Sunday, December 6, 2009

From Basil to Thyme or Domestic Cookery Useful Receipts and Hints to Young Housekeepers

From Basil to Thyme: Culinary Endeavors From the Garden to the Kitchen

Author: Tim Haas

Two of America's most loved pastimes, cooking and gardening, come together in this delightful collection of recipes. The first chapters of the book teach readers how to plant and cultivate their own fresh herbs. The authors show that we can all enjoy the wonderful scent of lavender, the refreshing, cool aroma of mint, or the delicate taste of chervil...no matter how large or small our herb garden. The remaining chapters highlight the history, lore and health benefits of a featured herb, followed by recipes to accent and feature its wonderful fresh flavor. A few extra pages in each chapter allow green thumbs and chefs to add, modify or create their own recipes. A planting calendar concludes the book, giving both experienced and novice gardeners a quick and easy planting guide for a successful herb garden.



Go to: Scotch Whisky or Wines of the South of France

Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers

Author: Elizabeth E Lea

Elizabeth Lea's 1859 work aims to help young housekeepers with the necessary practical information needed to fulfill everyday household duties



Saturday, December 5, 2009

Sushi or Vegetarian Visitor

Sushi: Taste and Techniques

Author: Kimiko Barber

This beautifully illustrated guide will enable readers to master and appreciate the art of sushi. The quintessential book for any sushi lover, Sushi: Taste and Technique shows you all you need to know about this exceptionally delicious and healthy cuisine, how to locate the freshest ingredients, how to use the right equipment, and how to master the etiquette of eating sushi correctly. From makizushi to hand rolls to vegetarian versions, this book teaches you how to create any kind of sushi.

Library Journal

Although training is required to become a master sushi chef like Takemura, who first presided over London's Nobu and has worked at New York's Nobu, one can make versions of the dish at home. Together with Barber, who teaches Japanese and Asian fusion cooking, Takemura provides dozens of color photographs that show how to prepare step by step "scattered," stuffed, pressed, rolled, and hand-formed sushi. In addition, there are chapters on eating at a sushi bar and proper etiquette-helpful for anyone intimidated by the very idea-along with a section of basics covering equipment, ingredients, and techniques (the chapters on preparing fish would be useful to anyone who cooks it). The book concludes with a glossary, an international restaurant guide, and a listing of mail-order/online sources. This unique book is recommended for most collections. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.



Interesting book: Database and Applications Security or DeBugging C

Vegetarian Visitor: Where to Stay and Eat in Britain

Author: Annemarie Weitzel

This updated and revised travel guide provides a complete listing of vegetarian and vegan-friendly accommodations and restaurants in England, Scotland, and Wales. More than 300 entries are revised every year to include the guesthouses, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, cafés, restaurants, and pubs that make a special effort to provide animal product–free food. Exclusively vegetarian establishments and those that offer vegan fare are indicated throughout.  


 



Friday, December 4, 2009

Talking at Trenas or Choice Cookery

Talking at Trena's: Everyday Conversations at an African American Tavern

Author: Reuben A Buford May

"By turn sad, hilarious, shocking, and touching, these conversations are always revealing: May makes good use of them in suggesting what they tell us about how these men experience, for example, racism and class bias and ho they behave in various social contexts."
Library Journal

"An engaging text. May shows why a space like Trena's is essential and why people become regulars."
The Southern Communication Journal

"A face-paced book...[that's] hard to put down...May should be applauded for his excellent work as he taps into and reveals the lifestyles and attitudes of the customers who patronize Trena's"
Black Issues Book Review

Talking at Trena's is an ethnography conducted in a bar in an African American, middle-class neighborhood on Chicago's southside. May's work focuses on how the mostly black, working- and middle-class patrons of Trena's talk about race, work, class, women, relationships, the media, and life in general. May recognizes tavern talk as a form of social play and symbolic performace within the tavern, as well as an indication of the social problems African Americans confront on a daily basis.

Following a long tradition of research on informal gathering places, May's work reveals, though close description and analysis of ethnographic data, how African Americans come to understand the racial dynamics of American society which impact their jobs, entertainment—particularly television programs—and their social interactions with peers, employers, and others. Talking at Trena's provides a window into the laughs, complaints, experiences, and strategies which Trena's regularsshare for managing daily life outside the safety and comfort of the tavern.


Library Journal

In a scholarly yet highly readable book, May (sociology, Univ. of Georgia) depicts the safe haven of Trena's, a tavern on the South Side of Chicago where African American men gather on a daily basis and it's clearly not just for a drink. Their camaraderie (closely observed by the author himself, who became one of the "regulars" during the 1990s) is reflected in conversations, often literally transcribed, about everyday life. By turn sad, hilarious, shocking, and touching, these conversations are always revealing: May makes good use of them in suggesting what they tell us about how these men experience, for example, racism and class bias and how they behave in various social contexts. May is rigorous in describing his methodology, but readers might be surprised that neither his narrative overview of related literature nor his bibliography includes mention of Elliot Liebow's classic Talley's Corner: A Study of Negro Streetcorner Men (LJ 6/15/67. o.p.), of which this book is very reminiscent. Recommended for public and academic libraries. Ellen D. Gilbert, Rutgers Univ. Lib., New Brunswick, NJ Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

By turn sad, hilarious, shocking, and touching, these conversations are always revealing: May makes good use of them in suggesting what they tell us about how these men experience, for example, racism and class bias and how they behave in various social contexts.



Go to: Agile Project Management with Scrum or Investment Biker

Choice Cookery

Author: Catherine Owen

Published in 1889 by prolific cookbook author Catherine Owen, this work was designed to appeal to women looking for the "newest and best in modern cookery." Originally written for Harper's Bazar, Owen's work was aimed at the upper class household seeking culinary elegance, rather than household economy.



Thursday, December 3, 2009

As Fresh as It Gets or French Household Cookery

As Fresh as It Gets: Everyday Recipes from the Tomato Fresh Food Cafe

Author: Christian Gaudreault

Today, increasing emphasis is being placed on the integrity of the way the food we eat is grown. We all dream about produce picked on a summer morning, making its way to our plates by noon. Christian Gaudreault, owner of Vancouver's Tomato Fresh Food Cafe, has spent the last 15 years serving food straight from the farm with delicious results. In their first book, Christian and his wife Starllie share their best-loved and most sought-after recipes; at the heart of the book is their simple philosophy: if you learn how to let farmers' fields and local markets determine your menus, cooking at home can be a fun and uncomplicated experience.

These beautiful recipes feature ingredients that are farm-fresh but widely available in every part of the country. For Christian and Starllie, the heart of meal-making is about acknowledging and knowing where your food comes from; it's also about the communal aspect of eating, particularly at the Tomato, a casual, soul-enriching place where people from all walks of life sit down together and share the common bond of food.

The book features 32 full-color photographs, as well as insightful sidebars on how to pick out the best produce and meats, essential products for the pantry, and of course, a history of the tomato, in all its juicy glory.

Recipes include: Crab Cakes with Peppercorn Aioli; Pan-Seared Scallops with Mushroom Risotto; Grilled Long-Bone Pork Chop with Pear Chutney; Roasted Tomato & Artichoke Salad; Mediterranean Couscous Salad; Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho; Lemon Meringue Tart; Peach Blueberry Galette.



Books about: Thinking Strategically or Dont Sweat the Small Stuffand Its All Small Stuff

French Household Cookery: With Recipes from the Best Chefs of Paris

Author: Keyser

Written "for women of the world who know the value of good food in married life," this explores the simple methods employed in French homes, where daily meals, even in humble homes, are well prepared. Using a 137 household recipes rather than those of the grand cuisine, the book is presented over nineteen chapters. The final chapter consists of menus with recipes from the best Paris chefs and restaurants including the fabled Ledoyen and Marguery's, along with a superb dinner served to King Edward VII.



Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Bar and Beverage Book or The Comfort Food Cookbook

Bar and Beverage Book

Author: Costas Katsigris

This revised Fourth Edition of The Bar and Beverage Book has the most up-to-date material you need for managing a beverage operation, including bar equipment, sanitation and bar setup, inventory control, and the importance of planning for profit. This edition features added coverage and expert advice on responsible alcohol service; marketing methods; staffing; the latest spirits, wine, and beer; management practices; and current updates in regulations.



Read also Within the Wall of Denial or The Psychobiology of Mind Body Healing

The Comfort Food Cookbook: 104 Recipes, from Simple to Sublime

Author: Joan Schwartz

Everyone loves comfort foods. They conjure up images of childhood, family meals, relaxed happiness, warmth, and peace. Now, for the first time in one volume, these two books featuring the ultimate in comfort foods–Macaroni & Cheese and Meat & Potatoes–are together at last.

Macaroni & Cheese
presents 52 different takes on the most classic dish from famous restaurants and gourmet food stores–like Chat n’ Chew, Wish, City Bakery, Union Pacific, Hamersley Bistro, and Fairway Market–and from well-known chefs–like Bobby Flay , Waldy Malouf, Rick Bayless, Katy Sparks, Andrew Carmellini, and Wylie DuFresne. Try:
·Tomatoey Mac and Cheese
·Orecchette con Fonduta
·Terrine of Macaroni, Goat Cheese, and Foie Gras
·Chunks of Lobster Swimming in Cheesy Macaroni
·Sweetened Mascarpone and Noodle Pudding

Meat & Potatoes offers fascinating fare from an outstanding set of celebrated chefs across the country. With recipes from Dan Barber and Michael Anthony, Arthur Schwartz, Bobby Flay, Sue Torres, and Cyril Renaud; and restaurants as diverse as Fresh, Los Barrios, Payard Pâtisserie, Bubby’s Pie Company, Mesa Grill, and Nora, these dishes range from the simple to the sublime:
·Braised Short Ribs with Pan-Roasted Ruby Crescent Fingerlings
·Slow-Braised Beal and Vanilla Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
·Indian-Spiced Rack of Lamb with Potato Tikki and Mint Yoghurt
·Chorizo, Potato, and Goat Cheese Quesadillas
·Brine-Marinated Pork Chops with Scallion-Smashed Potatoes and Grilled Granny Smith AppleSlices

Simple enough for the casual cook, yet sophisticated enough to impress experienced chefs, these dishes will leave every guest comfortably stuffed and deliciously delighted.



