Episode 14: Cookbooks

Welcome to Season 2! Lydia and Valerie took a few weeks off to let Valerie settle in with her newest little one, and are excited for a new round of conversations about cultivating our minds and homes. We’re wrapping up our series on the theology of hospitality and beginning a new series on one of the more practical aspects of hospitality, as well as of daily life: food and drink. Today’s episode is all about cookbooks! A brief history of cookbooks, the changing uses of cookbooks in a digital age, and the cookbooks that helped us learn to cook.Cookbooks discussed on the show:The Joy of CookingBetter Homes and Gardens New Cookbook Everyday Food: Great Food FastFat Salt Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good CookingSmitten Kitchen Everyday: Triumphant and Unfussy New FavoritesMastering the Art of French CookingOn Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenJerusalem: A CookbookSimple: A CookbookThe Flavor Bible