Paper Palate

Pure Food by Christine Cushing is a book that offers a wide variety of dishes that focus on freshness and flavor. The recipes are straightforward and emphasize using seasonal ingredients in a way that suits them best. The layout is clean and the photos are bright and inviting. The book begins with a shopping, organizing, and produce […]

March’s issue of Food & Wine magazine is dubbed the Special Kitchen Issue and reviews a variety of small appliances, giving the top three in each category.  The appliances reviewed are blenders, convection toaster ovens, deep fryers, food processors, hand mixers, juicers, and panini presses. I feel like I’m missing out here because I only have […]

If you’ve ever wanted to try some new flavours but have been unsure about how to go about it, might I suggest some Indian food? For some people, Indian cuisine conjures up images of long hours in front of the stove and a hot tandoor oven, but that’s not the case if you’ve got Madhur […]

The first thing I noticed as I flipped through The New Regional Italian Cuisine Cookbook by Reinhardt Hess, Cornelia Schinharl and Sabine Salzer was the abundance of beautiful pictures. There is a photo of every single recipe, as well as scenic shots of Italy and close-ups of ingredients. Photos are a major plus in any […]

The first time I flipped through the March issue of Bon Appetit there was a definite trend in the type of recipes that I gravitated towards.  They were all gooey.  This is actually a feature of this month’s issue entitled Warm, Sticky, Gooey!, but I seem to have found other recipes in the magazine that […]

February’s Bon Appetit is dubbed The Green Issue and contains tips on how to eat organic, sustainable food that is good for the earth and good for you too, complete with recipes for everything from meat to veggies and dessert.
Bon Appetit has been sporting a new look lately and this issue also introduces some new […]

It always amazes me that anyone should have a difficult time buying me a present.  Then again, it also amazes me that I’m not showered with presents on a daily basis.  I’m sure there are enough cookbooks out there that I could get a new one every day and never have any repeats.  Sadly, I […]

My past experiences with baking 100% whole wheat bread have generally yielded loaves that are good for little more than doorstops - dense and heavy.  That’s why I was eager to read bread guru Peter Reinhart’s new book Whole Grain Breads.  Reinhart is also the author of The Bread Baker’s Apprentice which is a go-to book […]

If you’re like me, you’ve already had enough Christmas carols, cookies, turkey and stuffing to last you well into the New Year and it’s not even December yet.  It feels like every year the holiday season starts earlier and earlier and it’s all too much.  That’s why the newest issue of Fine Cooking is like […]

I recently received a review copy of the book Make It Your Own: Recipes and Inspiration for the Creative Cook by Jamie Miller. The book claims to be for anyone who loves to be creative in the kitchen and encourages playing around with recipes to make them your own. To help with your inspiration, the book […]