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This month Food Network is all about the grill and that theme transitions over to their magazine as well. Inside the pages of the June/July issue, you will find The Neelys’ Father’s Day brunch menu, Bobby Flay’s favorite burger recipes and the Summer Grilling Guide.
Of particular interest is the Ultimate Burger in Every State list.  We […]

The recipes I make come from a wide variety of sources … and unexpected ones sometimes at that.  Oprah’s magazine, O, has proven to be a great source of delicious recipes, and this latest one I made is no exception.
Included in her Love That! column, this recipe could not have been in a more appropriate […]

Sips & Apps by Kathy Casey is an inspiring Cocktails and Nibbles book. Kathy is a “bar chef.” Like any chef, she creates new recipes; in her case, drinks recipes, and she explores and tweaks the old favorites. She has her signature cocktails, she knows her craft and she shares the results with us in this fantastic book.
I […]

Have you ever found out the night before that you needed to send in a dessert for the school bakesale?  What about a last minute get together with friends and you’ve been asked to bring something for dessert?  If you are like me, you don’t want to just go to the store and purchase something, […]

Have you ever wanted to know more about how to use vanilla?  Or perhaps interesting ways to use other extracts that you have seen at gourmet shops or high-end grocery stores?  Then, A Century of Flavors is the cookbook for you.
This cookbook is written to be used with the Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, which are made by a […]

Jeff Botsacos is by far one of the most talented chef’s I’ve read about and his Greek restaurant Molyvos certainly has a large list of accolades. I’ve not had the personal pleasure of dining at his establishment so it’s wonderful that I now have his cookbook on my shelf.  Many of his mainstay dishes are […]

After last months lacklustre and unexciting issue - so uninspiring I didn’t make a thing from it - Delicious returns to form with the June issue.
Maybe it’s the ’summer’ foods - bring on the asparagus, the radishes, the barbecue foods - but there are loads of recipes in this issue that are making my mouth water. […]

The May 2009 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray is a doozy. The big, bold, yellow text saying “Free Stuff” refers to the magazines Big Deals Sweepstakes. You can enter to win every week from April 13 through June 7.
If you’re looking to save a little money, check out the $10 Spot recipes for […]

My mother often told me that a measure of common sense was certainly worth its weight in gold, therefore this cookbook should be worth several thousand dollars in today’s gold market.  The beginning of the common sense instruction takes place right off the bat with the opening chapter relating to Kitchen Management, followed by Cookery Terms […]

There are some food bloggers who have a talent for writing about their life and recipes in such a way that you can’t wait for their next post.  Molly Wizenberg of Orangette is definitely one of those food bloggers.
Rather than put together a traditional cookbook of recipes with the occasional story to go along with […]