordered from Amazon after looking it up and looking through the entries they had inside the book.
The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook; 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living Well and Eating Well Every Day (Looks like this one was mentioned above too)
I made the Asparagus and Arugula Salad with Cannellini Beans and thought it was very good, would be much better with homegrown arugula though...
I made a pork dish last night that called for 2 1# pork tenderloins (I used a two pound Pork Loin Roast instead) and it is rubbed with Herbes de Province and then roasted in the oven on a bed of veggies (artichoke hearts, fennel bulb, Kalamata Olives)...then at the end you add in a pound of halved cherry tomatoes and 1T of lemon zest...It was so good, I can't wait to make it again with pork tenderloin!!!
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Post by applecrisp1 on Mar 7, 2017 21:25:26 GMT -5
Read about this one today, added to my list. Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark. Blurb from Amazon "Each recipe in Dinner is meant to be dinner—one fantastic dish that is so satisfying and flavor-forward it can stand alone—or be paired with a simple salad or fresh bread on the side. This is what Melissa Clark means by changing the game."
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Post by Catbatty on Mar 7, 2017 21:30:25 GMT -5
This book seems to be in huge demand. I know that I have been on the library's Wait list for the Ebook version of this for months! I'm now in place 2! I'm so excited!!!
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Post by Catbatty on Mar 8, 2017 17:58:03 GMT -5
Ooops I should have stated the name of the book: The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook (ATK's) -- I just bought the hardcopy and will be getting the ebook also - from library. I'm very excited. The book looks wonderful!! (I hope it's print/colors are better than their Bread book. THAT book had/has horrible light font in the ingredient sections. Can barely read it. However, this new book looks great in their sample at Amazon. This book seems to be in huge demand. I know that I have been on the library's Wait list for the Ebook version of this for months! I'm now in place 2! I'm so excited!!! |
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Post by applecrisp1 on Mar 8, 2017 23:19:37 GMT -5
Lots of ideas -- thx. My neighbor raved about this one: Simple by Diana Henry From Amazon.... "No-one is better than Diana Henry at turning the everyday into something special. Here is a superb collection of recipes that you can rustle up with absolutely no fuss, but which will knock your socks off with their flavor."  |
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Post by Gecko on Mar 22, 2017 23:25:50 GMT -5
I think Simple is going to be big. I've seen so many people mentioning it and I am hoping my local library will get it in since I am on a self-imposed ban on buying cookbooks right now.
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Post by applecrisp1 on Mar 23, 2017 18:19:43 GMT -5
Gecko, I'm on the same self-imposed ban. I flipped through the book and it looked really good. Here's another one that looks interesting (new to me, never heard of book/author before). One Part Plant: A Simple Guide to Eating Real, One Meal at a Time by Jessica Murnane.  |
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Post by PattiA on Mar 23, 2017 20:03:31 GMT -5
I just added A Meatloaf in Every Oven to my collection. By Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer. I don't usually buy cookbooks before checking them out, but meatloaf and Frank Bruni writings are irresistible. He was recently on the Serious Eats Special Sauce podcast and talked about it. It's hard to decide what recipe to start with.
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Post by Gecko on Mar 24, 2017 12:57:59 GMT -5
I just added A Meatloaf in Every Oven to my collection. By Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer. I don't usually buy cookbooks before checking them out, but meatloaf and Frank Bruni writings are irresistible. He was recently on the Serious Eats Special Sauce podcast and talked about it. It's hard to decide what recipe to start with. I love his writing as well. I just did a quick search online and my library system has it so I've requested it. |
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Post by margauxspain on Nov 11, 2021 15:43:49 GMT -5
For those who are grand fans of Italian Regional Cuisine, I highly recommend:
Italy
Recipes & Customs of its regions ..
Author: The Late Antonio Carlucci.
Publisher: Blume
It is published in Italian, English and Spanish.
It is an amazing book featuring each different region of Italy: Piedmont, Valle d´Austa, Lombardy, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto, Ligura, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Puglia (Apulia), Calabria, Sicilia and Sardinia.
It features two gentlemen who travelled throughout Italy, tasting and sampling all of the freshest and the best traditional food and wine products and the recipes are totally amazing and the clarity of the recipes are excellent and simple ..
The photography is simply sensational. Highly recommend.
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1) Ina's new Cooking for Jeffrey; 2) ATK's The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook; 3) Cravings by Chrissy Teigen; 4) BakeWise by Shirley Corriher (been on my wishlist for yrs!); and 5) Big Food Big Love by Heather Earnhardt. I also got myself How to Bake Everything by Bittman and Luscious Chocolate Desserts by Lori Longbotham. Not sure where to even start, yikes! Or put them all!!! Any recs on any of the above will be greatly appreciated, if anyone has any of them. And will keep y'all apprised of hits and misses as they happen. 
