Topic “Cookbooks”

By Barbara Mahany (Chicago Tribune (MCT))

“The Newlywed Cookbook.” By Sarah Copeland. Chronicle Books, $35.

Till forks do us part ...

The cookbook to launch 1,000 meals. And a long-term lease on wedded bliss.

What it is: This cookery book might not shove “Joy of Cooking,” or one of the other tried-and-true wedding-shower must-haves, off the newlywed bookshelf, but...

By William Hageman (Chicago Tribune)

Kathleen Cannata Hanna’s premise for her cookbook is laid out — for the most part — in the title: “The Good-to-Go Cookbook: Take-Along Food, Quick Suppers, and Satisfying Snacks for On-the-Go Families” (Storey, $16.95).

Maybe there wasn’t room, but the title omits references to nutrition and tastiness. Those are part of Hanna’s recipe,...

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (Chicago Tribune (MCT))

You don’t see many cookbooks with a page dedicated to “cereal mix-up.”

But, being 11, Jack Witherspoon knows from experience that combining 1/4 cup Cheerios, 1/4 cup Kix, 1/2 cup Honey Smacks and 1/2 cup milk — strawberry milk, for the daring — is an easy fix to a boring breakfast.

And meatloaf? Add dried cranberries to ground...

By Jackie Burrell (Contra Costa Times/MCT)

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Oscar-winning actress, “Glee” TV sensation and paparazzi magnet Gwyneth Paltrow has a foodie side, too. An avid home cook, Paltrow wrote “Spain, a Culinary Road Trip” with Mario Batali, to accompany their popular PBS food and travel series. Now, she has a cookbook of her own: “My Father’s Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes...

By Jackie Burrell (Contra Costa Times/MCT)

The Big Apple has a big sandwich culture, from the deli fare of the lower East Side to the tea sandwiches of the upper. Now Sara Reistad-Long and Jean Tang have teamed up with Gotham’s glitziest chefs to create the definitive guide to the humble and not-so-humble sandwich.

You won’t find any PBJs or pastrami in “The Big New York Sandwich...