Party Planning Books

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

2009-12-06T16:30:00.000-08:00

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.

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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

Sushi or Vegetarian Visitor

2009-12-05T12:49:00.000-08:00

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.

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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.

Talking at Trenas or Choice Cookery

2009-12-04T09:07:00.000-08:00

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.

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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.

As Fresh as It Gets or French Household Cookery

2009-12-03T05:26:00.000-08:00

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.

Bar and Beverage Book or The Comfort Food Cookbook

2009-12-02T01:44:00.000-08:00

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.

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.

Merlot or Vegetarian Britain

2009-11-30T22:03:00.000-08:00

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.

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

2009-11-29T18:22:00.000-08:00

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.

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.

Dictionary of Renewable Resources or Food Cost

2009-11-28T14:41:00.000-08:00

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)

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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.

Fish Drying and Smoking or The Story of Crisco

2009-02-23T16:27:00.000-08:00

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.

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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

Cocinar con pescado or Roman Banquet

2009-02-22T12:45:00.000-08:00

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.

	List of Illustrations
	Preface
	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	Romans, Greeks, and Others on the Banqueting Couch	11
Ch. 2	Place Settings	36
Ch. 3	Public Dining	72
Ch. 4	Drinking in the Tomb	103
Ch. 5	Banqueting in Late Antiquity	141
Ch. 6	The Last Banqueters	175
	Conclusion	203
	Notes	209
	Glossary	251
	Abbreviations	259
	Bibliography	261
	Index of Ancient Sources	281
	Index of Sites and Monuments	285
	General Index	289

The Asphodel Plantation Cookbook or Food Morals and Meaning

2009-02-21T09:03:00.000-08:00

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.

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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.

Sophie Grigsons Country Kitchen or Fair Shares for All

2009-02-20T05:22:00.000-08:00

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.

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.)

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

School Library Journal

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.

How to Make Burgers or Classic Kitchen Projects

2009-02-19T01:40:00.000-08:00

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

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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.

Caribbean and African Cooking or Table Magic

2009-02-17T21:59:00.000-08:00

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.

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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.

Flatfish or Feasts of Life

2009-02-16T18:18:00.000-08:00

Flatfish (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

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

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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.

Delia Collection or New Good Housekeeping Cookbook

2009-02-15T14:36:00.000-08:00

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.

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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.

Vegan Cooking or Japanese Tea Culture

2009-02-09T16:34:00.000-08:00

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.

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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.

Cheapskates Guide to Wine or Cruising Cuisine

2009-02-08T12:52:00.000-08:00

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.

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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.

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

2009-02-07T09:10:00.000-08:00

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.

Parties of the Month or Slimming World Fast Food

2009-02-06T05:27:00.000-08:00

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.

Picnics or La Regalade

2009-02-05T01:45:00.000-08:00

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.

Mrs Rorers Philadelphia Cook Book or Haute as in Oat

2009-02-03T22:03:00.000-08:00

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.

In 60 Ways or Ice Cream

2009-02-02T18:22:00.000-08:00

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.

Mothers Finest or The Culprit and The Cure

2009-02-01T14:40:00.000-08:00

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.

Culinary Gardens or Wineries of British Columbia

2009-01-31T10:57:00.000-08:00

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.

Cooking with Sea Vegetables or Totally Picnic Cookbook

2009-01-30T07:15:00.000-08:00

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!

Recetas de Chocolate or The Microwave Kitchen Handbook

2009-01-28T15:17:00.000-08:00

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.

The Microwave Kitchen Handbook

Author: Carol Bowen

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

Barbecue Secrets or Rum

2009-01-27T11:35:00.000-08:00

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.

New interesting textbook: Safety at Work or Effective Management

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.

Homemade in Half the Time or Shiok

2009-01-26T07:53:00.000-08:00

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.

Interesting textbook: Casos e Materiais sobre Transferência de Bens imóveis, Finanças, e Desenvolvimento

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.

Lets Have a Dog Party or The Gourmet Potluck

2009-01-25T04:11:00.000-08:00

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:

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.

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.

New Orleans Seafood Cookbook or New Roadhouse Recipes

2009-01-24T00:29:00.000-08:00

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.

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.

Enciclopedia Del Vino or Nashvilles Lower Broad

2009-01-22T20:47:00.000-08:00

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.

Interesting textbook: Armageddon Oil and Terror or Working toward Whiteness

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.

Women of Wine or Great Whole Grain Breads

2009-01-21T17:06:00.000-08:00

Women of Wine: The Rise of Women in the Global Wine Industry

Author: Ann B Matasar

This inspiring, engagingly written book, with its personal approach and global scope, is the first to explore women's increasingly influential role in the wine industry, traditionally a very male-dominated domain. Women of Wine draws on interviews with dozens of leading women winemakers, estate owners, professors, sommeliers, wine writers, and others in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere to create a fascinating mosaic of the women currently shaping the wine world that also offers a revealing insiders' look at the wine industry.

To set the stage, Ann B. Matasar chronicles the historical barriers to women's participation in the industry, reviews post-World War II changes that created new opportunities for them, and pays tribute to a few extraordinary nineteenth-century women who left their mark on wine despite the odds against them. She then turns to her primary topic: an accessible discussion of women associated with some of the most prestigious wineries and institutions in both the Old and New Worlds that emphasizes their individual and collective contributions. Matasar also considers issues of importance to women throughout the business world including mentors, networking, marriage, family, education, self-employment versus the corporate life, and risk taking.

Library Journal

After reading this well-documented chronicle on the growing presence of women in the centuries-old wine industry, one understands why wine is gaining in popularity over other alcoholic beverages: the "women of wine" are passionate about both their path and their product. Through revealing profiles of all of the major women in the global wine industry, Matasar (business, emerita, Roosevelt Univ.; Corporate PACs and Federal Campaign Financing Laws) shows that the obstacles-gender bias, social mores, etc.-that women must overcome to gain success in this historically male-dominated field are not qualitatively different from those encountered in other professions. Matasar interviewed representative women from all facets of the trade in the United States, as well as in Great Britain, France, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand: they are owners of great wineries, marketers, sommeliers, writers, and educators. Oenophiles as well as the merely curious will rejoice in learning intriguing facets of the industry, including the demanding test that must be passed before an aspirant can be called a "Master of Wine." A solid choice for large business, hospitality, and women's studies collections.-Peter R. Latusek, Stanford Graduate Sch. of Business Lib., CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Women Need Not Apply
2. The Changing Face of the Wine Business
3. A Toast to the Past
4. Viticultrices et Propriétaires
5. Le Donne del Vino
6. The New World: California
7. The New World: The Southern Hemisphere
8. Knowledge Is Power
9. Uncorking Sales
10. Past, Present, Future

Appendix 1: List of Interviews
Appendix 2: Women Masters of Wine
Appendix 3: Women Master Sommeliers
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Books about: Secular Conscience or Utopia

Great Whole Grain Breads

Author: Beatrice A Ojakangas

The crust, the texture, the aroma, the taste-a hearty whole grain bread makes the meal or, in the case of the cheese breads, blinis, or calzone that Beatrice Ojakangas serves up, becomes the meal. The seasoned baker and the passionate amateur, the connoisseur and the simply famished will find plenty to celebrate in Ojakangas's classic bread-making book.

Whether it's traditional Finnish rye, old-fashioned corn bread, scones, croissants, pretzels, or popovers, the perfect bread for any occasion can be found in this book, along with companionable advice for making it perfectly every time. For the baker with no time to spare, Ojakangas includes a large assortment of fast and easy breads.

With more than 250 sweet-and-savory recipes, easy-to-follow, step-by-step techniques for mixing and kneading, and special hints for working with whole grains, Great Whole Grain Breads should find a place in every baker's kitchen.

Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of dozens of cookbooks, including The Great Scandinavian Baking Book, Scandinavian Feasts, and The Great Holiday Baking Book, all published by Minnesota. She has appeared on television's Baking with Julia Child and Martha Stewart's Living, and has written articles for many newspapers and magazines, including Cooking Light, Family Circle, and Bon Appetit. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

American Food or Lo mejor de Italia

2009-01-20T13:23:00.000-08:00

American Food: The Gastronomic Story

Author: Evan Jones

What exactly is American Food? The answer to that elusive question must lie in the sum of America's many historical parts, from the first encounters between Puritan settlers and Native Americans to the eclectic traditions that German, French, Italian, Greek, and Asian immigrants have brought to this country.

In a journey stuffed with delicious history and delightful anecdotes, Evan Jones traces our culinary heritage from colonial times into the present. As he examines such diverse American kitchen achievements as soul food, Cajun cooking, Yankee-Hill country fare, and festive Southern dinners, he proves that there is a delicious and uniquely American style of cooking. American Food is the perfect kitchen companion for the patriotic gourmet.

Book about: Pure Simple Natural Weight Control or The Dish

Lo mejor de Italia

Author: Sophie Braimbridg

With recipes for everything from antipasti and soup to pasta, risotto, meat, and vegetables, this is the perfect book for anyone with an interest in Italian food. With a glossary of ingredients and cooking terms, as well as notes on preparing and serving dishes, even beginners will have no trouble making meals infused with the flavor of Italy.

New New Southern Basics or Two of Usand Friends

2009-01-18T02:54:00.000-08:00

New New Southern Basics

Author: Martha Phelps Stamps

Southern cooking was an act of art and love at one time, according to Martha Stamps, but during the middle of the twentieth century an "abomination of honest southern cooking" took place. As women joined the work force in ever-increasing numbers, their lives became so busy that eating became an inconvenience and cooking a chore. Anything that could render the job of feeding the family more convenient was hallowed. Instant meals, frozen foods, microwaves-these became the staples of "cooking," replacing the knowledge and techniques once handed down from generation to generation. Casserole Cuisine-"just add Velveeta and a can of cream of mushroom soup"-pushed aside the traditional hearty cuisine of the South.

Blessedly, a change is occurring throughout the nation and particularly in the South. Today's homemakers are looking to get back in touch with the foods of character that previous generations took for granted. The cuisine celebrated in The New New Southern Basics performs that role, reaching back to a generation that took the time to do things right and recreating the basic southern foods in ways that accommodate the tastes and nutritional concerns of our time. Martha Stamps exalts the use of fresh ingredients and cooking from scratch, noting that this is more than a matter of style; it tastes better and is much more valuable nutritionally and economically.

The first edition of this book, The New Southern Basics, was published to critical acclaim in 1997. "This is the food that has found its way to the hottest restaurants in New York and Los Angeles, but which tastes even better at home," Stamps writes. This food is "worth taking a little time and giving a little effort, for your friends, your family, your own satisfaction."

Interesting book: Southwestern Grill or Cooks Guide to Grains

Two of Us...and Friends: A Young Couple's Guide to Entertaining (Easily, Affordably) with Wit and Style

Author: Jessie Carry Saunders

The Two of Us...and Friends introduces young couples to cooking and entertaining, while providing fun and inexpensive ways to have all the extras like flowers, candles, and invitations. There are no styrofoam balls to roll in glitter, only useful, elegant, and playful ways to entertain with ease and style. Organized with the 2-4-6-8 principle, each section contains four full menus, plus cooking, decorating, and entertaining tips taken from real life experiences. The "2" chapter, for "The Two of You," deals with the couple's care and feeding, emphasizing the need for alone time. The "4" chapter for a "Party of Four" includes easy but sophisticated menus with a seasonal bent. "6" celebrates "The Joy of Six" with lunches and dinners, sometimes in unusual places, and "Eight and Up" changes the formula slightly to provide not only a swanky dinner party for eight, but for sixteen, twenty-four, and thirty-two. Special "Multiplication Tables" note which menus are easily halved, doubled, and more, with specific notes on what might occur if the reader wants to alter the recipes. Easy, annotated recipe conversions provide additional assistance. Rounding out this Uniquely wonderful book are Jessie's exuberant, contemporary tone, unique entertaining suggestions, and delicious watercolor illustrations throughout.

All about Soups and Stews or Field Guide to Buying Organic

2009-01-17T16:12:00.000-08:00

All about Soups and Stews

Author: Irma S Rombauer

The book that taught America how to cook, now illustrated with glorious color photography

ALL ABOUT

SOUPS & STEWS

A fresh and original way to put the classic advice of Joy of Cooking to work -- illustrated and designed in a beautiful and easy-to-use new book.

Chapters covering vegetable soups and stews, legume soups and stews, chowders, meat and poultry soups and stews, fruit soups, and more
More than 130 of Joy's most popular recipes -- from Fresh Tomato Soup to Mulligatawny Soup to Brunswick Stew -- plus recipes for 14 different stocks
Easy-to-follow tips and techniques for effective storage, serving, and ingredient substitutions

Sixty years after Irma Rombauer advised new cooks to "Stand facing the stove," America's love affair with Joy of Cooking continues unabated. And why not? Joy in hand, tens of millions of people -- from novices to professionals -- have learned to do everything from make a meat loaf to clean a squid to frost a wedding cake. For decades, Joy of Cooking has taught America how to cook, serving as the standard against which all other cookbooks are judged.

All About Soups & Stews upholds that standard. While keeping the conversational and instructional manner of the flagship book, All About Soups & Stews is organized into ten chapters that cover stocks and broths, chowders, fish and seafood soups and stews, fruit soups, and more. This book incorporates more than 130 of Joy's best-loved recipes -- Chicken Stock to Irish Stew to Melon Soup. You'll also find recipes for a dozen or more condiments and quick breads, as well astechniques for straining and storing stock. Add to that more than 150 original photographs, specially commissioned for this volume, presented in the most easy-to-use design imaginable.

Whether you belong to one of the millions of American households that already own a copy (or two) of Joy, or you have never cracked the spine of a cookbook before, Joy of Cooking: All About Soups & Stews is for you. It is a spectacular achievement, worthy of its name. Joy has never been more beautiful.

The Indispensable Kitchen Resource...

All-New, All-Purpose, and now All-in-Color

Library Journal

The first four titles in a new series, these are spin-offs from The All New All Purpose Joy of Cooking (LJ 10/15/97), the major revision of the old favorite. Unlike the "new Joy" or any previous edition, these are filled with photographs, 100 full-color and 50 black-and-white each. Most of the text and the recipes come directly from the 1997 book, although some of the material has been reorganized, and some new material is included that didn't make it into that edition. (On the other hand, not all the recipes from the chicken chapter, for example, made it into All About Chicken.) The books have a very appealing look, and readers will find the photographs of ingredients, finished dishes, and techniques helpful, but since the 1,136-page Joy is still available for $35, most home cooks may not want to buy these, too. By the same token, they seem great for "borrowing," and libraries are sure to face demand. Strongly recommended. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Interesting textbook: Machine at Work or Just a Housewife

Field Guide to Buying Organic

Author: Luddene Perry

The definitive guide to healthful, affordable food shopping in the Organic Age—from a pioneer in the organic movement

What does it really mean when a food is labeled organic? While many of us believe there are good reasons to buy organic, what exactly are they? The authors of this indispensable handbook sift fact from fiction to help you make informed decisions that are right for you. Here is everything you need to know, including when paying more for organic is worth it—and when it’s not. A Field Guide to Buying Organic provides you with:

·Self-tests to determine your current organic-shopping habits—and the type of organic shopper you want to become

·A primer on organic food standards, labels, and seals

·Health and quality comparisons of organically grown versus conventionally grown produce

·An aisle-by-aisle supermarket guide to information about the most popular organic produce, dairy, meat and poultry, baked goods, nuts, seeds, grains, convenience foods, and drinks

·The truth about pesticides, hormones, genetically modified foods (GMOs), toxins, and bacteria

…Plus illustrations featuring product logos and contact information, and a fascinating overview of the evolution of organics

Publishers Weekly

Perry, a teacher and consultant to the organic food industry, and freelance writer Schultz skillfully guide readers through the complexities of organic food production, distribution and consumption to help informed purchasing decisions. They begin by detailing the history of organic farming; federal regulations and the U.S.D.A. certification process; nonorganic practices of concern for consumers (pesticides, hormones, genetically engineered organisms and crops, etc.); and the effects of current production methods on the environment and society. Then, they give an aisle-by-aisle guide to supermarket and health food store shelves. Useful tools-such as label and ingredient comparisons, a brand guide, explanations of processing methods-will allow readers to confidently choose between conventional and organic products. In each section, the authors offer quizzes for readers to pinpoint the concerns that drive their choices: health, economic, environmental, social or culinary. Readers whose main motivation is to safeguard health may be surprised to learn that some organic products don't have clear advantages over conventional ones, while those who seek the freshest, best-performing products may be inspired to select organic items more frequently. Similarly, price-conscious shoppers will discover that some organic products do offer definite advantages for only a few cents more. The authors' balanced approach should appeal to those committed to organics and skeptics alike. (Aug. 30) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

With organic food turning into big business, savvy consumers will appreciate this guide to groceries. Beginning with explanations of organic labeling, certification, and pricing, Perry, a consultant to the organic food industry, and Schultz, a freelance writer, go on to explain the evolution of the organic movement in terms of environmental, societal, and health concerns. In chapters devoted to each major store aisle, the authors use easy-to-interpret tables to explain how food is produced and brought to market, highlighting important points about conventional vs. organic production, best bets, and guides to brands. They debunk common misconceptions along the way, just as Steve Meyerowitz did in The Organic Food Guide: How To Shop Smarter and Eat Healthier. Although well documented, Buying Organic may overwhelm more casual shoppers owing to the array of covered topics. Recommended for larger public libraries.-Bonnie Poquette, Boerner Botanical Gardens Lib., Milwaukee Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	1
	A Note to the Reader	5
Part I	Organic Foods and You	7
Chapter 1	Organics 101	13
Chapter 2	The Evolution of Organic Agriculture	31
Chapter 3	Organic Foods and Your Health	43
Chapter 4	Organic Foods and the Environment	59
Chapter 5	Organic Foods and Society	73
Part II	Navigating the Aisles	87
Aisle 1	The Produce Department	97
Aisle 2	Breads, Cereals, Pasta, and Grains	131
Aisle 3	Seeds, Beans, Nuts, and Oils	155
Aisle 4	The Dairy Case	181
Aisle 5	Meat and Fish	215
Aisle 6	Beverages	245
Aisle 7	Processed Foods	277
	Conclusion: Beyond the Checkout Counter	307
	Notes	315
	Index	335

Steeped or Moms Secret Recipe File

2009-01-17T05:30:00.000-08:00

Steeped: In the World of Tea

Author: Sharon Bard

Spanning the globe from Russia to Japan, from Kenya to Palestine, from Germany to Sumatra, Steeped is a literary anthology about the world's most popular drink. This full-color, beautifully illustrated collection celebrates the ancient traditions of tea and their place in the modern world. Here are recipes for Moroccan mint tea, the perfect Indian chai, and Chinese fertility tea. And just as conversation and stories go naturally with a cup of tea, here are stories that take you around the world: to Japan during the Korean War, to a tea picnic in the Himalayas, to a Sumatran jungle where POWs drink English tea over chess, to an American kitchen where a Palestinian makes mint tea.

	Introduction	9
	Monkey-Picked Oolong	11
	Dr. Fu's Tea	13
	A Geography of Tea	19
	Extra Malty Assam	29
	Picnic Tea on Flag Hill	31
	Making Tea	36
	The Wine of the Poor	39
	Kenya, Marinya Estate	49
	Chai	51
	Streaming Green Tea	63
	Peppermint Tea: A Cultural Inheritance	77
	Strong Brew	87
	When Mom Was a Hippie	99
	Closed Eyes Smiling	107
	Passage	119
	C'est bon, ca	129
	Moroccan Mint Tea	135
	Sumatran Moonlight	139
	Lapsang Souchong	155
	Tell Me Something Good	157
	Tea Cups and Christmas Angels	167
	Making a Cup of Green Tea, I Stop the War	175
	Ti Kuan Yin	179
	About the Writers	181

Mom's Secret Recipe File: More than 125 Treasured Recipes from the Mothers of Our Greatest Chefs

Author: Christopher Styler

Mom's Secret Recipe File is a veritable Who's Who of American cooking!

Finally, a book that reveals our top celebrity chefs' most secret recipes -- the ones their moms taught them.

Who inspired Jamie Oliver to put a premium on fresh, "naked" food? Who influenced Sylvia Woods' talent for titillating the sweet tooth? It just might have something to do with their mothers. Now, in this one-of-a-kind cookbook, America's top celebrity chefs divulge the cooking secrets that started it all. Mom's Secret Recipe File features endearing stories, approachable recipes, family cooking lore, valuable tips, and timeless advice from each chef/mother pair. The duos are featured in "mini chapters" that begin with short introductions written by the chefs -- a favorite memory about how their moms' cooking styles inspired their own -- followed by four recipes from their moms' secret files.

Mom's Secret Recipe File is not only a perfect Mother's Day gift, it's sure to become a cooking classic.

Other chefs who share their mothers' recipes include:

--Jamie Oliver
--Nigella Lawson
--Sara Moulton
--Lidia Bastianich
--Daniel Boulud
--Art Smith
--Chris Styler
--Sylvia Woods
--Jacques Pepin
--Rose L Beranbaum
--Barbara Kafka
--Nick Malgieri
--Joan Nathan
--Ming Tsai
--Martin Yan
--Mollie Katzen
--Tom Colicchio
--Jim Perdue
--Jasper White
--Anthony Bourdain
--Rocco DiSpirito

A portion of the proceeds of Mom's Secret Recipe File will go to the Women's Commision for Refugee Women and Children, which since 1989 has worked to improve the lives and defend the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children, and adolescents.

Editor Chris Styler is an experienced chef, restaurant consultant, recipe developer, culinary producer, and cookbook author. He was the chef of Metro C.C. in Manhattan and Blue Collar Food, a successful catering company. He is a contributing editor to Food Arts. In the last three years, he has been the Culinary Producer for several award-winning PBS television series including Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home and Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen. His most recent cookbook, Smokin': Getting the Most from Your Stovetop Smoker. He lives in South Orange, New Jersey.

