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Spice Notes : World Spice Merchants
Forget what you think you know about Russian cuisine. Once you start looking through "Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking", with its emphasis on vibrant and locally sourced ingredients, you'll never look at this delicious food quite the same way again. Taken from the acclaimed Portland restaurant of the same name, chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales updates and modernizes her family's cuisine, while keeping true to its traditions, flavors and spirit. She is also very clear that this is not a Russian cookbook. These recipes are her versions of the Belarusian food she grew up with, shaped by her American background as well as her experience as a chef and home cook.

Yes, you'll find many wonderful recipes for food and drinks, but those aren't the only necessities for a good Russian feast. In this well-written - and often comedic - cookbook, "Kachka" teaches you everything you need to know. With colorful recipes for everything from pillowy dumplings to ingenious vodka infusions, to bright pickles and traditional home-style dishes and desserts, this gorgeous cookbook will change how you think about Russian food. 
RSVP: cookbookclub@worldspice.com



Wednesday, October 3rd
6:30 - 8:30 pm

World Spice Merchants
1509 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Savory:
Virginia C.: Mushrooms Julienne (creamy braised mushrooms topped with melted cheese), pg. 161-162
Antara C.: Cabbage Pirog, pg. 165-166
Anna P.: Dacha Salad (Tomato & Cucumber), pg. 99
Mary R.: Perlovka (Barley) Salad with Pears, Mushrooms, Hazelnuts, and Sorrel, pg. 111, & Potato and Carrot Babka, pg. 274-275

Sweet:
Chris B.: Poppy Seed Chocolate Roll, pg. 336-338
Sherrie H.: Chocolate Kolbasa, pg. 318
Kim K.: Three-Layer Condensed Milk Cake, pg. 323-324

Sweet:
Chris B.: Bisongrass Vodka
Allison M.: Baba  Yaga (made with Chamomile Vodka), pg. 25
Are you tired of making the same side dishes for weeknight and holiday dinners? Do you want to try something new, but don't want to have to buy a lot of new ingredients that you'll probably never use again? Then next month's cookbook selection is for you. "The Side Dish Handbook" is the ultimate collection of recipes for inspired and unforgettable side dishes. It focuses on 40 of the most popular main ingredients often used in side dishes, and the best way to use and serve them. It might be by adding a secret ingredient to a classic dish that will make it stand out. Or, perhaps it is just cooking it in an unexpected way that will make the dish shine.

"The Side Dish Handbook" will become the essential cookbook that you reach for again and again for any grain and/or vegetable side dish. This cookbook explains how to use each ingredient but also serves as an inspiration for any meal. All of the recipes yield enough for four to six people, and several are the perfect size for holidays and entertaining. Be warned - these side dishes could easily overshadow your main course! You'll find delicious recipes such as Spicy Broccoli Rabe with Anchovy and Preserved Lemon, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon-Walnut Vinaigrette, Shortcut Polenta and Parmesan, Creamed Corn with Chipotle and Queso Fresco, English Pea and Onion Gratin, Curried Roasted Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Gratin with Sage Cream. This cookbook will make dinners and entertaining easier..
Reminders for new members:
  • Bring serving utensils for your dish.
  • Just make tastes for everyone -- not full servings.
  • World Spice provides, plates, flatware, water and glasses.
  • Feel free to bring alternate beverages to share.
  • Guests are welcome, but please bring an extra dish for each guest. Since we often have alcohol at these events, we request that all guests be over 21 years old.
Never opened one of these emails before and now you are wondering what the World Spice Cookbook Club is all about? Here is a quick refresher:

Membership in the club is free, and we "Meet & Eat" the first Wednesday of the month. Every member brings a dish prepared from the featured cookbook, and we all gather to discuss the book, the food and whatever else comes to mind! Benefits include a 20% discount off cookbook club selections -- both in store and with the discount code "bookworm" online -- and a giveaway at each meeting.

Want to share the fun with a friend? Tell them to sign up in the store or email us at: cookbookclub@worldspice.com.
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