Sourdough
It was on a cold and sunny day when I stumbled over Chad Robertson and his Tartine bread. After I saw his brilliant video on vimeo I had the urge to quit my job and do nothing but baking and cooking. I was always interested…
Category: Cook Books
Plenty
A good friend of mine showed me the Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi cookbook back in December and I immediately ordered it . It arrived before christmas, I had a short look through it and wondered why I ordered it – didn’t speak to me at…
Salz and the city
The “Salz & The City – Kochen für Freunde” cookbook is out. “Coeur de sel” is featured with a recipe. The book is in german. «Salz & The City – Kochen für Freunde» ist das brandneue Kochbuch von waskochen.ch – mit den besten Rezepten, mit…
Tom Aikens Fish
Another cook book I recently bought is Fish by Tom Aikens. I can only recommend it, especially to people who like fish but are concerned by the state of our oceans and fish stock. “We are constantly being told about the benefits of eating fish…
Nigel Slater “Tender”
I just bought the new cookbook from Nigel Slater and adore it. All about vegetables in the kitchen and in the garden. The perfect book for a cook with his own vegetable patch like myself. It’s the first cookbook I read like a book. I…
The pedant in the kitchen
I’m already was a big fan of Julian Barns, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters is among my favorite books. Of course I was very pleased to find that he wrote a “food book”. The pedant in the kitchen is a collection of…
Heat by Bill Buford
A brilliant book on cooking and restaurant kitchens. This book goes down like a chocolate dessert. Funny, intelligent and thrilling. read more
Tagliatelle with figs and chili
A simple and very nice pasta dish adapted from the river cafe pocket cook book recipe. Mix 100 ml double cream with the zest of 2 lemons and the juice of one. Wash and cut off the fig stalks and cut into quarters. While cooking…
Kitchen Books
Just recently I read the following kitchen books. So if you are in the mood for some food stories read these: Anthony Bourdain: Geständnisse eines Küchenchefs Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain “Kitchen Confidential is for diners who believe that their sublime sliver of seared foie…
Nigel Slater – The kitchen diaries
The latest addition to my cook book collection. A must have! Voted the best cook book 06. I have almost all of Nigels cook books – he is great. This one is made like a diary very nicely written and full of simple recipes.