tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post115873122216081098..comments2024-01-13T23:31:34.532-08:00Comments on This Book Is For You: A Lunchtime Poll About... Lunchmary_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1159487743383319882006-09-28T16:55:00.000-07:002006-09-28T16:55:00.000-07:00We have the River Road Cookbook, too! One of our ...We have the River Road Cookbook, too! One of our very favorites - it's the cookbook that taught a Yankee girl like me to bake good biscuits.<BR/><BR/>Need to track down the Louisiana recipes, although I leave most of the Cajun cooking to Brady. Next time we're in town, you'll have to try his gumbo... it's better than Galatoire's.<BR/><BR/>I kid you not.mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1159485186292099882006-09-28T16:13:00.000-07:002006-09-28T16:13:00.000-07:00Best of the Best From Louisiana (a collection from...Best of the Best From Louisiana (a collection from 50 LA cookbooks), from whence came my adaptation of crawfish pie, and River Road Recipes (Junior League of Baton Rouge). I love Betty Crocker also, but my favorite Betty Crocker is one published by Golden Press in 1969 and 1978 (shows my age, doesn't it?). That's where I found recipes for all the dishes Tom and Brady ate when they were in high school (including the ones Tom sold to the highest bidder in the yearbook room). Love to you and Brady...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1159328504799846612006-09-26T20:41:00.000-07:002006-09-26T20:41:00.000-07:00Oh, thanks. I miss writin' it...Oh, thanks. I miss writin' it...Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005514932002735616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1159206020299729172006-09-25T10:40:00.000-07:002006-09-25T10:40:00.000-07:00Joe and I were just talking about how we have to f...Joe and I were just talking about how we have to finally unpack our cook books and get them out of the basement. We've been coasting for too long on memory alone.<BR/><BR/>Joan Nathan's Jewish Cooking in America is a favorite of mine. I like to read even when I'm not cooking. It has yummy recipes (the savory Three Cheese Kugel is one of my all-time faves) plus great historical photos and family stories. <BR/><BR/>A special note to Dorothea -- one of the funniest moments I ever recorded on videotape is my friend Rachel paraphrasing the Joy of Cooking's squirrel skinning instructions. She starts with "Ya take 2 squirrels (they're small)..." and just typing that line is giving me giggle fits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1159135542998451902006-09-24T15:05:00.000-07:002006-09-24T15:05:00.000-07:00Ang! I miss your blog so much!Ang! I miss your blog so much!mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1159066923056847292006-09-23T20:02:00.000-07:002006-09-23T20:02:00.000-07:00The Joy of Cooking is awesome.I love the New York ...The Joy of Cooking is awesome.<BR/><BR/>I love the New York Cookbook, too. I'm constantly trying to steal it from my mom.<BR/><BR/>My favorite to look at is Betty Crocker's "Cooky" Book. It has awesomely technicolor pictures of a bunch of delicious cookies. As a kid I would stare at it for hours. Now, it's my go-to every Christmas season.<BR/><BR/>But the best cookbook by far is Shirley Corriher's Cookwise. If you're into building your own recipes, she gives the science behind the dishes (though in a really accessible style), so you can feel confident tweaking even the fussiest baking recipes. Awesome. Plus, she's this cute woman with a buzz cut.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005514932002735616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1158875748728098062006-09-21T14:55:00.000-07:002006-09-21T14:55:00.000-07:00I've never read The Joy of Cooking, but if it's fu...I've never read <I>The Joy of Cooking</I>, but if it's full of tips like that, I'd be a fool not to. Will definitely be trying that egg thing... it takes me forever to get through a carton. And while I'm sure that eggs are good long past the expiration date, I'm not sure how long past that applies.mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1158841978512837972006-09-21T05:32:00.000-07:002006-09-21T05:32:00.000-07:00The Joy of Cooking. i amost never make recipes fr...<I>The Joy of Cooking</I>. i amost never make recipes from it, but i find the references about various ingredients to be invaluable. how do you know if eggs that have been sitting in the fridge for months have gone bad? if they float in a bowl of water, toss 'em! need a cup of milk, but you are out? subsitute a cup of water and 1 and half teaspons of butter. plus, there are instructions on skinning a squirrel.dorothahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612428988803385580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-1158769300507251352006-09-20T09:21:00.000-07:002006-09-20T09:21:00.000-07:00Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, no question.<I>Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home</I>, no question.Chulius Caesarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955694460148693529noreply@blogger.com