What cookbooks have you bought lately?

[splinky]

2 hours ago, bloviatrix said:

I'm assuming there's a story behind how you managed to track down a copy. Will you share?

totally shady deal and it's not arrived yet.

[splinky]

i will always try for a real copy before i even consider one of these . 

[splinky]

this would be cool to own but $22k?

[StephanieL]

20 hours ago, splinky said:

this would be cool to own but $22k?

You can download a PDF of the scanned original edition from the Library of Congress for free.  Those of us who attended the Abby Fisher potluck yesterday used that PDF to make the recipes.

[splinky]

3 hours ago, StephanieL said:

You can download a PDF of the scanned original edition from the Library of Congress for free.  Those of us who attended the Abby Fisher potluck yesterday used that PDF to make the recipes.

thanks. i prefer actual books because BOOKS!

[StephanieL]

Fair enough. 🙂

[backyardchef]

On 2/17/2024 at 4:01 PM, splinky said:

have been hunting for this and just in time for Black History Month

Malinda Russell, the First African-American Cookbook Author of “A Domestic Cookbook”

WOW

[splinky]

9 hours ago, backyardchef said:

WOW

deal fell apart. but i'll keep hunting

[Lippy]

Bruno's Cookbook, by Martin Walker and Julia Watson.  

Bruno is the protagonist of a series of cozy mysteries by Walker.  In addition to his day job of policeman in a small town in Perigord, he coaches rugby and tennis, rides his horse, has romantic encounters and most of all, cooks mouth-watering meals for his numerous friends, at least once in each of the (so far) 18 books in the series. This beautifully illustrated cookbook collects recipes for some of the dishes that appear in the books, along with commentary written by Walker as if Bruno and others were real persons.  (The recipes were developed by Julia Walker, a British food writer who is Walker's wife.  They live part of the year in London and part in the village of Vezere, France.)

 

 

Edited April 9, 2024 by Lippy

[Anthony Bonner]

I love Fuchsia Dunlop's Cookbooks. I bought her recent book on the history of Chinese Cooking. I am now absolutely convinced she is a PLA asset.  Its like 700 pages of "let me tell you why Chinese methods of cooking and eating are superior to all other cultures" with insane assertions about non-chinese traditions that show a real lack of knowledge.

I'm also pretty amazed it is a finalist for the KAL Cookbook of the Year award. I couldn't finish reading it. 

Edited April 9, 2024 by Anthony Bonner

[bloviatrix]

6 hours ago, Lippy said:

Bruno's Cookbook, by Martin Walker and Julia Watson. 

I love the Bruno books. They're delightful and the meals he describes are drool-worthy.

[bloviatrix]

I recently got a copy of The Jewish Holiday Table which was published by the Jewish Food Society and is a collection of recipes from Jews around the world. Tomorrow night I'm attending an event at the Streicker Center featuring Joan Nathan and the ticket price includes a copy of her new book My Life in Recipes.

[Lippy]

1 hour ago, bloviatrix said:

I recently got a copy of The Jewish Holiday Table which was published by the Jewish Food Society and is a collection of recipes from Jews around the world. Tomorrow night I'm attending an event at the Streicker Center featuring Joan Nathan and the ticket price includes a copy of her new book My Life in Recipes.

I'm interested in that book.  I like her Jewish Cooking in America.  The current New Yorker has a short profile of Nathan.

[voyager]

Hello, Lippy!    So great to hear your voice!

[Sneakeater]

LIPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[splinky]

5 hours ago, bloviatrix said:

I recently got a copy of The Jewish Holiday Table which was published by the Jewish Food Society and is a collection of recipes from Jews around the world. Tomorrow night I'm attending an event at the Streicker Center featuring Joan Nathan and the ticket price includes a copy of her new book My Life in Recipes.

They have such great food related programming

[Diancecht]

the one to the right of valerie’s books in this picture 

 

[StephanieL]

Snared a paperback copy of the I Hate to Cook Book  (1965 Birds-Eye edition) for $2.99 at the local used book store.

[MitchW]

1 hour ago, StephanieL said:

Snared a paperback copy of the I Hate to Cook Book  (1965 Birds-Eye edition) for $2.99 at the local used book store.

Which catapulted Peg Bracken to worldwide fame!

[Sneakeater]

I somehow have not one but two copies of that.

[bloviatrix]

Can't wait for this to be published in the fall.

[splinky]

48 minutes ago, bloviatrix said:

Can't wait for this to be published in the fall.

Let me know what you think. That looks super interesting

[Orik]

Nice Lebanese spread on the cover. 

[Diancecht]

these arrived in today’s mail

the one by emiko davies has been on my list for a while

[StephanieL]

Do drinks books count?  I just got a free copy of Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology.