Category Archives: cookbooks

Sunday Salon: Thoughts

Posted on January 31, 2016 by

It’s been over three months since I last wrote a post. Three brutal months that have left my family and I changed–but for the better. There have been many times that I found myself composing a blog post in my … Continue reading →

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November’s Happiness Project: Food and Gratitude

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

Time: // 7:09 a.m. Monday morning The scene: // my little sisters are getting ready for school, Spongebob Squarepants is playing in the background, and of course, I’m drinking my second cup of coffee. It’s so nice and chilly outside, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking: Donuts!!

Posted on May 10, 2014 by

My son, Oliver, begged me for weeks to make donuts. We’ve made cookies, cakes, and even cinnamon rolls before but never donuts. Last weekend, I reluctantly agreed. Oliver downloaded a sample of Jessica Segarra’s Mini Donuts: 100 Bite-Sized Donut Recipes … Continue reading →

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Review: L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food by Roy Choi

Posted on March 14, 2014 by

L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food Roy Choi with Tien Nguyen and Natasha Phan 320 pages Published in November 2013 by Anthony Bourdain Books, an imprint of Ecco Books Source: Public Library   Up until that moment, I … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking: Cinnamon-Sugar-Doughnut Muffins

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Weekend Cooking is a weekly foodie meme hosted by Candace over at Beth Fish Reads. Ever since I bought The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook, I’ve been paging through it trying to figure out which recipe to try first. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking: Spotlighting The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

Weekend Cooking is a weekly meme hosted by Candace over at Beth Fish Reads. Have a food-related posted this week, why not join the fun? One of my goals for this year is to cook something with my daughter every … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking: Books for Young Foodies

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Weekend Cooking is a meme hosted by Candace at Beth Fish Reads. Anyone with a food-related post can join. My kids love books about food. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cookbook or a picture book, so lately we’ve been … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking: The Library Loot Edition

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Today I’m combining two of my favorite memes together: Weekend Cooking and Library Loot to share a few cooking-related books that I recently checked out from the library. Both books were on the “new books” shelf at the library and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking: Gourmet Today

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Hosted by Candace over at Beth Fish Reads, Weekend Cooking is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post toshare: Book (novel, nonfiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, movie reviews, recipes, random thoughts, gadgets, fabulous quotations, photographs.   Gourmet Today Houghton … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking: Thoughts on Jane Yolen’s Fairy Tale Breakfasts

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Weekend Cooking is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share: Book (novel, nonfiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, movie reviews, recipes, random thoughts, gadgets, fabulous quotations, photographs. If your post is even vaguely foodie, feel free to … Continue reading →

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