Monday, November 30, 2009

Merlot or Vegetarian Britain

Merlot: A Complete Guide to the Grape and the Wines it Produces

Author: Susy Atkins

Currently considered one of the world's trendiest wines, Merlot has long been a staple from the vineyards of Bordeaux, used in blends with Cabernet Sauvignon to add soft, supple fruit to the final product. Susy Atkins, author of Girls' Guide to Wine, demystifies everything about this popular variety in an eye-opening and practical guide that's great for buying a bottle at home or taking on a wine-tasting trip.



Books about: Northwest Homegrown Cookbook or Belinda Jefferys 100 Favourite Recipes

Vegetarian Britain

Author: Alex Bourk

The second edition of this popular guide to everything vegetarian for Britain and Ireland's five million veggies. This book features more than 400 vegetarian restaurants, cafes and take-aways and a further 100 ethnic eateries with big veggie menus - with prices and sample dishes. It includes information on 200 vegetarian and veggie friendly hotels, 500 wholefood and cruelty-free shops, mail order, juice bars and local veggie groups. Enhanced by directions, maps and three indexes, this book is in an easy-to-use guide of interest to anyone vegetarian.



Sunday, November 29, 2009

Nutraceuticals Designer Foods III or 125 Best Casseroles and One Pot Meals

Nutraceuticals - Designer Foods III: Garlic, Soy and Licorice

Author: LaChanc

Phytochemicals are components acting individually, additively or synergistically, usually as a component of whole food, that have the characteristics of providing protective, preventative and possibly curative roles in the pathogenesis of cancer and other chronic disease progressions. Nutraceutical is a term used to describe beneficial phytochemicals. The mechanisms of action of nutraceuticals may be one of several. Free radical scavenger and antioxidant nutraceuticals can nullify damage by any number of biochemical mechanisms, but some also exert benefit by enhancing immune function.


A conservative economic analysis was done in 1993 of solely hospital care costs and the roles that three nutrient antioxidants could exert on cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and cataracts. The study considered the potential impact of only three antioxidants, vitamins C and E, and beta-carotene, and the possible annual savings in hospital care costs alone, which could exceed 8 billion dollars. Expert public health physicians believe that as much as 700f disease is preventable.


The chapters in this book were organized to reveal existing and emerging knowledge of nutraceuticals found in garlic, soy and licorice. Lead chapters discuss the epidemiological evidence, and following chapters discuss chemical or biochemical evidence at the cellular level, as well as the presentation of some clinical data.


A major conclusion of the overall effort is that the science of nutraceuticals is very incomplete, but that findings to date have great promise.



Table of Contents:

SECTION I. PERSPECTIVES.

1. Plant Foods in Disease Prevention — Study of Procedure Lessons From Eastern Versus Western Diet (Devra L. Davis).

2. Saponins in Allium Vegetables (C. Lewandowski and C. Beecher).

SECTION II. THE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNER FOODS.

3. Overview of Analytical Techniques for the Fingerprinting of Phytochemicals in Designer Foods (Robert T. Rosen and Thomas G. Hartman).

4. Chemcial Effects of Processing and Food Preparation on Carotenoids and Soy and Garlic Phytochemicals (Jin-R. Zhou and John W. Erdman, Jr.).

5. Phytochemicals: Biochemical Markers of Ingestion, Absorption and Metabolism Using Flaxseed as a Model (Clare M. Hasler).

6. Research Approaches to Special Preclinical Safety and Toxicological Evaluations (Shirley A.R. Blakely).

SECTION III: PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY OF GARLIC FOOD FORMS.

7. Phytochemistry of Garlic Horticultural and Processing Procedures (Hiromichi Matsuura).

8. International Phytotherapeutic Uses of Garlic Food Forms (Rajabather Krishnaraj).

9. Lipid Soluble Phytochemical Constituents in Garlic Food Forms (David S. Weinberg).

10. Chemical Methods Development for Quantitation of Phytochemicals in Aqueous Garlic Extract (Richard S. Geary and Michael A. Miller).

11. Dietary Tolerance/Absorption/Metabolism of Phytochemicals in Garlic (Yukihiro Kodera).

12. Antioxidant Activities of Aged Garlic Extracts and Cancer Chemotherapy (S. Tsuyoshi and Ryusuke Kojinra).

13. Improvement of Age-Related Deterioration of Learning Behaviors and Immune Responses by Aged Garlic Extract (Yongxiang Zhang, Toru Moriguchi, Hiroshi Saito and Nobuyoshi Nishiyama).

14. Antioxidants InGarlic. II. Protection of Heart Mitochondria By Garlic Extract and Diallyl Polysulfide From the Doxorubicin-Induced Lipid Peroxidation (Shoji Awazu and Toshiharu Horie).

15. Role of Garlic in Disease Prevention — Preclinical Models (Shunso Hatono and Michael J. Wargovich).

16. Effects of Aged Garlic Extract on Rat Brain Neurons (Hiroshi Saito, Toru Moriguchi, Yongxiang Zhang, Hiroshi Katsuki and Nobuyoshi Nishiyama).

17. Dietary Aged Garlic Extract Inhibits Suppression of Contact Hypersensitivity By Ultraviolet B (UVB, 289-320 NM) Radiation or Cis Urocanic Acid (Vivienne E. Reeve, Meira Bosnic, Emilia Rozinova and Christa Boehm-Wilcox).

18. Garlic and Prevention of Prostate Cancer (John T. Pinto and Richard S. Rivlin).

19. Potential Interaction of Aged Garlic Extract With The Central Serotonergic Function: Biochemical Studies (Gilles M. Fillion, Marie-Paule Fillion, Francisco Bolaños-Jimenez, Hala Sarhan and Brigitte Grimaldi).

20. Garlic and Serum Cholesterol (Dale D. Schmeisser).

21. Modulation of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism By Garlic Extracts (Nikolay V. Dimitrov and Maurice R. Bennink).

SECTION IV. PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY OF SOY FOOD FORMS.

22. Isolated Soy Protein Technology — Potential For New Developments (Belinda H. Jerks, Doyle H. Waggle and E.C. Hemley).

23. Role of Soy Food Forms in Prevention of Human Vascular Disease (Takemichi Kanazawa, Tomohiro Osanai, Tsugumichi Uemura, Takaatsu Kamada, Kogo Onodera, Hirobumi Metoki and Yasaburo Oike).

24. Commercial Phytochemicals From Soy (James P. Clark).

SECTION V. PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY OF LICORICE FOOD FORMS.

25. Phytochemistry of Licorice Horticultural and Processing Procedures (Peter S. Vora and Lucia C.A. Testa).

26. Phytochemical Constituents in Licorice (James Duke).

27. Licorice: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Cancer Chemoprevention (Rajendra G. Mehta, Vernon Steele, Herbert Pierson, Andreas Constantinou and Richard C. Moon).

28. Cancer Prevention by Licorice (Hoyoku Nishino).

29. Clinical Evaluation and Safety of Licorice-Containing Formulations (Herbert F. Pierson).

SECTION VI. BRIDGING THE GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE FOR DESIGNER FOOD APPLICATIONS.

30. Studies of Plant Foods for Disease Protection (Brian D. Siebert).

31. Ongoing and Future Clinical Nutrition Research Needs (Daniel W. Nixon).

32. Role of Phytochemicals in Chronic Disease Prevention (Gerda Guhr and Paul A. Lachance)

New interesting book: Guerrilla Marketing or Leadership

125 Best Casseroles and One-Pot Meals

Author: Rose Murray


Casseroles and one-pot meals are truly the ideal solution for busy people who want wonderful food with a minimum of fuss and maximum taste. Convenience, easy preparation, economy and portability make this method of cooking invaluable today. From stews that will fill your house with irresistible aromas to the combination of a few ingredients joined together in a skillet, these are the appeals of one-pot meals.

In the 125 Best Casseroles and One-Pot Meals cookbook, Rose Murray provides more than 125 well-tested, make-ahead casseroles and one-dish meals. Many of the recipes have been created to appeal to both earthy and exotic tastes. Here you will also find invaluable casserole hints, recommended dishes and pans, and even hints for making the best stews and chilies. From the comforting warmth of pot pies to outstanding entertaining ideas, this is one of the best cookbooks on casseroles and one-pot meals.

Here are just some of the delicious recipes: Baked Tortellini with Three Cheeses, Chicken Stew with Sage Dumplings, Skillet Shepherd's Pie, Winter Braised Short Ribs and Vegetables, Pork Pot Roast with Sweet Potatoes, Shrimp and Cheese Strata.



Saturday, November 28, 2009

Dictionary of Renewable Resources or Food Cost

Dictionary of Renewable Resources

Author: Hans Zoebelein

The second, revised and enlarged edition of this dictionary provides a wealth of profound information on renewable resources. Topics are all relevant plant and animal sources and the substances derived thereof, the standard technologies of isolation and derivatization, and the major fields of application - with regard to economic aspects and future developments.
In addition to the "classical" use as raw materials of the chemical industry, the fields of energy/fuels, practical applications, e.g. as construction and insulation materials, the most important pharmaceutical agents, raw substances of cosmetics and aromas are treated. Not only modern methods are taken into account but also older, almost forgotten fields that stimulate new considerations.
Well written and carefully structured, the dictionary is a very useful tool for a broad spectrum of users in different fields of profession, e.g. in public institutions, science and teaching or industry, in agriculture and ecology.
Unique feature: word indexes in English, German and French.

Booknews

Contains detailed entries on plant and animal sources and substances derived thereof, standard technologies of isolation and derivatization, and major fields of application, with regard to economic aspects and future development. Treatment encompasses classical use of raw material in the chemical industry, as well as uses in energy and fuels, as construction and insulation materials, as pharmaceutical agents, and as raw materials of cosmetics and fragrances. Both modern methods and older, neglected fields are taken into account. Useful for those in public institutions, industry, agriculture, and ecology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

Designed as a bridge between the wide range of people interested in renewable resources, from farmers and seed producers to industrial chemists, politicians, and educated general readers, the dictionary focuses mainly on using such resources as chemical feedstocks. However consideration is also given to energy and fuel and to direct functional uses without chemical modification such as construction and insulation materials, textile fibers, and resins for coatings and adhesives. The coverage of medical pharmaceutical, and cosmetic uses is limited to the most important applications. The 1996 first edition is here corrected, and the technical information, economic figures, and references updated. Entry-specific references are provided, but no index and little cross-referencing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



Books about: Food Additives Nutrients Supplements A to Z or Marabout

Food Cost: 25 Keys to Profitable Success

Author: David V Pavesic

Provides insights into areas that impact food costs in both the front- and back-of-the-house. The first step in correcting a problem is recognizing there is one.



Monday, February 23, 2009

Fish Drying and Smoking or The Story of Crisco

Fish Drying and Smoking: Production and Quality

Author: Peter E Do

This book explains the current and traditional fish smoking and drying practices in terms of the basic underlying principles of biochemistry and food technology. Readers will soon become aware of the discrepancies between the basic scientific knowledge and modern technology on one hand, and the traditional processes described in some chapters. This book bridges that gap.

The emphasis in this book in on the critical factors which affect the quality of products produced in less technological cultures-products which have been largely neglected in technically advanced countries-and on developments and innovations which have occurred in the last five years. The critical factors affecting the quality of fish products in technically advanced countries have been summarized.

The answers to questions on the quality of smoked, cured and dried fish can be found from an understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological factors influencing the functionality of the product at every stage of its preparation and subsequent handling from the time the fish is harvested to the time it is eaten.



Book review: Eliot Ness or Animal Sacrifice and Religious Freedom

The Story of Crisco

Author: Marion Neil

Index A APPETIZERS Lettuce Cocktail 153 Onion Cocktail 161 B BREADS Apple Strudel 221 Boston Brown 98 Brown Nut 98 Coffee 99 Coffee, Swedish 113 Corn 100 Crisco Milk 101 Fruit, Yorkshire 114 Gluten 104 Graham 102 Health 105 Hominy 105 Nut, Steamed 112 Raisin and Buttermilk 109 Raisin and Nut 221 Rolled Oats 109 Rye, Swedish 113 Savarin 110 Southern Spoon 112 Water 114 Wheat, Entire 102 BREADS Biscuits, Rolls, Etc. Baking Powder Biscuit 97 Buttermilk Biscuit 98 Citron Buns 99 Cornmeal Rolls 100 Crisco Batter Cakes 101 Dessert Biscuit 101 Fruit Rolls 104 Hot Cross Buns 106 Lunch Rolls 107 Maryland Beaten Biscuits 107 Scones, Cream 100 Scones, Oven 108 Soda Beaten Biscuit 111 Sour Milk Biscuit 111 Twin Biscuit 113 BREADS Muffins, Etc. Bran Gems 98 Columbia Muffins 100 Corn Cakes 194 Ginger Gems 104 Golden Corn Muffins 105 Imperial Muffins 106 Muffins 107 Pop Overs 198 Rye Muffins 110 Sour Milk Tea Cakes 112 C CAKES Almond and Citron 130 Black Cake with Prune Filling 119 Boiling Water 120 Butterless-Milkless-Eggless 120 Caramel 121 Chocolate 121 Chocolate, Black 181 Cream Puffs 123 Cream Puff Balls 123 Cushion 198 Devil's Food 124 Dutch Apple 214 Feather 210 Fig 125 Flag 194 Fruit Cake, Apple Sauce 119 Fruit Cake, Crisco 123 Fruit Cake, Southern 132 Fruit Drops 103 Genoa 185 Gennoise 125 Gingerbread 125 Gingerbread, Whole Wheat 132 Gold 126 Golden Orange 126 Hurry Up 126 Jam 207 Jelly Roll 129 Lady Baltimore 127 Layer Cake, Cocoanut 122 Layer Cake, Cocoanut 226 Layer Cake, Coffee 112 Layer Cake, Lemon 127 Lord Baltimore 128 Lunch Cakes 128 Marble 129 Marmalade 129 Mocha 196 Pound 120 Princess 205 Queen Cakes 215 Rose Leaf 131 Sand 127 Shortcake, Oyster 57 Shortcake, Peach 124 Shortcake,RedRaspberry 195 Shortcake, Strawberry 124 Shortcake, Scotch 131 Seed Cake, Old Fashioned 130 Silver Nut 131 Simnel 131 Sponge 127 Tilden 202 Walnut 130 Wholesome Parkin 132 CANDIES Chocolate Fudge 144 Clear Almond Taffy 144 Cocoanut Caramels 144 Cream Candy 145 Crisco Drops 145 Crisco Fruit Fudge 145 Everton Taffy 145 Fig Fudge 146 Honey Squares 146 Maple Candy 146 Molasses Candy 146 Peanut Fudge 147 CHEESE DISHES Aigrettes 197 Biscuit 151 Canapes 161 Cheese Balls 196 Croutons 214 Drops 194 Fondue 219 Ramekins 151 COOKIES, WAFERS, Etc. Almond Fingers 211 Chocolate Wafers 99 Chocolate Brownies 99 Crisco Brownies 101 Filled Cookies 102 Fruit Cookies 103 Ginger Crisps 203 Ginger Snaps 104 Jumbles 97 Lemon Wafers 106 Maple Cookies 107 Oatmeal Cookies 108 Rose Leaves 110 Shortbread 111 Spice Cookies 112 White Cookies 114 CROQUETTES Bean 178 Beef 193 Chicken 195 Chestnut Boulettes 231 Egg 141 Pea 227 Pear 227 Potato 152 Potato and Nut 136 Salmon 155 Tomato 228 D DOUGHNUTS Honey 105 Nut 108 Raised 109 Rich 109 E EGGS Caramel Custard 178 Creole 140 Curried 140 Cutlets 165 Croquettes 141 Eggs with Cucumbers 141 Eggs with Tomatoes 141 Egg Sandwiches, Fried 85 Savory 142 EGGS Omelets Apricot 200 Baked 140 Friar's 159 Kidney 63 Spanish 183 Cutlets 165 Croquettes 141 Eggs with Cucumbers 141 Eggs with Tomatoes 141 Egg Sandwiches, Fried 85 Savory 142 F FISH, Etc. Blue, Baked 194 Cassolettes of Fish 53 Clams, Scalloped 183 Clams, Steamed 225 Codfish Balls 152 Cod, Boiled 169 Cod, Curried 54 Cod, Steamed 218 Crabs, Dressed 53 Fish, Fried 56 Fish, Fried 198 Fish Pudding 55 Flounder, a la Creme 54 Flounder, a la Turque 55 Gateau of Fish 56 Halibut, Baked 52 Halibut, Grilled with Parmesan 214 Halibut, a laPaulette 166 Halibut Ramekins 192 Halibut Turbans 154 Lobster, Broiled 171 Lobster, Fried with Horseradish Sauce 56 Lobster Newburg 175 Mackerel, Broiled Spanish 167 Mackerel, a la Claudine 175 Mackerel, Cold Vinaigrette 184 Oysters, Fried 171 Oyster Shortcake 57 Salmon, Baked with Colbert Sauce 52 Salmon, Boiled 167 Salmon Croquettes 155 Salmon Mold 57 Salmon, Planked 189 Sardine Canapes 167 Shad, Baked 53 Shad, Planked 170 Scallops 228 Scallops, Baked in Shells 220 Smelts, Broiled 214 Smelts, Fried 222 Smelts, Planked 207 Terrapin, a la Maryland 230 Trout, Baked 190 FRITTERS, GRIDDLE CAKES, Etc. Apple Fritters 78 Apricot Fritters 172 Anchovy Fritters 157 Carrot Fritters 175 Corn Fritters 68 Crisco Battercakes 101 French Pancake 199 Fried Cornmeal Nut Cakes 102 Fried Cakes with Apple Sauce 103 Fruit Pancake 195 Italian Fritters 222 Salsify Fritters 160 Sour Milk Griddle Cakes 111 Strawberry Fritters 187 Waffles 113 FRUITS Apples with Red Currant Jelly 224 Apple Sauce 225 Baked Apples 229 Baked Bananas 181 Devilled Bananas 134 M MEATS Beef, a la Mode 191 Beef, Braised Fillet 158 Beef Croquettes 193 Beef Collope 59 Beef, Chipped in Cream 183 Beef, Fillet 205 Beef Loaf 151 Beef Loaf 186 Beef Olives 200 Beef Steak Pudding 205 Beef Steak and Kidney Pie 151 Beef Tournedos with Olives 191 Bobotee 182 Brains, Baked 189 Calf's Head Vinaigrette 161 Chops, Breaded 166 Ham, Baked 209 Hearts, Baked Stuffed 164 Indian Dry Curry 213 Kidneys, Broiled with Green Peppers 162 Kidney Omelet 63 Lamb, Casserole 218 Lamb Chops, Broiled 168 Lamb Chops, Stuffed 221 Lamb, Crown, with Peas 180 Lamb, Fricassee with Dumplings 197 Lamb, Leg, Boiled Stuffed 186 Lamb, Salmi 189 Lamb, Spring, Steak, a la Minute 173Lamb, Tournedos 198 Live, Baked and Bacon 201 Liver, Stewed with Mushrooms 206 Mutton, Braised Loin 60 Mutton, Braised with Mushrooms 157 Mutton, Boiled 204 Mutton Cutlets 152 Mutton, a la Soubise 168 Meat Cakes 63 Ox Tongue, Braised 176 Ox Tongue, Curried 61 Roast, with Spaghetti 64 Roast, Pot, with Tomato 181 Shepherd's Pie 210 Steak, Beef, Baked 224 Steak, Flank, Stuffed 200 Steak, Porterhouse 208 Steak, Round with Macaroni 63 Steak, Swiss 199 Steak, Sirloin with Fried Apples 65 Stew, Irish 156 Sweet Breads 183 Sweet Breads, Fried 62 Sweet Breads with Mushroom Puree 173 Tripe, Baked 229 Tripe, Fricasseed 197 Toad in the Hole 163 Veal, Blanquette 197 Veal, Braised Fillet 169 Veal Chops 196 Veal Cutlets, Breaded 193 Veal Goulash 159 Veal Haricot 216 Veal and Ham Pie 165 Veal Loaf 180 Veal Pot Pie 172 Venison, Cutlets 220 Venison, Spiced 224 MEATS Chicken Casserole 60 Country Club 201 Croquettes 195 Curried 192 Fried 61 Fried, Mexican Style 62 Fried, Swiss Style 213 Fricassee, Brown 153 Grilled 178 Hot Pot 226 Impanada 208 A la King 178 Pie 171 Planked 158 Planked 199 Roast Stuffed 150 Stewed 175 Stewed with Olives 168 Souffle 163 Supreme 160 A la Tartare 60 MEATS Other Fowls Duck, Braised with Turnips 217 Duckling, Roast 187 Fowl, Roast with Chestnuts and Mushrooms 202 Fowl, Pilau 211 Guinea Hen, Roasted 168 Guinea, Roast Chicken 218 Pigeons, Fried 169 Squab, Stewed 208 Turkey, Roast 64 MEATS Hare and Rabbit Belgian en Casserole 230 Jugged 149 A la Marengo 217 Roast 152 Stewed 221 P PASTRIES Cornstarch Pastry 90 Crisco, Plain 90 Crisco, New 90 Flake No. 1 91 Flake No. 2 92 German 93 Hot Water 93 Puff 92 Puff, Rough 93 Sugar for Tartlets 94 Tip Top 90 PASTRIES Cobblers and Dumplings Apple Dumplings 78 Fig and Apple Cobbler 226 Peach Cobbler 204 PASTRIES Pies Almond Layer 91 Apple 166 Apple 215 Beer Steak and Kidney 151 Blueberry 200 Butterscotch 94 Cherry 188 Chicken 171 Chocolate Cream 218 Cocoanut 227 Cream 181 Double 91 Mince 225 Orange 212 Pumpkin 223 Rhubarb Custard 94 Shepherd's 210 Squash 224 Veal and Ham 165 Veal Pot 174 Washington 162 PASTRIES Tarts, Etc. Apple 160 Apricot 95 Bakewell 95 Bartemian 95 Chestnut 217 Currant 94 Fruit 182 German 135 Lemon and Apple 226 Maids of Honor 190 Pastry Fingers 230 Peach Delights 82 Puffs, Orange 213 Puffs, Raisin 227 Roly Poly, Cherry 189 Roly Poly, Raisin 227 Rhubarb Fanchonettes 192 Windsor 201 PUDDINGS Almond 192 Almond and Apple 221 Amber 210 Apple, Charlotte 212 Apricot 196 Baba with Syrup 222 Baked Indian 220 Beef Steak 205 Black Cap 216 Boston 230 Bird's Nest 165 Bread 226 Bread, with Cherries 210 Cabinet 156 Canned Corn 179 Caramel Bread 79 Caramel Rice 79 Carrot 79 Cherry Blanc-Mange 199 Chestnut Dainty 217 Chocolate 202 Chocolate Bread 188 Chocolate Jelly 80 Chocolate with Macaroons 209 Coburg 159 Cocoanut 219 Conservative 211 Cottage 80 Countess 204 Cranberry 221 Cup 192 Date 222 Eve's 229 Farina 225 Fish 55 Golden 219 Graham 223 Graham, Steamed 166 St. Leonard's 204 Macaroon 201 Macaroni, Baked 223 Molasses Sponge 81 Monica 81 Noodle 81 Nut 211 Peach 199 Pineapple 82 Plum, English 229 Plum, Mrs. Vaughn's 82 Raisin 163 Raisin Batter 213 Raspberry Batter 191 Rhubarb 137 Rhubarb, Baked 78 Rice 83 Rice, Ground 193 Snow Balls 197 Snow Balls, Fruit 158 Snow Pudding, with Custard 206 Sultana 228 Swiss 177 Walnut 83 Woodford 83 PUDDINGS Souffles Brown Bread 219 Cherry 195 Cornstarch 228 Date 158 Pineapple 223 Rice 172 Snow 193 Squash 201 Vegetable 136 Vegetable 212 S SALADS Apple, Celery and Nut 74 Asparagus 74 Cabbage 163 Carrot 186 Celery and Almond 74 Cheese 206 Cream Cheese and Pimiento 154 Daisy 179 Fruit 75 Grapefruit 189 Hungarian 75 Orange 150 Orange and Tomato 75 Pear and Pimiento 189 Potato and Nut 75 Potato and Pimiento 76 Shrimp 76 Waldorf 159 Watercress 190 SANDWICHES Egg and Anchovy 85 Fried Egg 85 Hot Cheese 211 Hudson 86 Pimiento Cheese 86 Rice 86 Sardine 87 Tomato 87 Tomato and Horseradish 87 SOUPS, Etc. Artichoke 157 Asparagus 47 Bean, Black 149 Bonne Femme 228 Cauliflower 206 Cheese 48 Chestnut 207 Crab 187 Fish 48 Giblet 216 Hollandaise 174 Hotch Potch 180 Kidney 176 Lentil 49 Mulligatawney 161 Oxtail 164 Okra 216 Pepper Pot 179 Pilau a la Turque 198 Potato 175 Princess 168 Red Pottage 173 Rice (Thick) 50 Scotch Broth 164 Spring 182 Turnip 185 Turtle, Mock 176 Verte 50 White 172 SOUPS Bisque Clam 167 Lobster 49 Lobster 150 Oyster 209 SOUPS Chowder Clam 206 Corn 173 Fish 185 SOUPS Cream Soups Corn, a la Creole 213 Cucumber 190 Lettuce 154 Tomato 48 SOUPS Puree Indienne 185 Norfolk 49 Peanut 214 Tapioca 165 V VEGETABLES Artichokes 215 Artichokes, Jerusalem 69 Asparagus Loaf 177 Asparagus, Italian Style 209 Asparagus, Plain 187 Beans 190 Beans, Baked 200 Bean Croquettes 178 Beans, Lima, Curried 220 Beans, String 188 Beets, Buttered 208 Beets, Creamed 177 Beets, New 203 Beets, Stuffed 71 BrusselsSpro



