http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/categories/general/p4/feed.rss Mon, 07 Apr 25 20:17:40 -0400 Root → Cookbooks en-CA http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/40/aprilmay-2011-challenge-smitten-kitchen Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:42:28 -0400 andrew 40@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://www.etsy.com/shop/summerpierre?section_id=7949150).

Get cooking!]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/36/modernist-cuisine Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:47:29 -0500 andrew 36@/test-dir/forum/discussions
The book's website has a lot of information: http://modernistcuisine.com/

It's here on Amazon (with a couple of months shipping delay as the 6,000 copies they initially printed have apparently sold out and they're trying to decide whether to print 20,000 or 25,000 for the second printing!): Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking

There's a great Q&A with the team on the food forum eGullet: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/137271-qa-with-the-modernist-cuisine-team/page__fromsearch__1]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/37/great-cookbook-cake-posters Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:55:02 -0400 andrew 37@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://www.etsy.com/shop/summerpierre?section_id=7949150

I am strongly considering this one: http://www.etsy.com/listing/69635618/cookbooker-poster - the name alone does it for me, but I do like the style too!

Maybe these would make good challenge prizes too...]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/27/how-do-you-rate-recipes Sun, 02 Jan 2011 08:24:37 -0500 friederike 27@/test-dir/forum/discussions
Sometimes I find it hard to give a rating that is fair. What do you do, for example, with a recipe you think has a lot of potential if only one little aspect of it were tweaked? Or, what if you have a very simple dish that produced excellent results? Last week, for example, I made Stir-fried Snow Peas with Garlic, and although I really think that it's a great dish, something in me keeps whispering: "But what do you do with a more complicated recipe? Isn't it too easy to give five stars for such an easy recipe? Wouldn't a complicated dish be more deserving?"]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/29/user-name Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:25:13 -0500 southerncooker 29@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/25/ad-hoc-question Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:27:28 -0500 bhnyc 25@/test-dir/forum/discussions If you have the Ad Hoc cookbook could you help me out please? I would like to make the pork loin stuffed with figs for New Years. Do you think I can use dried figs instead of fresh?
Curious too- what are you cooking for New Years? I look forward to reading all of your reviews after you have cooked. Have a good one!]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/18/favourite-thanksgiving-recipes Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:43:59 -0500 andrew 18@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/pumpkin-pie-seasons-eatings and Butternut Squash soup from an old family favourite cookbook: http://www.cookbooker.com/recipe/265/butternut-squash-soup-with-ginger-and-lime (reviewed by my wife, Jennifer). ]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/4/essential-cookbook Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:36:06 -0400 bellatori 4@/test-dir/forum/discussions
For me, I think my essential is Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian. I also love Amy Kaneko's Let's Cook Japanese! Both are amazing Chronicle cookbooks (my favorite cookbook pub.) Although, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution is quickly becoming stained as well- what a great book for easy food!]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/5/the-best-and-the-worst-cookbooks-from-the-observer Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:42:04 -0400 andrew 5@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/13/50-best-cookbooks-ofm

Then the Guardian (part of the same website/newpaper) just published a list of what the author thinks are the worst food books, partly in response to the first article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/aug/20/worst-food-books

They then talk to food writers about their own favourites: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/ofm-50-best-cookbooks

These lists are guaranteed to cause discussion, dissent and general chatter, which is why the newspapers love to publish them. Still, useful sometimes to discover books you hadn't heard of or had forgotten. In this case, it's quite British, but does include a few US and Australian titles. I have to say, I haven't read most of them. Some work to do...]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/2/what-did-you-have-for-dinner Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:20:19 -0400 andrew 2@/test-dir/forum/discussions