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I found a delicious-looking cookbook at the library today:
The Basque Table
Does anyone have any regional cookbook favorites that they'd like to share? For me, the recipes would have to be fairly simple and with common ingredients.
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Oh, Tina, no others to offer, but just wanted to say I really enjoy that book as well - being the proud Basque that I am!
Glad to see you're using the library  .
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Oh, Boy! I love this thread.  
I'll probably be back...right now Chelsea wants to send her Oma a b-day card so I must get off...but, for now, two Cajun cookbooks that come immediately to mind because they are some of my favorites are:
Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make a Roux (Not a colorful or pretty cookbook---it's B & W---but really shows the threadbare, downhome image of rural home life and family camps in Louisiana. The recipes are great and I love the essays the author includes about her experience and family.)
And this is my recent favorite because the recipes are do-able and simply delicious. The girls and I are working our way through it.
Eula Mae's Cajun Kitchen (where everything tastes good  )
And some years ago, I bought all the grandmothers and godmothers a copy of this cookbook for Christmas: Cooking with Cajun Women I'm a sucker for real-life experiences and sharings within a cookbook.
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I have "Who's your Mama..." cookbook -- just pulled it out on Tuesday to make split pea soup. Ahhhh.
I'll have to look for the other books.
There are two other Louisana cookbooks I use on a regular basis.
River Road Recipes (actually I have all the versions. I like the first the best, though).
Tiger Bait Recipes from LSU.
Now, this isn't exactly regional, but I love My Kitchen in Spain by Janet Mendel. The test of a cookbook is good chicken recipes -- breasts, thighs, whole chicken, etc. (but they also need to be wheat, egg, and dairy free). I've enjoyed almost every one of hers, and repeated them often.
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following this thread...
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oooh, I also love Teresa Barrenechea's (same author as the basque book) The Cuisines of Spain -- if you're into Spanish cuisine another favorite is The Foods and Wines of Spain by Penelope Casas
Right now in preparation for our assignment next year I am reading
Joyce Goldstein's Italian Slow and Savory and
Anna del Conte's Gastronomy of Italy
lmk if you guys are interested in Asian titles... I have quite a list!
for starters, my favorites for Szechwanese cuisine are Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook and
Land of Plenty by Fuchsia Dunlop
What I'd also like to learn more about are the lesser known cuisines -- like Algerian, Albanian, etc. (I'm in "A" mode because this has been a project that's been put aside for a bit -- researching/trying out the cuisines of different countries).
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stefoodie wrote:
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Yes, love her stuff, too!
I have loads of Italian cookbooks that I tend to read rather than use, though.
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The problem with being from Minnesota is that noone writes recipe books with only Lutefisk and Lefse in them...
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stefoodie wrote:
lmk if you guys are interested in Asian titles... I have quite a list!
lesser known cuisines -- like Algerian, Albanian, etc. (I'm in "A" mode because this has been a project that's been put aside for a bit -- researching/trying out the cuisines of different countries). |
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Can I just say a resounding YES to the first line and me too to the second?
I also borrowed Italian Country Table. It seems ... OK. I grew up eating and cooking Italian, so I'm a bit more finicky in this area. I am looking for more specific regions as far as Italy goes. I'd like to find Florentine, Sicilian, Neopolitan, ... is that too much to ask?
Paula, I'm not asking you to find cookbooks from YOUR region!  Just asking whether you know of any good cookbooks from any favorite region.
And thanks for the kudos, Mary. Yes, I go to the library when the snow melts.  I am on a search for more Nick Butterworth titles.
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Tina P. wrote:
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I really need to quit reading so fast... 
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JennGM wrote:
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I don't use a cookbook for split pea soup. I use a living book! I read the whole Beany Malone series and somewhere within this series, she made split pea soup with basil (my absolute FAVORITE spice). Since I'm no fan of ham, I put sausage in it instead. I'm one of those people who can't leave a recipe alone.
Sorry I ended up posting this several times. I have thick fingers today.
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My ancestral home (my ancestors, Sebastien and Anne Marie, left in 1853) is not a country, but it begins with "A" - Alsace, France. It's pretty hard to find Alsatian cookbooks, but if you can ever find a book called Crossroads Cooking, the Alsatian section is great.
Actually, the whole book is fascinating. It concentrates on regions where cultures have intersected. Alsace was French-German-French-German-French, and everything about the region reflects this - traditions, culture, language (criss-cross French and German, add a few accent marks, and...). Simple lentil soup, for example, is jazzed up with the addition of sauteed leeks and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
I've been blessed with the chance to visit Alsace several times (even the ancestral village!) and I just love Alsatian food. Choucroute garnie, baeckeoffe...yum. Sign me up.
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Anyone have Greek favorites? My husband's Greek and his father was a chef. I'd love to surprise him with an authentic Greek meal ...
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Bumping up this old thread to add my favorite Asian cookbooks:
Asian cookbooks with recipes from several regions:
Hot Sour Salty Sweet
Asian Dumplings
Japan:
Harumi's Japanese Cooking
Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
Korea:
Eating Korean
Growing Up in a Korean Kitchen
Quick and Easy Korean Cooking for Everyone
Thailand:
Cracking the Coconut
stuff by Nancie McDermott
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia:
Cradle of Flavor
Vietnam:
Into the Vietnamese Kitchen
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table
China:
Land of Plenty
The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen
Dim Sum: The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch
Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook
The Breath of a Wok
India:
Indian Vegetarian Cooking at Your House
Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian (though not strictly Indian)
And I have tons of Filipino cookbooks to recommend but most are not available here, but if you want one,
Memories of Philippine Kitchens is popular.
I have more that I love but these are my favorites!
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The cookbook which I live by is Cocina Criolla by Nitza Villapol.
I think it's out of print AND in Spanish but if you can get your hands on it, WOW, its the Cuban equivalent to Julia Child!
There is a similar cookbook by the same name; different author but that is Puerto Rican cooking.
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I hope this fits in with the "regional" theme:
A friend of mine just showed me this book: Lewis and Clark Cookbook and it looks fabulous! It is full of recipes that look tasty - apparently Lewis and Clark and their company ate very well! But, what really caught my attention were the journal entries that were included on nearly every page. As we are nearing the pioneer days period in our history study, we are definitely going to utilize this book!
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