That coconut bread looks fantastic. Regarding books, I’ve been on a binge reading non-fiction — “The Winter Fortress” by Neal Bascomb, “Family Spirits” by Peter Foster, “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba” by Tom Gjelten, “Havana Nocturne” by T.J. English, “The Fish that ate the Whale…America’s Banana King” by Rich Cohen, “Banana…” by Dan Koeppel, “Cod” and “Birdseye” both by Mark Kurlansky, “The Day the World Came to Town 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland” by Jim Defede. That’s just a few, plus I read cookbooks and glad I bought the UK version of “Sweet.” Love the cover.
YES to weights and scales. I get so frustrated when I want to make a recipe that only cups, and especially when it includes tips on how to properly scoop and level the flour into the cup or whatever- it’s still so imprecise. Great tip on buying the cookbooks from the UK!
Hi Tim, I am a long time silent stalker and big fan of your recipes and writing. It has made me so happy to see you posting more regularly again! Thank you! The best book I have read this year was Tomorrow I’ll be Twenty, by Alain Mabanckou. It is short, charming and hilarious. Plus, African writers don’t get the attention they deserve. If you pick it up, you’re in for a treat!
Johanna- Yes, this summer for sure.
Sadie- Thanks for the rec, and for breaking your silence! ; )
Lousie- You have read more non-fiction recently than I have in my entire life. I struggle with it.
I agree with Sadie, and what a great post. The books I’m reading now would be of no interest – Science for Potters, and other chemical books – though they are about recipes, only I’m cooking at 1222ºC (that’s 2230ºF for us here in the States). I’m pushing my brain to switch to switch to weights, metric, and Centigrade, as it works much better. Thank you for that link to Book Depository. I think. I tend to lurk, commenting infrequently, but your blog is one of my favorites.
Yeah. Monty don. I used to watch his gardening show on the bbc until we emmigrated to netflix. so good to know that he can be found there, too.
I love your blog. I really do. oh my. I not actually saying anything, but: I appreciate your being being here and doing this. tanks
Coconut bread! YES. Have spent all morning trying to think of ways to use up the inexplicable POUNDS of shredded coconut in my pantry only to find this here, waiting for me. xo
Reading Alexander Chee’s new book of essays. Highly recommend. Do not let the title fool you. It is only the focus of one of the essays. https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Autobiographical-Novel-Essays/dp/1328764524. I also recently finished The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes and Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen. Book good albeit the topic a tad slight in the case of Quindlen.
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Kelly says:
April 16th, 2018 at 9:46 am
100% in love with Monty too! That show is SO RELAXING OMG.
Great recs! Thank you!
Louise says:
April 16th, 2018 at 12:51 pm
That coconut bread looks fantastic. Regarding books, I’ve been on a binge reading non-fiction — “The Winter Fortress” by Neal Bascomb, “Family Spirits” by Peter Foster, “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba” by Tom Gjelten, “Havana Nocturne” by T.J. English, “The Fish that ate the Whale…America’s Banana King” by Rich Cohen, “Banana…” by Dan Koeppel, “Cod” and “Birdseye” both by Mark Kurlansky, “The Day the World Came to Town 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland” by Jim Defede. That’s just a few, plus I read cookbooks and glad I bought the UK version of “Sweet.” Love the cover.
Lydia says:
April 16th, 2018 at 3:01 pm
YES to weights and scales. I get so frustrated when I want to make a recipe that only cups, and especially when it includes tips on how to properly scoop and level the flour into the cup or whatever- it’s still so imprecise. Great tip on buying the cookbooks from the UK!
Johanna Lowe says:
April 16th, 2018 at 4:43 pm
So lovely, thank you Tim. I have always thought of Monty as the Keith Floyd of gardens without quite so much booze. Hope to see you this Summer!
Sadie says:
April 17th, 2018 at 5:45 am
Hi Tim, I am a long time silent stalker and big fan of your recipes and writing. It has made me so happy to see you posting more regularly again! Thank you! The best book I have read this year was Tomorrow I’ll be Twenty, by Alain Mabanckou. It is short, charming and hilarious. Plus, African writers don’t get the attention they deserve. If you pick it up, you’re in for a treat!
Tim says:
April 17th, 2018 at 8:58 am
Johanna- Yes, this summer for sure.
Sadie- Thanks for the rec, and for breaking your silence! ; )
Lousie- You have read more non-fiction recently than I have in my entire life. I struggle with it.
Prathi says:
April 17th, 2018 at 2:33 pm
I love the scale for weights, but it’s the mLs that get me.
Naomi says:
April 19th, 2018 at 8:46 pm
I agree with Sadie, and what a great post. The books I’m reading now would be of no interest – Science for Potters, and other chemical books – though they are about recipes, only I’m cooking at 1222ºC (that’s 2230ºF for us here in the States). I’m pushing my brain to switch to switch to weights, metric, and Centigrade, as it works much better. Thank you for that link to Book Depository. I think. I tend to lurk, commenting infrequently, but your blog is one of my favorites.
cat says:
April 22nd, 2018 at 8:56 am
Yeah. Monty don. I used to watch his gardening show on the bbc until we emmigrated to netflix. so good to know that he can be found there, too.
I love your blog. I really do. oh my. I not actually saying anything, but: I appreciate your being being here and doing this. tanks
Luisa says:
April 23rd, 2018 at 3:26 am
Coconut bread! YES. Have spent all morning trying to think of ways to use up the inexplicable POUNDS of shredded coconut in my pantry only to find this here, waiting for me. xo
Jeffrey says:
April 25th, 2018 at 6:55 pm
Reading Alexander Chee’s new book of essays. Highly recommend. Do not let the title fool you. It is only the focus of one of the essays. https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Autobiographical-Novel-Essays/dp/1328764524. I also recently finished The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes and Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen. Book good albeit the topic a tad slight in the case of Quindlen.
JB says:
April 26th, 2018 at 6:55 pm
I made the coconut bread, and it was extremely delicious – terrific flavor and texture. Also mixed up very quickly. Thanks for the recipe!
Sarah says:
April 27th, 2018 at 4:11 pm
I made the bread. My house smells like heaven. Fried with apricot jam is super magic. Thank you for this.