Podcast, Episode 9: We stir it up!

Jul 16

Books on the Nightstand, Episode 9 (25:18)

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In Episode 9 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:

We battle the bumping microphone — sorry, folks, those thumps are the microphone cord bouncing around. We tend to talk with our hands when we get excited, which makes the cord swing. I know the sound quality on this episode could be better. We’re working on it. We do this podcast because we love books, but that doesn’t make us audio experts. I hope the content of the show makes up for the less than professional audio.

As for the show itself:

We confess to a “book collecting sickness” — but we need a better term for it. If you are linguistically gifted, help us out please. If not, send more bookshelves!

We talk about our favorite cookbooks — those books that never seem to get put away because they are used so often. Several of these cookbooks have related links that you can check out until you can get to the bookstore:

Here’s an interview with Bobby Flay from the Hartford Courant. It includes 2 recipes from the book (and annoying pop-up ads — just a warning).
Mark Bittman’s blog, Bitten, at The New York Times website. Bookmark this one, it’s a winner.
The recipe for the turkey burgers are at the Everyday Food website
Wine Library TV, home of Gary Vaynerchuk, whose book 101 Wines Ann reviews in this episode. Warning, Gary’s wine reviews can be addicting. He has thousands of followers that call themselves “Vayniacs” — will you become one of them?

And at the end of the episode, as usual, 2 new books we can’t wait for you to read!

Information on all titles discussed in this episode is listed below. Please share your thoughts with us about this episode. Do you have a similar affliction? What are your favorite cookbooks? Let us know in the comments, or come chat with us at the Books on the Nightstand group at Good Reads.

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We encourage you to write down or print out the title information and shop at your local bookstore. Titles link to LibraryThing, a social networking site that allows you to catalog your home library. LibraryThing also links to various online purchasing options. Here are the books from this post:

Typography 28 by The Type Directors Club, Collins Design hardcover, $60.00, 9780061173424
Bobby Flay’s Grill It! by Bobby Flay, Clarkson Potter hardcover, $35.00, 9780307351425
How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman, Wiley hardcover, $35.00, 002861010-5
The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman, Broadway Hardcover, $29.95, ISBN 9780767906722
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman, Wiley Hardcover, $35.00,
Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home With a Four-Star Chef by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman, Broadway hardcover, $45.00,
Simple to Spectacular by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman, Broadway hardcover, $45.00,
978-0764524837
Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Everyday Food Magazine, Clarkson Potter trade paperback, $24.95, 9780307354167
The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbooks by The Editors at America’s Test Kitchen, hardcover, $34.95, 978193361501
What to Drink with What You Eat by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page, Bullfinch hardcover, $35.00, ISBN 978-0821257180
Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World by Gary Vaynerchuk, Rodale Press trade paperback, $19.95, ISBN 9781594868825
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Janelle Brown, Spiegel & Grau hardcover, $24.95, ISBN 9780385524018
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http://www.nataliemaclean.com Natalie Maclean

I agree that Gary is doing a fantastic job with his webcasts and his book!

Cheers,
Natalie

http://www.nataliemaclean.com

Editor of Nat Decants Free Wine Newsletter

Author of Red, White and Drunk All Over
http://www.nataliemaclean.com Natalie Maclean

I agree that Gary is doing a fantastic job with his webcasts and his book!

Cheers,
Natalie

http://www.nataliemaclean.com

Editor of Nat Decants Free Wine Newsletter

Author of Red, White and Drunk All Over
http://bookworm.typepad.com/ Laura

My confession: I collect books to do with writing. Bird by Bird, Writing Down the Bones, If You Can Talk You Can Write, The Right to Write, A Writer’s Book of Days, The Eleventh Draft, The Weekend Novelist Writes A Mystery. . . I could go on, but I won’t. *grin* You’d think I was a writer or a writing teacher, but I’m not. Just a wannabe (and former English major).
http://bookworm.typepad.com/ Laura

My confession: I collect books to do with writing. Bird by Bird, Writing Down the Bones, If You Can Talk You Can Write, The Right to Write, A Writer’s Book of Days, The Eleventh Draft, The Weekend Novelist Writes A Mystery. . . I could go on, but I won’t. *grin* You’d think I was a writer or a writing teacher, but I’m not. Just a wannabe (and former English major).
http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

Hi Laura,
That makes sense. I collect knitting books so I can pretend I’m a knitter

And you know, if you wake up in the middle of the night inspired to write, you’ll have some great books at hand so you don’t have to wait til morning!

