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Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cook book, a gift from my mom, was a tattered, dog eared, with notes included, Betty Crocker. I still have it and treasure it for what it means to me.
Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
Washington is known for its apple crops, fresh salmon and sweet onions.
Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
Not to brag, but I make the best BBQ baby back ribs you have ever tasted.
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Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
What a tough question. I guess my first choice would be "Death By Chocolate" cake.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cook book, a gift from my mom, was a tattered, dog eared, with notes included, Betty Crocker. I still have it and treasure it for what it means to me.
Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
Washington is known for its apple crops, fresh salmon and sweet onions.
Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
Not to brag, but I make the best BBQ baby back ribs you have ever tasted.
Cook the Book: 'Bite-Size Desserts'
Anything chocolate grabs my attention. Also, in the summer desserts with fresh fruits.
Cook the Book: 'The Barcelona Cookbook'
I know what tapas are, but I have never had the opportunity to try them (I am not really a country bumkin, I just never lived where the only Latin meals were Mexican)
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
Gig Harbor, WA has a great Farmers Marketi it includes a garden for the Fish Food *(food bank).
Cook the Book: 'Endangered Recipes' by Lari Robling
For our birthday Mom always made a three layer cake: chocolate, strawberry and vanila. I can't remember the frosting but it was probably seven minute frosting.
Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'
We are inundated with wild blackberries-so jam or jelly would be a natural. We manage to eat fresh most of what our small garden produces, but the local farmers market is a gold mine and I would love to learn some preservation methods for the summer produce.
Cook the Book: 'Bottega Favorita' by Frank Stitt
Pesto made with basil, parsley and chives from my gards. The parmesan cheese is grated fresh and only the best EVOO. I get hungry just writing about it.
Cook the Book: 'Serious Barbecue' by Adam Perry Lang
The year I cooked the Thanksgiving turkey (it was stuffed with my favorite dressing). The turkey came out moist and delicious and my oven was free for other baked goods. Now we always cook the bird on the barby.
Cook the Book: 'Tacos'
My taco experiences span 4 states. California tacos had lots of fresh tomatoes, lettuce and ground beef. Arizona tacos came with a lot of guacamole and beef chunks. New Mexico had tacos that came two ways: hot and hotter. Then their are the Tex-Mex tacos from Texas-as big as the state and really tasty.
Cook the Book: 'Real Cajun'
My mom wasn't a great cook, but that didn't slow her down. We often had the visiting preacher over for Sunday dinner and Mom would fix fried chicken (which she did real well). Dad would pass the mashed potatoes and always embarassed mom with his comment: "Have a few potatoes, have a few more, have damned near all of them."
Cook the Book: 'Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating'
Eating a lot more fresh produce is number one on my list. More fish, less red meat (but I won't give up my daily ice cream)
Cook the Book: 'Kneadlessly Simple'
I love to bake bread and my Cuisinart makes it pretty simple. My best bread started as Challah but has evolved into my bread. It is a beautiful braided loaf with poppy seeds on top.
Cook the Book: 'On the Line'
We are very fortunate living in the Pacific Northwest. Seafood is plentiful and we eat it at least twice a week. Favorites are grilled Alaska salmon and shrimp scampi.
Cook the Book: 'Almost Meatless'
Veggie Stir Fry served over brown rice is absolutely delicious. I am endeavoring to add more fresh produce to our diet, so this book would be a real help.
Cook the Book: The Essence of Chocolate
A friend was going to enter a desert in a state wide contest and he asked me to be his chief tester (taster?) By the time I had gained about twenty pounds, we decided he should enter his Molten Lava Double Chocolate Cake. He won a scholarship to chef school, so we all came out ahead.
Cook the Book: 'Osteria'
Ham Hocks and beans tops the list, followed by Beef Stew and Chili and Beans.
Cook the Book: 'Baking Unplugged'
My first loaf of homemade yeast bread was a real disaster. After hours of work I took it out of the oven and dropped it! It cracked the asphalt tile!!! I laugh now thinking about it and have gained a reputation of being a great bread maker.
Cook the Book: 'The Great Wings Book'
BarBCue wings and make your own taco bar.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'American Cheeses'
Tillamok Cheese made in Tillamok Oregon. Great cheese, reasonable price and hard to find.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham
Start with a good sour dough bread, buttered, then sliced ham and sliced cheddar cheese. Grill and enjoy. (plus gain a few more pounds_
Cook the Book: 'Into the Vietnamese Kitchen'
Cut back on my consumption of sodas and deserts.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage
Hole in the Wall in Stockton CA
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
It was a to-die-for yellow cake with pink frosting (yes, pink) at a popular bakery in NYC!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Tunnel of fudge cheesecake :)
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
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Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
For me, it's a tie between my mom's homemade peach pie and her homemade cookies from scratch.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
A Strawberry Mousse I had at a hotel garrettsambo@aol.com
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
I love this wonderful strawberry tart made with sour cream.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
The lemon cupcakes at my wedding.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
The first time I had Boxton Cream Pie.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
I had a dessert at a restaurant called "death by chocolate". It was "to die for".
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
It has to be my mom's apple pie with cream. I can't remember the name of it but it's sooo good!
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Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
My first serving of Teramisu (sp?) I was instantlly hooked!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
It had to be my first serving of peach cobbler a la mode. That was such an amazing combination of flavors!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
too many great desserts to choose just one, lots of chocolate especially and some bread pudding with rum sauce from a now closed restaurant
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
The best dessert I've ever had was a white chocolate cheesecake.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
The best dessert I ever had hmmmm I would have to say my Moms homemade carrot cake or my aunts German Chocolate cake it's a tough choice.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Any of the desserts that my mother made from scratch when I was young would be a favorite.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
The best dessert I ever had was a home made peach cobbler made by my Mom recently
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
My favorite is a Coffee Creme Brulee that my husband's mother used to make--it was heaven on earth.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
My moms caramel cake. She makes it for special occasions and it is yummy. semtaylor@yahoo.com
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
It was these cupcakes my grandmother would bake from scratch. They were the best!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
My dad's apple crisp was the best dessert ever!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Apple crepes with calvados at a little cafe in Munich - they were so good, we went back 3 times during the week we were there.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Scotland Yard restaurant in Alexandria, VA, made the best bread pudding ever. They added whatever fresh fruit they had on hand on a given day and it was perfect every time.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
My mom made the best chewy brownies!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
I once made a chocolate cake that used ground walnuts instead of flour. I stored the recipe on my computer and when it crashed, I wasn't able to retrieve it. That was, without a doubt, the richest, moistest chocolate cake I ever made.
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What a tough question. I guess my first choice would be "Death By Chocolate" cake.