Recent Cookbook Reviews July 20,2020

Here are some of the cookbooks I have recently reviewed on Netgalley.

Pub Date Oct 13,2020

Review: Wow. Chasing Flavor is phenomenal. There are so many things to love about it. The photography is beautiful. Showing the reader what something is supposed to look like will always win me over. At the start of the book there is a whole section on technique with pictures for how it should look when you do it. Each recipe also comes with a "Takeaway" section that gives insight to the reader. The Tomato-Raspberry Gazpacho was a huge hit in my house. Chasing Flavor gives new and experienced cooks the tools to build a repetoire of recipes and hits that will last for years to come. Although the food is elevated, it is still simple enough to be accessible to the home cook. This is a book I will definitely be gifting to those headed to college/in an apt for the first time/getting married.

Pub Date Oct 7,2020

Review: I LOVE this book. One thing I love about Cook Anime is that each recipe has a combination of a food facts section, an anime facts section, a culture facts section, and a this food also appears in section. I am a lover of facts, so these sections were interesting and added to my desire to make the food presented. My Ebi Furai(Deep fried breaded shrimp) turned out perfectly. Every ramen lover will particularly love having the preparation for Ajitsuke tamago(those delicious eggs that come in your ramen). Most of the ingredients you can get at your local supermarket or Asian grocery store. I love how Cook Anime is presented and how it makes both food, culture, and art accessible to readers. It has moved it's way towards the top of my favorite Japanese cookbooks list. I will be buying a copy for my niece and nephew who are currently living in Japan.

 I will be purchasing hardcover copies of both of these and gifting copies to people I think would enjoy them. With cookbooks, I think that is the ultimate test: Do I love this enough to gift it to someone, not just recommend it to them? 

Have you ever gifted a cookbook to someone?