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Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
MA: eating some freshly picked apples on the farm
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Sushi - my friends and I get super fresh fish from New Deal Fish Market in Cambridge, MA anf make our own. It's belly and wallet-friendly
Cook the Book: 'The Barcelona Cookbook'
My only authentic tapas experience in Spain was in high school - my h.s. Spanish class went to Andalucia region for a week. All the restaurants and foodstuff was arranged by our teachers, so I can't comment on what exactly we ate and where we ate it...but my oh my was it delicious! I had never had food like that before the trip.
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Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
The old-school Betty Crocker cookbook!
Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
MA: eating some freshly picked apples on the farm
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Sushi - my friends and I get super fresh fish from New Deal Fish Market in Cambridge, MA anf make our own. It's belly and wallet-friendly
Cook the Book: 'The Barcelona Cookbook'
My only authentic tapas experience in Spain was in high school - my h.s. Spanish class went to Andalucia region for a week. All the restaurants and foodstuff was arranged by our teachers, so I can't comment on what exactly we ate and where we ate it...but my oh my was it delicious! I had never had food like that before the trip.
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
Shake shack burger - i just love the potato bread that they use!
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Lemon Aid
I like to buy it in its frozen form in Rhode Island
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
Stillman Farm's in Boston. They have a stand at the Coolidge Corner farmer's market (which itself is wonderful in its variety of meats, produce, ice cream, baked goods, fish, cheese, and even honey). I had a CSA with Stillman's last year and it was always felt like Christmas when I looked to see what the week's produce would be.
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
Indian - I wish there were some easy-to-follow Youtube videos for Indian cooking. I've got the spices and I've tried my hand at making a few recipes, however, the final product doesn't come close to 'real' Indian homemade or restaurant-quality.
Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'
Sweet potato gnocchi
Cook the Book: 'On the Line'
As nature intended it to be - raw, simple and fresh. Sushi, oysters, and ceviche are so beautiful and straight-forwardedly satisfying...these items make a strong argument against "cooking" food!
Cook the Book: The Essence of Chocolate
I'm a sucker for the peanut butter frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 3. True, it's 'adulterated' with PB, but who can resist that combo?!
Cook the Book: 'Osteria'
Korean soondubu jigae. It's a spicy stew made with oh-so-soft tofu and shellfish.
Cook the Book: 'Into the Vietnamese Kitchen'
To finally purchase the SLR camera I've been yearning for and take mouthwatering photos!
Cook the Book: 'The Bon Appétit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook'
Bibimbap - Korean comfort food (and also the dish in which you can throw in all your little bits of leftovers)!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box
Sharing BLT's made by my cute elderly neighborhood lady...with today's culture, I can't believe that my parents let my brother and me visit an old lady up the street every week without being cautious about it...
Cook the Book: 'Baked, New Frontiers in Baking'
Carvel ice cream cake, due to the 'chocolate crunchies'. I felt nostalgic and bought it for my birthday one year, but I am sad to say that I have outgrown it - it wasn't the delicious crunchy, cold, sweet mixture I had remembered!
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Asian Dining Rules'
My co-workers and I went to a Thai restaurant for lunch. I was the only Asian person out of the group of 5. One of my co-workers and I ordered the same item, but in differing spice-levels. I had read ahead of time on Chowhound that this particular restaurant serves unexpectedly spicy food, so I had purposely ordered a 'mild' version of the dish. My co-worker ordered the 'spicy' version. Not surprisingly, the waiter had switched our orders and I was served the 'spicy' version. I started eating the dish, unknowingly, and it became all too apparent to me that I was the victim of a stereotype. The server had assumed that I was the one that had ordered the 'spicy' version...not my Caucasian co-worker. The dish turned out to have 11 thai bird chili peppers! Between asking the waiter to repeatedly fill my water glass and gulping down as much liquid as I could to cool my burning taste buds, my face glowed increasingly redder throughout the meal. After the meal was finished, my co-worker looked at my dish, saw the numerous chili peppers, and casually stated, "Hmm...it looks like they mixed up our dishes. Mine was really spicy though, so I'm glad I didn't get stuck with the 'spicy' one"
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Marcella Remembers'
The bolognese pork roasted in milk - so tasty and tender
Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'
Bolognese sauce is the best!
