Cooking in the Moment Review & Giveaway

When I read about Cooking in the Moment by Andrea Reusing, I knew I had to have it. So what does a blogger do? Contact the publisher for a review & giveaway copy!

Clarkson Potter politely obliged, and soon I was drooling over page and pages of beautiful photographs of food and produce. Then I realized the writing was actually really good; something I wanted to read about. She really does capture moments of cooking. For example, “Last day of school, middle of June. Kid-Churned Ice Cream.”

“I think of ‘cooking in the moment’ as focusing on one meal at a time–an icy, spicy cucumber soup on an August night, a glass of tangerine juice on a frosty morning, or soft, braised shortribs with horseradish on a gray fall day. Cooking and eating in the moment allows food in season to become a reason for celebration–a Friday-night dinner made entirely from the first CSA share in spring; a whole week of fresh-picked corn every day; a blue-moon autumn asparagus harvest; a rich stew made with the last few sweet potatoes of winter.” — from the Introduction.

I was prepared not to like the recipes. After all, so few books have stories, photos, AND good recipes. I noticed from the back that she’s a semi-famous chef, so I was prepared for the recipes to be things I’d never make. And then as I was skimming I saw the no-poach poached chicken. Then I saw a couple more recipes I’d actually make. Jackpot!

But don’t take my word for it — I just discovered Scribd, which has a cool preview tool:

Recipes from Cooking in the Moment by Andrea Reusing

On to the Giveaway

To enter, simply comment below sharing one of your favorite cooking moments.

Entries will be accepted until Thursday, April 14, EST. Open to the U.S. only, sorry.

I received a complimentary review copy and all opinions are my own.

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