by Brian | Jan 31, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Many of us went to college and have memories of that “first” class in the chain you need to get a degree. Those “101” classes that were the beginning steps. That “beginning” could be easy or hard, but it was always necessary. It’s a thrill to have a “101” experience...
![TBT Cookbook Review: One Bowl Baking [2013]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wc-IMG_4697.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 30, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I first reviewed this book in 2014. It remains a goto book with a simple premise: take one bowl, mix stuff, and enjoy a lovely, lovely dessert. There are many different ideas here. If you have a sugar craving. If you have zero patience. Then One Bowl Baking is fast,...
by Brian | Jan 29, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
We all know that our world is changing. There is a belief that the climate is warming, as it has in the past, but now in ways that may endanger us with rising seas. Or more intense storms. Controversy rages over the extent of these changes and the causes. But, whether...
by Brian | Jan 28, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
OMG. Just simply OMG. Suzi and I have a lot of cake books, and many cake decorating books. We’ve never had a book like this one. This book goes into our kitchen, on the island, and not on some shelf. This book gets used. From its title, Icing on the Cake, you might...
by Brian | Jan 24, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Roots run deep. Chef Josef Centeno grew up in San Antonio, a capital city of Tex-Mex cuisine. He wanted to be a chef, migrated to New York and worked in Michelin three-star restaurants in New York, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz. And ultimately, Tex-Mex drew him back....
![TBT Cookbook Review: The Italian Country Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper [1999]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wc-Book-Cover-3-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 23, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Cooking Events
Lynne Rossetto Kasper is noted for many things: her grace and style, her decades of The Splendid Table on Public Radio, her marvelous writing capabilities. But I suggest she is notable for one thing: her authenticity. Her book The Splendid Table deservedly won many...