Publishers Weekly

This Mother's Day book is a marketing coup: what chef doesn't have a mother or grandmother who inspired him or her as a child? And who wouldn't want to hear those stories? That said, this collection transcends its own gimmickry. The chefs' anecdotes are truly engaging, telling of wise and clever female relations ("mother" is loosely defined) who fling wide the doors of their kitchens for their charges like fairy godmothers. These are simple recipes, for the most part-true comfort foods, as remembered by a chef's inner child. (The one predictable exception is Jeremiah Tower, whose idea of a user-friendly recipe is idiosyncratic: "Put a whole small and trimmed codfish that has been boned through the back la Colbert into the pan.") Most of the recipes-especially Jasper White's Shrimp with Thyme Butter, Sylvia Woods's Biscuits, and Anthony Bourdain's Baked Macaroni-are can't-miss formulas. If there's a prevailing theme, it's belly-filling foods with big flavors, like Grandma Sarah's Lamb and Prune Stew from Rose Levy Beranbaum, or Rocco DiSpirito's Pasta for Breath Only a Mother Could Love. Styler presents the recipes one chef at a time, but a helpful index lists the recipes by course, which is more practical for a browsing cook. The best guarantee that this restaurateur's cookbook will actually be usable at home may be summed up in Joan Nathan's kind advice on making jelly roll cookies: "If you only have only 1 baking sheet, roll, fill, and bake the cookies in 2 batches." Agent, Kim Yorio. (Apr. 14) Forecast: With national publicity with some of the contributors, print ads, and online marketing and publicity on cooking Web sites, this book has a good shot at being one of this year's top Mother's Day sellers. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Like Michael Rosen's Cooking from the Heart, this book focuses on the connections between food and family but emphasizes the matriarchal side. (Rosen's book benefited Share Our Strength, the national antihunger agency, and Styler's will help the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children.) A food writer who has worked as a chef and a caterer, Styler introduces the contributors, who include Jacques Pepin, Rocco DiSpirito, and Jamie Oliver (the "Naked Chef"), and then they provide reminiscences and reflections about the influence their mothers-grandmothers appear often as well-have had on their love of food and their chosen careers. The recipes themselves, from Shrimp with Thyme Butter (via Jasper White's mother) to Swedish Roast Chicken (Marcus Samuelsson's grandmother), make for an eclectic mix. For most collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Practical Cookery with Dynamic Learning DVD or Discovering Food and Nutrition

2009-01-16T17:48:00.000-08:00

Practical Cookery with Dynamic Learning DVD: 11th edition

Author: John Campbell

Following extensive consultation and feedback from hospitality and catering teachers the new edition of Practical Cookery will feel reassuringly familiar but has been thoroughly updated and underpinned by a host of new resources. Included with the book is a feature-packed DVD powered by Hodder Arnolds new e-learning platform, Dynamic Learning. DVD features include: * More than 50 videos of key techniques demonstrated by John Campbell * Interactive knowledge quizzes * Diagrams, charts and photos for portfolio use.

New interesting book: Le fait de presser l'Orange :Comment Transformer la Créativité en Avantage D'affaires Puissant

Discovering Food and Nutrition

Author: McGraw Hill

Discovering Food and Nutrition
The essential textbook for beginning level food and nutrition courses.

Totally revised! This colorfully illustrated text teaches students to plan nutritious meals, identify the limits of time and money, shop wisely, and work in the kitchen safely.

Discovering Food and Nutrition

Chapter 1 The Adventure of Food

Chapter 2 Managing Your Resources

Chapter 3 What about Careers?

Chapter 4 Wellness—Your Goal for Life

Chapter 5 Meet the Nutrients

Chapter 6 Energy and Calories

Chapter 7 The Dietary Guidelines

Chapter 8 The Food Guide Pyramid

Chapter 9 Your Daily Food Choices

Chapter 10 Eating Out

Chapter 11 Personalized Nutrition

Chapter 12 Shopping for Food

Chapter 13 Using Kitchen Appliances

Chapter 14 Know Your Equipment

Chapter 15 Reading Recipes

Chapter 16 Recipe Math

Chapter 17 Basic Measuring Methods

Chapter 18 Basic Cooking Methods

Chapter 19 Microwave Techniques

Chapter 20 Safety in the Kitchen

Chapter 21 Keeping Food Safe to Eat

Chapter 22 Getting Organized

Chapter 23 Conserving and Recycling

Chapter 24 Meal Management

Chapter 25 Serving a Meal

Chapter 26 Packing a Lunch

Chapter 27 Milk

Chapter 28 Yogurt and Cheese

Chapter 29 Grain Products

Chapter 30 Fruits

Chapter 31 Vegetables

Chapter 32 Legumes

Chapter 33 Poultry

Chapter 34 Fish and Shellfish

Chapter 35 Meat

Chapter 36 Eggs

Chapter 37 Salads

Chapter 38 Soups

Chapter 39 Main Dish Mixtures

Chapter 40 Snacks

Chapter 41 Beverages

Chapter 42 Principles of Baking

Chapter 43 Baking Breads

Chapter 44 Cookies, Cakes, and Pies

Arrazats Aubergines or Dietas y Recetas de Maria Antonieta

2009-01-16T09:06:00.000-08:00

Arrazat's Aubergines

Author: Patrick Moon

How, exactly, does a young restaurateur set up business in rural France? In his delightful sequel to Virgile's Vineyard, about Languedoc's winemakers, Patrick Moon offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life in a serious French kitchen.

Rich in truffles, oysters, olives, and eggplants, the Languedoc region of France is a gourmet's paradise. It's also full of wonders to explore: the secrets of olive oil and salt production, the Roquefort caves, the miracle of the sparkling Perrier Springs. But is it the perfect place for an ambitious young chef to open a restaurant? Intrigued by Laurent Arrazat's determination to achieve perfection on a shoestring, Patrick Moon rolls up his sleeves and pitches in. For a year, he shares in the triumphs, disasters, and sheer hard work of restaurant life. By turns informative and funny, this is a captivating tale of culinary ambition, mishap, and discovery.

Publishers Weekly

Moon's sabbatical of country living and tutelage under a winemaker in Languedoc, a region of southern France, was the subject of his first book, Virgile's Vineyard. That year left him wanting more; he subsequently left his London legal career and moved permanently to Languedoc, where he found himself apprenticing again-this time to Laurent Arrazat, a renowned chef and new restaurateur. This book initially promises to divulge the inner workings of a first-class restaurant in the French countryside, where the emphasis is on the use of local ingredients, as well as on the curious juxtaposition of tradition and innovation. Alas, Moon spends a marginal amount of time in Laurent's kitchen; readers learn much more about Moon's progress in restoring his home, cultivating his land and discovering local foods. The latter subject provides the most fodder, and Moon spends many a day trip discovering histories of Languedoc foodstuffs: Labiel fish, Perrier water, Roquefort cheese and fleur de sel salt. Moon's comic insight into his rural neighbors' quirks buoys what might otherwise be a dry study of regional foods. The buffet of colorful characters and food adventures will please Francophiles, foodies and anyone who wants to experience la vie rustique-without the hassles of actually living it. (Feb.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Dietas y Recetas de Maria Antonieta

Author: Maria Antonieta Collins

En este libro, la autora intenta ayudar a todos los que padecen el calvario de la gordura desde la perspectiva de su propia experiencia. En primer lugar, se refiere a los componentes adictivos en el acto de comer. Comenta los síntomas y conductas más comunes en las personas involucradas en este problema, las actitudes personales de autocomplacencia y autoengaño, las principales causas de los repetidos fracasos al seguir una dieta y el eterno deambular por consultorios de profesionales -y no tan profesionales- que se dedican a resolver este problema.

María Antonieta afirma que no son las dietas las que fracasan sino nosotros. Lo crucial para tener éxito en la odisea para bajar de peso radica en la decisión personal y en la cabal comprensión de lo que ha llevado a cada persona hasta tal punto de sobrepeso. Resalta que lo importante no es bajar de peso sino el posterior mantenimiento en un peso adecuado, y para ello ofrece consejos prácticos de suma utilidad además de una gran variedad de recetas para comer bien y bajar, de peso.

Publishers Weekly

Often putting her personal health at risk, celebrity Univision journalist Collins has tried everything in her long and constant struggle to lose weight and maintain it, from the latest and most popular diets and medications to special and costly treatments like acupuncture and body wraps. Having maintained her weight for over a year now, she tells her personal story and shares her hard-earned tips for winning the weight-loss battle. This is a frank, humorous, and informative book on a topic of great interest to most Hispanic/ Latina women. Collins draws examples from her personal experience to point out the dangers, myths, and general misinformation that prevail about weight loss. Along the way, she also gives readers a glimpse into the world of Univision, sharing stories about the personal weight management programs of other well-known personalities such as Jorge Ramos, Maria Elena Salinas, and Don Francisco. Even though she uses several sayings and colloquialisms from her native Mexico, she often provides explanatory comments for the non-Mexican reader. The easy and nutritious sample diets and recipes use measurements in kilos and liters, but many recent Hispanic immigrants will be familiar with these measuring systems. Highly recommended for all public libraries and bookstores. Yolanda Cuesta, Sacramento, CA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Mondo Cocktail or Salmon House on the Hill Cookbook

2009-01-15T22:24:00.000-08:00

Mondo Cocktail: A Shaken and Stirred History

Author: Christine Sismondo

The Oxford Dictionary defines cocktail as any combination of diverse elements, especially potent ones. Mondo Cocktail is as much about the potent elements of literature, history, sociology and business as it is about gin, scotch, vodka and rum. This is a unique, fun and informative narrative history of the cocktail.

New interesting book: Contabilit� industriale: Fondamenti e sviluppi

Salmon House on the Hill Cookbook

Author: Dan Atkinson

A dining experience at the Salmon House on the Hill restaurant is an event to be remembered. With this eagerly anticipated cookbook, it's an experience you can repeat whenever you like. For the first time, the secrets behind the mouth-watering dishes of Chef Dan Atkinson are revealed. Recipes such as Prawn-Stuffed Chicken Breasts, and the legendary Plank-Baked Salmon with Pear and Rosemary Vinaigrette will have you toasting the bounty of the West Coast while your guests and family toast your culinary skills!

Fast and Easy Cooking or Tastes of Anglo Saxon England

2009-01-15T12:42:00.000-08:00

Fast and Easy Cooking

Author: Johanna Burkhard

With Johanna Burkhard's Fast & Easy Cooking, you'll discover that when it comes to meals in a hurry, there really is a good alternative to commercially prepared convenience foods. In fact, it has never been easier to put homemade food on the table - and in less time than you might imagine.Here are 100 recipes specially designed for the needs of today's families. Looking for something quick to make with that ground beef in the fridge? You'll find a whole chapter (A Pound of Ground) of delicious ideas. There are meals that you can make ahead of time, ready at a moment's notice, that actually improve in flavor when reheated, in the chapter Stews, Casseroles and One-Pot Simmers. Throughout the book, you'll find hundreds of cooking and make-ahead tips that will make meal preparation faster and easier.As in "Comfort Food Cookbook," Johanna Burkhard knows how to create recipes that are accessible, imaginative and, above all, great tasting. Just try her Big-Batch Minestrone or Spicy Asian Flank Steak. Kids will love Easy One-Pot Macaroni and Cheese. If you're looking for a quick backyard barbecue, try the Grilled Salmon with Cheese-Crusted Tomatoes and Romaine Salad. And for dessert, what could be better than Farmhouse Apple Tart?Current consumer studies consistently show that more and more people want good food fast. And that's precisely what Fast & Easy Cooking delivers.Johanna Burkhard has been a food writer and columnist for more than ten years with regular features appearing in many food magazines. Johanna has also worked extensively with the International Olive Oil Council and travels regularly to Europe and throughout North America on food related assignments.

New interesting book: Desperation Entertaining or Pig Perfect

Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England

Author: Mary Savelli

This book is a carefully researched compendium of recipes from Early Medieval Britain, each complemented with historical and source information.

The first chapter provides an introduction to Anglo-Saxon cookery and supplies background information about households, drinks, and cooking techniques. Following are forty-six recipes enabling the reader to enjoy a mix of ingredients and flavors that were widely known in Anglo-Saxon England but are rarely experienced today.

The recipes were recreated using written sources from the period, supplemented by modern works of research and later medieval recipes. Each recipe is introduced with information on its source and the book includes a chart documenting all the ingredients used.

Mary Savelli is an independent scholar from Dayton, OH. She has studied Anglo-Saxon and Roman-British history at Wright State University and the University of London.

Teaching Children about Food or Thai Garden Style

2009-01-15T04:00:00.000-08:00

Teaching Children about Food: A Teaching and Activities Guide

Author: Christine Berman

A companion book to Meals Without Squeals, this book provides parents and child care providers with tips on cooking and food, gardening and the environment, and how to lead kids to an understanding of them through activities that can be shared.

Book about: Asia in Crisis or GAIA Connections

Thai Garden Style

Author: William Warren

Thailand is home to some of the world's most stunning gardens. Thai Garden Style showcases the finest contemporary Thai gardens and presents a wealth of fascinating cultural and botanical information.

This handsome volume opens with an introduction to Thai gardens and discusses the differences between palace, temple, and house gardens. Divided into three chapters-metropolitan Bangkok, the coastal areas in the south, and the mountains around Chiang Mai-the main section of the book features a tour of the finest gardens in Thailand, many of which have never been photographed. Throughout, author William Warren provides a lucid commentary on the many different landscape designs and describes the richness and variety of Thai plant life. The book also features a section offering practical tips for those who wish to put their small garden spaces to imaginative use. With a wealth of gorgeous photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Thai Garden Style is an invaluable resource for landscape architects and gardening enthusiasts alike, and is sure to delight those interested in Thailand's landscape and cultural heritage.

Author Bio:

William Warren has lived in Thailand since 1960. He is the author of numerous books, including The Tropical Garden, Balinese Gardens and Tropical Flowers of Southeast Asia. He has also contributed to the Thailand section of the Oxford Companion to World Gardens. A passionate gardener and a noted authority on the subject, Warren has designed gardens in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket.

Luca Invernizzi Tettoni has lived and worked in Asia since 1973. He specializes in photographing the culture and landscapes of Asia and has collaborated on numerous books on Thailand and other countries in the region, including Thai Style, The Arts of Thailand, Bali Houses, Classic Thai, Tropical Colors and Thai Spa Book.

Library Journal

Thailand's temperate climate allows the gardener to grow a wide range of plants, yet heavy rains and frequent flooding often present challenges. This work offers a stunning tour of over 30 public and private Thai gardens whose owners have overcome these obstacles and wisely used their native flora to create lush retreats. The book begins with a brief cultural history of Thailand that examines how garden styles evolved, but the bulk of the book profiles individual gardens at resorts, hotels, and private residences in Bangkok, southern Thailand, and the cooler regions to the north. Tettoni's stunning photography is the highlight of the book, with over 250 images ranging from close-ups of specific plants to expansive garden vistas. Warren, a noted authority on Thai gardens, concludes with a section on his career as a garden designer in Thailand. This book will appeal to anyone who is interested in tropical gardens or Thai culture and is essential for libraries with strong horticultural collections.Phillip Oliver, Univ. of North Alabama Lib., Florence

Cucina Romana or Cool Parent 101

2009-01-14T16:16:00.000-08:00

Cucina Romana

Author: Sara Manuelli

"Born and raised in Rome, Sara Manuelli reveals its gastronomic secrets: the tiny restaurants tucked away on side streets and frequented religiously by locals, the specialty shops selling gourmet ingredients and artisan produce. This is the ultimate guide to Rome, illustrated with photographs of Sara's favorite Roman people and places." "Each chapter introduces an area of Rome, its restaurants, food, markets and people. Once a Jewish ghetto, the Ghetto e Isola Tiberina, for example is the home of specialty restaurants and ingredients that recall ancient Roman-Jewish culinary influences." Each area of Rome is accompanied by a selection of recipes from the local restaurants - simple dishes that make the most of the ingredients like vine-ripened tomatoes, legumes, pancetta, lamb, artichokes, mozzarella, and fresh egg pasta.

Publishers Weekly

Few cookbooks allow readers to dine truly as the Romans do, but city native Manuelli has written a masterful culinary survey that doubles as a valuable travel guide. Cleverly organized according to city sections, the cuisine tour starts in the Campo dei Fiori neighborhood, home to the city s celebrated fruit, vegetable and flower market by day, and to beautiful, tanned Roman[s] with a chilled glass of Prosecco by night. Manuelli leads readers from the upscale Piazza Navona district, Campo Marzio and the Spanish Steps region to the restaurant-rich Trastevere, home to the Romani di Roma real Romans, with a flair for storytelling.. Manuelli also includes culinary treasures beyond city limits, one of which La Briciola,a restaurant in the village of Grottaferrata is strategically located along the route to the Pope s summer villa. Manuelli shares all the recipes that form the cornerstone of her city s famed cuisine, and provides readers with a food lovers address book for each of the city s neighborhoods that covers bakeries, delis, wine shops and ristoranti usually missed by the casual tourist. Color photographs by Linder make the streets of the Eternal City come to life. (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Interesting textbook: The Politics of Labor in a Global Age or Ethical Issues in Business

Cool Parent 101

Author: Alecia Devantier

Be your kid’s hero-a super spy who can write in secret code; a scientist who knows how to snap optical-illusion photographs; a master chef who can make Maple Ice Candy; and more. Cool Parent 101 includes dozens of awesome projects that any parent and child can accomplish together. These fun activities will have your child thinking that you’re super smart, super fun and super cool!
This book offers a wide range of creative possibilities, such as:
-- How to create a homemade ant farm
-- The secret to writing invisible messages
-- Concocting a toy-filled Surprise Soap
-- How to make your very own snow globe
… and much, much more!

The lively sequel to 101 Things Every Kid Should Do Growing Up, Cool Parent 101 provides an assortment of fun, creative activities for kids between the ages of four and 12 that will make them actually want to hang out with their parents.

Lovin in the Oven or Designer Desserts

2009-01-14T06:34:00.000-08:00

Lovin' in the Oven

Author: Debra Hit

Hot-to-trot fantasy food sure to fulfill your appetite!

Lovin' in the Oven is an erotic cookbook with guided instructions intended for people who are willing to try cooking with a little style and imagination. The book is humorous with erotic suggestions that will certainly flare up the fire whether it be in the kitchen or the bedroom. Illustrations are indicated as to how to prepare the meal, dress for dining, and create the perfect ambiance for a perfect beginning and end of a meal. We hope you have as much fun with preparing the meals as the authors did writing the recipes.

Book about: Il controllo Fieldbook di politica: Lezioni, punte ed attrezzi pratici dalle esperienze nei bordi nell'ambiente

Designer Desserts

Author: Philippe Durand

Prestige des Grands Chefs Dessert is the grand finale of a great meal. To make a memorable lasting impression, the dessert must excite all the senses: above all it must taste delicious but it should also have texture, a lovely aroma and be beautiful to look at. A «designer dessert», which each individual serving arranged with care and purpose on an attractive plate and cleverly decorated, is a stunning way to finish a dining experience. Talented pastry chef and teacher, Philippe Durand has developed many new ideas and methods for presenting «plated desserts». He has analyzed all the components necessary for creating dazzling presentations of individual desserts arranged artistically on a plate. These innovative dishes will inspire restaurant chefs and caterers as well as home cooks who love to entertain. This book is presented in three sections. The first section illustrates the principles of style, technique and decoration necessary for the successful presentation of an individual dessert. The main part consists of dessert «formulas», grouped according to the main ingredient, along with photographs to help achieve the same stunning results. The basic recipes and techniques for making the desserts in the main section are given at the end. Restaurant chefs will find desserts to make ahead in quantity that are easily assembled to order. There are innovative ideas for combining colorful and flavorful ingredients that will inspire pastry shop owners and caterers. And for the talented home cook who wants to serve a dazzling, decorated dessert to guests, this book offers many delicious possibilities.

500 Hot and Spicy Recipes or Start Your Ovens

2009-01-13T19:52:00.000-08:00

500 Hot and Spicy Recipes: Bring the sizzling flavors and aromas of chillies and spice into your kitchen with fiery recipes from the heat-loving cuisines of the world, shown in 500 mouth-watering color photographs

Author: Beverley Jollands

These recipes clearly show how to make the most of hot and spicy ingredients in chapters that cover every aspect of cooking with these versatile flavourings, including an inspiring selection of scintillating starters appetizers and snacks; tasty soups, fiery fish and shellfish dishes; scorching poultry and meat recipes; vibrant vegetarian main courses and side dishes; and even piquant salads and vegetable side dishes.

Book review: Implementing Total Safety Management or Multinational Firms and the Theory of International Trade

Start Your Ovens: Cooking the Way It Ought'a Be from the Junior League of Bristol

Author: Junior League of Bristol

Ladies...and Gentlemen, Start Your Ovens! Introducing the First Edition of the official cookbook of Bristol Motor Speedway. The book features race-day delicacies from local restaurants, cherished family recipes, and favorites by many of NASCAR's top drivers. Come celebrate the sport of stock car racing, the fans, and their foods.

Dancing on the Table or Olive Oil Cookery

2009-01-13T09:10:00.000-08:00

Dancing on the Table

Author: Junior League of Wilmington D

Every hostess wants her party to sparkle. And what's more inviting than a tabletop that dances with delicious foods? Entertaining can be a joy, despite everyone's busy schedules. The secret is having the right cookbook! Dancing on the Table is a collection of favorite recipes from The Junior League of Wilmington, choreographed to be a pleasure to cook with, and a delight to share. These easily elegant recipes are all triple-tested, perfect for family or entertaining, and topped off with presentation ideas, cooking tips, timesaving strategies, and other information every host and hostess can use. But like any appealing dance, it's so much more than just the steps. Dancing on the Table is also the first Official Cookbook of the State of Delaware, spiced throughout with lovely photographs and interesting information about the region. Delaware is a great place to live and work, with wonderful opportunities for recreation. From the "Chateau Country" of the beautiful Brandywine Valley, to the picturesque Delaware beaches and Bay, we're pleased to bring you the full flavor of the First State. Whether you're planning to entertain, or are looking for the perfect Delaware keepsake, Dancing on the Table is a true gem from the Diamond State!

Olive Oil Cookery: The Mediterranean Diet

Author: Maher A Abbas

With its emphasis on fresh vegetables, legumes, grains, and olive oil, this cookbook presents 150 easy-to-prepare dishes in true Mediterranean style. Not only a delight to the palate, these recipes will help you stay healthy longer.

