http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussions/p6/feed.rss Mon, 07 Apr 25 11:03:50 -0400 All Discussions - Cookbooker Forums en-CA http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/83/cookbook-authors-restaurants Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:24:22 -0400 Queezle Sister 83@/test-dir/forum/discussions
Today I was in Boston, and because of cookbooker and reading all of your reviews, I recognized the Flour bakery, and ate there. Oh boy was it good. And from your reviews, I knew that the desserts would likely be the best part. I admit I blew my diet and we tried four different desserts. It was very fun, and makes me now want to buy the cookbook.
Along a similar line, my husband ate at Dinosaur BBQ, and later bought the book (we love the book).

So - if you've reviewed from Flour - then thanks so much - and I'd love to hear your stories/experiences.]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/84/problems-with-adding-a-photo Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:49:40 -0400 southerncooker 84@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/85/julia-childs-100th-birthday Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:05:56 -0400 kateq 85@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/76/email-notifications Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:01:04 -0400 andrew 76@/test-dir/forum/discussions
You'll get notifications when recipes are reviewed from cookbooks you own and comments are made on recipes you've reviewed or commented on.

Let me know!]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/79/newest-challenge-rick-baylesss-mexican-kitchen-capturing-the-vibrant... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:37:00 -0400 Queezle Sister 79@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/81/searching-my-cookbooks Thu, 17 May 2012 18:23:06 -0400 ArranJ 81@/test-dir/forum/discussions Is this possible?]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/73/newest-challenge-paula-wolferts-moroccan-cooking Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:14:43 -0500 andrew 73@/test-dir/forum/discussions
As usual, we have six weeks and cookbook prizes to offer. I am going to cheat and buy preserved lemons at a local store... but I do have a small jar of Ras El Hanout I have been saving for a special occasion!

Here's a link to several recipes from her new book: http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/paula-wolferts-moroccan-recipes]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/80/small-scale-scale... Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:53:01 -0400 andrew 80@/test-dir/forum/discussions
Here's the details for anyone interested: American Weigh SC-2KG Digital Pocket Scale.

Oh and as an amusing aside, I was perusing the listings of these small scales, often known as jewelery scales (you can weigh your peppercorns in troy ounces!), and Amazon was suggesting some other purchases that seemed a little odd, such as large quantities of small plastic bags, when I realized that a major use of these scales must be in weighing illicit substances!]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/66/2012-challenges Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:41 -0500 andrew 66@/test-dir/forum/discussions
I'm also open to suggestions for later challenges for 2012. ]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/61/kitchen-disasters Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:47:13 -0500 friederike 61@/test-dir/forum/discussions I actually just had one yesterday. I had family/friends/colleagues coming over for dinner and was just about to finish puréeing the soup (main dish) when all of a sudden a brown liquid came out of the puréeing stick and ran into the soup... apparently water had gotten into there and made some of the parts rust...]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/70/online-cookbook-buying Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:22 -0500 MilkMaid 70@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/78/forum-update Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:19:07 -0400 andrew 78@/test-dir/forum/discussions
Just a quick note to let you know the forums are updated. They look very similar, but have some new features, including the ability to quote other members in your replies, to flag spammers and the very important ability to add smiley faces! :)

Plus it has a great mobile version for iPhones and the like!

Don't forget you can also set up email notifications for the forums by clicking on 'My Settings' in the button bar above and then clicking 'preferences' on the left menu. ]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/77/cleversilly-idea Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:22:56 -0400 MilkMaid 77@/test-dir/forum/discussions
http://gizmodo.com/5896759/this-the-first-cookbook-that-you-can-actually-cookinto-a-yummy-lasagna]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/72/yard-sale-finds Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:25:50 -0500 Queezle Sister 72@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/75/duplicating-a-recipe Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:25:33 -0500 Zosia 75@/test-dir/forum/discussions
thank you
Zosia]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/74/fat-tuesday Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:15:13 -0500 BethNH 74@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/59/making-fresh-pasta Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:41:59 -0500 aj12754 59@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/64/skim-milk-or-whole-milk-that-is-the-question Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:59:21 -0500 Queezle Sister 64@/test-dir/forum/discussions Thanks- 13-daughter ]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/71/fundamental-laws-of-cooking Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:52 -0500 andrew 71@/test-dir/forum/discussions
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/are-there-fundamental-laws-of-cooking/]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/30/linking-recipes Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:57:40 -0500 BethNH 30@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/58/holiday-challenge-2011-the-pie-and-pastry-bible Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:50:37 -0500 andrew 58@/test-dir/forum/discussions The Pie and Pastry Bible. This is the book which taught me how to overcome my fear of pastry and produce a delightfully tender and flaky crust, not to mention some excellent pies. Rose is a meticulous baker - the book contains exacting instructions, and each recipe has weights as well as volumes. This book is a master class in pies and pastries, and I am looking forward to expanding my horizons with this challenge.

It's been out for over a decade, so should be easy to find in libraries, used and of course since it's such a classic, it's still in print and available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and any other good bookstore (such as one of the stores in our bookstores list here: http://www.cookbooker.com/bookstores.php).]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/68/best-cookbook-of-2011 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:03:46 -0500 friederike 68@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/69/need-to-remove-a-photo Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:11:51 -0500 MilkMaid 69@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/65/holiday-gifts Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:27:26 -0500 BethNH 65@/test-dir/forum/discussions
I got three new cookbooks: The Homesick Texan, The Casserole Queens Cookbook and Essential Pepin. Pepin lives in the same town as my inlaws and my mil was kind enough to get me a signed copy of the book.

I also received a new pepper mill and a gorgeous blue 3 qt. Lodge Dutch Oven.

My stocking was filled with yummy jams, mustards, peppercorns and chocolates.

It was a great foodie holiday for me.]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/49/classification-question Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:10:58 -0400 Leeka 49@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/63/question-for-bread-bakers-... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:04:31 -0500 kaye16 63@/test-dir/forum/discussions

• Reinhardt's The Bread Baker's Apprentice
• Hertzberg's Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Can anyone tell me the pros and cons of these two books?
Would you recommend one over the other, and why?
Is there an even better book?
Santa thanks you for your help!]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/62/weights-vs-volume-in-cookbooks Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:30:45 -0500 andrew 62@/test-dir/forum/discussions Great article in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail about how useful a scale is in the kitchen. Especially interesting to us cookbookers is this part on page 2 (and it applies to American cookbooks too):

"Kitchen scales are the dirty secret of Canadian recipe publishing. Everybody in the business knows that weight measures are superior. And yet not a single major Canadian food publication (The Globe and Mail as well) uses them outside of meat, poultry and some vegetables – ingredients that are sold by weight. “Volume measurement is just how Canadian cooks cook,” Ms. Shneer said. Translation: They don’t think we’re ready for it."

I was pleased to find both imperial and metric measurements in Heidi Swanson's Super Natural Every Day, published earlier this year, and the current challenge author, Rose Levy Beranbaum, has always included precise weights with her recipes, but I wouldn't be surprised if they both had to browbeat their publishers into accepting this!]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/60/culinary-opportunities-in-the-berlin-area Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:58:28 -0500 Queezle Sister 60@/test-dir/forum/discussions http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/56/september-2011-challenge-the-barefoot-contessa-cookbook Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:52:46 -0400 andrew 56@/test-dir/forum/discussions challenge page for all the details.

Let's get cooking! ]]> http://cookbooker.com/test-dir/forum/discussion/7/how-do-you-organize-your-cookbooks Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:36:35 -0400 lisakelsey 7@/test-dir/forum/discussions