Vegetable Love

Nothing says “Summer” like vegetables fresh from the garden (or farm stand).  These books have some great new ways to fix summer’s finest.  Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America’s Farmers, by Janet Fletcher and the kitchen style mavens at Sur La Table , is both beautiful to look at and chock full of great recipes. Love Soup, by [...]

Feed’em for Less!

It’s no secret that grocery bills are going up, up, UP!  How to satisfy the hungry horde at home and still have a little walking-around money?  Start by checking out one of the cookbooks featuring budget recipes from Science & Technology.   Miserly Mom Jonni McCoy’s latest book, Healthy Meals for Less Frugal Foodie by Alanna Kaufmann and Alex Small [...]

Gourmet meals for your pets

We all love our pets, and just as humans need a proper nutritional diet so do our four legged friends.  Preparing and cooking natural food for your dog can be easy and fun (and you can even eat it too!)  Check out the following books for recipes:    Chow hound : wholesome home cooking for your [...]

The Art of Big Food, or Cooking for a Crowd

It’s that time of year: graduations, weddings, block parties, summertime bashes, and anniversary parties.  How to feed all those hungry guests without hiring a caterer?  Check out some of these titles for inspiration: Do it for Less: Parties, by caterer and author Denise Vivaldo is a great how-to guide for the new quantity chef.  She not [...]

Anyone CAN cook!

The clever cooks at Better Homes & Gardens have come up with possibly the greatest beginner cookbook ever.  Anyone Can Cook features fabulously stylish yet simple to prepare recipes for any novice cook.  There’s an Intro to Cooking section which shows how to prepare your ingredients and use the many appliances, cookware and gadgets available.  Each [...]

Romantic recipes for l’amour

Cooking a special meal for a special someone is the gold standard by which to demonstrate your love.  This Valentine’s Day, try a new recipe from one of Science & Technology’s huge collection of cook books.  Meredith Phillips  Date Night CookBook: Romantic Recipes for the Busy Couple will let your treat your sweetie to such trendy tastes as [...]

Local author’s recipes published in Jane Snow Cooks: Spirited Recipes and Stories

Former Beacon Journal food editor Jane Snow is on a local book tour with her University of Akron publicist promoting her cookbook Jane Snow Cooks. Click on the title to check the library’s catalog for available copies. There are still many opportunities  to see Jane Snow  if you would like to purchase an autographed copy – a [...]

The Demise of Gourmet Magazine

I know we’re all mourning the loss of Gourmet magazine but the library subscribes to a number of food magazines that are worth checking out. Saveur magazine is the most similar to Gourmet in that in addition to recipes there are reviews of cookbooks and cooking tools, essays about food and wine trends and restaurant [...]

Dig out your bundt pan from the cupboard this weekend

Believe it or not, November 15th is actually designated as National Bundt Day!   So dig out that bundt pan you haven’t used in years and surprise your guests this holiday season with a wonderful new twist on an old favorite.  Check out the book,  Bundt cake bliss : delicious desserts from Midwest kitchens  by Susanna Short [...]

Fix yourself a sandwich today!

On November 3rd,we honor John Montagu’s birthday!  John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, may not have invented the sandwich, but he sure made it popular. Known as a heavy gambler, he apparently placed  meat between two pieces of bread to save time while playing in a 24 hour long gambling session in 1762.  What [...]