Sip n Sew with Pattern or Buddhist Peace Recipes

2009-01-12T21:28:00.000-08:00

Sip 'n Sew with Pattern(s)

Author: Diane Dhein

Looking for new and exciting opportunities to expand your sewing skills? How about creating simple-to-sew gifts along with sassy "spirits"? Sip n' Sew is brimming with timesaving techniques and tips, 12+ projects for your home and holidays, and more than eight bold beverage recipes, including Southern Almond Sweet Tea coupled with Scarlett's floral tea cozy, Mandarin Spice Tea and Asian tea party mats, and Choco-Peanut Banana Smoothie partnered with a child's fabric trinket box.

Go to: Painting the Map Red or So Wrong for So Long

Buddhist Peace Recipes

Author: Pushpesh Pant

Taken mainly from the South Asian Buddhist countries, these recipes provide a range of tastes and flavours that disprove the myth that vegetarian food is bland and unappetizing. From Buddhist Chinese and Japanese cooking styles that vary from steaming, stir-frying to grilling and baking, the sublime aromas of Indian cuisine, the creativity of Thai cuisine, the harmonious fusion of Sri Lankan and Indonesian food, to the rustic ruggedness of the basic Tibetan diet, the 50 recipes in this book offer a delectable array of peace foods. The author explains the philosophy that lies behind the middle path of the Buddha and how the right foods enhance mental peace and 'centre' your life. A practical guide to peace food.

Harrys Roadhouse Cookbook or Truffles

2009-01-12T12:46:00.000-08:00

Harry's Roadhouse Cookbook: Square Meals from Santa Fe's Favorite Kitchen

Author: Harry Shapiro

Harry's Roadhouse takes its motto very seriously: "A Square Meal Every Time." Harry Shapiro has been serving up the very best comfort food, with a unique Southwestern twist, for over a decade. This Santa Fe institution is beloved by locals and tourists alike who have come to rely on the home-cooked comfort food served with a smile-if they can find a spot to park, that is!

Now get the recipes that made Harry's Roadhouse famous, from the Catfish PoBoy to the Trout Stuffed with Pinons-Sage Butter and the Wild Rice Pancakes to the famous Turkey Meatloaf! This is down-home, delicious food with a hearty flair and lots of personality. Harry's Roadhouse features easy-to-prepare recipes for regional American dishes such as:

Breakfast-Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes, Blue Corn Waffles, Roadhouse Granola

Soups-Moroccan Butternut Squash Stew, Chile Corn Chowder

Entrees-Jambalaya, Smothered Pork Chops, Roadhouse-Style Pulled Pork Shoulder

Salads-Fried Green Tomato with Sweet Corn Vinaigrette

Square Meals-Roadhouse BBQ Chicken with Texas BBQ Sauce, Roadhouse Meatloaf, Blue Corn Turkey Enchiladas

Desserts-Chocolate Bread Pudding, Key Lime Pie, Classic Apple Pie

Plus recipes for Sides, Eggs, Vegetable dishes, Appetizers and more!

If you're looking for an authentic taste of Santa Fe, there's no better place to get it than Harry's-except your kitchen!

Go to: NonProfit Organizations in an Age of Uncertainty or Mastering Data Mining w WS

Truffles

Author: Luard

The book not only provides a mouthwatering collection of authentic regional and classic recip es and a fascinating and occasionally eccentric account of truffle-hunting, it also includes a gaz etteer of the places where truffles are to be foun d, recommends the key markets where they are to be bought and gives details of growers engaging in

Modern Thai Food or Every Days a Party

2009-01-12T02:03:00.000-08:00

Modern Thai Food: 100 Simple and Delicious Recipes from Sydney's Famous Longrain Restaurant

Author: Martin Boetz

Modern Thai Food is a collection of 100 favorite recipes from the acclaimed Martin Boetz, head chef of the Longrain restaurants in Australia. Recreated and streamlined for the home cook, this is a sumptuous collection of Thai-inspired recipes for the modern kitchen. Revel in the flavors found in recipes such as Grilled Scallops with Peanut Nahm Jim, Grilled Cuttlefish & Pomelo Salad and Light Red Curry of Beef, along with lighter, fresher interpretations of such Thai classics as hot and sour soup, red and green curries, fish cakes and salads.

With a selection of cocktail recipes from the Longrain bar, a comprehensive illustrated glossary, and help matching wines to unfamiliar foods, Modern Thai Food is an excellent companion for any cook interested in expanding their culinary horizons.

Praise for Martin Boetz and his Longrain restaurants:
"Everything is irrestibly fresh..you will leave, as we did, with a clean plate and a spring in your step." --R.W. Apple, New York Times

"Chef Martin Boetz raised this restaurant to become a leader of Sydney's Thais with an enthusiasm that's matched by his intimate knowledge of ingredients."--Fodors

Named on Australia's "Five Rising Stars" by Food and Wine

Courtney Greene - Library Journal

Celebrated Australian chef Boetz's cookbook, first published in Australia, is filled with recipes from the kitchen of his restaurant Longrain (with locations in Sydney and Melbourne). It covers a broad range of courses and includes a thorough section on the necessary "basics"-sauces, curry pastes, spices, and side dishes required by the other, more complex recipes-as well as a section on the restaurant's signature drinks prepared by Sam Christie, the franchise's co-owner and sommelier. Instructions are clear, and for more complicated or less familiar procedures, black-and-white photographs are included. There is a glossary of ingredient information with photos, as well as a useful and informative introduction to the book and for the drinks section. Aspiring chefs will need to have access to a good Asian grocery or market to make full use of this book. Recommended for most public libraries.

Book about: US Manufacturing or Cross Cultural Consumption

Every Day's a Party: Louisiana Recipes for Celebrating with Family and Friends

Author: Emeril Lagass

Emeril takes you through a year's worth of party and festival menus (divided by month) from Super Bowl tailgate to Mardi Gras, from the New Year's Eve to end the millennium to the New Orleans Jazz Fest. In the fun and colorful style that Emeril brings to his Food Network television show Emeril Live and to all his cookbooks, Every Day's a Party is filled with over 125 recipes and Emeril's signature "kick-it-up-a-notch" way of making every occasion an over-the-top celebration.

You've never had this much fun on President's Day.

Publishers Weekly

With restaurants in New Orleans, Orlando, Fla., and Las Vegas, Nev., two shows on the Food Network and five cookbooks, Lagasse is a multimedia phenomenon. This manic, in-your-face cookbook collects Louisiana-style recipes for holidays and events, some familiar (Thanksgiving is to be celebrated with Emeril's Fried Turkey), some local (the New Iberia Gumbo Cook-Off, featuring Gumbo Ya-Ya with sausage) and some purely personal (Lagasse's parents' anniversary with his-and-hers entr es: Mr. John's Veal Chops with Smoked Gouda Cheese Macaroni and Hilda's Mahi Mahi with Seasonal Vegetables). There is no shortage of the heavy foods for which Lagasse has become famous: Andouille Corn Dogs and a Roasted Pork and French Fry Poorboy. Lagasse (who admits to being a native of Fall River, Mass.) also includes plenty of Louisiana shellfish, such as Crawfish Pies, My Way, and Marinated Crab Claws. There are nods to the trendy (Goat Cheese-Stuffed Soft-Shell Crabs with a Pecan-Pesto Butter Sauce) and the trashy (Frito Pie--basically chili poured into a bag of corn chips--and Sugared Popcorn). Desserts tend toward the goopy and cavity aching, such as his Chocolate Bundt Cakes with Peanut Butter Filling and Chocolate Glaze. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

From popular Food Channel staple Lagasse comes a new collection that offers a reason to celebrate at least twice a month. For the expected Christmas, Easter, and anniversary parties--as well as the uniquely Louisianian events of the Shrimp Festival, Jazz Fest, and the Sugar Bowl--Lagasse, Bienvenu, and Willett (Emeril's TV Dinners) offer menus, plain and fancy. Recipes vary from simple to complex, but precise instructions enable an experienced cook in a home kitchen to produce delicious results; dishes are well seasoned but not incendiary. Photos of family and friends add to the party atmosphere but don't illustrate the recipes. Personable notes on the events and recipes will inspire the reader to throw a party of his or her own. An attractive, cohesive collection; expect demand from fans, but even those who don't go for Emeril's television style will find his fourth cookbook worthwhile.--Devon Thomas, Highland Twp. Lib., MI Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

	Acknowledgments	viii
	Introduction	x
	January	xiv
	Sugar Bowl
	Twelfth Night
	Oyster Festival
	Emeril's Cigar Dinner
	February	44
	Valentine's Day
	Mardi Gras
	Hilda and Mr. John's anniversary
	Ash Wednesday
	March	86
	St. Patrick's Day
	St. Joseph's Day
	April	122
	Easter
	Strawberry Festival
	May	140
	Mother's Day
	Jazz Fest!
	Crawfish Festival
	June	170
	Crab Festival
	French Market Toma Festival
	July	188
	Fourth of July
	August	206
	Beat Party
	Shrimp Festival
	September	222
	Festivals Acadiens
	Sugarcane Festival
	Pirogue Festival
	October	242
	Annie and Tom's Toasting Party
	New Iberia Gumbo Cook-off
	Halloween
	Alessandro's Christening
	Pepper Fest
	November	276
	Omelette Festival
	Thanksgiving
	December	294
	Christmas Tree Trimming
	Christmas Dinner
	New Year's Eve
	Louisiana Calendar of Events	326
	Source Guide	330
	Emeril's Restaurants and Stuff	331
	Index	332

Dog Food or Art of Cookies

2009-01-11T16:21:00.000-08:00

Dog Food: A Canine Cuisine

Author: KathleenStacey

You’re killing your dog! Did you know there are things in your home that you are unaware of that are seriously jeopardizing your dog’s health? This is a recipe cookbook that excludes ingredients that are harmful to your dog. Included are facts about a dog’s health, history, and silly facts from around the globe. Recipes like Chow Chow Chowder and Dogs Aren’t Chicken Cookies. Facts like did you know in Japan, they make toupee’s for dogs? We’ve included a detailed list of toxins inside and outside your home that may harm your dog. An avocado could cause kidney failure and garlic can be fatal? Dog Food: A Canine Cuisine is educational, fun to read, and informative. No pet owner should be without one. It‘s the perfect book for people who like to cook for their best friend.

Look this: Grande Turno dos Riscos:o Assalto de Empregos americanos, Famílias, Cuidado de Saúde e Retirada e como Você Pode Tentar reter

Art of Cookies: Easy to Elegant Cookie Decoration

Author: Noga Hitron

NOGA HITRON graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem and went on to become a successful jewelry designer before turning to cakes and cookies. She is the proprietor of Cookies for Fun, a thriving decorative cookie business selling to gourmet food and fashion shops throughout the world. Noga lives in Israel.
NATASHA HAIMOVICH is a food stylist with a degree from the Culinary Program at New York's New School. She is a cooking and styling editor for food magazines and a creative designer and food stylist for several international culinary publications. Natasha lives in Israel.
* An upscale lifestyle book celebrating the art of cookie decoration for various themes and holidays.
* Features an introduction to creative cookie decorating and a selection of core recipes and techniques.
* Includes 50 step-by-step photographs of the design process so you can replicate the cookies with ease.

Cooking or San Francisco

2009-01-11T07:39:00.000-08:00

Cooking: The Quintessential Art

Author: Herv This

From its intriguing opening question--"How can we reasonably judge a meal?"--to its rewarding conclusion, this beautiful book picks up where Brillat-Savarin left off almost two centuries ago. Hervé This, a cofounder (with the late physicist Nicholas Kurti) of the new approach to studying the scientific basis of cooking known as molecular gastronomy, investigates the question of culinary beauty in a series of playful, lively, and erudite dialogues. Considering the place of cuisine in Western culture, This explores an astonishing variety of topics and elaborates a revolutionary method for judging the art of cooking. Many of the ideas he introduces in this culinary romance are illustrated by dishes created by Pierre Gagnaire, whose engaging commentaries provide rare insights into the creative inspiration of one of the world's foremost chefs. The result is an enthralling, sophisticated, freewheeling dinner party of a book that also makes a powerful case for openness and change in the way we think about food.

San Francisco: Authentic Recipes Celebrating the Foods of the World

Author: Williams Sonoma

A respect for premium ingredients, culinary tradition, and never-ending innovation have come together to create San Francisco's unique food scene. Here, in the legendary city by the Golden Gate, it is not unusual to feast on organic heirloom tomatoes, locally raised grass-fed beef, and a superb artisan cheese all at the same meal. Freshness, seasonality, and simplicity are hallmarks of this ever-evolving cuisine, characteristics that cooks around the world strive to duplicate. Add to this enviable portrait a healthy restaurant landscape and the various seductive flavors of an international pantry stocked by residents from every corner of the globe, and it is easy to see why San Francisco continues to leave its distinctive imprint on tables across the country.

Good Housekeeping 100 Best Dessert Recipes or Cooking Light Cooks Essential Recipe Collection

2009-01-10T19:57:00.000-08:00

Good Housekeeping 100 Best Dessert Recipes

Author: Good Housekeeping

Triple-tested family favorite desserts.
Finish off a meal in fine style with one (or more) of 100 delicious and easy desserts, all triple-tested in the renowned Good Housekeeping kitchens. Cakes and frostings, frozen treats, fruity delicacies, pies and tarts, and luscious puddings: there’s a delectable sweet to suit everyone. Want something rich and indulgent? Try the scrumptious Chocolate Truffle Cake. Kids will really go for the Peanut Butter Cupcakes, topped with either traditional icing or with melted chocolate. Poach dried fruits and fresh apples together for a lovely Autumn Fruit Compote with a touch of citrus and cinnamon. Whether you choose the fun Chocolate Fondue or the Sugar and Spice Blueberry Crisp (warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream), you’ll win raves from family and friends.
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Library Journal

The latest books from the Good Housekeeping test kitchen present "triple-tested" recipes for all-time favorite cookies and other sweets. Cookies! includes many classics, from Scottish Shortbread to Date Bars, along with more innovative recipes, such as Chocolate Sambuca Cookies. The dessert book offers a somewhat more eclectic selection, from Cherry-Almond Clafouti to Roasted Pears with Marsala to Jeweled Fruit Galettes, as well as more traditional choices. Both books include dozens of helpful tips, and there are color photographs of many treats. These bargain-priced hardcovers are recommended for most baking collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Book about: Online Activities for Kids or Apple Confidential 20

Cooking Light Cook's Essential Recipe Collection: Grilling

Author: Cooking Light

You want top-rated, delicious, reliable meals. We hope to expand your repertoire with recipes we consider our finest—ones that will give you great results every time. These are the recipes our staff can’t do without—and neither should you.

In this volume of The Cooking Light Cook’s Essential Recipe Collection, you’ll find:

Over 55 essential kitchen-tested grilling recipes! From Classic Steak House Rubbed Filet Mignon to Grilled Chicken Kebabs to Grilled Pork Tenderloin sandwiches to Grilled Tuna over Lemon-Mint Barley Salad, Cooking Light Grilling offers you Cooking Light magazine’s best-of-the-best recipes.

Over 100 bold and bright full-color photos! Each essential recipe is accompanied by a beautifully vivid, full-page color photograph, along with an additional image and information on a particular ingredient or technique that’s key to the recipe. Just one look at Adobo-Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Grilled Pineapple Salsa will inspire you to make it. And the technique photo of trimming the tenderloin shows you the best way to prepare the recipe.

Complete nutritional information for each recipe! In your quest to eat smart, be fit, and live well, you’ll find the complete nutritional analysis for each recipe amazingly helpful. Looking for a low-cal dish? Try Grilled Lamb Chops. Need less sodium? Grilled Stone Fruit Antipasto Plate is ideal. Or maybe you want to increase your calcium intake. If so, Greek-Style Burgers with Feta Aïoli is a good choice.

A complete guide to all things grilled! Have aquestion about how hot your grill should be? Or are you in search of meat safety tips? Then check out our Cooking Class. This section will make matters clear once and for all. You’ll learn about the difference in direct and indirect grilling, how to prevent fish from sticking to the grill, and how to perfectly skewer your kebabs. Everything you need to grill great recipes is here!

Food Fight or The Best of Chili Recipes

2009-01-10T10:15:00.000-08:00

Food Fight!: The Battle over the American Lunch in Schools and the WorkPlace

Author: Julie L Lautenschlager

Whether served in a lunch pail, on a cafeteria plate, from a fast food restaurant, or with two martinis, lunch is an important historical and sociological indicator of American culture. Although the modern three-meal-a-day pattern may seem divinely ordained, it has undergone profound changes in the last century. Prior to the American industrial revolution, an agrarian society necessitated a hearty breakfast, a large noon meal called "dinner," and a light evening repast known as "supper." As the nineteenth century came to a close, and factories increasingly replaced farms as primary employers, the new American lifestyle forced a change in eating patterns, and a new, light, publicly consumed midday meal called "lunch" emerged.

This book studies the contentious history of the American lunch, and explains how divergent forces, from food processors and advertisers to social workers, doctors, government representatives and mothers, have carved out overlapping territories in the contest to influence America's eating habits. Early chapters explore the shift from agrarianism to industrialization and the pursuant lunch revolution, and cover early reform efforts to improve lunch in schools and workplaces. Several chapters describe World War II as a watershed event for the American lunch, covering lunchtime militarization and government intrusion into daily nutrition, changing attitudes toward traditional women's roles in food preparation, and the resulting postwar meal. Final chapters cover the "colonization" of school lunch by agribusiness, government and media, and explain how magazine and advertising treatments of lunch provision have constructed new models of femininity.

Julie L. Lautenschlager is an assistant editor at The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Go to: Contabilit� intermedia

The Best of Chili Recipes (The Best of Series)

Author: Theresa N Millang

Over 80 recipes featuring traditional Southwest chili recipes and new combinations. Included are recipes for dishes made with chili, such as Chili Tacos and Chili Lasagna. Plus things to eat with chili such as Cheddar Cheese Bread Sticks. There are recipes for Salsa, Pure Chili Powder and more!

Standards of Brewing or Noras Recipes from Egypt

2009-01-09T23:34:00.000-08:00

Standards of Brewing: A Practical Approach to Consistency and Excellence

Author: Charles W Bamforth

This book is for all brewers, whether they consider brewing to be art or science. Its simple aim is to highlight what measurements (the numbers) can do to produce product consistency and excellence, by achieving control over raw materials and the brewing process.

Interesting book: Sake or Enchanted Garden

Nora's Recipes from Egypt

Author: Nora Georg

Every country in the Mediterranean has a cuisine that is similar yet distinctive from those of its neighbors. Nora's Recipes From Egypt is an easy to follow guide to Egyptian and Middle Eastern cooking. With nearly 200 pages of recipes, pictures, and illustrated step-by-step diagrams, this book covers a broad cross-section of Egyptian, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Whether you are searching for a new experience in appetizers, soups, salads, meats, seafood, pickles or desserts, Nora George tells you how to proceed and where to find the ingredients.

Authors in the Kitchen or Social and Economic Control of Alcohol

2009-01-09T12:51:00.000-08:00

Authors in the Kitchen: Recipes, Stories, and More

Author: Sharron L McElmeel

Step into the kitchen and stir up a batch of storybook treats with literary recipes based on the books and lives of 50 of your favorite children's authors and illustrators, including Eric Carle, Mary Casanova, Keiko Kasza, Steven Kellogg, Yuyi Morales, Janet Stevens, and Jane Yolen and 40 others. Whip up a heavenly coconut cream cake enjoyed in Jacqueline Briggs Martin's recent story, On Sand Island; savor the spicy pumpkin pie inspired by Toni Buzzeo's Sea Chest. You'll also learn some fascinating facts about each author and read anecdotes and stories connected with the recipes. Biographical details, author photographs, book lists, and reading connections make this a perfect resource for library, classroom, and home. A great gift for booklovers. What a delicious way to learn about authors and their books!

School Library Journal

It might be fun to say, Oh, this is Gail Gibbons's apple pie," or "This is Janet Stevens's potato soup" as you serve up these recipes. This book includes a hodgepodge of different foods, a photo and biographical sketch of each contributor, and a longer statement or anecdote that relates to the fare. Booklists for each entry give readers a good overview of the artist's work or enrich a subject generated by the contributor's comment, such as children's resources about Marco Polo with Kathy Feeney's recipe for MarcoRoni, titles relating to immigration with Betsy Maestro's Russian Borscht, or a list of 100-day tales accompanying Keiko Kasza's submission. Organized alphabetically by author, the recipes are not for novices. Many require expertise in the kitchen, and some a sophisticated array of tools. The list of 50 authors and illustrators does not read as a Who's Who in children's literature, but there are enough stars to establish a recognizable compilation of familiar names. Not to imply that children's authors are unhealthy eaters, but desserts are plentiful and most of the entries will not accommodate a health-conscious diet.-Janet S. Thompson, Chicago Public Library Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Social and Economic Control of Alcohol: The 21st Amendment in the 21st Century

Author: Carole L Jurkiewicz

Alcohol distribution and consumption has been inextricably linked with controversy throughout history. Modern battles regarding its use, misuse, and regulation continue to evolve according to changing societal mores and legal precedents, as well as the increasingly aggressive forms of advertising and marketing. Written by academic and legal experts in the field, this book draws upon the most informed, timely, and relevant information available to deliver an authoritative reference that provides a unique breadth, depth and unbiased focus to this issue. For all those interested in developing, studying, or influencing policy making in the area of alcohol control, this book is essential reading.

