Mother's Best: Comfort Food That Takes You Home Again Review

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(More customer reviews)When I ran into this book at Costco I was excited by the pictures and the recipes... then I realized, this book contained recipes to one of my favorite brunch places in downtown Portland. Really? She is sharing her recipes?
I was immediately compelled to add it to my cart - and bought another copy for the friend who introduced me to Mother's downtown in the first place - and let me say I am quite pleased.
I love how she gives tips throughout her cookbook - and the food is all tasting super yummy! Just had the chicken dumplings last night. My husband is not a big fan of chicken dumplings because they can be all goopy and slimey - but this recipe sold him immediately - the texture was perfect!
I also love how most of the ingredients can be found in a normal shopping store. So many cookbooks these days call for fancy items or hard to find items that even the store clerks can't tell you what they are. These are simple affordable yummy recipes that definitely are great for home cooking.
We just recently became parents of twins - adding our child count to 4. This number makes it a lot more tricky to head downtown for a nice meal... so I am very grateful that she is sharing her genious recipes with us.
If you are up for homecooking - this is the cookbook for you.
And you definitely will have to have the crunchy french toast. My favorite item in the world at Mother's. ENJOY!

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Blending Traditions: A Cookbook Review

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(More customer reviews)Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned hand in the kitchen, this cookbook has something to tempt you with. These recipes and cooking tips are from blended families-and cover over 125 years of cooking. So each dish is tried and true, and though nothing is foolproof, I can vouch for the results (as can my hips-lol). You can read the how to on broiling a steak, or how long to cook a beef or pork roast. Go from an appetizer to a main course, side dishes, and bring it all on home with the dessert. Nothing too fancy-but each and every recipe has been a family favorite for years. So pick your dish and check your cupboards-and cook up a storm. Good eating without the angst-and picky eaters are cleaning their plates to boot.

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This collection of recipes truly blends together the traditions of many different families, including the Schmids, Tanzers, Halters, Hensches, Thorntons, Zielskes, Hiltons, Holadays, Hillenbrands, Koehnens and Ericksons. All the recipes in this book have stood the test of time and are guaranteed to become favorites!

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PATRICIA WELLS AT HOME IN PROVENCE: Recipes Inspired By Her Farmhouse In France Review

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(More customer reviews)This cookbook is full of country food. Most of the flavors come from herbs and olive oil and the recipes call for very fresh ingredients, so they are fun right from the beginning. If you live near a farmer's market, these recipes will do justice to the produce there.
The recipes are laid out well, with measurements given in both metric and imperial notation, and there are plenty of substitutions listed for the more obscure ingredients. Be warned, though. . . this is not a beginner's cookbook. Each recipe uses a lot of ingredients and assumes a) that you know what all the ingredients are (lamb's lettuce? orange flower water? sheep cheese?) and b) that you know to prepare each ingredient to the point where it joins the rest of the recipe (grating zest, stemming thyme, cutting basil into chiffonade). The recipes also benefit from close reading and planning beforehand. For this reason, even though the style is "country food," I mostly end up using this book for somewhat fancier dinners.
Once you've started, though, the resulting food is truly superb. No one has ever complained when fed a dish from this book. The Tomato Clafoutis is a summer standard at my place. I served the Winemaker's Grape Cake at a party today, and it was gone in fifteen minutes. There is also a nice section at the back for sauces, relishes, homemade liquors and pantry items called for in the main body of the book. These recipes are simple and keep for a while, so if you are in a place where you can't nip out to the local French-Arab market for preserved lemons, you can put your own up for when you need them.
A word to the wise, though. Spring for a hardbound edition. Although the paperback is lovely, the binding is terrible. The spine glue is weak, and your pages will start falling out in clumps, starting with the two glossy photo sections. It started to fall apart the moment I opened the book, and it just can't hack the heavy kitchen use that cookbooks tend to get.

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