Drinktionary or New Lasagna Cookbook

Drinktionary: The Dictionary of Cocktail Recipes

Author: Elmo Strutter

Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, Drinktionary is the only book you'll ever need. Why buy several other books to have a complete list of alcohol recipes?

Drinktionary has over 6000 recipes! From the classics to the trendiest, its all here in this easy-to-use dictionary-style reference.

Drinktionary is a collection of cocktail recipes that are arranged to resemble a dictionary. It is the most complete and modern compilation of mixed drink recipes available with more than 5000 cocktail recipes and 1200 shooter recipes as well as sections listing manhattans, martinis, margaritas, frozen and hot drink concoctions.

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New Lasagna Cookbook: A Crowd-Pleasing Collection of Recipes from Around the World for the Perfect One-Dish Meal

Author: Maria Bruscino Sanchez

Maria Bruscino Sanchez has a secret: she’s just wild about lasagna. She just can’t get enough of that hearty deep-dish Italian favorite, stuffed with juicy fillings, sauced to perfection and bubbling over with cheesy goodness. But she also knows she’s not alone. In The New Lasagna Cookbook, Maria gives every lasagna lover their heart’s desire. She has scoured the world for inspiration to create a book brimming with delectable lasagna triumphs from traditional versions to classics with a twist to new-wave, meat and vegetarian varieties. Tempt the taste buds with such crowd-pleasers as Lasagne Quattro Formaggi, Artichoke and Spinach Lasagna, Pulled Pork Barbecue Lasagna, and many others. Completing the book with starters and salads, as well as some delicious desserts, Sanchez provides the tasty blueprint for a meal bursting with flavor for every craving. Her easy-to-follow and engaging style gives beginning cooks an excellent primer on lasagna basics while seasoned kitchen veterans will find themselves joining her on a culinary trip around the world. Perfect for family dinners big and small, as well as the best answer to the perennial question "What should I bring?” The New Lasagna Cookbook is destined to become a well-worn classic on the shelf of home cooks everywhere.

Publishers Weekly

While the trend of single-subject cookbooks continues, one might still question an entire volume dedicated to the seemingly simple dish, lasagna. Luckily for home cooks, this title isna't just gimmick. Bruscino Sanchez, owner of Sweet Mariaa's bakery in Connecticut and author of multiple Sweet Mariaa's cookbooks, goes beyond sugar and flour in her latest collection. Straightforward, well-organized recipes are divided into easy-to-follow numbered steps (most fewer than 10), guiding even the amateur through a hearty one-dish meal. The "Classic Lasagnas" chapter includes just what it promises with crowd-pleasing selections such as Lasagna Bolognese and Vegetarian Lasagna. While the "New Flavors" chapter showcases creative gems (Asparagus, Goat Cheese, and Lemon Lasagna, and Lobster Lasagna with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce), international flavor-inspired dishes such as Chinese Pork and Scallion Lasagna, and Middle Eastern Lasagna, and a surprising Breakfast Lasagna feel like a bit of a stretch, trying to cover all flavor bases. Short, yet worthy, chapters on "Starters," "Salads and Dressings" and "Desserts" make it possible to create a balanced, three-course meal from this concise and upbeat title. (Sept.)

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Library Journal

Sanchez, the owner of Sweet Maria's bakery in Waterbury, CT, and the author of Sweet Maria's Italian Desserts and two other baking books, here switches to savory dishes, with 75 recipes for lasagna and variations on the theme, as well as appetizers, salads, and a few desserts. The lasagna recipes are grouped into "classics" and "new flavors," but some of them don't really seem like lasagna: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Lasagna, for example, made with bread instead of noodles, seems more like a strata. Some of the recipe instructions are a bit confusing, and the recipes for starters and salads are fairly ordinary. An optional purchase.