Coming to My Senses: The Round-Up

We at Cook the Books Club have been reading and posting about Alice Waters' Memoir, Coming to My Senses, The Making of a Counterculture Cook.  And we have a fun selection of dishes here for our Round-Up meal, with quite a divergence of opinion on the book. Also, please forgive this Round-Up delay, caused by extreme computer issues! Be sure to visit the full posts, as these are only teasers.

 Believe it or not I (Claudia of Honey From Rock) was first to post, due only to the fact that I thought the posting deadline was closer than it was! :).  

Alice's restaurant premise was spot on, and there was some humor, together with a large selection of tempting meal descriptions.  I made a Garden Salad, inspired by Alice's own contribution to a gala New York Celebration of award winning restaurant owners.  She brought a salad!  On a special plate loaned her by James Beard.  

Next in was Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm, who prepared us a delicious medley of  Eggplant with Sweet Corn, using fresh local produce and fresh mint from her garden, all very Alice like in concept.

Cam, of Culinary Cam brought us Butter dipped and Salted Radishes.  Simplicity itself!  And of course fresh, tasty, and directly from the book, put together in true Alice style.

Amy, of Amy's Cooking Adventures made a Tarte Tatin!  Just fabulous in my humble opinion.  If you have apples available, then go for it.  She wasn't all that enthralled with the book, though was inspired by all the food mentions.

Debra of Eliotseats arrived with some yummy Grilled Chicken Breasts au Poivre, based on a recipe from the Chez Panisse Cookbook. Which Alice Waters' book she actually preferred.

Finally, Simona of Bricole prepared us a side dish of delightful Roasted Poblano Peppers and Corn.  I wish both of those grew better here in my own garden.  She mentioned that she doesn't "have any of Waters’s cookbooks, but I share her focus and delight in cooking with fresh, local, seasonal ingredients."  I think those of us who read the book would all agree with that sentiment. 

And, I hope you'll all read and enjoy our newest Book Club selection, Maame, hosted by Debra of Eliot's Eats.