The original item was published from August 11, 2020 to August 25, 2020 3:31 PM
Hi Readers! Today’s book recommendations are all about food. Sample this literary smorgasbord we’ve prepared and see if anything suits your taste. And don’t forget the hundreds of other books on food available in our catalog and through digital sources, too.
Jennifer recommends . . .
Bowls: Vibrant recipes with endless possibilities
By America’s Test Kitchen
This book has delicious, easy and beautiful recipes that make you feel like you’re the best chef in the world, and your friends will agree!
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Find more America’s Test Kitchen books HERE
America’s Test Kitchen is also available digitally
Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More than 125 recipes for instant, overnight, meal-prepped and easy comfort foods
Beautifully photographed and just like it says, easy and delicious. I seriously copied down at least a dozen recipes and made one, an appetizer using 3 ingredients, which I prepared and baked in 20 minutes. Everyone raved about it! Truly easy and delicious!
Find it in the library catalog HERE
In addition to this wonderful cookbook, Tieghan Gerard maintains an extensive monthly recipe index on her website. Check it out HERE
Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables
By Joshua McFadden
If you’ve ever wondered how to use vegetables more prominently in the meals you prepare, then this book is for you. This invaluable resource focuses on how to use fresh in-season produce rather than centering your entire dish around meat. McFadden goes over basic preparation and cooking techniques, dressing a salad by taste, grilling and quick-pickling vegetables, concocting delicious sauces, and incorporating grains and meat into the harvest dish. You’ll be surprised by how many new and different flavors and textures you can accomplish with ingredients you’ve cooked with for years.
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Watch a cooking demonstration of McFadden’s recipe Burnt Carrots with Honey, Black Pepper, Butter and Almonds HERE
The Story of the Great British Bake Off
It’s a funny light-hearted look at a series that has captured the hearts of Brits and Americans alike! I love the show so as soon as I saw this book, I snapped it up! It was fantastic read and very entertaining!
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Enjoy the Great British Baking Show?
By Roberta Pianaro and Donna Leon
If you read cookbooks like other people read romance novels, you might enjoy Brunetti’s Cookbook. Named after the central character in Donna Leon’s mystery series, Commissario Guido Brunetti, this book combines mystery, authentic Italian recipes and well-chosen excerpts from Ms. Leon’s novels.
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Read more about Donna Leon’s Italian mystery series HERE
Emoni's food speaks to the soul. Catch this girl growing up, raising her daughter, graduating high school, and following her passion for cooking. Try one of the recipes. Perfect if you like cooking shows with a side of realness. Bonus points if you listen to the audio!
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Michael Pollan's exploration of diet and health in the modern world. His solution? "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Thought-provoking, eye-opening; worth reading a second (or third) time.
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Discusses the long history of sugar in society and possible health consequences. For people who are health-conscious - expect to walk away mad.
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The New Moosewood Cookbook
When I was on my own in my first apartment and wanting to introduce more vegetables into my diet, I purchased this book. I thought I couldn't go wrong with one of the best-selling vegetarian cookbooks of all time.
Mollie Katzen’s hand lettered and illustrated book felt like I was holding someone’s treasured recipe collection in my hands. Her recipes were simple and easy to follow. She also included preparation times and helpful hints. The book and I hit it off.
Some of my favorite recipes are: Baba Ganouj, pg104 (the only way my brother likes eggplant) Bulgarian Pepper casserole, pg138 (the “where’s the meat” boyfriend loved it) and her No-Fault Pumpkin Pie, pg 203 is the pie I make every Thanksgiving.
So, years later as I hold my now worn copy of Moosewood I realize I am holding someone’s treasured recipe collection in my hands.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Author’s website with recipes galore HERE