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Cooking

A culinary online toolkit for foodies. Read staff’s picks, discover new recipes and even submit a request for librarians to find a recipe for any occasion. Warning: extensive mouth-watering may occur when reading this blog.

Featured Cooking Titles

EVERYDAY THAI COOKING : quick & easy family style recipesEAT YOUR VEGETABLES : bold recipes for the single cookSTEALTH HEALTH LUNCHES KIDS LOVE : Irresistible and Nutritious Gluten-free Sandwiches, Wraps and Other Easy EatsTHE AMERICAN CRAFT BEER COOKBOOK / 155 Recipes from Your Favorite Brewpubs and BreweriesKNEAD IT! : start making artisanal bread today

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Recent Cooking Blog Posts

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Many Great Home Cooks Food 52

Another new cookbook is here and it is one that I have been anxiously waiting to see. The Food52 Cookbook: 140 winning recipes from exceptional home cooks is just that. Recipes from great cooks at  home. There are many I want to try but I settled on the cider brined pork with calvados, mustard and thyme by Oui, [...]

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A classic southern bible

I don’t know how classic this cookbook is but it is definitely a bible on some really delicious dishes. What cookbook am I talking about? Well, Paula Deen’s new cookbook, Southern Cooking Bible. This cookbook is big and it has more than 300 recipes for some really delicious dishes. Of course, it is Paula Deen. [...]

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Recipe contest

Do you know who the Beekman Boys are? They have a reality TV show on Discovery. The show is about their farm but the Beekman Boys have written a new cookbook. I have seen it and the recipes all look delicious. I would reall like to try several for the holidays. But what does that have [...]

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Let’s Make Beer!

Learn how to make beer at home by using your library! If you are a beginner or advanced brewer, you can find something that will pique your interest. Many of the materials listed below are on the recommended reading list from the American Homebrewer’s Association. Click on the titles below if anything interests you – you [...]

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2P’s, 1B and a few more things

It is finally August and August is National Peach month. In the Cooking Neighborhood there is a display with all kinds of cookbooks featuring peach recipes. There are also cookbooks with panini recipes as well as brownie recipes because August is also National Panini month and National Brownie month. Be sure and check out the cooking [...]

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The Simple Frittata

Say “Hello!” to an easy-to-prepare meal that you can make with fresh vegetables and leftovers you might have. Go local and use farm-fresh eggs to make this meal even better.

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Cooking Blogs

I love to look at both new and old cookbooks. But I also like looking at cooking and baking blogs. Here are a few that I use all the time.

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Flour: Recipes from a Bakery

We have a new baking book called Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe by Joanne Chang. It is a great baking book.

Cooking Magazines

Here is a list of cooking magazines that is available at the library.  All of these magazines except for Gourmet can be found in our Periodicals room. If you are interested in looking at Gourmet, be sure and ask any librarian and they will be glad to help you. With the exception of Gourmet, all [...]