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I’m playing catch up with some of the “best of” cookbooks from 2025. Hetty Lui McKinnon has done it again with Linger. About the book: ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025: The Washington Post, The Strategist, Bon Appétit, The Boston Globe, Slate, Serious Eats, and Saveur“Hetty McKinnon doesn’t write great vegetarian recipes, she just writes great recipes.” —Nigella LawsonIn her . . . → Read More: Linger: Salads, Sweets and Stories to Savor by Hetty Lui McKinnon 
I’m challenging myself. I am going to try my hand at writing responses to the prompts Aimee Nezhukumatathil includes in the back of Bite by Bite. . . . → Read More: Prompt 1 
Snowmageddon hit so I wasn’t able to make it to the store for my preferred recipe to highlight this book. But, I did have everything to make chicken curry. . . . → Read More: Bite by Bite for Cook the Books 
I haven’t posted much since the holidays but it is snowing and the outlook is that we will be snowed in for at least three days (if not more). We’ve both been baking. Me: apple butter donuts and sourdough crackers. The Hubs: sourdough bread and sourdough cinnamon rolls. Soups and stews are on . . . → Read More: What I’ve been reading… 
I make these crackers quite often and have been since 2018. I first highlighted them on a charcuterie board but I never really wrote down the recipe. The Hubs has been maintaining and nurturing a sourdough for about eight months. He’s dedicated and has mastered a lot of recipes. I decided to revisit these . . . → Read More: Rosemary-Parmesan Sourdough Crackers 
Julia’s version of Boeuf Bourguignon, some bruschetta, and mini-chocolate pies to celebrate Julie & Julia for Movies & Munchies! . . . → Read More: Julie & Julia revisited…from 2012 to 2026 
Actually, there are three cookie recipes here today: a basic butter cookie, an almond spice cookie, and a lemon cookie. . . . → Read More: Two for one cookies 
Another recipe from a 2003 Gourmet magazine. Instead of an appetizer, I decided to make something sweet—Pine Nut Tassies. . . . → Read More: Pine Nut Tassies 
As I started the December segment for my Almost Vintage Holiday theme, I discussed the great Letter from the Editor that Ruth Reichl wrote to introduce the December 2003 edition. She referenced her ten-years-old self and undertaking making a réveillon (French-Canadian Feast) for her family. Even though her Bûche de Noël resembled Stonehenge, her . . . → Read More: Spicy Tomato Cranberry Preserve 
I found so many worthy recipes in the December 2003 vintage Gourmet that it was hard to know where to start backing. . . . → Read More: Spiced Nuts  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Holidays, Nostalgia, Recipes  Almost Vintage Holidays, appetizers, walnuts |
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