I read a lot of cookbooks (unsurprisingly). This is a small selection from the books stacked next to my bed right now*, and I’m still missing quite a few of my favorites. This was a very good year for cookbooks. I’m absolutely adoring all of these, and any one of them would make a fabulous holiday gift.
Image of stacked books from here. 1. Vegetarian by Alice Hart ; 2. The Food Lover’s Guide to Wine by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg ; 3. Cook This Now by Melissa Clark ; 4. Indochine by Luke Nguyen ; 5. Mourad – New Moroccan by Mourad Lahlou ; 6. Comfort & Spice by Niamh Shields ; 7. My Family Table by John Besh ; 8. Jamie Oliver Magazine, Christmas 2011 Issue ; 9. Canal House Cooking – Italian Summer ; 10. Home Made by Yvette Van Boven ; 11. Bourke Street Bakery by Paul Allam and David McGuinness ; 12. Moro East by Sam & Sam Clark.
What are your favorites right now?
* In fact, there are so many books next to my bed that they could form a small table, which, come to think of it, would be quite useful because I still don’t have very much furniture.
Can you pick a favorite?
I would love to have a small table made out of cookbooks!
Dear Samantha
Mine is Refika’nın Mutfağı/ Cooking new Istanbul style.This book is bilingual recipes are both in turkish and english
http://www.refikaninmutfagi.com/tag/cooking-new-istanbul-style/
She had an cooking workshop .As she speaks english you should visite her in your next grandma trip to Istanbul.Her place is also an ancien restaured building.
You ‘ll like ıt ,ı’m sure.
Bye
http://www.refikaninmutfagi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Maison-Francaise-Refika-Birgul.pdf
Happy Bew Year! I haven’t picked up Luke Nguyen’s Indochine yet, how is it? Do you have Secrets of the Red Lantern?