Taking a brief quilt-related interlude to record another quarter of cooking with Rainy Day Bites Cookbook Club hosted by Deborah Balint @rainydaybites. In case you missed my earlier post, the cookbook club is arranged so there is a new, featured cookbook each month. Then there is a baking book for every two months. I've been focusing on participating in the challenges from those books, but not necessarily from the third category, a year-long dessert book. Besides trying some tasty new recipes, I especially have enjoyed trying cuisines I may not have otherwise. So thanks for humoring me as I keep track of what I've cooked and baked with Rainy Day Bites. Note that I linked to each IG post, as available, in case you wanted to read what I wrote about each recipe.
May
Featured book: Treasures of the Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets by Pati Jinich @patijinich
Oaxacan green mole with pork and white beans
crunchy carne asada tostadas + border pintos + smoky guacamole
June
Featured book: Half Baked Harvest Everyday: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals by Tieghan Gerard @halfbakedharvest
prosciutto breakfast cups with chive pesto
rosemary chicken avocado salad with bacon shallot vinaigrette
savory garlic peanut noodles with sweet potatoes
crispy sour cream and onion potatoes
May & June baking book: Sweet Enough by Alison Roman @alisoneroman
old-fashioned strawberry cake
creamy cauliflower galette
salted lemon cream pie
July
Featured book: Pomegranates & Artichokes: A Food Journey from Iran to Italy by Saghar Setareh @labnoon
tahchin with saffron chicken from Iran
bucatini “marinated” in tomatoes from Italy
filo triangles stuffed with feta
a simple salad of grilled zucchini, garlic, mint & (a lot of) olive oil
July & August baking book: 100 Morning Treats by Sarah Kieffer @sarah_kieffer
blood orange poppyseed pull-apart
cinnamon twists
Unfortunately, it just didn't work out for me to cook from the August featured book, Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka by Cynthia Shanmugalingam @cynthia.uma nor did I participate in the challenges from the end of month baking book What’s for Dessert by Claire Saffitz @csaffitz. But I still tried over 30(!) new-to-me recipes in the last four months. Deborah just posted the next quarter's cookbook selections and it looks to be plenty more good eating!
Really now, you must be running a restaurant!
ReplyDeleteThank you for including the cookbooks, what fun!
Such a fun review of what's been cooking in your kitchen! Now I'm hungry!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! The avocado and chicken looked yummy--as well as that strawberry pie and well...everything else! What a great book club. Love the challenge idea--and a peek at your quilts in the photos! You are doubly gifted! I can just see Joe's smiling face cooking beside you...and you both--and your whole family--enjoying your endeavors! Blessings & love!
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