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Cookbooks | New on the Scene
— "Miss Vickie’s Real Food Real Fast Pressure Cooker Cookbook" by Vickie Smith. 200 recipes from the creator of the pressure cooker website MissVickie.com. $22.99 — "Fresh/ Recipes for Enjoying Ingredients at Their Peak" from Better Homes and Gardens. 300 easy and creative recipes for getting the most out of ...
In a Blais of science: Cook like a TV star
Richard Blais wants you to know that great flavors can be coaxed out of ordinary ingredients — and that a bit of simple science can add texture and fizz to food. Demonstrating a few of the tricks that have made him famous, the “Top Chef” star, Atlanta restaurateur and author ...
Cooking classes give chances to learn from top chefs
Cooking classes and chef demos have become a big part of Atlanta’s food and dining scene, allowing first-timers or dedicated foodies to try new cuisines while rubbing elbows with some of the region’s top chefs. This time of year, several annual series get going, again, celebrating the bounty of spring ...
Farmers market season begins
It’s all about passion.Leigh Thompson, market manager for the Sandy Springs Farmers Market, said that’s what you get when you buy from a farmers market.“You can taste the passion. It comes through.”Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll see a return of beloved farmers, food artisans and other ...
Think fresh for spring!
It’s the season for brighter, fresher flavors. The tangy sweetness of strawberries, the tender grassiness of just picked asparagus, the refreshing sharpness of sorrel and the spice of young garlic and onions are just what we’re longing for after the darker, heartier foods of winter. It’s an age-old craving, this ...
Mighty tasty, Atlanta food scene scores high
Atlanta came in fourth in Southern Living magazine’s lineup of the South’s 10 tastiest towns. Editors identified the most compelling food destinations across the region and allowed readers to vote for their favorites once per day from Jan. 10 to Feb. 28. The poll comes out in the April 19 ...
Stone’s new cookbook aimed at helping busy families
As a chef working in some of the best restaurants around the globe, Curtis Stone assumed writing recipes for home cooks would be a snap. But the more Stone spent time with home cooks, the more he realized that today’s busy lifestyles can stand in the way of getting that ...
Cookbooks | New on the scene
— Vinaigrettes And Other Dressings: 60 Sensational Recipes to Liven up Greens, Grains, Slaws, and Every Kind of Salad by Michele Anna Jordan. Versatile recipes to fit salads for any occasions, and a “variations” section to expand the possibilities. $16.95— Flavored Butters: How to make them, shape them and use ...
Cookbooks | New on the scene
— Juice Boost: Juices, Smoothies & Boosters for Supercharged Health by Chris Fung. More than 80 recipes for tasty and imaginative drinks. Whether you’re a health nut or not, you’ll enjoy the taste. $19.95 — Fresh Italian Cooking/Academia Barilla. More than 100 recipes from Italy’s best chefs, featuring fresh, seasonal ...
A Puerto Rican Easter feast
Growing up in the coastal city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, about 50 miles west of San Juan, Belsie Gonzalez remembers Easter dinners as a chance to be with her immediate family – mother, brother and sister – celebrating the day and marking the end of the solemn Lenten season. The ...
Cookbooks | New on the scene
— Jewish Traditional Cooking by cook and food writer Ruth Joseph and former food editor of the Jewish Chronicle Simon Round; features more than 150 nostalgic and contemporary recipes – just in time for Passover. $29.95— The Shamrock and Peach by Judith McLouglin. OK, it’s not new but with St. ...
Cookbooks | New on the scene
— One-Pot Wonders by Clifford A. Wright: 250 recipes specializing in all-in-one dining experiences that can be assembled in a single cooking vessel. Recipes span cuisines from all over the world. Out Feb. 25. $23.99— The Longevity Kitchen by Rebecca Katz with Mat Edelson: 125 big-flavor recipes that showcase ingredients ...
Cookbooks | New on the scene
— Try this at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate by Richard Blais: The irrepressible Blais offers 125 recipes full of surprises and flavors. Coming out Feb. 26. $30— Kitchen & Co./ Colorful home cooking through the seasons by Rosie French and Ellie Grace: 100 recipes the women ...
Giving Mama’s foods a healthy makeover
Bobby Deen grew up on the Southern comfort food his mother (star chef and TV personality Paula Deen) is famous for — fried chicken, deep-fried macaroni and cheese and of course, the Ooey Gooey Butter Layer Cake.Full of flavor, butter and cream, the food was also full of fat and ...
Oysters beyond Rockefeller
Raw oysters are slippery and seductive, tasting of ocean and salt and fresh sea breezes. Cooking firms the oyster meat and gives it a smooth, custardy texture. But cook it too long and it turns to rubber. Inland Seafood’s Vicky Murphy says to cook an oyster properly, you want to ...
Cookbooks | New on the scene
— Sodium Girl’s Limitless Low-Sodium Cookbook by Jessica Goldman Foung; more than 100 recipes designed for people who must or want to cut down on sodium. It’s worth a look even if sodium is not a concern to you. Coming Feb. 12; 24.99— From Mama’s Table to Mine by Bobby ...
Healthy New Year
It seems every year, the New Year is the time when so many of us make healthy eating resolutions. And, of course, January is when memberships for weight-loss programs boom. But, inevitably, the resolve to diet withers, and we go back to scarfing and feeling guilty.So what’s the long term ...
Cookbooks: New on the scene
— Jack Daniel’s Cookbook/ Stories and Kitchen Secrets from Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House by Lynne Tolley and Mindy Merrell; offers a crash course on southern cooking, with a primer on the ingredients and techniques found in Lynchburg, Tenn., kitchens. It also provides a bit of history from the famous ...
In season: frisee
Frisee. Just the name gives you a clue that it’s a little fancier, a little frillier than your standard winter green like collards or mustard. Frisee is a member of the chicory family, a small endive with deeply cut pale green leaves. While growing it forms a frilly mass with ...
‘Girl Hunter’ writer to host hunting weekend for women
The cover photo of “Girl Hunter: Revolutionizing the Way We Eat, One Hunt at a Time” shows author/chef/popular blogger Georgia Pellegrini standing in a meadow cradling a shotgun and wielding a large cast-iron skillet.It’s a clever representation of Pellegrini’s chronicle of a year spent shooting and cooking wild game in ...
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