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Feng Shui Food or Total Quality Management for Hospital Nutrition Services

2009-12-05T16:32:00.000-08:00

Feng Shui Food

Author: Steven Saunders

Here is great-looking, great-tasting food that will revolutionize your meals and revitalize your life.

Did you ever think you could cook food that not only tastes delicious but also promotes health and happiness? Two experts in their fields, Feng Shui practitioner Simon Brown and chef and restaurateur Steven Saunders, have combined their respective talents and energies to show you all you need to know.

According to the principles of Feng Shui, chi energy is present in all things, including the food you eat and the places in which you eat it. Here you will learn how to manipulate chi energy to bring about positive changes in your life and that of your family and guests by the choice of ingredients; the methods you use to prepare, cook, and serve them; and even the way you decorate your table.

This innovative cookbook provides over 100 delicious Feng Shui inspired dishes. Each of these healthy, nutritious recipes provides the perfect energy balance for your changing needs. And they taste wonderful too! Included herein are:

Complete menu plans.
Advice on how to plan and serve the right food for different occasions--from a romantic dinner or family gathering to a formal business lunch.
Tips for celebratory meals for weddings, children's parties and summertime open-air feasts how to "read" a restaurant's dйcor, layout, and location to ensure you choose the right venue whenever you dine out.

This is a beautiful full-color book-and a great gift.

Internet Book Watch

Feng shui has until now been the domain of interior designers: now with Feng Shui Food it moves into the culinary scene with a master chef's insights on how feng shui principles can apply to the kitchen. From dishes which promote relaxation and peace of mind to those which establish formality and celebrator atmospheres, this packs in menus and tips.

1	The Principles	6
	Chi energy	8
	Yin and yang	10
	The five elements	16
	The eight directions	20
	The kitchen	22
	Feng shui food	26
2	Yin & Yang Recipes	28
	Soups and appetizers	30
	Entrees	42
	Side dishes	52
	Desserts	58
3	Menus for Success	64
	Dining area	66
	Formality	68
	Romance	74
	Relaxation	80
	Creativity	86
	Family harmony	92
	Passion	98
	Children	104
	Excitement	110
	Reconciliation	116
4	Special Occasions	122
	Children's party	124
	Picnic lunch	126
	Housewarming party	128
	Barbecue	130
	Celebration party	132
	Wedding celebration	134
	Christmas	136
5	Eating Out	138
	Choosing the right restaurant	140
	Restaurant menu	146
	Appendix	148
	Index	156
	Recipe index	159
	Acknowledgments	160

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Total Quality Management for Hospital Nutrition Services

Author: M Rosita Schiller

This manual provides the necessary information to build and sustain an effective total quality management program for nutrition services in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and nursing homes. Forms, charts, and guidelines are included in reproducible format. This manual provides numerous real—life examples.

Elizabeth Wall

This manual was written for the management staff of a nutrition department. The text is divided into four sections that thoroughly cover the information needed to develop, implement, sustain, and evaluate a quality management program. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive guide to facilitate a transition to and evaluation of quality improvement management for nutrition departments. The authors have targeted nutrition professionals and dietitians to use this text. In addition, this manual would be an excellent reference for an administrator who is charged with an institution's quality improvement program. This text is divided into sections that systematically review the background of quality management and essential components of a quality improvement program. A comparison of several quality management programs is provided. The text contains many figures, diagrams, and tables that are easy to interpret and are complementary to the topics discussed. In addition, there is an extensive appendix that contains multiple sample documents from actual nutrition practices. The text is published in looseleaf format that gives the reader easy access for copying or revising sample documents. This book is well referenced with recent publications. A portion of the text outlines the current nutritionally related guidelines and requirements that are mandated by the various accreditation organizations. This text is an excellent resource for anyone who is developing, updating, or evaluating a quality improvement program. The sample forms, program outlines, and summary of regulatory guidelines are attractive features of this text. This very practical text would be a useful reference for a nutritiondepartment or for any professional who is overseeing a nutrition quality improvement program.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Elizabeth Wall, MS, RD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)
Description: This manual was written for the management staff of a nutrition department. The text is divided into four sections that thoroughly cover the information needed to develop, implement, sustain, and evaluate a quality management program.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive guide to facilitate a transition to and evaluation of quality improvement management for nutrition departments.
Audience: The authors have targeted nutrition professionals and dietitians to use this text. In addition, this manual would be an excellent reference for an administrator who is charged with an institution's quality improvement program.
Features: This text is divided into sections that systematically review the background of quality management and essential components of a quality improvement program. A comparison of several quality management programs is provided. The text contains many figures, diagrams, and tables that are easy to interpret and are complementary to the topics discussed. In addition, there is an extensive appendix that contains multiple sample documents from actual nutrition practices. The text is published in looseleaf format that gives the reader easy access for copying or revising sample documents. This book is well referenced with recent publications. A portion of the text outlines the current nutritionally related guidelines and requirements that are mandated by the various accreditation organizations.
Assessment: This text is an excellent resource for anyone who is developing, updating, or evaluating a quality improvement program. The sample forms, program outlines, and summary of regulatory guidelines are attractive features of this text. This very practical text would be a useful reference for a nutrition department or for any professional who is overseeing a nutrition quality improvement program.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

