Comments on: Tamarind Crab and Secrets of the Red Lantern Cookbook giveaway! http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/ Food Photography Blog | Los Angeles Food Photographers Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: White on Rice Couple http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-34049 White on Rice Couple Fri, 06 May 2011 17:43:45 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-34049 Thanks ama! Don't know how we messed that one up! Thanks ama! Don’t know how we messed that one up!

]]> By: ama http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-34041 ama Fri, 06 May 2011 05:31:58 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-34041 Leroy Nguyen?? i think you mean Luke Nguyen ;) lol Leroy Nguyen?? i think you mean Luke Nguyen ;) lol

]]> By: Laura http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5336 Laura Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:58 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5336 I like either. I certainly have many cookbooks that are only recipes, but my favorites to read have a bit more to them. Like the travel stories from the Alford/Duguid books and James Oseland's Cradle Of Flavor. What you are describing though reminds me of The Elephant Walk (Longteine de Monteiro's memoir of growing up in and escaping Cambodia and opening a restaurant with her husband in the States accompanied by recipes) cookbook which also made me cry. I like either. I certainly have many cookbooks that are only recipes, but my favorites to read have a bit more to them. Like the travel stories from the Alford/Duguid books and James Oseland’s Cradle Of Flavor. What you are describing though reminds me of The Elephant Walk (Longteine de Monteiro’s memoir of growing up in and escaping Cambodia and opening a restaurant with her husband in the States accompanied by recipes) cookbook which also made me cry.

]]> By: Tracy Griggs http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5275 Tracy Griggs Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:14:18 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5275 Well! I would love to own this cookbook..as a devoted foodie, and former vegan and vegetarian personal chef, I discovered that asian and asian inspired foods are the best thing to cook on the planet..bar NONE :) I happily discovered your blog yesterday and was thrilled to find another tofu fan. I like cookbooks that offer stories and notes from the chef that are personal in nature. Let's face it, in its most basic form, food nourishes the body, but my personal philosophy is that it should also nurture the soul. I like that you admitted the cook book required a box of tissues as a companion as you perused its pages. Wonderful photography (like the many inspired shots on your blog) is also a plus for any cookbook worth its proverbial salt. It sounds like this book is a "must have" have folks devoted to this wonderful cuisine. Kind regards, and Happy New Year! Tracy Well! I would love to own this cookbook..as a devoted foodie, and former vegan and vegetarian personal chef, I discovered that asian and asian inspired foods are the best thing to cook on the planet..bar NONE :) I happily discovered your blog yesterday and was thrilled to find another tofu fan.

I like cookbooks that offer stories and notes from the chef that are personal in nature. Let’s face it, in its most basic form, food nourishes the body, but my personal philosophy is that it should also nurture the soul. I like that you admitted the cook book required a box of tissues as a companion as you perused its pages. Wonderful photography (like the many inspired shots on your blog) is also a plus for any cookbook worth its proverbial salt. It sounds like this book is a “must have” have folks devoted to this wonderful cuisine.

Kind regards, and Happy New Year!
Tracy

]]> By: Lesliebee http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5273 Lesliebee Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:58:11 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5273 I like a mix of reading and recipes in a cookbook. One of my old favorites is "California Home Cooking". In that one you often get a history lesson along with your dinner. I like a mix of reading and recipes in a cookbook. One of my old favorites is “California Home Cooking”. In that one you often get a history lesson along with your dinner.

]]> By: Amy http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5272 Amy Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:52:41 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5272 I like stories and recipes together. It feels more like a relationship that way. I like stories and recipes together. It feels more like a relationship that way.

]]> By: Jill, The Veggie Queen http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5269 Jill, The Veggie Queen Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:55:25 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5269 I love cookbooks and how they feel in my hand. What I look for-- readability in typeface, along with a smattering of stories and easy to prepare recipes. I don't need photos as sometimes it's more fun to imagine what it looks like than to actually see it. Since I write cookbooks and I am a Registered Dietitian, I don't want or need nutritional information. If you use real food in the recipes, that's enough for me. I love cookbooks and how they feel in my hand. What I look for– readability in typeface, along with a smattering of stories and easy to prepare recipes. I don’t need photos as sometimes it’s more fun to imagine what it looks like than to actually see it.

Since I write cookbooks and I am a Registered Dietitian, I don’t want or need nutritional information. If you use real food in the recipes, that’s enough for me.

]]> By: Susanna http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5266 Susanna Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:59:51 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5266 I definitely enjoy stories in cookbooks because it gives you a feel of where the inspiration for the recipe came from, and makes you feel like someone actually MADE the recipe and enjoyed it! I also like information about the foods involved, whether it's history of the use of a spice, or health benefits, or tips on how to prepare things, etc. And as many people mentioned, good pictures always draw you in. I definitely enjoy stories in cookbooks because it gives you a feel of where the inspiration for the recipe came from, and makes you feel like someone actually MADE the recipe and enjoyed it! I also like information about the foods involved, whether it’s history of the use of a spice, or health benefits, or tips on how to prepare things, etc. And as many people mentioned, good pictures always draw you in.

]]> By: Anthony Nguyen http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5265 Anthony Nguyen Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:03:05 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5265 I love cookbooks with lots of pictures. This book sounds like it is well suited for immigrant American-Vietnamese folks. Please enter me into the drawing. Fish Sauce Rules! AAN I love cookbooks with lots of pictures. This book sounds like it is well suited for immigrant American-Vietnamese folks.
Please enter me into the drawing.

Fish Sauce Rules!
AAN

]]> By: Anna http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-tamarind-crab-recipe/#comment-5264 Anna Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:25:12 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/?p=1908#comment-5264 wow you guys are generous, i'd love to have this cookbook. thanks for the contest. wow you guys are generous, i’d love to have this cookbook. thanks for the contest.

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