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'
My boyfriend and I baked a pumpkin pie for a pot-luck Thanksgiving dinner. My boyfriend isn't a regular in the kitchen, and is even worse at baking...so he put me in charge of giving him tasks to do. We set out all the ingredients on to the kitchen table and started following the recipe. The pie looked great when it came out.
That evening...
We had a great Thanksgiving dinner with a dozen friends...now, came time for dessert. We had a fair spread of desserts at the table, so almost everyone took a sliver or spoonfull of each dessert. When we tasted the pumpkin pie, my eyes bulged and were tell-tale signs that something was wrong...we had forgotten to add sugar!
Cook the Book: 'A Platter of Figs'
roasted red kuri squash - it is unbelievably creamy, decadent and healthy
Cook the Book: 'Chocolate Epiphany'
Any chocolate confection from Pierre Herme
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
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Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
I received The Joy of cooking as a wedding present. garrettsambo@aol.com
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
my first cookbook was one i got from school...it was with all the students favorite recipes...
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
It was a Strawberry Shortcake cookbook that had recipes for sandwiches and other easy recipes.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
it's actually kind of sad. My freshman year of college I worked at the corporate HQ of Fanny Farmer candy shops and for our Xmas bonus we all got a copy of the new Fanny Farmer cookbook ..... so my first cookbook was the Fanny Farmer cookbook.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
Better Homes And Gardens, but I grew up with my mom's Betty Crocker cookbook.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cookbook was Betty Crocker's. It had all the basics and I still own it today.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
A collection of recipes that my mom made based on my observations
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cookbook was one from our church. I know, not top quality. I rarely turn to cookbooks as a new cook because of the vast information on the internet. I would enjoy having a few cookbooks in my collection, though.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My Mother in Law got me a 5 ingredient cookbook that had horrible recipes which basically combined 5 canned foods into one dish meals. Revolting.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
mom's ratty old Joy of Cooking!
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
The first cookbook that I ever received was a book of photocopied recipes my grandfather made for me of all the traditional Italian recipes that my great grandma used to make for her family. There are some wonderful recipes in there too. From homemade tortellini, to antipasto that has to sit jarred for a year before you can eat it (to let the flavors meld).
The sad bit is that I rarely use it because so many of the recipes are so labor intensive and large.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My now-husband bought me the New York Cookbook when I started college, which turned me on to so many of my favorites today!
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
When I was small, I used my mother's Betty Crocker cookbook. When I married, she gave me one of my own and I use it still, although a host of other cookbooks have joined it on the bookshelves.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cookbook was Betty Crocker's Cookbook that was a 5-ring binder.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cookbook was the Company's Coming Kids Cooking cookbook - Company's Coming is really big where I'm from (Alberta, Canada), but even when I venture to another province, no one's heard of it! I don't think I made too much from it... there was a pretty good fudgesicle recipe though :)
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My Mother gave me my first cookbook which was Betty Crocker's and I still have it today. I also gave one to my son when he moved out on his own. It's a great basic cookbook that anyone can use.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
We had the Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book growing. Plus a binder with tons of 3x5 cards neatly written by my mother and grandmother. My favorite was cooking from recipes on my mom's index cards.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
I remember looking through cookbooks, many of them, off the shelves when I was a kid. No one stands out.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
There was pretty much only one cookbook in the house growing up in my Chinese household (which my mother never cracked open) and it was the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. The first recipe I ever made was probably tuna casserole one Thanksgiving when my sisters and I decided to do as the Americans do and add to our standard hot pot feast. How things have changed!
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cookbook was the Little House on the Prairie Cookbook. I didn't cook anything out of it, but it recreated the recipes from the books I loved.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
Unfortunately, I can not remember the name of the Cook Book Given. But I do know who gave it to me. My Aunt Sandra gave me the cook book for my Baby shower 24 years ago. She wished me a long and happy life. Aunt Sandra died 4 years ago..and although I cannot find the cookbook through many moves I do treasure the sentiment
rhondastruthers at yahoo dot ca
Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
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Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
It's great to eat Maryland crab cakes
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The old-school Betty Crocker cookbook!