“The
Urban Forager: Culinary Exploring & Cooking on L.A.’s Eastside, is an
adventurous and useful book with Ann Elliott Cutting’s photos. The Prospect
Park Books offering gets us talking with cooks from so many cultures. That’s
how history and recipes are preserved, so thank you, Ms. Callow.
You
read the stories. I’m going to quickly convince you to by noting these flavors:
Over-the-Top
French Toast forces the cook to decide. Should Cointreau or Grand Marnier be
part of the recipe that calls for butter-filled brioche.
I’m
not sure why the Savory Double Pecan Scones are “double,” but I loved finding
Dijon mustard, thyme and Gruyere cheese in the ingredients list
Yogurt
Soup with barley sounds soothing and a beautiful color photo illustrates how
Minh’s Vegan Porridge with Spring Green Sauce can be appealing.
Other
illustrations show cooks’ influences, such as Jack Aghoia’s grandmother who
stretched meat by creating stews and casseroles with cracked wheat and vegetables.
I
want to try Minhs Habanero and Kumquat Salt, made by roasting citrus skins and
chilies and grinding them up.
I
don’t know if I’ll ever get to
East L.A., but I kind of feel like I’ll have friends when I get there.
Darragh
Doiron has a bag packed for Culinary Thrill Seeking. Reach her at darraghcastillo@icloud.com
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