Sorry about this. My Thursday finds are a day late. I don’t know what it is about working from home, but I always lose track of days and dates. I thought I’d expand on my last post and let you all know what my favorite cookbooks are. I may have sounded a tad bitter in my last post about my lack of insipration for cooking – my cookbooks have served me well. It just feels like it’s been YEARS since I’ve gotten a new cookbook and I tend to make the same recipes over and over again. So, here are my cookbook fav’s –
1) Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook is my most favorite. I love this cookbook so much, if you’ve been a longtime reader of my blog – I think I’ve mentioned this cookbook once or twice (wink, wink!) Not one recipe has failed me – it’s fantastic.
2) Nourishing Traditions . I like this book more for the interesting information it has in it about food and food preparation. There are quite a few good recipes in it as well.
3) New Food Fast by Donna Hay. Quick and easy recipes, loads with Asian flavoring ( big hit over here). The photography in this book is gorgeous too, not that it counts!
4) 660 Curries . We are HUGE curry fans over here. While travelling through South India I had the most incredible coconut curry in a restaurant that I will never forget. It was a Korma – but made with coconut milk. Anyhow, I fell in love with this book when I found a recipe that is identical to the curry yumminess I had in Kerala that hot evening many moons ago.
I have a bunch more cookbooks, they just sit there – mocking me with the goodness I know is inside them. I think with the spring veggies starting and the weekly market trips I will become excited about food again. I’m also excited about trying out some of your suggestions for cookbooks – thanks everyone! I’ll let you know how it all goes.
Now on the subject of food – here are 2 of my favorite things we use daily at my house. Both found on Etsy – natch!
These are made by a local lady down in Victoria, BC. They are fantastic for storing sandwiches, snacks – whatever really. I bought several in different sizes and use them all the time. They can be found on Etsy – she doesn’t have much in stock right now but I’m sure if you convo her she’ll hook you up!
I’ve been using these bags for a few years now – they are so handy and keep your produce so fresh and ‘non slimy’ like their plastic brethren. Super low on the eco guilt scale as well – especially when pared with your cloth grocery bags.
And, finally – a few new favorite songs. This first one may be a tad controversial – it’s called ‘Sugar Man’ by Rodriquez. It’s all about drugs but it is such a great song- smooth and summery. I don’t think I’d want my kids singing about ‘sweet mary jane’ so I keep this one to myself. Then there is Peter, Bjorn and John – I love it all but especially ‘Nothing to Worry About’ and ‘Amsterdam’. Finally – ‘Skeleton Boy’ by Friendly Fire. It’s so 80’s .
xo, c
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