Foreword     xiii
The Authors     xvii
Why We Control Alcohol the Way We Do   Carole L. Jurkiewicz   Murphy J. Painter     1
Taxation and the Economic Impacts of Alcohol   Doug Schwalm     19
The Future of the Three-Tiered System as a Control of Marketing Alcoholic Beverages   Evan T. Lawson     31
Contents Under Pressure: Regulating the Sales and Marketing of Alcoholic Beverages   Susan C. Cagann     57
Policy, Regulation, and Legislation   Terrel L. Rhodes     79
The Repeal Program   Stephen Diamond     97
Sociological/Cultural Influences of Drinking   Jonathan P. West   Colleen M. West     117
Perceptions, Policies, and Social Norms: Transforming Alcohol Cultures over the Next 100 Years   Jeffrey W. Linkenbach     139
Controlling Misuse of Alcohol by College Youth: Paradigms and Paradoxes for Prevention   Elissa R. Weitzman     159
How Do Alcohol Screening and Prevention Programs Fare in a Web-Based Environment?   Marc Belanger     175
Instituting Innovation: A Model of Administrative Change in a State-Level Liquor Control Board   Raymond W. Cox III   Kelley A. Cronin     197
Toward Liquor Control: A Retrospective   Mark R. Daniels     217
Index     233

Feast or Famine or Joslin Diabetes Great Chefs Cook Healthy Cookbook

2009-01-09T01:09:00.000-08:00

Feast or Famine: Food and Drink in American Westward Expansion

Author: Reginald Horsman

This first comprehensive account of food and drink in the winning of the West describes the sustenance of successive generations of western pioneers. Drawing on settlers' and travelers' journals, Horsman records food preparation techniques as well as components of their diets. Not only were buffalo, deer, and wild turkey plentiful, pioneers also gathered greens such as purslane, dandelion, and pigweed—as well as wild fruits, berries, and nuts. Horsman also reveals the willingness of Indians to convey their knowledge of food. He covers regional frontiers, as well as the cuisines of groups such as fur traders, soldiers, miners, and Mormons, and discusses food shortages that resulted from poor preparation, temporary scarcity of game, marginal soil, or simply bad luck.

Interesting book: Diabetic Cooking for Seniors or Best Summer Weekends Cookbook

Joslin Diabetes Great Chefs Cook Healthy Cookbook

Author: Frances Towner Giedt

Five-Star Food for People with Diabetes

Living with diabetes doesn't mean you can't enjoy five-star food. With The Joslin Diabetes Great Chefs Cook Healthy Cookbook, you can savor sophisticated, restaurant-quality cuisine at home while maintaining your blood glucose levels and healthy lifestyle. Award-winning authors Frances Towner Giedt and Bonnie Sanders Polin, Ph.D., and 114 superstar chefs from around the world, in conjunction with the world-famous Joslin Diabetes Center, have come together to produce a cookbook of extraordinary food for special occasions, specifically for people with diabetes. Here are more than 135 delicious recipes from acclaimed restaurants, each with a nutritional analysis that includes a list of carbohydrates, calories, and Joslin Choices provided by Joslin's Nutrition Services Staff.

This book will help you plan for an elegant dinner party or an intimate dinner for two, with sumptuous recipes that include David Paul Johnson's Spicy Lobster Gazpacho with Avocado Crème Fraîche from David Paul's Lahaina Grill, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Asparagus and Gingered Grapefruit Salad from Ris Lacoste of 1789, Washington, D.C.; Broiled Halibut with Spring Mixed Beans and Spicy Thai Lemongrass Broth from Susanna Foo of Susanna Foo, in Philadelphia; Grilled Duck Breast with Sautéed Peaches and Tuscan Bread Salad from Don Pintabona of Tribeca Grill, New York City; Banana Pot Stickers with Mango Lime Sorbet and Roasted Pineapple from Michael Herschman of Mojo Café, in Cleveland, Ohio; and Light Apple and Lime Soufflé from Michel Guérard of Les Prés d'Eugénie, in Eugénie-les-Bains, France.

Eight pages ofgorgeous color photographs will convince you to get into the kitchen and start cooking. Whether you're living with diabetes or just love fine restaurant food, The Joslin Diabetes Great Chefs Cook Healthy Cookbook will become a favorite in your culinary arsenal.

Publishers Weekly

The latest offering from the authors of the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Award-winner The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook contains elegant recipes from well-known chefs, each designed to fit the special dietary requirements of diabetics. The recipes are appropriately ambitious, and sometimes rely on costly ingredients, such as the Leek Terrine with Vinaigrette and Truffles, which requires two truffles (although the authors allow for canned if necessary), or the Medallion of Braised Nandu (Ostrich) on Rose-Hip Sauce with Wild Patagonian Mushrooms, Served in a Nest of Whole-Wheat Pasta, whose name says it all. Because these recipes come from the files of internationally renowned chefs, the simple, five-ingredient dish is a rarity (it's opposite is not: a recipe from the Pulse Sports Club would have home cooks making Basil-Orange Oil, Ginger Juice, Spice Powder, Noodle Salad, Tamarind Coulis and Pepper Brunoise-all to dress a top-quality piece of tuna). But it's a pleasure indeed to know that even people with restricted diets can concoct Steamed Cod on Broccoli Mousse with Red Bell Pepper Salsa, Watercress Pesto, Oven-Dried Celery Root, and Balsamic Reduction and not have to worry about excess carbohydrates or calories. In fact, these recipes will work well for anyone, diabetic or not, who longs to cook healthy meals with four-star flair. 8 pages of color illustrations not seen by PW (Oct. 7) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Giedt and Polin, both diabetics themselves, wrote in conjunction with the renowned Joslin Center several other books, including The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook. This time they offer a collection of recipes from an impressive roster of three- and four-star restaurant chefs from around the world, including Michel Gu rard, Alice Waters, and many other culinary luminaries. The recipes are sophisticated and elegant-perfect dinner-party fare-but many of them are quite easy to prepare. The authors have grouped main course recipes under "Small Plates" and "Large Plates," along with starters, soups, salads, vegetables and other sides, and desserts. Each recipe, of course, includes nutrition information, and there are many suggested menus scattered throughout. For all subject collections. [Good Cook Book Club alternate.] Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

	Foreword	ix
	Introduction	1
	Starters, Soups, and Salads	5
	Small Plates--300 Calories and Under	75
	Large Plates--Over 300 Calories	148
	Extra Touches: Vegetable Sides, Breads, and Condiments	252
	Fruit and Light Desserts	264
Appendix 1	Joslin Diabetes Center and Its Affiliates	284
Appendix 2	Joslin Diabetes Center's Food List for Meal Planning	287
Appendix 3	Sources	296
Appendix 4	Metric Conversion Table	297
	Index	299

Indian Cuisine or Garde Manger

2009-01-08T16:27:00.000-08:00

Indian Cuisine

Author: Omana Jacob

Employing her extensive experience in Indian cooking, Omana Jacob has selected 100 popular Indian delicacies, each tailored for the home cook and for those who wish to indulge in exciting and delicious Indian cuisine. 200+ photographs.

Book review: Birth Quake or Transaction Processing

Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen

Author: The Culinary Institute of America CIA

The leading guide to the professional kitchen's cold food station, now fully revised and updated

Garde Manger is one of the most important courses culinary students take—and it's often the first kitchen station that a new chef will encounter. This definitive guide has been thoroughly revised to reflect the latest garde manger trends, techniques, and flavors, including new information on topics such as brining ratios, fermented sausages, micro greens, artisanal American cheeses, tapas menus, "action" buffet stations, and ice carving. With over 540 recipes, including 100 created new for this edition, and more than 340 all-new photographs illustrating step-by-step techniques and finished dishes, this new edition of Garde Manger is an indispensable reference for culinary students and working chefs everywhere.

	Preface	viii
1	The Professional Garde Manger	1
2	Cold Sauces and Cold Soups	15
3	Salads	75
4	Sandwiches	137
5	Cured and Smoked Foods	179
6	Sausage	227
7	Terrines, Pates, Galantines, and Roulades	271
8	Cheese	333
9	Appetizers and Hors d'Oeuvre	361
10	Condiments, Crackers, and Pickles	467
11	The Modern Buffet	495
12	Basic Recipes	521
	Glossary	551
	Bibliography and Recommended Reading	561
	Recipe Index	564
	Subject Index	579

Cucina Rustica or Healthy Hedonist Holidays

2009-01-08T05:45:00.000-08:00

Cucina Rustica: Simple, Irresistible Recipes in the Rustic Italian Style

Author: Evan Kleiman

Cucina Rustica,"the rustic 'kitchen,"is Italian food at its simplest and freshest. With more than 250 recipes that use readily available ingredients in deliciously creative combinations, La Place and Kleiman offer a style of cooking and eating that's inviting, easy, and elegant.

Entertainment Weekly

In the overcrowed field of irresistible Italian cookbooks, La Place and Kleiman have carved out a niche with food that is fresh, fast, stylish,...

Chicago Tribune

Cucina Rustica proves that you can have style and taste without spending hours in the kitchen. It is a book for today.

New interesting textbook: The Anti Intellectual Presidency or Finding Grace

Healthy Hedonist Holidays: A Year of Multi-Cultural, Vegetarian-Friendly Holiday Feasts

Author: Myra Kornfeld

Holidays are a time for family and friends to gather for mouthwatering meals, but catering to every guest's dietary requirements can be a challenge. The menus in The Healthy Hedonist Holidays will entice every guest -- vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, carnivores, omnivores who can't eat dairy, and people who just love good food -- with delicious, satisfying "flexitarian" meals.

Featuring fresh seasonal ingredients, whole grains, natural sugars, and creative seasonings, these flavorful feasts will leave guests feeling satisfied -- without the guilt that usually accompanies holiday indulgence. Each menu offers both a vegetarian and fish or poultry main course, and a range of side dishes, appetizers, and desserts that can be used in any combination to accommodate individual tastes.

Myra Kornfeld's recipes honor America's diverse cultural and ethnic heritage. Even if you're not of Chinese descent, sit down to Sesame Noodles with Wilted Nappa Cabbage and Crispy Five-Spice Tofu with Black Bean Sauce. The traditional flavors of Thanksgiving take on a southwestern flair with a maple sugar-brined turkey accompanied by Mole Gravy with Dried Plums and Ancho Chiles. The Feast of Eid al Fitr explores the flavors of Turkey and Morocco with Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Onions, Cinnamon, Almonds, and Cherries, and Semolina Walnut Cake with Macerated Oranges. A Passover dinner offers herb-flecked matzo balls in a vibrant green spinach soup and a fish terrine studded with asparagus. Christmas dinner turns to the shores of Italy for inspiration with Flounder Roll-ups with Pistachio Pesto and Squash-Portobello Lasagna.

With sections on ingredients, techniques, and a cooking plan for each menu,The Healthy Hedonist Holidays is a book to use, to give, and to savor, over and over again.

Publishers Weekly

Kornfeld (The Voluptuous Vegan) focuses on holidays reflecting America's multicultural society. For each celebration Kornfeld offers a vegetarian entree, a fish or poultry dish, numerous sides and dessert, all designed "to leave us feeling energetic and nourished after the meal as well as delighted during the experience." The Hanukkah menu turns traditional potato pancakes into light, full-flavored Celery Root-Apple Latkes with Sage. For Kwanzaa, Ethiopian cuisine contributes the spicy warmth of Doro We't (Chicken Stew). Chinese New Year features Sesame Noodles with Wilted Napa Cabbage, with long noodles to bring long life. Dessert for a sumptuous Valentine's Day is Fallen Lemon Ricotta Soufflés, and for a Greek inspired Easter, Baklava Cups with Almond-Vanilla Tapioca Pudding and Strawberry Rhubarb Compote. Kornfeld's directions are easy to follow, and her multiday time lines for each holiday feast help to create a more relaxed experience in the kitchen. These unique and inspiring recipes make it easy to "infuse your food with intention and cook joyfully." (Nov.)

Judith Sutton - Library Journal

Here are two different approaches to holidays throughout the year. In their second cookbook, Hometown Recipes for the Holidays, the editors of American Profilemagazine present 250 recipes from readers, chosen from 1500 entries submitted for a recent contest. Organized by course, each recipe is marked with an icon that indicates the appropriate holiday, from New Year's Eve to Flag Day to Christmas (oddly, there are some Passover recipes but none for Hanukkah). The recipes are homey and mostly traditional, with the resulting collection being something of a national community cookbook. American Profileis a weekly supplement distributed through newspapers with a combined circulation of around nine million; buy for demand.

Kornfeld, who teaches at the Natural Gourmet Cooking School in Manhattan, is also the author of The Voluptuous Veganand an earlier Healthy Hedonistcookbook. The holidays in her new book include Ramadan, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year, as well as the standards, and her recipes are drawn from a wide variety of cuisines. She provides an extensive menu for each holiday, giving readers a range of choices, and the menus are designed to be "flexitarian," including both a vegetarian main dish and one with fish or poultry. Adventurous cooks whose holiday guests include both vegetarians and meat eaters will find lots of new ideas here. For most collections.

INTRODUCTION 1 Stocks 4 Ingredients 7 Equipment9 Basic Techniques 10 RAMADAN13 THANKSGIVING 29 CHANUKAH53 CHRISTMASEVE 71 CHRISTMAS DAY 91 KWANZAA107 NEW YEAR'S EVE 121 NEW YEAR'S DAY 137 CHINESE NEW YEAR 151 VALENTINE'S DAY 165 ST. PATRICK'S DAY 179 PASSOVER191 EASTER 207 CINCO DE MAYO 223 FOURTH OF JULY 237 Resources251 Glossary of Ingredients 257 Equivalency Tables 259 Index 261Copyright © 2007 by Myra Kornfeld

Low Fat Mexican Recipes or Classic Sourdoughs

2009-01-07T20:03:00.000-08:00

Low Fat Mexican Recipes

Author: Golden West Publishers

Spices such as cumin and oregano, herbs like cilantro and chiles in a dazzling array of sizes, colors and flavors help to provide Mexican dishes with their distinctive flavor without the fat.

New interesting textbook: Justin Wilson Number Two Cookbook or The Food Intolerance Bible

Classic Sourdoughs: A Home Baker's Handbook

Author: Ed Wood

Steeped in tradition, nuanced in flavor, and wonderfully ritualized in preparation, sourdough is the signature loaf of many professional and home bakers. Discover the time-honored practice of baking this most esteemed of breads in CLASSIC SOURDOUGHS, an updated edition of the baker's companion World Sourdoughs from Antiquity. Author and sourdough aficionado Ed Wood describes the basics of preparing a sourdough culture, and then moves on to building, shaping, and baking these storied loaves. Dr. Wood combines hard science with a profound respect for baking traditions, emphasizing the importance of ingredient selection and paying homage to the baking techniques practiced by the ancient Egyptians.

Featuring over ninety delicious recipes and an up-to-date chapter on baking authentic sourdoughs in bread machines, this essential baker's resource also includes new information on Dr. Wood's latest discovery -- a culture considered to be the authentic San Francisco sourdough -- which will allow you to re-create the world-famous taste of San Francisco bread in your own home.

Baking, history, chemistry, cultural anthropology -- this is truly a sourdough magnum opus, an engaging, authoritative volume that, most important, will show you how to craft these famed breads in your own kitchen.

Vegetarian Sandwiches or Smoothies Shakes and Frappes

2009-01-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

Vegetarian Sandwiches: Fresh Fillings for Slices, Pockets, Wraps, and Rolls

Author: Paulette Mitchell

Goodbye, peanut butter and jelly! In this lively, easy-to-use cookbook, author Paulette Mitchell shares 75 recipes for delicious, healthy hand-held meals that will satisfy both vegetarians and omnivores alike. Think a veggie sandwich is just cheese and sprouts? Think again.Try brown-bagging it with Mexican Black-Bean Pitas, wowing a dinner party with elegant Pear Crostini, or satisfying a hungry crowd with Eggplant Parmesan Poor Boys. Plus, you'll find great sandwich accompaniments such as Herbed Fresh Tomato-Carrot Soup and Potato Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette. From tofu and tempeh to fresh veggies and grains, Vegetarian Sandwiches is a must-have for the lunchbox set.

Smoothies, Shakes and Frappes: 750 Refreshing, Revitalizing, and Nourishing Drinks

Author: Sally Ann Berk

This fully illustrated collection of nutritious, non-alcoholic drink recipes--each accompanied by a complete nutritional analysis--is now available in a convenient trade paperback format.

This A-to-Z "juice bartender's guide" offers tasty, healthy, inventive and easy-to-make drinks that the whole family can enjoy. Featuring a comprehensive guide to ingredients, Smoothies, Shakes & Frappes boasts full-color photos throughout, instructing and tantalizing every step of the way. And the alphabetic recipe section is indexed by ingredient for maximum user-friendliness. There's no other book on the market like it.

Somersize Cocktails or Richard Olneys French Wine and Food

2009-01-06T23:38:00.000-08:00

Somersize Cocktails: 30 Mouthwatering Recipes for Beautiful Drinks with All the Taste and None of the Guilt

Author: Suzanne Somers

Be the toast of the town at your next party!

Scintillating cocktails...a swank soiree...the tone is set for a sexy event. From flirty, fruity martinis to elegant champagne-infused cocktails to decadent after-dinner dessert drinks, Suzanne Somers presents thirty innovative recipes to dazzle your guests. And if you're one of the millions of people trying to cut down on sugar, the bonus is that these drinks can be made with SomerSweet, Suzanne's revolutionary sweetener with less than one gram of carbohydrates and zero sugars per serving. Finally you have a healthy choice, but when you're serving Suzanne's delicious drinks, your guests will never know the difference! In Somersize Cocktails, there are luscious libations to liven up any event, including:

Dirty Jalapeno Martini

Ginger Lime Cooler

Blended Citrus Lavender Smoothie

Ruby Red Greyhound

Berry Chocolate Martini

Tangerine Pomegranate Fizz

Watermelon Mojito

Whether you're one of the countless people on Suzanne's Somersize program or you're just trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, now you can indulge (responsibly!) in these drinks that are easy to make, fun to serve, and won't cause a sugar overload.

Suzanne also includes recipes for fun virgin beverages so that you can enjoy all of the variety and joy of the cocktail hour without alcohol. Full of beautiful photos and thirty recipes ranging from elegant classics to unique concoctions, Somersize Cocktails is a must-have for anyone who wants to shake up their next event or simply enjoy a perfectly made cocktail.

Book review: Perspectives on Public Relations Research or Modern Real Estate

Richard Olney's French Wine and Food: A Wine Lover's Cookbook

Author: Richard Olney

A very personal collection of French provincial dishes combined with professional guidance on the wines to serve with them.

What People Are Saying

Paula Wolfert
A tour de force from a culinary genius. This is one of the most evocative collections of menus I have ever encountered. And no one else writes so eloquently about wine. In matters of the palate I always trust Richard Olney.

Fit Food Weight Loss Cookbook or The HACCP Food Safety Training Manual

2009-01-06T13:56:00.000-08:00

Fit Food Weight Loss Cookbook

Author: Ellen Haas

What we eat fuels our bodies, shapes our health, and is central to our well-being. Every year, scientists learn more about the strong relationship between food and health. Luckily, eating right has never been easier to do or more delicions for your taste buds—when you know how. The Fit Foods—everyday foods like blueberries or turkey or yogurt—are your ingredients for wellness, deliciously. Together, the 21 Fit Foods reinforce each other's health benefits and supply your body with the nourishment it needs for a long and healthy life.

Ellen Haas is a leading expert on healthy eating and founder and CEO of FoodFit.com, a popular source for healthy eating on the web. When she launched FootFit.com in 2000, it was a natural extension of her long career dedicated to consumer advocacy. Her new book, Fit Food, captures the essence of the valuable information found on FoodFit.com. Starting with the basics of nutrition, it takes you beyond the science to focus on the everyday foods that contribute to your health. This handy, easy-to-use resource helps you eat well and stay fit, dieting or no dieting. It showcases top chef-created recipes and the best tips and expert advice.

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The HACCP Food Safety Training Manual

Author: Tara Paster

The complete guide to help successfully implement a HACCP system

The HACCP Food Safety Training Manual is a complete, user-friendly guide to the proper food handling procedures, hazard and risk analysis, monitoring techniques, and record keeping that every operation serving or selling food should follow. Collectively called a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, this system is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and must be used during the preparation and service of meals.

Incorporating the most recent rules and regulations of the FDA Model Food Code, this helpful manual reviews food safety and food defense prerequisite programs and clearly outlines the major principles that define a successful HACCP system. The goal of this HACCP training program goes further to enable the reader to master the five points of the HACCP star. The five major points that define a successful HACCP system are:

Establish Prerequisite Programs
Apply Food Defense
Evaluate Hazards and Critical Control Points
Manage Critical Limits, Monitoring, and Corrective Actions
Confirm by Record Keeping and Documentation

This comprehensive manual provides the training material that all foodservice operations need to easily use HACCP standards. Essential employees and managers can use the enclosed exam answer sheet to complete the certificate exam to demonstrate their understanding of the HACCP system and its implementation.

Acknowledgments.

HACCP Introduction: Star Points to Food Safety.

HACCP Pretest.

Training.

Job Description.

Food Safety vs. Sanitation.

Active Managerial Control.

HACCP STAR POINT 1 PREREQUISITE PROGRAMS.

Developing Prerequisite Programs.

Product Instructions.

Equipment.

Facility Design.

Understanding Food Safety.

Using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Common Foodborne Illnesses.

Viruses.

Bacteria.

Parasites.

Duty to Report Foodborne Illness Diseases.

Major Food Allergens.

International Food Safety Icons.

Food Safety Match Game.

Responsibilities Related to Food Safety.

Do Not Work If Ill.

Wash Your Hands.

No Bare-Hand Contact.

Do Not Cross-Contaminate.

Potentially Hazardous Foods: Time/Temperature Control for Safety of Food (PHF/TCS).

Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ).

Cook All Foods Thoroughly.

Cold Holding.

Hot Holding.

Cooling Food.

Wash, Rinse, Sanitize.

Pest Control.

Serving Food and Operating Self-Service Bars.

Serving Food.

Self-Service Areas.

Prerequisite Programs Star Conclusion.

Are You a Food Safety “Superstar”?

Summary of Food Safety Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

HACCP STAR POINT 2 FOOD DEFENSE.

Federal Action Taken to Protect Our Food.

Evolutionof Food Defense.

Food Defense vs. Food Security vs. Food Safety vs. Hoaxes.

Hoaxes.

Why Is Food Defense Important?

Reality Check.

Training Employees in Food Defense.

Crisis Management.

Are You a Food Defense “Superstar”?

HACCP STAR POINT 3 CREATE A HACCP PLAN.

HACCP Introduction.

What Is HACCP?

Why Is HACCP Important?

The HACCP Philosophy.

Principle 1: Conduct a Hazard Analysis.

Biological Hazards.

Chemical Hazards.

Physical Hazards.

Hazard Analysis: A Two-Stage Process.

Principle 2: Determine Critical Control Points.

Critical Control Point Guidelines.

Decision Trees to Determine Critical Control Points.

