Do you know about Short Stack Editions? It's a small publishing venture dedicated to publishing single subject cookbooks authored by food authorities like Susan Spungen (strawberries) and Ian Knauer (eggs), Alison Roman (lemons) and Virginia Willis (grits). The editions are hand-sewn, illustrated with sweetly simple drawings, and bound in gorgeous paper (the aesthetic is sort of psychedelically Mast-Brothers'-ish). You won't want to have just one.
The booklets, or pamphlets, I should say, feel both super-modern and old-fashioned, sort of like something you'd expect to find in your grandmother's stash of old books and neatly displayed in a cutting edge magazine store in Antwerp or Berlin (cough). But beyond their covers is some really good food. Furthermore, the recipes are tightly edited – each edition only has 20, which feels refreshing in this era of information overload.
The latest edition, on prosciutto di Parma, is written by Sara Jenkins, owner of Porsena and Porchetta in New York City. Jenkins grew up partially in Italy and has amassed a neat little collection of recipes showcasing prosciutto. Some skew a little fancy (think cold cantaloupe soup topped with prosciutto crostini, which actually requires no cooking, just a bit of puréeing, chilling and toasting) and others will make you do a double-take – in a good way, like the olive oil-fried slices of persimmon wrapped in prosciutto or roasted corn and crispy prosciutto tucked into warm corn tortillas and topped with lime, pepper and cilantro! Yet more will have you marching straight to your closest deli for a couple ounces of ham – in my case, the potted and deviled prosciutto with mustard seeds, harissa and parsley, and the stir-fried rice, in which Italy meets China, producing my favorite kind of food.
Short Stack was generous enough to send me a copy of Prosciutto di Parma for a giveaway, so please leave a comment below to be entered and I'll pick a winner on Tuesday morning! You can find the other Short Stack Editions online or at a selection of bricks-and-mortar stores.
P.S. Even Nigella's a fan…
Jandi is the winner and has been notified!
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101 responses to “Sara Jenkins’ Prosciutto di Parma”
I just bought some Prosciutto di Parma, so this would be a perfect addition!
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Who knew that Lobster was a typeface! I would love to win this.
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What a great idea! Wish we had something like this in Germany! 🙂
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Gorgeous- I’m thrilled to learn of these!
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Would love to win! Who doesn’t love a tiny volume of deliciousness.
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What a fun giveaway. It’s so great to learn about these.
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Hi, Luisa,
These look amazing; editorial cousins of the Canal House volumes. no?
Happy Spring. Ruth F.
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What a cute idea!
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Stir-fried rice with prosciutto?! Yes, please!!
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This is lovely! What a cool publishing idea!
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You can’t go wrong when proscuitto is an ingredient! Heaven! Yes, Please!
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gorgeous!
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I love the Short Stack books! I have the Brown Sugar edition but of course wants eggs, grits, and all the rest.
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These are beautiful little books! I can’t wait to collect them!
Thanks
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These look so fun!
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How lovely! Little masterpieces, each and every one of them. Do you have any idea where they might be sold in Germany? Unfortunately, their website doesn’t list any German stockists.
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These look gorgeous!
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I’d never heard of this series–looks wonderful!
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So gorgeous!
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Great giveaway and fantastic books!
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These booklets sounds so charming! I would love to add them to my kitchen library!
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How cool!
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I love this idea! Great giveaway.
Emily
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the lemon one also looks fantastic. and the subscription idea is a good one.
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I am so intrigued by this prosciutto fried rice: long live culinary fusion!
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I bought the Plum one for my best friend and she absolutely loved it! I think I need one for myself 🙂
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This is the first time I hear about these booklets. Design is lovely, they all look lovely! Thank you Luisa!
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Ciao!
I live in Parma…the land and home of prosciutto!! It is wonderful!!
This book is wonderful! How can I get a copy?
My students (English teacher, here!) would be thrilled to see this Parmigiano booklet!
Grazie!
Elizabeth
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The books ALL look beautiful.
Hope all is well there and that you are settling in to your new digs. I am looking forward to seeing pics of your kitchen with those delicious tiles. xoxo
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a great idea!
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Thanks for sharing this! I’m going to look for them!
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They look beautiful!
Have you made anything out of any of them yet? Will we see a post on a recipe from them? I hope so 🙂
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All of their cookbooks are so lovely, love the aesthetics. I would love to win this one!
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I’ve seen these and love them! Beautifully made.
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Thanks, W.C! I need more prosciutto in my life. The Short Stacks look like such lovely works of art.
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What a great giveaway! Super cute, but even better, the recipes sound good.
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Yum, thanks for sharing
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What lovely little books — it takes me back to my bookbinding days. Glad to see someone is keeping the tradition alive. I would love to own all of them to share with my cookbook club.
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I really love this idea for a giveaway!
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This is such a genius concept and so perfectly executed. Thank you for the giveaway…and here’s hoping! 🙂
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The concept behind these books sounds delightful! Her ideas sound like unexpectedly delicious combinations, or often the best kind of surprises in food. 🙂
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Thanks for featuring these lovely books. I’d love to get one (or more).
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I throw my name into the ring 🙂
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Thanks for sharing with your readers! I’d add this to a collection from my grandmother’s day.
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I noticed this series a while ago and was also charmed. I have yet to pick one up, so this giveaway is a perfect opportunity to spark a collection!
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So lovely. An aesthetic and culinary treat. Could easily imagine you doing one.
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Do we get to know who won? Thanks Luisa!!
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Beautiful! Can’t wait to read about lemons and eggs too!
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Had never seen these, and they’re delightful! They remind me of a Mennonite cookbook, More with Less, that I bought years ago in California and still use.
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D’oh, I think I missed it! What a sweet little book.
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