Although I am the first person to lament the end of summer, for some reason I'm thinking ahead to fall. Maybe because we have a super fun anniversary trip planned (more to come on that) or that I'm really looking forward to cooking again. Since ALL of July and pretty much the whole of August so far have been in the mid 90s with 95% humidity (GAAHHHHH), I've been loath to stand by a hot stove. So we've mostly survived on this cocktail (have literally made it every night since last Thursday - ummmm), Hoegaarden, and Stacy's Pita Chips. Very healthy.
On my list of culinary creations: pureed white bean soup (NOT this one), canning project (hopefully a fig jam), pickles, and some type of tart. I plan to scour my burgeoning cookbook library, some of which I may or may not have read (yet).
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Not a cookbook, but more about responsible living/consuming/eating/etc. Just started it today on the subway ride home from work. It's going to be good. I can tell.
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg. I finished it last month and absolutely loved it. I can't wait to try out some of her recipes, most notably: Burg's French toast, Red Cabbage salad with Lemon & Black pepper, and French-Style Yogurt cake with Lemon.
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg & Zoe Francois. I know. I KNOW. I didn't didn't bake the amazing fresh bread I claimed I would. I sat down with this book the day I bought it and after reading the summary of items you'd need to bake your bread in five minutes, I felt overwhelmed and bought a baguette from the bakery down the street. I shall conquer.
Jamie at Home by Jamie Oliver. BEEEAUUTIFUL book. Wow. Also. Here in lies the pickling recipe I plan to tackle.
I Know How to Cook by Ginette Mathiot. This is more up Vivek's alley as it's VERY detailed with very few pictures and I am still working on my patience with cookbooks. I shall enjoy at least one recipe Vivek whips up from this gem.
The Illustrated Quick Cook by Heather Whinney. I haven't even looked through this yet. I will, promise. I tend to get a little carried away with purchasing cookbooks and then forgetting about them shortly thereafter. Oops.
And a book I am dying to own, pending the purchase of a food processor.
Pestos, Tapenades, and Spreads by Stacey Printz. YUM. If I could, I would eat a little smattering of apps every night. A few pieces of bruschetta, veggies & hummus, a light salad...
So that's on my to do list for fall. Amongst other things.
5 comments:
love all your cookbooks and recipe plans. I have been meeting to pick up a copy of "I know how to cook," but am a little scared of the lack of pictures too.
whoops, "meaning" not "meeting." Had to post my ocd-like self correction tendencies :)
very cool!:) its been super hot here too and ive been on a super strict diet, cant wait for the holiday season for the perfect excuse to bake and (eat!) again
I have one word for fall dinner, chili and plenty of it!! Oh, with lots of melted cheese and a big scoop of sour cream on top!!
so funny, I had the exact same reaction to the 5 minutes a day book! Super enthused but somehow overwhelmed by the simplicity. or something. Actually, I think I stalled out on finding a container for the dough--silly me
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