Sunday, February 22, 2009

Cocinar con pescado or Roman Banquet

Cocinar con pescado: Una coleccion de deliciosas recetas para disfrutar del pescado y del marisco

Author: Edimat

For chefs and novices alike, this handy series makes cooking a delight and eating a pleasure. Featuring cuisines from around the world, each recipe is depicted with clear instructions and illustrated sequences. The versatility and use of everyday ingredients to enhance and enrich meals is explored in each book.
 

Si comer es un placer, cocinar puede ser un deleite con esta colección de recetas mundiales, está pensado para cocineros y para los novatos. Todas las recetas incluyen claras instrucciones que se completan con ilustraciones. Estos libros revelan la versatilidad de los ingredientes más cotidianos así como estos trucos que enriquecen la comida.



Book about: Organisationstheorie: Moderne, Symbolische und Postmoderne Perspektiven

Roman Banquet: Images of Conviviality

Author: Katherine MD Dunbabin

Drawing frequently upon ancient inscriptions as well as other archaeological material, Katherine Dunbabin studies the representations of the banquet in Roman painting, mosaic, sculpture, and the minor arts, and compares them to archaeological evidence as well as written sources. She discusses the history of dining practices and the evolution of the iconography of dining. By highlighting the artistic and archaeological evidence, Dunbabin offers a more well-rounded picture of the role of the Roman banquet than can be found in literary sources alone.



Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction1
Ch. 1Romans, Greeks, and Others on the Banqueting Couch11
Ch. 2Place Settings36
Ch. 3Public Dining72
Ch. 4Drinking in the Tomb103
Ch. 5Banqueting in Late Antiquity141
Ch. 6The Last Banqueters175
Conclusion203
Notes209
Glossary251
Abbreviations259
Bibliography261
Index of Ancient Sources281
Index of Sites and Monuments285
General Index289

Saturday, February 21, 2009

The Asphodel Plantation Cookbook or Food Morals and Meaning

The Asphodel Plantation Cookbook

Author: Marcelle Reese Couhig

The same fabulous recipes that have delighted palates for more than a decade in the widely known Asphodel Cook Box are now available in book form. Identical to the collection originally published in 1967 in a handsome antique wooden box, this book contains the same treasured recipes of Marcelle Reese Couhig, mistress of famous Asphodel Plantation.

Mrs. Couhig moves skillfully from simple dishes such as pot roast or red beans and rice to more difficult creations such as chicken livers in red wine and luscious Louisiana seafood delicacies. She also reveals the much-sought-after recipe for the Asphodel kitchen's own unique bread.

The cookbook covers every imaginable occasion for delicious eating, including brunch, luncheons, teas, and dinner parties both large and small. Included is an excellent guide on how to select and use the proper cooking utensils and how to plan for serving any number of guests with a maximum of ease and pleasure.

Over the years, the Asphodel Cook Box has enjoyed great popularity. This new Asphodel book is equally attractive as a gift, or as an important addition to the personal cookbook collection of those who cherish the best cuisine of Louisiana and the South.



New interesting textbook: International Human Resource Management or Bringing Geographical Information Systems into Business

Food, Morals and Meaning: The Pleasure and Anxiety of Eating

Author: John Coveney

Food, Morals and Meaning traces our complex relationship with food and eating and our preoccupation with diet, self-discipline and food guilt. Using our current fascination with health and nutrition, it explores why our appetite for food pleasures makes us feel anxious. This second edition includes an examination of how our current obsession with body size, especially fatness, drives a national and international panic about the obesity "epidemic."
Focussing on how our food anxieties have stemmed from social, political and religious problems in Western history, Food Morals and Meaning looks at:
· the ancient Greeks' preoccupation with eating
· early Christianity and the conflict between the pleasures of the flesh and spirituality
· scientific developments in 18th and 19th Century Europe and our current knowledge of food
· the social organization of food in the modern home, based on real interviews
· the obesity "epidemic" and its association with moral degeneration
Based on the work of Michel Foucault, this original book explains how a rationalization food choice - so apparent in current programmes on nutrition and health - can be traced through a genealogy of historical social imperatives and moral panics. Food, Morals and Meaning is essential reading for those studying nutrition, public health, sociology of health and illness and sociology of the body.



Friday, February 20, 2009

Sophie Grigsons Country Kitchen or Fair Shares for All

Sophie Grigson's Country Kitchen: 120 Seasonal Recipes

Author: Sophie Grigson

Sophie Grigson’s modern and relaxed approach to cooking has appealed to her fans for over a decade, in books like Organic, Fish, and Sophie Grigson’s Sunshine Food. Here, Sophie’s collected more than 120 recipes that make the most of seasonal ingredients.

Fresh food has always been the cornerstone of Sophie Grigson’s cooking, and country living ensures that she has fine ingredients throughout the year. Her own garden, local markets, to say nothing of what grows wild in the fields—all inspire her to create simple recipes for friends and family. In Sophie Grigson’s Country Kitchen, you will find such seasonal pleasures as Pot–Roast Chicken with Leeks and Spring Herbs, Spiced Eggplant Salad, Roast Christmas Goose, and Garden Rhubarb and Honey Compote. Filled with stunning color shots of the food, the countryside, and the produce, Sophie Grigson makes cooking an all–year–round delight.



