Category: Cookbooks

Today's recipe comes from the awesome cookbook, The Soup Peddler's Slow and Difficult Soups, by David Ansel. I love this book because the author tells an amusing story of soup making and soup delivery to his customers by bike -- it's both cookbook and memoir. In addition, the recipes are oh so good and both …

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I love trying all of the new ice cream and sorbet recipes with my new ice cream maker -- his name is Pierre, by the way. Pierre makes very tasty ice cream. This recipe is from my one ice cream book, "The Ultimate Ice Cream Book." See, it's ultimate -- that's really all I need. …

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I was very excited about this challenge's theme -- Cinco de Mayo, as I love Mexican food. When I cook Mexican food, I tend to make these types of dishes up, rather than follow a cookbook's specific recipe. This challenge had my sorting through my cookbook collection looking for a suitable contender from my large …

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