Category Archives: cookbooks

Canning Book: Putting Up More

Posted on May 23, 2011 by marisa

Stephen Palmer Dowdney’s first book, Putting Up was one of my very first canning books. I bought my copy in early in 2009, around the time when I first started this blog. I used it as starting place when I … Continue reading →

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A Hip Girl’s Potluck + Arugula Salad with Roasted Beets, Carrots and Caramelized Onions

Posted on April 26, 2011 by marisa

Earlier tonight, twenty women gathered in my apartment to eat, drink and celebrate Kate Payne and her lovely new book (don’t forget that I’m giving away a copy here). Let me tell you, we had SUCH a fun evening. My … Continue reading →

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Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking Reading + Giveaway

Posted on April 25, 2011 by marisa

Because I write about food and my many acts of preservation, people often assume that I’m also an expert in a variety of home-based arts. And while it’s true that my kitchen comfort is bone deep, when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Gorgeous Spring Cookbooks, Part I

Posted on April 8, 2011 by marisa

You many not realize it (I didn’t know it until I started writing about food), but the arrival of new cookbooks is a seasonal event. They tend to come out in large clusters in the early spring (in time for … Continue reading →

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Fork You Returns + The Geometry of Pasta Giveaway

Posted on January 29, 2011 by marisa

Years ago, before the canning bug well and truly bit me, my husband Scott and I regularly made an online cooking show called Fork You. In all honesty, the production of the show was essentially our courtship, as it gave … Continue reading →

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Soba Noodles with Peanut/Sesame Sauce and Julienned Vegetables

Posted on January 17, 2011 by marisa

The first third of my cookbook is due in two weeks. This means that while I’ve been writing and cooking like mad lately, not much of it has been destined to appear here. As I gave the old brain a … Continue reading →

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A Few Current Cookbook Favorites + Giveaway

Posted on December 20, 2010 by marisa

Lately, it seems as if every day brings a new gift guide or best cookbooks of the year list from some corner of the internet. I briefly considered putting one or another of my own together, but I did a … Continue reading →

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Some Cookbooks I’m Loving Lately

Posted on October 1, 2010 by marisa

I’m nearly out of empty jars, and other than a small pile green tomatoes waiting to be pickled, I’m currently free from a canning project pile-up. While I look around for my next burst of canning inspiration, I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Canning Book: Put ‘Em Up (+ giveaway!)

Posted on July 16, 2010 by marisa

One of the things I love most about the fact that canning and home food preservation is gaining popularity is how it’s meant an increase in beautifully designed, thoughtfully written and downright inspirational books on the subject. Take, for instances, … Continue reading →

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Canning Book: Saving the Seasons

Posted on June 16, 2010 by marisa

I’ve been getting a number of requests lately, both over email and on the Facebook page, asking me to recommend a couple of good canning books for people just getting started canning. Happily, the canning book market is positively exploding … Continue reading →

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