Cookbooks and me

Natasha Oakley has written about the joys of cookbooks on thePink Heart Society today.I will cheerfully admit to having too many cookbooks. However, I also find it very fun to get new cookbooks. I like to have cookbooks from places I have visited (or want to visit).Cookbooks from restaurants I have been to (or sometimes want to go to). Cookbooks from certain television chefs. Cookbooks that celebrate certain types of cooking -- we have a lot of Mexican/New Mexican books as Middle Eastern and Ita

Maple, Honey Pumpkin Pie (with Coconut Milk)

pumpkin muffins?), and you have a tasty and nourishing meal! They also would make an excellent meat for a lunch or dinner. You could even leave the sausage unformed, and cook it up to use in different recipes. There are a lot of possibilities for this recipe! I hope everyone's Thanksgiving preparations are going well. I will be making my pumpkin pie on Wednesday, and finishing a few little projects on Thursday, so all I need to do today is go grocery shopping. Enjoy your holiday (and these wo

Rosemary Garlic Italian Bean Pot

During the summer months, I so enjoy the lighter, fresher tastes of fresh basil, vine-ripened tomatoes, and crunchy cucumbers. But when the weather turns cooler, I am ready for something not only more substantial (stews, beef, hearty casseroles), but for the deeper, darker.... different fall/winter flavors. And, what do you know, what's in season right now just seems right to eat. I can get freshly harvested garlic in the stores and fresh rosemary can still be found out in my garden. The two c