This cookbook is a true treasure. The recipes are from a former popular restaurant in Vermont. You will love to have this book in your collection!
Yum Cha ("Drink Tea") Or How to Have Your Tea and Eat It, Too!
Cookbook lovers will say there are cookbooks, and then there are COOKBOOKS! This very large, exquisitely beautiful book from the Peninsula Hotel belongs on coffee tables because it is a work of art, and of course, in the kitchen so you can try the unique recipes. My daughters, Kristina and Kara, recently spent New Year’s Eve at […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Favorite Food (In a Nutshell!)
Since today is the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, I thought it would be fun to find out his favorite food. Turns out there were several, but what I kept coming across most was pecan pie. Apparently Dr. King loved pecan pie more than any other dessert. I think he made a good […]
Cookbook Giveaways for the Week of 1-17-11
Potatoes are such a comfort food which makes the first book a perfect giveaway for this week. Who doesn’t love some kind of hot potato dish on a cold winter’s day? This book goes way beyond casseroles, and includes curries, samosas, pie, stir-fry, and even desserts. I chose the garlic book just because potatoes and […]
High Fiber Pasta
In the new year, many people make the commitment to eat better. I have a great product to get you started! Some of you may recall a few blogs back when I talked about a 100-year-old pasta factory called Fould’s right here in my hometown. I would now like to tell you about another line of their […]
A Hotel Only a Foodie Could Love!
How would you like to sit at a table shaped like a soup can? Lay your head on an Oreo pillow? Store your clothing in a freezer case? Or buy milk and eggs in the attached supermarket near the lobby? You can do all this and more at the Food Hotel in the Rhineland town of Neuwied, […]
A Peaceful Community of Cooks
This well-worn treasure of a book is one of my old favorites, published in MCMLIII (1953- a time when publishers still used Roman numerals). The author, Caroline B. Piercy, tells us that the sole purpose of the Shakers was to establish a Heavenly kingdom here on earth, with their hands, minds, and hearts wholly dedicated to […]
The Treat No One Can Resist
Is there anyone who really hates cookies? Do I want to know someone who really hates cookies? I don’t think so. My first recollection of a cookie is my Great-Aunt Margery’s floury, soft sugar cookies. She made them with pure lard, as did many women back then from small farm towns in Iowa. I can still […]
