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A few more I found this afternoon...some have been previously on sale: Previously on sale: "Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World" Kindle Edition $2.99US Previously on sale: "Mark Bittman's Kitchen Matrix: More Than 700 Simple Recipes and Techniques to Mix and Match for Endless Possibilities" Kindle Edition $2.99US And I can't recall, but I think this also may have been on sale...and it's oddly priced : David Tanis' "One Good Dish" Kindle Edition $3.82US New to the "Bargain Basement": Andrew Feinberg (Author),‎ Francine Stephens (Author),‎ Melissa Clark (Author),‎ Alice Waters (Foreword): From Brooklyn's Franny Restaurant,"Franny's: Simple Seasonal Italian" Kindle Edition $3.00US Miriam González Durántez's "Made In Spain: Recipes and stories from my country and beyond" Kindle Edition $.99US Leela Punyaratabandhu's "Bangkok: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of Thailand" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary. edited to add another: From the famous British Butcher Shop, Lidgate - "Lidgate's: The Meat Cookbook: Buy and cook meat for every occasion" Kindle Edition $.99US

A new month is here and new e-cookbooks are on sale! On sale again: Richard Olney's "Simple French Food" Kindle Edition $1.99US Dora Charles' "A Real Southern Cook: In Her Savannah Kitchen" Kindle Edition $2.99US There's a recipe called "Orphan One Hundred Cookies" posted on the Amazon info page for this book. PBS series chef Pati Jinich's "Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens" Kindle Edition $2.99US You can read a few of her recipes using the "Look Inside" feature for this book. Beth Hensperger's "The Bread Bible: 300 Favorite Recipes" Kindle Edition $2.99US Note this is not the Rose Levy Beranbaum infamous bread book (but is well-reviewed nonetheless). Winner of the 2015 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Award with forwards by Alice Waters and Michael Pollen...a "How to Cook" cookbook: Carl Peternell's "Twelve Recipes" Kindle Edition $1.99US Chef Roberto Santibanez (Author),‎ JJ Goode (Author),‎ Todd Coleman (Author)'s "Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales: Flavors from the Griddles, Pots, and Streetside Kitchens of Mexico" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to read their recipe for Corn Tortillas. James Beard Book Award-winning author Janie Hibler's "The Berry Bible: With 175 Recipes Using Cultivated and Wild, Fresh and Frozen Berries" Kindle Edition $.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to read the extensive recipe index for this part encyclopedia, part cookbook. Not quite in the "Bargain Basement Price" range, but close enough... Stephanie Izard's "Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats & Drinks" Kindle Edition $3.99US Again, use the "Look Inside" feature to read the extensive recipe index. And speaking of "Top Chef": Richard Blais' "So Good: 100 Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours" Kindle Edition $2.99US Sarah Leah Chase's "New England Open-House Cookbook: 300 Recipes Inspired by the Bounty of New England" Kindle Edition $1.99US Forward by Ina Garten, view some recipes using the "Look Inside" feature. Chief Historian at the History Cable Channel Libby O'Connell's "The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites" Kindle Edition $2.99US Food history/origins with some recipes. Jill O'Connor's "Cake, I Love You: Decadent, Delectable, and Do-able Recipes" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to read the extensive recipe index. MALATI SRINIVASAN (Author),‎ GEETHA RAO (Author, Contributor)'s "THE UDUPI KITCHEN" Kindle Edition $.99US Vegetarian Indian food from the southern Indian town of Udupi. Before purchasing, please read the reviews regarding this book. Finally, because Summer is coming: Fany Gerson's "Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Ice & Aguas Frescas" Kindle Edition $1.99US This may be the book eGer @blue_dolphinuses for her great-looking Popsicles. I am a US Prime member and the prices you see may vary. edited to add that there are more cookbooks "on sale" (click on the Kindle Book Deals link at the top of the Kindle Books section on Amazon's web site and choose "Cookbooks" to see their current Kindle cookbook sale list) but they weren't what I considered "Bargain Basement" prices so I did not post them here.

