The books are cooking; the best cookbooks in my kitchen:
I personally love to cook and bake. It's kind of all I do. If someone is sick, cookies. If someone dies, cookies. Birthday gift, cookies. Literally my solution to everything. I used to bake dinners for my family once or twice a week, but since the Uni homework load hates family bonding time I haven't been pulling weight… but I have experience at least!
Anyway, here are the best cookbooks, whether you've been baking your whole life or can barely make toast.
The Joy of Cooking:
This cookbook is HUGE. And I mean HUGE. From family dinners to gourmet meals, The Joy of Cooking has it in its 1,200 pages. The instructions are easy to follow, and it has a format that makes sense (It puts the ingredients down as they come in the recipe, so you don't have to flip back and forth.) It's a staple in my kitchen, but here are some of my favorite dishes:
Creme Brulee- A set custard with caramelized sugar on top. I usually infuse the milk with cardamom and saffron, or sometimes lavender.
Pavlova- it's just fruit and merengue. Like what about that could ever be bad??
Love Real Food:
I was vegetarian for a couple years as a kid, and my lovely mother bought this cookbook so we could have things to eat. It's full of dishes that are pretty simple and really tasty!
Beans and Greens Quesadillas- Sounds kind of nasty but it's actually really good! I ate it in my lunch like everyday. It's basically just quesadillas but it has beans (and kale/chards/whatever you have on hand) and its extra protein so you get strong.
West African Peanut Soup- It's a peanut stew, with a lot of sweet potatoes, tomatoes and chickpeas. It tastes very substantive and it's a super warm winter meal.
The Students Vegetarian Cookbook:
Another veggie one, but it's super easy to make and requires basically no equipment. Some of the dishes are a little special but they taste fine!
Quick Mexican mole- it's actually so easy and simple, and pretty delicious. It has a bunch of fresh veggies, and a really nice flavor.
I hope you liked the blog!
-Olive Jan
I love cooking too its so much fun! I have used the joy of cooking a lot before, and all of these dishes sound delicious!
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy cooking! The homework definitely reduces the amount of time we can use to cook various foods but it is still fun when we do get a chance to. :)
ReplyDeleteI needed new recipes, I can't always bake casseroles, lol. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIll cook for you Elanor
DeleteHey Olive! I love cooking too. It was a great idea to make a blog post on recipe books; you've definitely inspired me to do more cooking. I liked how you listed certain dishes from each book and gave them descriptions. Great post!
ReplyDeleteHi Olive! I don't cook that much, but I always love trying new things, and I've been wanting to make something for a while. I haven't actually made my own pavlova, but I think it tastes really good so I might just make one myself! Thank you for the inspiration!
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