Cookbook Reviews
- Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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Spice Dreams Spice Dreams | By Sarah Engram and Katie Luber | (Andrews McMeel, $16.99, hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 6:24am
Make sweet and spicy summer dreams come true By Kim Davaz On a really hot day, the only thing that sounds good to eat is something cold from the freezer. Sarah Engram and Katie Luber, owners of the Seasoned Palate, which produces spice blends, have raised the flavor bar for frozen treats. In “Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats,” they (with Nancy Meadows and Kimberly Toqe) combine ice creams, sorbets and frozen yogurts with toppings and baked items to make an almost never-ending combination of treats. The first and easiest recipe for spiced ice cream is to add…
- Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Recipes From an Italian Summer Recipes From an Italian Summer | From The Silver Spoon Kitchen | (Phaidon; $39.95 hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 6:24am
Silver Spoon Kitchen invites cooks to take an Italian holiday By Kim Davaz I have a friend to whom Italy speaks. They have not been formally introduced and he doesn't speak Italian, but she speaks to him, inviting him to visit. "Recipes from an Italian Summer" from The Silver Spoon Kitchen will have Italy inviting you to vacation there, with many of the recipes from Sicily, Sardinia, Campania, Tuscany and the mountains of northern Italy - favorite places for Italians to go on holiday. The book begins with a guide to Italian food festivals from the first week of May in…
- Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Steak With Friends Steak With Friends | By Rick Tramonto with Mary Goodbody | (Andrews McMeel, $35 hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 12:30am
Steak is all about celebrating the good things in life Rick Tramonto’s latest book doesn’t hold back from splurging on ingredients for special occasions By Kim Davaz Steak is, of course, the main focus of Chicago chef Rick Tramonto’s seventh cookbook, “Steak With Friends” written with Mary Goodbody, but this cookbook is not only about steak. It’s about what steak represents, which is a celebratory meal. Steak means good times, a bit of a splurge, and good friends and family to share it with. It’s a happy food. This attitude of largesse spills over onto the other foods in “Steak With…
- Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood | By Trisha Yearwood | (Clarkson Potter, $29.99 hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 12:30am
Yearwood family takes readers to a country kitchen By Kim Davaz If what you’re looking for is good old down-home cooking, you can’t get much more good old down-home than “Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share With Family and Friends.” Trisha Yearwood, her mother, Gwen, and her sister Beth have brought together even more of their family’s favorite recipes in their second cookbook, combining them with family stories and cooking tips. They have everything from spring strawberry shortcake to wintery stuffed cabbage, from blueberry pancakes to a low-country boil. There’s even a Southern version of hummus made…
- Wednesday, June 02, 2010
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Good to the Grain Good to the Grain | By Kim Boyce | (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $29.95, hard cover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 12:30am
Baker finds whole grains add whole lot of flavor By Kim Davaz Whole-grain baking is an excellent way to introduce new grains into your diet, whether for health reasons or to try new flavors. If you’re used to baking with wheat flour, these other grains may feel similar in the bag, but they taste and react differently. You can’t just substitute teff or amaranth flour for wheat flour, any more than you can interchange white flour for whole-wheat flour and expect to get the same results. Pastry chef Kim Boyce has done the hard experimenting part, and with Amy Scattergood has…
- Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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BBQ 25 BBQ 25 | By Adam Perry Lang | (Harper Studio, $19.95 paperback)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 12:30am
‘Hands-on’ instructions for serious barbecuing Little grilling book is packed with recipes and information By Kim Davaz If you find yourself drawn to the outdoor grill when you should be shopping for sandpaper or light bulbs; if the aroma of your neighbor’s grill has you up against the fence; if you find yourself looking for a hat that includes an umbrella so you can grill in the rain; then Adam Perry Lang’s “BBQ 25” has your name written all over it. Lang calls “BBQ 25” the “backbone of barbecue” that includes his best recipes with the least fuss for the foods…