Holiday Cookbook!

I simply remember my favorite things... and then I don't feel so bad!
A few recipes (both the tried and true- and the aspirational too!) for the Christmas Dinner or a NYE blast! Happy Eating!


Herb-Crusted Standing Rib Roast from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com
Truffled Wild Mushroom Lasagna from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com

Roast Chicken with Meyer-Lemon Shallot Sauce from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com

Pommes Anna (Potatoes Anna) from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com
Brussels Sprouts Gratin from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com

Salty Caramel Croquembouche from Fine Cooking

Easy Chocolate Chess Pie- Like my momma makes!

Apple, Fennel, and Cheddar Cheese Straws from Fine Cooking

Winter Salad from The Gourmet Cookbook and epicurious.com

Profiteroles with Coffee Ice Cream from Gourmet Magazine and epicurious.com


















Tomato-Basil Soup from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com
Herbed Goat Cheese from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com
Beef Rib Roast and Yorkshire Pudding from the Grill from Cooking Light Magazine
White Bean Dip with Rosemary Olive Oil from Sunset Magazine and myrecipes.com
Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail from Cooking Light Magazine and myrecipes.com

New Crop of Cookbooks

For my recent second 29th birthday, I received several fabulous new cookbooks. Simply cannot wait to crack them open! (Menu for the Week should be a snap next week!)
Here's the lineup:

This guy takes Mexican cooking to the next level- Luxury guacamole bar? Sign me up!

Mark Bittman is, quite frankly, a food genius. With him, Julia, and Ruth Reichl by my side, I should never make a cooking misstep.

I'm a sucker for Ina's laid-back hosting style. Effortless and elegant are her middle names, if she has two middle names. Plus the pics in this book make my mouth water!
Happy reading! (Surely I'm not the only one who reads cookbooks like novels?)

Make Your Mark

A nice little (and pretty) trick to keeping your place in a cookbook: ribbon! Some cookbooks come with one or two (Thanks Gourmet and Gourmet Today cookbooks!) to keep you tuned to the right recipe, but it's easy to snip a few lengths of ribbon and mark as many pages as you want. Of course, a bookmark will work, but for some reason ribbon just feels right!

I've Got Work To Do!

My fabulous husband tested the limits of stocking stuffing this year...
Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking greeted me Christmas morning.
My lovely in-laws gave me The Gourmet Cookbook, and from my brother-in-law, The Gourmet TODAY Cookbook.
As I said, I've got work to do!