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Almost Vegetarian features a review of a from Peter Berley’s The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone in Between.
Dan Taylor at the Hungover Gourmet discusses casting for the movie based on blogger Julie Powell’s book, Julie & Julia.
Joe of Culinary in the Country adapted a Rachael Ray recipe for Twice […]

Rachael’s magazine went green this month, by switching to recycled paper. You can take a quiz online to see how green you are.
The highlight of this month’s issue is the Thanksgiving on a budget feature, which provides a menu for about $10 a head. The meal includes Autumn Greens and Apple Salad, Maple-Glazed Roast […]

Wandering Coyote at Fall Reading Challenge reviews Bill Buford’s Heat.
Mario Batali’s got a blog, called Unclogged, over at Serious Eats.
Matt and Angela at Two Yolks feature a recipe for Spaghetti alla Amatriciana Bianco that was adapted from Trattoria Cooking.
Erin Zimmer of Serious Eats discusses virtual cookbook clubs.
Jonathan of Fork & Spoon with Jonathan […]

Sunset magazine knows what Halloween is all about - sweets. In the spirit of the Halloween season, it offers a slew of fun and festive Halloween treats. There are Chocolate Candy Corn Truffles, Cinnamon Pumpkin Seed Brittle, Bite-Size Honey Popcorn Balls, Chocolate-Pistachio Marshmallows, Peanut-Raisin Bark, Chocolate-Pistachio Apricots, Butterscotch Caramels, and Coconut Haystacks.
Now if all those […]

Last week’s Newsweek features essays written by women about how they ended up where they ended up. The series, entitled My Journey to the Top, includes essays from Arianna Huffington, Julie Greenwald, Andrea Wong, Rachel Roy, Kyra Sedgwick, Lucy Jones, Shirley Franklin, Lorena Ochoa, Rachael Ray, Shonda Rhimes, and Elaine Page.
The cool thing about this […]

Sarah at Cucina Bella encountered a comedy of errors when making a recipe for Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake from Rachael Ray’s magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray.
Elise at Simply Recipes adapted a Biba Caggiano recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto. It was originally published in the Sacramento Bee in 1988 - Elise must have a good […]

Jenny Brown of Cork & Knife writes a thoughtful piece about two new biographies of Julia Child.
Cate at Sweetnicks tried Simple Roasted Fingerling Potatoes from a 2003 issue of Cooking Light magazine.
Erin of Erin Cooks tested Ellie Krieger’s recipe for Sage Rubbed Pork Chops with Apple Slaw.
Rachel of Rachel’s Bite features a recipe I’ve been […]

Serious Eats focused its “Cook the Book” series this week on James Beard’s Beard on Food.
The News & Observer reviews Amateur Gourmet Adam Roberts’ new book.
And if you’re interested in his book, Adam’s got a list of his Virtual Book Tour Appearances.
Shauna James of Gluten-Free Girl is starting her own book tour next week.
Matt Bites […]

The Food Network’s Robin Miller recently spoke with Cynthia Hubert of my local paper, the Sacramento Bee. As a nutritionist and cookbook author, Miller offered tips on packing healthy lunchboxes for kids (and I guess for adults, too). Here are a few excerpts from the interview and you can check out the whole thing here.
Q: […]

Amy of Cooking with Amy reviews Yummy Potatoes by Marlena Spieler.
Mommy Chef tried a Kielbasa and Cabbage Skillet from Taste of Home magazine.
Cook & Eat features a recipe for Cup o’ Brownie, adapted from Donna Hay’s Good Food Fast.
Post Punk Kitchen previews two upcoming Vegan cookbooks.
Cooking with the Headhunter adapted a recipe from the November […]