“The Spice Kitchen and its more than 100 recipes reveal the pleasutes that arise from [author] Katie [Luber] and Sara’s [Engram] favorite mantra: Eat locally but season globally. Spices from around the world make it easier and a lot more fun to turn out delicious and healthy food. The Spice Kitchen brings the world to your kitchen table in such dishes as Coconut Curry Shrimp, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, and Tandoori Chicken Skewers with Curry Butter Sauce. Katie and Sara also relish taking the foods of their childhoods and reinventing them with an explosion of flavor from a range of spices and herbs. Through “spice enlightenment,” old favorites become Herbed Corn Chowder, Waldorf Salad with Cardamom Candied Walnuts, and Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Ginger Cookies” ––Global Gourmet http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/cookbook/2010/spice-kitchen/
“You will have absolutely no excuse for cooking yourself flavorless meals after you’re done reading this cookbook. As a matter of fact, you may find that your knowledge of herbs and spices increases to the point of near-omniscience on the subject. Engram and Luber make sure would-be chefs have a thorough grounding in both the history of spices and the flavors, geographical origins, and uses of dozens of herbs and spices before ever diving into the recipes section. The recipes are absurdly easy to follow, and highly flavorful.” ––Cellulose With A Side of Ink http://biblio-voracious.blogspot.com/2010/02/bibliovorx-in-which-i-cure-what-ails.html
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May 6 - 7:00 p.m.
Book Signing
Anderson’s Book Shop
123 West Jefferson Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540-5310
630-355-2670
www.andersonsbookshop.com
Naperville, IL
June 19 - 9:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Demo and book signing
Green City Market
1750 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
847-835-2240
www.chicagogreencitymarket.org
June 21 - 12:00 p.m.
Lunch at Tru with ChicaGourmets
chicagourmets.org for reservations
“Cindy Mushet’s “Baking Kids Love” is a definite stand-out. The author has done an incredible job putting together a collection of infallible recipes that will appeal to every kid in your life - big and small (and adults too). ” ––Project Foodie http://www.projectfoodie.com/spotlights/cookbooks/baking-kids-love.html
“Cindy’s 11-year-old daughter, Bella, helped her create the book and offers a running commentary. Photos of Bella and other kids, a colorful design, and full-page photos of the end results will appeal to kids. In addition to baking these recipes with your child, I recommend this book for kids who are old enough to read it themselves.” ––Baking With Carter http://www.bakingwithcarter.com/?p=2236
“The book “Baking Kids Love” designed especially for children and featuring recipes such as PB&J Muffins, Brownie S’mores bars and Gotchya Focaccia provides a fun and tasty way for families to reconnect in the kitchen.” ––Pittsburgh Tribute http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/lifestyles/family/s_659726.html
“This book is colorful and has ring-bound thick pages for easy turning and cleaning off spills. It is packed with crowd-pleasing sugar-laden desserts and fun decorating ideas. Most recipes also have little notes with cooking tips or alternate ingredients.” ––Wall Street Journal (naming Baking Kids Love one of the best cookbooks of 2009) http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/12/26/five-of-the-best-cookbooks-of-2009/
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“From the owners of the nation’s leading healthy kids’ cafe and cooking school, Bean Sprouts, comes a new book to tempt taste buds and delight parents with happier mealtimes! Bean Appetit: Hip and Healthy Ways to Have Fun with Food is filled with oodles of good-for-you recipes, along with food-themed games and activities that will inspire lifelong healthy eating habits.” ––Fullcirclelit http://fullcirclelit.blogspot.com/2010/03/go-beans-new-book-to-get-kids-excited.html
“There is a cafe in town that caters specifically to children. From the kid-friendly decor to the unique food options and cooking classes, everything about Bean Sprouts Cafe screams children. And the owners of the cafe, Shannon Payette Seip and Kelly Parthen have put together a new book, Bean Appetit, which is my new favorite recipe book. Keep an eye out for it in American Baby and FamilyFun magazines. The book is full of yummy looking recipes, kitchen activities, and random trivia, and my husband, who loves typography, was enthralled simply by the graphic design. Once you get past the shiny, attractive covers and pictures, there is some helpful information, too. ” ––Life at Home http://juanita-life-at-home.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-review-bean-appetit-hip-and.html
