Did anyone get a cookbook as a gift? I got Marcella says...Italian Cooking Wisdom from The Legendary Teacher's Master Classes, with 120 of Her Irresistible New Recipes(by Marcella Hazan). It's getting good reviews. I like the other cookbook of hers I have, but find the recipes a little too involved at times for the results. Like I think there are simpler ways to get there! That said, I'm looking forward to trying some things in here. Can't believe I've had it a whole week and haven't made anything yet! Anyone have any favorites from it?
I got 30 Minute Meals and two B&N gift cards, which I used to purchase Barefoot Contessa Parties and Nick Stellino's Family Kitchen. I think Stellino's book is going to quickly become a favorite.
Judy... Congratulations! That's wonderful...I love your row of 'dancing divas'... No cookbooks for me this year...the first in many years that I haven't been blessed with them. On the other hand, I have a gorgeous stack of books, non-cooking type, on Florence, Tuscany and Italy, compliments of my son, so that's a fair trade I think.
"Fish, to taste right, must swim three times...in water, in butter and in wine." ~ Polish Proverb
I got Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook and a book I asked for, and received called Cesar, Recipes from a Tapas Bar. I love Les Halles - great writing and photography and the recipes look fantastic. I've not cooked much French Bistro food but this book makes me want to!
I am not so impressed with Cesar though. For one thing, the first third of the book is cocktail recipes. If I wanted a bar guide, I'd get one. The book is pretty enough, and the recipes do look good. There is a recipe for homemade chorizo - must try this one. I guess I'll know more after I try some of the recipes, but the cocktail thing put me off a bit.
I love the Barefoot Contessa recipes! Haven't found a one yet that I don't like and I've made a lot of them.
Does anyone know theHoney from a Weed cookbook? I have it in my shopping cart at ecookbooks.com (great prices!). It's about Tuscan cooking. Not that I need another cookbook, but I think I read a good review of it somewhere...
I got myself Tony bourdain's LEs Halles book.. love it.. feels like you are right in the kitchenwith him.. getting yelled at!
Simple great bistro food!
I also bought From Nose to Tail.. a book about cooking all of the pig!!! am going to try making some fresh pancetta roast!!!
since I can get it all here, why not! I also bought On Rue Tatin.. by Susan Hermmann Loomis.. another expat teaching cooking.. but in france.. looking for where my story fits in.. PS I have an agent now in NY.. that and $10 will get me a cocktail at the SAvoy, but who knows...
For Christmas I received Nigella Lawson's new cookbook, Feast. I know there are many Nigella-bashers out there but I enjoy reading her prose and look forward to trying many of the recipes. Although perhaps not the Ham Baked in Cherry Coke. - Marie
My husband and I have a collection of cookbooks. For Christmas, we received 2 more - one called "Cooking with my Sisters" which is by the author, Adriana Trigiani. The other is called "Lidia's Family Table". I love both of them because, in addition to some wonderful family recipes, they both give some terrific stories about growing up Italian.
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Since we don't exchange gifts, I bought myself "Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen". I get hungry just looking at it. Unfortunately, I have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to even read thru most of it or pick out what I would like to try.
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