Table of Contents:
Acknowledgementsvi
Cook's notesvii
Introductionviii
Spring1
Summer58
Autumn122
Winter180
Index244

Interesting textbook: Chaves a Assistência Médica:um Guia de Bolso

Fair Shares for All: A Memoir of Family and Food

Author: John Haney

In this beautifully written, vividly rendered memoir, John Haney, Gourmet magazine’s copy chief, describes his family’s day-to-day struggles, from the twilight of Queen Victoria’s reign to the dawn of the third millennium, in London’s least affluent working-class enclaves and suburbs, including a place called the Isle of Dogs–and reflects on how his family’s affection for the past and the food they loved brought them all together.

As a young John grows up in the fifties and sixties, the Haneys are a rough-and-tumble clan of bus drivers, telegraph operators, salesmen, junior civil servants, and secretaries. They work hard to put meals on the table and a shilling in the gas meter. When they gather at weddings and wakes and Christmas parties, they talk about politics and two world wars, drink cheap sherry, chain-smoke cigarettes, and eat platefuls of distinctly British fare: winkles, whelks, sausage rolls, marmalade sandwiches, and spotted dick.

Enchanted and, at the same time, slightly embarrassed by his Cockney pedigree, the young John Haney lives a life torn between his colorful East End relatives–with their penchant for bangers, bacon sandwiches, and highly irreverent banter–and his lower-middle-class mother, who is preoccupied with her children’s education. Thanks to the generosity of his more moneyed neighbors, John is able to take trips to France and Italy, where, despite his continuing passion for baked beans on toast and toad-in-the-hole, he cultivates a taste for snails, Sancerre, stinky cheese, and minestra di pasta grattata.

Having survived grammar school, university, four years of part-timehorsing around in the RAF’s equivalent of the JROTC, and a stint of semi-starvation in the music business, John is poised to break out of the working class–and ends up in Manhattan, where he promptly falls in love and decides to stay put.

But crossing the Atlantic–and with it the class barrier–leaves John with deep feelings of displacement and nostalgia. As he eats in some of New York City’s most expensive restaurants, he tries (and fails) to reconcile his new appetites with the indelible tastes of his youth. His sense of self becomes further conflicted when his father, a taciturn but loving man, dies and later when his ferociously proud mother, following the death of her second husband, must subsist on a minuscule pension. Suddenly John is forced to reconsider his defection and to grapple with memories, fleeting but formidable, of the long-ago life that has continued to, and always will, define him.

Peopled with unforgettable characters who find in even the greasiest kitchens the sustenance to see them through life’s hardships, Fair Shares for All is a remarkable memoir of resolve and resilience, food and family.


Publishers Weekly

This colorful and heartfelt autobiography of Haney's family life and English heritage focuses on food, both as sustenance and as a vehicle to examine issues of class and identity. The culinary descriptions make for a mouthwatering and occasionally cringe-worthy scene-stealer at the author's boyhood home in Chipping Ongan, in the Essex, England, countryside, where "much was eaten... and surprisingly little said." Now copy chief at Gourmet, Haney penned the book following the 2003 publication of a personal essay for the magazine on the same topic. He has successfully mined three generations of his family, threading together vignettes from his parents' childhood experiences with his own, highlighting commonalities of financial struggles and alcoholism. Into these rather macabre topics, Haney's writing breathes new life with poetic details (he paints an autumnal drizzle as "the color of unwashed sheep"). Reminiscent of Roald Dahl's Boy, with a gastronomic bent, this memoir is insightful and evocative, expertly conveying the author's emotional connection to food. Having inherited a legacy of "sausages and sadness," Haney sees what he eats as representative of a choice between the working and upper classes, and family loyalties. One wishes for more action and fewer exhaustive culinary images, but to Haney, food is sometimes both the starring character and the action. Photos. (Jan.)

Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Library Journal

After moving from London to New York City and eating in its finest restaurants, Haney, copy chief for Gourmet magazine, became nostalgic for the food of his youth-distinctly British fare from bacon sandwiches to spotted dick (a pudding with dried fruit) to whelks (sea snails). In this memoir, Haney revisits his childhood in London, describing his East End, working-class family in the 1950s and 1960s. Each of the book's three section titles mentions food: "High-Speed Burnt Toast," "Fake Coffee," and "Damage from Oily Chickpeas." Photographs of the author and his family are peppered throughout the book, much of which is based on interviews Haney conducted with various relatives. Developed from Haney's 2003 essay of the same title published in Gourmet , his memoir is recommended for public libraries.-Nicole Mitchell, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Lib., Lister Hill

Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

This colorful and heartfelt autobiography of Haney's family life and English heritage focuses on food, both as sustenance and as a vehicle to examine issues of class and identity. The culinary descriptions make for a mouthwatering and occasionally cringe-worthy scene-stealer at the author's boyhood home in Chipping Ongan, in the Essex, England, countryside, where "much was eaten... and surprisingly little said." Now copy chief at Gourmet, Haney penned the book following the 2003 publication of a personal essay for the magazine on the same topic. He has successfully mined three generations of his family, threading together vignettes from his parents' childhood experiences with his own, highlighting commonalities of financial struggles and alcoholism. Into these rather macabre topics, Haney's writing breathes new life with poetic details (he paints an autumnal drizzle as "the color of unwashed sheep"). Reminiscent of Roald Dahl's Boy, with a gastronomic bent, this memoir is insightful and evocative, expertly conveying the author's emotional connection to food. Having inherited a legacy of "sausages and sadness," Haney sees what he eats as representative of a choice between the working and upper classes, and family loyalties. One wishes for more action and fewer exhaustive culinary images, but to Haney, food is sometimes both the starring character and the action. Photos. (Jan.)

Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Kirkus Reviews

Poignant, loquacious recollections of growing up in postwar, working-class Britain by Gourmet magazine copy chief Haney. Named for the Labour Party's winning slogan in 1945, this stylistically knotty memoir focuses on the Cockney relatives of the author's father, Denis Haney, a "grapher" (telegraphist) from London's East End. Denis relocated his family to suburban Chipping Ongar, 20 miles outside the city, but they were still eating the unappetizing fare of blue-collar Britons: Kippers, bangers and bacon sandwiches served as madeleines for young John, born in 1954. At the rare family outings to the East End's Isle of Dogs neighborhood, he was charmed by the rough, chain-smoking bonhomie (induced by hard drinking) of his father's siblings and extended kin. Plenty of food here too: Pickled onions, cocktail sausages "lined up like fatalities on stretchers," winkles, welts and prawns were the holiday delicacies at these functions, and the author rapturously devoured them all. Weekly excursions to South Woodford to visit his mother's father, a barely educated man who grew up in the London slum of Limehouse, yielded exciting, grisly tales of battle in World War I, as well as meals larded with Marmite spread on white bread. John was a bookish lad, and his ambitious, poorly educated mother had plans to inject culture into his upbringing, but he gradually and painfully became aware of class distinctions at the King Edward VI Grammar School and auxiliary military groups such as the Boys' Brigade and the Air Training Corps. Haney's reflections turn rueful with his emigration to New York to marry an American. He was far away for the deaths of his parents and various relatives, whose memories arouseacute homesickness. Though clotted with Briticisms, this keenly felt memoir will evoke tender impressions of childhood in patient readers.



Thursday, February 19, 2009

How to Make Burgers or Classic Kitchen Projects

How to Make Burgers (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:

  • Authoritative: Written by experts in their field so you have the most reliable information available.
  • Clear: Our explanations take you step-by-step through everything from performing CPR to threading a needle.
  • Concise: You’ll learn just what you need to know—no more, no less.
  • Precise: Quamut charts include detailed text, photos, and illustrations to show you exactly how to do just about anything.
  • Portable: Your know-how goes with you wherever your projects lead.

Your buns will thank you.

Anyone can slap a patty of meat onto a grill, but truly great burgers require something more. Learn the secrets that will transform your burgers into culinary masterpieces, including:

  • Details on the best types and cuts of meat for making burgers
  • Restaurant-tested techniques for cooking burgers perfectly
  • Recipes for beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, pork, fish, and veggie burgers



New interesting textbook: Women and the National Experience or Social Welfare

Classic Kitchen Projects: Complete Instructions for 17 Distinctive Projects

Author: Niall Barrett

The step-by-step instructions, cutlists, and illustrations in this book make each project easy and fun. It features detailed instructions for 18 simple, attractive, useful kitchen projects that can be created by any woodworker, regardless of skill level. Included are: a French rolling pin, a cutting board and knife rack, a wine rack, a spice and tea shelf, a paper towel holder and pinching towel rack, a serving tray and lazy Susan, a hanging pot rack, a folding step stool, a farm table, and a sturdy stool. 128 color photos and 68 B&W illustrations are included. "Formal serving trays such as the one presented here carry an old-time air of luxury, service and a refined sense of convenience about them. These days most of us do our own serving, but the ritual remains the same and survives somewhat. Tasks such as carrying a pot of tea and cups to the living room or even clearing plates are made a lot easier." - from the book

Library Journal

The kitchen is probably the most heavily used room of the house, so anything that will improve its appearance, organization, or usefulness is of great value. Barrett, a furniture designer and maker, offers 17 projects that are within the capabilities of most hobbyist woodworkers and have an attractive, timeless style that would make them appropriate in most kitchens. Projects include a French rolling pin, wine rack, paper-towel holder, table, hanging pot rack, and adjustable shelving. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow and the illustrations clear, showing several views of each project. This title will prove popular with woodworkers of all skill levels and should be considered for all woodworking collections. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.



Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Caribbean and African Cooking or Table Magic

Caribbean and African Cooking

Author: Rosamund Grant

The essence of Caribbean cooking lies in using fresh foods, enhanced by spices from the islands, and fresh herbs. Grant captures the rich diversity of her home cooking and its history with lovely anecdotes, delicious recipes and full-color photographs.

Observer

Beautiful, concise and deeply ethnic.

What People Are Saying

Maya Angelou
When Rosamund Grant invites us to join her Caribbean feasts we can almost hear reggae, sitar, and Spanish music...I like this kind of writing and I like this kind of invitation.




Book about: Digital Sensations or Business Intelligence

Table Magic

Author: Tessa Evelegh

Packed with over 100 creative and inspirational ideas for dressing the dining table, this book will help you set the scene for your dinner parties or special occasions.



Monday, February 16, 2009

Flatfish or Feasts of Life

Flatfish (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:

  • Authoritative: Written by experts in their field so you have the most reliable information available.
  • Clear: Our explanations take you step-by-step through everything from performing CPR to threading a needle.
  • Concise: You’ll learn just what you need to know—no more, no less.
  • Precise: Quamut charts include detailed text, photos, and illustrations to show you exactly how to do just about anything.
  • Portable: Your know-how goes with you wherever your projects lead.

