Plan, prep and please with seasonal menus from ‘My Kitchen Chalkboard’

Cookbook Reviews

Published
September 12, 2018

Plan, prep and please with seasonal menus from ‘My Kitchen Chalkboard’

The cookbook by Leigh Belanger is perfect for a big, busy family.
Published
September 5, 2018

‘Hazana’ brings Jewish vegetarian recipes, generous dose of history

Paola Gavin’s cookbook takes a global view of Jewish cuisine.
Published
August 29, 2018

Classics and surprises hit the grill, with gas or otherwise

In ‘Grill Fire,’ author Lex Taylor focuses on, as his subtitle says, ‘mastering the flame.’
Published
August 29, 2018

Portland Hunt + Alpine Club owners share secrets of dishing out Northern comfort

Andrew and Briana Volk’s new cookbook shows how to entertain in Maine and Scandinavian styles, with an accent on fun.
Published
August 22, 2018

This new cookbook yields simply delicious cupcakes

‘Cupcakes Forever’ is for bakers who never liked the cupcake trend, with its overwrought flavors and complicated decorations.
Published
August 15, 2018

‘The Volante Farms Cookbook’ is a farm-to-table tale with a warm spirit

The farm, just outside Boston, celebrates its centennial with a cookbook.
Published
August 8, 2018

Cake. Healthy. Two words you don’t normally see together

But that’s the subject of “Nourish Cakes: Baking with a Healthy Twist.”
Published
August 1, 2018

There’s a lot more to Vietnamese cuisine than pho

‘Made in Vietnam’ is a delicious and mostly accessible introduction to that country’s cooking.
Published
July 4, 2018

Susan Hermann Loomis’ latest cookbook is an exercise in simple, precise grilling

You may not think French when you fire up the grill, but this book proves that you should.
Published
June 13, 2018

‘Kombucha, Kefir and Beyond’ touts kombucha’s health benefits, but they’re questionable

But our reviewer has no doubts about the delicious recipe he tried.