Time to start our nomination process for our May, 2022 Cookbook of the Month. For those of you new to this post series, here is how it works. Each month we choose a book to cook from as a group. We start with a nomination thread (this is it!). You many nominate as many books as you wish. Please nominate with the intention of joining us in cooking from the book and reporting on the dishes you make, should your nominee be selected. In order to nominate, please put the name of the book in ALL CAPS in the comments below. Titles that are not in all caps will not be counted.
The nomination period will end at 12 noon, EDT, on April 18. At that time, I will count the nominations, and the books with the most nominations will move forward to the voting phase. The book that receives the most votes will be our May COTM. A reporting thread will be posted on May 1.
Let’s get nominating! And remember, there is still plenty of time to participate in our April COTM, Simple Thai Food.
THE NEW MIDWESTERN TABLE (Amy Thielen)
CARMINE’S COOKBOOK (Michael Ronis and Mary Goodbody)
THE FOOD LAB (Kenji)
MESA MEXICANA (Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger)
EXTRA VIRGIN (Garbriele Corcos and Debi Mazar)
LAND OF FISH AND RICE - Dunlop
FLAVORS OF THE SUN: The Sahadi’s Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients - by Christine Sahadi Whelan.
BLACK FOOD (as already mentioned)
FLAVORS OF THE SUN (as already mentioned)
BOTTOM OF THE POT (as already mentioned)
EDIT: Also as already mentioned: FIRE OF PERU and TASTING ROME
SUMMER KITCHENS Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules
I got it from the library just now and although it’s hardly summer here in Boston and won’t be for sometime, it’s very interesting.
Not expecting it to make it this month, but submitting in an effort to keep it in the running for future consideration.
I really like this author’s other cookbooks (Kaukasis: A Culinary Journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & Beyond, which I own and and enjoy, and Mamushka, which I was finally able to order today from Amazon. I seemed to have purchased the last copy available today after checking often over weeks). Seems to be available on Kindle, but I can’t cook from Kindle.
Before nominating Summer Kitchens, I looked on Amazon to see the status of Mamushka, and noticed only one copy left in stock. That is why I nominated Summer Kitchens instead. I did get Mamushka when it was on a very cheap deal for Kindle. I don’t love the Kindle format, but it was worthwhile to get a look.
I would like to say that Summer Kitchens is not all what we would consider summer produce in the US. There should be no hesitancy to cook from this book based on season. There are plenty of winter veg included, root vegetables, and yes, there are summer vegetables. I think for most of us in the US it would be considered an all-season book. I’m making a mushroom/grain/bean dish from it for dinner tonight.
