Posts tagged: Cookbooks

Cooking Up a Few Dishes from Iron Chef Chen’s Knockout Chinese

People who know me in person generally realize in due course that moderation isn’t one of my strong suits. As my metabolism has slowed down, I’ve come to realize that moderation in how much I eat is now mandatory. However, how much I eat doesn’t necessarily correlate directly with how much I cook. Tonight, my [...]

Monday April 11th, 2011 in , , , , | Comments Off

Get Multiple Viewpoints from Multiple Cookbooks

It has always been obvious to me, but every once in a while I get the question, “Why have so many Japanese/Italian/French/Chinese/Indian/Caribbean/whatever cookbooks?  You just need one of each type, right?” Maybe you would ask me the same thing. My answer is simple. You get better advice and better food when you can consult different [...]

Sunday February 14th, 2010 in , , | Comments Off

Read the Intro to Avoid Buying Crappy Cookbooks

Okay, I’ll admit it, even after amassing a sizable collection of cookbooks, I still get suckered in and buy a crap cookbook every now and then.  I should know better, I really should, but it still happens – like today, for instance. The thing about cookbooks is that it’s not about the pretty pictures.  In [...]

Thursday January 14th, 2010 in , , | Comments Off

Good Cookbooks Have Named Authors

I spend money on cookbooks even though there are free recipes online, and free recipes in papers and magazines.  I spend money on cookbooks with named authors even though the compilations by Best Cooking Ever Magazine are cheaper, and compilations titled Best Asian Food Ever are easy to find.  Why do I do this?  Because [...]