I am happy to report that nobody sustained any injuries during Chris’s meal from My Paris Kitchen. No bleeding, no accidental finger slicing, no probably-should-have-gone-to-the-emergency-room-but-choosing-to-drink-wine-instead. Phew. For his two recipes, Chris chose to make the Smoky barbecue-style pork (pg 190) with Herbed fresh pasta (pg 230) on the side. I just asked him why he… Continue reading My Paris Kitchen: The Revenge
Fangirling on Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
This isn’t our official post on cooking recipes this book. We’ll do that at some point in the near future, although I did recently cook the Buttermilk Chicken from Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (it was pretty great, and her instructions for positioning the chicken were fantastic). So, this book is the first cookbook that I’ve… Continue reading Fangirling on Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Week 3: My Paris Kitchen
Unlike a lot of people, I discovered David Lebovitz via someone else’s blog, as I was searching for a lemon ice cream recipe and came across this one (which by the way is amazing). I subsequently discovered that he was responsible for these incredible Peanut Butter Granola Bars that my ex-husband used to make. For… Continue reading Week 3: My Paris Kitchen
Week 2: Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World: Paris
Hi, Virginia here. I discovered this website, eatyourbooks.com (no commission on mentioning this, and no benefit to us at all, it’s just a great site) where you can log all of your cookbooks, magazines and internet recipes in a searchable database, which is awesome, because as previously mentioned, I have a lot of cookbooks. I’ve… Continue reading Week 2: Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World: Paris
In Cold (Candied) Blood (Oranges)
Occasionally I’ll get a bug up my butt about some recipe, technique or in some cases, entire dinner parties, and end up spending a ton of time, effort and money to realize them. Today’s random recipe was the Gabrielle Hamilton (who I totally fangirl over) recipe in the New York Times for Cold Candied Oranges… Continue reading In Cold (Candied) Blood (Oranges)
Week 1: The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook
In a complete and utter coincidence, Chris chose the first cookbook in the upper left hand side of our cookbook shelf, The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day by America’s Test Kitchen Editors. I (Virginia) chose the Spicy Moroccan-style chicken and lentil soup (page 60) as it’s… Continue reading Week 1: The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook
So What’s For Dinner?
Hi, my name is Virginia, and I have a bit of a cookbook problem. As in, I have a whole heck of a lot of them. I read (and buy) cookbooks for pleasure, and have managed to accumulate more than 250…so far. Over the course of my life as a home cook, I find myself… Continue reading So What’s For Dinner?
Cooking the Books 