Kitchen Lit

Cookbook By: Todd Wilbur “It’s uniquely rewarding to cook something you’re not supposed to know how to make, and to re-create your most beloved edible memories,” Todd Wilbur, Hack That Dish: Fantastic Famous Food Forgeries and Secret Tricks You Can Use to Copy Any Dish.  I love to try to make my favorite restaurant dishes at home, even when they don’t come out perfectly. Luckily, I was gifted a copy of Hack That Dish: Fantastic Famous Food Forgeries and Secret Tricks You Can Use to Copy Any Dish from the publisher. My first pass through the cookbook had me marking a ridiculous number of things I want to try – it was really difficult…

Cookbook By: Arash Hashemi “Consider this collection more than just recipes; it’s a celebration of flavors, health, and community,” Arash Hashemi author of Shred Happens: So Easy, So Good: 100+ Protein-Packed Mediterranean Favorites with a Low-Carb Twist; A Cookbook. Cookbooks that can be considered diet or healthy sometime gets a bad reputation, but I have found that most of them have really valuable information and a lot of delicious recipes in them. This cookbook is a perfect example of that. I love all the ideas to help you incorporate more protein into your meals. I’ve never meant a carb I didn’t like so it can be a struggle to get enough protein.  It…

Cookbook By: Vanessa Seder “Warm Your Bones assumes that using a stove and oven and warming up your kitchen is a good thing; thus long, slow-cooking processes like braising, roasting, baking, and stewing come into rotation,” Vanessa Seder. I had no idea when I bought Warm Your Bones: Cozy Recipes for Chilly Days and Winter Nights that it was written by someone who lives in Maine. That’s where my mom’s side of the family is from and where I was born.  No matter what time of year it is I find myself turning to cozy recipes. I’m not sure how much it rains where you live but even during the summer sometimes you…

Cookbook By: David Nayfeldwith Joshua David Stein “I want it to help you answer the question of what’s for dinner-and what’s for breaks, and what’s for lunch; a response to every Daddy, I’m hungry. I need a snack,” David Nayfeld, Dad, What’s For Dinner?. I know that most of us at some point in our lives struggle with the question what’s for dinner and when I saw this cookbook I wanted to see what answers it included.  This cookbook is a great resource guide for those struggling with figuring out what to cook night after night. Most of the recipes serve four and include notes on storage, reuse and leftovers. My favorite feature…