Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
Julie Powell is a young New Yorker feeling lost in her life. She works at an unrewarding government job and lives in a run-down apartment. The one light in her life is ...
(October 2009)
My Life in France by Julia Child
I read this book so I could discover what was behind Meryl Streep’s portrayal of the famous cook in the movie Julie and Julia. I had already read Julie and Julia by ...
(October 2009)
Amarcord, Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan
Whoever said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” found a “taker” in Marcella Hazan. She literally picked up that fork (together with knife and spoon) and ran ...
(June 2009)
The Complete Book of Soups and Stews by Bernard Clayton
I really enjoy making soups. In cold/rainy weather it seems there is nothing more comforting than a hot bowl of soup. A favorite meal in hot weather is French onion soup and ...
(February 2009)
Service Included : Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch
-- also available in eBook format -- This book pulled me into the competitive and demanding world of fine dining as the author strived to work at a Thomas Keller restaurant in New York. I was impressed and amazed ...
(November 2008)
Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson
If a book can convey exuberance about food, that book surely is Vegan Planet. The recipes are astoundingly creative and depend on a sumptious variety of ingredients. Sample the likes of mahogany ...
(October 2008)
The Seventh Daughter : My Culinary Journey from Beijing to San Francisco by Cecilia Chiang with Lisa Weiss
Delightful and easy-to-follow recipes of mostly Northern Chinese cuisine interweave with a fascinating life’s journey in this beautifully illustrated book by the proprietor of San Francisco’s famed The Mandarin at Ghirardelli Square. ...
(August 2008)
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
“I write about the science of food and cooking: where our foods come from, what they are and what they’re made of, and how cooking transforms them.” --Author
For many noted ...
(May 2007)
Recipes 1-2-3 : Fabulous Food Using Only Three Ingredients by Rozanne Gold
Does your stress management plan comprise consuming a nutritious diet while simultaneously relaxing impossibly high standards for so doing? Ditto for all projects in your life? Then this cookbook is for you. ...
(January 2007)
Bobby Flay's Grilling for Life : 75 Healthier Ideas for Big Flavor from the Fire by Bobby Flay
As I drive to work and hear rain against the windows, I comfort myself by thinking of what I can do – that’s fun – when it stops raining. My mind always ...
(May 2006)
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