Cookbook Project, Books #69 and 70
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ladysprite"The Country Diary: Cookery Notes," Edith Holden/Alison Harding
This is an adorable little book that I got at Buck A Book more years ago than I can remember, mostly because it was pretty and charming. It's a combination of nature notes taken by a country lady in 1906 and Victorian and Edwardian recipes collected by a modern cookbook author that have been chosen to try to match the subjects she was writing about. I've looked through it plenty of times, but never actually used it - while the recipes are interesting, they're not always the most practical.
I was really looking forward to finally having an inescapable excuse to use it, though, even if I did kind of chicken out and pick an easy recipe - Savoury Vegetable Pie, instead of jugged hare or grouse on toast or lamb with quince. That said, the Vegetable Pie was excellent. It was almost like a vegetarian shepherd's pie, and while it was a lot of work - pre-cooking and slicing, and making a white sauce; and while poor planning and ingredient tracking delayed our making it by quite a while, it was absolutely worth it. Delicious the first night, just as good reheated as leftovers a few days later. And I *will* try at least one of the more challenging recipes at some point....
"Hamburger Recipes," Pillsbury
This is yet another glossy checkout lane booklet. This one I got while I lived in Ohio, mostly because while I lived out there ground beef cost about $0.99/pound and was incredibly fast and easy to work with while going to school full-time and studying half the rest of the time. I've actually used it before, and while it's not gourmet cuisine, some of the stuff has been pretty useful.
I wanted to try something I hadn't made before, though, and the Taco Salad Blossoms sounded really good. And they were. I'm a little embarrassed to have found the recipe here; if anything, it was more of a serving suggestion - salad, tomatoes, taco meat and toppings. That said, wherever the idea came from, it's one I'll be using again.
Now, please let there be some sun and warm days, so I can use my ice cream cookbooks before the summer is over....
This is an adorable little book that I got at Buck A Book more years ago than I can remember, mostly because it was pretty and charming. It's a combination of nature notes taken by a country lady in 1906 and Victorian and Edwardian recipes collected by a modern cookbook author that have been chosen to try to match the subjects she was writing about. I've looked through it plenty of times, but never actually used it - while the recipes are interesting, they're not always the most practical.
I was really looking forward to finally having an inescapable excuse to use it, though, even if I did kind of chicken out and pick an easy recipe - Savoury Vegetable Pie, instead of jugged hare or grouse on toast or lamb with quince. That said, the Vegetable Pie was excellent. It was almost like a vegetarian shepherd's pie, and while it was a lot of work - pre-cooking and slicing, and making a white sauce; and while poor planning and ingredient tracking delayed our making it by quite a while, it was absolutely worth it. Delicious the first night, just as good reheated as leftovers a few days later. And I *will* try at least one of the more challenging recipes at some point....
"Hamburger Recipes," Pillsbury
This is yet another glossy checkout lane booklet. This one I got while I lived in Ohio, mostly because while I lived out there ground beef cost about $0.99/pound and was incredibly fast and easy to work with while going to school full-time and studying half the rest of the time. I've actually used it before, and while it's not gourmet cuisine, some of the stuff has been pretty useful.
I wanted to try something I hadn't made before, though, and the Taco Salad Blossoms sounded really good. And they were. I'm a little embarrassed to have found the recipe here; if anything, it was more of a serving suggestion - salad, tomatoes, taco meat and toppings. That said, wherever the idea came from, it's one I'll be using again.
Now, please let there be some sun and warm days, so I can use my ice cream cookbooks before the summer is over....
