Three Things

Fall cookbook round-up; my favorite potatoes; a family dinner perk

Greetings eaters and readers! Thank you to everyone who participated in the book talk hotline with NY Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul last week. The questions were awesome — special shout-out to Rachel who asked “What are three books that you've read that you are jealous that other people still get to read for the first time?” Love that! (Reminder, you have to be a subscriber to have access to hotlines.) In other news, after a pretty nutty few weeks, the dinner table feels like it’s getting back to normal (no more pancakes for solo dinner at the counter — though I will say that meal was quite something, and my pancake recipe is legit A-PLUS) and we have a good line-up this week. Tonight is Chickpea Caesar Salad (page 69) from The Weekday Vegetarians. And I think tomorrow is….