Exciting news, I am in my first cookbook a summer cookbook. Do you remember the cookbooks that schools and churches used to put together as a fundraiser? You know all the Bettys and Marys gave their recipes for pies and casseroles and some sweet soul typed them, on a typewriter, had them bound and sold them to raise money for the new playground. I might have just dated myself, especially with the typewriter comment. Regardless this cookbook is kind of like that except it is free!
look who came to dinner
Great new cookbooks are like having trusted friends over for dinner. They are an imaginary friend around the table, look who came to dinner at my house. My new dinner companions are an eclectic group of chefs, eaters, and storytellers. For Christmas, I got quite the collection of cookbooks. Hugh Acheson, Rick Bayless, Ruth Reichl and Audrey Hepburn’s son are my new companions for planning dinner.
Since we are on our Whole 30 adventure to start of the year I haven’t been able to cook from them much yet, but that actually hasn’t been all bad. It is extremely tempting, but it is encouraging me to read them like books. Not all cookbooks are set up to be read like a novel, but my favorites are and a few of these have even made it to my nightstand as evening reading. A turn of events that has my husband thinking I am a little obsessed. [Read more…]
a modern way to eat review
I have read many arguments for eating less meat and more vegetables and I just can’t seem to get in the mood for it. It sounds so boring to be vegetarian like I would be subjected to the same boring dishes day in and day out. No variety and certainly no excitement. If a book could change my mind A Modern Way to Eat would be the book. I will kill the suspense and tell you it didn’t change my mind, and I served most of these dishes as sides, not the main course. This is the first vegetarian cookbook that had me thinking it might actually be more interesting, challenging and fun to cook without meat. I might even add in a few meatless Monday’s because of Anna Jones.