Flatfish, explained.

Flatfish include such tasty varieties as sole and flounder. This guide gives you everything you need to know in order to buy and prepare perfect flatfish every time, including:

  • A rundown of the different types of flatfish
  • The nutritional value of different types of flatfish
  • The best ways to cook different varieties of flatfish



Look this: Formación Eficaz:Sistemas, Estrategias y Prácticas

Feasts of Life: Recipes from Nana's Wooden Spoon

Author: Jim Vlaun

A collection of recipes from members of Father Jim's extended family that is as unique as the story each dish has to tell. Discover how this is not so much a book for those who want to be good cooks as it is a resource for those who want to dance with God and loved ones around the table of plenty.  



Sunday, February 15, 2009

Delia Collection or New Good Housekeeping Cookbook

Delia Collection: Fish

Author: Delia Smith

This is a cookbook that will become a kitchen staple. It combines Delia's know-how with plenty of marvelous and original fish dishes, such as Sea Bass with Puy Lentil Salsa, Thai Fish Curry with Mango, Salmon in Champagne Sauce, Chilled Marinated Trout with Fennel, and Linguine with Sardines, Chili, and Capers.

Delia Smith is Britain's reigning queen of cooking, with more than 18 million copies of her cookbooks now in print. In The Delia Collection, she has chosen and compiled, by featured ingredient, her most popular recipes--updating the classics and adding some that are brand new. These are books aimed at experienced cooks as well as kitchen novices, who will be guided by a trusted hand through superb, no-fail recipes.

Author Comments: In compiling these collections, I have chosen what I think are the best and most popular recipes and, at the same time, have added some that are completely new. It is my hope that those who have not previously tried my recipes will now have smaller collections to sample, and that those dedicated followers will appreciate an ordered library to provide easy access and a reminder of what has gone before and may have been forgotten.



Look this: E Commerce Basics or Computer Media and Communication

New Good Housekeeping Cookbook

Author: Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping magazine keeps up with the best new ideas without neglecting the tried-and-true classics. That's why we've completely revised your favorite cookbook to reflect the way you live today.

In addition to all the trusted hows and whys of cooking for family and friends, here's what's new in The New Good Housekeeping Cookbook:

Because American homemakers are more sophisticated about cooking: It has more than 2,000 step-by-step recipes that emphasize fresh ingredients and all the new foods appearing in the supermarkets.

Because we care more about healthy eating: Every recipe contains calorie counts and nutrition information in an easy-to-understand format developed especially for this book.

Because microwave ovens have revolutionized the way we cook: There's a special chapter devoted to recipes specifically created for the microwave - not just adapted from conventional recipes.

Because busy lives allow less time in the kitchen: There are menus for more than 100 meals that can be prepared in less than 40 minutes.

Because even the most experienced cook wants to learn new methods and short-cuts: There are special tips from the editor's kitchen.

-- and because Good Housekeeping is one of the most trusted names in America today -- This brand-new, completely updated edition of an American classic is still the best, most complete, most basic cookbook you can buy.



Monday, February 9, 2009

Vegan Cooking or Japanese Tea Culture

Vegan Cooking

Author: Nicola Graimes

Contains a detailed introduction with specialist advice on vegan foods and how to make the necessary lifestyle changes and add supplements for a healthy vegan diet.



Book about: L'arte di lavoro: Un'antologia della letteratura del posto di lavoro, edizione dell'allievo

Japanese Tea Culture: Art, History and Practice

Author: Morgan Pitelka

Often thought of as a rigid ceremony, Japanese tea practice can in fact be creative, critical, performative, or playful depending on social and historical context. This volume illuminates the diverse appeal of Japanese tea culture.

The authors examine tea in its many guises, ranging from a strategy for forging political alliances and gaining cultural capital in the sixteenth century, to a means of constructing private and public narratives in recent decades. They consider the role of the tea practitioner as art connoisseur and arbiter of value, and the function of the tea gathering as an idealized social gathering. They explore how tea practitioners drove cultural innovation by demanding new styles of ceramics in one period, and utensils modeled on imported Chinese pieces in another The book also demonstrates that writing history became an essential aspect of tea culture through the consideration of forms such as diaries, memoranda, manuals, guidebooks, and twentieth-century film.

One of themain goals of the volume is to apply a broad, critical gaze to Japanese tea culture while avoiding the ponderous discourse common in many English-language studies of tea. It aims to de-center the highly mythologized figure of the tea master Sen no Rikyu, while also disputing the fiction of the dominance of aesthetics over politics in tea. As a whole, this book will appeal to students and teachers of Japanese culture and history, tea practitioners, and collectors of ceramics and other arts influenced by traditional Japanese design. Individual essays will appeal to specialists in more narrowly defined fields, such as the art and history of the Edo period, the material culture ofsixteenth-century Kyoto, or modern film studies.



Sunday, February 8, 2009

Cheapskates Guide to Wine or Cruising Cuisine

Cheapskate's Guide to Wine: How to Enjoy Great Wine at Bargain Prices

Author: Anna Maria Knapp

Great wine doesn't have to cost more when you learn how to select premium wines at bargain prices--many under $10. of photos.



Book review: Hospitality Marketing Management or The Simple Art of Marrying Food and Wine

Cruising Cuisine: Fresh Food from the Galley

Author: Kay Pastorius

The simple and exciting recipes in Cruising Cuisine--everything from crowd-pleasing appetizers to tempting sauces and sinful desserts--are fresh, modern, healthful, and tailored to save cruisers time, energy, and effort. Here are more than 450 recipes for all gastronomical persuasions: Pear Crepes, Apple Pancakes, Porcini Mushroom Dip, Conch Fritters, Curried Rock Scallops, Basque-Style Chicken and Sausage, Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Stir-Fried Thai Chicken in Coconut Sauce. All are far removed from the crunchy-granola, freeze-dried, "open a can of this and add it to a can of that" school of boat cooking.

Kay Pastorius lays out numerous techniques around which the cruising chef can improvise, using what's on hand. She offers tips on how to set up and customize a galley: Did you know, for example, that a wok is ideal for cooking aboard because it makes economic use of whichever heat source you use? And she provides advice on how to stock provisions and deal with supermarket-separation syndrome: how to use fresh ingredients to supplement onboard staples; how to cook your catch; and how to shop for fresh (and safe) local produce, meat, and fish wherever you drop anchor, even in the markets typical of popular cruising stops in Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific.

Kay Pastorius owned and operated San Diego's School of International Cuisine for 20 years. In 1987, she and her husband, Hal, whose drawings adorn Cruising Cuisine, moved aboard a 32-foot Bayliner and began cruising. Since 1992, Kay has written a cooking column for Sea magazine. Kay, whose cruising experience includes coastal Turkey and Thailand, recently completed anextended cruise of Baja California, Central America, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean, aboard her yacht SpiceSea.



Saturday, February 7, 2009

Hospitality Marketing Management or The Simple Art of Marrying Food and Wine

Hospitality Marketing Management

Author: Robert D Reid

Covers the major principles of marketing with a practical, applications oriented approach. This is a core marketing text specifically geared for the hospitality student. It covers the major principles of marketing with a practical, applications oriented approach, rather than traditional marketing texts found in the business programs that focus on a lot of theory.



• Includes coverage of tourism marketing

• Features new material on marketing technology and it's implications in the hospitality industry

• Offers international coverage

• Provides new, applications approach to the discipline of marketing




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The Simple Art of Marrying Food and Wine

Author: Mark Hix

Why does a particular wine taste better with a specific dish? This is the definitive answer to that age-old question, written by two highly respected authorities on the subjects of food and wine. Featuring a practical, recipe-led concept, this tasty guide is divided into various food groups and then broken down further by individual ingredients.

First, Mark Hix provides a wide range of sample recipes, featuring a variety of cooking methods, and shows how cooking processes affect flavor and texture. Malcolm Gluck responds by suggesting a broad selection of the most sublime wine matches for each dish, explaining the chemistry behind each perfect culinary marriage.

Invaluable information boxes cross-reference other ingredients and cooking styles, while wine checklists allow quick access to a variety of wines that complement each dish and its ingredients. In addition, there are more than seventy stunning photographs by award-winning photographer Jason Lowe; information on over 250 wines; and a selection of 45 luscious recipes that will encourage wine and food lovers to explore and learn more about different, delicious pairings.



Friday, February 6, 2009

Parties of the Month or Slimming World Fast Food

Parties of the Month: Memories for a Lifetime

Author: Donna M Schueli

Parties Of The Month...Memories For A Lifetime is a comprehensive book with entertaining ideas for any size gathering! It covers:

  • Party & decorating ideas
  • Games for adults
  • Tips for singles to meet someone at parties
  • Theme-oriented cocktails, toasts & recipes
  • Unique, fast and easy entertaining for every month of the year!

Parties Of The Month will help you entertain, giving you special advice, choices, and ideas when celebrating with a date or spouse to large groups of family, friends, or business associates.

Author Donna Schuelie wroteParties Of The Month for people with busy lifestyles. The ideas and recipes are healthy, quick, and inexpensive. The book is set up in an easy-to-find January to December format.

Celebrate New Years with Champagne Chicken; Enjoy a Touchdown Taco Bake at your Super Bowl party. For Valentine's Day, see the Aphrodisiac section for sensuous food ideas. Have a memorable Easter Egg Hunt. Serve red, white & blue frozen drinks at your 4th of July picnic. Learn how to give a Halloween party of a lifetime with fantastic costume ideas. Enjoy Pumpkin Pie Martinis. Serve red & green pepper wedges for Christmas. The ideas are limitless.



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Slimming World Fast Food

Author: Slimming World Staff

Here are 120 fast and delicious recipes designed to encourage a healthier style of eating for life rather than simply for short-term weight loss.



Thursday, February 5, 2009

Picnics or La Regalade

Picnics: From Crab and Ginger Wraps to Wild Rice Salad

Author: Clare Ferguson

Thirty recipes for picnics and other outdoor feasts, from soups and salads to drinks and desserts. Filled with recipes for impromptu picnics, family outings, and special occasions, this imaginative cookbook allows you to temper your busy schedule with moments of perfect relaxation--and the food to go with it. In Picnics, Clare Ferguson reveals how to prepare, pack, and serve simple yet sumptuous dishes, providing ideal recipes for food on the move. Dishes range from soups and sandwiches to salads, main courses, and desserts, including Proscuitto Wraps, Roasted Peppers, Black Bean Soup, Mushroom Tart, Lemon Squares, Pecan Brownies, and an array of refreshing drinks. So relax and enjoy your meal--al fresco.



