Month: September 2013

Carrots and Cake by Tina Haupert and a Recipe for Zucchini and Mushroom Burgers

Carrots and Cake by Tina Haupert and a Recipe for Zucchini and Mushroom Burgers

Carrots ‘N Cake is Tina Haupert’s book listing her journey to transform her life into a healthier one, and has over 50 recipes and many healthy eating tips. The cookbook based on her blog of the same name, Carrots ‘N Cake, is Tina Haupert’s journey 

Camp Cooking in the Wild: The Black Feather Guide to Eating Well in the Great Outdoors

Camp Cooking in the Wild: The Black Feather Guide to Eating Well in the Great Outdoors

It’s right in the middle of summer, and it’s camping time. At least for us, and while we don’t rough it much outdoors (like driving miles and miles to hike out in the middle of nowhere) we enjoy setting up our tent in the many 

Vegan Lunch Box: 130 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love by Jennifer McCann

Vegan Lunch Box: 130 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love by Jennifer McCann

Vegan Lunch Box: 130 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love School is starting again soon for our household and with it the joy /not/ of packing lunches that the kids will actually eat. It’s a struggle. If the kids had their way they 

Sauces by James Peterson

Sauces by James Peterson

Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making by James Peterson I purchased this book brand new back when this second edition came out in 1998. Sauces was a 1991 James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year. It was a favorite then and is still used now. 

The 30 Minute Vegan’s Taste of Europe by Mark Reinfeld

The 30 Minute Vegan’s Taste of Europe by Mark Reinfeld

Vegan fusion. That’s the style of cuisine Mark Reinfeld enjoys. He describes this style as a combination of different ingredients from different culinary traditions or ethnic backgrounds in the same dish or menu. His book, The 30 Minute Vegan’s Taste of Europe, is a collection 

Small Plates and Sweet Treats by Aran Goyoaga

Small Plates and Sweet Treats by Aran Goyoaga

Small Plates and Sweet Treats: My Family’s Journey to Gluten-Free Cooking by Aran Goyaoga Aran Goyoaga is the creator of Cannelle et Vanille, a culinary blog she started in 2008. In 2009, Goyoaga was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and autoimmune inner-ear disorder, and later, with 

Hiroko’s American Kitchen by Hiroko Shimbo

Hiroko’s American Kitchen by Hiroko Shimbo

Hiroko Shimbo’s latest book, Hiroko’s American Kitchen, is written in “the spirit of Japan’s culinary history.” In the introduction, Hiroko makes a point to mention that his recipes are not fusion but rather extensions of Japanese cooking – where the evolution is constantly happening. Hiroko 

Lunch Box Ideas (The Clever Packed Lunch) by Hazel Key

Lunch Box Ideas (The Clever Packed Lunch) by Hazel Key

Chicken and Sesame Toasties – Courtesy Hazel Key. Lunch times are always the hardest for parents when school is in session. Make something good for them that they’ll actually eat – that is the dilemma most parents, myself included, face. The recipe and menu book 

Cookbooks for Holidays: Canapes, Chafing Dishes, Cocktails and ‘Jiffy’ Cooking

Cookbooks for Holidays: Canapes, Chafing Dishes, Cocktails and ‘Jiffy’ Cooking

The holidays are here, and you’ll probably have company over for a dinner or family for the weekend. Peter Pauper Press has re-released several of the their old cookbooks, and this is the perfect season for several of them. From chafing dish items to recipes 

Preserving Wild Foods: A Modern Forager’s Recipes

Preserving Wild Foods: A Modern Forager’s Recipes

If there is one thing I get excited about, it’s getting excited about bringing home a catch and preparing it. It is no secret we are a family of fishermen (my husband, myself, and our three little guppies) but we also like to forage, experiment,