Being a big fan of Top Chef and other cooking shows, imagine my delight in finding this cookbook last week at a library book sale. I have enjoyed reading and watching these two talented chefs for many years and then hit the jackpot when the book turned out to be a signed copy. The inscription to Dr. Charles Lutzow and his assumed connection […]
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Cookbook Give-Aways for the Week of 9-20-10
Are you a bread baker? Or would you like to learn more about it? Either way, you will love the two cookbooks this week in my give-away! The Italian Baker by Carol Field is considered a masterpiece in the cookbook world. The author appeared with Julia Child on her popular PBS series, “In Julia’s Kitchen with […]
Sunday Recipe for 9-19-10: It’s Apple Time!
Apple picking has begun, which means this is one of the first recipes to come out of my files. Jelly-glazed cinnamon apple slices sit atop a sour cream pound cake and topped with toasted almonds. It’s a gorgeous cake that looks like it came from a fancy pastry shop, and tastes like fall. Scandinavian Apple Cake […]
Saturday’s Recipe for 9-18-10: A Comfy, Warm Recipe for a Chilly Night
The moment there is even a slight chill in the air, my mind tells me it’s time to start cooking fall foods, especially those that are roasting in the oven for hours, or a soup simmering on the stovetop. We love these slow-cooking ribs, and hope you will, too. Beef Short Ribs in Red Wine 1 cup […]
What a Small World! Follow-Up from Yesterday’s Blog.
Don’t you love coincidences, especially ones that make you smile? I have a wonderful friend, Mary Louise from Georgia. She is the epitome of the gracious Southern hostess, and a lovely, talented lady. I adore her. We met many years ago at the National Chicken Contest held at Hilton Head Island and have been friends […]
Dying Tastefully in the Mississippi Delta
Doesn’t sound like a cookbook, does it? That’s what I thought when my friend Roxanne mailed it to me. Actually, it’s part recipes, part stories, and highly entertaining. According to the authors, after a solemn funeral service and the finality of the grave, the people of the Mississippi Delta look forward to feeding the bereaved […]
How a Cookbook Found Me
If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you know how I love giving away cookbooks in random drawings each week. When I email the person whose name was drawn to inform them that they will be getting a cookbook in the mail, I always receive happy emails in return thanking me and expressing their […]
Are you a Locavore?
I picked up these two lovely coffee table books in the quaint town of Point Reyes Station, California. If there is a town one can call organic, and where people buy local, it’s Point Reyes. Even Prince Charles traveled from England to Point Reyes to study organic farming practices. My daughter Kristina and I were browsing […]
