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Cooking with Magic

The Wizard's Cookbook by Aurelia Beaupommier

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I was in the local bookstore to pick something up, and what I was looking for wasn’t there. I browsed around a little since I had a 20% off coupon, and I saw this: The Wizard’s Cookbook. I made an impulse purchase. I regret nothing. This is a cookbook, but all the recipes are based on characters from modern fantasy literature and include everything from the expected Harry Potter and Wizard of Oz to the equally cool but less expected Magica DeSpell, Link, Asterix and Obelix, Bewitched, and Dungeons and Dragons. Thankfully there’s a reference guide to who/what everyone is […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:38 |

Cookbook, picture book, and goodbye

Appetites: A Cookbook by Anthony Bourdain

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Like a lot of people upon hearing of the sudden and unexpected death of Anthony Bourdain, I decided to read some of his work. I’d read Kitchen Confidential several years ago, so I didn’t feel the need to re-read that (plus, there were quite a few holds on the local library copies already). What was rather surprisingly available was his last cookbook Appetites; this worked well for me since I’d never read one of his cookbooks before. Appetites is written by the same opinionated fearless voice of Kitchen Confidential. If you’ve ever seen or heard Bourdain on tv or the […]

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6/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:35 |

Not your average cookbook – for the seasoned (food pun!) cook looking to take it up a notch.

The Art of Flavor: Practices and Principles for Creating Delicious Food by Daniel Patterson and Mandy Aftel

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This was the May pick of the Slow Food Chicago book club, one of the four (five?) book clubs that I am in. I sometimes lament that I have given away some choice in my reading to these clubs. Luckily this book was one I wouldn’t have picked up on my own, and I found it both interesting and inspiring. That is what I call a resounding success in the world of book clubs. This is a equal parts cookbook, historical text, and flavor bible. It’s a little hard to explain, so I’ll let the authors words from page 3 […]

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6/2/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:24 |

Book Exchange Thanks – Officially!

The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

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One of the purest joys of the holiday season is doing my best to match the right gifter to the correct giftee. When we manage to to send just the right gift, and the bliss getting a book just for you, is one of my favorite traditions. I have been in a cooking rut, and I knew resident Cannonball Foodie ardaigle would probably have an idea of a cookbook that should be sitting on my kitchen counter.  I wasn’t wrong, and it comes with an awesome mug I’ve been coveting for years, and an invitation to chat about the recipes we […]

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12/22/2017 's CBR9 Review No:0 |

I’d Eat at Chrissy Teigen’s House Any Day

Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat by Chrissy Teigen

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I have been in a bit of a cooking slump. I am tired of my food and desperately missing having a roommate to share that responsibility with or even just tell me what she wants to eat on days I have no inspiration. In addition, leftovers hang around a lot longer, as a recipe that serves four will now last me four days as opposed to two or three. When I saw a review of Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings, billed as “food you’ll actually want to eat” and receiving a glowing endorsement from Blingle Bells, I thought, okay let’s see what […]

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8/22/2017 's CBR9 Review No:46 |

I stand corrected af.

Cravings by Chrissy Teigen

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Chrissy Teigen really is an absolute gift to the world, isn’t she? I’m really late to the party on that one. At some point I realized that I always click posts about her on any blog I follow despite having no special interest in her career or her husband John Legend’s. She just gradually floated into my consciousness as a delightful Twitter personality, but…I’m not even on Twitter. It was a weird situation. So when I saw Cravings here and there, well-reviewed, I figured why not. But I had very low expectations. I have an extreme disinterest in celebrity memoirs […]

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6/19/2017 's CBR9 Review No:16 |

My modern Italian feast experiment

Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis

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After a year back in town, I finally sorted out my LAPL library card privileges. Much to my surprise, the Highland Park branch has a very extensive cookbook selection. I LOVE Italian food and culture, even minored in Italian at USC. As such, I immediately snagged the Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites off the shelf. I was never a big fan of her Food Network cooking show, but I do own a very nice skillet from her Target line. 🙂 The book is organized into the following sections: appetizers & drinks, sandwiches & salads, pasta!, main courses, desserts, ending with easy recipes for kids. Each […]

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3/12/2017 's CBR9 Review No:2 |

Half Splash, Twice

Steampunk Tea Party by Jema "Emilly Ladybird" Hewitt

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First, some shameless self-congratulations: Cannonball! I was originally thinking I could only do a half, which I signed up for, but here I am with a full 52! Yay me 🙂 OK, moving on. Steampunk Tea Party is probably the best Christmas present I’ve gotten in a long while. Long Live Book Exchange! It’s part cookbook, part photo book, and part short story collection. Each of the six chapters has a theme with recipes, excerpts from character voices, pictures of characters in elaborate costumes, pictures of recipes, brief info snippets about ingredients or in some cases substitutions, or decorating. It’s […]

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12/28/2016 's CBR8 Review No:52 |


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