And on the ninth day of the 12 Days of Cookbooks, I give you A Year in Lucy’s Kitchen by Lucy Waverman.
I’m not sure how well Lucy Waverman is known outside of Canada (hopefully very well). She’s a very well-respected food writer and cookbook author.
Her most recent book is yet another winner. In Canada, she’s probably best known for her column in the Globe & Mail, which is always a treat to read. I also love her because she’s the food editor of Food & Drink magazine, which is a free magazine available at the LCBO that has better recipes and a higher production quality than many of the all-too expensive “food magazines” on the market.
Okay. Obviously I’m a fan.
Her latest book is a tribute to seasonal food, with a month-by-month glimpse of all that is in season and delicious. The cookbook also boasts wine tips from Lucy’s husband.
Lucy’s recipes work. They just do.
Once again, I didn’t have a lot of time to test recipes, but I did head straight for the recipe for beignets with chocolate sauce. The batter for these are very similar to the batter for cream puffs. While they were absolutely delicious, I had some issues with them through no fault of Lucy’s. I mistakenly used the wrong size of eggs and it made my batter more runny than it should have been. I ended up with something closer to funnel cakes than I did to beignets. My silly mistake aside, the beignets and chocolate sauce were scrumptious!
I love Lucy. I hope you’ll take my word and buy her cookbook for yourself or as a gift for the avid cook in your life!
Ciao!
9 comments
Simone (junglefrog)
Well they sort of still resemble beignets and at least they were tasty!
Natashya
I loved this book too, the beignets look tasty!
Lynne
Are the photos yours? Because they are MAJOR good!
VeggieGirl
Oh my, I LOVE beignets!! So delish. Lucy’s cookbook definitely sounds worthy!
Claudia
I don’t know her at all – but I will make sure i do. Love, love beignets and I just wanted to scoop up the photo and stick it in my mouth. Not elegant of me but that’s my greedy-gooey side.
Wandering Coyote
A Year in Lucy’s Kitchen made me a fan of Lucy! I hadn’t heard of her before, but I totally love that book!
Jamie
Wow! Really! Wow! Messy or not they look so goood! You are making me crave donuts now. Love your photography too.
Lauren
Yummy. Sounds perfect to me.
deana@lostpastremembered
12 days of Christmas is brilliant and shows a great generosity of spirit in spreading the love…and the great photographs and copy.
I can’t wait to investigate all your suggestions. I just found your blog… so glad I did!