Tag Archives: Joy of Cooking
The Joy Review
My cooking experiences with a cookbook called Joy started when I bought a used spiral bound paperback edition published by New American Library under the “Plume” moniker. It must have been in the 1990’s. Only one recipe is tabbed; “Ginger … Continue reading
The Joy of Snowing
I recently finished reading Anne Mendelson’s 1996 book Stand Facing the Stove. It’s a dense and interesting biography of Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer, and the cooking compendium they created, Joy of Cooking. I picked up the book to learn … Continue reading
Peak Food
In case you didn’t know it, Maine is a “foodie destination.” The brightest food star is Portland with a Wikipedia entry for the city that includes a lengthy subsection on food and beverage. Search “restaurants in Portland” on the Maine … Continue reading