Mar 10, 2020 | Cookbook Reviews, Reviews
The Chew is a TV food show focusing on entertainment and on having viewers do their cooking using their own recipes. The cookbook The Chew Approved is a collection of recipes from the show, edited by Ashley Archer. Too bad Archer hasn’t used a good cookbook editor as...
Mar 2, 2020 | Cookbook Reviews, Reviews
These are supposed to be “simple and in the main quick to prepare.” After a careful read, some shopping and some experimentation, I must differ. (Deferentially, because this author is obviously a more experienced cook than I, and must have more time to cook.)This is a...
Feb 23, 2020 | Cookbook Reviews, Reviews
Marissa Baggett’s cookbook on sushi would be excellent except for a poor index. Nevertheless Vegetarian Sushi Secrets, a trade paperback, is still a very good cookbook with a usable Contents section for searching. In her introduction, Baggett gives us all we need to...
Feb 18, 2020 | Cookbook Reviews, Reviews
I’ve been a fan of America’s Test Kitchen the show so I was dying to try out the recipes in the cookbook. The book is packed with many classic pie recipes from apple, pecan, key lime to not-so-familiar recipes like Portuguese egg tarts. I love a fresh fruit tart so I...
Feb 10, 2020 | Cookbook Reviews, Main Dish, Reviews
Here is an exceptional cookbook that should be on every home cook’s bookshelf. The Vegetable Butcher should have the highest rating, unfortunately, it’s not without faults. For one thing, page numbers referred to in recipes for other preparations are sometimes...