My copy of McGee on Food and Cooking arrived yesterday. It was, as I had understood, the revised version. Indeed, it is quite heavily revised, because a lot of things changed in the 20 years between 1984 and 2004. The…
Category: Reviews
Eating Out: Little Deer Tracks
So after reading Johanna’s review of the newest vegetarian café in our area, I had to drag Andrew out for brunch on Saturday and give it a try. Oh frabjous day, calloo, callay, we have a new brunch place! Not…
Living the high life – Miss Marple’s Tea Room
I was going to write about insanely chocolatey biscuits, but on making them last night, I discovered that it is, actually, possible to make something too chocolatey. My eyes were kind of bugging out. Also, the recipe needs work –…
Review: The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals, by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
You may have noticed that one of the few dietary requirements I don’t pay much attention to on this blog is Kosher law (Halal also misses out, which is somewhat astonishing, given where I live). Of course, since most of…
Book Review: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook, by Isa Chandra Moskovitz and Terry Hope Romero
I’ve referenced this book at least ten times already in this blog, and I’ve adapted dozens of recipes from it for various occasions. So it’s definitely time I reviewed it. I’m going to start by saying that I’m not a…
Review: The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook, by Jack Bishop
A few years ago, I decided that it was time to move beyond my six favourite vegetables, and accordingly, I arranged to have a box of fruit and vegetables delivered each week. The vegetables were whatever happened to be in…
Eating out: Mrs Parma’s
As you may have gathered, from all the time I spend a) cooking and b) writing about cooking, we don’t eat out much. But I’ve actually eaten out twice in the last fortnight, both times at the same place. This…
Review: Wild Sourdough: The Natural Way to Bake, by Yoke Mardewi
As I type this, my sourdough starter has been living with me for eight days, and it is not dead yet! On the contrary, it’s sitting on a bench in the kitchen, looking hopeful, because tomorrow is baking day. I…
Review: Agnes and the Hitman, by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Wednesday seems to have become Frivolous Post Day on this blog. It’s the middle of the week, I don’t feel terribly food inspired, and MasterChef generally has a long episode on a Wednesday and eats my evening. Also, while I…
Review: Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy, by Jennifer Lindner McGlinn
Do I actually need to do more to review this book than tell you the title? Because really, what could be more gorgeously hunger-inspiring than an entire book of gingerbread recipes – cakes, loaves, biscuits, pancakes, caramels, icecreams, and anything…