recipes

  • Taco Tuesday

    Taco Tuesday

    Just in time for Taco Tuesday. Generations of handwritten Mexican cookbooks are now online. North America’s…

  • Bring on the Dishes!

    Bring on the Dishes!

    I have never had a dishwasher. Growing up, my sister and I WERE the dishwasher in…

  • It’s Genius

    It’s Genius

    I recently borrowed Food 52’s latest cookbook, Genius Desserts : 100 recipes that will change the…

  • Perfection is Hard to Live Up To

    Perfection is Hard to Live Up To

    I recently borrowed a book from the library called The Perfect Cake. It’s part of a…

  • Oven to Table

    Oven to Table

    I love a good cookbook and the library is the perfect place to ‘test drive’ a…

  • The Perfect Cookie

    The Perfect Cookie

    Gingerbread. No, peanut butter. No, oatmeal. No, shortbread. Okay. Really there are so many “perfect” cookies…

  • You Had Me at Profiteroles

    You Had Me at Profiteroles

    Profiteroles. When a cookbook arrives at WPL all shiny and new, promoting 450 foolproof recipes AND…

  • Back to Basics

    Back to Basics

    Not to be conceited but my baking skills are beyond basic. That being said, I am…

  • Hay! It’s Worth a Look.

    Hay! It’s Worth a Look.

    I’ve never borrowed a cookbook by Australian food stylist Donna Hay before. I’ve admired them in…

  • Lookin’ Not Cookin’

    Lookin’ Not Cookin’

    There are thousands…hundreds of thousands…millions probably…of cookbooks out there. And while we don’t have millions of…