You All Know How I Feel About Nordstrom…
It’s my happy place. And since Nordstrom is holding their Half-Yearly Sale right now, the lucky women of the world have swarmed upon my favorite place on the planet to take part in a wonderland of sales.
It’s the happiest time of the year… made even happier for this food blogger because as Amanda and I were ordering our comfort food at the Cafe, I noticed that a new Nordstrom cookbook came out just two days ago. It’s called Nordstrom’s Entertaining at Home Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for Memorable Gatherings.
Here are some of the recipes that have already caught my eye during a preliminary persual:
- Tomato and Goat Cheese Crepes
- Chicken Yakisoba Salad
- Chilean Sea Bass with Wild Mushrooms on Three-Cheese Polenta
- Parmesan-Scalloped Potato Gratin
- Sinful Chocolate Torte
I already have the Cafe’s previous cookbook, Friends and Family, which I must admit I haven’t yet cooked from. I have a little problem that I know I share with many of you - I buy a lot of cookbooks and I often don’t cook very much from them. I feel compelled to own all of these cookbooks. But, I need to get motivated and utilize this wealth of resources that I just “had to have.” What is the deal with this cookbook problem so many of us seem to have?
Anyway, I’d love to point you to a place where you could further check out or purchase these Nordstrom cookbooks online, but I couldn’t find them anywhere. I feel that the name Nordstrom is synonymous with quality. I bought both of these cookbooks sight-unseen. If I ever cook from them, you’ll be the first to know!
But until then, get your ass to the Half-Yearly Sale!
Hey, I noticed the recipe for Chilean sea bass in your post. Not to preach, but unfortunately, most CSB is caught illegally, and it’s very hard to determine if the stuff a store buys is legal or not. Either way, due to strenuous overfishing, estimates put the CSB at extinct within 5 years. As in gone. So it’s best not to eat or buy it. I made a CSB recipe last night with escolar, which is also a nice firm, buttery fish, and it was delicious. Mr. Food Musings said he actually preferred it to the CSB I normally use. Food for thought…
Comment by Catherine — November 4, 2005 @ 1:01 pm
Alas, I’m not much of a shopper. As in, I hate to shop. But I keep hearing about Nordstrom’s big sales…so I might have to check them out sometime. But a Nordstrom cookbook? I’m on board with that! I’ve eaten in the cafe at Horton plaza. As for why we buy cookbooks and don’t use them…well, they’re so…PRETTY. All those luscious-looking photos…it’s like a grown-up’s version of a Sears Wish Book. And you just don’t want to sully it.
Comment by LisaSD — November 4, 2005 @ 3:02 pm
OK… so don’t faint but I’ve never even seen a Nordstrom in my life. Is it an American institution or am I so out of it that this crazy Canuck chick has blindly walked past?
I can’t say I’m the kind of person who buys cook books and never uses them. I use some more than others, true, but almost always are they used. All the greasespots, berry stains and dustings of flour can attest to that. I hate to think that the new books I just got from amazon will be heading in that direction but at least they will look loved.
Comment by Nerissa — November 5, 2005 @ 11:47 am