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Fascinating cookbook-memoir in comics. I want to eat a lot of the food it describes, but a lot of it I do not want to cook. Which is unusual for me. Maybe I should blog about this. Hrrrrrm.
This was a library copy so I'll have to buy one for the recipes, but this was a fun illustrated look at Cohen's struggles with opening a 9 table vegetable restaurant in NYC (it has recently reopened as a 60-seater). And in many ways it's about expectations, both practical and fantastic, and living up to them--or not. Funny, lively and informative.
I've never rated a cookbook before but this is so cool! A lot of vegetarian/vegan cookbooks are a little boring but this has a graphic novel spin to it and you learn about her process and her personal experience through comics. Really fun and a good way to explain basic vegetable cooking that can sometimes get confusing.
Oh, vegetables. What did you ever do to us to deserve such hatred?
It's not your fault that you are microwaved into oblivion and tossed onto so many dinner tables as more of a nutritional obligation than an actual dish to be enjoyed. If you're lucky, maybe you get a quick shake of salt and pepper, or even a little dab of margarine, but all in all, vegetables are seen by a HUGE majority as the villain of the dinner table (My personal childhood arch-nemesis was frozen peas!)
Dirt Candy is a hilarious read: half comic book describing her culinary journey and the story of her restaurant and half cookbook filled with the most imaginative uses for vegetables that I have ever seen. Granted, a lot of her recipes call for specialty ingredients and equipment that I have never seen and will never use in my kitchen, but Amanda Cohen makes a riveting case in the defense of nature's candy. Most inspiring was the panel in which she describes a dream where Julia Child herself paid her a visit and took her to task. Why DO we expect vegetables to be boring? Bring flavor! Add butter! Salt! Spices! Be bold and daring!
I'll probably never make even a quarter of these recipes, but this was a VERY inspiring read for someone who loves to cook.
It's not your fault that you are microwaved into oblivion and tossed onto so many dinner tables as more of a nutritional obligation than an actual dish to be enjoyed. If you're lucky, maybe you get a quick shake of salt and pepper, or even a little dab of margarine, but all in all, vegetables are seen by a HUGE majority as the villain of the dinner table (My personal childhood arch-nemesis was frozen peas!)
Dirt Candy is a hilarious read: half comic book describing her culinary journey and the story of her restaurant and half cookbook filled with the most imaginative uses for vegetables that I have ever seen. Granted, a lot of her recipes call for specialty ingredients and equipment that I have never seen and will never use in my kitchen, but Amanda Cohen makes a riveting case in the defense of nature's candy. Most inspiring was the panel in which she describes a dream where Julia Child herself paid her a visit and took her to task. Why DO we expect vegetables to be boring? Bring flavor! Add butter! Salt! Spices! Be bold and daring!
I'll probably never make even a quarter of these recipes, but this was a VERY inspiring read for someone who loves to cook.
I probably won't ever make the recipes in the book, but from a reading standpoint the book was enjoyable. It was interesting to see how Amanda started her restaurant and how she dealt with the chaos of running one. I had never heard about Amanda or Dirt Candy before picking up the book but am now intrigued that if I ever do get the chance to visit New York, to also visit the restaurant.
This adorable book is the Scott Pilgrim of cookbooks. While I probably will not be making portobello mousse or rosemary cotton candy any time soon, there are some really interesting recipes in here that sound delightful.
Loved this graphic novel/ cookbook. I plan on buying a copy with my next paycheck since I borrowed the one I read from the library. It has some crazy awesome recipes. They look like they would be labor intensive but worth the work.
I love this! It's a cookbook, AND a graphic novel. Sort of like (I know I am aging out here... ) it's a floor wax and a dessert topping! My top two recipe picks - Roasted Squash Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing and Smoked Sweet Potato Nicoise Salad with Fried Olives and Chickpea Dressing. Fantastically entertaining and full of Dirt Candy charm. This could be a good pick for a teen library program on cooking.