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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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SAVEUR: THE NEW CLASSICS - Poultry; Meat & Game; Seafood - pp. 141-285
This is your reporting thread for the following chapters of Saveur: The New Classics Poultry - pp 141-173 Meat & Game - pp 175-245 Seafood - pp 247-285 Please put the recipe title in ALL CA...
July 2021 Cookbook of the Month VOTING
Welcome to our voting thread for July 2021 COTM. There were 24 individual titles nominated, but two emerged ahead of the pack, with five nominations apiece. Our choices: NIK SHARMA MONTH, ...
July 2021 Cookbook of the Month NOMINATIONS
Welcome to our nominations for July 2021 COTM. We’ll be choosing a book for the first full-fledged month of Northern Hemisphere summer, and all the seasonal ingredients that entails. I don’t know a...
July 2021 Cookbook of the Month Announcement: Nik Sharma Month
In July, we’ll be cooking from Nik Sharma’s two books, Season and the Flavor Equation, and from his blog, http://abrowntable.com/home. We’ll use this thread to discuss the books, the blog, and N...
SAVEUR: THE NEW CLASSICS - Vegetables; Pastas, Noodles & Dumplings; Beans, Grains & Potatoes - pp 287-397
This is your reporting thread for the following chapters of Saveur: The New Classics Vegetables - pp 287-327 Pastas, Noodles & Dumplings - pp 329-367 Beans, Grains & Potatoes - pp 369-397 P...
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 ...
SAVEUR: THE NEW CLASSICS - Appetizers; Salads; Soups & Stews; Sandwiches, Pizzas & Burgers - pp 13-139
This is your reporting thread for the following chapters of Saveur: The New Classics Appetizers - pp 13-49 Salads - pp 51-77 Soups & Stews - pp 79-113 Sandwiches, Pizzas & Burgers - pp 115-13...
Most Unanimously Successful COTM?
I don't often follow these cookbook of the month discussions, so I have a very specific question: which cookbooks have appeared to provide the most unanimously and consistently successful recipes? ...
Summer 2021 COTM Cocktail Companion: David Lebovitz's DRINKING FRENCH & Website Cocktails
Welcome to our Summer 2021 COTM Cocktail Companion, where we’ll be stirring, shaking, and sipping our way through David Lebovitz’s Book DRINKING FRENCH: THE ICONIC COCKTAILS, APÉRITIFS, AND CAFÉ TR...
May 2021 COTM Dinner in French: Eggs, Cheese, Salads
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters from DINNER IN FRENCH: •Eggs •Cheese •Salads If you are the first one to repo...
SAVEUR: THE NEW CLASSICS - Breads & Rolls; Breakfast & Brunch; Desserts - pp 399-523
This is your reporting thread for the following chapters of Saveur: The New Classics Breads & Rolls - pp 399-451 Breakfast & Brunch - pp 453-475 Desserts - pp 477-523 Please put the recipe ...
May COTM: Dinner in French main thread
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! During May, please join us in cooking from DINNER IN FRENCH by Melissa Clark. Reporting threads are here: - Eggs, Cheese, Salads: https://www.chowhound.com...
June 2021 COTM - SAVEUR: THE NEW CLASSICS
Welcome to June! This is the main thread for our June Cookbook of the Month, SAVEUR: THE NEW CLASSICS from the editors of Saveur magazine. Use this thread to discuss the book in general. Follow the...
June 2019 COTM Margaritaville - Mains & Sides
Welcome to June 2019 Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters of MARGARITAVILLE: BURGERS, SANDWICHES & HOT DOGS, pages 126-163 MAI...
OCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Early Summer, Midsummer, Late Summer
Use this thread to post your recipe reports from the following chapters of Six Seasons: Early Summer - pp. 127 - 170 Midsummer - pp. 171 - 216 Late Summer - pp. 217 - 274 If you are the fir...
OCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Go-To Recipes, Pickles, Spring
Use this thread to post your recipe reports from the following chapters of Six Seasons: Go-To Recipes - pp. 29-56 Pickles - pp. 57 - 60 Spring - pp. 61 - 126 If you are the first to report ...
First Quarter 2020 Baking Cookbook of the Month: FOOD52 GENIUS DESSERTS
Welcome to our First Quarter Baking COTM, running through March 2020, FOOD52 GENIUS DESSERTS: 100 RECIPES THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU BAKE. We’ll use this thread for all reports and discussion of ...
August 2020 COTM: Smitten Kitchen Web Site
We're going back to an online source for our August Cookbook of the Month: SMITTEN KITCHEN. Because there is no book to buy, this is both the announcement and reporting thread. https://smittenkitc...
SAVEUR: THE NEW CLASSICS - Drinks; The Pantry - pp 525-579
This is your reporting thread for the following chapters of Saveur: The New Classics Drinks - pp 525-551 The Pantry - pp 553-579 Please put the recipe title in ALL CAPS, and include the page...
February 2021 COTM: Lidia's Italy
Welcome to Lidia Bastianich Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most. If you a...