by Brian | Apr 5, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
I recently blogged Sweet by Valerie Gordon, describing the book as a “goldilocks” gift. That ideal baking book that is not too simple, not too complex, but is just right. Just right for you to succeed and create wonderful baked goods [and candy, too!]....
by Brian | Apr 4, 2014 | Recipes
Meatballs. Funny word. It’s a food we love and people we think are goofs. Goofy aside, meatballs are one of those dishes that are universal. Western folks are like to say “spaghetti and meatballs” as if it were one continuous phrase. I grew up on that dish. You...
by Brian | Apr 3, 2014 | Cookbook Review
Most of us like things from the bakery. At least bread, if not a brownie. And everyone likes secrets. Which is why secrets are so fragile. The information gets out, eventually and often rapidly. Perhaps the information here deserves exposure. After all,...
![Kosheri [Rice and Lentils] from Ottolenghi](https://cookingbythebook.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/03/webbed-and-cropped-2014_03_22_2056-700x456.jpg)
by Brian | Apr 3, 2014 | Recipes
“Oh, lentils,” Suzen said. For her “lentils” is shorthand for “I’m making this no matter what you think.” “It has rice,” she added. She’d seen the look on my face. Okay, compromise. I find straight lentils a bit tough to swallow. It’s just an overwhelming taste...
by Brian | Apr 2, 2014 | Cookbook Review
You might have seen Plenty in 2011. And surely you saw Jerusalem published in late 2012. Jerusalem has become a cult cookbook akin to Around My French table. What you probably have not seen before is the first book by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. That book,...
