Bread Toast Crumbs: recipes for no-knead loaves and meals to savor every slice by Alexandra Stafford
Alexandra Stafford grew up eating her mother's peasant bread at every meal. Eventually after she started a food blog she convinced her mother to share her bread recipe. This cookbook starts with that recipe then the first section "bread" gives other bread recipes and variations on her mother's original recipe. The second section "toast" covers recipes that use the breads from the first section - sandwiches, entrees using bread, etc. The final section "crumbs" includes recipes on using the bread in a broken down way - crumbs, croutons, bread pudding, etc. I really like the way Stafford organized the cookbook and there were LOTS of recipes I'd like to try. If you want to get started baking bread (and finding all kinds of ways to use that bread) this would be a great place to start.
The Lost Kitchen: recipes and a good life found in Freedom, Maine by Erin French
Erin French grew up helping cook in her father's diner in a small town in Maine. French never went to culinary school, but between growing up cooking and cookbooks she became a self-taught chef. Now in this cookbook she shares some of her favorite recipes based on local, seasonal ingredients. Because not all of her local ingredients would be available everywhere, she gives possible substitutes where needed. Arranged by season, there are lots of recipes I'd like to try. Plus, there are lots of beautiful photographs of both the food and also her Maine landscape. Definitely a solid cookbook.
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