If you have a special weakness for cookbooks, you've come to the right place. Cravings is the monthly online newsletter I've created to indulge my own passion for reading cookbooks, trying their recipes, and writing about them. Every month I review cookbooks I love (no dogs allowed) and share some of their best recipes (And I really do test them). Cravings also caters to fellow food lovers with other features. Literary Bites: Brief appearances by food in literature. Sweet and Sour: food essays ranging from nostalgic to eccentric. Word of Mouth: Friends, family, and strangers get opinionated on the subject of food. Last Night's Dinner: Aren't you curious to know what other people really have for dinner? Click here for more ABOUT CRAVINGS including reviews by the New York Times and GlobalGourmet. Any further information you wish to give or receive about Cravings, please EMAIL cravings@littleyellowhouse.com

April/May 2001 Reviews Simple to Spectacular by Jean-Georges Vongrichten and Mark Bittman An excerpt from the review: "Take scrambled eggs: here's a dish that's easy to make badly preciesely because it's so easy to make. My guess is that most people end up making dry, semi-tough scrambled eggs. I admit I was one of those heavy-handed scramblers until I made the recipe for Best Scrambled Eggs." Sugar Pie and Jelly Roll- Sweets from a Southern Kitchen by Robin Gourley An excerpt from the review: "This is a lovely little book with some lovely recipes …including one perfect recipe that has ended my quest for the ultimate lemon bar. Now I can rest." Satisfied Cravings Favorite recipes from Simple to Spectacular Pasta with Saffron Oil Lentil Pancakes with Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche Favorite recipes from Sugar Pie and Jelly Roll Lemon Kisses Apricot and Bread Pudding Literary Bites From A Tree Within by Octavio Paz Word of Mouth What's the oldest thing in your fridge? Last Night's Dinner Hilary dined on movie-theater cuisine. Coming Up: Review of The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden Review of The Wildwood Cookbook by Cory Schreiber