I don’t usually review cookbooks here, but this book has been making me so happy, I had to share. I first borrowed this cookbook from the library, because the Cook’s Country/America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks can be costly, especially if I end up liking one or two recipes. I ended up liking this cookbook so much, I bought my own copy and have been adding recipes to our rotation since it arrived in July. Y’all. Y’ALL. I … Continue reading One-Pan Wonders Cookbook by Cook’s Country →
Like many, I have a deep love for The Great British Bake Off (or as it’s known in the States, The Great British Baking Show). There’s something so soothing about watching a group of Brits be incredibly supportive of one another during a baking competition. I often cross-stitch to it or just simply lie in bed at night with it playing on my computer. Currently, there are seven completed series (or if, again, you’re in … Continue reading Soggy Bottoms: A Bookish Journey Through GBBO’s Technical Bakes →
There’s something so comforting and universal about food, right? Between the Covers & Cocktails column and Redheadedgirl’s Historical Kitchen, it’s clear that we love talking about edible and drinkable treats with the Bitchery. I also love seeing how each of us at SBTB HQ make use of our cookbooks. For example, Sarah loves the ease of digital cookbooks for their searchability, while I’m more of a staunch purist. I want to spread them out on … Continue reading Cooking with Bitches: Our Cookbook Recommendations →
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is a nerd’s dream. I find it hopelessly intimidating yet utterly fascinating, like watching a King Cobra go about its business (it’s hard to tell, but that’s a compliment). In order to understand the cookbook, it’s vital to read the introduction. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is a geek in the best and truest sense: he is full of enthusiasm. The man has no chill. He’s also a huge … Continue reading The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt →
I picked up The Book Club Cookbook on a whim because I’m fascinated with the intersection of food and literature, and I ended up falling in love with it. It’s not great as a basic cookbook for home because it’s not organized in a typical way: it’s not sorted by type of meals, or types of ingredients, or prep and cooking time. But it is great as an examination of how food and literature intersect. … Continue reading The Book Club Cookbook by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp →
Voracious is a lovely book that can be read in many ways – as a cookbook, as a memoir, as a coming of age story, as a love letter to New York City, and as literary criticism. Above all, it’s a book about how books and food become part of our emotional life. Cara Nicoletti was an English Lit major in college and went on to be a chef, a butcher, and the writer of … Continue reading Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way Through Books by Cara Nicoletti →
