Showing posts with label cook books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cook books. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

The Best Cook Books of 2008

Epicurious published this article featuring the best cook books of 2008 . I was really curious to see what they have to offer. I always love to read up on new cookbooks and get inspired... So once I saw this article I had to include it in my blog.

Couple of the books caught my attention, and I just may have to get them.


# 1 is the book called Fish Without a Doubt could be a great source of seafood recipes. I have to admit that I like to eat fish a lot, but I am not a huge fan of making it. Usually I order it in a restaurant. But I always wanted to make more seafood/fish dishes at home. So I think this book will eventually find it's way to my shelf.


#2 - is The Modern Baker . I don't own too many books on desserts. I like to bake, but I don't do it as often as I would like to. So maybe to start I just need something to inspire me, like this book...


# 3 on my "WANTED" list is book called Paley"s Place Cookbook . The author is one of the county's top regional chefs. The book includes a melange of inspirational recipes from The Paley's Place Bistro and Bar in Portland Oregon. I am absolutley fascinated with pacific northwest, so I would love to learn more about the food of this region. And I know they have great chefs out there...
So another one for my collections...

I was only going to include 3 books in this post, but I just can't help it - I love them all!!! But don't worry, I will not be writing about all of those books, one more and I am done. If you want to check out the full article please click here and you will be redirected to Epicurious website.


OK, here is my #4 (I was between two books, and I had to pick one!)- I chose Urban Italian . Even though I am Polish, I love Italian kitchen. The cookbook is full of soulful, sophisticated food and delicious stories written by one of the youngest best chefs of New York.
I can't wait to get my hands on it.

I absolutely love cookbooks. I buy them, collect them, read them from cover to cover several times, and actually rarely make recipes from them. I love to read them, to get inspired and to create my own versions of things I read about... it seems more fun this way...