In January I received an email asking if I was interested in reviewing a cookbook called 101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes. Easy cookies? What busy mom would not be interested in easy cookie recipes? I gladly accepted and eagerly waited to receive the book. The book, written by mother and daughter team Lucinda Wallace and [...]
Local Breads: Italian Ricotta Bread
February 27, 2008 By 11 Comments
“You have bread envy.” Michael said that to me a couple months ago, and I had to admit he was right. For years I’ve been drooling over photos of artisan breads, wanting to make my own, but it always seemed out of reach due to time constraints, equipment, lack of knowledge. I bought books about [...]
Cooking with Shelburne Farms: Food and Stories from Vermont
October 12, 2007 By 4 Comments
The focus is on fresh, local food, and Shelburne Farms does it beautifully. The working farm, which started out as a model agricultural estate built by Dr. William Seward Webb and Eliza Vanderbilt Webb in 1886, is a National Historic Landmark and environmental education center. They raise a herd of Brown Swiss dairy cows for [...]
Great Source for Cookbooks: Jessica's Biscuit, www.ecookbooks.com
October 10, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The Spatulatta Cookbook
September 17, 2007 By 6 Comments
When I was invited to review the recently released Spatulatta Cookbook, my answer was an enthusiastic “Yes!” and I couldn’t wait to see what the girls from Spatulatta had cooked up. Spatulatta.com is a James Beard award-winning website with video cooking lessons for kids. The hosts are Isabella and Olivia Gerasole, sisters ages 11 and [...]
America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
January 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I am totally addicted to the America’s Test Kitchen cooking show on PBS. They are all about the food and the gear. While they are selective about ingredients and methods, they remain unpretentious. They’ll tackle the most daunting chunks of meat for a festive celebration or the most basic weeknight dinners. Even when they are [...]
