For Father’s Day I received a copy of Chris Hart and Andy Husbands barbecue book, “Wicked Good Barbecue” from my son Liam. This book has been on my wish list for a while and I was quite pleased that as a 6 month old he remembered. Smart Kid! I have been reading it for a [...]
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Jamie Purviance has done it again. Weber’s Charcoal Grilling is the perfect book for the summer. This book has all of the basics for the beginner and over a hundred recipes that even an expert would love. This is the best book I have come across for the charcoal lover. When Weber puts their name [...]
Posted in All, Book Reviews Tags: book review, cookbooks, Jamie Purviance, Restaurants Reviews 2 Comments »This weekend my friends came over and helped me build a home bar in my basement. It is pretty sweet. I will post pictures once it is finished. However, this was the perfect time to Review the Book, “The Cocktail Primer” by Eben Klemm. This is a great book on the basic cocktail. It goes [...]
Posted in Book Reviews Tags: bar manuals, drink recipes, eben klemm, the cocktail primer No Comments »The other day I received this book in the mail. The concept of the book was intriguing. Written by the culinary minds at Sur La Table with Rick Rodgers, Tips Cooks Love is a quick manual for home cooks. It contains over 500 tips, techniques and short cuts that will make you a better cook. [...]
Every Wednesday I review a cookbook and/or food related books to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff and Nancy Ross Ryan. As a Midwesterner I frequent Chicago and I have been to the Berghoff Cafe. The Bergoff Cafe is [...]
Posted in Book Reviews Tags: berghoff cafe, berghoff cafe cookbook, Book Reviews, cookbook, cookbook reviews 3 Comments »Every Wednesday I review a cookbook and/or food related books to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing Down Home With The Neelys – A Southern Family Cookbook by Patrick and Gina Neely. I am not the biggest fan of Down Home With The Neelys TV Show. Not [...]
Every Wednesday I review a cookbook and/or food related books to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing Weber’s Way to Grill – The step-by-step guide to expert grilling by Jamie Purviance. I just purchased a quality Weber Grill and I figured if the grills were so [...]
One of my favorite cookies is the white chocolate macadamia nut cookie. Here in DC Macadamia Nuts are quite expensive so I have never picked them up. That all changed last Thursday when I went into the local giant and they had Macadamia Nuts on sale. Granted they were salted, but they still were extremely [...]
Every Wednesday I review a cookbook and/or food related books to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach by Anthony Bourdain. I am a huge fan of Bourdain, I have all of his books. I enjoy all of [...]
Posted in Book Reviews Tags: anthony bourdain, Book Reviews, no reservations, no reservations book No Comments »Every Wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing The Scandinavian Cookbook by Trina Hahnemann. When I saw this book I had to have it. Being Scandinavian in descent, I wanted to learn more about traditional Scandinavian cooking. Yes, I am Swedish. [...]
Every Wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing The Art & Soul of Baking by Cindy Mushet. I love baking. I guess it is the engineer in me that loves the precise measurements and the ability to use cool cooking tools. [...]
Posted in Book Reviews Tags: art and soul, Baking, book review, Book Reviews, cindy mushet, souffle, sur la table, The Art & Soul of Baking 2 Comments »Every Wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing 1001 Foods To Die For with Introduction by Corby Kummer. I have never been so excited to read a book. I saw the name of this cookbook and I had to read it. [...]
Every wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing America’s Best BBQ, 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses and Restaurants. This book is co-written by Ardie A. Davis and Chef Paul Kirk. Both barbecue legends. Even being [...]
