MTL Cookbook Club: “Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home” (In-Person)

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Join us for the MTL Cookbook Club — part book club, part culinary tasting!  Each meeting will focus on a particular cookbook from the Library’s collection.  Group members are invited to read the book, select a recipe to cook, and enjoy sampling with one another as we discuss.

CLICK HERE to learn more about our club meetings, selecting recipes and sharing dishes.

Meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of every other month.

Space is limited; register early.

This Month’s Pick: Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home by Marcus Samuelsson and Roy Finamore

This cookbook moves beyond Marcus’ fine dining image and showcases his eclectic, relaxed style that he brings to the table for family and friends. Features 150 casual, multicultural recipes inspired by his global background and his Harlem home cooking.

Copies of this month’s cookbook will be available to check out at the front desk beginning in February.

Selected Recipes:

The Pickled Cucumbers I Bring Everywhere

Spiced Nuts

Market Fresh Cornbread

Kale and Root Vegetable Salad

Pumpkin Seed Soup

Quinoa with Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Toasted Coconut

Pumpkin Cinnamon Empanadas

Maya’s Lamb Lasagna

Red, White and Green Spaghetti

Steamed Fish

Black Bottom Peanut Pie

Oatmeal-Cherry Cookies

Lipstick Cobbler

Ambrosia via Singapore