James Beard Award-winning chef Ana Sortun brings an explosion of flavors to her creative Mediterranean dishes.
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Spice
February 8, 2023 in Appetizers, Award-Winning Chefs, Chefs, Culinary History, Game Recipes, Healthier Recipes, James Beard Awards, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Root Vegetables

Winter Chicken Salad
February 1, 2023 in Cookbooks, Easy Recipes, Healthier Recipes, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Vintage cookbooks
Sunset cookbooks have great recipes. I made the recipe for a Winter Chicken Salad that is perfect for this snowy day.

Mastering Pizza
January 25, 2023 in Award-Winning Chefs, Breads, Classic Recipes, Culinary History, Healthier Recipes, Pizza
Think you know pizza? Mastering Pizza will teach you even more. This book is for the true pizza lover.

The First Cuisine Magazine Jan/Feb 1979
January 11, 2023 in Cuisine magazine, Healthier Recipes, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, Vintage magazines
The first issue of Cuisine magazine January-February 1979 with a recipe for Spicy Indian Chicken.

Barley and Wild Rice Pilaf
November 28, 2022 in Award-Winning Chefs, Chefs, Cookbooks, Easy Recipes, Grains and Rice, Healthier Recipes, Recipes, Restaurants
A delicious Barley and Wild Rice Pilaf to serve with your leftover Thanksgiving protein.

Cookbooks from Alaska
August 30, 2021 in Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary History, Easy Recipes, Family, Healthier Recipes, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar, Travel, Vintage cookbooks
Read about the story how a woman from Alaska happened to send me cookbooks! It’s a small world.

Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew
May 7, 2021 in Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Healthier Recipes, Mom, Mother's Day, Recipes, Summer produce
I found a special recipe in my mom’s recipe box for jazzing up beautiful melon balls. Perfect for a Mother’s Day fruit salad.

If it’s Spring, there’s Asparagus
April 5, 2021 in Easy Recipes, Healthier Recipes, Recipes, Spring recipes
A good sign of Spring is fresh asparagus. Here is an easy and delicious way to prepare it.
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I love cookbooks. I mean I really love them. I love to read them, treasure them, learn from them, and, of course, cook from them. To me, cookbooks take on a life all of their own. They are history, family, and memories. I have been collecting cookbooks and writing down treasured recipes of family, friends, and neighbors since about age twelve, which means I now own thousands of cookbooks, recipes, and clippings. Now I want to share them with you along with the many other culinary treasures of my cellar." - Debbie Vanni