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La Regalade: Simple French Bistro Food at Home

Author: Alain Ray


Chef Alain Rayé divulges his secrets to delicious French cooking.

In West Vancouver, people flock to the comforting French country fare served at Chef Alain Rayé's award-winning bistro, La Régalade. Now the delicious tastes and aromas of this successful little bistro can be recreated thanks to the restaurant's companion cookbook.

Accompanied by luscious photography and humorous illustrations, the recipes are easy to follow and rich in flavor. Rayé also suggests wines to maximize the dining experience, and the book is organized by season to take full advantage of the fresh resources each season offers, such as:


    In the Spring:

    • Pork Shanks with Ginger and Kumquats

    In the Summer:

    • Chicken with Lemon Confit

    In the Autumn:

    • Duck Ragout with Wild Mushrooms and Chestnuts

    In the Winter:

    • Lentil Crème Soup with Grilled Bacon.



Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Mrs Rorers Philadelphia Cook Book or Haute as in Oat

Mrs Rorers Philadelphia Cook Book

Author: Sarah Tyson Rorer

Sarah Tyson (Heston) Rorer is considered to be the first dietician in America. In 1882, she founded the Philadelphia Cooking School. Rorer's philosophy of dietetics (using food to maintain health and treat disease) became the cornerstone of her recipes. Through her columns in a Philadelphia-based monthly, Table Talk, and in Ladies' Home Journal, her fame spread. By 1895, she had become so famous that she gave her cooking lectures at Madison Square Garden. The Philadelphia Cook Book was the first of over 50 cookbooks Rorer published. The recipes are classic and easy to follow, with clear instructions and familiar lists of ingredients at the head of each recipe.



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Haute as in Oat: A Pronunciation Guide to European Wines and Cuisines

Author: Wilfred J McConkey

Your guide to the correct pronunciation of European wines and cuisine that is both authoritative and user-friendly.



Monday, February 2, 2009

In 60 Ways or Ice Cream

In 60 Ways

Author: Marshall Cavendish Cuisin

Fix rice in 60 different ways with exciting & varied recipes from all over the world. Warm hearty meals such as Italian Braised Rice with Courgettes & Chinese Fish Soup with Rice, or tasty snacks like Rice Croquettes & Italian Stuffed Rice Balls (Suppli). Part of an exciting new cookbook series!



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Ice Cream

Author: Joanna Farrow

Spectacular frozen desserts have been enjoyed forover 400 years, and now, with this stunning book, ice cream is brought up to date and into the 21st century.



Sunday, February 1, 2009

Mothers Finest or The Culprit and The Cure

Mother's Finest: Southern Cooking Made Easy

Author: Mothers Finest Catering

Mother's Finest is a collection of old Southern recipes handed down through the years from family and friends. The recipes are easy for the novice cook, as well as the experienced chef. Recognized as being one of the best caterers in the metro Atlanta area by the President of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau.



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The Culprit and The Cure: Why Lifestyle is the Culprit Behind America's Poor Health and How Transforming That Lifestyle Can be the Cure

Author: Steve Aldana

This book presents a wealth of evidence that reveals how a healthy diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyles can impact life-span and the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases. It provides easy-to-follow guidelines that will help individuals begin and maintain a healthy lifestyle for life. No infomercials here, just the facts from an authority who knows.



Saturday, January 31, 2009

Culinary Gardens or Wineries of British Columbia

Culinary Gardens: From Design to Palate

Author: McClur

Susan McClure, author of The Herb Gardener: A Guide for All Seasons, gives every gardener just the right mix of information to create your own ornamental, edible garden. The book contains eleven designs for all types of theme gardens - Mexican Sun Garden, American Heirloom Garden, Italian Villa Garden and other - with tips on how to make it your very own "highly liveable" space. But more than just instructions on how to design and what to grow in your theme garden, McClure takes you on an odyssey of harvesting and preparing the abundant rewards from your garden.

Combining McClure's beautiful full-color photographs, original full-color garden designs, plant portraits, recipes and helpful hints, this book is a step-by-step guide for anyone who gardens. With the theme that our garden space is our living space, just as our house is, why not plan a garden that satisfies our personal needs for beauty and liveability, while allowing us to reap the harvest of healthy, organic foods.

Library Journal

McClure's (The Herb Gardener, Garden Way, 1995) book on vegetable gardening emphasizes garden design and recipes more than actual vegetable growing. Popularizing the concepts of Rosemary Verey by using vegetables to please the eye as well as the taste buds, McClure provides designs for 11 different vegetable gardens, from country casual to a formal Elizabethan knot garden. Along with a detailed garden plan, she lists specific varieties of recommended vegetables, fruits, herbs, or flowers and finishes off each chapter with related recipes. Growing guidelines for each plant are contained in the chapter "Encyclopedia of Crops." McClure's designs elevate vegetable gardening from the traditional backyard plot to front-garden eye catchers, but libraries will have to judge whether local interest justifies the price.Molly Newling, Piscataway P.L., N.J.



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Wineries of British Columbia

Author: John Schreiner


Covering 122 wineries, John Schreiner outlines the history of production and rise to fame of the province's domestic wines. Full of useful resources such as wine shop hours and contact information, The Wineries of British Columbia is an invaluable tour guide.



Friday, January 30, 2009

Cooking with Sea Vegetables or Totally Picnic Cookbook

Cooking with Sea Vegetables

Author: Peter Bradford

High in minerals and protein and low in calories, sea vegetables have always been valued for their rejuvenating and purifying properties. They can be combined with other foods to form the basis of a balanced diet free from meat, dairy products and additives. This book is a comprehensive guide to this traditional food of the future.



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Totally Picnic Cookbook

Author: Helene Seigel

This is another die-cut cutie, this time tailor-made for cooking and dining in the great outdoors. Totally Picnic presents a potpurri of al fresca feasts for a host of inspired occasions-from an intimate indoor fete to a Baja beach bash. This book is a welcome addition to the Totally cookbook series for outdoor enthusiasts and cooks alike!



Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Recetas de Chocolate or The Microwave Kitchen Handbook

Recetas de Chocolate: Desde los Granos de Cacao A las Madalenas, Mousses y Moles

Author: Caroline Jeremy

From simple to sophisticated and sweet to savory, these are 100 of the most decadent and delicious recipes featuring one of the most versatile and luxurious ingredients in the world—chocolate. Chapters include quick and easy recipes, seasonal recipes, innovative dishes, simple secrets, cooking techniques, and traditional concoctions such as cookie and cake recipes. Peppered with anecdotal histories of the Mayas of Belize, the harvesting of cacao plants, and the production of chocolate, this decadent cookbook is a delight for all senses. 
 
Desde recetas simples a sofisticadas, dulces o saladas, estas son 100 de las recetas más decadentes de uno de los ingredientes más versátiles del mundo. Delicioso en cualquier ocasión, el chocolate es más que un simple postre. Los capítulos incluyen recetas rápidas y fáciles, usos para cada temporada, platos interesantes, secretos sencillos, técnicas de preparación y usos tradicionales como recetas para galletas y pasteles. También incluye varias anécdotas acerca de la historia de los mayas de Belice, el cultivo del cacao y la producción del chocolate. Este delectable recetario es una delicia para todos los sentidos.



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The Microwave Kitchen Handbook

Author: Carol Bowen

Provides all the essential information, from selecting microwave settings to choosing and caring for the equipment.



Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Barbecue Secrets or Rum

Barbecue Secrets

Author: Ronnie Shewchuck


Do you live for the joy of cooking outdoors? Get ready to turn routine grilling into "high ceremonial cooking," because Ron "Rockin' Ronnie" Shewchuk, international barbecue champion, is ready to share his recipes with backyard cooks. From stories of the competitive barbecue circuit to recipes that will blow your guests away, Barbecue Secrets is the ultimate guide to the barbecue lifestyle.

The book includes over 100 recipes for rubs, marinades and sauces, side dishes, seafood, desserts, drinks, and meat dishes. You will find the Classic Burger Deluxe, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Championship Barbecue Chicken, and Texas Slow-Smoked Brisket. Recipes are categorized as Classic Everyday, Asian, Mediterranean, Southwestern, and Championship Q, making it simple for readers to identify related dishes and plan a menu with ease. "Rockin' Ronnie" provides an insider's view of the fascinating world of competitive barbecue. His humorous anecdotes and historical facts make Barbecue Secrets an essential guide for backyard gourmets everywhere.



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Rum: A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776

Author: Ian Williams

Rum arguably shaped the modern world. It was to the eighteenth century what oil is to the present, but its significance has been diminished by a misguided sense of old-fashioned morality dating back to Prohibition. In fact, Rum shows that even the Puritans took a shot now and then. Rum, too, was one of the major engines of the American Revolution, a fact often missing from histories of the era. Ian Williams's book—as biting and multilayered as the drink itself—triumphantly restores rum's rightful place in history, taking us across space and time, from the slave plantations of seventeenth-century Barbados (the undisputed birthplace of rum) through Puritan and revolutionary New England, to voodoo rites in modern Haiti, where to mix rum with Coke risks invoking the wrath of the gods. He also depicts the showdown between the Bacardi family and Fidel Castro over the control of the lucrative rights to the Havana Club label. Telling photographs are also featured in this barnstorming history of the real "Spirit of 1776."

