By Eliot, on September 10th, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on August 24th, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on August 13th, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on July 5th, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on June 20th, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on May 26th, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on May 1st, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on April 9th, 2024%
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
By Eliot, on April 1st, 2024%
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
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