HACCP STAR POINT 4 WORK THE PLAN.

Principle 3: Establish Critical Limits.

Examples of Time and Temperature Critical Limits.

Critical Limits: Minimum Internal Temperatures.

Principle 4: Establish Monitoring Procedures.

How Do You Monitor?

Principle 5: Identify Corrective Actions.

HACCP STAR POINT 5 CHECKS AND BALANCES.

Principle 6: Verify That the System Works.

Principle 7: Record Keeping and Documentation.

Sample Record-Keeping Charts.

HAACP Principles Match Game.

Are You a HACCP “Superstar”?

Appendix.

Glossary.

Resources.

Index.

Table for Two or Fat Free Flavor Full

2009-01-06T03:14:00.000-08:00

Table for Two: Meat- and Dairy-Free Recipes for Two

Author: Joanne Stepaniak

For many years, vegetarians have been enjoying the delicious, cheesy flavor and exceptional nutritional benefits of Red Star "RM" brand nutritional yeast flakes (they are a great source of B vitamins, especially B12--essential for vegans). Now you can share tips from vegetarian recipe innovator Joanne Stepaniak on how to make the most of this tasty product in your everyday cooking.

The possibilities are endless, ...and delicious.

Interesting book: Dealing with Food Allergies or The Edge

Fat Free, Flavor Full: Dr. Gabe Mirkin's Guide to Losing Weight and Living Longer, Vol. 1

Author: Gabe Mirkin

No fat with a tasty new twist! Dr. Gabe Mirkin has helped thousands of Americans lose weight and lower their cholesterol through his nationally syndicated radio talk shows and fitness newsletter. Here he presents 250 deliciously simple, meatless recipes plus a medically tested health-and-fitness plan--a must for anyone who wants to lost weight and feel better. Line drawings.

Unprejudiced Palate or BBQ Queens Big Book of Barbecue

2009-01-05T16:32:00.000-08:00

Unprejudiced Palate: Classic Thoughts on Food and the Good Life

Author: Angelo M Pellegrini

Part memoir, part exhortation, part cookbook, and seasoned with warm humor, The Unprejudiced Palate is the vibrant exposition of the place of food and wine in "the good life." Pellegrini brings to this utterly charming book his immigrant Italian perspective and unfettered culinary attitudes. He has created a delicious read for anyone interested in good food, wine, and cooking.

San Francisco Chronicle

If you like enthusiastic, high-spirited, intelligent talk about what you eat, this is eminently the book for you.

San Francisco Chronicle

If you like enthusiastic, high-spirited, intelligent talk about what you eat, this is eminently the book for you.

What People Are Saying

Alice Waters
Alice Waters, Owner, Chez Panisse
I have always thought that Angelo Peligrini misnamed his charming but opinionated book. It should have been called the Prejudiced Palate, because he is so absolutely sure and unwavering in his vision of how to live a beautiful and delicious life. And I think he's right.

Jessica Harris
The Unprejudiced Palate is a savory treat that, like a fine wine or good stinky cheese, has improved with age.
—(Jessica Harris, author of The Africa Cookbook and Beyond Gumbo)

Mark Kurlansky
The Unprejudiced Palate is a forgotten gem from what might be remembered as the Golden Age of American food writing. This Italian born, beloved Seattle professor, friend and colleague of MFK Fisher, wrote with charm, wit, and a rare intelligence about food.
—(Mark Kurlansky, author of Salt, Cod, 1968)

David Rosengarten
Angelo Pellegrini remains undoubtedly one of America's greatest food writers. But The Unprejudiced Palate is not just about cooking; it's about taking the time to slow down and savor life. This delightful classic is a must read for those who live in our fast-food nation.
—(David Rosengarten, author of It's All American Food, The Dean and DeLuca Cookbook and Taste)

Jacques Pйpin
Like great dishes, great writing remains in our memory forever. Angelo Pellegrini's The Unprejudiced Palate is a lesson in how to enjoy life in an elegant and highly civilized way.

Daniel Bouloud
Angelo Pellegrini's very personal view of cookery in America in the late forties is erudite, fascinating and at times screamingly funny. His descriptions of his Italian family's favorite dishes are so complete that they might as well be recipes, each more delicious sounding than the next.

	Introduction to the Modern Library food series
	Introduction
Pt. 1	Bread and wine in perspective
1	A slight touch of heresy	3
2	The discovery of abundance	18
3	The things my fathers used to do	37
4	Rooted in the earth	55
5	The cubicle of temperance	76
6	The dissipation of prejudice	93
Pt. 2	Bread and wine in good taste
1	Further incursions into heresy	113
2	The kitchen and the soup kettle	136
3	Please, my name is Angelo	159
4	Fish must be drowned in wine	179
5	Some culinary preferences	196
6	Chicken and other small fry	213
	Conclusion : toward humane living	229

BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbecue

Author: Karen Adler

The BBQ Queens have created more than 350 delectable, doable recipes for grilled, smoked, barbecued, planked, stir-grilled, and rotisserie-cooked food in The BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbecue. Adler and Fertig cover every step of a meal: shopping lists and tips for easy ingredient preparation, how to keep the mess and the cooking time to a minimum when possible so that weeknight dinners are a breeze, and how to grill extra food in order to have great leftovers for meals throughout the week. They lay the groundwork for expert grilling and smoking with clear explanations of basic techniques, then they encourage backyard cooks to branch out and experiment with new versions or flavors. Special sections and photographs throughout highlight the adventures of and recipes from Grill Gals and BBQ Babes—women from all over the country and all walks of life who grill and smoke and want to spread the love.

Library Journal

Spring is coming-and so are the barbecue books! "BBQ Queens" Adler and Fertig like to wear tiaras when they grill. They are members of an all-women barbecue team that competes on the national barbecue circuit, and they give cooking classes and demonstrations throughout the country. In their latest book, they provide hundreds of recipes, including a big "A to Z of Grilled and Smoked Veggies, Cheeses, and Pizzas," along with tips, stories, and profiles of other "Grill Gals." Some readers may find the tone a bit precious (e.g., "this is really a girly-girl recipe, with ruffles and ribbons"), but the recipes are easy and appealing. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook or Mexican Cooking for Dummies

2009-01-05T04:50:00.000-08:00

Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook: Healthful, Healing Recipes for Life

Author: Amrita Sondhi

Ayurveda is a holistic healing tradition from India whose history is linked to the development of yoga. It is an ancient system in which physical and spiritual well-being comes from a number of sources, including a healthful diet based on one's individual constitution.

Ayurveda is about achieving a physical and spiritual balance through a number of means, including yoga, aromatherapy, and diet. This all-vegetarian cookbook based on Ayurvedic traditions features delectable and nutritious recipes that appeal to particular doshas, which are one's personal constitution based on physical and mental characteristics: fire (pitta), air (vata), and earth (kapha). (The book includes a dosha questionnaire so readers can determine their own.) And while the recipes are authentically Ayurvedic, they feature easy-to-find ingredients and modern-day cooking methods appropriate for busy schedules.

The book also includes yoga postures, cleansing programs, and information on aromatherapy, color therapy, and Abhyanga massage. There are also suggested meat substitutions for non-vegetarians. (Ayurveda is not exclusively vegetarian, although this book is.)

Written with both converts and beginners in mind, The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook is a twenty-first-century approach to a five-thousand-year-old tradition that will restore your health, energy, and sense of well-being.
Two-color throughout.

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Mexican Cooking for Dummies

Author: Helene Siegel

Spice up your soups and add some zest to the rest! Mexican Cooking For Dummies can inspire your cooking, improve your Spanish, and give you that south-of-the-border soul. Chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken have attempted to reign in their vast knowledge of Mexican food and present it in that familiar ...For Dummies® style that you've come to appreciate. Discover their wide array of standard Mexican ingredients. From avocados to epazote, they give you the hints and friendly advice you'll need in order to select the best ingredients for your meals.

Packed with more than 100 recipes, Mexican Cooking For Dummies covers a wide array of dishes, drinks, and appetizers. Master the simple dishes, such as tortas and tacos, while washing them down with horchata or sangria. Soon, you'll be hosting your own fiestas, starting your guests off with salsas and ceviches before moving on to the main dish. Will it be the cumin-and-chile-marinated skirt steak or the baked salmon in salsa verde? Either way, you're sure to impress!

The authors cover the staples (such as rice, beans, tortillas, and vegetables) and then guide you on a discovery tour that includes traditional moles and menudos. Save some room for the wide selection of desert recipes. Pick up Mexican Cooking For Dummies, and in no time, you'll be swinging spicy cilantro-covered dishes out of your kitchen and making your guests shout "Ole!"

Eat Smart in Turkey or Healthy Kitchen

2009-01-04T20:08:00.000-08:00

Eat Smart in Turkey: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods and Embark on a Tasting Adventure

Author: Joan Peterson

Second in the "Eat Smart" series of culinary travel guidebooks, this paean to Turkish cuisine contains a rich historical perspective on food origins and extensive background on regional dishes, including recipes. It mixes information and inspiration to give readers the tools to journey into the culinary soul of their destination. Eat Smart in Turkey will take the guesswork out of choosing from an unfamiliar menu. Its comprehensive guide to Turkey's unique cuisine will give vacation-goers, business travelers and backpackers alike an extra dimension of travel pleasure. If you're going to Turkey, this is one book you must take along!

Distributed for Ginkgo Press

Book about: OM Yoga in a Box or Living with Pcos

Healthy Kitchen: Recipes for a Better Body, Life and Spirit

Author: Andrew Weil

Andrew Weil—author of the bestselling Eating Well for Optimum Health—brings to this perfect collaboration a comprehensive philosophy of nutrition grounded in scientific fact. Rosie Daley brings to it her innovative style.

Their lively dialogue about ingredients and preparation makes clear that there are many approaches to creative, healthy cooking. Information is provided on such subjects as the real meaning of "organic," the safety of our water, the most health-giving oils, how much salt/sugar is good for us—and much more. There are tips on losing weight, developing good eating habits in children and nurturing seniors.

The Healthy Kitchen will forever change the way you cook for yourself and your family.

Publishers Weekly

What might at first seem a jumble of nutrition facts and recipes turns out to be a stimulating invitation to healthy, pleasurable eating. Well-known for his holistic approaches to physical and mental health, physician Weil (Eating Well for Optimum Health) loves good food. Not one to settle for bland albeit health-promoting fare, Weil insists that not only are low-fuss, delicious meals and good health more easily attainable than most Americans imagine, they actually go hand in hand. Coauthor and former Oprah Winfrey chef Daley (In the Kitchen with Rosie), provides recipes that, for the most part, reflect Weil's conception of the optimum diet. (Where they differ, Weil offers options.) Weil's introduction is a concise version of his dietary philosophy, with more advice scattered throughout the book. All of the 135 recipes include nutrition counts (calories, fat, cholesterol, etc.). According to Weil, eating has become yet another stressful activity that must be fit into jam-packed days. To remedy this, Weil and Daley not only offer satisfying recipes that make use of nourishing, readily available ingredients, they give tips on stocking the pantry, preparation, reading food labels and daily menu planning. Recipes include tempting twists on classics (eggs, grilled fish, pasta), to more adventurous items (broccoli pancakes). While miso, tofu and yogurt may not be appetizing to the meat-and-potatoes crowd, others willing to spread their culinary wings will find in these recipes and the authors' enthusiasm for good food a serious incentive to get their daily requirements of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. (Apr.) Forecast: With both Weil and Daley combining efforts, expect nothing but great sales. The book is a selection of BOMC, QPB, Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, One Spirit Book Club and The Good Cook. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

This appealing collaboration (first printing, 750,000 copies) between Weil (Eating Well for Optimum Health) and Daley (In the Kitchen with Rosie: Oprah's Favorite Recipes) is filled with healthful recipes and information on topics ranging from growing herbs to wine to the Mediterranean diet. Recipes contain nutrition information, but this is not "diet food": recipes include Smoked Fish with Horseradish Sauce, Roasted Cornish Hens with Roasted Garlic, and Thai Shrimp and Papaya Salad. There are "Tips from Rosie's Kitchen" and boxes called "Andy Suggests" scattered throughout the text, and the authors don't always agree (Weil often opts for "more spice"; he doesn't eat chicken, but Daley does). Obviously an essential purchase; most libraries will want multiple copies. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 11/1/01; BOMC, Literary Guild, Good Cook, etc.] Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Ungarnished Truth or From the Earth to the Table

2009-01-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

Ungarnished Truth: A Memoir of the Pillsbury Bake-Off

Author: Ellie Mathews

A woman, a chicken, and a million-dollar adventure in the heartland of America's competitive cooking culture.

When Ellie Mathews entered her recipe for Salsa Couscous Chicken-eight chicken thighs cooked in Old El Paso salsa-in the grandma of all cooking contests, the Pillsbury Bake-Off, she never imagined she'd win the grand prize. Immediately after Alex Trebek announced that her dish had won a million dollars, this amateur cook was thrown into the limelight. She soon found herself booked on Oprah-and even photographed for the New York Times in a vest made of ostrich feathers-as the reigning queen of chickendom, the Pillsbury "It Girl" of the moment.

With a dash of self-deprecating humor and a pinch of biting social commentary, Ellie Mathews takes readers with her on her roller coaster ride to the top of the food chain as the Pillsbury prizewinner. As a cooking contest insider, she goes behind the counter and beyond the aprons and oven mitts to reveal a fascinating slice of Americana.

Publishers Weekly

In this blasé memoir, Seattle author Mathews (Ambassador to the Penguins) recounts her journey from kitchen amateur to winner of the million-dollar 1998 Pillsbury Bake-Off. Mathews, a married graphic designer, had been halfheartedly entering and winning recipe contests since 1980, such as one for REI recreational equipment, in which she had to combine packets of freeze-dried food into a semblance of a meal, or the state Beef Cook-Off, where she placed second for Siberian Beef. However, the Pillsbury Bake-Off is the mother of all recipe competitions, and Mathews cannily reworked a tried-and-true halibut recipe using the company's Old El Paso salsa and some chicken thighs and came up with the reliable Salsa Couscous Chicken. Summoned to Orlando, Fla., where the finalists are royally and publicly pampered, Mathews dutifully re-created her "30-Minute Main Dish" and was stunned to be singled out by host Alex Trebek as the winner of $1 million. Her memoir has a curiously unimpassioned quality, padded with details about visiting Disney World with the other contestants, choosing presentable outfits and becoming a grandmother. (Mar.)

Kirkus Reviews

How a few pounds of chicken and a jar of Old El Paso salsa changed one family's life. Writer/software designer Mathews (The Linden Tree, 2007) and husband Carl work together, travel together and, most importantly, eat together. When Mathews was bitten by the cooking bug, rather than go off half-cocked and open a restaurant, she entered a cooking contest. One competition led to another, and she soon was in the thick of the Pillsbury Bake-Off, at which she took first prize with her recipe for Salsa Couscous Chicken. Not only did the victory earn Mathews a million-dollar prize, but she briefly became a minor celebrity, appearing on Oprah, The Rosie O'Donnell Show and in the New York Times. Thanks to this small, unprepossessing book, her 15 minutes of fame isn't up quite yet. Enthusiastic and sharp but grounded in reality (unlike some competitive cookers), the author comes off here as a less-than-gourmet version of Julie Powell (Julie & Julia, 2005). Like Powell, Mathews is sweet and self-deprecating-at one point, she notes, "When I present something I've cooked, I tend to apologize"-but her demeanor masks true seriousness of purpose. Look past the casual attitude and the cutesy one-liners, and you realize that she was genuinely proud of her victory, so much so that she spends much of the book's first half explaining the history and extolling the virtues of the Bake-Off. Readers seeking useful recipes or food-industry dirt would be better served checking out something by Mario Batali or Anthony Bourdain, but those looking for a nice little story about how eight chicken thighs can earn you seven figures, look no further. The Rachael Ray set will eat up Mathews's pleasantly fluffy tale ofculinary triumph.

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From the Earth to the Table: John Ash's Wine Country Cuisine

Author: John Ash

This beloved cookbook is now available in a handsome paperback edition. Completely revised and updated with 45 all-new recipes, each delicious dish reflects acclaimed chef John Ash's commitment to sustainable agriculture and his love of fresh fruits and vegetables. More than 300 recipes, inspired by the California Wine Country featuring soups, salads, pastas, pizza, risottos, poultry, fish, meats, vegetarian courses, desserts, breads, and more include wine recommendations and abundant tips on how to incorporate everything from chipotle chiles to persimmons into delectable meals. This is a time-honored classic, sure to continue enticing cooks for years to come.

Publishers Weekly

Ash, a noted Northern California restaurateur (his Santa Rosa restaurant bears his name) and author (he collaborated with Goldstein on American Game Cooking) is immersed in the wine-country gestalt, according to which dinner-and what we drink with it-is a way of life. A passionate advocate of cooks knowing where, when and how their food is grown and raised, he urges readers to eat ``seasonally and locally.'' Instead of using tasteless tomatoes in a salad in December, he suggests the likes of Warm Red Cabbage Salad with Pancetta and California Goat Cheese. Along with imaginative salads (Fresh Corn, Orzo, and Smoked Chicken Salad with Pine Nuts), Ash offers a bountiful array of soups (Roasted Eggplant Soup with Sweet Peppers), pastas (Fusilli with Collards, Bacon, and Garlic) and desserts (Peach-Mint Granita). Fish (Seared Ahi Tuna with a Lavender-Pepper Crust), poultry, meat (Pork and Pepper Stew with Oranges) and vegetable dishes are innovative and tempting. For each salad and main dish, he suggests a wine (``Gewrztraminer is a showstopper'' with Crab Wontons with Orange-Chipotle Sauce), and his cooking tips (e.g., ``never throw away shrimp shells,'' which can be frozen and counted on to save a fish stock or soup) are jewels. This is a cookbook for those who truly want to live with their food. Photos not seen by PW. (Dec.)

Library Journal

Here are lots of beautifully fresh recipes from the authors of American Game Cooking (LJ 10/15/91). Ash is the culinary director of Fetzer Vineyards' Wine Center, which happens to have a huge organic culinary garden. With that as well as the produce and other ingredients available in abundance in California's wine country, he creates dishes like Orecchiette with Red Wine-Braised Chicken, Fresh Cherry Flan, and other delicious combinations. There are lots of sidebars on ingredients, and Ash suggests substitutions for seasonal or hard-to-find ingredients. Most recipes are accompanied by informative wine notes that explain the particular food-wine match. Highly recommended.

Brew Ware or Arthur Schwartzs New York City Food

2009-01-03T23:45:00.000-08:00

Brew Ware: How to Find, Adapt and Build Homebrewing Equipment

Author: Karl F Lutzen

Using this handbook, homebrewers, tinkerers, and putterers can create their own microbrewery that is safe and makes brewing easier.

Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food: An Opinionated History and More Than 100 Legendary Recipes

Author: Arthur Schwartz

Arthur Schwartz is the Big Apple's official foodie-about-town, a fellow who has fork-and-knived his way through the five boroughs. He knows his knish from his kasha, his bok choy from his bruschetta, his falafel from his frittata. And in Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food, which won the IACP Award for Cookbook of the Year in 2005, he shared his gastronomic expertise, chronicling the city's culinary history from its Dutch colonial start to its current status as the multicultural food capital of the world. The affordable new paperback edition is chock-full of the same fascinating lore, along with 160 recipes for American classics that either originated or were perfected in New York: Manhattan Clam Chowder, Eggs Benedict, Lindy's cheesecake.

Throughout the book, Schwartz's text is transporting, taking readers back to Delmonico's, the Colony, and the Horn & Hardart Automats. Whether revealing how an obscure dish known as Omelet Surprise was transformed into the decidedly chichi dessert Baked Alaska; investigating why some Jewish restaurants came to be known as Roumanian steakhouses; or instructing readers on the way to bake a molten chocolate minicake worthy of Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food is the ideal dining companion.

Oriental Vegetables or California Artichoke Cookbook

2009-01-03T15:03:00.000-08:00

Oriental Vegetables: The Complete Guide for the Gardening Cook

Author: Joy Larkcom

Increasingly, chefs today both professional and amateur are emphasizing fresh, seasonal ingredients, locally and organically grown. Now, in the revised edition of the book Alice Waters of Chez Panisse called indispensable, Joy Larcom presents abundant information about crops that are full of flavor, highly nutritious and easy to grow. She describes over seventy exotic vegetables that can be cultivated regardless of climate, soil type or garden size. Here are hardy leafy mustards, komatsuna, Chinese yams and cabbage, lablab beans, pak choi, the climbing spinach basella, gourds, luffas and many more. For this edition, Larkcom has added new varieties and taken out those which are no longer available. She's updated information on such topics as pest and disease control; and added to the section that offers over 50 recipes for making delicious salads (Chinese Hot Salad), salad dressings (Lemon and Green Onion Dressing), soups (Basic Western Style Greens Soup), pickles (Pickled Mushroom Stems), and other dishes using the vegetables featured in the first section (Azuki Bean Risotto with Watercress and Grilled Tofu, Creamy Artichoke Soup, Duck with Mustard Leaves and Pasta, etc.). The helpful appendices include a glossary of gardening terms, a season/month conversion chart, a growing information chart, plant names, gardening organizations and seed suppliers in the U.S.

Library Journal

Larkcom, a British-based gardener and author of The Salad Garden ( LJ 5/1/84), presents a comprehensive volume on Chinese and Japanese vegetables. Over 100 varieties are listed with information on scientific and Oriental names, general background, cultivation requirements, and use in the kitchen. An additional section focuses on gardening techniques, such as ``cut and come again'' methods and protected cropping. The book concludes with a short collection of simple recipes. The information-dense text is occasionally lightened by high-quality line drawings and several pages of color photographs. The thorough index will be helpful for individuals interested in determining the identity of vegetables found in Oriental markets. As a whole, Oriental Vegetables focuses more on information for the ``garden'' than the ``kitchen,'' and it should be a fine addition for most gardening collections, especially in such areas where interest in Oriental food is high.-- Virginia A. Hen richs, Chicago Botanic Garden Lib., Glencoe, Ill.

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California Artichoke Cookbook: From the California Artichoke Advisory Board

Author: California Artichoke Advisory Board

The folks at the California Artichoke Board have developed 40 mouth-watering recipes for this versatile, fat-free, low-sodium, 25-calorie culinary star. From an Artichoke Lasagna to Baby Artichoke Saute to Focaccia-Stuffed Artichokes, Monterey County's finest never disappoints. Die-cut. Size A. 96 pp.

