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Here at Can I get the Recipe? we post a new review and giveaway every Wednesday and anyone who is a Can I get the Recipe? subscriber has a chance to enter and win.
The winner of last week's review and giveaway: Carol Dziuba! Carol has won soup mixes from Bob's Red Mill. Congratulations Carol!
"Best Illustrated Cookbook in the World." That's the award Pierre Lamielle won in 2009, beating out 17 other cookbooks from around the world for his witty, creative yet practical play with your food cookbook that is filled with easy to follow, comfort food recipes with a twist. A Pierre Lamielle twist.
From Pierre's Blog:
"I like to draw. So, I went to the Capilano College Graphic Design and Illustration Program to become an illustrator. I like to cook. So I went to the French Culinary Institute in NYC, to learn how to cook. Shelley, the editor at Swerve Magazine liked my drawings and cooking, so a few years ago we came up with this fun idea of doing an illustrated food column with recipes. Then a cookbook publisher called Whitecap liked the idea of making it into a cookbook. So we came up with Kitchen Scraps: a humorous illustrated cookbook."
Born and raised in North Vancouver, BC (yay homeboy!), Pierre is not your traditional chef putting out your traditional cookbook. Quirky drawings accompany each of the recipes provided so you have to use your imagination to "see" what the finished product will look like. But, you won't mind not having photos to gaze upon because you'll be too busy laughing at the whimsical illustrations and Pierre's amusing thoughts as you cook. And you'll be happily munching away with a smile on your face as you eat.
Here at Can I get the Recipe? we featured three easy and delicious recipes from Kitchen Scraps: Half Baked Pot Brownies, Angel Hair Conditioner Pasta, and Madonna "Big Mamma" Ballzinni's Risotto and Meatballs.
First up, the Half Baked Pot Brownies. These brownies are super chocolatey and perfectly gooey and I love how you mix them and bake them in the same pot. Easy cleanup! My kids love them too, but seriously, what kid (or adult?) wouldn't? They are truly delicious! Next time I make them, I think I am just going to set the pot right in the middle of the table, hand out spoons and let everyone just dive in. Maybe we'll throw a scoop of vanilla icecream on top for good measure! What a fun way to eat some fabulously delicious brownies!
The Angel Hair Conditioner Pasta was again, a ridiculously easy recipe to make and I loved all the variations you can use if you choose to try one of the suggestions provided. I've made this pasta a few times on those nights when I needed something QUICK and the spinach with sundried tomato version is still my favourite. I have also made it plain as written and with proscuitto and peas, which my husband and kids both loved. The saltiness of the proscuitto with the sweetness of the peas is just perfect. If you haven't tried this recipe yet, you must. It will be an old standby in no time.
Want to buy it?
Kitchen Scraps by Pierre Lamielle is available at your favorite local bookstore and at various online retailers including Chapters Indigo ($19.76/$18.77) and Amazon.com
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