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…
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…
The Roberta’s Cookbook Carlo Mirarchi, Brandon Hoy, Chris Parachini, and Katherine Wheelock Art direction by Ryan Rice 2013 Received as a prize for winning the “most creative” award at the UCLA Edible Book Contest for a focaccia, cheese, and assorted jelly depiction of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden Recipes cooked: Pizza dough; Cheesus Christ; roasted garlic dressing; asparagus with egg yolk, trout roe, and lemon; togarashi dressing; bonito butter; salsa verde Recipes I want to cook: Linguine with sea urchin and chili; pappardelle…