Spice

Excellent recipes but hard to read and use. Nevertheless it has been a game changer for me as a chef......more

Okay, so it's not wildly realistic to expect everyone to have access to Urfa and Aleppo pepper, that's pretty obvious, I think? You don't need access to specific Turkish chile powders to make good use of this book. It's not aimed at beginning cooks; a casual glance at the (demanding) ingredient lists......more

This was the latest book at our cookbook club, and while most of the recipes seem unnecessarily complicated (must you really saute the chops two at a time instead of all at once??), I have the admit that the food was ace. Amazing spiced pork dumplings, delicious red-wine-braised lamb chops (my contr......more

I love that the recipes are organized by spice combinations. There's a section for cumin, coriander, and cardamom recipes. Then another for saffron, ginger, and vanilla (MY FAVORITE!), and another for allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The spice combinations continue, but I haven't gotten that far yet!......more

I liked the categorization of recipes by the type of prominent spices they use -- now I just need to hit up a Middle Eastern market...It also made me regret that, when Luke suggested a Turkish restaurant for our anniversary date this summer, my pregnancy aversions Just Said No. :)......more