It's not the most technically perfect photo, but I love the way she's wrapped in her own wing blur and you can imagine the motion of her lower body.
(Female Anna's. Portland, OR probably 2020)
I broke down and got a big shelf. It's currently holding all the "not global cuisines", I guess. 😂 Probably 2/3 of my books?
Look how much space I have now!
Side by side loaves of Ken Forkish's Saturday white bread. One in Lodge's new bread oven. The other in a roughly century old Griswold "baster". Both have their charms, but the bake is similar.
While I'm of the opinion that almost anything is a cast iron recipe if you believe in yourself, I have also really enjoyed this cookbook. Most of the recipes are basically "one pot" and relatively quick.
In order...
Shrimp and Grits with Andouille
Apple Pandowdy
Cheesy Stuffed Shells
Chicken Under a "Brick" with Potatoes
Shrimp Scampi with Campanelle
It's that time of year where I forget what a pain in the ass this is to put together. It was delicious.
I found 23/28 for a fair price.
I'll save you time. It's missing:
Preserving
Beans and Grains
Lamb
Terrines etc
Variety Meats
(in the order I'm actually bothered by the absence).
The question is whether it's worth the effort to complete the set. I'd love to hear from people who have done so or have the missing volumes.
I have a few from this area and I've enjoyed a lot of the things I've made. What books do you have from these countries that you like? Feel free to zoom out a bit if there's something adjacent that you love!
I have:
(Tons of regional Italian, it just happens to be on the edge. Same with Germany)
Amber and Rye (Baltics)
Wild Honey and Rye (Poland)
The Balkan Kitchen
Supra (I know Georgia isn't in the picture, but it's just over there... 😁)
Someone posted their shelf of Portland-ish books a while ago and I've been working on adding to mine.
What do I need to make, cookbook lovers?
This photo was in my social media memories today. 6 years ago I got these as a Mother's Day/birthday/anniversary gift.
Still just need to find a #2 that doesn't cost more than my first car!
This gets asked frequently..."How does everyone use their books or decide what to cook?"
I was just inspired by a new challenge for myself. I'm going to try and cook everything that is featured on the covers!
Dorie for attention. 😁
I canned jars of dandelion jelly last spring BEFORE I learned that the last remaining "safe" recipe was no longer considered to be so.
We ate the jars that didn't seal and were immediately refrigerated, but have (of course) not used the rest. They're all still sealed and stored.
Can I just clean these jars out and reuse them? Or are they potentially unsafe enough that I should just write of the <dozen jars involved?
Thanks!
And I was close, but a couple things popped up! 😁
New to me in April. Anything I need to make?