cookbooks http://www.npr.org cookbooks en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif cookbooks http://www.npr.org 'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/16/184545709/picture-cook-drawings-are-the-key-ingredients-in-these-recipes?ft=1&f=141324266 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/16/184545709/picture-cook-drawings-are-the-key-ingredients-in-these-recipes?ft=1&f=141324266 Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.

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]]> Junior League Cookbooks: Crowdsourced Recipes, Old-School Style Oh, there's golf at Augusta? We thought it was all about the food. <em>Tea-Time at the Masters</em> is just one example of an enduring form of community-created cookbooks put out by Junior Leagues since the 1920s. These ladies were way ahead of their time. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/10/176833739/junior-league-cookbooks-crowdsourced-recipes-old-school-style?ft=1&f=141324266 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/10/176833739/junior-league-cookbooks-crowdsourced-recipes-old-school-style?ft=1&f=141324266 Oh, there's golf at Augusta? We thought it was all about the food. Tea-Time at the Masters is just one example of an enduring form of community-created cookbooks put out by Junior Leagues since the 1920s. These ladies were way ahead of their time.

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]]> Cross-Culture Cilantro Sauce And Other Secrets Of 'Gran Cocina Latina' For her new book, <em>Gran Cocina Latina</em>, chef Maricel Presilla visited homes and restaurants across Latin America to document their food. But one dish familiar to Americans, the sauce often served with Cuban-style yuca fries, has a surprising origin — Presilla herself. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:20:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/14/167615034/cross-culture-cilantro-sauce-and-other-secrets-of-gran-cocina-latina?ft=1&f=141324266 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/14/167615034/cross-culture-cilantro-sauce-and-other-secrets-of-gran-cocina-latina?ft=1&f=141324266 For her new book, Gran Cocina Latina, chef Maricel Presilla visited homes and restaurants across Latin America to document their food. But one dish familiar to Americans, the sauce often served with Cuban-style yuca fries, has a surprising origin — Presilla herself.

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]]> Long Before Social Networking, Community Cookbooks Ruled The Stove Community and charity cookbooks provided social networks for thousands of women in 19th century America. These cookbooks were compiled and sold to raise funds for churches, community organizations, and even political causes. Now these cookbooks are important portals into American history. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:13:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/18/156983942/long-before-social-networking-community-cookbooks-ruled-the-stove?ft=1&f=141324266 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/18/156983942/long-before-social-networking-community-cookbooks-ruled-the-stove?ft=1&f=141324266 Community and charity cookbooks provided social networks for thousands of women in 19th century America. These cookbooks were compiled and sold to raise funds for churches, community organizations, and even political causes. Now these cookbooks are important portals into American history.

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]]> Greeks Stomach Economic Crisis With Help Of 'Starvation Recipes' The author of a new Greek cookbook that features recipes from the meager days of World War II says the book resonates with Greeks today who want to make more with less. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:58:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/12/13/143637187/greeks-stomach-economic-crisis-with-help-of-starvation-recipes?ft=1&f=141324266 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/12/13/143637187/greeks-stomach-economic-crisis-with-help-of-starvation-recipes?ft=1&f=141324266 The author of a new Greek cookbook that features recipes from the meager days of World War II says the book resonates with Greeks today who want to make more with less.

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]]> Brits And Americans Don't Speak The Same Language In The Kitchen I was at a complete loss. American mothers and their children could apparently turn out edible artworks by the dozen and here I was, failing at the first attempt to help my daughter feel at home in our new country. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/10/12/141278315/british-to-american-cooking-terms-can-get-lost-in-translation?ft=1&f=141324266 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/10/12/141278315/british-to-american-cooking-terms-can-get-lost-in-translation?ft=1&f=141324266 I was at a complete loss. American mothers and their children could apparently turn out edible artworks by the dozen and here I was, failing at the first attempt to help my daughter feel at home in our new country.

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