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Book Review ~  Provisions ~ The Roots of Caribbean Cooking

Book Review ~ Provisions ~ The Roots of Caribbean Cooking

Provisions is a cook book that is a departure from coursed meals ie: appetizers, entrees. Provisions reads as a culinary historical novel with intertwined thread being local Caribbean ingredients. The gift in these pages are the author’s grandmother recipes. Island greens with avocado, mint and […]

Book of the month Vietnamese Food any day by Andrea Nguyen

Book of the month Vietnamese Food any day by Andrea Nguyen

found Watermelon Raddish at Marzak’s Fine Foods in Denver inspired me to make the any day viet pickle. Delightfully the any day pickle held its own to BBQ.

Book Review. Edible Beats

Book Review. Edible Beats

WOW. i did something a bit different today. I had attended a presentation and signing of a cook book. It was fascinating. Not only the cook book but the experience of attending a book signing. the book signing reservation included culinary samples, not really appetizers, […]

Book of the month Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple recipes for true, fresh flavors.

Book of the month Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple recipes for true, fresh flavors.

I am currently reading Andrea Nguyen’s Vietnamese Food Any Day. the cook book is a good read. Getting to know potions of flavors – that i am not familiar with – drew me in. Scrolling through food photos and reading family stories is the hook. […]

Book Review ~ Mrs Beeton’s Cookery

Book Review ~ Mrs Beeton’s Cookery

Mrs Beeton’s Cookery and Household Management has me miss Downton Abbey.  Mrs Beeton’s Cookery and House Hold Management is house hold name for over 120 years. I read my first visiting Grandma Berta and was enchanted. It has me miss the kitchen episodes from Downton […]

Book Review ~ “A Treasury of Great Recipes” Mary and Vincent Price

Book Review ~ “A Treasury of Great Recipes” Mary and Vincent Price

I had picked up a treasury of great recipes and serendipitous found it to be the travels of Mary and Vincent Price. The wanderings are chronicled from Dodger Stadium to London with recipes included. In Vincent’s writings he shared his “appetite for life”. Pages of […]

Book review ~ Chasing Bocuse

Book review ~ Chasing Bocuse

Competition sharpens the skills. the compelling read of the American Culinary team in pursuit of international competition. The Story strikes a cord with me as competition is ingrained in out industry.. this is not a challenge on personalities nor heightened situations. With no disrespect  to […]

Book Review ~ “The Essential James Beard Cook Book”

Book Review ~ “The Essential James Beard Cook Book”

Essentially the culinary stories are the strings and the strength of the Essential James Beard Cook Book. A collection of 450 American Cooking recipes. This one of my favorites .

Book Review ~ Larousse Gastronomique

Book Review ~ Larousse Gastronomique

The worlds greatest culinary encyclopedia should be on everyone’s shelf.   Culinary tastes have changed since its initial publication – however the basics have not. It is the indispensable source since its initial publication by chef Prosper Montagne’ in 1938. ISBN 978-0-307-46491-0  

Book Review ~ Meringue by Linda Jackson and Jennifer Evans Gardner

Book Review ~ Meringue by Linda Jackson and Jennifer Evans Gardner

The perfect introduction. culinary threads stitching together a pinch of cream of tartar or dash of vinegar..egg whites, sugar and air. the read is easy and the recipes easier. According to Larousse Gastronomique – it could have been the Swiss pastry cook Gasparini or Marie […]