tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720533874747570790.post3066972900715368970..comments2023-08-25T05:27:50.220-04:00Comments on Always Order Dessert: Sticky Books: An Introduction & Selections by Marc Matsumoto of No RecipesAlejandra Ramoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188236667131395996noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720533874747570790.post-41495467342222053052009-09-25T16:15:33.893-04:002009-09-25T16:15:33.893-04:00I am loving your sticky book posts. So creative!!...I am loving your sticky book posts. So creative!! After reading this post I went through my cookbooks and I laughed because I had never noticed how sticky they were. So, I thought I would share my top 3 sticky books.<br /><br />THE COOKS BIBLE written by Christopher Kimball<br /><br />This was the first cookbook my husband gave me when we were first married. At the time I was just learning how to cook a meal every night for the two of us and I found this book invaluable. The slow-roasted chicken recipe is still the best I've ever had, and the pages are completely wrinkled and stained. His pizza dough recipe is my old faithful friend...even though I look for better, more hip dough recipes out there, this is the one I always return to. <br /><br /> <br />BAREFOOT CONTESSA FAMILY STYLE written by Ina Garten<br /><br />I will admit, I have all of her books, but this one tops them all. The flavors are out of this world and there is also such a simplicity to her recipes. I love the chapter entitled "Entertaining for Kids". I especially love making the whipped hot chocolate with homemade marshmallows and greeting the kids with big mugs of it when they come home from school in the winter. I can't tell you how many potlucks I've brought the "Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes" dish to. Everyone always asks for the recipe and I will admit, I wish I'd come up with it (no offense Ina). <br /><br />NOURISHING TRADITIONS written by Sally Fallon<br /><br />About 7 years ago, after deciding I was only going to cook with organic ingredients, a friend recommended this book. I'll admit, I was a bit scared of the it at first (because of its length), but I find myself referring to it on a daily basis. Not only are there fantastic recipes, but the information is invaluable. The empanadas from this book are perfect: buttery flaky pockets filled with deliciously seasoned vegetables, beef and rice. Her almond cookies are completely addictive as is her nut butter recipe. This book is getting so sticky that the other day I thought, "Wow, I'm going to have to buy a replacement for this book in a couple of years." Now, you can't say that about every cookbook.Deliciously Organichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405493617883099045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720533874747570790.post-52806425471455318112009-09-08T17:38:23.504-04:002009-09-08T17:38:23.504-04:00What a great idea! Marc's picks are three that...What a great idea! Marc's picks are three that I don't have. Can't wait to check back and read these posts each week.lisa is cookinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11880633141546012855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720533874747570790.post-69411744534505476332009-09-08T11:00:04.338-04:002009-09-08T11:00:04.338-04:001 and 2 are my absolute go-to guides on anything. ...1 and 2 are my absolute go-to guides on anything. Best Recipe is an experimental person's dream because if you read the story behind the recipe you understand WHY it's done that way, and how to change it just so to be perfect for you, or adapt to different ingredients. And McGee makes being a food dork easier than ever before.Austinhttp://austinslunch.fourfightingfoxes.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720533874747570790.post-4026466011147877322009-09-06T09:28:29.211-04:002009-09-06T09:28:29.211-04:00I really need to get a copy of On Food & Cooki...I really need to get a copy of On Food & Cooking. It was specifically recommended at school and is credited often in our "textbook." Harold McGee is pretty awesome.annahttp://verysmallanna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720533874747570790.post-77862075547679038712009-09-05T20:21:31.687-04:002009-09-05T20:21:31.687-04:00What a great blog you have here, Ms Ramos.
I tho...What a great blog you have here, Ms Ramos. <br /><br />I thought I'd share three of my favourite recipe books:<br /><br /><b>The Joy of Cooking</b><br />My cooking bible, and one that was given to my grandmother by her godson a few years before she passed away. <br /><br />The stickiest pages are those for the Vegan Chocolate Cake (very simple recipe, great results and egg-, dairy- and nut-free for the allergy children in my life), Macaroni Cheese and (my favourite) Open Faced Peach and Custard Tart. Which I happen to be baking as I type. <br /><br /><b>Nigella Lawson's How To Be A Domestic Goddess</b><br /><br />I always show lots of cleavage when cooking recipes from this book. <br /><br />The stickiest pages: Chocolate Brownies (I add coconut and glace cherries to mine... divine!), Fairy cakes (best cupcake recipe I've ever found) and the Caramelised Onion Tart. <br /><br /><b>The Australian Women's Weekly Dinner Party Cookbook</b><br /><br />Straight of the 80s - food sure looked different then. Often like someone had just vomited straight onto the plate. Or worse. <br /><br />This book is a nostalgic favourite. My stepmother had this book and often cooked from it for dinner parties. It was my first foray into the world of food for pleasure and not just sustenance. <br /><br />Stickiest page: Creme Caramel. <br />Favourite page: "Cappuccino" -the recipe involves boiling black coffee and creme in a pan and then chucking half of it in the blender for 30 seconds. "True cappuccino needs an expensive machine to make it correctly: this simple method gives a very similar result." Priceless.The NDMhttp://notdrowning.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720533874747570790.post-69853456775650241392009-09-05T00:59:08.962-04:002009-09-05T00:59:08.962-04:00Great list! I love the CI books!Great list! I love the CI books!Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119932841882891505noreply@blogger.com