Cookbook Reviews
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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Serious Barbecue Serious Barbecue | By Adam Perry Lang | (Hyperion, $35 hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 1:14pm
When the barbecue calls, get serious with Adam Lang By Kim Davaz Chef Adam Perry Lang’s first cookbook is “Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste & Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking” written with JJ Goode and Amy Vogler. This Culinary Institute of America-trained chef began his restaurant work in fancy French restaurants, but decided that barbecue is his true calling. Lang does not limit his barbecue. He includes both indirect, low-heat, long-cooking barbecue - what purists may argue is the only barbecue - and direct, high-heat grilling. It’s all about the flavor, and Lang uses whichever method works best for…
- Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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Cooking for Two 2009 Cooking for Two 2009 | By the editors of America's Test Kitchen | (America's Test Kitchen, $35 hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 6:43pm
Cooking for two has never been easier By Kim Davaz There is no challenge too large or too small for the America’s Test Kitchen crew. In “Cooking for Two 2009: The Years’ Best Recipes Cut Down to Size,” they’ve begun a new annual cookbook to make life easier (and more delicious) for those who want to cook for two. Cooking for two, especially if you’ve been used to cooking for more, can be a challenge. How much to buy? What about leftovers? Relax. The America’s Test Kitchen crew has figured this all out. The “Smart Shoppers Guide” at the beginning gives…
- Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Mediterranean Hot and Spicy Mediterranean Hot and Spicy | By Aglaia Kremezi | (Broadway; $19.95 paperback)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 6:45pm
Sit on the patio when reading ‘Hot and Spicy’ By Kim Davaz I don’t often want to rush the changing seasons. I actually like our cold, wet winters as much as the gorgeous springs, warm summers and glorious falls. While reading “Mediterranean Hot and Spicy: Healthy, Fast and Zesty Recipes From Southern Italy, Greece, Spain, the Middle East and North Africa” by Aglaia Kremezi during a particularly wet spell, I was tempted to eat outside, and started to wish for warmer evenings. You can, of course, eat the foods from “Mediterranean Hot and Spicy” indoors, but they are made to be…
- Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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The Best of Relish Cookbook The Best of Relish Cookbook | By the editors of Relish magazine | (The Countryman Press, $24.95 hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 6:45pm
Editors of Relish compile their best By Kim Davaz “Good food matters” is a favorite saying of a friend of Jill Melton, the editor of newspaper-insert Relish magazine. Melton and the rest of the editors at Relish agree, and they’ve put the favorites of their good food of the past three years into “The Best of Relish: Celebrating America’s Love of Food.” The recipes are relatively fast without resorting to too many prepared foods. They call for canned beans and broth, maybe some prepared pie crust and prepared pizza crust dough for kids’ pizzas, but for the most part, this is…
- Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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Eating Well in Season: The Farmers’ Market Cookbook Eating Well in Season: The Farmers' Market Cookbook | By Jessie Price and the editors of Eating Well | (The Countryman Press, $24.95 hardcover)
Posted by Kim Davaz • 6:45pm
Magazine’s latest takes us to market By Kim Davaz Eating Well magazine is dedicated to helping us consume the healthiest and best-tasting food possible. The latest cookbook from the magazine focuses on recipes using the seasonal local foods found in a farmers’ market. A handful of farmers’ markets picked by the magazines’ readers as the best are featured, and the Portland Farmers’ Market made the list. The introduction is full of useful information on nutrition. Colorful charts help explain which nutrients come from which foods, and how to balance your diet. A list tells which produce you should always try to…
