My dad loves cookbooks. I'm a really lucky girl because he's the only person who doesn't mind getting books for holidays and birthdays as long as they show him how to cook food (and that they are things he would actually use -- no French Laundry or books of Chinese Cuisine for him). This year I bought him a copy of HOW TO COOK EVERYTHING by Mark Bittman, who is also a food writer for the New York Times. Bittman is one of my favorite writers, his recipes are always worth trying and are very easy to follow, and it's nice to share something with my Dad that isn't just another book that I bought because I thought he'd like it.
The same book is available as an app for iphones. I think that I'd rather have a book, but then I started browsing through the recipes. Shrunk down to iphone size they don't seem quite an intimidating, and there's a shopping list option. But it might give me the option to make different foods.
However, I've recently found a lentil salad that I decided to make today. It was a thrifty choice, very filling and, at the suggestion of one of my cousins, by adding some goat cheese it was delectable. With eight servings it's going to last a long time, probably longer than I want.
I also made chocolate chip cookies. And am now debating whether I should give them away or keep them all for myself.
Here's the lentil recipe for all who might be interested.
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