Grilled Whole Chicken in a Jacket of Flavors

I picked Marcus Samuelsson's "Yes, Chef"  to be the August/September selection for Cook the Books , the online food…

Buzzing around the Kitchen with The Wedding Bees, by Sarah-Kate Lynch

The current book selection for the bimonthly online foodie book club, Cook the Books , is Sarah-Kate Lynch's novel The Weddin…

Cooking with Dried Cherries inspired by Robin Mather's The Feast Nearby

The current selection for the online foodie book club, Cook the Books , is The Feast Nearby: How I Lost my Job, Buried a Marriage…

Comfort Me with Carrots

Deb of Kahakai Kitchen is the current host of Cook the Books , the bimonthly foodie book club where we read, comment on and cook…

"It's the Sicilian version of Ratatouille; trust me, it's good."

Our newest Cook the Books Club hostess, Debra of Eliot's Eats , picked a very sensual book for us to read, Marlena de Blasi…

Jacques Pepin's Venison Revenge

Our June/July book pick at Cook the Books has been Jacques Pepin's memoir "The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen"…

Dipping my Culinary Toe into Persian Waters with Funny in Farsi

Firoozeh Dumas’ first memoir, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (NY: Random House, 2003), is a collection…

Of Possums, Oysters and Mark Twain

My Cook the Books Cohost Simona (the cheese-, pasta- and bread-making force behind Briciole ) picked a wonderful title for our o…