Casserole Crazy

My book, my book!

Hey everybody, it’s Tuesday, October 7. Do you know what that means? It means my contemporary casserole cookbook, “Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven” is officially available wherever books are sold. I hope you’ll buy it, and try a few of the recipes that seem appealing, maybe even a few that don’t. It’s a great engagement or holiday gift, especially when paired with a vintage Pyrex dish.

I’ll tell you what I say in the introduction: this is a book for people who love to eat. It is not a book for people who like to make elaborate culinary presentations or impress dinner guests with knowledge of exotic vegetables or cuts of meat. This book is about taking ingredients that you know, that you love, that you can find, and baking those ingredients into one dish you can share with friends over an expensive bottle of wine or live off of for a week when you’re waiting for your next paycheck. And I’m not going to lie: the recipes are damn good.

If you doubt my culinary abilities (which you have every right to, but should not when it comes to casseroles), the book is full of recipes from friends, family and even a few celebrity chefs, including Bobby Flay, Paula Deen and Donatella Arpaia. The foreword is by Julie Powell—my friend and the author of Julie & Julia—who tells the story of how I stalked her.

If you’re still not convinced, check out all the great press I’ve gotten so far. And then buy my book!