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Amy Tobin knows what it takes to inspire an at home cook. Create a beautiful cookbook full of dazzling photos and delicious sounding recipes. Add to that recipes impressive enough for company, but simple enough for a weeknight meal, and you have Amy’s cookbook, Amy’s Table: Food for Family and Friends, wrapped up in a […]

When I was younger I used to always have the radio on. When I would wake up in the morning, and I would listen to music when I was getting ready for school and work. I remember bopping around the house/apartment/room to the music. I would also always fall asleep with music on softly in […]

Have you ever purchased a cookbook that you absolutely had to have right that very minute? Nothing at all could sway you from not buying it. I do that with cooking magazines all the time, but rarely is it that a cookbook catches my attention so much that I buy it immediately without running home […]

I was browsing though the cookbook section at Border’s a few weeks before Christmas when something caught my eye … It was the Tartine cookbook by husband and wife team, Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson.  I was supposed to be Christmas shopping, but somehow, I managed to stray over into that section.  It was like […]

For Christmas, I put several things on my wish list and, of course, at the top of this list were barbecue books related to the style of barbecue that I enjoy the most, “Texas Style Barbecue.”  Having this in mind, I chose to review a book I feel has a unique feel and great recipes for […]

As it’s just hubby and me, I am seemingly always trying to scale-back recipes or be on a hunt for a recipe that doesn’t make quite as much. I always hear the idea to make the full recipe, and save the leftovers, but that’s really not for me. I enjoy being in the kitchen and […]

When my friend J asked if I have been cooking since I was young, or if I just started learning the skill after I got married and settled down in a home away from home.  I laughed and told her it was the latter.
I learn to cook and bake from reading cookbooks, magazines and by watching […]

My husband always passes up freebies. You know, when you are in the store and they have a free sample of this or a free sample of that, he walks right on by. I, on the other hand, am a freebie fool. Even if I don’t like the sample, I usually find myself taking one… […]

When I check out the new book section at my local library, I gravitate toward the cookbooks.  One book caught my eye on my last visit. Great Bar Food at Home by Kate Kehoe with photographs by Alexandra Grablewski is a collection of small bites and appetizers with bold flavors that are easy to serve and prepare at […]

The F-Factor Diet, by Tanya Zuckerbrot, is a weight loss plan built around high-fiber foods paired with lean proteins plus food journaling to track carbohydrate and fiber intake. The book’s so-called magic bullet, fiber, helps one feel full, lose weight, and achieve a lower risk of developing heart disease and certain cancers.
In addition to a […]