Category Archives: Cookbook Digest

Cookbook Digest–Sweet Stuff

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Appetite for Books

It’s county fair time, an opportunity for the nicest competition there is, the baking contest. Up your game with these books, reviewed for Cookbook Digest. Bake with Anna Olsen will give you some pro tips to ensure your genoise is … Continue reading →

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Eat Better, Everyday–Cookbook Digest Summer 2107

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Appetite for Books

Both these books know that our first taste is always with our eyes and both authors have carved out a visual space online to explore and promote their recipes. In Everyday Delicious, Izy Hossack, who has been cooking since she … Continue reading →

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Build a Bowl–Cookbook Digest

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Appetite for Books

Sometimes you just want a bowl, a spoon, and no fuss. Either of these books are just the thing when you’re tired, hungry, and not sure what’s in the fridge. But a reasonable pantry, a creative eye, and the inspiration … Continue reading →

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Cookbook Digest–Ocean’s Best

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Appetite for Books

We’ll be celebrating on Christmas Eve this year with a Seven Fishes dinner–a symbolic holiday meal that is meant to be a lean abstention from red meat. But leave it to Italian-Americans (or any humans, for that matter) to turn … Continue reading →

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Cookbook Digest–Family Cooking Fun

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Appetite for Books

School is starting, and even if everyone has graduated the shift to fall always feels a tiny bit burdensome. The fragrant basil and perfumed peaches fade out at the farm stand to be replaced by more business-like apples and root … Continue reading →

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Cookbook Digest–Frankly French

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Appetite for Books

These are two interesting French cookbooks–each one very much itself. In My French Family Table, Beatrice Peltre is cooking what she calls from her childhood and what she serves her  family today. It is all very lovely, and sorta gluten-free, but … Continue reading →

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Cookbook Digest–Men at Work, In the Kitchen

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Appetite for Books

There are lots of cliches about men in the kitchen. Only men can be great chefs or they use every pot and leave a mess (Sorry, that one is true in my house–use the damn sponge!). Or that along with … Continue reading →

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Cookbook Digest–The Farmette Cookbook and Seasons to Taste

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Appetite for Books

This review appeared in Cookbook Digest, March 2016, just in time for warm spring and sprouting farm markets. In Seasons to Taste, Jonathan Bardzik shares recipes inspired by seasonal flavors. If you’re in the DC area, check him out when … Continue reading →

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Cookbook Digest–The Table

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Appetite for Books

Supposedly, summer days are languid and lazy. Then how come people are always complaining about how quick the summer passes and saying things like “August already!” or “Apples already, I still want peaches!” Whatever your calendar looks like, see if you … Continue reading →

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Sweet Life: Cookbook Digest

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Appetite for Books

Spring, nay summer, is well and truly here, along with strawberries, rhubarb, and, soon enough, peaches, plums and raspberries. If eating them fresh and by the handful starts to pale, try Love, Bake, Nourish–a baking and sweets book focused on … Continue reading →

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