My 3 new cookbooks

Hey all! I hope everyone enjoyed a great July 4th :o)

:::sigh::: I've been such a bad blogger lately, y'all. This summer's turning out to be way more hectic than planned, so I haven't been able to update as much as I'd like...
Not to mention my taste buds are on mute due to some serious allergies :(

But I'm looking forward to posting some new stuff soon! Especially since I broke my own rule and went out and bought 3 new cookbooks...I couldn't resist, lol:

1.


Cakelove: How to Bake Cakes from Scratch
By Warren Brown, the lawyer-turned-baker extraordinaire and host of the Food Network series Sugar Rush. Since I don't have the pleasure of living close to one of his bakeries, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book...the next best thing. :)
I love simple, natural-looking, scratchmade cakes (who doesn't really?) and this book is chock- full of them, along with some cool flavor profiles. It's also a great book if you're just starting to get your feet wet in baking...lots of helpful pictorials and info.

I'm super excited to try his Sassy Cake, which is a pound cake flavored with mango puree, rum, and cayenne pepper...that kind of flavor combination is right up my alley!
There's also a version of the recipe listed the food network site, so if any of you would like to try it... here you go!

2.


Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Moskowitz & Terry Romero
So, I originally had my heart set on Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by the same authors, but my practical side kicked in after I realized a girl can't live on vegan cupcakes alone. I ended up going for the well-rounded Veganomicon instead. My head is spinning from all the recipes in this one, so I have absolutely no idea which to try first....
Anyone out there with this book have any suggestions?

3.


And last, but definitely not least: The Soul of a New Cuisine by Marcus Samuelsson

I really don't know what took me so long to get this one, I've wanted it for ages...
Ah well, better late than never I guess, lol.
The recipes in this book span the continent of Africa, some even touching up through the Caribbean, but quite a few are Samuelsson's own spin on African flavors with a twist of Asian and European influence. I'm cool with that, it seems like an interesting read. Once again, I have no idea where to start with this one...hmm, maybe the injera bread?...I've always wanted to try that...we'll see.

Hopefully many good things will come out of my new sources of inspiration :o)
I hope everyone's enjoying their summer so far!