Lisbon: Recipes from Portugal’s Beautiful Southern Region Rebecca Seal Photographs by Steven Joyce 2017 Purchased from Skylight Books in Los Feliz, Los Angeles Recipes cooked: Partridge escabeche (with game hens), shredded greens soup with chorizo, peas with sesame Recipes I want to cook: Bacalhous à Brás; piri piri chicken; pork with clams Difficulty to source: Easy to medium Difficulty to make: Easy to medium Beautiful Lisbon “Kate!” Fabiano blurted out almost breathlessly when he opened the door into the guesthouse…
The Home Cook: recipes to know by heart Alex Guarnaschelli Photographs by Johnny Miller 2017 Pre-ordered from Amazon with love Recipes cooked: Zucchini and Parmigiano-Reggiano soup, 1984 portobello sandwich, all-day low-maintenance chicken broth with peppered carrots, warm candied corn salad, fresh and frozen pea salad, asparagus soup with toasted walnuts, quickie “white” minestrone (with modifications) Recipes I want to cook: Raw white mushroom salad, shrimp bisque, lobster rolls, midnight Bolognese with rigatoni, my dad’s lemon chicken, chicken marbella 2.0, crisped…
Root to Leaf: A Southern Chef Cooks Through the Seasons Steven Satterfield Photographs by John Kernick 2015 Purchased from the restaurant Miller Union and signed to me personally by Chef Satterfield Recipes I’ve cooked: Mostly, I’ve used this as a reference book for buying, storing, and preparing vegetables and fruits, not a cookbook—though there are many enticing recipes Recipes I want to cook: All of them, really Difficulty to source: Easy Difficulty to cook: Easy I love Root to Leaf…
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…