Recipes by The Crispy Cook

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	Comfort Me with Carrots by The Crispy Cook Deb of Kahakai Kitchen is the current host of Cook the Books, the bimonthly foodie book club where we read, comment on and cook from the same book. This time round is Ruth Reichl's second memoir Comfort Me with Apples (Tender at the Bone was her first and chronicled her youth as the daughter of legendary book designer Ernst Reichl,…	1 vote 439 views
	Sustenance and Desire and HEAT for Cook the Books by The Crispy Cook The New Year brings another turn at hosting the bimonthly Cook the Books foodie book club, and for my book pick I turned to "Sustenance and Desire: A Food Lover's Anthology of Sensuality and Humor" edited by author/artist Bascove (Boston: David R. Godine, 2004). I have long admired Bascove's book jacket illustrations for Ellis Peters'…	1 vote 217 views
	My Grandma's Lemon Chiffon Pie, Gluten-Free Version by The Crispy Cook My maternal grandmother came of age in the 1930s, when ice-boxes were the norm in the kitchen, before refrigeration. She was always interested in cooking while growing up, and as the eldest child, was responsible for many domestic chores at the family home. I have many fond memories of cooking along with her during the annual summer…	1 vote 580 views
	Pigs, Proulx and Pernil: A Cook the Books Review of That Old Ace in the Hole by The Crispy Cook The Shipping News, author Annie Proulx's most well known books, is one that I count among my top ten favorite novels. It's a book that I have bought multiple copies of to press into the hands of our bookshop customers and which I have read with gusto…	1 vote 347 views
	"It's the Sicilian version of Ratatouille; trust me, it's good." by The Crispy Cook Our newest Cook the Books Club hostess, Debra of Eliot's Eats, picked a very sensual book for us to read, Marlena de Blasi's "A Thousand Days in Venice". It's a lushly written memoir about the American author's visit to Venice during which her future…	1 vote 393 views
	A Review of the Remarkable Veggetti and a Giveaway by The Crispy Cook Is it an egg timer? No.Is it a medical device? No.Is it a model railroad water tower? No.It's a Veggetti!I received this nifty little kitchen gadget from the Ontel Company just in time for the hot and humid summer season when the cucumbers, zucchini and other summer veggies start catapulting out of the garden.Cucumber SaladI first…	1 vote 330 views
	Jacques Pepin's Venison Revenge by The Crispy Cook Our June/July book pick at Cook the Books has been Jacques Pepin's memoir "The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen". While I was familiar with Chef Pepin's smiling face, easygoing manner and uncomplicated, but awesomely tasty, recipes from his many appearances on public television cooking shows, I was not familiar with his personal…	1 vote 520 views
	A Gallimaufry of Gluten Free Product Reviews by The Crispy Cook Here at the Crispy Cook we've been test driving some new gluten-free products and perusing some new gluten-free cookbooks and here are the verdicts:1) Outer SpiceThere are some new low- and no-salt seasoning blends on the market, which are also gluten-free and MSG-free. The Austin, Texas based Outer Spice company recently sent me a…	1 vote 391 views
	A Great New Mystery Series with Wonderful Characters, an Exotic Setting and Terrific Food by The Crispy Cook I have been enjoying Tarquin Hall's wonderful mystery series featuring Vish Puri, a portly but vain, bombastic but decent-hearted, Punjabi detective in modern Delhi. (His mother, Mummy-ji, also knows a thing or two about sleuthing, but is careful not…	1 vote 376 views
	A Peek at Price Chopper's New Cooking School by The Crispy Cook Last night I checked out one of Price Chopper's new cooking classes at their Market Bistro location in Latham. I and a bunch of other area food bloggers received an invitation to attend the Two Guys and a Grill cooking demonstration led by Market Bistro Cooking Chef John Winnek and Chef Michael Ollier from Certified Angus Beef. As you…	1 vote 437 views