Tuesday
Apr282009
Food book survey
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:52AM 
I took the photo above when I was making a leek and walnut sauce for a chicken recipe from The Healthy Slow Cooker
by Judith Finlayson.
I was skeptical when I saw this green mush in the food processor, but the results were excellent; Jeff even went back for seconds. Speaking of food books...
Just finished reading The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking School
on my iPhone and LOVED it. The true story follows Kathleen Flinn, who returned from vacation only to find that her corporate job had been eliminated. Instead of looking for another "normal" job, she cleared out her savings and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of getting a diploma from the famous cooking school: Le Cordon Bleu. Flinn has an engaging writing style, and the book was a fascinating glimpse into the workings of the school as well as a level of cooking that I will never achieve. Also fun to see how she coped with the language barrier.
The book also includes a bunch of recipes which sound mouthwatering but not terribly low-fat. :-)
Anyone who loved Ruth Reichl's food books
is likely to also enjoy this book.
And OOOOH! I just noticed that a new Reichl book just came out last week!! Now the quandary: buy Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way
now, or wait for paperback? Hmm...To you foodies out there: What are YOUR favourite food books?
tagged Books, Food, Food & Garden
Books, Food, Food & Garden
Reader Comments (4)
Looks to me you blended a frog!
You must read the classic The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher (and anything else by her, oh my).
Let me second the recommendation for M.F.K. Fisher. One of the best writers of the 20th century. If you like Reichl you should love Fisher. Or else.
I also recommend Harold McGee's "On Food and Cooking", which I assume you've read.
Yes, M.F.K. Fisher's The Art of Eating. In particular, The Gastronomical Me (which is my favourite of hers). I love anything Anthony Bourdain writes. I can't help it. Jeffrey Steingarten's The Man Who Ate Everything. Bill Buford's Heat. All of Elizabeth David's books. My Life In France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'Homme. Okay I'll stop now!