Cookbook Club – The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen Our March cookbook was The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen by Amelia Saltsman. I’m always angling to get invited to my Jewish friends’ holiday parties because of the food (and the company of course!), so I was excited for this book. You can get a peak into the abundance of…
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3.14 Pi(e) Day III
It’s March 14 again, and that means it’s time for what I’ve officially decided is my favorite holiday of the year… Pi(e) Day! Back by popular demand, we held our 3rd Annual Pi(e) Day Party. To gain entry to this coveted event, you must home-make a pie. Bonus points if you invent a pie (not…
Fly’s Head
Cookbook Club – The Immigrant Cookbook For February’s Cookbook Club, we used The Immigrant Cookbook by Leyla Moushabeck. It was a fun way to try recipes of immigrant chefs from a diversity of countries. To experience our whole trip around the world in a meal, visit my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish!…
Peas with Lemon and Mint
Cookbook Club – The Kitchen Diaries For our first cookbook of 2019, we chose Nigel Slater’s The Kitchen Diaries, which was probably appropriate to kick off the new year as in it he chronicles a year of his own cooking and eating. You can cook a lot of food in a year, so there were…
Salted Butter Break-Ups
Cookbook Club – Holiday Year in Review The December event seemed like the perfect time to look back on and appreciate all of the fantastic food the Cookbook Club explored over the past year, so rather than selecting a new cookbook we asked everyone to make a recipe from any of the books we’d used…
Sweet Potato Bebinca
Cookbook Club – Friendsgiving Instead of choosing a cookbook for November, we had a Friendsgiving celebration where everyone brought either a favorite Thanksgiving dish or one they’ve been wanting to try. It was a fun and food-filled way to gather together before the busy holiday season really gets going. Go to my Cookbook Club site…
Tuna Rillettes
Cookbook Club – Bouchon; Around My French Table Fiona and Anthony hosted a bonus event this month, featuring French food and friends! We were excited to try some food from Bouchon, but because Thomas Keller’s cooking can be daunting, we also had the option of making something from Dorie Greenspan’s more accessible Around My French…
Do Chua Salad
Cookbook Club – Appetites: A Cookbook This year we lost a titan of the food world, so in Anthony Bourdain’s memory we used his Appetites: A Cookbook for our October Cookbook Club. Anthony Bourdain captivated so many people with his fearless travels, so it’s no surprise that this book of his personal favorites includes recipes…
Miso-Mustard Dressing
Cookbook Club – Salt Fat Acid Heat For September’s Cookbook Club, we used Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat. I’d call it more of a book about cooking than a cookbook… you don’t actually get to the recipes until the second half of the book, but the first half is full of information essential…
Sunflower Cookies
Cookbook Club – The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen For our regular August Cookbook Club event, we used The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman. I’d never cooked Native American food before, so I was looking forward to cooking (and eating) from this book that uses indigenous American ingredients – no European staples like wheat…
Italian White Beans & Escarole
Cookbook Club – 2nd Anniversary In August, we had a special event to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Cookbook Club – I can’t believe it’s been over 2 years, filled with glorious food and fun times with friends! We asked people to cook from any of the cookbooks we’ve used so far. I chose to…
Gone Fishin’ – Mexico
Following my enthusiasm after my initial foray into ocean fishing, my friend Nelson invited me on a deep sea fishing excursion to Mexico. I was graduating to the big leagues! Ok, more like advancing from little league to the minors, but for me… super exciting! This time, he declared a high likelihood that we would…