Little Book of Jewish Sweets
This February is the celebration of Purim, the Jewish holiday honoring Queen Esther of Persia who in 5th century BCE stopped the massacre of the Hebrew population by acknowledging […]
SOUP: When Life Gives You Casseroles Make Soup!
Cold weather and an ongoing quarantine were inspiration enough for Michele Di Pietro who decided to take a creative turn with some of our favorite dishes such as Philly […]
Hungry for Harbor Country: Food, Friendship, and Fun in Southwest Michigan
A great cookbook with 50 recipes and photos by Gabrielle Sukich of Benton Harbor, it’s also a travel guide with small maps, listings of restaurants, wineries, intriguing hideaways, and everything else the area has to offer.
Pizza: History, recipes, stories, people, places, love
Thom and James Elliott have curated Pizza, an amazing book that’s totally about pizza from recipes for such stunning varieties like Mortadella & Pistachio pie to city guides on where […]
Living Life Deliciously: Recipes for Busy Weekdays and Leisurely Weekends
Her friends call her Tara Teaspoon, a reference to Tara Bench’s more than 20 years spent working as a food editor at Martha Stewart Living, Kids, and Weddings magazines […]
Time for Poutine
About a month ago, I sent my friend Patricia Winn Wood, Press and Public Relations Manager for the Tourist Office of Spain in Chicago, a copy of one of […]
Best Cookbooks for Last Minute Holiday Giving
The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook: From Delicious Dole Whip to taste Mickey Pretzels, 100 Magical Disney-Inspired Recipes. Ashley Craft Adams Media $14.99 Amazon price Mickey Pretzels Serves 4 1⁄2 cup […]
Learn Bread Baking with Parisian Baker Apollonia Poilâne
The Poilâne Bakery, founded in 1932 and famed for their wonderful breads, continues to be located at their flagship store at 8 rue du Cherche Midi in the 6th arrondissement […]
Barefoot Contessa’s Modern Comfort Food
Using her culinary magic, among the 85 recipes in Ina Garten's book she transforms the grilled cheese of childhood into Cheddar & Chutney Grilled Cheese and the frozen pot pies your mom kept in the freezer in case she was late getting home morph into Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Croutons. Burnt hamburgers made by your dad the one time he tried to grill are now Smashed Hamburgers with Caramelized Onions.
