Episode 8: Investment Cooking

Now That's a Mouthful

Episode 8: Investment Cooking

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (22.3MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More

From bread doughs and pasta doughs to roasts and braises; to breaking down fresh ingredients so we can cook them up; slow-cooking and sous vide…, some of our recipes require a lot of our time.  What makes a cook want to invest so much time on a recipe, or for that matter, in the kitchen?  Is the investment ultimately worth it?

Become a fan of Now That’s a Mouthful and keep the conversation going by joining us on Facebook.

We encourage you to share pictures of your cooking and taste-testing adventures on Instagram by using #nowthatsamouthful or by tagging Now That’s a Mouthful. Also be sure to follow the official Now That’s a Mouthful Instagram account for more photos, news, and a look behind-the-scenes.

This episode features recipes from the following cookbooks:

By Anna Jones

Copyright © 2015 by Anna Jones. Photography by Matt Russell. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.

From Chef Donna Desfor's Review

It may take a bit of getting used to Anna Jones’ light and carefree style of recipe writing in A Modern Way to Cook, but that’s not to say a little bit of quiet time digesting a good cookbook isn’t worth the investment.  Whether you’re a vegetarian, vegan or eating within dietary restrictions, you’ll find that the recipes in A Modern Way to Cook are clean, often full of satisfying natural flavors and flavor combination.  Satisfying dishes like Spinach and lemon polpette (meatballs) or Sweet potato and ricotta gnocchi with almond pesto.  If you’re simply looking for a different approach to the hectic post-work-now-on-to-dinner-frenzy, then you’ll find the calm simple investment of Jones’ style a welcoming addition to your kitchen repertoire.

Read more