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…
My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur Romney Steele Photographs by Sara Remington 2015 Purchased from the UCLA bookstore on a rough day at work Recipes cooked: Nepenthe cheese pie, chopped salad with Roquefort dressing Recipes I want to cook: Ambrosiaburger, butter and radish sandwiches, Day at the Beach minestrone soup, Lolly’s lamb curry, marinated fresh Monterey sardines, sangria a la Nepenthe Difficulty to make: Easy to medium Difficulty to source: Easy to medium At Nepenthe and…
Bäco: Vivid recipes from the heart of Los Angeles Josef Centeno and Betty Hallock Photographs by Dylan James Ho and Jeni Afuso 2017 Purchased from Skylight Books in Los Feliz, Los Angeles Recipes cooked: Mint and rose pickled red onions; poblano-feta dip; caramelized cauliflower with mint, pine nuts, lime, and yogurt; slow-roasted berbere-cured ocean trout; fuyu persimmon salad with grapes, red walnuts, and sherry vinegar; roasted golden beets with radishes, cucumbers, hazelnuts, and creamy poblano-feta dressing; Sichuan pepper lamb top…