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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 […]

Kalyn at Kalyn’s Kitchen reviews a recipe for Parmesan Encrusted Zucchini from Vegetables Every Day by Jack Bishop.
Erin of Erin Cooks tried a recipe from the Food Network’s Ellie Krieger: Fried Rice with Scallions, Edamame and Tofu.
Chocylit a the Cupcake Bake Shop made doughnuts using a recipe from Richard Bertinet’s Dough: Simple Contemporary Bread.
Aun […]

One of my favorite things about Sunset magazine is its constant inclusion of readers’ recipes. It almost makes you think that maybe someday you could see your own favorite recipe in the magazine. Sigh. So, this month Sunset has a feature on September Favorites that is comprised of reader recipes. Check them […]

Two words can perfectly describe Millionaire Rotisserie Chicken Salad from the August issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray: quick and easy. I try not to use those terms that often to describe Rachael Ray’s recipes, since most of them are pretty quick and easy, usually taking me no more than 45 minutes. However, with […]

Originally posted by posted by Kelby Carr on Kids Cuisine.
At a recent bookstore shopping expedition, I happened on a great cookbook for parents.I’m always looking for meal ideas that are healthy, quick, and easy, and that are likely to actually get eaten. I found The Big Book of Recipes for Babies, Toddlers & Children, which is […]

The October 2007 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray looks like a good one! I have to say October is my favorite month (doesn’t everyone have a favorite month?) since it means I can finally start using the oven and stove regularly again instead of grilling everything. Those of you who also live through […]