Cookbook Review: Keep It Zesty by Edy Massih

I hope that you’ve shown some grace with me as I review cookbooks this summer. While I’ve stated I’m doing the “best of,” I often throw in other books that catch my fancy. Thanks for putting up with that.

I’m truly back in the swing of the Best of 2024 Cookbook Reviews with Keep . . . → Read More: Cookbook Review: Keep It Zesty by Edy Massih

Cookbook Review: Indulge: Delicious and Decadent Dishes to Enjoy and Share by Valerie Bertinelli

I used to watch the Food Network 24-7. Then we got rid of cable about ten years. I really don’t know anything about the stars of that network now. So, while I obviously knew Valerie from my youth and watching her prime time on One Day at a Time, I did not know she hosted . . . → Read More: Cookbook Review: Indulge: Delicious and Decadent Dishes to Enjoy and Share by Valerie Bertinelli

Cookbook Review: Cooking in Real Life by Lidey Heuck

Back to the “Best of 2024” cookbook reviews. Cooking in Real Life is truly the best of the best. I’ve made four recipes from this book (so far) and they are all remarkable: Cheesy Stuffed Squash with Kale & Brown Rice, Spaghetti with Sweet Corn Pesto, Peanut Butter and Ginger Cookies, and Celery Waldorf with Pickled Golden Raisins. . . . → Read More: Cookbook Review: Cooking in Real Life by Lidey Heuck

Nachos for Dinner review

This is another book I’m including in my best cookbooks of 2024 reviews even though it was published in 2022. I’ve been seeing it in kitchen shops and boutiques for two years and I almost bought it a couple of times. I finally got a copy from the library.

About the book:

Crispy Base + . . . → Read More: Nachos for Dinner review

Cookbook review: The Kitchen Cookbook—Cooking for Your Community by Kimbal Musk

A review and a riff on a couple of his recipes: Salsa Verde and Comeback Sauce. Not the most chef-like recipes but super easy and good! . . . → Read More: Cookbook review: The Kitchen Cookbook—Cooking for Your Community by Kimbal Musk

Cookbook Review: Anything’s Pastable by Dan Pashman

I haven’t posted a cookbook review this month and we are nearing the halfway point of 2024. (My goal is to review some of the “best of 2024” cookbooks. You can check out other posts here.) Anthing’s Pastable was a good read with lots of inventive recipes.

About the book:

The innovative James Beard Award–winning . . . → Read More: Cookbook Review: Anything’s Pastable by Dan Pashman

Cookbook review: The Noom Kitchen

As I continue with the cookbook reviews (Best of 2024), I keep getting gobsmacked by how unhip I have become. I’m out of the loop on so many things. My only saving grace is that I work with two thirty-somethings and one twenty-something so they will sometimes point out things I should know to stay . . . → Read More: Cookbook review: The Noom Kitchen

Listening to Kitchen Ghosts

I heard an author interview on NPR with Crystal Wilkinson and her latest work, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, and I just had to get on the waiting list at the library. It was a long wait but it was worth it.

About the book:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A lyrical culinary journey that explores the . . . → Read More: Listening to Kitchen Ghosts

Here come the 2024 cookbooks…starting with Come Hungry

I’m starting with Come Hungry by Melissa Ben Ishay from Baked by Melissa fame. . . . → Read More: Here come the 2024 cookbooks…starting with Come Hungry