Smoothies or Asian Tapas

2009-01-03T03:20:00.000-08:00

Smoothies: 50 Recipes for High-Energy Refreshment

Author: Mary Corpening Barber

Any time and any place: that's when and where to enjoy a smoothie. It takes just minutes to blend one - making them the perfect treat for any moment of a busy day. And nothing is more healthful and refreshing than the daily dose of fresh fruit they provide. Smoothies is full of creative suggestions for adventurous mixtures of fruits and nectars, sorbets and ice creams, yogurts and soy milks, and for special occasions, a little champagne or rum! Complete with nutritional information for all recipes and illustrated with delightful photographs, Smoothies is the perfect guide to deliciously healthful indulgences.

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Asian Tapas: Small Bites, Big Flavors

Author: Christophe Megel

Using an abundance of the fresh, seasonal ingredients and a harmony of flavors, Anton Kilayko and executive chef Christophe Megel offer a collection of recipes that will excite anyone yearning after new and delicious ways to approach the tastes of the East. Cultural lines blur as they explore the breadth of Asian cuisine to bring you dishes inspired by the cooks of Bali, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, and many more. The food is imaginative, approachable and can just as successfully be brought to life at a sophisticated dinner, a lazy lunch, or a cool partyùor very simply as a tasty little snack. These recipes of appetizers and finger foods, illustrated with the cutting-edge photography of Edmond Ho, is exquisitely presented to provide huge impact.

Complete Book of Mushrooms or Soup of the Day

2009-01-02T17:38:00.000-08:00

Complete Book of Mushrooms

Author: Peter Jordan

Essential techniques and imaginative ideas for drying and preserving mushrooms.

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Soup of the Day: 150 Sustaining Recipes for Soup and Accompaniments to Make a Meal

Author: Lydie Marshall

Soup is delicious, nourishing, and endlessly versatile. Around the world and throughout the seasons, soup is a favorite pleasure. Who doesn't love a fragrant, steaming bowl of soup when cold winds howl outside? And a chilled bowl of soup can be a light and soothing meal in the hottest months of summer.

Now Lydie Marshall, a beloved cooking teacher in France and America, serves up something for everyone: 140 mouthwatering recipes for soups and accompanying salads, breads, and desserts to make a meal. Lydie offers a wide range of her favorite soup recipes, from classics like New England Clam Chowder and Onion Soup to new favorites like Red Lentil Soup with Curry or Fava Bean Soup with Mint and Feta Cheese. Make a meal of Lydie's Tuscan Ribollita (the twice-cooked Tuscan bean soup), Chicory Salad with Bacon, Croutons, Poached Eggs, and a loaf of Poilane bread, finished with Vanilla Cream with Prunes Soaked in Brandy. All the recipes are here in Soup of the Day -- clear, accessible, delicious.

Soup of the Day is a fine collection of inviting, simple, delicious recipes, written in the reassuring style of a longtime cooking teacher who knows what home cooks want. With a foreword by Calvin Trillin, soup lover and Lydie Marshall fan, Soup of the Day is a welcome kitchen companion.

Publishers Weekly

Author (A Passion for My Provence) and cooking school owner (Chez Lydie en Provence) Marshall explains the secrets to soups in this winning volume. Her love of her subject matter is evident in her helpful technique advice and her fond recollections of rewarding soup experiences, such as the rare pleasure of her mother's bechamel-enhanced soups, made with butter and milk friends that smuggled into WWII Paris. This book offers friendly reading, with anecdotes of acquaintances who have contributed their favorite soups, and it boasts 150 recipes in chapters on broth, vegetable soups (this chapter is seasonally subdivided), seafood soups, and meat and poultry soups. From hearty Ribollita to Lobster Bisque and two versions of gazpacho, there are soups-many with international flavor-for every occasion. In the final three chapters, Marshall provides recipes for salads, breads and desserts. This dilutes the book's focus a bit, but ideas for interesting accompaniments, including Goat Cheese Fritters, Tuscan bread and Cherry Clafoutis, enable readers to create complete meals. (Jan.) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

For many years, Marshall (A Passion for Potatoes) ran a much-loved cooking school in New York City, but she now spends most of her time in her native France, which she wrote about in Chez Nous: Home Cooking from the South of France (retitled A Passion for My Provence for the paperback edition). Here she presents her favorite soup recipes, which include not only French classics such as La Mouclade (creamy curried mussel soup) but also many inspired by other cuisines, from Guatemalan Avocado Soup to Mexican Chicken Soup. Some are homey, others are elegant, and most are easy. There are also chapters on salads, breads, and desserts to round out the meal. Marshall's recipes are always delicious; recommended for most collections. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

The Low Carbohydrate Dieters Handbook or Oil and Vinegar

2009-01-01T04:43:00.000-08:00

The Low-Carbohydrate Dieter's Handbook: How to Eat Like a Caveman and Lose Weight

Author: Joanne Folstad RN

Is this you?- You love to eat, You've gained weight, You sometimes really crave some foods: sweets, bread, potatoes, or chocolate, You have risk factors or a family health history of heart disease and adult onset diabetes, You've tried to lose weight by dieting or exercising and feel deprived and hungry while you are doing it and then gained back the weight as soon as you quit dieting. If you think this is you and you do want to lose weight and be healthier, read this book!

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Oil and Vinegar

Author: Annette Heisch

Many delicious recipes, and helpful hints on creating homemade gourmet products.

Bordeaux or Foraging New England

2008-12-31T19:02:00.000-08:00

Bordeaux: A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines

Author: Robert M Parker

Wine drinkers around the world refer to Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s Bordeaux simply as "The Bible."

First published in 1985, this landmark consumer guide launched one of the most illustrious careers in wine criticism. Robert Parker's mission, in his newsletter The Wine Advocate and his many bestselling books, has always been to give wine drinkers honest, informed advice about which wines are worth their money, and which wines aren't.

The fourth edition of Bordeaux presents a complete guide to vintages between 1961 and 2001. This latest volume brings readers up-to-date on the abundance of new producers in France's most important wine region and for the first time includes more than 700 wine labels. Parker has retasted and reevaluated many of Bordeaux's finest wines -- and adjusted their ratings accordingly -- so readers of his previous editions will discover herein a wealth of new material.

Parker begins with an overview of each year, which includes insight into growing conditions and yields, notes on anticipated maturity, general price ranges, and lists of best wines. The heart of the book is the chapter "Evaluating the Wines of Bordeaux," in which he meticulously reviews wine producers of every appellation. Organized geographically, the chateaux are listed in alphabetical order, and entries include contact information, vineyard size, details about the wine-making style, and a general evaluation of the chateau's wines. Best of all, each entry includes extensive tasting notes on important vintages, all of them featuring Parker's celebrated rating system -- in which every wine is assessed on a scale ranging from 50 to 100. In later chapters,he also offers essential information about the elements of a great Bordeaux wine, practical travel information about the region, a glossary of wine terms, and more.

An invaluable guide for consumers, Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s Bordeaux provides all the information amateurs and connoisseurs alike could possibly need in their search for that perfect bottle.

Library Journal

Bordeaux enthusiasts call the 1980s the decade of the century because of the abundance of great vintages. This completely revised edition of Parker's Bordeaux ( LJ 1/86) includes Parker's personal tasting notes for hundreds of additional wines and revised notes for many of the wines described in the first edition. Because wine, especially Bordeaux, changes as it matures, the new notes are a welcome aid to connoisseurs. Capsule summaries of vintages from 1945 to 1990 are provided but most of the book is filled with tasting notes and rankings of each producer's best vintages. Information on buying wine futures and visiting Bordeaux is also included. This is an important book for serious wine collections.--Peter C. Leonard, Mt. Lebanon P.L., Pa.

Foraging New England: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods and Medicinal Plants from Maine to Connecticut

Author: Tom Seymour

New England's diverse geography overflows with edible plant and animal species. Through the seasons, this forager's paradise offers a continually changing list of wild, harvestable treasures. From Beach Peas to Serviceberries, Lamb's-Quarters to Lady's Thumb, Hen of the Woods to Mugworts, Foraging New England guides you to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Northeast.Organized by environmental zone, this valuable reference guide will help you identify and appreciate the wild bounty of New England. Inside you'll find: detailed descriptions of edible plants and animals; tips on finding, preparing, and using foraged foods; a glossary of botanical terms; eighty-seven color photos.Use Foraging New England as a field guide or as a delightful armchair read. No matter what you're looking for, be it the curative Heal-All or tasty Purslane, this guide will enhance your next backpacking trip or easy stroll around the garden, and may just provide some new favorites for your dinner table. (6 x 9, 208 pages, color photos)

Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question 1700 1775 or Best of Gourmet 2006

2008-12-31T10:19:00.000-08:00

Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700-1775

Author: Steven Laurence Kaplan

In preindustrial Europe, dependence on grain shaped every phase of life from economic development to spiritual expression, and the problem of subsistence dominated the everyday order of things in a merciless and unremitting way. Steven Laurence Kaplan's The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700-1775 focuses on the production and distribution of France's most important commodity in the sprawling urban center of eighteenth-century Paris where provisioning needs were most acutely felt and most difficult to satisfy. Kaplan shows how the relentless demand for bread constructed the pattern of daily life in Paris as decisively and subtly as elaborate protocol governed the social life at Versailles. In his exploration of bread's materiality and cultural meaning, Kaplan looks at bread's fashioning of identity and examines the conditions of supply and demand in the marketplace. He also sets forth a complete history of the bakers and their guild, and unmasks the methods used by the authorities in their efforts to regulate trade. Because the bakers and their bread were central to Parisian daily life, Kaplan's study is also a comprehensive meditation on an entire society, its government, and its capacity to endure.

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Best of Gourmet 2006

Author: Gourmet Magazin

Nowadays, everyone who entertains is looking for outstanding casual fare that will allow them to spend more time with their guests. Dishes must be quick and easy to prepare (or able to be made ahead) and filled with the purest ingredients for optimum flavor. The Best of Gourmet, Featuring the Flavors of Thailand is filled with twenty-eight such menus-most are very relaxed, all are absolutely delicious.

For example, after a chilly day on the slopes, you may want to treat your houseguests to A Ski House Dinner. Begin the evening around the fire with champagne and a large platter of ever-so-tender smoked salmon with cilantro cream. Later, roasted veal chops with shallots, tomatoes, and olive jus nestled on pillows of soft polenta make a rich, indulgent entrée. And before everyone retires, a heavenly warm chocolate raspberry pudding cake, made the day before and reheated, is served with a glass of cognac.

When the summer heats up, why not spend A Weekend at the Shore with friends? You'll have three clever menus in hand that take advantage of the season's abundant fresh produce, include plenty of make-ahead dishes, and satisfy hearty seaside appetites. On Saturday morning you can serve Breakfast on the Beach with buttery-rich baked blueberry-pecan French toast. Lunch Indoors includes a serve-yourself composed salad of classic favorites and a lovely rhubarb rice pudding. Then, after a long day in the sun, Dinner on the Deck promises a seafood meal to remember with curry-marinated mussels, followed by grilled lobster with Southeast Asian dipping sauce.

Or perhaps a last-minute Beyond Backyard Basics dinner is closer to what you had in mind? This little gemof a menu features ratatouille with penne-a heavenly jumble of roasted eggplants, onions, yellow squash, and red bell peppers, with plum tomatoes, garlic, thyme, parsley, and basil. For dessert, multicolored grapes perched atop pastry cream in puff pastry shells make a scrumptious and ever-so-pretty choice.

So which menu will you try first? You'll find more than eighty pages of exquisite full-color photographs to help you decide. Altogether, this volume holds more than 350 recipes-including the very best recipes that appeared in Gourmet's food columns during 1999. There are hundreds of dishes that can be made in forty-five minutes or less (look for the clock symbol ð); plenty of leaner and lighter selections (look for the feather symbol F); seasonal ideas for everything from apples to zucchini; and an impressive array of tempting sweets and snacks.

This year's Cuisines of the World section turns to the intriguing flavors of Thailand with a traditional dinner for eight and a collection of Thai snacks. Dishes such as steamed red snapper with ginger, grilled beef salad, fish cakes, and coconut ice cream demonstrate the sweet, sour, hot, and salty tastes of this fascinating country. Informative primers and exquisite full-color photos add further insight.

Twenty-four more brand-new recipes appear in a special section featuring Unusual Pastas and Grains. From fresh rice noodles to Israeli couscous to wheat berries, and much more, these unique pantry items will undoubtedly expand your palette of flavors.

Just when you thought you had tasted it all, along comes a cookbook that opens up a world of new possibilities-The Best of Gourmet

Shag Party or Great Lakes Great Breakfasts

2008-12-30T22:38:00.000-08:00

Shag Party: Cocktails and Appetizers to Seduce and Entertain

Author: Adam Rock

In Shag Party, Adam Rocke and Shag, tiki culture's most acclaimed artist, have devised eight soirees, accompanying each with drink recipes and simple 1950s-era appetizers guaranteed to transform any lounge or bachelor pad into retro heaven. Each Shag-illustrated party revives the sophistication of postwar pop culture. Themes include Tiki Luau, Halloween Party, Bongo Beat, New Year's Bash, South of the Border Samba, Las Vegas Night, Seduction for Two, and Night Club Night. Fans of the Mai Tai, Side Car, or Manhattan will find it hard to resist this pop art collector's item.

Book review: Prentice Hall Dictionary of Culinary Arts or College Cookbook

Great Lakes, Great Breakfasts: A Cookbook and Travel Guide

Author: Innkeepers of the Michigan Lake to Lak

Let us treat you to Great Lakes, Great Breakfasts in our third Cookbook and Travel Guide from the Innkeepers of Michigan Lake to Lake Bed and Breakfast Association. You'll find tried and tested recipes from inns all across our beautiful state featuring both locally grown produce and readily available ingredients from wherever you call home. And, while you are enjoying the recipes, don't forget to peruse the travel guide portion of the cookbook where you'll find a sketch and an innkeeper description of their individual Bed & Breakfast as well as all the information you'll need to make more than just an armchair visit. Whether your preference of tastes run more to the extravagant gourmet options or the down-home comfort food type, these recipes are sure to hit the spot. And, whether your destination is a popular lakeshore resort town, a quaint village or an exciting city, our Michigan Lake to Lake Bed & Breakfast Association innkeepers are ready to welcome you with gracious hospitality.

Prentice Hall Dictionary of Culinary Arts or College Cookbook

2008-12-30T12:56:00.000-08:00

Prentice Hall Dictionary of Culinary Arts

Author: Gaye Ingram

This unique exceptionally comprehensive dictionary contains over 25,000 entries covering food identification, preparation and cooking methods, nutrition, sanitation, tools and equipment, wine, beer and spirits, cigars, international foods, food chemistry, historical and cultural terms, hospitality terms and prepared dishes.

Authoritative yet concise entries

Accurate use of capitalization and accent marks

Simple, alphabetical listing for all entries, including abbreviations

Extensive cross-references

285 line drawings

Easy to read typeface and format

Phonetic pronunciation guides

Additionally, there are 14 appendices covering areas such as: metric conversions, measurement equivalents, commonly used international terms, sugar cooking temperatures, oversized wine bottles and more!

College Cookbook: An Alternative to the Meal Plan

Author: Geri Harrington

Publishers Weekly

This well-intentioned book will embolden the novice in the kitchen, college student or not. With directions on everything from how to boil water to saving money at the supermarket, Harrington ( The Salad Book , etc.) cheerfully exhorts readers to learn basic principles of cooking and to ``improvise to suit your budget or what happens to be on hand,'' providing a specific glossary of cooking terms and a guide to the use of spices and herbs. Recipes collected from college students around the country make only modest demands on busy schedules and small budgets while yielding substantial dishes, such as beef stew or fried rice. Whole chapters are devoted to inexpensive foods like ground beef and eggs. Generally avoiding processed foods, Harrington promotes the use of leftovers with such items as ``The Whatever-You-Have-in-the-Fridge Quiche.'' Unfortunately, the pedestrian or inauthentic quality of many recipes (tuna-and-spaghetti casserole, ``chicken cacciatore'' made with commercial spaghetti sauce and stuffed olives, a dessert called ``Apples with Creme Fraiche'' that does not contain the latter ingredient) and some dubious kitchen lore (``almost any proportion of main ingredients tastes good as long as you have enough sauce for pasta'') will disappoint readers with any serious interest in food. (August)

McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss or River Road Recipes IV

2008-12-30T02:14:00.000-08:00

McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss

Author: John A McDougall

Lose weight, eat as much as you want, feel healthy, and look great. This may sound like an impossible dream, but with McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss it is a dream come true for thousands of people. In this groundbreaking book Dr. John A. McDouggall draws on the latest scientific and medical evidence about nutrition, metabolism, and hunger to provide a simple weight-loss plan. Featuring more than 100 healthy and delicious recipes by Mary McDougall, it is packed with all the information and encouragement you need.

Library Journal

This Pulitzer Prize-winning professor of psychiatry at the Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School, risks his reputation by arguing that individuals who claim to have been abducted by aliens are describing something real.

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River Road Recipes IV: Warm Welcomes, Entertaining Menus from Our Homes to Yours

Author: Junior League of Baton Rouge Staff

The creators of the nation's number one best-selling community cookbook series welcome you to celebrate all of life's ordinary and extraordinary occasions. Enjoy 48 inspiring menus and over 300 new and innovative recipes from Baton Rouge, LA, where we celebrate life through our cooking, and our culinary history is legendary.

Jean Carpers Complete Healthy Cookbook or Baked Alaska

2008-12-29T15:32:00.000-08:00

Jean Carper's Complete Healthy Cookbook: Featuring More than 250 Favorite Recipes from USA Weekend's ''''EatSmart'''' Column

Author: Jean Carper

New York Times best-selling author and USA Weekend's longtime "EATSMART" columnist, one of America's most trusted source of cutting edge nutrition information and healthy recipes, offers up here, for the first time all in one place, 200 delicious, easy-to-make, good for you recipes — plus all the nutrition information you can live without.

Publishers Weekly

This bountiful collection of nutritional facts and wellness-promoting recipes gives readers both the motivation and the know-how for getting their nine servings of fruits and vegetables in every day. Carper, USA Weekend's EatSmart columnist (Food: Your Miracle Medicine; Stop Aging Now!), boils down the basic nutritional concepts on which her diet advice is based. Among her 10 Rules for Smart Eating are to include plenty of fish, tea, whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables and avoid meat, trans fats and overeating. Though most of these ideas will not be new to health-conscious consumers, the following chapters contain scientific evidence backing them. Carper has also compiled her favorite low-calorie, high-in-good-fat, low-sodium and low-sugar creations for everyday cooking. Recipes like Moroccan Chicken with Prunes, and Yogurt Vegetable Salad are simple to make, with enough variety of flavor to liven up the ordinary dinner table. On the other hand, no one will mistake dishes like Low-Fat Creamed Spinach or Coconut Pecan Chicken Fingers for their richer counterparts. While Carper at times overloads her book with factoids, she makes a good case for the philosophy on which she's built her career-that what we eat can either heal or harm us. (June)

Judith Sutton - Library Journal

Carper writes the "EatSmart" column for USA Weekend, and an earlier edition of this book was published as EatSmart: The Nutrition Information You Can't Live Without. This revised and updated version, which includes 50 new recipes, is packed with information on nutrition, health, and eating well, and each recipe includes a sidebar on "Why It's Good for You" and another called "Science Says," citing relevant nutritional studies and the like. The recipes are easy and appealing, and the text is readable and clear. Highly recommended.

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Baked Alaska: Recipes For Sweet Comforts From The North Country

Author: Sarah Eppenbach

Recipes for yummy, home-baked goodies are served with delightful anecdotes, giving readers a tasty peek into Alaska's kitchens.

How to Cook Meat or Minnesota Eats out

2008-12-29T03:53:00.000-08:00

How to Cook Meat

Author: Chris Schlesinger

Anyone who's ever visited a supermarket or butcher knows how intimidating choosing the right cut can be. Which cut to buy, and then how to cook it? Now experts Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby offer expert advice on picking the right cut—and matching it with the best cooking method. Suitable substitutions and hands-on advice appear throughout the book, side-by-side with detailed recipes for ribs, meat loaf, leg of lamb, stews, and the perfect steak for two.

For meat lovers this is sure to become the ultimate reference on the subject.

Mark Bittman

At last—a book that combines everything you need to know about the best ways to buy and cook meat today with the brilliantly innovative recipes for which Schlesinger and Willoughby are justifiably famed. A true tour de force.

Emeril Lagasse

The most comprehensive book on meat with great tips, techniques, and plenty of delicious recipes. Wow!

New York Times Book Review

Now the two men have brought their relaxed confidence to a discursive, friendly book that gives plenty of good and thorough information without being a technical manual.

New York Times Book Review

Schlesinger and Willoughby are cooks with seemingly inexhaustible imaginations, and they put the experience of their wide travels into dishes that seem Caribbean, Latin, or Asian as often as they do American.

Publishers Weekly

Here is a well-rounded and wonderfully thought out bible of beefsteak. Schlesinger and Willoughby (The Thrill of the Grill, License to Grill, etc.) begin with a single premise: that it is imperative to match the method of cooking to the cut of meat you have at hand. Dry heat, like grilling, is choice for the more tender cuts while moist heat, like stewing, is best for the tougher stuff. This holds true for beef, veal, lamb and pork, all of which are represented in their own in-depth sections. With this dictum, the authors go off on a fascinating tour of all things carnivorous. The lengthy and highly instructional introduction delves into such minutiae as how fat stimulates our salivary glands to produce the sensation of juiciness. Then come the more than 200 recipes. The beef chapters run the gamut from a joy-of-gnawing dish called Flintstone-Style BBQ Beef Ribs with Hot, Sweet, and Sour Bone Sauce to a Kuala Lumpur-inspired Gingered Beef Stew with Red Onion-Lime Sambal. And the lamb section includes not only the domesticated Double-Thick Lamb Rib Chops with Slicked-Up Store-Bought Mint Jelly Sauce but also North African-Style Braised Lamb Shanks. Nothing goes to waste since the authors employ a surprisingly large number of offal recipes. There are, of course, a basic sweetbread and calf brains, but these shy in comparison to Lamb Tongues on Toast and the virtually unmentionable Head Cheese Reuben. Most every recipe is accompanied by useful sidebars that detail the cut of meat to use, offer alternative cuts and even tell you how the dish holds up as a leftover. With humor, clarity and expertise, these two renowned food writers have created a requisite text for any serious meat lover. (Oct.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|

Internet Book Watch

How to Cook Meat is written for the home cook who isn't sure how to buy and prepare cuts of meat: it provides over 250 recipes for meats and includes guidelines on how to use a variety of cuts from everyday meats to more unusual features. An excellent introductory section discusses the cuts, meat grading, and storage and preparation while the bulk of the book is packed with recipes. If only one meat cookbook were to be in a home collection, this should make the grade.

