Sea Salt Sweet by Heather Baird
I love salty and sweet treats, so I was excited to check out this cookbook. But, I wasn't overly impressed with it. I liked the beginning where she talked about different types of salt and how best to use them in baking. But there weren't many recipes I wanted to try. Not impressed overall.
Simply Scratch: 120 wholesome homemade recipes made easy by Laurie McNamara
This is my kind of cookbook! The author realizes after she has children how much she is relying on processed foods when cooking for them. She decides to go back and do things from scratch the way she grew up eating. I really like that she starts the cookbook with recipes for making scratch condiments and pantry staples then gets into recipes using some of those staples and whole foods. She shows that cooking from scratch is NOT as hard and time consuming and the media would have you believe. There were LOTS of recipes I'd like to try and now I'm interested in checking out her blog of the same name too. I would definitely recommend this one!
Italian Comfort Food by Saveur magazine
I love Italian food and pasta, so I was excited to check this cookbook out. But, there weren't that many recipes I wanted to try. There were lots of beautiful pictures and TONS of recipes, but it just wasn't my thing.
The Urban Homesteading Cookbook by Michelle Nelson
I wish I could give this book negative stars. This is every hipster stereotype of young people farming/gardening/foraging/etc. There are seriously "recipes" for eating bugs and making "insect flour" - um, no thanks! There is also a lot of talk about urban homesteading for the betterment of global warming and our planet. While that should be a concern, that is NOT why I garden and can my own food and support local farmers - I do it because you get BETTER QUALITY FOOD that way. Seriously, don't waste your time with this cookbook. There are MUCH better resources out there if you're interested in being more self-sufficient even in an urban environment.
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