Late February marks the time of year when winter’s charms begin to wear out. Sweaters and scarves, once donned excitedly, are now put on begrudgingly. Snow, which once seemed magical as it fell to the ground, is now just an unwelcome reminder that cold days still lie ahead. While one might prefer to simply hibernate until spring…
If you love to cook or bake, living in a dorm can be quite the buzzkill. In addition to having to tolerate hard linoleum floors, cinderblock walls, bad lighting and psychotic roommates, the dearth of proper kitchen equipment can make dorm life that much more difficult. In an attempt to curb fires, many dorms have…
Anna Blessing might be best known as one third of BBB Craft – three amazingly talented crafty sisters – they’ve contributed both DIY and entertaining stories to design*sponge. For this project, Anna struck out on her own and profiled 20 Midwestern farms and the chefs with whom they work. The result is Locally Grown: Portraits…
We put great thought into making the In the Kitchen With column full of quick, easy and even impromptu recipes both savory and sweet. Our greatest hope is that you actually try a recipe or two, and as the good weather rolls in, we thought it would be great if you got some inspiration from…
We have been waiting for Heidi Swanson’s latest book for so long. Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day cookbook was finally released on April 5, and soared immediately into the top 100 books on Amazon! Just between me and you, it is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I own (and I have LOTS). Heidi…
Nothing makes me happier than giving a unique gift, or one that has taken significant personal investment. I have divided my guide into two parts. The first part are all samples of work that some of my favorite artisans make. The images you see are just representative of their work. I have worked with almost…
I planned to wait until Friday to write about this book, since that’s our recipe and entertaining day. But after three straight days of flipping through Baked bakery’s new cookbook, I cannot physically restrain myself from talking about it right. this. minute. Why? Because it’s that darn good. Before I dive into the book, I’ve…
i can’t think of a better way to wrap up the week- and our food day- at d*s than with this beautiful new typographical dessert cookbook from amanda woodward at woodward design. based in edmonton, amanda and her team created a limited edition typographical dessert cookbook that will be printed at the end of this…
So you’ve looked at Joy’s recipe and are ready to indulge your sweet tooth- so this week’s cookbooks are all about baking. It’s what I do the most of at home; my refrigerator is full of wrapped sections of cake (quarters for a tube pan, halves for a loaf) labeled with the type of desert…
Living in Italy, I feel quite deprived of world cuisine and therefore have noticed that my collection of books dedicated to helping me satisfy those cravings has grown. Joel’s recipe for porcini tapioca cakes also happened to remind me of “world cuisine” coming all the way from Australia. So I thought I’d do a round…
This week, I thought I would focus on cookbooks with great food photography, since photography is becoming a bigger part of the food experience these days. There are a few new books out this season which I believe raise the bar in cookbooks. Why? They do not just deliver recipes. They deliver an entire food…
This week’s books go along with the great recipe from Emma and Sara for an Eggplant Torta over on the In the Kitchen With column. As soon as I saw the images of the recipe, I thought “Italian”. There are a lot of Italian books out there. Some “authentic”, some “inspired by” which in the…
Many of you asked for more vegetarian recipes in the launch of this cookbook column but you also asked for cookbooks for special diets each week. So today we’ll be focusing on vegetarian/vegan friendly cookbooks and including a special vegan cornbread recipe at the end of the post! Also, if you’d like to try different…
Whether you like sweet scones like the ones Chris Chun offered up for us a few weeks ago or the savory ones from this week, there’s nothing like having something great to go with them. Amy Azzarito suggests fried chicken with this week’s savory scones and Damon Lee Fowler’s Fried Chicken: The World’s Best Recipes…
This week we have a double feature for In the Kitchen With, so we are also doubling the fun here. For product picks, we have Penny De Los Santos‘ kitchen favorites as well as Aran Goyoaga‘s favorites. For cookbook picks, we have two groups the first will be for the men to go along with…
I was over the moon to find out that Helen was submitting a recipe for dumplings. I LOVE dumplings and overdose on them every time I go to London. I am planning a trip to Hong Kong some time in order to eat them there. And when I am in New York, I always make…
I was really torn over what books I would write about this week. Do I try to do something in tune with Lena’s fresh fruit cake? Do I focus on the fruit? The baking? How about none of that? I got three things in the mail today: Jamie Oliver’s fifth Jamie Magazine which is the…
At first I thought that this week I’d offer some books that marry well with Julia’s Blackberry pie (Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Pie and Pastry Bible comes to mind!). Who isn’t curious for pastry and pie making tips? But then I thought…why not offer some ideas for those of you who can’t have gluten, don’t eat…
How do I choose a cookbook? Instinctively, I will pick up any book with great photography (Gordon Ramsay’s Cooking for Friends shot by Ditte Isager). Next I will skim the recipes to see how many I would actually make. I have been known to buy a book for just *one* recipe such as a great…
Whenever I visit a new city, I always take time to go to a bookstore and peruse cooking titles. In London, I always dedicate an afternoon to Waterstone’s to look through stacks of books to buy the paperbacks right away, but jot down titles to buy online if they are hardback, to save the weight…
