Comments on: Chili Prawn linguine and vintage cookbooks

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:20:22 +0000

This looks very good, and it is absolutely wonderful!
After looking at the pictures and recipe i tried it out right away. and another thing you can do with shrimp it saute them in olive oil with chopped up red onions, snap peas, and pine nuts. and maybe a little white wine as well. it is absolutely fantastic!

By: Fanny

Fanny — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:53:00 +0000

Thanks to all of you for the great suggestions. I all wrote it down on my Moleskine and will have a look in Borders or Foyle tomorrow.
Fanny

By: keiko

keiko — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:51:00 +0000

Fanny, I could eat this pasta every day :)

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:00:00 +0000

One of my absolutely favorite cookbooks is Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking. Dinner tonight: Pan-broiled thin beef steaks with tomatoes & olives. YUM!!!!! simple & few are the ingredients, ALWAYS delish!

Love your blog!

By: nemisbéka

nemisbéka — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:28:00 +0000

Just two cookbooks I haven’t seen on your list and are absolutely great: 1) Nigel Slater’s The Kitchen Diaries, 2) Silver Spoon.

By: ann

ann — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:55:00 +0000

some essential vintage books to own:
anything by MFK Fisher, Andries de Groot or Bert Greene are essentials.

if you want to learn more about American cooking, Clementine Paddleford's How America Eats.

for variety, Maxime de la Falaiss'e Food In Vogue.

The Perfect Hostess Cookbook by Mildred O. Knopf is a wonderful glimpse back in time as is To The Queen's Taste by Hellen Train Hilles.

I collect vintage cookbooks and also write an occasional editorial feature on them on my blog, so feel free to contact me directly if you have any further questions or need recommendations as to where to shop for them

By: Mae

Mae — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:31:00 +0000

I’ve just browsed through your cookbook collection and saw Falling Cloudberries already on it – doh! :)

I must get that one with cupcakes on the cover!

By: Mae

Mae — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:27:00 +0000

This looks like something i will get hooked on from the very first bite. I love the ingredients put together! The prawns looks succulent. I needn’t say this but the photos are stunning!!! Clean, fresh, and delicious to look at.

Falling Cloudberries has all that vintage look and feel for me. I love it and would highly recommend it. It’s written as a food memoire by Tessa Kiros. I’ve only tried making a pistachio ice cream from it which just reminds me, i have bookmarked quite a few other recipes which i should start making soon :)

By: Dianka

Dianka — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:51:00 +0000

Yum, this dish looks excellent! I know what you mean about getting rather bored with cookbooks, I’ve been looking for a new one too!

By: bea at La tartine gourmande

bea at La tartine gourmande — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:39:00 +0000

Very nice dish Fanny! Love the simplicty of fresh ingredients that make the best meals!
Yes the cookbooks dilemna. I bought a new one yesterday, but have to say that what attracts me a lot these days in cookbooks is pictures. I have so many “general cooking” cookbooks. I love Vurdock collection with titles such as Bowl Food. Great ideas for simple nice meals, and the format of the book is great! Just an idea….