Not to quibble but Bisquick wasn't really marketed as a money-saving product. It was originally marketed as a time-saving product. My aunt (who raised my mom) always had a weekly baking day where she would bake the bread and rolls and kolaches from scratch for the rest of the week. When Bisquick came along, it meant my aunt was able to get her baking done more quickly. Granted it didn't save that much time but perception (and marketing) is everything and she thought the Bisquick saved her time. That's why she and millions of other housewives embraced "modern products" like canned condensed soups, Bisquick, etc. I'm sure from-scratch pancakes taste great. But when you're raised eating pancakes made from Bisquick, that's what you tend to prefer.

Found this morning... Previously published in hardback as "Mr Todiwala's Spice Box" Cyrus Todiwala's "Simple Spice: 120 easy Indian recipes with just 10 spices" Kindle Edition $.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary. edited to add that all of the James Beard titles that were on sale are no longer on sale.

And don't throw away the pineapple rind. You can use the rind to make Daisy Martinez's Spicy Pineapple Vinegar (click).

Thanks for the response. That's interesting about the flavors being "tamed down". There's an Indian buffet across town that I try to eat at when I get over to that area. But other than that restaurant, there's a paucity of Indian food here. I'd welcome the Curry Up Now restaurants if just for the added variety.

And I just stumbled across this cocktail/spirits book that looked interesting:. No recipes (I believe) but a journal of sorts of the author's travels searching out spirit makers: Thad Vogler's "By the Smoke and the Smell: My Search for the Rare and Sublime on the Spirits Trail" Kindle Edition $1.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Curry Up Now" is currently a San Francisco Bay area chain of fast-casual Indian food restaurants. You can read more about them here (click). They're going to launch statewide soon. I am curious as to how good the food is. Has anyone up in the Bay area eaten there? What's your opinion? How's the cost versus what-you-get-for-it ratio?

The Amazon Fire Tablet (10") is on sale at Amazon today...not sure how long the sale will last. Fire HD 10 Tablet with Alexa Hands-Free, 10.1" 1080p Full HD Display, 32 GB, Black - with Special Offers If you bump it up to the 64GB storage tablet with no special offers (meaning "no ads"), it only adds about $50US to the sale price.

It started with my daily BookBub email and I fell down an Amazon Kindle ecookbook rabbit hole... "Alton Brown: EveryDayCook" Kindle Edition $1.99US There are a lot of recipes from the cookbook posted on this book's Amazon info page. From Fran Warde and Tim Wilson, owners of the British Ginger Pig Butcher shops chain: "Ginger Pig Meat Book" Kindle Edition $.99US "Ginger Pig Farmhouse Cook Book" Kindle Edition $.99US James Beard-nominated Pastry Chef Dana Cree's "Hello, My Name Is Ice Cream: The Art and Science of the Scoop" Kindle Edition $2.99US Lindsey Bareham's "Dinner Tonight: 200 dishes you can cook in minutes" Kindle Edition $.99US Lindsey is the Guild of Food Writers' British Food Writer of the Year Award winner. And a food-related memoir: Journalist Ann Mah's memoir "Mastering the Art of French Eating: From Paris Bistros to Farmhouse Kitchens, Lessons in Food and Love" Kindle Edition $1.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Oh, the horror... Stouffer's Seasoning Wraps They're pieces of paper with spice/herb seasonings stuck on them. You're supposed to use a non-stick skillet and no fat, wrap the protein in the seasoned paper and press on the paper-wrapped protein so the seasoning will stick to the protein. Then fry/saute it, paper and all. Then make sure you throw away the paper before consuming the now-seasoned protein. The "wraps" come in four flavors: Italian Countryside Herb Lemon Dill Roasted Garlic and Lemon Roasted Tomato Herb Clicking on the link above will take you to the product page. Click on one of the "wrap" products and on the new page scroll down for the cooking instructions. Maybe I'm over-reacting about this new product. Could the "wraps" just be "training wheels" for new cooks? Or is it really just the very bad idea I think it is?

