Ravioli, Gnocchi, Marinara, Brown Butter Sage Sauce

Cookbook Club – Handmade Pasta The holiday season tends to be filled with gatherings that heavily involve eating (and therefore cooking). It’s a wonderful time for the kind of people who would join a Cookbook Club, but we were worried that people might need a bit of a break. We didn’t want to skip December’s…

Gooey Cinnamon Squares

Cookbook Club – Smitten Kitchen Bonus Recipe Anthony made the Gooey Cinnamon Squares when we used The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook for our Cookbook Club (see all the dishes here). They were fantastic, so when my family decided that the special ingredient for our Iron Chef Christmas was cinnamon, I knew I had a good place…

Turkey, Mashed Cauliflower, Gravy, Butterscotch Pudding

Cookbook Club – Thanksgiving For November’s Cookbook Club, we decided to do a Friendsgiving celebration. Instead of specifying a cookbook, we left it open to give everyone a chance to test run the recipes they planned to make for Thanksgiving. I had planned to make mashed cauliflower and gravy, but ended up also making turkey,…

Brains and Spiders (Cauliflower Olive Gratin)

Cookbook Club – Halloween For October’s Cookbook Club, we wanted to have a Halloween party, so instead of choosing a cookbook we just asked everyone to make something spooky-looking, creepy to eat, or otherwise Halloween themed. I made Brains and Spiders! AKA cauliflower and olive gratin. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all…

Miso-Glazed Eggplant

Cookbook Club – Lucky Peach Bonus Recipe The thing that I really liked about the Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian Recipes cookbook was that the recipes were so simple (see all the dishes from the Lucky Peach Cookbook Club event on my Cookbook Club site). The Miso-Glazed Eggplant sounded great, and epitomized simplicity. For…

Roasted Squash with Red Glaze

Cookbook Club – Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian Recipes For September’s Cookbook Club, we used Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian Recipes by Peter Meehan and the editors of Lucky Peach. I chose the Roasted Squash with Red Glaze. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the recipes we got to try…

Grilled Baby Bok Choy

Cookbook Club – Around the Fire For August’s Cookbook Club, we used Around the Fire by Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quinonez Denton, with Stacy Adimando. I chose the Grilled Baby Bok Choy with Ecuadorian Peanut Sauce and Hard-Boiled Egg. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see everything we grilled up at the event. For now – my dish!…

Leek Fritters with Garlic and Lemon

Cookbook Club – Smitten Kitchen Bonus Recipe As I noted in my Buttered Popcorn Cookies post, while the cookies were a total fail, everything else in The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook seemed to be quite good (see all the dishes on my Cookbook Club site). The Leek Fritters with Garlic and Lemon would have been my dish…

Buttered Popcorn Cookies

Cookbook Club – The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook For July’s Cookbook Club, we used The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman. I chose the Buttered Popcorn Cookies. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see the incredible spread we had at the event. For now – my dish! I was pretty excited to make these cookies….

Ultimate-Pucker Lemon Bars

Cookbook Club – Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook For June’s Cookbook Club, we used the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook by Amelia Saltsman. I chose the Ultimate Pucker Lemon Bars. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the Farmers’ Market food people made for the event. For now – my dish! This recipe…

Eggplant Caviar

Cookbook Club – Think Like a Chef For May’s Cookbook Club, we did Tom Colicchio’s Think Like a Chef. I chose the Eggplant Caviar. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the amazing dishes our home chefs put so much effort into creating for the event. For now – my dish! There is…

Black Pepper Tofu

Cookbook Club – Plenty For April’s Cookbook Club, we used Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty. I chose the Black Pepper Tofu. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the fresh vegetarian fare at our Plenty picnic. For now – my dish! We did this event as a picnic in the park. I was a bit worried…