Christian Science Monitor - Jennifer Wolcott

In How to Cook Meat, the grilling gurus have put together some tantalizing, savory delights.

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Minnesota Eats Out: An Illustrated History

Author: Kathryn Koutsky

Minnesota Eats Out is a virtual romp through the state's dining spots, from early health resorts to Prohibition-era speakeasies to A&W drive-ins, illustrated with over one thousand photographs, postcards, menus, matchbooks, and collectible dishes.

In eleven chapters divided by type of eatery, Kathryn Strand Koutsky and Linda Koutsky narrate the history of dining in the North Star State, highlighting innovative foods, cutting-edge graphic design, and inspired restaurant architecture, along with anecdotes about beloved restaurants remembered through the decades.

Accompanying this history is a collection of recipes for dishes made famous through the years, like the pioneers' Indian Pudding and old favorites from Eibner's Bakery in New Ulm or Ruttger's Resort in Brainerd. Eleanor Ostman revised these recipes for preparation in modern kitchens. Embellished with historic photographs, collectible tableware, and restaurant ephemera, the recipes invite today's readers to re-create cherished flavor memories.

Creative Chinese Oven Cooking or Cooking in America 1590 1840

2008-12-28T19:12:00.000-08:00

Creative Chinese Oven Cooking: The New Trend

Author: Hsueh Hsia Chen

Creative Chinese Oven Cooking: The New Trend provides the reader with an exciting new method for cooking Chinese cuisine
without the usual "clean-up" headaches. Here's the ONLY guide to cooking for the family, or for a banquet, that will produce the
same delicious flavors and aromas associated with traditional Chinese cooking methods, without the oily messes. As always, Wei-Chuan's bilingual texts expand the market base, enhancing sales potential. This cookbook will be a "must have" for the kitchen gourmet and an exciting addition to the Wei-Chuan collection of authentic, exotic and popular cookbooks.

Wei-Chuan Cookbooks uniquely offer:

1. A beautiful, large, full color photo of each finished recipe.Readers always know what the dish should look like. Many additional
small step-by-step instructional photos are included.

2. Simple, clear and precise step-by-step instructions that help readers create any dish in their own kitchen.

3. All ingredient measurements are kitchen tested and re-tested.

4. Where appropriate, alternative suggestions for substituting ingredients and cooking techniques are provided. Permits purchase
of ingredients in almost any market!

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Cooking in America, 1590-1840

Author: Trudy Eden

There are no recipes for what the Indians ate in Colonial times, but this cookbook uses period quotations to detail what and how the foodstuffs were prepared. The bulk of the cookbook is devoted to what the European immigrants cooked and what evolved into American cooking. The first colonists from England brought their foodways to America. The basic foods that Americans of European descent ate changed very little from 1600 to 1840. While the major basic foods remained the same, their part in the total diet changed. Americans at the end of the period ate far more beef and chicken than did the first colonists. They used more milk, butter and cream. They also ate more wheat in the form of breads, cakes, cookies, crackers and cereals. The same was true with fruits. Over time the more exotic vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, and numerous root vegetables including both sweet and white potatoes became common vegetables. By the end of this period, many Americans were even eating foods like tomatoes, okra, and sesame, which were unknown to their ancestors. In addition, Americans, like their relatives in Europe, incorporated coffee, tea, and chocolate into their diets as well as more sugar. Along with them came new customs, such as tea time, and, for men, socializing at coffeehouses. Also, distilled beverages, particularly rum, which was often made into a punch with citrus juices, were increasingly used.

Cook Now Eat Later or Movable Feast

2008-12-28T08:30:00.000-08:00

Cook Now, Eat Later: Be One Step Ahead with Over 130 Delicious Recipes to Prepare in Advance

Author: Mary Berry

Cooking for family and friends should be a pleasure, but trying to find the time in our busy lives can make it seem like a chore. Mary Berry takes the heat out of the kitchen, by showing you how to prepare everything in advance. With each delicious dish, Mary proves that convenience doesn't have to mean compromising on flavor, quality, or style. Whether you are cooking for family, a few friends, or a Christmas crowd, Cook Now, Eat Later gets you one step ahead, giving you a hassle-free mealtime. Using clear instructions, the best ingredients, and practical shortcuts, Mary's easy-to-follow recipes and tips will give you the cooking confidence you need to make entertaining a breeze.

Movable Feast

Author: Kenneth F Kipl

In the last twenty-five years alone, the range of fruits and vegetables, even grains, that is available at most local markets has changed dramatically. Over the last 10,000 years, that change is almost unimaginable. This groundbreaking new work, from the editor of the highly regarded Cambridge World History of Food, examines the exploding global palate. It begins with the transition from foraging to farming that got underway some 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, then examines subsequent transitions in Egypt, Africa south of the Sahara, China, southeast Asia, the Indus Valley Oceanic, Europe, and the Americas. It ends with chapters on genetically modified foods, the fast food industry, the nutritional ailments people have suffered from, famine, the obesity epidemic, and a look at the future on the food front. Food, at its most basic, fuels the human body. At its most refined, food has been elevated to a position of fine art. The path food has taken through history is a fairly straightforward one; the space which it occupies today could not be more fraught. This sweeping narrative covers both ends of the spectrum, reminding us to be grateful for and delighted in a grain of wheat, as well as making us aware of the many questions that remain unanswered about what lies ahead. Did you know. . .
- That beans were likely an agricultural mistake?
- That cheese making was originated in Iran over 6000 years ago?
- That pepper was once worth its weight in gold?
- That sugar is the world's best-selling food, surpassing even wheat?
- That Winston Churchill asserted, in 1942, that tea was more important to his troops than ammunition?
- That chili concarne is one of the earliest examples of food globalization?
- That, by 1880, virtually every major city in America had a Chinese restaurant?
- That white bread was once considered too nutritious?
Kenneth Kiple reveals these facts and more within A Movable Feast.

Publishers Weekly

Recycling much historical material from the magisterial Cambridge World History of Food(which the author co-edited), this slender volume distills 10,000 years of food history into just 300 pages. While the first work was notable for its rich multiplicity of voices and deeply informed scholarship, this one is a bit of a hash, owing to its author's insistence on squeezing a far-ranging narrative into the narrow framework of globalism. Far from being a new economic concept, the globalization of food, asserts Kiple, is as old as agriculture itself (globalization being murkily defined as "a process of homogenization whereby the cuisines of the world have been increasingly untied from regional food production, and one that promises to make the foods of the world available to everyone in the world"). The strongest material examines the spread of agriculture and its ramifications: it's a paradox of civilization that increased food production encourages population growth, which invariably creates food shortages and disease. That said, gastronomes will find scraps to nibble on here and there—who knew, for example, that the Egyptians trained their monkeys to harvest grapes? (June)

1. Last hunters, first farmers;
2. Building the barnyard;
3. Promiscuous plants of the northern fertile crescent;
4. Peripatetic plants of Eastern Asia;
5. Fecund fringes of the northern fertile crescent;
6. Consequences of the Neolithic;
7. Enterprise and empires;
8. Faith and foodstuffs;
9. Empires in the rubble of Rome;
10. Medieval progress and poverty;
11. Spain's New World, the Northern Hemisphere;
12. New world, new foods;
13. New foods in the Southern New World;
14. The Columbian exchange and the Old Worlds;
15. The Columbian exchange and the New Worlds;
16. Sugar and new beverages;
17. Kitchen Hispanization;
18. Producing plenty in paradise;
19. The frontiers of foreign foods;
20. Capitalism, colonialism, and cuisine;
21. Homemade food homogeneity;
22. Notions of nutrients and nutriments;
23. The perils of plenty;
24. The globalization of plenty;
25. Fast food, a hymn to cellulite;
26. Parlous plenty into the twenty-first century;
27. People and plenty in the twenty-first century.

1000 Low Fat Recipes or Lavender Cookbook

2008-12-27T22:48:00.000-08:00

1,000 Low-Fat Recipes

Author: Terry Blonder Golson

1,000 Recipes series is off to a roaring start. Carol Gelles's 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes won two of the most prestigious awards, the Julia Child/IACP and the James Beard Awards, and has enjoyed brisk sales (15,000 copies sold in 12 months). The second book in the series, 1,000 Low-Fat Recipes, is poised for even greater success.

Low-fat eating remains the most popular and medically sound way to lose weight and maintain good health. 1,000 Low-Fat Recipes is the bible of low-fat cookbooks. Here are recipes for every taste and occasion. There are appetizers, soups, salads, and sandwiches. There are main courses (both with meat and without), accompaniments, breads, and desserts. Golson even includes breakfast fare and a condiments and staples section for simple, flavorful cooking. Each recipe is accompanied by nutritional information.

In addition to the tempting body recipes, Golson packs her book with crucial information. She offers nutrition guidelines for healthy eating, a glossary of ingredients, the best techniques for low-fat cooking, and helpful hints for efficiency, menu planning, and improvising. 1,000 Low-Fat Recipes combines practical tips with delicious, foolproof recipes in one inspiring, indispensable book.

Lavender Cookbook

Author: Sharon Shipley

The appeal of lavender extends beyond its fragrance to the rich yet delicate flavor it adds to a variety of foods. Here's the first cookbook to focus on ways the aromatic herb can be used to enhance ordinary ingredients. More than 90 recipes, such as Grilled Lavender-Honey Chicken, Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms with Lavender Goat Cheese, and Double Chocolate and Lavender Gelato, highlight appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, baked goods, and desserts, with tips on growing and preserving lavender.

Lunchbox Book or Best Tea Places in England

2008-12-27T14:06:00.000-08:00

Lunchbox Book

Author: Sandy Harper

All good parents are concerned about sending their children to school with nutritious meals that kids will actually eat—not trade, give, or throw away. But they’re also concerned about eating well themselves during often-rushed mornings, lunch hours, and busy days. And that’s what these on the go ideas provide: non-fussy, healthy suggestions with visual appeal that really whet the appetite and taste great. Over 30 delicious lunchbox possibilities—like mini-meatballs and mango and yogurt are featured, including solutions for those who have particular dietary requirements, such as vegans and the allergy-prone. Those with high cholesterol, the wheat or lactose intolerant, the sportsperson, the overweight are also all catered for: special symbols identify foods, denoting their suitability for all these and other special needs

Books about: Body Signs or The Emotional Eaters Book of Inspiration

Best Tea Places in England

Author: Tea Council

Wherever you go in England, be sure to have this delightful little guidebook at hand every afternoon. It contains listings of more than 100 establishments that have been identified by incognito tea tasters as worthy of membership in the prestigious Tea Guild. Each offers a range of high-quality teas, accompanied by a wide variety of homemade savories and pastries that reflect regional traditions and use local ingredients. The beautiful settings range from a crooked little house built in 1687, a restored mill on the edge of Sherwood Forest, a Tudor beamed cottage, and a terrace garden overlooking the sea, to quintessential Victorian tea shops and deluxe London tea lounges. Organized by region, each chapter includes a map, descriptions of local teatime traditions, specialties that will be found on the menus, as well as things to do and see in each region. With directions, hours, lists of food and teas served, and listings for areas of Scotland and Wales, this tea-lover's dream is the only guidebook that comprehensively describes the creme de la creme of tearooms throughout the UK.

Saved By Soup or The Kansas City Barbeque Society Cookbook

2008-12-27T02:24:00.000-08:00

Saved By Soup: More Than 100 Delicious Low-Fat Soups To Eat And Enjoy Every Day

Author: Judith Barrett

As food writer Judith Barrett says in her new book, Saved by Soup, "soup is one of the easiest of all foods to create in a low-fat form without compromising either the taste or the texture." The more than 100 appealing recipes she has included in the book bear out her claim -- from elegant clear broths to satisfying bean soups, cooling summer medleys to spicy Asian noodle soups, each of Barrett's creations are high in flavor, full of healthy nutrients, and low in fat. Barrett has arranged her soups in chapters covering the seasons -- "Hearty Fall and Winter Soups," for example, contains such dishes as Creamy Carrot Soup and Parsnip and Potato Soup; "Summer's Bounty" includes Chilled Corn Vichyssoise and Cool Cucumber and Yogurt Soup -- or particular flavors or ingredients. A chapter on bean soups features Miami Black Bean Soup and Garlicky White Bean and Spinach Soup; "Far Eastern Flavors" includes Miso and Vegetable Soup as well as Shiitake Mushroom Bouillon with Thai Rice Noodles; other sections cover spicy soups, chicken soups, seafood soups, soups with Italian flavors, and even soups made with fruit. Barrett writes that when she decided to change her eating habits to lose weight, a serving of low-fat soup at lunch and dinner was an essential part of her plan, since it left her feeling satisfied without taking in too many calories. But even if you're not watching your weight, these soups will be a welcome addition to your table -- they're healthy as well as delicious.

New interesting textbook: Kids Party Games and Activities or Pillsbury Best of the Bake Off Desserts

The Kansas City Barbeque Society Cookbook: Barbeque... It's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore

Author: Kansas City Barbeque Society

Barbeque is a passion to the 2,000-plus Kansas City Barbeque Society members. From the backyard outing to the heat of competition cooking, they practice until they achieve that perfect brisket, chicken, rib, or pork butt. Now they share their secrets for perfect Barbeque and accompaniments. Recipes for both barbequing and grilling enable the reader to cook better than the guy next door. In 'Que speak, it's who's who and what's hot in Barbeque.

Ghost Wineries of the Napa Valley or Anatomy of Dessert

2008-12-26T16:43:00.000-08:00

Ghost Wineries of the Napa Valley: A Photographic Tour of the Last Century

Author: Irene Whitford Haynes

A fascinating photographic tour of historic Napa wineries, more than a dozen of which have come back to life. Extensively researched by a resident grape grower. The historical details and photographs of more than 65 wineries bring visions of the vibrant California wine industry of more than 100 years ago. The roots of many of today's great vintners are exposed in these photos and historical tidbits.

Go to: 7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking or The Top 100 Zone Foods

Anatomy of Dessert: With a Few Notes on Wine

Author: Edward A Bunyard

"Filled with quirky surprises and things you would have never thought to ask, Bunyard's celebration of fruit is endlessly entertaining."
- Mark Kurlansky, author of Salt, Cod, and The Big Oyster

When we think of dessert, our mind's eye sees cakes, pies, and pastries. Yet the truly creative palate imagines things even more tempting, decadent, and, yes, sinful. So claims Edward Bunyard in this delectable paean to the wonderful fruits of the vine, from apples and apricots to gooseberries and strawberries, from pears to the grapes that give us wine.

Bunyard, a nurseryman at the turn of the last century, lovingly devotes a chapter to each fruit, sharing a heartfelt disquisition on the many types of strawberries, in which bigger is not always better; revealing how denizens of cooler and warmer climes differ in their perceptions about grapes; and asserting that "immoderate indulgence" in melon has toppled great dynasties and changed the course of history. Bunyard even offers advice on the most delightful wine and fruit pairings, and settles once and for all the debate that has raged for nearly three millennia: Which are tastier, hothouse figs or the outdoor variety.

Introduced by Michael Pollan, The Anatomy of Dessert is a cornucopia of wisdom that's never out of season. It is time again to savor this classic work, first published in 1929, that gives above-the-title billing to the myriad foodstuffs we often refer to as "afters." So come and partake in the fruits of Edward Bunyard's labor of love.

Library Journal

American audiences may be fooled by the title; "dessert" is here used in the British sense, referring exclusively to a course of fruit served after dinner and not to the pastry, pie, or cake that most of us have in mind. First published in 1929, this book is part of a series of reissued food classics. Bunyard, an English nurseryman and fruit connoisseur, devotes each chapter to a different variety of fruit-such as apples, cherries, peaches, pears, and grapes-and that fruit's significant cultivars. He praises varieties primarily of European origin and waxes lyrical about crunch, crispness, and seasonality. Written in an era when gardeners grew fruit for the wealthy on their estates, this work intersperses technical comments with opinionated remarks and witty social commentary. Even in the 1920s, Bunyard lamented the decline in growing one's own fruit and the practice of growing fruit first for looks and only second for taste. Those interested in the recent resurgence of heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables will especially appreciate these comments. Libraries with strong horticultural and culinary history collections should consider adding this book; for most others it is an optional purchase.-Pauline Baughman, Multnomah Cty. Lib., Portland, OR Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Chez Panisse Fruit or Frog Commissary Cookbook

2008-12-26T05:09:00.000-08:00

Chez Panisse Fruit

Author: Alice Waters

In 2001 Chez Panisse was named the number one restaurant in America by Gourmet magazine -- quite a journey from 1971 when Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse as a place where she and her friends could cook country French food with local ingredients and talk politics.

As the restaurant's popularity grew, so did Alice's commitment to organic, locally grown foods and to a community of farmers and producers who provide the freshest ingredients, grown and harvested naturally with techniques that preserve and enrich the land for future generations. After thirty years, the innovative spirit and pure, intense flavors of Chez Panisse continue to delight and surprise all who visit, and even those who cant get there know that Alice started a quiet revolution, changing the culinary landscape forever. Inspired by Chez Panisse, more and more people across the country are discovering the sublime pleasures of local, organic vegetables and fruits.

Now join Alice Waters and the cooks at Chez Panisse in celebration of fruit. Chez Panisse Fruit draws on the exuberant flavors of fresh, ripe fruit to create memorable dishes. In this companion volume to Chez Panisse Vegetables, discover more than 200 recipes for both sweet and savory dishes featuring fruit. Glorify the late-summer peach harvest with Peach and Raspberry Gratin, and extend the season with Grilled Cured Duck Breast with Pickled Peaches. Enjoy the first plums in Pork Loin Stuffed with Wild Plums and Rosemary. Preserve the fresh flavors of winter citrus with Kumquat Marmalade or Candied Grapefruit Peel. Organized alphabetically by fruit -- from apples to strawberries -- and including helpful essayson selecting, storing, and preparing fruit, this book will help you make the very most of fresh fruits from season to season. Illustrated with beautiful color relief prints by Patricia Curtan, Chez Panisse Fruit is a book to savor and to treasure.

Gourmet

Chez Panisse is th single best restaurant in the United States.

The New Yorker - Nicholas Lemann

Chez Panisse...[is] the most influential American restaurant of the past generation...In the...Waters way of cooking, flavor comes to the fore and technique recedes.

Publishers Weekly

The eighth Chez Panisse cookbook, which features sweet and savory dishes that use fruit, follows what has become acclaimed chef Alice Waters's patented style: a mix of rustic dishes, many exhibiting Italian and French influence, that highlight the best possible produce. Recipes are organized by fruit, and each chapter begins with a mini-essay on varieties and growing conditions, and often sounds the biodiversity alarm, as when Waters opines, "How sad, then, that well over 90 percent of the apples sold in this country belong to one of only fifteen of those seven thousand varieties." Desserts showcase flavors that may be slightly unfamiliar, either because they use unusual varieties (Caramelized Red Banana Tartlets) or different versions of a common fruit, as with Fig Cookies that are a haute substitute for Fig Newtons and use fresh figs rather than dried. Savory dishes such as Middle Eastern-Style Lamb Stew with Dried Apricots and a tasty assembly of spices skew more traditional. Some of the most intriguing recipes are the simplest, such as Pickled Cherries and Tea-Poached Prunes. At times, Waters's specificity can be exasperating. Will Cr pes Suzette with Pixie Tangerine Sherbet be just as good if the sherbet is made with some other variety of tangerine? Still, it's hard to find fault with a book wide-ranging and inventive enough to comfortably encompass Judy's Deep-Fried Lemon and Artichokes, Spring Fruit Compote with Kiwifruit Sherbet and Coconut Meringue, and a tart Vin de Pamplemousse ap ritif. (May) Forecast: As always, Waters's combination of serious writing and creative recipes will have cooks heading to the kitchen, and cookbook buyers heading to the stores. This book sticks to the tried-and-true Chez Panisse formula, which shows no signs of wearing out. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

The companion toChez Panisse Vegetables, this is another wonderful book from Waters and crew (Alan Tangren, now the pastry chef, was the restaurant's "forager" for many years, responsible for buying produce and other ingredients from local purveyors and growers). It is invaluable both as a reference and a cookbook and features unsually lyrical writing. The fruits are organized alphabetically, and each entry provides information on seasons, buying, storing, preparing, and different varieties. There are savory recipes as well as desserts, from Spit-Roasted Pork with Apple Marmalade and Green Apple Sherbet to Grilled Duck Breast with Seville Orange Sauce and Blood Orange Tartlets to Grilled Quail with Pomegranates and Pomegranate Granita. The attractive, understated design and lovely full-color linocuts add to the book's appeal. Essential. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Book about:

Frog/Commissary Cookbook

Author: Steven Poses

Over 100,000 copies in print! "Frog Commissary's inventive, playful food is multiethnic but often shows a distinctive Thai influence. Bright ideas spill out everywhere." — Library Journal

Illustrated

Open Hearth Cookbook or Simply Shellfish

2008-12-25T19:28:00.000-08:00

Open-Hearth Cookbook: Recapturing the Flavor of Early America

Author: Suzanne Goldenson

"Food cooked in the fireplace tastes better than food cooked in most conventional methods today," say the authors and this book shows how twenty-first century folks can enjoy hearth-cooked meals today. Surprisingly few pieces of special equipment are needed, especially for camping families. The authors emphasize the appliances and techniques that make open-hearth cooking realistic in today's homes where the fireplace is not in the kitchen.
The authors explain the art of building a good cooking fire and maintaining the three basic temperatures - low, medium and high - needed to prepare almost all foods, and suggest ways to keep the hearth clean and the cook safe. Each chapter on technique tells how things were done in the old days, and then goes on to demonstrate techniques for today. The authors have added substantial new material since original publication in 1982, and completely updated the resources section of the book.
Suzanne Goldenson and her husband are serious cooks and collectors of early American cooking implements. Doris Simpson is co-owner of a restaurant and once helped cook a Thanksgiving dinner over an open hearth for Craig Claiborne.

