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Fall's 12 Best Cookbooks
By Andrew Knowlton, on Wed Sep 3, 2008 9:59am PDT
The world needs another celebrity chef cookbook like I need another beet and goat cheese salad. Up until a few months ago I thought this was true (ok, it still is about the salad) but looking at the stack of upcoming fall cookbooks piled on my desk, it's clear that this is the best lineup... Read More »
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Handy guidelines for healthy kids
By Epicurious.com, on Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:10am PDTThe United States Department of Agriculture created a food pyramid of daily guidelines for kids. (It's available online at mypyramid.gov, although the guidelines are only applicable for children age two and up.) Some nutritionists feel the government should have been more strict; for instance, requiring all, not just some, of the grains to be whole grains, insisting on reduced fat when recommending milk and dairy products, and completely restricting sodas and sports drinks, rather than labeling them as drinks to be used occasionally. Read More »
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At war with deception: how to feed kids right
By Epicurious.com, on Thu Aug 7, 2008 7:33am PDTLet me start off by shamelessly telling you that my book just came out: It's Real Food for Healthy Kids, a kind of Joy of Cooking for parents that covers more than 200 wholesome, healthy, delicious recipes that will appeal to every age, from babies to teenagers. Two parent cookbooks came out last year touting the philosophy of hiding good-for-you-foods in not-so-good-for-you-foods, like adding spinach puree to brownies. As a mother of twins and a food professional, I was appalled by this deceptive and sneaky idea. Read More »
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Delicious: Old family recipes you can fake
By Anne Fitzgerald, Elastic Waist, on Tue May 6, 2008 11:19am PDTIn my family, we do not have secret recipes passed on from mother to daughter. Which is actually okay, because the instructions are usually on the side of the box. But it's always made me a little envious, my friend's big kitchen recipe binder, full of the handwriting of her mom, and her... Read More »
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Hunting down a great wedding gift: vintage cookbooks
By Jennifer Romolini, eBay Obsessed, Lucky Magazine, on Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:43am PDTI have a couple of weddings to go to this summer, and I've been racking my brain for interesting, personal, original gift ideas. One of the items I'm seriously considering (for a friend who likes to cook) is a stack of vintage cookbooks. I just love the idea of him diving into intricate, traditional recipes from a seriously authentic regional cuisine. I also think, depending on the style of your kitchen, some of these would look incredible displayed. Read More »
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Cookbooks of the Year
By bon appétit Magazine, on Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:01am PDTHollywood has the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), Golden Globes, and Academy Awards. Cookbook authors have their own triple threat—James Beard Awards, International Association of Culinary Professionals Awards (IACP), and Gourmand World Cookbook Award. Yesterday's Gourmands, held at the... Read More »
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