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Let's All Marry Salad in 2024 👰 🥗 🤵‍♂️

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin • 4835 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Salads Cookbooks Bookstores Cultural impact
  1. Consider trying vintage and modern salad recipes like grated zucchini and farro-grapefruit salads.
  2. Reflect on the convenience of digital resources versus the experience of browsing in physical bookstores.
  3. Nostalgize about the uniqueness of browsing in bookstores and the impact of digital habits on culture.

Start Here!

The Audacity. • 1690 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cookbooks Recipes Cooking tips
  1. The book club discussed Sohla El-Waylly's cookbook 'Start Here' and how it was fun to cook together.
  2. Sohla emphasizes the importance of understanding the 'why' in learning new skills.
  3. Participants shared their cooking experiences, recipes they tried, wins, failures, and areas they want to improve.

October 2023 newsletter

David Lebovitz Newsletter • 4363 implied HN points • 01 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Restaurants Cookbooks Travel Recipes Gardening
  1. The author missed writing the September newsletter but enjoyed taking a break in Sicily.
  2. In France, 'Non' doesn't mean being rude; it's about valuing personal time like vacation and work-life balance.
  3. When dining in France, tipping is not mandatory as service is included in the price, but leaving a little extra for good service is appreciated.

Exciting Salads from an Exciting New Cookbook

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin • 1729 implied HN points • 10 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cookbooks Recipes Food Writing Plant-based Salads
  1. Nik Sharma's cookbook combines stories of challenges and triumphs with delicious recipes influenced by his Indian upbringing.
  2. Sharma's recipes in 'Season' and 'The Flavor Equation' feature a blend of scientific curiosity and bold flavors.
  3. Sharma's latest book 'Veg-Table' offers beautiful photography, interesting vegetable facts, and mouth-watering recipes for big-flavored, veggie-focused meals.
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A Roundup of Fall 2023 Cookbooks

Susanality • 176 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cookbooks
  1. This post is a personal roundup of cookbooks on the author's desk.
  2. The author focuses on books she wants to cook from, rather than all recent publications.
  3. Many of the books mentioned were sent by authors or publishers, with one being purchased.

Pozolillo Verde

Susanality • 569 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cookbooks
  1. The recipe for Pozolillo Verde uses fresh corn and green tomatillos for a lighter version of traditional pozole.
  2. The book 'Dining with the Dead' delves deep into Mexican cuisine, culture, and traditions surrounding Day of the Dead.
  3. Understanding the significance of corn in Mexican cooking, like nixtamalization process, shows the importance of honoring ancestral traditions.

Croissants All Day, All Night

Wordloaf • 589 implied HN points • 01 Mar 23
🍲 Food & Drink Baking Cookbooks Photography Cooking techniques
  1. The book emphasizes technique over recipes, making it a great resource for home bakers wanting to master croissants.
  2. The unique and creative photography in the book adds a fun and interesting touch to each pastry featured.
  3. The author's personal story and passion for crafting the book shine through, making it more than just a boring cookbook.

The Desk Digest, January 2024

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy • 39 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Essays Book Club Recipes Travel Cookbooks
  1. The newsletter relaunched with a focus on more time for essays, space for others, and discussions about food nonfiction.
  2. The newsletter offers the option of receiving one email per month or staying updated regularly.
  3. The newsletter features a variety of content like essays, book recommendations, and interviews, with a focus on creating meaningful discussions about food.

Parmesan Pea Spread

Susanality • 412 implied HN points • 31 Mar 23
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cookbooks Woodworking Sustainability
  1. The Parmesan Pea Spread recipe makes a versatile and easy springtime appetizer.
  2. Suzanne Lenzer, a food stylist and author, creates beautiful wooden bowls using a Japanese wood preservation method called shou sugi ban.
  3. Suzanne Lenzer's approach to woodworking focuses on using local, salvaged wood to create unique pieces with natural imperfections.

🐟 Food Find Friday - Dec 22, 2023

Mister Branzino's Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 22 Dec 23
🍲 Food & Drink Food news Food Trends Recipes Cookbooks Food culture
  1. Ikea is offering a limited-edition turkey-sized meatball, sparking interest for a unique holiday feast.
  2. McDonald's fries get their unique taste from adding beef flavoring in the oil, which can be recreated at home with beef tallow.
  3. Stews, like coq-au-vin, are highlighted as a delicious and satisfying meal option, perfect for holiday celebrations.