Winter wonderland of cookbooks |
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Written by foodie pam
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Monday, 03 January 2011 |
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January brings the peak of down-right cold winter weather which makes the perfect setting for warming up the kitchen with a hot oven that is baking home cooked meals. Whether you've resolved to spend 2011 cooking with more local ingredients, cooking more homemade food, cooking more healthy food, or simply cooking more, we're sure you'll find our latest feature on recently published cookbooks a great source for recipes to try. Without further ado here are some recently published cookbooks that fit well with January cooking!
Falling Off the Bone by Jean Anderson This book epitomizes my vision of winter-time cooking - stews, roasts and soups. The recipes are also busy lifestyle friendly using lots of readily available ingredients. In fact, in many cases prepared ingredients such as packages of sliced mushrooms are listed if you're inclined to go that route. The book is divided into sections on beef, veal, lamb and pork with a mixture of soups, roasts, stews and braises that should keep your winter kitchen warm, inviting and aromatic.Recipes to try: 2 viewable recipes from "Falling Off the Bone".
My Calabria by Rosetta Costantino and Janet FletcherRosetta Costantino shares the regional food of Calabria (a region of Southern Italy that doesn't get much press). This heartfelt book is packed with recipes close to Rosetta's heart. These are recipes that generations of Calabrian Grandmothers prepared for their families and recipes that your family will love just as much. High on do it yourself with lots of homemade pasta, canned vegetables and local ingredients (Rosetta now lives in Oakland, California) My Calabria has lots to love. Many of the recipes have a familiar Italian feel with a bit of a twist that you will quickly learn is Calabria at its best! Recipes to try: 3 viewable recipes from "My Calabria".
Italian Home Cooking by Julia della CroceItalian food is diverse, which means each of us has different expectations when someone says "Let's have Italian". If comfort food comes to mind for you then Italian Home Cooking has your kind of Italian recipes. Subtitled "recipes to comfort the soul", these hearty dishes (think Tuscan Bean Soup, Spaghetti with Sauteed Radicchio and Tart Chicken Ala Cacciatora) hit the mark. The recipes are also simple and quick to prepare. Recipes to try: 2 viewable recipes from "Italian Home Cooking".
The Essential Diabetes Cookbook by Antony ThompsonWe often get asked about recipes for Diabetics. Well here's one that provides Diabetic friendly recipes with the flair of world-wide dishes showing that Diabetes doesn't mean bland or boring eating. And since these recipes are healthy and flavorful - everyone can benefit from giving them a try. Recipes to try: 2 viewable recipes from "The Essential Diabetes Cookbook".
Fresh from the Market: Seasonal Cooking with Laurent Tourondel by Laurent Tourondel
This French-born chef is the name behind the popular BLT restaurants (Bistro Laurent Tourendel); and oversees the operation of 10 other restaurants around the world. This book is his love letter to seasonal, market-driven cooking, all enhanced with gorgeous photos by Quentin Bacon. Whether recreating simple recipes enjoyed during his childhood, or more elaborate dishes served at his restaurants, the common thread is the use of local ingredients. Although many of the recipes call for specific brands that will not be available to all, locavores should have no trouble finding comparable products in their own locales. Tourondel's simple way with great ingredients inspires the reader to celebrate local artisans everywhere. - picked by Peggy Fallon Recipes to try: 2 viewable recipes from "Fresh from the Market: Seasonal Cooking with Laurent Tourondel".
Disclosure: Review copies of books discussed in this post may have been provided to Project Foodie by publicists and/or publishers.
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