New Cookbooks

Some of my recent purchases:

Martha Stewart's Cupcakes; 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat

This is a beautiful book. I'm not really a Martha Stewart fan, but after I picked this up and looked at it, I knew I had to have it.

On the "Gotta Make" list

• Tiramisu cupcakes
• Chai tea mini cupcakes
• Blackberry-cornmeal cupcakes
• Snickerdoodle cupckes
• Chocolate Fleur De Sel cupcakes

Beer Can Chicken and 74 Other Offbeat Recipes for the Grill
by Steven Raichlen

This is another beautiful cookbook. His explanations are concise and easy to follow. In addition to the recipes, he gives great grilling tips.

• On the "Gotta Make" list
• Lacquered Saigon Chicken
• Ginger Ale Chicken
• Thai Coconut Chicken
• Kielbasa-Barbecued Cabbage
• Mozzarella S'mores

Make Mine Vodka; 250 Classic Cocktails and Cutting Edge Infusions

by Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel

The Stonewood Restaurant down the street from me has infused vodkas. The make a blueberry martini with their own blueberry infused vodka and it is superb. That is what got me interested in infusions. And when I saw this on the discount table, I had to have it.

On the "Gotta make" list

• Blackberry Buck
• Cherry Bomb
• Devil's Torch (just for the name alone)
• Persephone's Kiss
• Windex (again just for the name alone)
• Limoncello
• Vishnyovka (sour cherry)

Curry Bible; Exotic and Fragrant Curries from Around the World by Mridula Baljekar

Nice heavy hardcover book. The photography is stunning.

On the "Gotta Make" list

• Thai green curry paste
• Mussaman curry paste
• Chicken Biryani
• Lamb Dhansak
• Coconut beef curry