Category: Recipes
Cook the Books: Maame by Jessica George
This round for Cook the Books features Maame by Jessica George. I’ve also featured a Ghanaian salad for my inspired by recipe.
Winter Fruit Compote à la Alice Waters
The Cook the Books Club recently read Alice Waters’ biography, Coming to My Senses. While I wasn’t very impressed with her printed bio, I am very impressed with the woman and her cookbooks. I decided to pull The Art of Simple Food off my shelf and revisit it. I almost made the Winter Fruit Compote…
The Hidden Vegetables Cookbook: 90 Tasty Recipes for Veggie-Averse Adults by Heidi Herman
Hidden Vegetables is a brand new cookbook that will allow you to hide all sorts of goodness in your meals. I made some Omelet Muffins and did just that.
Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counter Culture Cook by Alice Waters
Cook the Books read Coming to My Senses by Alice Waters. I delved into one of her cookbooks and Grilled Chicken au Poivre.
Hotteock (filled pancakes) for K-Pop Demon Hunters
I love that Movies & Munchies exposes us to different types of films and different food cultures and new recipes. Thanks to Amy for hosting K-Pop Demon Hunters for September.
Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride, a review
I’m continuing on with my Best of 2025 cookbooks. For my most recent reviews, I’ve pulled from Epicurious’ list, “The Best Cookbooks of Summer 2025.” Potluck Desserts is the first book on the summer list. Today’s review is all about the sweet. If you need a book that yields large quantities of retro (yet modern)…
Super Hot Pepper Vinegar
What is this? It’s not another cookbook review. Today I am posting about more free produce. (Read about my surplus of free strawberries here.) One of The Hubs friend’s prides himself on growing the hottest of hot peppers. He will usually send some our way and has been supplying us with jalapenos all summer. Then,…
Fireproof, For Grace, and Chef Curtis Duffy
I’m using one post to highlight two events: Fireproof is the Lit Happens book for August. For Grace is the August feature for Movies & Munchies. Both feature Chef Curtis Duffy. Read more for a quinoa salad recipe.
Tequila Por Mi Amante (or Tequila for My Beloved)
Today’s post comes from a clipping from April 2010! Read on for a great infusion and a greater cocktail!
Snacking cookbook is more than just “girl dinners”
Snacking Dinners: 50+ Recipes for Low-Lift, High-Reward Dinners That Delight is a new cookbook by Georgia Freedman that is chock full of great and easy ideas for all sorts of eating (breakfast, lunch and dinner).