Charred Tomato Soup with Mint and Croutons

Cookbook Club – Everything I Want to Eat For December’s Cookbook Club, we used Everything I Want to Eat by Jessica Koslow. I made the Charred Tomato Soup with Mint and Croutons. You can see everything we did eat on my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish! There’s something about tomato soup that…

Bavette Cacio e Pepe

Cookbook Club – The Mozza Cookbook For November’s Cookbook Club, we used The Mozza Cookbook: Recipes from Los Angeles’s Favorite Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria by Nancy Silverton, Matt Molina, Carolynn Carreno, and Mario Batali. I made the Bavette Cacio e Pepe. You can share in our full at-home restaurant experience on my Cookbook Club site….

Tahini Cookies

Cookbook Club – Jerusalem For October’s Cookbook Club, we used Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. I made the Tahini Cookies. You can see our explorations of all the colorful cuisine of their hometown on my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish! I recently heard an interview with Yotam Ottolenghi where he…

Green Papaya Chanpuru

Cookbook Club – Sam Choy’s Polynesian Kitchen To take advantage of the remaining summer weather, we decided to do our September Cookbook Club event at the beach, and chose the thematically appropriate Sam Choy’s Polynesian Kitchen as our cookbook. I made the Green Papaya Chanpuru. You can see the whole beach bonfire feast on my Cookbook…

Braised Belgian Endives

Cookbook Club – BelgianFoodie.com For August’s Cookbook Club, we decided to do a blog instead of a cookbook. But not just a blog by some random stranger on the internet – we did BelgianFoodie.com, the blog of one of our very own Cookbook Club members… Brad! I made the Braised Belgian Endives. You can check…

Parmesan & Chipotle Popcorn

Cookbook Club – Cooking for Jeffrey For July’s Cookbook Club, we used Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten. I made the Parmesan & Chipotle Popcorn. You can get a sampling of what else Ina Garten has been cooking for Jeffrey on my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish! There’s…

Roasted Turnips Dduk

Cookbook Club – The Red Rooster Cookbook For June’s Cookbook Club, we used Marcus Samuelsson’s The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem. I made the Roasted Turnips Dduk. Go to my Cookbook Club site for a taste of all the southern comfort food with Samuelsson’s multicultural twist. For now –…

Dry Okra

Cookbook Club – Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking The cookbook for May’s Cookbook Club was Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey. I chose the Dry Okra. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the Indian cooking we did. For now – my dish! When I’ve eaten okra dishes in the past, I liked the taste…

Chocolate-Dipped Tangerines

Cookbook Club – Thug Kitchen The cookbook for April’s Cookbook Club was Thug Kitchen by Michelle Davis and Matt Holloway. I chose the Chocolate-Dipped Tangerines. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see what all the other thugs made. For now – my dish! You can pretty much count on the fact that if you…

Roasted Garlic Soup

Cookbook Club – Joy of Cooking This month was the one-year anniversary of our Cookbook Club! We used Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer. I chose the Roasted Garlic Soup. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the good eats we had at our birthday celebration. For now – my dish! I once had a…

Lemon Poppy Seed Scones

Cookbook Club – Alice’s Tea Cup February’s Cookbook Club was an afternoon tea party! We used Alice’s Tea Cup by Haley and Lauren Fox. I chose the Lemon Poppy Seed Scones. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see the snackable spread of scones, sandwiches and more at our adorable afternoon tea. For now –…

Gailan with Oyster Sauce

Cookbook Club – All Under Heaven; Land of Fish and Rice For January’s Cookbook Club, we celebrated Chinese New Year with two cookbooks – All Under Heaven by Carolyn Phillips and Land of Fish and Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop. I chose the Gailan with Oyster Sauce. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see the…