The New American Cooking by Joan Nathan is the latest cookbook I’m reading - I actually borrowed it from the library but it’s on my to-buy list my next shopping bout at Amazon.
I haven’t actually made any of the recipes from this book yet, but it is exactly the kind of “armchair cook” cookbook […]

I’ve been thinking recently about some of the simple food pleasures that I indulge in - stuff that takes next to no time, but tastes like a little slice of heaven.
One of my favorites is my take on bread with melted cheese - thick slice of rosemary and olive focaccio, topped with a slice of […]

There’s something about a really good cookbook that really motivates me.
I have always bought cookbooks more for reading, less for something practical like creating a great meal.
When I read a good cookbook, it’s like armchair traveling. I get into the feeling of the great food offered in far-away places.
Not a surprise that I […]