by Brian | May 4, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
Suzi and I have a lot cookbooks. A few thousand. Some of them are even older than I am. Now, technically, this book is not older than me. It’s from 1988, a revision to the 1979 Beard edition, which itself was a rewrite of his original 1944 Fowl and Game. This is, in...
by Brian | May 3, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This week I’m doing cookbook reviews from the series A Savor the South Cookbook from the talented and food-loving folks at the University of North Carolina Press. If these reviews seem a tad familiar, you have a good memory. I posted them in the past but, in putting...
by Brian | May 3, 2017 | Recipes
Suzi and I try to expand our repertoire of Mexican recipes each spring as Cinco de Mayo approaches. From the impressive Truly Mexican by Roberto Santibanez, here is an idea that will fortify your table and please every guest who loves heat. It’s a salsa with the fire...
by Brian | May 2, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
A few months ago, we built a new kitchen at Cooking by the Book. And a new website to go with it. And somewhere along the way, quite a few old blog posts disappeared. Well, we can’t have that. I had some recommendations for brilliant cookbooks, like the ones in the...
by Brian | May 2, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In 50 Great Curries of Thailand, Vatcharin Bhumichitr offers the Malaysian classic, one now served in restaurants around the world. The smoothness of coconut cream, pinch of kaffir lime leaves, and the brightness of curry paste all marry here is a rich dish....
