Cookbooks, cooking reads, and books about food
Every once in a while I’ll put an obscure recipe on Friday on my Old School Pastry blog. The entries are called ‘Foodie Fridays’. Today was as odd as usual, with whale steaks as the course being prepared. The recipe was published by the United …
I’ve reviewed Get Started: Baking for the Pastry Sampler blog. Get Started: Baking is a solid baking book with basic fundamental recipes found in any recipe box. But what makes this book especially useful for beginners is that the ‘whys’ for successful baking are explained …
Preserving foods is more than keeping them in storage in a way that prevents spoilage; it is an art form, too. Putting the two together can be a rewarding experience in more than ways than one. Get Started: Preserving is an excellent guide to learn …
Good Housekeeping Grilling contains over 275 recipes for grilling both indoors or outside on a gas or charcoal grill, with bright pictures and helpful tips. Those familiar with Good Housekeeping know their recipes are all tested, and the cookbooks can be used by both beginners …
For those short on time for dinner, and still want great tasting low-carb meals, this cookbook has 120 recipes to use with a slow cooker. Kitty Broihier and Kimberly Mayone have collaborated on a cookbook centered around low-carb cooking. All recipes inside The Everyday Low-Carb …
Cristina Ferrare’s cookbook showcases her love for preparing simple recipes and turning pantry ingredients into tasty food, many with color photos. Best-selling author Cristina Ferrare brings to life simple recipes in a colorful way in her book, Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of Love. Her cooking …
The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods This is a Juvenile literature title with histories of favorite lunch box food items. Author Claire Earmer has selected different appropriate lunch box fare (sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, …
Clean Start shows that choosing minimally processed foods is both easy and nutritious. Many of the 100 gluten-free and vegan recipes are photographed. Terry Walters is a proponent of clean eating, or choosing sustainable foods that are healthy for you and the environment. She also …
Cooking Mexican is a short and simple cookbook with easy to recreate Mexican recipes. It begins with a very brief history of Mexican cooking, and the flavors and spices that make up much of the cuisine. It is a very short read focusing on classics …
The Old Sturbridge Village Cookbook has many old-time recipes that are based on classics from historical cookbooks such as The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia Maria Child (1829), American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons (1796), and A New System of Domestic Cookery, by Maria Eliza Ketelby …