I picked this book up at Eastern Market for about $5, and I’ve fallen in love with it. The Artful Eater, an anthropological look into 18 foods that are vital to great cooking, is part history and part romance. Edward Behr lovingly describes eggs, vanilla, English mustard, cream and salt without rhyme or reason, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Cookbooks’
May 12, 2009
I Found A Recipe For Janssen’s Temptation In An Old Saudi Arabian Cookbook, And Here It Is
I just came back from eating at Scandinavian/Polish/Russian restaurant Domku in Petworth and was disappointed to discover that Janssen’s temptation, a rich, gratin-like dish of potatoes, onions, cream and anchovy, a very typical Swedish dish, was not on the menu.
However, I did manage to find Janssen’s temptation later that evening on my bookshelf. I found [...]
