by Brian | Aug 3, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
At some point in our lives, most of us will face a very steep challenge: how do we change how and what we eat. Our decades old culinary wardrobe of sugar, salt, and fat needs to be, not cleaned, but discarded. For those who have attempted a serious transition...
by Brian | Aug 2, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This book appeared just a year ago and I’m now in my second summer of peach fantasy. This is one of those niche cookbooks that you’ll treasure and that you will use year after year. Since it is high peach season, you might want to sample the treats of The...
by Brian | Aug 2, 2014 | Recipes
Sometimes a book can be a life saver. Almost literally. For a recent corporate team building event at Cooking by the Book, Suzen faced a serious challenge. The team of twenty had a number of food issues. The meal had to be vegetarian, but in addition, several of the...
by Brian | Aug 1, 2014 | Recipes
It’s the peak of summer. From now until well into fall, it is High Tomato Season and I’ll have a bowl or two of red gazpacho every week. I never tire of gazpacho. That’s not quite true. Sometimes, sometimes, I just long for another color and a change...