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Anyone get a new cookbook for the holidays?
A new one for me is
Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America
http://www.amazon.com/Gran-Cocina-Latina-Latin-America/dp/0393050696/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356551590&sr=1-1&keywords=gran+cocina+latina
It's based on about 30 years of work and is encylopedic. Think it will do for Latin American food what Mastering the Art of French Cooking did to help people learn about French cooking.
Not as sexy as Gran Cocina Latina, but Santa did deliver the Sunset Magazine Cookbook (http://www.amazon.com/Sunset-Cookbook-Fresh-Flavorful-Recipes/dp/0376027940/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356556161&sr=1-1&keywords=sunset+cookbook)that has a whole bunch of recipes for things we love to cook. I'm going to have to check yours out Amaranth. DW and I both adore Latin food and my birthday is coming up...
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day and Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day...Looks like a lot of good doable recipes but also a lot that are just plain too much work, too many ingredients, and some ingredients I won't be able to find here.
But I'm really looking forward to making the sweet potato bread :)
treehugger
12-26-12, 7:08pm
I didn't get any Christmas presents, but I have that Sunset book and I love it (but, then, I am a Westerner and I have been a long-time fan of Sunset magazine), and the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day changed my life (got at almost 2 years ago). I haven't found anything in there to be too much work or too many ingredients, but maybe you were only saying that about the Healthy Bread book (which I don't have). Have fun playing around!
My favorite new-to-me book is Every Day Food: Great Food Fast (http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Food-Great-Fast/dp/0307354164/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356563242&sr=1-2&keywords=great+food+fast). It's organized seasonally, and that is my current preference. Joining a CSA has really changed the way I cook, all for the better.
Kara
I still haven't made enough recipes from the books I bought last year to justify buying something new, but there are several that are on my "wish list:
Grow, Cook, Eat by Willie Galloway. Not practical for me now as we live on the 30th floor of a high rise, but will be one of my first buys if/when we ever move to a house
In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite by Melissa Clark. She is one of the guests on The Splendid Table that I really like -- very personable.
Smitten Kitchen -- sorry, can't remember the author's name, but I love her blog and the cookbook has gotten great reviews.
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman. Love the original HTCE book. Am challenging myself to make at least two new recipes a month from that this year. It is a wonderful resource.
IshbelRobertson
12-27-12, 3:23pm
Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi (love his places in London)
Ultimate cookery course by Gordon Ramsay
Polpo (haven't had a chance to even remove the shrink wrap, so not sure who it's by!)
No new ones here because I have too many already, but wanted to say, lhamo, that How to Cook Everything Veg is one of my best resources at home.
On the flip side, I have been trying to decide whether to give my cookbooks away. Why? Because I seem to go online for recipe searches. I still have my favorites but I just don't use most of my cookbooks. They are fun to look at from time to time, but it doesn't seem to justify the space they are taking up in my pantry.
...the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day changed my life (got at almost 2 years ago). I haven't found anything in there to be too much work or too many ingredients, but maybe you were only saying that about the Healthy Bread book (which I don't have). Have fun playing around!
Kara
You're right, the more difficult (to me) recipes are in the Healthy Bread... cookbook. The Sweet Potato and Spelt Bread recipe looks so delicious but my ability to get spelt flour or vital wheat gluten will be difficult. If I find them here in Japan they will probably be an expensive, non-locavore, import item, if I ordered ordered them from the states on my own, cheaper it would still be an import item.
In the meantime I'll be having a great time experimenting with bread recipes from the first book in which I could add some yummy sweet potato :)
Yes I got all Vegan Books
How to eat Vegan on $4 a day.
Happy Herbivore
Blissful Bites
Eat, Drink and Be Vegan
it is all very helpful when changing my diet.
Dhiana,
You might try ordering from iherb.com. They have lots of whole-foods type products at good prices and shipping rates to many countries are reasonable. Used to be great for China, but local customs has gotten difficult to navigate recently. Not sure whether they offer shipping to Japan, but thought worth mentioning.
lhamo
Kally, which of the vegan books do you like the best, and what do you look for?
treehugger
12-28-12, 12:30pm
You're right, the more difficult (to me) recipes are in the Healthy Bread... cookbook. The Sweet Potato and Spelt Bread recipe looks so delicious but my ability to get spelt flour or vital wheat gluten will be difficult. If I find them here in Japan they will probably be an expensive, non-locavore, import item, if I ordered ordered them from the states on my own, cheaper it would still be an import item.
In the meantime I'll be having a great time experimenting with bread recipes from the first book in which I could add some yummy sweet potato :)
My brother lives in Japan (in Mito) and has complained repeatedly about missing sourdough/French-type bread. I told him about the Artisan Bread in 5 book and said he really could make that kind of bread at home, with almost no trouble. But, even though my mom bought him the book, he hasn't done it, but maybe his wife will some day. She seems to really enjoy trying to make him food that reminds him of home (she's Japanese).
Kara
I had forgotten about iherb.com! Thank you for the reminder lhamo :)
Treehugger - Bread baking is definitely a very foreign concept here. This is our 3rd apartment here in Japan but the first one that came with a built in stove! While there is a decent bakery chain its nowhere near hot, yummy fresh out of the oven homemade bread.
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