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[paul o' vendange]

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

I totally agree with Gabrielle's voice (which I love) coming through in Prune and that it seems like her instructions for her restaurant dishes. I borrowed it and Blood Bones and Butter from my local library to read and probably will do so again until I break down and buy a copy.

 

I also enjoyed BB&B.  Do keep an eye out for Prune. I suspect you'd enjoy it, too. 

 

That's perfect, thanks!  These are the cookbooks I treasure most.  

[gfweb]

Not a 2021 book. But it's new to me and it is 2021...Appetites,  by Bourdain.

 

 I wish I had it 30 years ago. Basics are well taught by example (as opposed to explicitly) and strategy of cooking is discussed.  Many good recipes too. His day-by-day Thanksgiving planning is helpful, mine eventually evolved to be similar to his (with the exception of a stunt turkey). This would be a great gift for a new cook.

 

Kind of bittersweet. I doubt another author will ever address his reader as "fucknut" 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by gfweb (log)

[blue_dolphin]

32 minutes ago, gfweb said:

Not a 2021 book. But it's new to me and it is 2021...Appetites,  by Bourdain.

 

 I wish I had it 30 years ago. Basics are well taught by example (as opposed to explicitly) and strategy of cooking is discussed.  Many good recipes too. His day-by-day Thanksgiving planning is helpful, mine eventually evolved to be similar to his (with the exception of a stunt turkey). This would be a great gift for a new cook.

 

Kind of bittersweet. I doubt another author will ever address his reader as "fucknut" 

 

 

I like that one, too.  If I remember correctly, this book also contains his recommendation to use the NYT Sunday Style section as a clean and hygienic surface for draining bacon as one can be assured no one has ever touched it. 

[Robenco15]

Good Christmas! Pasta arrives tomorrow too. 
 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

1 hour ago, Robenco15 said:

Good Christmas! Pasta arrives tomorrow too. 
 

 

Pasta?

 

[AAQuesada]

I  find myself referring to 'Let's eat France' quite a bit. Really well done.

 

edited to say that it's formatted like a website (imo) and I find myself flipping through it like it's hyperlinked lol. Some may find it distracting but it makes an odd sort of sense. Props to the team behind this book because it could have been awful if done poorly. 

Edited December 27, 2021 by AAQuesada (log)

[Robenco15]

6 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Pasta?

 

Missy Robbins new book called Pasta

[blue_dolphin]

This is the current state of my "recently purchased" cookbook shelf:

Some are new releases, others older editions but new to me. I like to keep them here until I've gotten to know them fairly well either through cooking or lots of reading. 

The book between Black Food and Zoe's Ghana Kitchen is Mumbai Modern.

A 2022 resolution is to limit new purchases until I've cleared this shelf and these books are all filed by subject. 

I reserve the right to make exceptions 🙃 

[liamsaunt]

I always get cookbooks for Christmas.  Sometimes good, sometimes not.  I always smile and say thank you, no mater what.  But...

 

My brother gave me some puzzling ones this year.  As seen here:

 

 

I sort of get his reasoning.  We eat a lot of bowl food and noodles, but the ramen book is so bizarre.  Recipes routinely call for one full cup of wasabi, or a full cup of sriracha, among other problems.  I do not think anyone edited this book.  He definitely did not look inside before buying it haha.

 

The second book...I guess he was thinking about the fact that we occasionally went to Disney pre-Covid.  But every recipe in the book is for some kind of theme park snack.  There is no actual savory food.  It's all junky sugary stuff that no one in my house eats, even when we are actually at Disney!  

 

I'll be donating both to the library book sale.  Someone with a sweet tooth might actually like the Disney one.  

 

I did get something nice from him though: he gave my husband two t-shirts that were the 'exact' t-shirts that my sister gave my husband last year.  (Covid meant that we did not gather for Christmas last year, so he had no way of knowing) They are super soft and comfortable, so after we got home I snagged them for me to use as pajamas.  😀

[heidih]

@liamsaunt Wowser - interesting choices. I spent a lot of time at Disneyland (Anaheim) during my youth and the only memorable savory treat were the corn dogs on Main Street. They were were special.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

7 hours ago, Robenco15 said:

Missy Robbins new book called Pasta

 

Sorry I asked.  A copy is now on its way to me.  Not like I don't have a pile of cookbooks I haven't read.

 

[paul o' vendange]

1 minute ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Sorry I asked.  A copy is now on its way to me.  Not like I don't have a pile of cookbooks I haven't read.

 

Similarly afflicted. 😬

[paul o' vendange]

Just came in.

 

@JoNorvelleWalker, ecce morbus.

 

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by paul o' vendange (log)

[Nancy in Pátzcuaro]

Flatbreads and Flavor is one of my favorite cookbooks. There are many badly stained pages, and a couple of places where the book just falls open to a recipe. Like the recipe for pita, for instance, and mapo tofu.

