I am hoping that the title of “Conosci Gusta Prepara” means cooking, tasting, and discovering. I tried to find Italian words here and there, so hope it makes sense. If not, I’m sure my very sweet reader Barbara from Italy will correct me! I have been asked numerous times why I have not traveled to […]
International Week, Day Three: Food Down Under
After recently watching Oprah take her entire audience to Australia, I felt the need to find my Australian cookbooks. Aussie chef Curtis Stone had Oprah throw a “shrimp on the barbie,” sometimes the first thing people think of when Australian food is mentioned, but according to my books, Australian cooking is more complex and exciting […]
International Week, Day Two: European Regional Cooking
Do you remember a premier cooking show on the Discovery Channel from over ten years ago that featured great adventures in European regional cooking? This is the book from that show, and it had me at the first page. How can one resist a cookbook with chapters such as, “Out of a Roaring, Screaming French […]
Cookbook Giveaways for the Week of 1-24-11
Since my blogs this week are going to be all about cookbooks featuring international cuisines, then it only makes sense to give away books with the same theme. The Around the World book features traditional recipes from across the globe, such as pavlova from Australia, crumpets from England, Sachertorte from Austria, Scottish shortbread, risotto from Italy, and […]
The Art of German Cooking
To begin, this is not a modern-day German cookbook. It is from 1967, therefore all the book speaks of is West Germany. However, many of recipes are traditional that are still enjoyed today. Cabbage and sausages are still as popular as ever, along with pastries and coffee cakes. The one food that has always been […]
International Week, Day One: Scandinavia
I thought it might be fun to do something different this week. Each day will feature a cookbook or two of the cuisine from a different country around the world, or maybe a famous chef from a foreign land. Since I love Scandinavian cooking and my husband is a Finn, why not start there? I have enjoyed the Cooking Scandinavian book […]
Game Munchies
If you live in the Chicago area, and there is someplace you have wanted to go but it’s always too crowded, go there today at 2:00 and you will have no problem. That’s because everyone else will be watching the Bears play the Packers. This game is being called “Epic. All-Time. Special. Historic. Can’t miss. Once-in-a-lifetime.” […]
The Search for Bovril
I know someone out there knows this funny little bottle with the funny name. How I miss it. My friend Roxanne introduced it to me years ago, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I had quite a few bottles to last me awhile and there was one store where I could occasionally find it, but now […]
