Cookbook Review « Eliot's Eats

The Apricot Lane Farms Cookbook (and a recipe)

By Eliot, on May 17th, 2025%

…a review as I hunt for that elusive chickpea-bean salad recipe. I didn’t find that recipe but I found a keeper of a cauliflower steak one! . . . → Read More: The Apricot Lane Farms Cookbook (and a recipe)

We the Pizza

By Eliot, on April 17th, 2025%

I am always intrigued when I hear about a new pizza cookbook. While lounging around one weekend morning, I saw a story on CBS about Philadelphia’s Down North Pizza and their recent cookbook publication. I had my local bookstore order it for me. I was intrigued about the story behind the book (and the . . . → Read More: We the Pizza

Not your typical sheet pan book

By Eliot, on April 9th, 2025%

I’ve bought and read some sheet pan cookbooks before and I haven’t really been inspired by what was on the page. Hot Sheet by Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine is different.

About the book:

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BON APPETIT • BOSTON GLOBE • FOOD & WINE • SAVEUR

Transform everyday meals into extraordinary ones, with . . . → Read More: Not your typical sheet pan book

The Hidden Table by Shannon Smith

By Eliot, on April 2nd, 2025%

This is another local girl made good.

About the book:

Taken from Smith’s website:

Embark on a culinary adventure as I share stories and recipes from my many travels around the globe based around different locales and their people, food, and history. I’ve always thought of the dining table as a powerful communal . . . → Read More: The Hidden Table by Shannon Smith

Make It Ahead (or Ina, Part III)

By Eliot, on March 8th, 2025%

I pride myself in not being a fan-girl fanatic (most of the time). I’m not sure who I would really pay big bucks to go see or meet. (I did drop $85 bucks to meet Anthony Bourdain, RIP, once though.) That being said, I think I am turning into a bit of an Ina . . . → Read More: Make It Ahead (or Ina, Part III)

What to Cook When you Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers

By Eliot, on March 5th, 2025%

I enjoyed this one and made (so far) two recipes from the book including a great skillet cookie recipe that I’m sharing (with my changes). . . . → Read More: What to Cook When you Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers

Cookbook Review: Truly Simple by Kristin Cavallari

By Eliot, on February 26th, 2025%

Most of the “best of” or “best seller” cookbooks I pick up at the library are by authors I’ve never heard of. I’ve mentioned before, if they’re TikTok stars, I’ve never heard of them. If they’ve gone viral on YouTube, who knows? I don’t. So maybe my reviews are a little less star struck. . . . → Read More: Cookbook Review: Truly Simple by Kristin Cavallari

Ina, Part I: Go-To Dinners

By Eliot, on February 15th, 2025%

I am hosting Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten for the February/March round of Cook the Books. (Announcement post here.)

While I was reading (and leading up to my post about her memoir), I decided to check out a few of her cookbooks. While at least one of her recipes . . . → Read More: Ina, Part I: Go-To Dinners

This is Not a Cookbook by Emily Marie Westervelt

By Eliot, on February 10th, 2025%

This book includes “Flavor forward recipes with a new approach to cooking — no measurements, no strict ingredient list, no boundaries.” Are we ready for that? . . . → Read More: This is Not a Cookbook by Emily Marie Westervelt

Tiffy Cooks by Tiffy Chen

By Eliot, on January 14th, 2025%

Here is another cookbook review from 2024 that I found in my draft posts.

Chen is another social media star/food blogger made good. (It seems like every single cookbook I pick up is either by a podcaster, Insta-personality, TikTok star or blogger. More power to them!) She shares her home cooking skills by connecting us . . . → Read More: Tiffy Cooks by Tiffy Chen

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