 

[hsm]

On 12/22/2021 at 2:57 PM, paul o' vendange said:

Let's Eat France!: 1,250 specialty foods, 375 iconic recipes, 350 topics, 260 personalities, plus hundreds of maps, charts, tricks, tips, and ... you want to know about the food of France," by François-Régis Gaudry.  Looks goofy, pretty exhaustive, and a lot of fun.

 

I received this as a gift, it is fun!

 

Also, received Sicilia by Ben Tish. My niece gave it to several of us and we're all exciting about which recipes to try first. 

[AAQuesada]

Latest cook books: the Rancho book I'm re-getting after having given away my last copy. The book in Spanish is my mom's (and a recommendation from cousins in Puebla)

[weinoo]

Very excited this just came today...

 

 

Published 1981. This is already a 2nd printing, 1982.

[FlashJack]

5 hours ago, AAQuesada said:

Latest cook books:

The Olney is a treat.

 

The 'simple' is a piss-take. He is so bitchy and snobbish. A wonderful writer I read for pleasure. The few recipes I've done from that book have been good. It's dated but can classic ever really date?

[lemniscate]

On 1/12/2022 at 11:16 AM, AAQuesada said:

Latest cook books: the Rancho book I'm re-getting after having given away my last copy. The book in Spanish is my mom's (and a recommendation from cousins in Puebla)

 

That Rancho book looks intriguing.  I read some reviews and now I want to know what a "California Tamale" or "Cup Tamale"

tastes like.

 

 

[AAQuesada]

The recipes in the Rancho book really work and seem to be well tested, stories are great based on her families oral history and from interviewing members of other Rancho families. Jacqueline Higuera McMahan always gives credit on recipes. There is a lot of Spanish influence, use of olive oil, olives, flour & flour tortillas, fig empanadas. 

 

I didn't see a 'Cup tamale' but don't expect anything super innovative but well done family recipes some quirky due to the history of the Californios. There's really not much else out there like this except maybe Encarnacion's Kitchen which is interesting more from a Historical perspective. 

 

Encarnacion's Kitchen: Mexican Recipes from Nineteenth-Century California, Selections from Encarnación Pinedo's El cocinero español (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 9): Pinedo, Encarnación, Strehl, Dan: 9780520246768: Amazon.com: Books

[paul o' vendange]

On 1/12/2022 at 12:16 PM, AAQuesada said:

Latest cook books: the Rancho book I'm re-getting after having given away my last copy. The book in Spanish is my mom's (and a recommendation from cousins in Puebla)

 

Rancho on my cart - looks awesome.  Could you talk about Pueblo Y Su Cocina a bit?

[AAQuesada]

Puebla y su Cocina was published in 1971 and was likely put together in the late 60's by a  social / charitable organization. Recipes are all from local ladies in the higher social class many of whom had French trained Chefs -I know recipes in foreign languages doesn't hinder you here you will find stuff like Oysters Rockefeller and Oso buco to soufflé to hot cakes (Mexico does pancakes very well!). Really anything you would need to know food wise  if you were marrying into a  wealthy Mexican household. Including a section on nutrition, calories, weights measures and substitutions.

 

Yes there are all of the recipes you'd expect from Puebla as well like manchamanteles(so good you stain your tablecloth!) Tinga Poblana, mole  Poblano, Desserts as well that are local as well as French or Spanish. There is a great party guacamole with lots of chicharrón! 

 

I  posted a  cocktail from this book somewhere in that section not too long ago btw and no idea if it's available online. I'll mention again that the book was recommended by family in the city as having good recipes that are typical and work. 

[paul o' vendange]

2 hours ago, AAQuesada said:

Puebla y su Cocina was published in 1971 and was likely put together in the late 60's by a  social / charitable organization. Recipes are all from local ladies in the higher social class many of whom had French trained Chefs -I know recipes in foreign languages doesn't hinder you here you will find stuff like Oysters Rockefeller and Oso buco to soufflé to hot cakes (Mexico does pancakes very well!). Really anything you would need to know food wise  if you were marrying into a  wealthy Mexican household. Including a section on nutrition, calories, weights measures and substitutions.

 

Yes there are all of the recipes you'd expect from Puebla as well like manchamanteles(so good you stain your tablecloth!) Tinga Poblana, mole  Poblano, Desserts as well that are local as well as French or Spanish. There is a great party guacamole with lots of chicharrón! 

 

I  posted a  cocktail from this book somewhere in that section not too long ago btw and no idea if it's available online. I'll mention again that the book was recommended by family in the city as having good recipes that are typical and work. 

 

Thanks.  Looking for Puebla y su Cocina, no luck so far but I love these kinds of books.

[AAQuesada]

I don't see an isbn number but here it the info page and a blurb about the print run maybe it will help. 
 

 

[heidih]

This matches @AAQuesada's description. Hard to tell with so many printings and tite not right. It has that multi-cultural upper class home management vibe..  https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?

Edited January 14, 2022 by heidih (log)