Simply Shellfish: Quick and Easy Recipes for Shrimp, Crab, Scallops, Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Lobster, Squid, and Sides

Author: Leslie Glover Pendleton

In Simply Shellfish seafood expert and acclaimed cookbook author Leslie Pendleton offers up 125 recipes for shrimp, crab, scallops, clams, mussels, oysters, lobster, and squid. All the dishes are fresh, healthful, and a (sea)breeze to prepare.

Shellfish is a near perfect food: packed with good–for–you protein, low in fat and calories, and exceeding quick and easy to prepare. Not to mention flavor – it's doesn't get much better than creamy clam chowder, tender crab cakes, or succulent lobster rolls. In Simply Shellfish Leslie Pendleton shares her best recipes for these favorites. There's Roasted Shrimp on Asparagus Skewers with Brie, Curried Coconut Scallops, Mussels Steamed in Carrot Ginger Broth, and BLLTs (bacon, lobster, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches). Unlike fish fillets or whole fish, shellfish requires minimal prep time and can be on the table in minutes.

Leslie's recipes are at once sophisticated and approachable, with supermarket–friendly ingredients, easy instructions, and outstanding results.

Publishers Weekly

Considered to be a delicacy and historically given distinctive regional and ethnic treatments, shellfish, according to Pendleton (Simply Shrimp, Salmon and (Fish) Steaks), can be quickly and easily prepared for a variety of satisfying, healthy meals. The former Gourmet editor offers recipes for main and side dishes, selection and preparation tips, and meal planning ideas. The more than 100 recipes feature the most common shellfish and can be made in less than an hour, with some preparation done ahead of time. For most of the recipes, shellfish type can vary, depending on taste and market availability. Soups, stews, appetizers, main courses and sides-Pendleton covers all of the bases for every taste: traditional (Clam Chowder, Gumbo, Crab Cakes); adventurous (Blackened Scallops with Grapefruit Sour Cream Sauce); international (Curried Coconut Scallops); and shellfish avoiders (Shrimp, Feta and Golden Onion Pizza). Readers familiar with Pendleton's many cookbooks will recognize her eclectic approach; drawing from her large repertoire, she offers less experienced chefs "simple" dishes that will garner enthusiastic reviews from satisfied diners. The much publicized health benefits of seafood are icing on the cake, but photographs of the dishes would've made the book even sweeter. (Mar.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

The subtitle basically says it all. In the follow-up to her Simply Shrimp, Salmon, and (Fish) Steaks, Pendleton offers uncomplicated recipes using our favorite shellfish (no cuttlefish here). A few are not so quick, and some of these dishes are found in many other fish cookbooks, but shellfish lovers will find some new recipes to tempt them. For larger collections. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Eat Smart Eat Raw or Italian American Cookbook

2008-12-25T08:46:00.000-08:00

Eat Smart, Eat Raw: Creative Vegetarian Recipes for a Healthier Life

Author: Kate Wood

As the popularity of raw vegetarian cuisine continues to soar, so does the mounting scientific evidence that uncooked food is amazingly good for you. From healing diseases to detoxifying your body, from lowering cholesterol to eliminating excess weight, the many important health benefits derived from such a diet are too important to ignore. However, now there is another compelling reason to go raw--taste! In her new book Eat Smart, Eat Raw, cook and health writer Kate Wood not only explains how to get started, but also provides delicious kitchen-tested recipes guaranteed to surprise and delight even the fussiest of eaters. Eat Smart, Eat Raw begins by explaining the basics of cooking without heat, from choosing the best equipment to stocking your pantry. This is followed by twelve chapters of recipes for truly exceptional dishes, including hearty breakfasts, savory soups, satisfying entrees, and luscious desserts. There's even a recipe chapter on the "almost raw" for those who are a bit harder to please. Included is a list of groups, stores, and related websites that provide the information you need to begin enjoying raw vegetarian cuisine.

Whether you are an ardent vegetarian, a health-conscious consumer, or just someone in search of a wonderful meal, Eat Smart, Eat Raw offers over 150 delightful recipes that may forever change the way you look at an oven.

Publishers Weekly

Wood, who says she eats raw food 90% of the time, presents raw recipes in a less demanding, more welcoming manner than purist devotees of the diet might. Many of the recipes require special ingredients and equipment such as a juicer or dehydrator, but Wood often tries to provide alternative options, even if they're not raw. The recipes are categorized by chapter in a way that would be familiar to anyone, running from breakfasts through desserts with a predictable emphasis on salads and dips, but the recipes themselves are a different story. Even when they are supposed to evoke a classic nonraw recipe like Pizza or Pad Thai, the result will taste foreign to anyone used to cooked dishes. Vegans and raw dieters, however, will be thrilled by Wood's ingenious approximations of cooked favorites such as Apple Crumble and "Cheesy" Stuffed Peppers, as well as unique concoctions like Carrot Cake Salad and Avocado Pudding. An opening section on raw food basics discusses nutrition and how to buy and prepare ingredients. Buoyed by Wood's enthusiastic tone and instructions that are easy to follow given the right tools, this book will cheer the hearts and expand the culinary repertoire of vegans and raw dieters. (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

With more than ten years of experience cooking and writing about raw foods, Wood helps people live healthy lives by teaching them how to integrate raw foods into their diets. Readers will feel healthier by simply reading these 150-plus recipes, which appear delicious and are surprisingly simple to make. Vegetarians will recognize many of the ingredients and preparation techniques, but Wood makes sure her text addresses a universal audience. She provides nutritional information for each dish and defines common raw foods terms, such as sprouting. She also gives tips for food selection and storage, which is essential information for raw foods novices. Most recipes use readily available ingredients. The most difficult aspect of the recipes is the necessary equipment; though Wood supplies variations on cooking methods, many recipes are impossible to complete without a dehydrator. Otherwise, Wood's instructions are clear and concise; her tone is friendly and encouraging. Recommended for public libraries with large and diverse cookery collections.-Meagan Storey, Virginia Beach, VA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Italian-American Cookbook: A Feast of Food from a Great American Cooking Tradition

Author: John F Mariani

All the classics in lighter versions made with the freshest of ingredients.

Publishers Weekly

If, as the authors emphasize, one uses only the freshest ingredients (they include a guide to the best sources for Italian foods by state), the result--whether a simple salad or an adventurous dessert--will be a culinary triumph to enjoy. In their overstuffed tribute to one of our country's favorite cuisines, the Marianis (Galina is a food columnist, John is the author of The Dictionary of Italian Food and Drink) tackle both the familiar and the rare. Many of their spaghetti dishes are paired with vegetables, such as a Spaghetti with Cauliflower recipe, which also calls for currants, saffron and anchovies. Conversely, fruit is often used to brighten their meat dishes. Roasted Sausages and Grapes are hot and sweet at once, and there's an irresistible Mountain Lamb Scallopine with Figs and Honey made with ginger, fennel and orange juice. Additionally, the authors include a small collection of comforting, childhood favorites, like Johnny Marzetti, an Italian-style Sloppy Joe; Chicken Tetrazzini, with Parmigiano-Reggiano, heavy cream and butter; and even Baked Macaroni and Cheese, perked up with a touch of cayenne. Quite addictive and good for the soul, if not always for the waistline, these 250 recipes will prove handy on nights when there are no reservations to be found at the local ristorante. Agent, Heide Lange. (Dec.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Now that such essential ingredients as good olive oil and real Parmesan cheese have become readily available here, and Italian restaurants in this country are far more sophisticated than those old-fashioned neighborhood places that offered little more than spaghetti and meatballs, restaurant critic Mariani (The Dictionary of Italian Food and Drink) and his wife decided to explore "the new Italian-American cuisine." They include more than 250 recipes for both well-prepared versions of familiar dishes that all too often had become little more than clich s, such as Clams Casino, as well as more contemporary dishes using Italian ingredients and cooking techniques, such as Tuna Carpaccio with Chives. Wine suggestions are included throughout, and headnotes and sidebars provide culinary history and lore, along with family anecdotes and reminiscences. For most collections. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Internet Book Watch

The Italian American Cookbook showcases 250 recipes celebrating an Italian-American culinary heritage. From Clams Casino, Polenta with Mushroom Sauce, and Shrimp Scampi, to Spaghetti with Potatoes and Garlic, Chicken Parmigiana, and Panini with Roast Beef, Peppers, and Onions, The Italian American Cookbook covers every aspect of fine dining and even includes a special section on sampling Italian wines.

	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgments	xii
	Introduction: Toward an Understanding of the New Italian-American Cuisine	1
	Ingredients	23
	A Sampling of Italian Wines	47
	Antipasti	57
	Soups	83
	Salads	105
	Pasta	121
	Risotto and Polenta	201
	Seafood	225
	Meats	253
	Poultry	299
	Vegetables	327
	Breads, Pizzas, Snacks, & Sandwiches	353
	Desserts and Confections	383
	Drinks	417
	Sources for Italian Foods	433
	Image Acknowledgements	437
	Index	439

Mixer Bible or A Cafecito Story El cuento del cafecito

2008-12-24T22:05:00.000-08:00

Mixer Bible: Over 300 Recipes for Your Stand Mixer

Author: Meredith Deeds

The essential companion guide for any stand mixer.

A stand mixer is an indispensable tool in the kitchen. Its attachments and accessories make a stand mixer the quintessential food preparation machine-for everything from grinding meat to making pasta to kneading dough.

The Mixer Bible has 300 recipes designed for the stand mixer and its attachments. These outstanding recipes range from appetizers to homemade sausages to divine baked desserts and treats. Here's a sampling:

• Appetizers: Mediterranean Tart with Goat Cheese and Roasted Vegetables, Cheese Straws, Hot Spinach Dip
• Soups: Sweet Potato Soup, Coconut and Ginger Soup, Old Fashioned Chicken and Noodle Soup
• Main Dishes: Turkey Pot Pie with an Herbed Crust, Herbed Cheese Ravioli, Scallops with Asian Noodle Salad
• Sides: Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Onions, Zucchini Pancakes, Butternut Squash Casserole
• Sausage: Country Pork Sausage, Chicken and Apple Sausage, Chinese Pork Sausage with Five-Spice Powder
• Pasta: Lemon and Black Pepper Pasta, Pumpkin Pasta, Gluten-Free Pasta
• Breads: Cinnamon Rolls, Walnut Potica, Chocolate Chip Macadamia Bread
• Cookies: Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies, Deluxe Lemon Bars, Pumpkin Spice Cookies
• Desserts: Decadent Chocolate Mousse, Pear Frangipane Tart, Lemon Blueberry Trifle
• Ice Creams: Peach Sorbet, French Vanilla Ice Cream, Coconut Ice Cream
• Sauces, Condiments and Extras: Cinnamon Applesauce, Tomatillo Salsa, WhippedHorseradish Cream

The Mixer Bible will become a standard cookbook reference for home cooks.

Introduction
• Understanding the Equipment
• Tips on Ingredients Appetizers
• 31 recipes Soups
• 24 recipes Main Dishes
• 40 recipes Side Dishes
• 24 recipes Sausages
• Sausage Basics
• 29 recipes Pasta
• Pasta Basics
• 13 recipes Breads
• Bread and Baking Basics
• 37 recipes Cookies, Bars and Squares
• 40 recipes Desserts
• 61 recipes Condiments, Sauces and Extras
• 20 recipes

Acknowledgements
Index

Go to: Econometric Methods with Applications in Business and Economics or Contemporary South Africa

A Cafecito Story/ El cuento del cafecito

Author: Julia Alvarez

"Throughout the Dominican Republic and Central America it is a household ritual to offer a "cafecito" (a small cup of dark, rich, potent coffee) to any visitor, especially a stranger. Now, in a story spanning Latin America and Nebraska, Julia Alvarez offers us A Cafecito Story." "In North America, coffee is the morning lifeline between waking and working. In Central and South America, coffee is an economic lifeline, after oil the most important export commodity. Especially when coffee is grown sustainably, it links the First and Third Worlds in ways that are surprising and often delightful. For instance, North American songbirds winter in southern habitats where their survival is directly dependent on coffee farming practices. With lyric simplicity, A Cafecito Story tells the complex tale of a social beverage that bridges nations and unites people in trade, in words, in birds, and in love." The story unfolds through the eyes of Joe, a man with farming in his blood but an increasing sense of displacement from the natural world. While on holiday in the Dominican Republic, Joe learns about how coffee is grown and traded from Miguel, a Dominican coffee farmer. It is from Miguel and the other campesinos that Joe comes to understand the role of coffee in global trade, environmental degradation, and endangered songbird habitat.

El nuevo libro de cocina diet tica del Dr Atkins or Field Dressing and Butchering Deer

2008-12-24T10:23:00.000-08:00

El nuevo libro de cocina dietйtica del Dr. Atkins: complementario a la nueva revoluciуn dietйtica del Dr. Atkins

Author: Robert C Atkins

Usted puede tenerlo todo: ¡Sabrosísimas recetas bajas en carbohidratos, rápidas y fáciles de hacer!

Baje de peso -- y no vuelva a aumentar -- mientras disfruta de deliciosas comidas bajas en carbohidratos que puede servir en su mesa en diez minutos. He aquí sólo una muestra de los suculentos y super rápidos platos que puede saborear cuando hace la dieta Atkins:

Comience el día con desayunos que le satisfacen y le dan energía -- Frittata de queso ricota y puerro; Tostadas francesas con almendra; Waffles de naranja.
Disfrute de sopas reconfortantes como aperitivo o junto a nuestras refrescantes ensaladas -- Pimiento asado; Crema de berro; Espárragos y puerro; Aguacate; Verduras mediterráneas.
Ofrézcales a sus invitados -- y a usted mismo -- elegantes aperitivos -- Rollitos de salmón ahumado; Corazones de alcachofa envueltos en tocino; Natillas de queso de cabra horneado y queso ricota; Huevos rellenos al curry.
Pruebe un océano de platos de pescado y mariscos de rápida preparación -- Atún con jengibre y salsa de soya; Aguja con corteza de avellanas y pimienta; Tortas de salmón; Ensalada de camarones al estragón; Bacalao horneado con ajo y tomate.
Déle un nuevo aspecto a la carne de ave tradicional -- Pollo Satay con coco y cilantro; Pollo con especias de la India; Ensalada de pollo con hinojo y pesto; Pollo a la crema con champiñones; Pechuga de pato en salsa de vino tinto.
Sirva platos principales para toda la familia -- Chuletas de cerdo con naranja yromero; Albóndigas de ajo y eneldo; Cordero al curry; Saltimbocca de ternera; Chevapchichi; Bistec de costillar en salsa de vino tinto.
Prepare una variedad de platos principales y acompañantes hechos de vegetales -- Chícharos (guisantes) con avellanas; Pimientos asados en aceite de ajo; Espárragos a la vinagreta; Chiles rellenos; Calabacitas salteadas con nuez moscada.
Hornee panes al estilo casero -- Pan de queso cheddar; Muffins de mantequilla y ron; Pan de maíz Atkins.
Dése gusto con decadentes dulces y deliciosos postres -- Zabaglione; Crema de mantequilla de chocolate; Bizcocho de limón y ajonjolí; Pasteles Verónica con un beso de ron; Bayas con ganache de chocolate.
¡ADEMÁS, muchos, muchos otros platos principales y acompañantes, meriendas y delicias culinarias que darán un buen gusto!

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Field Dressing and Butchering Deer: Step-by-Step Instructions, from Field to Table

Author: Monte Burch

To a deer hunter, nothing surpasses the savory taste of properly dressed, butchered, and prepared venison. With the help of step-by-step instructions and illustrations, Monte Burch passes down the wisdom of his practical experience and explains how to field dress and butcher deer in order to prepare and preserve it for cooking or storage. (6 x 9, 164 pages, b&w photos, illustrations)

25 Years of Favorite Brand Name Recipes or Bernard Claytons New Complete Book of Breads

2008-12-24T01:41:00.000-08:00

25 Years of Favorite Brand Name Recipes

Author: Lou Weber

Do a lot of your favorite recipes come from the back of a box or the label on a jar? If so, this cookbook is for you. You'll find a huge selection of the very best recipes developed over the last 25 years in test kitchens across the country. From cookies to casseroles, 25 Years of Favorite Brand Name Recipes is a celebration of America's unique way with food.

Go to: Southern Elegance or Great American Hot Dog Book

Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads

Author: Bernard Clayton

First published in 1973, Bernard Clayton's The Complete Book of Breads immediately became a modern classic; under his guidance, a generation of home bakers was introduced to the seductive pleasures of baking and produced their first loaves. But new products and equipment revolutionized the kitchen, and these changes inspired Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads, which first appeared in 1987. With an electric mixer, a food processor, or a bread machine, and with faster-acting yeasts, anyone could produce home-baked loaves in a fraction of the time bread-baking once took. The availability of a wide variety of flours and specialty products, once found only in health-food and gourmet stores, opened up a world of possibilities. Clayton revised 200 of the original recipes and added 100 more with these new ingredients and equipment in mind.

Now America's best-loved bread-baking authority returns with the 30th anniversary edition of the New Complete Book of Breads, the definitive version of this baking classic. Clayton has written a new introduction, added a glossary, updated the sections on ingredients and equipment, and gone through every recipe, correcting and refining each one. The inviting new design keeps Clayton's explicit, easy-to-follow instructional format and makes the book easy to use.

In these pages, home bakers will find an extraordinary range of variety, nearly enough to supply a new bread a day for a year. There are wheat breads -- Honey-Lemon, Walnut, Buttermilk; sourdough breads; corn breads; breads flavored with herbs or spices or enriched with cheese or fruits and nuts; and little breads -- Kaiser Rolls, Grandmother's SouthernBiscuits, English Muffins, and Popovers, to name a few. For the baker who observes the holidays with a fresh loaf there are Challah and Italian Panettone.

Offering classic recipes while making use of modern kitchen technology, this comprehensive volume is an indispensable reference for the novice or experienced home baker looking to make the best bread with ease.

Library Journal

Clayton's now classic The Complete Book of Breads was originally published in 1973. For the first edition of his New Complete Book of Breads, which appeared in 1987, he updated 200 of the recipes to reflect changes in both bread-making equipment and the availability of ingredients; he also added 100 new recipes. This 30th-anniversary edition is a more modest revision of the 1987 title. The recipes and the ingredients/equipment sections have been revised or reworked as necessary, but this version is perhaps most notable for its clean new design, which retains the handy "step-by-step" subheads and layout of the earlier books while giving the text a more streamlined, approachable look. For most baking collections. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

New Food Fast or Bacchus and Me

2008-12-23T15:00:00.000-08:00

New Food Fast

Author: Donna Hay

This book delivers what it promises -- New Food Fast. Whether you've got 10, 20 or 30 minutes to make a meal, Donna Hay gives you the ideas, recipes and inspiration to create great dishes using fresh and interesting ingredients in next to no time. With busy people like herself in mind, Donna has solved the daily what's-for-dinner dilemma with a book full of fast, simple, tempting and satisfying answers. Keep this copy of New Food Fast on the kitchen bench and, even in your busiest moments, you'll never be left wondering what's for dinner.

New York Times Book Review - Appl

The other night, when I had only a scant hour and a half to make dinner for myself; my wife, Betsey; and four guests, my eye fell upon New Food Fast by Donna Hay, an overachieving 30-year-old food writer with two best-sellers already to her credit. Something light, Betsey said. Mussels poached in a quick broth flavored with ginger and lemon grass, to which I added a chopped hot pepper and a bit of garlic, got us under way. Then came scallops of swordfish sautйed with sage leaves and a shower of grated lemon rind, with a side of very slowly roasted tomatoes with basil, served lukewarm, and kadota figs in vanilla and white port sauce.
My jury approved, and it gave the blue ribbon to the swordfish.

Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar

Author: Jay McInerney

Jay McInerney's wine column for Conde Nast House and Garden has become widely read for his acerbic wit, irreverent tone, and bountiful, hilarious anecdotes. But a half million readers also hark closely to each month's "Uncorked" for the breadth of knowledge every column shares. For the uninitiated or aspiring oenophile (wine lover) McInerney shares, in this collection, critical details and comprehensible descriptions not often found, or discernable, in the standard wine writers' tomes. It is actually possible for a reader to take what is learned to a wine shop or restaurant to indulge in the wine of his or her fantasy with the confidence of a sommelier.

In forty-five columns, McInerney holds forth (with agile humor, an astonishing amount of hard fact, and an ample dose of personal taste) on such topics as how to make your way around a German wine label; what to drink with Thanksgiving turkey; the truth about Zinfandels; why burgundy is so hard to predict; how California Chardonnay is improving; the pleasures of flinty Chablis, the deep satisfaction of port; the glorious potential of Oregon's pinot noir, the respectability of rosй, and profiles of the great winemakers.

Bacchus and Me is for everyone interested in learning more about the wines of the world. For those who are modest of purse there is intense vicarious pleasure to be found in McInerney's vinous adventures.

	Acknowledgements	vi
	Cook's notes	vii
	Introduction	viii
	Spring	1
	Summer	58
	Autumn	122
	Winter	180
	Index	244

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	vii
INTRODUCTION	1
STIRRING THE GUMBO POT	11
NEW ORLEANS SEAFOOD GLOSSARY	17
SHRIMP	23
OYSTERS	51
CRABS	67
FISH	85
CRAWFISH	101
LAGNIAPPE	123
DESSERTS	135
BASICS	143
INDEX	153
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	164

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	xi
	Longing for a Song: Nashville's Lower Broadway in Good Times and Bad	1
	Nashville's Lower Broad	18
	Acknowledgments	130

	Introduction	6
	In the kitchen	8
	10 minutes (or so)	18
	20 minutes	50
	30 minutes	82
	Short top + sides	114
	Basics	140
	Tomato sauce	142
	Stock	150
	Batter	158
	Pastry	166
	Dough	174
	Glossary	182
	Index	188

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