Today marks two years that I've been participating with Rainy Day Bites Cookbook Club hosted by Deborah Balint @rainydaybites, and I'm looking forward to another year as we head into 2025. Besides the great community, I've gotten to try SO many foods I might not have tried otherwise, and though sometimes challenging, it's (almost) always been fun. So here's a round-up of all the recipes made with the club over the last four months.
Note that I linked to each IG post, in case you wanted to read what I wrote about each recipe.September
Featured book: Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes by @tastinghistorywithmaxmiller
Topic: Food history and recipe origins.
Gajeyuk (pork loin with ginger, garlic, and scallion)
October
Featured book: Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by @sohlae.
Topic: Learning to cook and/or new methods for all levels of cooks.
turmeric potatoes with a whole lotta lemon
blistered carrots with carrot top salsa verde
November
Featured book: Comfort by @ottolenghi
Topic: Food and emotions.
Dutch baby with oven-roasted tomatoes
crispy roasted potatoes with rosemary and za'atar
December
Featured book: Even More Basics to Brilliance by @donna.hay.
Topic: creating multiple recipes from one basic recipe to reinvent leftovers and reduce waste.
September and October baking: The Sweet Polish Kitchen by @renbehan
yeasted buns with sweet cheese and fruit
PLACKI, or potato pancakes with cream and sugar
wild blueberry and almond babka loaf
November and December baking: Advent: Festive German Bakes to Celebrate the Coming of Christmas by Anja Dunk
hazelnut and lemon hearts and almonds and marzipan crescents
Our last day of the month global baking party selections (any recipe from any cookbook):
September | Austria: Linzer torte
October | Mexico: Pan de Muerto from Treasures of the Mexican Table by Pat Jinich @patijinich
November | Sweden: Cardamom Buns from Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Nichole Accettola
December | England: Trifle from Joy of Cooking by Rombauer, Becker, & Becker
Well that's it for now! I know I'm not really a food photographer, but anything look especially tasty?
Everything looks good! While I"m not a cook, it's nice to look at pictures... and of course, I'd love to try everything! I'm a pushover for bread and/or sweets, so those cardamom buns would be my first pick. Need a cuppa with it though!
ReplyDeleteWhat a scrumptious culinary journey! The pork loin and onion soup sound good right now.
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