Publishers Weekly

The Nation's Williams (Deserter: Bush's War on Military Families) offers a spirited-if rambling-discussion of the history and spread of rum, from the field-side stills of 17th-century Barbados to the scientifically calibrated factories of modern multinationals like Bacardi. His main point? That the "role of rum and drink in both causing and effecting the American Revolution has been filtered out" of our history books. Williams details the mechanics of the pre-Revolutionary triangles of trade: African slaves for the Caribbean sugarcane plantations were purchased with rum distilled in New England from Caribbean molasses. He deftly describes how the American colonists evaded British taxation of rum-making supplies, and relishes the notion of our patriotic forefathers as a bunch of rum-sozzled smugglers. His other discussions-on the use of rum rations by various countries' navies, the production of rum in other parts of the world, the efficacy of Prohibition and his own rum-tasting forays-are less focused. Readers also may tire of Williams's tendency to overwork the liquor metaphor: "cultural alembic," "heady cocktail," "good spirits," "the equation in a small tot," etc. 10 pages of b&w illus. not seen by PW. Agent, Colin Campbell. (Sept.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

All about the distilled spirit that fueled the slave trade and sparked the American Revolution. Nation correspondent Williams, author of foodstuff histories Salt (2001) and Spice (2004), documents the etymological origins of rum-"kill-devil" is one especially pungent early name for the stuff. In the Caribbean, especially Barbados, massive plantations grew the bulk of the cane that could be transformed into what the English for a time called "Barbados Waters." The brutal work of sugar production required untold numbers of slaves, a vital component of 18th-century trading among Africa, the Caribbean and the New England colonies. Williams highlights just how lucrative and corrupting the business was, comparing the colonial-era Caribbean to today's petroleum-enriched Middle East. He ascribes to the rum business the origins of the French-Indian War and the American Revolution. During the 1760s, colonists smuggled one barrel of rum for every two that were legally taxed, and their desire for cheap liquor whipped up plenty of anti-Crown sentiment. The story becomes less colorful as it comes closer to modern times: Life at sea just isn't as much fun once British and American navies stop issuing grog rations; and the consolidating efforts of substandard producers like Bacardi are hardly as interesting, though arguably less reprehensible, than the activities of those who sold "the rum that was made from the molasses that had been traded for cod . . . then bartered in West Africa for yet more slaves." Nonetheless, Williams (himself an avid collector of rumabilia) keeps his narrative chatty and informative to the end. Rambunctious, rollicking history, sodden with tasty lore.



Monday, January 26, 2009

Homemade in Half the Time or Shiok

Homemade in Half the Time: Over 200 Easy and Delicious Recipes for Everyday

Author: Shea Waggoner

Preparing high-quality, home-cooked meals in record time has never been easier—or more delicious!

You can enjoy that special homemade taste without spending hours in the kitchen. The new generation of convenience foods—like precut produce and premarinated meats—make it possible to enjoy outstanding home-cooked meals, fast! You simply need to know what ingredients to buy, what cooking techniques to use, and when you can safely slash preparation and cooking time without sacrificing taste.

Here readers will learn how to shave 3 hours off Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits or how to make a Clementine Tart with White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie Crust in only 8 minutes of hands-on time. In fact, more than 50 recipes require only five ingredients or less (plus salt and pepper). And readers will get two meals for the work of one with Double-Duty Dinners (learning, for instance, how to transform a set-aside portion of Roasted Chicken and Turnips in Peanut Sauce into Thai Chicken Noodle Salad). Menus and shopping guides make planning for a week’s meals as hassle-free as possible.

With more than 200 streamlined recipes and a wealth of ingenious time-saving tips, Homemade in Half the Time is the perfect cookbook for 21st-century America, when people’s schedules are more hectic than ever yet they are more demanding about the flavor and healthfulness of the meals they eat.



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Shiok!: Terry Tan's Favorite Singapore Recipes

Author: Terry Tan

Discover, explore, and savor the delights of the kitchen with the doyen of Singaporean cuisine. Shiok! (which means Wow!) is a blessing to the novice-the encyclopedia of ingredients, detailed description of utensils and implements, and notes on techniques will help even the greenest cook explore this luscious culinary realm. And for the veteran, Shiok! is both a bible of standard classics like chili crab, satay, and bak kut and a guide to new favorites such as chicken tempura, healthy nasi ulam, and creative versions of roti prata. With over 100 color photographs, Shiok! is an attractive, easy-to-use introduction to the cuisine of this rising star of Asia.



Sunday, January 25, 2009

Lets Have a Dog Party or The Gourmet Potluck

Let's Have a Dog Party: 20 tailwagging celebrations to Share with Your Best Friend

Author: Ingrid E Newkirk

Dogs don't need a reason to celebrate, and neither should their guardians! With Ingrid E. Newkirk's Let's Have a Dog Party! you'll learn that every day can be a special occasion-Ingrid shows you just how to make the most of it for dogs and yourself.

Each page is packed with tips for:

    Hosting a themed party, including fiestas, luaus, adoption-day celebrations, and "bark" mitzvahs
  • Creating goodie bags and gifts for canine and human guests
  • Making dog food and people food with recipes from Alicia Silverstone, Jackie Chan, William Shatner, and other stars who love dogs
  • Celebrating doggie joy every day of the year
Whether it's a ride in the car, a trip to the beach, a special viewing of a D(dog)-rated film, or a good old-fashioned howl at the moon, Ingrid explains how to throw the perfect party for the ultimate party animal.



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The Gourmet Potluck: Show-Stopping Recipes for the Buffet Table

Author: Beth Hensperger

Has yet another potluck invitation landed in your mailbox? The anitdote to any resulting what-should-I-bring woes, The Gourmet Potluck is the definitive guide to being the star of every meal cooked by committee. Here, the caterer and award-winning cookbook author Beth Hensperger shares her fifty favorite crowd-pleasing recipes, including Filo Green Tart with Fresh Dill and Feta; Zucchini, Turkey, and Wild Rice Casserole; Sweet Potato Torta with Apple, Parmesan, and Fresh Thyme; and Moroccan Chicken with Dried Fruit and Olives.

Organized seasonally and focusing on fresh ingredients (with several vegetarian options), these recipes are sophisticated, straightforward, and so delicious that everyone will beg for copies. Some recipes are scaled to serve an intimate gathering of eight people; others, a large buffet of thirty-six. All transport well, have a wide appeal, and are proven to send the serving dish home empty. Each recipe also includes a preparation timeline, serving equipment requirements, transportation notes, and reheating instructions. From Super Bowl parties to summer barbecues to bridal showers, this book dishes up ideas and tips aplenty for every potluck occasion.



Saturday, January 24, 2009

New Orleans Seafood Cookbook or New Roadhouse Recipes

New Orleans Seafood Cookbook

Author: Andrew Jaeger

The third-generation seafood chef and proprietor of the famous French Quarter restaurant presents 125 of his best-loved recipes, lavishly illustrated with full-color photos.

Publishers Weekly

Jaeger and DeMers have created a primer to get cooks who don't know an touff e from a gumbo on the road to Creole bliss. Chef Jaeger, whose family has been in the New Orleans seafood business for decades, and veteran cookbook scribe DeMers spare not an ounce of Southern hospitality while instructing how to peel shrimp, open an oyster and suck the spice out of the head of a crawfish. Missing and needed, however, are suggestions on just how to acquire, say, some fresh Channel Catfish or the obscure Southern fruit known as a mirliton. Meanwhile there is no shortage of Jaeger family history, New Orleans small talk and tips on living the good life (cranked-up music, Louisiana shrimp and a cold beer). Recipes run the gamut from the simple (Fried Shrimp, Blackened Tuna) to the sublime (Crawfish Ravioli in a Hot Brandy Cream Sauce, Oysters Rockefeller) and the ridiculous (a Bread Pudding that absorbs a can of fruit cocktail, a Jambalaya that calls for a quarter pound of margarine). Preambles to each of the recipes often prove amusingly disarming: the directions for a questionable concoction called Asparagus-Lemon-Cream Trout begin by stating, "Sometimes you try a combination and just get lucky." Such logic makes this collection a worthwhile gamble for easy-does-it cooks or die-hard Yankees in search of a different cuisine. (July) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.



Table of Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSvii
INTRODUCTION1
STIRRING THE GUMBO POT11
NEW ORLEANS SEAFOOD GLOSSARY17
SHRIMP23
OYSTERS51
CRABS67
FISH85
CRAWFISH101
LAGNIAPPE123
DESSERTS135
BASICS143
INDEX153
ABOUT THE AUTHORS164

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New Roadhouse Recipes

Author: Morris Communication Corp

Travelers and cooks alike will enjoy this new collection of recipes from the editors of The Milepost. Almost 200 entries submitted by restaurants, hotels, lodges, inns and bed and breakfasts fill the pages of this book, representing the best the North's "new" roadhouses have to offer.



Thursday, January 22, 2009

Enciclopedia Del Vino or Nashvilles Lower Broad

Enciclopedia Del Vino

Author: Christian Callec

Educational, entertaining, and stimulating to the senses, these authoritative and handsome encyclopedias present each of their subjects in rich detail. Packed with information, photographs, and illustrations, each book is organized around helpful themes.

This photographic reference of vineyards, wine cellars, wines, wine bottles, and wine labels from around the world describes the various grapes, history, origin, and manufacturing of wines from the exotic tastes of the Middle East to the bold newcomers from California.
 
 

Conteniendo información completa, estas hermosas enciclopedias son también educativas y entretenidas. Ya sea para satisfacer la curiosidad o para estimular los sentidos presentan cada uno de los temas con gran detalle. Llenas de información, fotografías e ilustraciones, cada trabajo en esta serie es de muy fácil acceso ya que están ingeniosamente organizadas en torno a temas prácticos.

Incluye más de 800 fotografías de viñedos, bodegas, vinos, botellas de vinos y etiquetas de todo el mundo. Describe la variedad de uvas, su historia y origen y también la producción de vinos que van desde las variedades más exóticas del Medio Oriente como a las más notables y nuevas de California.



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Nashville's Lower Broad: The Street that Music Made

Author: Bill Rouda

A gritty, moving, and honest profile in time of a legendary wellspring of country musicLike Beale Street in Memphis and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Lower Broadway was the heart of the country music scene in Nashville, the place where locals could rub elbows with stars and impromptu jam sessions could last late into the night. But after the Grand Ole Opry moved out of the Ryman Auditorium in the 1970s, Lower Broad deteriorated into a down-and-out skid row. When the Ryman's reopening and urban gentrification started bringing people—especially tourists—back to Lower Broad in the 1990s, locals fought to retain some of its old-time authenticity. Bill Rouda's evocative photographs captured the return of the spirit of real country music in honky-tonks like Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and Robert's Western World. Here bands like the hip, retro BR549 played for tips while fans danced the night away, ignoring the shadows of the newly constructed convention center and the glare of Planet Hollywood. Rouda's photographs also capture legends like Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson and attest to the true heart and soul of country music. 90 duotones.

Author Biography: Bill Rouda, a commercial and documentary photographer, lives in North Carolina. Lucinda Williams is a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter. David Eason is professor of journalism at Middle Tennessee State University.



Table of Contents:
Forewordvii
Prefacexi
Longing for a Song: Nashville's Lower Broadway in Good Times and Bad1
Nashville's Lower Broad18
Acknowledgments130