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Cookbook of the Month
Every month the community chooses a cookbook to highlight. Discuss the current (and past) picks with other Chowhounds, share which recipes you've tried or want to try, and give us your review. Click here for an archive of past COTMs.
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October 2021 COTM - Voting thread
The nomination thread has closed and we have narrowed it down to The Book of Greens with 7 votes and From the Oven to the Table with 11 votes. It’s now time to vote for the book you’d like to cook ...
NOVEMBER 2020 COOKBOOK OF THE MONTH (COTM) - David Lebovitz website
Here we are almost 8 months into Covid quarantine, and the majority of us decided it makes the most sense to stick with an online source for our COTM. We voted for David Lebovitz’s blog as our Nove...
September 2021 COTM: Flavor - PROCESS: Charring, Browning, Infusing, Aging
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from Flavor’s Process chapter, on charring, browning, infusing, and aging (pp. 23-112). If you are the first o...
September 2021 COTM: Flavor - Pairings: sweetness, fats, and acidity
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from Flavor’s Pairing chapter, on sweetness, fats, and acidity (pp. 117-210). If you are the first one to repo...
September 2021 COTM: Flavor - Produce: Mushrooms, Alliums, Nuts & Seeds, Sugar Fruit and Booze
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from Flavor’s Produce chapter, on Mushrooms, Alliums, Nuts & Seeds, Sugar Fruit and Booze (pp. 213-294). If y...
June–August 2017 Baking Cookbook of the Month: DORIE'S COOKIES
Our Baking Cookbook of the Month for June, July, and August 2017 is DORIE'S COOKIES, by Dorie Greenspan Please use this thread for all discussion and reports. To facilitate easier finding and re...
September 2021 COTM (Cookbook of the Month): Flavor
Welcome to the master thread for our September 2021 COTM, Flavor, by Yotam Ottolenghi. We'll use this thread for any general discussion about ingredients, menus, etc. Use the associated threads lin...
September 2021 Cookbook of the Month (COTM) VOTING
Happy 15th anniversary to Cookbook of the Month! The nomination thread has closed and we have narrowed it down to the Ottolenghi Flavor with 8 votes and This Will Make it Taste Good with 4. Now is ...
October 2021 COTM - Nomination thread
It’s nomination time here at Cookbook of the Month (COTM)! For many of us the weather is starting to turn, and being in a warm, cozy kitchen may have more appeal than it has for the past few months...
October 2020 COTM - Falastin: Breakfast; Snacks, Spreads, & Sides; Veggie Sides & Salads; Soups
Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters of Falastin: BREAKFAST SNACKS, SPREADS, & SIDES VEGGIE SIDES & SALADS SOUPS If you are the first one to...
May 2020 COTM: SERIOUS EATS
Welcome to our May Cookbook of the Month. We will be cooking from the Web site SERIOUS EATS: https://www.seriouseats.com/ This post serves as both the announcement and the reporting thread. Ther...
March 2021 COTM Jubilee: Soups & Salads and Sides & Vegetables
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters from JUBILEE: •Soups and Salads •Sides and Vegetables If you are the first one...
November 2011 COTM: Gourmet II: Fish and Shellfish; Poultry
Please use this thread to discuss and review recipes from the chapters about fish and shellfish and poultry. The Chowhound Team has asked me to remind you that verbatim copying of recipes to the...
September–December Baking Cookbook of the Month: PASTRY LOVE by Joanne Chang
Welcome to our September–December 2021 BCOTM, where we’ll be baking our way through Joanne Chang’s PASTRY LOVE: A BAKER’S JOURNAL OF FAVORITE RECIPES. We'll use this thread for all reports and reci...
APRIL 2017 COTM: DINNER, reports on BEANS & VEGETABLES, RICE & OTHER GRAINS, and PIZZAS & PIES
Use this thread to post reports on the following chapters from DINNER: BEANS, LEGUMES, & VEGETABLE DINNERS (p. 234-273); RICE, FARRO, QUINOA & OTHER GRAINS (p. 278-297); and PIZZAS & PIES (p. 30...
March 2021 COTM Jubilee: Main Dishes and Desserts
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters from JUBILEE: •Main Dishes •Desserts If you are the first one to report on a r...
September 2021 Cookbook of the Month, Nominations
Guess what? This month marks the 15 year anniversary of COTM! We’ve been cooking together as a group for that long, and I know that I have personally grown a lot because of this group of thoughtful...
May–July 2021 Baking COTM: Yossy Arefi’s Snacking Cakes, Sweeter Off the Vine & Blog
Welcome to our May–July 2021 BCOTM, where we’ll be baking our way through Yossy Arefi’s books SNACKING CAKES and SWEETER OFF THE VINE and her baking blog, http://www.apt2bbakingco.com/. You can ...
ISTANBUL AND BEYOND - Southeast, Hatay Province (pp. 207-298)
Use this thread to report on the following chapters from Istanbul & Beyond: Urfa Peppers & Silk Road Spices - The Southeast (pp. 207-252) Olives, Pomegranates & Chiles - Hatay Province (pp. 253...
May 2021 COTM Dinner in French: Soups; Quiches, Tarts & Savory Pies; Fish & Shellfish
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters from DINNER IN FRENCH: •Soups •Quiches, Tarts & Savory Pies •Fish & Shellfish ...