8 episodes
Library Cooks: A Virtual Cookbook Review Lexington Public Library
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4.6 • 9 Ratings
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Join librarians Erin and Jennifer as they review new and classic cookbooks by testing and discussing the recipes.
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Library Cooks Go Vegetarian, sort of (2019)
Jennifer and Erin discuss three new vegetarian cookbook titles and some of the issues that can come up with vegetarian cooking.
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Library Cooks talk Great Gifts for the Kitchen (2018)
Erin and Jennifer discuss several books and kitchen tools that would make great gifts this holiday season. The books discussed this episode are Sister Pie by Lisa Ludwinski; Once Upon a Chef by Jennifer Segal; Waste Not by The James Beard Foundation; Bakeland by Marit Hovland; and Southern from Scratch by Ashley English
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Library Cooks talk Slow Cooking (2018)
In this episode, Erin and Jennifer talk about slow cooking food, why so many slow cooker recipe books don’t have pictures, what to do when the photo on the book isn’t a recipe in the book, and making dessert in a crockpot. The books reviewed in this episode are Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger, Slow Cooker Favorites: Soups, Stews, and Chilis, Slow Cook Modern by Liana Krissoff, and Essential Slow Cooker Recipes by Addie Gundry.
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Library Cooks talk Food Preservation and Vegetable Cooking (2018)
In this double length special episode, Jennifer and Erin discuss food preservation methods with their guest, Blayne, and review several books on the topic of food preservation and cooking vegetables from the fall harvest. The books reviewed on this episode were Putting Food By by Janet Greene, Ruth Hertzenberg, and Beatrice Vaughn; Jam Session by Joyce Goldstein; EatingWell Vegetables by the Editors of EatingWell; The Southern Vegetable Book by Rebecca Lang; Preservation Pantry by Sarah Marshall; Foolproof Preserving by America’s Test Kitchen; The Vegetable Butcher by Cara Mangini.
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Library Cooks cook Lexington Burger Week (2018)
Jennifer and Erin review meat and vegetarian burger recipes from three grill-out cookbooks: Burgers: 125 Mouthwatering Recipes and Tips compiled by Good Housekeeping, Grilling Vegan Style: 125 fired-up recipes to turn every bite into a backyard BBQ by John Schlimm, and The Secrets to Great Charcoal Grilling on the Weber by Bill Gillespie.
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Library Cooks cook International Cookbooks
Erin and Jennifer review three international cookbooks and review one recipe from each. The books reviewed in this episode are Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian by Lidia Bastianich, Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking by Masaharu Morimoto, and Chai, Chaat, and Chutney by Chetna Makan
Customer Reviews
Kentucky foodie approves
I really enjoyed this podcast. I'm not a vegetarian but my daughter is and Erin's insights were so useful. Quick question though, did you muddle that mint? It's so important to confuse the herb.
I was surprised
So, I don’t disagree with an earlier reviewer writing that this podcast is “eh”..... except I just found a great cookbook that solved a vexing time management issue for me. Now I will check out books mentioned on this podcast that sound promising. The podcast is short on production values and yet I trust librarians not to steer me wrong.
Eh.
Maybe it’s just not the podcast for me as I enjoy from scratch cooking and diving into challenges. They cook very few things out of a cookbook they review, avoid anything complex. If your looking for an easier or basic approach this could be for you.