Note: This drawing is now closed. Perhaps the biggest perk of my job is that I get to try out recipes long before books are published. I see the recipes up to a year and half in advance of publication. I spend time reading them and editing them. If something looks really good, I try the recipe out at home. The funny thing, as I’ve mentioned, is that when I first started working on the newest Gluten-Free Girl cookbook, I wasn’t gluten-free Continue reading
I spent a few days on set in Seattle with Shauna to shoot her next cookbook, Gluten-Free Girl Every Day, way back, maybe nineteen months ago. The food we photographed tasted so good, everything was devoured within moments of coming off the set. I was in heaven. The thing is, if you know me and have done the math in your head, that was months before I even considered going gluten-free Continue reading
This drawing is now closed. Anyone who ever reads my blog knows what a big fan I am of The Chinese Takeout Cookbook. A few of the recipes have turned into my go-to standards, such as the cold sesame noodles. So I’m really happy to be holding a drawing for a copy of the book, open to anyone who lives in the US or Canada and posts a comment below by midnight on April 29th. A random winner will be chosen (thanks to the publisher for the book). About this recipe, it’s the Continue reading
This drawing is now closed. You already know about the giveaway for a copy of the new The Recipe Girl Cookbook by Lori Lange. No? Well, just post a comment here or on the last post about her amazing risotto if you live in the US or Canada by April 22nd at midnight to be entered. But first, let me tell you about another amazing recipe from the book — this one-pot meal made with chard and chickpeas. I’m not going to divulge Continue reading
This drawing is now closed. The great thing about working with Matt Armendariz to photograph my books is that he’s so amazingly talented, I don’t have to be there on set, and everything still turns out beautifully. That’s certainly the case for the photos by Matt in the new book by Lori Lange, The Recipe Girl Cookbook. The bad thing is that because Matt works out of Los Angeles, and I work out of New York City, I don’t get to be on set Continue reading
I'm Justin Schwartz, a cookbook guy and occasional food writer, and this blog is about what I'm up to these days. I'm the author of Veg Out Vegetarian Guide to New York City and The Marshmallow Fluff Cookbook. You can email me at justin at justinschwartz.com. I'm also on Instagram.
A lot of the books I write about are ones I've edited, so my opinions are very biased. And if I didn't work on the book, someone probably gave it to me for free. So keep that in mind before you take my word for it. Sometimes I just like to give a shout-out to my friends. And oh yeah, my opinions have nothing to do with my employer...
