We’re huge fans of The New Joy of Cooking by Marion Rombauer Becker, Irma S. Rombauer, and Ethan Becker. Hardly a meal goes through our kitchen that isn’t shaped in some part by the recipes and general information in its pages. A recent discovery was Joy’s description and defense of cocktail parties.
So, when a book as serious and valuable as The New Joy of Cooking raises alarms about the declining future of cocktail parties, we listen. Cocktail parties are important, they’re an American invention that should be honored. So, host or attend a cocktail party today and raise your glass in hopes that everyone may someday have the freedom to toast in peace.
[...] MaisonBisson Kitchen is Sandee’s blog about the food she loves to make and eat. Chocolate cravings, lunches out at her favorite café, fish tacos, unique salads, and cold summer soups mix with her favorite drink recipes and style. Some of those treats are shown in the photos above. Part of the fun for me is photographing her work. [...]
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