http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks cookbook reviews, recipes, food writing Mon, 19 May 2008 21:36:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These are my new favourite cookies.  I developed this recipe in an attempt to recapture the yummy-ness of a Purdy's dark chocolate blueberry almond bar given to me last fall.  These are addictive, so be careful ... Blueberry Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies - the "Sweet Blues" 1/2 cup butter or non-hydrogenated margarine 2/3 ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2008/05/19/ellens-sweet-blues/ These are truly staples in my diet.  The homous is creamy, lemony and garlicky.  The pita crisps are crunchy, with a touch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.  Simple and delicious. Homous (adapted from "A Taste of the Mediterranean, Vegetarian Style" by Mary Salloum") 1 can chickpeas (19 oz), rinsed and ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2007/10/25/my-fill-for-this-week-homous-and-whole-wheat-pita-crisps/ This is such a great soup for a cool fall day.  It's quick and easy to make, and soooo delicious.  Ingredients: 1 pound broccoli, chopped 2 cans chicken broth 3 cans water 1 can cream of mushroom soup fresh ground pepper to taste cayenne (red chili) pepper 1 cup grated cheese, plus more for garnish (I use cheddar ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2007/10/12/this-weeks-fill-broccoli-cheese-soup/ I often get asked about what kind of food I cook at home. The truth is, I love so many different kinds of food from so many different places, and I often like to recreate them in my own kitchen. I do have a tendency to get on ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2007/10/08/my-weekly-fill-food-i-love-lots/ 1) The Madhur Jaffrey Cookbook - over 650 Indian, Vegetarian and Eastern Recipes. Author: Madhur Jaffrey. Published in 1992 by Tiger Books International. Originally published as two separate volumes: Eastern Vegetarian Cooking (1981), and An Invitation to Indian Cooking (1976). This is a huge volume, ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2007/05/26/indian-cookbooks-my-top-3/ I wish I could give you the source for this recipe. I vaguely remember copying it from a food magazine into the back cover of one of my "cookies" cookbooks. This is a great recipe for those of us who are too impatient to chill the cookie dough in the ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2007/05/16/no-chill-sugar-cookies/ written by Karen Barnaby, published by HarperCollins, 2004. I spent the day with Karen Barnaby again, so I thought it only fitting that I write about her cookbook first. Did I really spend the day with Karen? Well, technically not in the flesh, but I did spend the day with ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2007/05/01/the-low-carb-gourmet-5-stars/ There are so many cookbooks out there that it takes a really good one to push me from "just looking" to "gotta have it."  So, what do I look for in a cookbook?  Here are the top 10 key elements for me: 1.  delicious recipes - this is definitely number one for ... http://www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks/2007/04/18/theres-always-room-for-one-more/