Written by Chez Panisse alum Joanne Weir, Weir Cooking the City is the companion volume to her public television show that aired several years ago. Based in San Francisco, the show and book offer seasonally appropriate recipes that are nicely narrated, thoughtfully organized and not-too complex (although some of the recipes definitely include more steps than you'd want to take on a busy weeknight evening). I bought my copy for six bucks at the main Goodwill in Portland, OR when I was visiting my parents last December. The previous owner had read it thoroughly and had scattered the pages with yellow sticky notes, marking the recipes that he or she were hoping to try. This is one of the reasons I chose to buy this book over others, I particularly enjoy seeing what appealed to another person.
This is a chunky cookbook with plenty of tasty and interesting recipes. If you come across this one in a used bookstore, flip through and see if anything jumps out at you. It's not a bad one to have on your shelf (if you still use cookbooks) when you need to make something special for friends or family.
Cakes so amazing they'd be hard to cut into
Fruit juice: An invitation to diabetes?
Morbid thoughts? Have a cookie
