This new house is designed with the kitchen at the center. I love that. After baking a batch of baguettes in the 400-degree oven however, I also discovered that it heats the house up nicely. Great in the winter, not-so…
If you are looking for inspiration to eat lighter, fresher, and healthier with a touch of rural France thrown in for good measure, then buy this book. Now. I've been reading Beatrice's blog La Tartine Gourmande since it's beginning and…
The Mother Road. Those words have special meaning for me. My father, the son of an Ohio farmer, travelled Route 66 to California to create a life in a warmer climate. My mother, the daughter of a Nebraska blacksmith, did…
I have been looking for a book like this for a long time. In fact, I own several cookbooks that are dedicated to side dishes. None are as good as The Big Book of Sides. It contains 450 recipes for…
This is one of the books I bought when I decided to learn to make French pastries. My normal practice when embarking on learning a new subject is to buy two or three books on it, knowing that the first…
Saint Julia. I know I'm not the only foodie who refers to Julia Child that way. If you've never watched any of her old French Chef episodes you really should. They are the antithesis of what you see on the…
If you have watched Restaurant Impossible starring Robert Irvine on the Food Channel, they you have probably marveled at the way he so effortlessly prepares dishes that are great tasting and look beautiful. This book is full of his own…
I saw this on Yahoo! the other day. There is a part of me that takes a perverse pleasure in being able to accomplish an objective on the cheap. Someday, I'm going to fix a whole week's dinners for my…
Let me start by saying that when I agreed to review Jamie’s Italy I had no idea who Jamie Oliver is. I presumed he is a celebrity chef on The Food Channel, but my busy schedule allows no time for…
