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Originally Posted by dimbulb
funny... I actually live within walking distance of Moosewood.... Went there 1-2 times, didn't see what the big fuss about the food was, and I've never been back. Maybe because I'm not that big a fan of vegetarian cooking...
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I lived at 404 1/2 N. Cayuga St. and the Moosewood is 215 N. Cayuga. I never once ate at the Moosewood. I had already had too many dishes advertised as "straight outta Moosewood." But maybe i should have tried it. I've been thinking about writing about hippy cooking and especially Moosewood & Tassajara and thinking that i should try a few recipes. I read over some of the Moosewood recipes and i was surprised that the recipes followed what i consider to be proper cooking practices. After eating unappetising Moosewood this and Moosewood that for many years, I'm guessing that people did not follow the recipes. I also have a soft spot for cookbook illustrations & the Moosewood has some nice ones.
Tassajara is a mystery to me. The food seems very removed from even American beatnik Zen.
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Originally Posted by dimbulb
So which cookbooks do you have on your kitchen bookshelf? Which ones are indispensable? Which ones just take up space?
Here's mine:
1. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (Marcella Hazan): One of my favorite cookbooks. Great, simple, never-fail recipes described in great care. Never fails to deliver authentic great tasting italian dishes. Some classic crowdpleasers from here include: Pork Loin Braised in Milk, Roast Chicken with Two Lemons, the best Ragu Bolognese ever....
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This is a good one as long as you don't take Marcella too seriously. She's sort of right about the clams for clam sauce (Sagami Bay clams from my local fishmonger worked great, but supermarket clams, even fresh ones, did not cut it.) Otherwise, she's too uptight about little details of technique and ingredients.