Argh! For some reason, my usual amazon link is still not working. If I can't figure it out, I'll just go back to pictures of the books. In the meantime, here's a different amazon link to the book.
Anyway, on to the book. Authors Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs have created an online recipe site, where new recipes are shared by the community and commented on. I'm sort of an online recipe comment junkie - I always seek them out. In fact, nowadays when I come across a new recipe, first thing I'll do is see if I can find it online and see if there are any comments. Other cooks are so helpful and generous with their tips!
Well, I'll admit I haven't visited the Food52 site, but I thoroughly enjoyed the cookbook. There are tons of color photos of the dishes and their preparation. Recipes are organized by season (that just makes so much sense, don't you think?). Having come by the cookbook in the Fall/Winter, naturally I gravitated toward those chapters. But there are lots of great recipes here, throughout the book. I definitely want to try the vegetarian mushroom thyme gravy. I've already bought all the ingredients for the crispy spice-brined pecans (I just need to figure out a day when I can donate the oven to their slow cooking - 10-12 hours!). When the weather gets warmer, I'm definitely making the baked ricotta and goat cheese with candied tomatoes.
And, I've already made a couple of recipes. First, the heavenly oatmeal molasses rolls. These are so great, especially when eating them warm with butter, just as the authors recommend. I don't make a lot of homemade bread, but I'm definitely making these again. Sweet enough to enjoy on their own, but not too sweet - the perfect dinner roll. I should know, I ate most of them myself (should I admit that?).
The other recipe I tried was the burnt caramel pudding. Oh, this recipe is a keeper! I love pudding (and custard) recipes that use minimal ingredients, and forgo cornstarch as a thickener. This recipe only has 5 ingredients, and is very easy to make. Just make sure you watch your caramel closely as it cooks (I've learned the hard way to give caramel my full attention). Everyone in the Bach house loved it, except our oldest DD, who predicted she wouldn't like it, so found another treat instead (while I ate hers, ahem).
-Cheryl
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