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Everyday Mediterranean: How Suzy Karadsheh Brings the Sunny Flavors of Egypt to Atlanta

What began as a humble blog that Egyptian-born Suzy Karadsheh created to share recipes and family stories with her daughters has grown to become the largest website for modern Mediterranean cooking, attracting millions of monthly visitors. She published her first cookbook, “The Mediterranean Dish Cookbook: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You’ll Make on Repeat,” in…


Abra Berens’s Food Is a Celebration of the Midwest’s Bounty—and a Love Letter to the People Who Grow It

“What are you most excited about?” That, says Abra Berens in her new cookbook, is the single best question you can ask a farmers market vendor—or a restaurant server, or even a grocery store stockist—and is your surest path to a delicious discovery. These people are skilled workers with the most intimate and recent knowledge…


Cooking Well in Hard Times: A Cookbook Author’s Tips for Stretching a Tight Budget—and Being Kind to Yourself

When Leanne Brown moved from Edmonton, Canada, to New York City to get a Master’s degree in Food Studies, she had no idea that her thesis would become a digital book that would go viral on social media, turn into a print edition so successful that she would be able to give thousands of copies…


The Grill Dads Want to Teach You How to Grill Just About Anything

Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey scored big on “Guy’s Big Project” and ended up making two seasons of a quirky, dad-humor foodie show on Food Network. They’ve appeared on “The Today Show,” “The Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show,” and “The Wendy Williams Show,” and have a popular YouTube channel. They even get texts about their spice…


An Ode to Ada Boni

In the time of food influencers, social media trends, and fast-paced digital consumption, I often find myself leafing through old cookbooks with yellowed pages and no photos, brimming with the wise advice of past food writers. One of my favorite cookbook authors, Ada Boni, provides timeless inspiration with her “Il Talismano della Felicità” (“The Talisman…


Keeping It Real With Amanda Rettke: Comfort Foods and Confessions From a Minnesota Homestead

Before moving to her 15-acre Minnesota homestead with her family in 2011, Amanda Rettke jokes that she thought food grew at the grocery store. “I had zero knowledge about raising chickens or feeding your family off of a garden, but we dove right in,” she said. Diving right in is a habit of Rettke’s. As…


Bethany Jean Clement: How Do Cookbook Authors Do It? Cynthia Nims on ‘Shellfish’ and Her 50 (!?) New Recipes.

By Bethany Jean Clement From The Seattle Times How do you write a cookbook? Cynthia Nims has nine to her credit, each very full of her very own recipes (and she has co-authored many more). Her latest — “Shellfish,” just out from Seattle’s Sasquatch Books — offers 50 new preparations she’s devised that encompass seven…


No Opportunity Wasted: Making the Most of Every Ingredient in the Kitchen

That half-bunch of kale is wilting in the fridge. There’s a lone carrot at the back of the crisper. And those apples have lost their crunch. Can anything be done to save them from the trash? Alexis deBoschnek says yes! That kale? It’s perfect, she would enthuse, for a massaged kale salad with lemon juice…


2021 Holiday Books for Cooks

Of all the books that pass by my desk each year, I try to set aside those that I think my readers will love for themselves and all cooks and food lovers. These are my picks this year. You can find all of these titles on Amazon. “Lush Life: Food and Drinks From the Garden”…


Cooking With Grandmothers Around the World

Anastasia Miari’s grandmother’s entire day revolves around food. In her 80s, she lives on the beautiful Greek island of Corfu, where she still makes her own olive oil and wine. “My grandmother is one of those people who have always eaten seasonally,” said Miari, a UK-based author and journalist, chatting with me on the phone…