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Mason Jar Salads and More: 50 Layered Lunches to Grab & Go
This little book provides a nice way to get started with the newest use for Mason jars taking the Internet by storm.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/mason-jar-salads-and-more-50-layered-lunches-to-grab-go
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Mallmann On Fire
Francis Mallmann is definitely on fire. His first book, Seven Fires, was a 2010 IACP* Cookbook Award finalist and a James Beard Award winner.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/mallmann-on-fire
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The One-Bottle Cocktail by Maggie Hoffman
My husband has long wished I would whip up a cocktail along with dinner every night. And I have long demurred. Too much time. Too much measuring.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/the-one-bottle-cocktail-by-maggie-hoffman
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Barolo and Barbaresco: The King and Queen of Italian Wine
Barolo and Barbaresco by Kerin O’Keefe is the rare wine book one might read from beginning to end.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/barolo-and-barbaresco-the-king-and-queen-of-italian-wine
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American Terroir
Rowan Jacobsen has been on a mission to seek out and spread the word about some of the best foods being grown in America.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/american-terroir
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Wild Flavors: One Chef’s Transformative Year Cooking from Eva’s Farm
In 2001, Didi Emmons, who had just opened a restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a note from Eva Sommaripa, inviting her to purchase herbs from her oceanside farm 80 miles southeast of Boston.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/wild-flavors-one-chefs-transformative-year-cooking-evas-farm
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Pure Charcuterie - The Craft & Poetry of Curing Meats at Home by Meredith Leigh
These days, there’s scarcely a wine tasting, cocktail party or family gathering that does not include the serving of charcuterie.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/an-elegant-argument-for-salamipure-charcuterie-by-meredith-leigh
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The Oxford Companion to Beer
Beer is a pretty big deal, and only a fool would fail to recognize this. In towns and cities all across America, robust local and regional brewing has created a tempest of breweries, brew pubs, bars, and restaurants, where the beer flows fast and is dizzying in its variety and co
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/oxford-companion-beer
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"Keepers: Two Home Cooks Share Their Tried-and-True Weeknight Recipes and Secrets to Happiness in the Kitchen"
It used to be that people who were too busy to cook had to eat out or “take-in” or settle for frozen foods.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/keepers-two-home-cooks-share-tried-true-weeknight-recipes-secrets-happiness-kitchen
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"The Complete Make-Ahead Cookbook: From Appetizers to Desserts by America's Test Kitchen"
Time is the enemy of most cooks, and like many people I often use weekends to prepare larger meals for the rest of the week. On a Sunday afternoon that’s relatively unscheduled, I’ll prepare and then squirrel away portions of soups, stews, and pasta sauce...
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/complete-make-ahead-cookbook-appetizers-desserts-americas-test-kitchen-reviewed-jacob-dean
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"One Pan, Two Plates: More Than 70 Complete Weeknight Meals for Two"
One Pan, Two Plates by Carla Snyder is a creative, handsomely photographed cookbook that delivers reading satisfaction and excellent cooking results.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/one-pan-two-plates-70-complete-weeknight-meals-two-carla-snyder-photos-jody-horton-chronicle-2013
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"My Mexico" & "Oaxaca al Gusto" - Diana Kennedy's Cookbooks Present Authentic Mexican Cuisine
It’s a sad fact that most Mexican food is a pale shadow of its true form. Mexico offers one of the most vibrant, colorful, nuanced, and complicated culinary palates in the world.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-cooks-books/mexico-culinary-odyssey-recipes
