KNOW YOURLIBRARY

     The Taos Public Library……
May 2015……Let's Eat!!!

Can’t boil water? Or looking for something new and different to perk up dinner?

 
 As usual, your TAOS PUBLIC LIBRARY is ready to come to the rescue!

There are over 250 books on every aspect of cooking, from soup to nuts, from here in New Mexico to (among others) Africa, Italy, France, Thailand, India, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Morocco, Lebanon, and.

You will find almost all cookbooks on the 641 shelves; we’ll indicate those that are in the Southwest Room.

   Let’s begin here at home, with CHEFS OF TAOS by Cathleen Tomlinson, with photos by the gifted photographer Zoe Zimmerman. There’s also DELIA’S COOKING: A TAOS STORY, by Delia Archuleta, and EL NORTE: THE CUISINE OF NORTHERN MEXICO by James W. Peyton.  These are in the Southwest Room.

  Going gradually south there is SALSA AND TACOS, courtesy of the Santa Fe School of Cooking, GOING TO SEED: EDIBLE PLANTS OF THE SOUTHWEST by Kabana Farnsworth (581.632Far); THE ROUTE 66 COOKBOOK:

COMFORT FOOD FROM THE MOTHER ROAD by Marian Clark. And MEXICAN:HEALTHY WAYS WITH A FAVORITE CUISINE by Jane Milton.

 Many dishes have transmogrified from Native America (the foremost example, perhaps, being succotash) but there are many more treasures to try. Dip into BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT: NATIVE COOKING OF THE AMERICAS by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs. This is in the IP (Indigenous People) section, to the left as you enter: IP 641.592Cox.

  Salvation for the too-busy person lies in the crockpot—excuse me, “Slow Cooker.” This is a wonderful boon for the working person: you cut everything up, throw it in, turn it on low, go to work, and behold: you come home all tuckered out, open the door and—wafts out the lovely perfume of dinner—ready! Try THE GOURMET SLOW COOKER by Lynn Alley.

 Also good for the slow cooker, and inexpensive—an important consideration nowadays! Are bean recipes: the appropriately named BEANS: MORE THAN 200 DELICIOUS

WHOLESOME RECIPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD by Aliza Green.

   “Wholesome” reminds that we all need to Eat Those Vegetables: the straightforwardly titled VEGETARIAN by Sue Ashworth.

  Barbecue season is almost upon us; everyone has their definitive, sure-fire recipe, but there’s always something to learn: Steve Rachlin’s PLANET BARBECUE.

 This just begins to skim the surface of the 250 books about cooking in the Taos Public Library. Whether you’re Julia Child-level or just beginning, there’s something for you!

 Written by Joanne Forman (jofo@kitcarson.net). What books would you like to see reviewed? (Let me hear from you!)