THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF BOOKS I READ...BOOKS ABOUT FOOD AND COOKBOOKS. I ENJOY SITTING DOWN IN THE MORNING AND READING A FEW PAGES WHILE I DRINK MY COFFEE, OR ON THE TRAIN HEADING TO THE RESTAURANT, OR AT NIGHT RIGHT BEFORE BED, OR, WELL YOU GET THE IDEA. THERE AREN'T MANY SECONDS OF THE DAY THAT MY MIND IS NOT THINKING ABOUT FOOD SO WHEN I COME ACROSS A GREAT COOKBOOK, I GET EXCITED AND INSPIRED. AND THAT IS JUST WHAT "FIREHOUSE CHEF" DID FOR ME! THE AUTHOR, PATRICK MATHIEU, IS A FIREFIGHTER FROM CANADA AND HAS BEEN GIVING F&H CO. SOME GREAT MEALS TO SHARE ON INSTAGRAM. SO WHEN I GOT THE BOOK, IT WAS NO SURPRISE THE QUALITY AND CARE THAT WENT INTO PUBLISHING IT!
YOU CAN TELL BY THE COVER THAT PHOTO QUALITY WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO PATRICK. THE STYLE IS MUCH MORE CONTEMPORARY THAN ONE MIGHT EXPECT FROM A FIREHOUSE COOKBOOK.
HERE IS A LITTLE TEASE OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, A SOLID SOUP RECIPE THAT IS PERFECT FOR THE FIREHOUSE OR HOME. THE RECIPES RANGE FROM EASY TO ADVANCED AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
ANOTHER THING I LOVE ABOUT "FIREHOUSE CHEF" IS THAT IT HAS RECIPES THAT HELP YOU COOK "OUTSIDE THE BOX", LIKE THESE THAI DRUNKEN NOODLES FOR INSTANCE. AND WHO DOESN'T LOVE A GOOD BOWL OF NOODLES?!?!?!?
AND JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY READING A FIREHOUSE COOKBOOK, PATRICK REMINDS YOU BY THROWING IN SOME OF OUR TOOLS OF THE TRADE, LIKE THE "JAWS OF LIFE" NEXT TO "EGGS IN HELL"!
AND DON'T WORRY, THERE IS SOME OF THE CLASSICS AS WELL....LIKE THIS CAST IRON HANGAR STEAK WITH DIJON CREAM SAUCE!
IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE FIREFIGHTERS DOING THINGS THEY LOVE AND IN THIS CASE, IT IS CLEAR THAT PATRICK HAS A PASSION FOR BOTH FIREFIGHTING AND COOKING. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ANYONE, NOT JUST FIREFIGHTERS!
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