Mariel's Kitchen
Review
Mariel’s Kitchen
A few years ago a friend gave me this cookbook. I think I read through it in a weekend, but then set it aside and never really cooked from it. This year I picked it back up, and have cooked a number of recipes from the book.
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Healthiest Meals on Earth
Review
The Healthiest Meals on Earth
By Jonny Bowden
A number of years ago some research scientists suggested developing a pill which combined a number of well-known cheap medications which together could help reduce the number of deaths from heart disease. This book provides numerous recipes for what Jonny Bowden refers to as polymeals, or meals containing heart healthy ingredients which help reduce and delay the onset of cardiovascular disease. (more…)
The Art of Simple Food
My husband gave me this beautiful cookbook by Alice Waters (Illustrated by Patricia Curtan) a few years ago for Christmas. The Art of Simple Food is a great cookbook for those just learning to cook, but also wonderful for experienced home cooks. It covers pantry basics, essential utensils, and “foundation recipes” in the first section. These foundations discuss various basic cooking techniques for a range of foods. The second section utilizes these foundations and expands upon them, offering additional recipes including sauces, salads, eggs, vegetables, meats, desserts, and more.
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The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper
A couple years ago I received The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper, by Lynn Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift, as a Christmas gift. I enjoy the weekly podcast The Splendid Table, hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and so I had my eye on this book. And I love it. (more…)