Welcome to the What Did You Read This Month? Book Review Link-y, a monthly sharing link-up for books! Books of all kinds, romance, suspense, DIY, and my personal favorite, cookbooks! Personally I couldn't be happier that books are once again, back in fashion!
And a great way to keep them front and center is to share a review of what you have read, if and how you enjoyed it, and if you would recommend that book to a friend! Oh and a story or two of how you came to own or stumbled upon the book would also be fun...because the human connection to a book is just as important! Since books are for everyone, let's all enjoy them, once again!
The What Did You Read This Month? Book Review Link-y will start on the first Wednesday of each month!
Which means it will be a month long opportunity to be a part of the fun. It is hosted by yours truly at Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household along with Estelle at Homemade On A Weeknight! After linking up your own review, do be sure to take a look at some of the other reviews that were shared. Because you just might find your next good read...plus it is a lot of fun to support other readers. Reading, like travel is the one area where you can (and will) spend money, only to be so much richer for doing so!
Why am I happy to be a part of this monthly event?
Let's see, reading has always been important t me. And something I have always enjoyed. First as a child visiting the library each week (hello Little House books!), then as a parent and later a grandparent (Good Night Moon!) and always as a cook in my own kitchen. Cookbooks in particular have played a large part in recipe development and as a means to widen my own somewhat limited food horizons! While I might not get to Spain or Germany on a vacation, through a recipe, I can cook the foods enjoyed there! Books have even helped me, teach myself to knit! Books are often my first resource for most things, such as how fix a leaking pipe, or even plant a garden.
Turns out, books have always been a part of my life's journey!
Welcome to the What Did You Read This Month Book Review Link-up for: May 2026
What am I sharing this month?
The PONZI Vineyards Cookbook.
Copyright 2010 Arnica Publishing, Portland OR
Recipes and Text Copyright 2010 by Nancy Ponzi
Dedication: "to my husband of more years than either of us can remember."
In fairness there are other dedications, but that one touched my heart! PONZI Vineyards is in the Willamette Valley, right there in Oregon, where the grapes (and many other crops) grow. I lived for a brief time in the Willamette Valley and it is quite beautiful.
The recipes in this book showcase home cooking at it best. They are rustic, beautiful, delicious and made with fresh ingredients. The photography is also wonderful, but it was their story that will make you want to sit down and enjoy a meal from this cookbook.
You will find the following chapters:
Antipasti
Pasta
Meatless Salads and Sides
Seafood
Entrees
Holidays and Celebrations
Harvest
Breads and Breakfasts
Sweets
On Page 41 is the recipe for Baked Savoy Cabbage, it is the first recipe I made from this cookbook, that I put on the blog! Cabbage that is silky, and delicious! And while Mrs. Ponzi uses a Savoy cabbage, should your market not carry Savoy. A standard head of green cabbage is a wonderful substitute. If you like, you may see my version here...
One thing is for sure, you cannot go wrong with fresh ingredients, cooked with love, and served to family and friends. And that is precisely what The PONZI Vineyards Cookbook shares with the reader.
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