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Being Flexible
Recently I was handed a book called The Flexitarian Table.
06.28.07
- Keywords
- the flexitarian table,
- cookbooks,
- vegetarian,
- culinary culture,
- ian knauer
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Classic Cookbooks: Simple French Food
Part of my education was the discovery that simplicity can
mean perfection or harmony in a dish rather than ease of preparation.
06.27.07
- Keywords
- jane daniels lear,
- cookbooks,
- french,
- richard olney,
- cooking + technique
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Classic Cookbooks: Cuisine of the Sun
Being born on the summer solstice has its advantages—the longest birthday day, for starters, and a predisposition for all things warm and sunny.
06.20.07
- Keywords
- kemp m. minifie,
- cookbooks,
- french,
- mireille johnston
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The Savory Side of Asparagus
What has really struck me this year is how happily asparagus pairs with umami, the savory “fifth flavor.”
06.13.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- vegetable,
- cookbooks,
- seasonal,
- robert pincus
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Brand New World
Pop quiz: Your first child has arrived, 2 1/2 weeks early, after a blindingly short labor. Quick—what's for dinner?
06.13.07
- Keywords
- cooking + technique,
- vegetable,
- produce,
- cookbooks,
- robert pincus
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Classic Cookbooks: An Invitation to Indian Cooking
An Invitation to Indian Cooking, published in 1973, invited and seduced me to delve into a cuisine I had never yet tasted.
06.13.07
- Keywords
- zanne stewart,
- cookbooks,
- indian,
- madhur jaffrey
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Classic Cookbooks: Charleston Receipts
Unlike so many of the community cookbooks that are published today, Charleston Receipts reflects a real sense of place and time.
05.30.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- cookbooks,
- food prep,
- jane daniels lear
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Classic Cookbooks: Good Things
Grigson's tone is so encouraging that a timid cook might be curious to attempt a recipe in which spinach absorbs a pound of butter.
05.23.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- cookbooks,
- food prep,
- zanne stewart,
- jane grigson
food + cooking
Classic Cookbooks: French Cooking in Ten Minutes
The first thing you must do when you get home, before you take off
your coat, is to go to the kitchen and light the stove.
05.10.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- culinary culture,
- cookbooks,
- french,
- edourd de pomaine