2007 James Beard Foundation Book Awards
To go along with our recently launched Books for Cooks, the 2007 James Beard awards for Cookbooks nominees were announced a little while ago. There lots of fantastic books in the list -
- Category: Asian Cooking
- Cradle of Flavor - James Oseland
- Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors - Andrea Nguyen
- The Sushi Experience - Hiroko Shimbo
- Category: Baking and Dessert
- Baking: From My Home to Yours - Dorie Greenspan
- Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters - Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass
- King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking - The Bakers at King Arthur Flour
- Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
- Alain Ducasse’s Desserts and Pastries - Frederic Robert
- Happy in the Kitchen - Michel Richard with Susie Heller and
Peter Kaminsky - The Professional Chef, 8th Edition - The Culinary Institute of America
- Category: Entertaining
- The Big Book of Appetizers - Meredith Deeds and Carla Snyder
- The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining - Cheryl Alters Jamison
- Opera Lover’s Cookbook - Francine Segan
- Category: Food of the Americas
- Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert: Norteño Cooking of South Texas - Melissa Guerra
- Kathy Casey’s Northwest Table - Kathy Casey
- The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook - Matt Lee and Ted Lee
- Category: General
- The Family Kitchen - Debra Ponzek
- The Improvisational Cook - Sally Schneider
- Tasty: Get Great Food on the Table Everyday - Roy Finamore
- Category: Healthy Focus
- The Diabetes Menu Cookbook: Delicious Special-Occasion Recipes for Family and Friends - Barbara Scott-Goodman and Kalia Doner
- Eating Well Serves Two - Jim Romanoff
- Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way - Lorna Sass
The winners will be announced May 7th. Which is your pick?



September 10th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Nathan Wolfe…
I just buy the Quaker quick cook oats, bung 1/3 cup in a bowl with 2/3 cup of water, omit the salt and hey presto, a quick filling breakfast. I add a drizzle of skim milk and a tsp. of brown sugar (I figure THAT much sugar isn\’t going to hurt me, se…