Here in Nova Scotia, we’ve cycled back into regular weekdays that flow into the weekends. School marking the days and with the return to school, I’m falling back into the pattern of meal planning, prepping, and cooking. On any given night Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Eating Out Loud”
This book is dedicated to all the home cooks around Australia who turned my passion for salads into a global community. (Dedication in the new edition)
How I found out about Hetty McKinnon and her recipes was by word-of-mouth. Everyone knows that I am a cookbook enthusiast, which is great because people love to give recommendations on cookbooks I might enjoy. Word-of-mouth is good because Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Community (Revised Edition w/ New Recipes + Stories)”
With Olia Hercules‘ third cookbook, Summer Kitchens, she delves into the rich history and culinary tradition of the use of litnya kuhnia or “summer kitchens” in Ukraine. These small buildings were usually situated near Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Summer Kitchens”
There are some days that get away on me so that it is mealtime and, I am without any concrete plans for supper. I’ve learned to steer myself away from complicated, multi-ingredient recipes and towards recipes that Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Keeping it Simple”
Hey everyone! I know what you are probably all thinking — how can you have a book club without books? Well, since being at home for the past number of weeks (frankly, I’ve stopped counting at this point because I’m tired of looking back) I’ve been thinking about people and cooking. While I have had the Continue reading “The “No Book” Book Club Edition”
I start each day in the quiet of my kitchen, waiting for the kettle to finish boiling water for my coffee, staring at the pile of cookbooks on the counter, and I meditate through the meal possibilities for the day. Some days, I come to the answer of what to cook immediately and, some days I feel as though Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Five Ingredient Vegan”
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is a powerhouse — successful restaurateur, best-selling author, acclaimed television host — all these things happen through hard work, dedication, and passion. I find her to be such an inspiration! When her latest book, Felidia, arrived for review I was excited because Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Felidia”
I am not your average home cook. And, it’s not just because I’m an enthusiastic cookbook and recipe cook but I find much joy from cooking. Which isn’t to say that I know what to cook 100% of the time or that I feel like cooking every meal — I get in ruts just like everyone else. However, having conversations with other Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: The Huckle & Goose Cookbook”
Heirloom recipes tell a story about family through food — the sort of food that, ironically, doesn’t come out of a cookbook. (13)
Thinking back to the grey March morning when the delivery person handed me a package, I thanked him, shut the door, and did what I always do: Continue reading “Book Club Friday Fun Edition: Tortellini at Midnight”
Ever since I began reviewing cookbooks mail day has become a wild card — you can never be sure what surprise might be waiting for you down at the community post box or arriving at the front door. One afternoon while my daughter was playing with her toys, she spotted the Continue reading “Book Club Friday Fun Edition: Little Green Kitchen”
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