In the Chonburi Province of Thailand is the seaside city of Sri Racha, where hot chile paste reigns supreme. Thai cuisine is focused on four sensations: spicy, salty, sour, and sweet, which is combined in this celebrated sauce. My brain has been on overdrive with Thai food ever since we celebrated my daughter’s birthday last weekend at […]
Wednesday Winner: Bake-Off # 18: Muffin Mix Buffet Bread
Mrs. Maxine Bullock of Topeka, Kansas, said a lapse of memory turned into a $25,000 grand prize win at the 18th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1967. The mother of three came up with her “Muffin Mix Buffet Bread” one night when she forgot to take bread out of the freezer for dinner, and in the process […]
Recipes from a (vegan) Soul Man
I am a carnivore. I can’t imagine life without grilled salmon, roast chicken, or a big juicy steak. My thousands of cookbooks are arranged by subject – beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, and just about any food you can imagine- except vegan. I do not own one vegan cookbook. Well, I think it’s about time. […]
Are You Wokking to Me?
At dinner last night, I was pondering which cookbook to write about for today. There were about a dozen books scattered on the table that I was contemplating. My daughter Kara chimed in and said, “Why don’t you write about Ray Romano’s cookbook?” Confused, I told her I didn’t know he wrote a cookbook. “It’s right in front […]
Happy Birthday to my Kristina!!
My first-born is celebrating her birthday today! Kristina started out as a foodie at a very young age, one time being on a culinary adventure in New York City. Here she is posing in front of the iconic “Silver Palate,” which also happens to be the subject of this weeks’ cookbook giveaways (enter by tonight!) Later she […]
Sigh…. Still no scanner
Hi everyone! I am still without a scanner so no cookbooks again today. BUT – do I ever have some news! Tomorrow is my daughter Kristina’s birthday, and we are celebrating at Grant Achatz’s “Next” restaurant!!!!!!! For those who might not know, Grant Achatz is considered one of the world’s greatest chefs. Next is his […]
I Have the Best Readers in the World
It’s very late Wednesday night, and I am staring at this screen trying to think what to write for Thursday because my scanner is not working at this moment, so I can’t scan any of my newest cookbooks I accumulated while recently traveling from coast to coast. Instead, I decided to tell you all how much you are appreciated. […]
