Paper Palate

We’ve had some unseasonably cool weather the past week or so here in New Jersey. Since it’s been so glorious outside of an evening, eating outside is the perfect way to enjoy the weather. Usually, by August it’s so hot and humid that dinner inside where the air-conditioning is on is much more appealing. 
In my search […]

I’m a huge fan of Cooking Light, I’ve been subscribing to the magazine since 1997.  I can generally count on the recipes to be tasty and fairly simple to make. I also like that they provide the nutritional information, which makes it much easier, when you are counting calories, to keep your meals reasonable without going […]

Small dishes from the realm where paper meets palate.
In the May/June ’08 issue of Draft magazine, Bruce Paton helps everyone with the often daunting task of what wild food should be paired with each obscure micro-brew. He suggests pairing wild blackberries with Maylon’s Dragoon’s Dry Irish Stout, trout with Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale Ale […]

The bounty at farmers’ markets in northern California gets ridiculous in late spring. Organic strawberries, sweet English peas, and purple artichokes already appeared on the stands here in San Francisco. Going to the market and selecting beautiful produce is no problem–the challenge is being overwhelmed by the options.
That’s where The San Francisco Ferry Plaza […]

When I saw the cover of Sweet Melissa Baking Book, my mouth watered. The confectioner’s sugar topped dessert looked too good to be true. And when I later read the book (during my breaks at work), I was intrigued. I love author Melissa Murphy’s style. Her brief tidbits with each recipe really make the book […]

The famed UK book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories by Simon Hopkinson has finally been translated into American! All those on the far-side of the pond can now delve into the delights of heavy cream, cilantro and eggplant with the recipes all written in cups. Wonderful.
The book was voted ‘The most useful cookbook of all […]

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 […]

OHbearly at Bearly Edible tried a recipe for Apple Pie Sweet Potatoes from a daily syndicated food column called Desperation Dinners.
Matt and Angela of Two Yolks feature Gratin Dauphinois Madame Cartet (Madame Cartet’s Potato Gratin) from Patricia Wells’ Bistro Cooking.
Maki at In My Element made a Chocolate Layer Cake from The Complete Canadian Living Cookbook.
Gemma […]

Ed Levine of Serious Eats participates in the Cook the Book feature by testing Venetian Apple Cake from Gina DePalma’s Dolce Italiano: Desserts From the Babbo Kitchen.
Caroline of A Consuming Passion created lovely Coconut Marshmallow Clouds from the Crabapple Bakery Cupcake Cookbook.
Almost Vegetarian features a dessert recipe from Aliza Green’s Beans: More than […]

I must confess, I had never heard of the Hippy Gourmet (apparently he has a PBS show), but his cookbook, (The Hippy Gourmet’s Quick & Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating) held some intrigue.  Anything entitled quick & simple that sounds like it may contain some virtuous recipes is worth a trial in my opinion.  Immediately upon receipt, […]