My Go-To Cookbooks

Bouchon

Bouchon is a cookbook by Thomas Keller, one of the most renowned chefs in America if not the world. I own three of his books and I have learned a lot of techniques and a lot of knowledge about bistro cooking. I am not much of a baker, but my all time favorite dessert to

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Smoke & Pickles

Recently we were at my son’s house for dinner where he and his boyfriend cooked us an exceptional, authentic Korean dinner. It made me want to go back to one of my favorite cookbooks authored by a first generation Korean-American.  Edward Lee’s book, Smoke & Pickles combines his Korean heritage with his current culture in

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Salt Fat Acid Heat

This is one of my favorite cookbooks, by award winning author Samin Nosrat (www.saltfatacidheat.com),  that probably has the least amount of recipes from most of my other cookbooks, but one of the most interesting reads of any cookbook that I have read. The four words in the title is how the author takes you through

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My Cookbooks

I have a huge collection of cookbooks and my wife often asks why so many and why don’t I cook more recipes from the cookbooks I own. I consider it a bonus if I find at least one recipe in a cookbook that I will repeat over and over again because it is not only

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