Cook Books

Some of us love to cook, some of us love cookbooks, and some of us love both cooking and cookbooks!  There are quite a few cookbook authors out there who got their start by writing a food blog, and then made the transition to published author.  

Dinner: A Love Story: It All Begins at the Family Table by Jenny Rosenstrach

 The family dinner, the time to get together at the end of the day, slow down a bit, share news, enjoy a meal, learn manners, debate/argue/discuss what's going on in the world--it's hard with everyone's schedule to make time to share a meal at the end of the day.  Jenny Rosenstrach's book inspires you to take time to put together dinner and includes great tips and recipes.  Her blog currently has a very yummy looking chicken salad, just perfect for a hot weekend.
 
The Homesick Texan Cookbook by Lisa Fain

Always on the search for Mexican food, I found Lisa's blog quite a few years ago, and she always helps satisfy my craving for southwestern fare.  An expat Texan who lives in New York City, she's constantly on the lookout for good mexican/texmex fare in NYC, but believes the best can be found in her own kitchen.  Lisa loves cooking and photography, and started the blog as a way to share her recipe with family and friends.  Years later, voila, she has this excellent cookbook. 


The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes From an Accidental Ranch Wife  and The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond
  

Ree Drummond has gone from food blogger to author to Food Network chef--quite a success story.   She's a would-be city girl who is a wife of an honest-to-goodness cowboy and mother of four living on a working cattle ranch in Oklahoma. Don't miss the Pioneer Girl blog, it's funny, delicious, romantic and touching and  and always illustrated by a number of photographs that chronicle her food, her life with her husband and family, and all the critters on her ranch. 

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes From My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg

More memoir than cookbook, A Homemade Life brings together food and memories from her childhood in Oklahoma, to life after the death of her father, when she traveled to Paris, a city that held vivid memories of a childhood trip with her father.  She took early morning walks on the cobbled streets of the Latin Quarter and had the taste of her first pain au chocolat. She was supposed to be studying, but found herself entranced by the foods of Paris, and began blogging on "Orangette."  An international following also led Molly to romance, and marriage to one of her readers.   

Chickens in the Road by Suzanne McMinn
 

Here's one I can't wait for, coming out in October of this year.  Her blog, Chickens in the Road, always brightens my day.  Her book will have stories of life on the farm along with crafts and recipes.