State Bird Provisions: A Cookbook Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski with JJ Goode Photographs by Ed Anderson 2017 Pre-ordered with love from Amazon Recipes cooked: Garlic bread with burrata and aromatic pepper spice (minus homemade bread); bonito-rosemary aioli; deep-fried sweet soy-marinated fish parts (minus frying); cumin lamb with squid, dates, shishito peppers, and Thai basil Recipes I want to cook: Duck liver mousse with warm duck-fat financiers, brined beef tongue, rice-crusted trout with garum, brown butter, hazelnuts, and mandarin Difficulty…
A Meatloaf in Every Oven Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer Illustrations by Marilyn Pollack Naron 2017 Purchased at Eataly New York Flatiron Recipes cooked: Michael White’s chicken eggplant loaf, Greek loaf with lamb and feta, a meatless loaf for Dennis, Alex Guarnaschelli’s Mom’s meatloaf, Swedish meatball loaf Recipes I want to cook: Annie Miler’s home-style loaf with cheddar and parsley, South African bobotie loaf, Daniel Patterson’s zucchini loaf, Auvergne style loaf with prunes, Leslie Bruni’s sweet nostalgic loaf Difficulty to…
The Scarpetta Cookbook Scott Conant Photographs by Brent Herrig 2013 Purchased from the LA Times Festival of Books and signed to me personally by Chef Conant Recipes cooked: Focaccia, carne crudo albese, Scarpetta tomato sauce, fresh spaghetti, black farfalle, black truffle risotto, rabbit ragù, celery root purée, sunchoke purée, Scarpetta’s roasted porchetta (seasoning only) Recipes I want to cook: Stromboli, mascarpone butter, yellowtail crudo with chile and ginger oils, short ribs with farro and vegetable risotto, sweetbreads with pan-roasted fall vegetables and…
Mozza at Home Nancy Silverton with Carolynn Carreño Photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer 2016 Purchased from Artbook at Hauser and Wirth, Arts District, Los Angeles Dishes cooked: Tomatillo salsa, roasted spring onions, perfect hard-cooked eggs, marinated summer squash salad, salsa rustica Dishes I want to cook: Endive salad with date anchovy dressing; carrot and rice salad with ginger sumac dressing; Sal’s roasted pork shoulder; braised oxtails; green potato leek salad with scallion vinaigrette; pasta salad with bitter greens, Parmigiano cream, and guanciale Difficulty…
Smoke and Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen Edward Lee Food styling by Dimitry Jones, handlettering by Jacob Covey 2013 Christmas gift in 2013 Recipes cooked: Darkly braised lamb shoulder; grilled kalbi; rice bowl with chicken, orange, peanuts, and miso remoulade; rice bowl with spicy pork, jicama, cilantro, and kimchi remoulade (except with salmon and no jicama) Recipes I want to cook: Grilled lamb heart galbi, Kentucky fried quail, bacon pâté BLT (with Schramsberg blanc de blanc per…