Thanks for the post!
http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

Hi Laura,
That makes sense. I collect knitting books so I can pretend I’m a knitter

And you know, if you wake up in the middle of the night inspired to write, you’ll have some great books at hand so you don’t have to wait til morning!

Thanks for the post!
Bobbi Hahn

I have a few hundred books on writing, Laura, and while I’ve published a few poems and short stories, won’t consider myself a REAL writer until I have a novel published. (Working on it!)
Hundreds of cookbooks, Ann, and I rarely consult them, instead cooking “the same old thing” night after night.
Dozens of books on Native American topics because I did a workshop in Santa Fe several years ago and became obsessed with everything to do with the culture. I think I’ve actually read all of those!
Perhaps a few hundred craft/decorating books; came by that one honestly because I owned a counted cross stitch shop for several years and needlework was an all-consuming passion.
Many, many self-help books…not many read, so I still need fixin’!
Lots and lots set in South Carolina’s lowcountry because I moved here 4 years ago, after 29 years of freezing my fanny off in northeastern Ohio! Seriously, this area inspires the writer and poet in me because it’s achingly beautiful and speaks to my soul.
Nuff said…thanks for asking!
Bobbi Hahn

I have a few hundred books on writing, Laura, and while I’ve published a few poems and short stories, won’t consider myself a REAL writer until I have a novel published. (Working on it!)
Hundreds of cookbooks, Ann, and I rarely consult them, instead cooking “the same old thing” night after night.
Dozens of books on Native American topics because I did a workshop in Santa Fe several years ago and became obsessed with everything to do with the culture. I think I’ve actually read all of those!
Perhaps a few hundred craft/decorating books; came by that one honestly because I owned a counted cross stitch shop for several years and needlework was an all-consuming passion.
Many, many self-help books…not many read, so I still need fixin’!
Lots and lots set in South Carolina’s lowcountry because I moved here 4 years ago, after 29 years of freezing my fanny off in northeastern Ohio! Seriously, this area inspires the writer and poet in me because it’s achingly beautiful and speaks to my soul.
Nuff said…thanks for asking!
http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

Bobbi,
Thanks, I feel better
http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

Bobbi,
Thanks, I feel better
http://tinkutales.blogspot.com tinkugallery

I do often buy business or non fiction books thinking they will be “good” for me to read but once I start, I drift away or put it down for some good fiction.
http://tinkutales.blogspot.com tinkugallery

I do often buy business or non fiction books thinking they will be “good” for me to read but once I start, I drift away or put it down for some good fiction.
http://www.annhandley.com Ann Handley

What I love about Gary Vee’s book is the way he gets real with his wine descriptions – comparing mouthfuls of wine to “Sour Patch kids candy” or its nose “like walking through Grand Central Station.” That, and he’s the rest deal.
http://www.annhandley.com Ann Handley

What I love about Gary Vee’s book is the way he gets real with his wine descriptions – comparing mouthfuls of wine to “Sour Patch kids candy” or its nose “like walking through Grand Central Station.” That, and he’s the rest deal.
http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

Ann Handley,
Yep, I agree totally. Not sure if you listened to the podcast where I mentioned it, but my favorite of Gary’s descriptions was the one about the slim jim wrapped in fruit-roll-up. I just have to taste that for myself!

Thanks for the comments!
http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

Ann Handley,
Yep, I agree totally. Not sure if you listened to the podcast where I mentioned it, but my favorite of Gary’s descriptions was the one about the slim jim wrapped in fruit-roll-up. I just have to taste that for myself!

Thanks for the comments!
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