They also have this: "TABASCO Family Reserve Pepper Sauce, 5 Ounce" I bought bottles of this for my two brothers at Christmas last year and have yet to hear back from them if it tastes better (or any different) than the regular sauce.

I thought I would add this news item to this very ancient discussion (too bad the pictures earlier in the discussion didn't survive the years!)" "Tabasco Releases High-End ‘Champagne of Pepper Sauce’ for Its 150th Birthday" So it sounds like it's going to be "fizzy' Tabasco sauce. Usually, if my Tabasco sauce is fizzy, I know it's time to toss it and buy a new bottle.

From this morning's BookBub email: New York Times best selling author Adriana Trigiani tries her hand at a cookbook: "Cooking with My Sisters: One Hundred Years of Family Recipes, from Italy to Big Stone Gap" Kindle Edition $1.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Amazon Is Ending Whole Foods’ Loyalty Program Soon" There's not much info in the article. "Soon" means in as little as just over a week away.

From this morning's perusal's: I think this may have been on sale before - Joe Beddia's "Pizza Camp: Recipes from Pizzeria Beddia" Kindle Edition $2.99US 2015 finalist on Britain's "Masterchef" show... Emma Spitze's "Fress: Bold, Fresh Flavours from a Jewish Kitchen" Kindle Edition $.99US From British TV... Chef Ching-He Huang, "Stir Crazy: 100 deliciously healthy stir-fry recipes" Kindle Edition $.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Another Romaine lettuce recall: "Romaine lettuce E. coli warning expanded"

I thought about waffle cone bowls this morning. I figured the bacon bowl maker could make them, as well.

Two this morning: Noah Bernamoff's "The Mile End Cookbook: Redefining Jewish Comfort Food from Hash to Hamantaschen" Kindle Edition $1.99US "At My Grandmother's Knee: Recipes and Memories Handed Down By Women of the South" Kindle Edition $.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

I thought about that, too. But on the page for the silicone mold they show baked cookie "shot glasses", so I'm assuming it'd be okay for the oven.

Alton Brown would be pissed seeing another Only-One-Task kitchen item. Though I suppose you could make tortilla bowls, too, with the gadget. I liked this thingy: Cookie Shot Maker I'm thinking you might be able to make Thanksgiving stuffing "shot glasses" with it that could be filled with gravy. The possibilities could be endless...

The same company makes the Valentine's Hearts candy with words on them. It would be sad to see them become a thing of the past.

Currently snacking on Cadbury Dark Chocolate Mini Eggs left over from Easter. They aren't my favorite. I prefer the original milk chocolate version. I did discover this year that they have a "white" Mini Egg flavor (white chocolate), as well, which were very good. I'll have to keep an eye out for them next year.

I understand the rolling in the powdered sugar before baking. I know there are chocolate crinkle cookie recipes that use the same method. After baking, the contrast of the chocolate and the white of the cracked powdered sugar is part of the "charm" of the cookie. Using this same method for a white-powdered-sugar-on-blonde cookies doesn't strike me as contrast-y enough so it's an odd method to use. As for the "Key Lime Pie" flavor...at least they tasted the citrus, though erringly so. I wouldn't consider it a fail. Just unexpected results.

Perhaps you could delay the rolling-in-powdered-sugar until after they are baked. That's what I do when I make my Butterball Cookies (click) which are basically Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Tea Cookies. After baking, I let them cool completely then roll them in powdered sugar. I let them sit overnight so the butter in the cookies "sucks up" the powdered sugar. Then I roll them again in powdered sugar and they end up looking pretty (and edible). Another thought could be to add lemon zest to the powdered sugar which would also increase the lemon flavor.