“Shannon Payette Seip and Kelly Parthen are the owners of Bean Sprouts, a nationally recognized kids’ cafe, based in Middleton, Wisconsin. Bean Appetit: Hip and Healthy Ways To Have Fun With Food is their darling cookbook that shares the same fun philospohy as the cafe. Packed with recipes, food-themed games, crafts, and activities, its aim is to inspire families to embrace healthy habits.” ––Kid Crave http://kidcrave.com/electronics/bean-appetit/
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“Steak with Friends: At Home, with Rick Tramonto. Chef Rick Tramonto, of Tru in Chicago and Tramonto’s Steak and Seafood in Wheeling, Ill., invites readers to pull up a chair in his home kitchen in his seventh cookbook. He offers 150 easy-to-follow recipes geared toward the home chef that reproduce the flavors of the high-end steakhouse food he’s known for. He emphasizes proper selection and preparation of steaks and includes drink recipes and even music suggestions to play while you cook. The book is warmly accented throughout with light-hearted anecdotes and photography of Tramonto and his family.” ––Chef Magazine http://chefmagazineblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/chef-cookbooks-to-satiate-all-tastes.html
“We (my wife and I) collect cookbooks for many reasons, but you know you’ve hit the jackpot when a certain book is simultaneously fun to read with great stories; sprinkled with useful tips and hints throughout; contains photos that make you want to pluck the food off the pages to eat; inspires you; and, oh by the way, is full of delicious recipes that do not require a degree from Le Cordon Bleu or the Culinary Institute of America to prepare.” ––Books, Drinks & Beverages http://drinks-beverages-books.blogspot.com/2010/03/low-price-barcelona-cookbook.html
“When the Barcelona Cookbook came out last Summer, I was incredulous that I could recreate the flavors that emerge from their kitchens. Sure, these recipes don’t come with music and engaging bartenders, but the food tastes great.” ––CT Bites http://www.ctbites.com/home/2010/2/13/chef-talk-barcelonas-gambas-al-ajillo.html
“The Barcelona Cookbook is robust and gutsy, just like the establishment, and is oozing with good things. Alluring aromas, savory flavors, and good times are the main ingredients in this offering. It brings the cosmopolitan soul of Barcelona Restaurant and Wine Bar home with 110 unbelievable recipes perfect for sharing with friends and family. Along with the interesting sidebars, recipes are nicely paired with wine suggestions, menu and party planning recommendations, and tips for applying restaurant tricks to the home kitchen.” ––Imaginary Kitchen http://bit.ly/17En6u
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“The book features dishes from some of our country’s best BBQ joints. Each page is loaded with color pictures, usually highlighting amazing and well seasoned BBQ pits, restaurants looking more like shacks than anything corporate America would ever go for, lots and lots and lots of amazing pork, and rank amateur photos of gut busting food. True Americana.” ––Living Local in California http://livinlocal.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/deep-fried-oreo-cookies/
“I don’t know what I enjoyed more, the authentic and varied recipes, or the barbecue stories and lore that they are steeped in. … If you love barbecue, its history, and great recipes, I wholeheartedly recommend this book.” ––Pork Steak Recipe http://porksteakrecipe.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-of-americas-best-bbq-100-recipes.html
“Ardie A. Davis, a certified judge in several barbecue events and cook offs, and Chef Paul Kirk, barbecue guru and winner of more than 475 cooking awards, crisscrossed America in search of the best barbecue joins in the country. After investigating some 8,000 restaurants, they listed their top 100 picks in a fascinating new book. In addition to meat, meat and more meat, there are dozens of delicious recipes for starters, sides, and even desserts. This is one of the more fun collections I’ve seen and it is being published just in time for the summer backyard cooking season” ––Tuscon Citizen http://tucsoncitizen.com/cooking/2009/09/11/new-book-lists-best-bbq-joints/
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“[Grady Spears] has mastered the nuances of Kansas City barbecue, Mexican chili peppers and Cuban seasonings from other cowboy cooks reaching west to Arizona, north to Canada and east to Florida. He’s as comfortable offering a recipe for citrus remoulade and tomatillo hollandaise as he is for chili and cornbread. But all of Spears’ dishes are infused with the “cowboy code,” which he defines as “a respect for hard work, an understanding of the rhythms of nature and … an appreciation for honest food.” ––Detroit News www.detnews.com
