cjs
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Anyone up to choosing another cookbook to work from for July??
I'm choosing two again -
Cuisine at Home Issue #16, July/Aug 1999
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The Border Cookbook, by Cheryl & Bill Jamison (it's a James Beard Award winner!) Have barely looked through it, so this should be fun.
The Challenge - four recipe from each.
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Gourmet_Mom
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I'm going to go with the C@H Grilling Book, again.
I'll have to wait on my other book. It's going to be a tough choice. I've got four new ones due in the mail next week....one's a sushi book! 
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cjs
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Darn it, Daphne - I hate to keep changing my mind on books!!!!  Sushi sounds so good. But, I'll be good and maybe choose it for August.
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My book is called Quick & Easy Vietnamese Home Cooking for Everyone, by Andre Nguyen and Yukiko Moriyama. This is a fun book with pictures of every dish. Got this from the library, but now I'm going to order it from Amazon. I've found 10 recipes that I want to try!
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cjs
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Oh my, I have a feeling there are a lot of books we all are going to be picking up...... 
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Gourmet_Mom
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"Oh my, I have a feeling there are a lot of books we all are going to be picking up......" LOL....that would be the down side to this...or not!
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I'm going to be working with veggies from the garden this summer, so I'm planning to use Greene on Greens and Mayo Clinic Healthful Cooking books this month.
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I'm not sure I can pick.
Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a day
Pizza Pizza Pizza
These two to get me baking
And I just picked up these four magazine books in the last few days and all have some interesting tings:
Fine Cooking:
The Best6 of Fine Cooking Chicken
The Best of Fine Cooking Fresh Fall 2008
The Best of Fine Cooking Fresh 2009
And
C@H Light Fresh and Fabulous
So many choices I had better get cooking. Also want to revisit one or two of the C@H grilling books.
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Gourmet_Mom
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Erin, I haven't found the Light Fresh and Fabulous, yet. I was hoping they'd have it at Lowes yesterday, but they only had the Sandwiches and Salads, which I have, and a Menus that I either have or has a lot of repeats.
What do you think of it?
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Gourmet_Mom
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I just realized I never picked my July book. While I'm cooking from the C@H Grilling Book, I will also be cooking from my NEW Nigella Express.
I did a slow walk-through of the two books, marking things I liked. When I flipped back through, I realized I had picked a whole lot of desserts from both of them...quite unlike me. But the Nigella book had more summer dishes that interested me.
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Gourmet_Mom
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So here's my review:
Nigella Express is a FABULOUS cookbook! The recipes are quick and easy. I can't wait to make more from this one. (Erin, I think you would especially like this one. Every recipe I've tried so far can be done in about 30 minutes or less!)
Recipes I've tried so far:
Goujons of Sole with Dill Mayonnaise YUM!
Italian Sausages in Hot Tomato Sauce with Polenta Very good, but more of a winter dish)
Juicy Beef Skewers with Horseradish Dip YUM! So fast and easy!
Mirin Glazed Salmon SUPER!
Spaghettini with Shrimp and Chile GREAT!
Okay, so I did five instead of four...sue me! Seriously, though, the recipes are so good, I will be fixing more. I still have about 5 more marked to make soon!
From the third [Email]C@H[/Email] Grilling book: (I think it's the third. It's the one with the Five Spice Glaze Chicken on the cover.)
Cubano Chicken with Mustard Sauce
Meat-Lovers Pizza Burgers
BLT Turkey Burgers with Romaine Slaw
Lemon-Garlic Shrimp Skewers
I'm pretty sure I reviewed all of these on the forum, but if I didn't, they were all a BIG hit. I will gladly repeat all four.
BTW, I've done others from this book before the challenge.
Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken Tenders with Lemon and Rosemary Very good
Teriyaki T-Bone Steaks Very good
Huli Huli Pork with Pineapple and Peppers YUM!
Southern Pork Tenderloin with Chow-Chow Excellent
Flank Steak Skewers with Chimichurri Very good
Brined Cedar-Planked Salmon with Fresh Dill Excellent
'Roast' Chicken Dinner Good
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Daphne
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Edited by Gourmet_Mom (08/02/10 02:47 PM)
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cjs
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Wow, you did fantastic, Daphne! I'm afraid I kind of fell down on the job. I guess your summer has been my winter - work-wise anyway! Things are now slowing down and my head is above water again.
From The Border Cookbook -
Jalapeno Pie - this was a wonderful dish and perfect for a Sunday brunch.
Carne Guisada - this is a Mexican stew which is oven-bake and a thick wonderful filling for homemade flour tortillas!!
Cuisine at Home Issue #16, July/Aug 1999 - Embarrassed to say I didn't do any from this one.
But, I did do one of Nigella's (Daphne just wouldn't quit talking about her book!!! ) Spaghettini with Shrimp and Chile - we loved this one and I did embellish it a little, added pine nuts and a sprinkle of Parm.
I'll do better in August!! And with the posting of our endeavors for July, I will unlock this thread and let it take its course.
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