This month LJ is proud to introduce new columnist Carrie Scarr, replacing Judith Sut-ton, who has retired after 21 years of excellent reviewing. Scarr is currently the assistant director at West Fargo P.L., ND, where her duties include collection development, training, updating the webpage, and technology liaison. When purchasing cookbooks for her library, she looks for clear recipes, uniqueness of topic and presentation, and the essence of the chef in the text. "To me, all cookbooks come down to presentation," says Scarr. "Whether it's oat bread or salmon chops with black truffles, recipes still need to be easy to follow, no matter how complicated the recipe actually is." One of her favorite culinary titles is Joanne Asala's Celtic Folklore Cooking (Llewellyn, 1998), which offers a wonderful mix of Celtic culture and accessible dishes.
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