What
’s cooking at the library? Are you an epicure, a gourmand, an
aspiring chef, or simply someone looking for new recipes to expand
your repertoire? The library is here to serve up both refined
cuisine tips and heaping helpings of down-home cooking
information.
What’s cooking at the library? Are you an epicure, a gourmand, an aspiring chef, or simply someone looking for new recipes to expand your repertoire? The library is here to serve up both refined cuisine tips and heaping helpings of down-home cooking information.
We have the classic American cookbooks of course: The Joy of Cooking, The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, and The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book. You’ll also find books and some videos by your favorite celebrity chefs: Emeril Lagasse, Julia Child, Bobby Flay, Paul Prudhomme, Jacques Pepin, the 2 Fat Ladies (from PBS), Jamie Oliver and many more.
Martha Stewart is well represented on our shelves with books on entertaining, decorating and holiday cooking. Be sure to look at our magazines. We subscribe to Gourmet, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, and Vegetarian Times. They are all full of enticing seasonal recipes.
A quick browse down the aisle turned up titles about diverse regional and national cuisines including: Indian, Greek, Persian, regional Mexican, Vietnamese, Polynesian, African, Armenian, Burmese, Italian and so many more. You’ll also find whole books dedicated to single types of food: Eggs, pasta, bread, salads, shrimp, sushi, casseroles, salsa, and pizza.
Don’t forget dessert. There are plenty of books on cakes, pies and tarts, cookies, chocolate, and candies.
Come in and check out the writings of such celebrated food writers as M.F.K. Fisher, Calvin Trillin, James Beard and Jeffrey Steingarten. You can explore books on the history of food or about kitchen science, and we have resources to help you refine your food preparation techniques and even help you pursue a culinary career in food or hospitality services.
We have some unusual books including: Spam: The Cookbook by Marguerite Patten, or Strange Foods: Bush Meat, Bats and Butterflies by Jerry Hopkins, and The Soprano Family Cookbook: As Compiled by Artie Bucco (Artie Bucco is a fictional character on the HBO TV series – the actual author is David Rucker.)
You can round off your gourmet library experience and ensure a satisfying evening by checking out some great videos and DVDs which have stories centered on food like Babette’s Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman or Big Night.
When you have finished feasting on all that the library has to offer, you may want to pick up a few diet books and some workout videos. We have them too.
Questions and suggested topics for At the Library, which appears in Tuesday editions, should be directed to Nancy Howe, community librarian, at nh***@**********************ca.us or by calling 779-3196. The Morgan Hill Library, located at the corner of Peak and West Main avenues next to City Hall, is open every day but Sunday.
