This cookbook has a lovely premise: celebrating life with friends and/or family around your table and not expecting perfection, just love and fun.
The author, Leela Cyd is a photographer for Food and Wine, Sweet Paul, The New York Times and Kinfolk, and a contributor to the kitchn.
While the book is well-written and filled with beautiful photography, most of the recipes are a little obscure for the average home cook.
I love to cook and am not a stranger to trying new recipes and even using new-to-me ingredients, but recipes with ingredients such as bee pollen, matcha powder, fresh curry leaves, chickpea flour, oat groats and edible flowers make me quickly turn the page, looking for a recipe with ingredients that I know are easily found. Thus said, there are some doable recipes in this book. Steel-Cut Oats With Toppings sounds simple; so does Sweet and Salty Pumpkin Seed Clusters, Assorted Spa Waters, Black and White Cookies, Spice-Roasted Chickpeas and Toasted Nuts with Lemon, Thyme and Chili.
I received Food With Friends - That Art of Simple Gatherings from Blogging for Books for my honest, personal opinion review.
Looks like an interesting cookbook...lots of flavors!
ReplyDeleteI might have to check this one out!! Thanks for your honest review, Melanie!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy cookbooks with simple easy to find ingredients, we live in a small town and do not have the exotic ingredients available as a larger city would have. Then again, I do not know if I would used them if I could get them . . . I'm an old fashioned comfort food cook. I enjoy spicy food, but I keep it simple :) I do enjoy a great Pot Luck!
ReplyDeleteYep, nothing I would seek out. I'm a creature of habit. :)
ReplyDeleteIT looks beautiful but I really can't cook so I would not purchase it for myself, but maybe for my husband who loves to putter in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Meredith
I eat the same thing over and over again. Cookbook is such a foreign word to me lol
ReplyDeleteNo, you are not afraid to try new recipes! I love seeing all the things you create.
ReplyDeleteI know I can always come here and see new and interesting (and healthy!) recipes from you, Melanie. I enjoy seeing what you make. This does look like an interesting book; I agree that some of the ingredients might be a bit inaccessible for the average home cook, so I'm glad you found some doable recipes to try. I hope you're having a good week so far!
ReplyDeleteMany delicious things!
ReplyDeleteI am a boring cook...maybe I need a new book!
ReplyDeleteSome of the ingredients would be a special trip buy... and I do love trying new recipes. Some of the recipes do sound good but I would get through the library.
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