“Immerse yourself in cowboy culture with the majestic images, hearty recipes and rancher lore in Cooking the Cowboy Way: Recipes Inspired by Campfires, Chuck Wagons, and Ranch Kitchens. Author and cowboy-turned-chef Grady Spears takes you to ranches and restaurants frequented by cowboys and wranglers from Texas to Arizona to Alberta. The book features range-worthy comfort food recipes like Chuck Wagon Stew and Golden Cornbread Muffins, hearty Ancho Strip Steaks and decadent Blueberry-Peach Cobbler.” ––Oh Ranger http://www.ohranger.com/all-parks/news/2010/cooking-cowboy-way-brings-rancher-fare-tables-everywhere
“Overall, Cooking the Cowboy Way is a great cookbook with lots of good recipes for how to cook beef, poultry, fish, and other meat according to traditional regional styles. The mole sauce, for instance, stuck out as being something that looked really good, but something I could make despite having so many ingredients. Plus, I learned something about my own town…apparently we were one of the originators of the Arnold Palmer drink, a mixture of half lemonade and iced tea. Plus, the photography in the book is nothing short of stunning.” ––Bay City Mom and Pop http://baycitymomandpop.org/flashflashrevolution/2010/02/01/masonry-barbeques/
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“Victoria Moore applies charm to what is often a rather boring subject (unless you partake at the same time you read) drinking. You won’t find an ounce of boring here as she takes you through the whole gamut. The focus, is of course, alcohol related drinks which she presents seasonally. As you read, you’ll be enticed to try drinks you may never heard of before (new ones for me included Kir and Eaux-de-vie) and view old stand-bys with new appeal.” ––Project Foodie http://www.projectfoodie.com/spotlights/cookbooks/reading-for-the-foodie.html
“Unlike your typical recipe book, “How to Drink” by Victoria Moore, offers readers a guide to make what we drink taste better - from choosing the rights foods to go with your drink to selecting the right drink for the occasion or season. It’s also unusual because it’s not laden with glossy photographs, each image perfect down to its exacting garnish. Instead you have to - gasp! - use your mind to imagine the loveliness of a cucumber martini on the first warm summer day (which we frankly think looks better than any picture in a book). Moore, who lives in London and writes for the Guardian about wine, ensures no drink lover commit a beverage faux pas.” ––The San Luis Obispo Tribune http://www.sanluisobispo.com/books/story/1014142.html
“Victoria Moore’s How to Drink is not a beginner’s bar book. She is a Brit with a continental flair for libation lore. She offers little treatises on Pimms’ Cups, fresh juice, and a how-to on tea, coffee, and cocktails. I enjoyed it immensely. Ms. Moore also offers recipes for snacks and dishes to accompanies her favourite beverages. This is a great book for bon vivants!” ––DolceDolce http://www.dolcedolce.com/?cat=211
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“[Romney Steele's] recently published My Nepenthe, is a marvelous cookbook-cum-memoir providing not just splendid recipes – I speak with authority, having spent most of the recent holidays cooking from it – but also a catalogue of insight into the character of Big Sur and the free-spirited families that continue to provide this extraordinary part of California with such idiosyncrasy.” ––The Star http://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/770886–california-dreaming
“A few months back the armchair traveler in me found a new place to add to my “Must Visit” list. That place was Big Sur, California. I recently had a chance to re-visit that idyllic place with the book “My Nepenthe” by writer and food stylist Romney Steele. My Nepenthe is a wonderful combination of memoir and cookbook. It tells the story of Romney’s grandparents, Billy and Lolly Fassett, who founded Nepenthe Restaurant and Cafe Kevah in Big Sur, CA. Nepenthe Restaurant became a favorite place to visit and temporary home to many writers, artists, and musicians throughout the 1950’s and 60’s. But, more importantly, My Nepenthe talks about Romney’s experiences growing up there and how so much of who she is today is because of her time spent in Big Sur. ” ––Project Foodie http://www.projectfoodie.com/spotlights/cookbooks/going-back-to-big-sur.html
“[My Nepenthe is] filled with gathered families, recipes and beautiful photography. It makes me the bohemian that I want to be. ” ––Life Signatures http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2010/01/my-nepenthe-love/
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