just splendid

jeni's splendid ice creams, a lovely cookbook filled with artisanal ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet recipes, crossed my desk a couple weeks ago and i had to bring it home.  the funny thing, of course, is that i am a vegan and will never eat many of these recipes myself but i can admire a good cookbook when i see one.  plus, there are a handful of vegan sorbets (such as the black plum and black currant lambic sorbet) that are very tempting.  the book is authored by jeni of jeni's ice creams based in columbus, oh, and she breaks the book into seasons with the winter season including a clever influenza rx sorbet which  promises to "clear nasal passages and soothe the body" with ingredients such as citrus juices, ginger, honey and bourbon.  too funny.

when i visited jeni's site i was really impressed with the presentation and was instantly drawn in by the wonderful food film about jeni's shop by george lange.  mmmm...see below.


Good Time from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams on Vimeo.

lovely cookbook, lovely chef

by juli, courtesy of newsobserver.com

andrea reusing of lantern in chapel hill, nc, will release a lovely cookbook called "recipes from cooking in the moment" april 5th.  the book includes andrea's trips to the farmer's market, shelling crabs with family and friends and beautiful food shots that accompany recipes.  i have photographed andrea over the years and she is such an authentic person who cares for her craft.  this book is definitely one to add to the shelf.  see pages from the cookbook at scribd or read a great article about andrea from september 2010 in food & wine.

 

by juli, courtesy of newsobserver.com