BAKED POTATO CHIPS

When I am on a diet, (who am I kidding, I'm always on a diet) my weight loss plan starts to falter when I get a craving for something crunchy and salty. I'm not talking about raw fruits and veggie type of crunchy, I'm talking about potato chip crunchy. If I ignore this craving,...

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SIX MICROWAVE COOKIES

This fun little recipe is for those "I-need-some-chocolate-right-now-or-I'm-going-to die" moments in your life. Cookies from the microwave? Before today, I would have highly doubted their success, but my scorched tongue is proof that they ARE good AND that I was...

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Pig Curing & Cooking

We are big fans of Ambrose Heath and pigs.  The End. No, there is more.  We love cookbooks and food because, like so many things, everything old is new again.  Really, who hasn't dislocated a shoulder patting themselves on the back for serving pig ears? ...

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Cookery From Experience

It has been so cold this week I have actually been thinking of making a fruit cake.   So I started pulling out some really old books to check out long ago and far away recipes.   I have a rather beaten up copy of Sara Paul's Cookery from Experience. ...

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Two Ingredient Cake !!

This cake couldn't be easier and it is light and refreshingly delicious. It is great for any occasion, but PERFECT when you have to have a last minute dessert.It only takes two ingredients, mixed together with a spoon...Easy-Peasy!!1  box of angel food cake mix (dry mix...

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Super Easy Velveeta Mac & Cheese

I know some food snobs will turn their nose up at a recipe using Velveeta cheese and that's OK, I don't use it very often either. However, Velveeta DOES make the creamiest macaroni and cheese, you have to admit it!!A few days ago, Julie, over at Better than Burgers, posted...

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Not a Cookbook -- Eat a Cicada

The Smithsonian has an idea for facing the coming cicada invasion. A deep fryer and hot sauce. Read about it here. &nb...

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Where There's Smoke

D.C. chef  and sustainability advocate, Barton Seaver has published a grilling book entitled, Where There's Smoke. He brings his usual take on sustainability and applies it to everyone's favorite summer past time -- the barbecue. While most barbecue books concentrate on...

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A Time To Cook

We have always loved Lee Bailey and have long lamented his passing.  At a time when "Southern" seems all the rage, one just needs to look back at Bailey's lovely collection of books to find the deep roots of the South.  Recently, however, we have found someone that...

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BEST PUMPKIN BARS EVER !!! (Plus)

I've made pumpkin desserts for many more years than I care to count: pumpkin bread, pumpkin cake, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, etc., etc., but today's recipe for super moist pumpkin bars is BY FAR THE BEST pumpkin recipe I've EVER tried !!!They are light...

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Not a Cookbook -- Requiescat in Pace

In the past week obituary writers have been working overtime.  Iron Lady and Mouseketeer, Movie Critic and Educator, even the son of a preacherman.   But here at Cookbook Of The Day, we are deeply saddened at the passing of Peter Workman.   Workman may...

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Home Made Summer

It has been colder in April than it was in December.   I have had it with winter and if the weather will not cooperate, then my cookbook selections will!!Home Made Summer by Yvette van Boven is the eagerly anticipated companion to her book Home Made Winter, which followed...

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AVOCADO EGG SALAD

This quick and HEALTHY change to mayo-laden egg salad was a huge success; we didn't miss the mayo at all!! It was light and delicious and packed with flavor. I can see countless possibilities with this little recipe (I'm already planning to add a few green onions? hot sauce?).Personally,...

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