A totally different take on most cookbooks。 The recipes are arranged by 'texture' rather than the traditional categories。 But as usual, a fun read and has a place on my shelf with other cookbooks。 A totally different take on most cookbooks。 The recipes are arranged by 'texture' rather than the traditional categories。 But as usual, a fun read and has a place on my shelf with other cookbooks。 。。。more
Kevin Malone,
Not very creative。。。you can get most of these online。
Nikita,
I won a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway, which I'd entered solely because I was intrigued by the title, and because sometimes I like to cook food。Thankfully, it turns out there are a good variety of recipes included for both novice home cooks (like me), as well as experienced cooks with some more specialized kitchen equipment looking to level up (…or those novices who are up for a bit of adventure)。The book is divided into sections by texture。 Each section includes some fascinatin I won a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway, which I'd entered solely because I was intrigued by the title, and because sometimes I like to cook food。Thankfully, it turns out there are a good variety of recipes included for both novice home cooks (like me), as well as experienced cooks with some more specialized kitchen equipment looking to level up (…or those novices who are up for a bit of adventure)。The book is divided into sections by texture。 Each section includes some fascinating background/info/tips about the featured texture, followed by recipes, all focusing on how texture can really make or break a dish。 The writing can best be described as accessible, with dashes of irreverent humor throughout。 Do I feel like I could attempt at least 90% of the recipes despite my glaring lack of expertise? Yes。 Do I want to make the giant baseball cookies or the mezcal tanghulu or the caramelized onion miso soup based on the full-page photos alone? Also yes。 The trickiest part of this book is apparently deciding what to make first。 。。。more
CaraMarie,
Can you rate a book solely for the manly squeal it elicits from your boyfriend when you pull it out of the box? No, okay, so Weissman's new book is half a technical breakdown of what textures are and how to better incorporate and appreciate them。 The other half is recipes that don't have astronomical ingredient lists, i。e。 not intimidating and moderately accessible。 Everything is delivered with Weissman's signature open-style humor, accompanied by some bonus teasing with his wife。 Can you rate a book solely for the manly squeal it elicits from your boyfriend when you pull it out of the box? No, okay, so Weissman's new book is half a technical breakdown of what textures are and how to better incorporate and appreciate them。 The other half is recipes that don't have astronomical ingredient lists, i。e。 not intimidating and moderately accessible。 Everything is delivered with Weissman's signature open-style humor, accompanied by some bonus teasing with his wife。 。。。more
Samantha,
I love this cookbook! It's filled with full-page photographs and some fun ones of Joshua Weissman, as well as delicious recipes! I can't wait to try them。 I definitely recommend this cookbook!I won this cookbook in a goodreads giveaway。 Thank you very much! I love this cookbook! It's filled with full-page photographs and some fun ones of Joshua Weissman, as well as delicious recipes! I can't wait to try them。 I definitely recommend this cookbook!I won this cookbook in a goodreads giveaway。 Thank you very much! 。。。more
Briannan Sandau,
I received a copy as a giveaway winner from GoodReads。 I was so excited when it landed on my doorstep! I devoured this cookbook and immediately made a new grocery list。 I love and appreciate the balance of educating the importance of different aspects of food (crunchy, chewy, etc) and how to achieve them along with recipes to showcase each skill/quality。 I am so excited to dive into trying so many of these recipes!