Brandy Trade under the Ancien Regime or Dinners in a Dash

2009-12-04T12:51:00.000-08:00

Brandy Trade under the Ancien Regime: Regional Specialisation in the Charente

Author: Louis M Cullen

This study of the brandy trade explores the origins, production and marketing of brandy from the Cognac region in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Professor Cullen shows that the brandy trade was based on a sophisticated regional economy, which, by 1720, had become a key component of French involvement in the modern international trading system. Notwithstanding competition from a surplus in other cereals and from foreign markets, regional specialization in the Charente was an indispensable element in ensuring the quality of stable output, and was recognized in the region's success in attracting foreign houses, such as Martell and Hennessy.

	List of figures
	Preface
	List of abbreviations
	Glossary
1	The emergence of brandy spirits	1
2	Brandy and the French economy	47
3	Brandy: the distilling process, the product and the industry	63
4	Brandy production and internal trade in France	109
5	Competing markets: Parisian and foreign demand	145
6	The merchants of the brandy regions	166
7	The Cognac brandy trade: 1720s-1760s	187
8	External challenge in the 1760s: vicissitudes of old and new houses, 1762-1778	219
9	The brandy business in Bordeaux and Cognac in the 1780s	239
	Sources	260
	Bibliography	264
	Index	275

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Dinners in a Dash: Sensational Three-course Dinner Parties in Under 2 Hours

Author: Tessa Harvard Taylor

The aim of this book is to provide quick and simple, yet impressive recipes for those who love to entertain but don't have much time. The book demonstrates the art of mixing quality "instant" foods such as couscous, filo pastry and ingredients from jars, with fresh natural ingredients such as poultry and seafood. The recipes intend to provide a three-course meal which takes less than two hours to prepare.

Included are 50 complete dinner party menus, a variety of hints and tips, preparation order checklists, freezing and storing symbols and advice on which wine to serve with the meal. All of the menus are divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter meals, in order to make the best use of seasonal, fresh ingredients.

Great Big Book of Chili Volume 2 or Recipes and Reminiscences from 25 Years on the Rubber Chicken Circuit

2009-12-03T09:10:00.000-08:00

Great Big Book of Chili, Volume 2

Author: Tom Baili

Chili was born in the Southwest and customized to meet the tastes of nearly all Americans. Here is a collection of nearly 1500 chili recipes. The recipes in this collection start with chili powders, then goes on to include historic recipes, championship recipes, Texas and Cincinnati recipes, recipes from a bunch of different places, recipes with fun and funny names, famous and not so famous people's recipes, from firehouses, jails and taverns, colors other than red, meats other than beef and, finally, vegetarian chilies.

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Recipes and Reminiscences from 25 Years on the Rubber Chicken Circuit

Author: Sandra S Hynson

About the Author:
Internationally acclaimed arranger and author, Sandra Hynson has traveled all over the United States and to Europe to give her workshops, seminars and master classes and has published two books on the techniques of working with flowers. She was named director of the Washington National Cathedral Altar Guild in 1973. Now retired she has prepared this unique cookbook of recipes and reminiscences from her many hosts over all these years.

The Daily Mail

This would make a fabulous gift for someone you love, but in that case you had better order two. You wont be able to give away your only copy.

Wine Labels 1730 2003 or California Practical Cook Book

2009-12-02T05:29:00.000-08:00

Wine Labels, 1730-2003: A Worldwide History

Author: John Salter

Silver wine labels first made their appearance in the 1730s to identify the contents of unmarked opaque glass wine bottles. Later they adorned clear glass decanters. This book reflects the lively interest of a group of members of the Wine Label Circle who have contributed to the text in accordance with their own specialist expertise. It explores the history of the development of the labels themselves and also of the great collections. It examines in detail makers, places of manufacture and styles. Most of the authors have already written for the journal of the Wine Label Circle on specialist subjects.

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California Practical Cook Book

Author: Belle De Graf

Originally published in Oakland, California in 1882, The California Practical Cook Book is a collection of recipes, both culinary and household, gathered from Oakland women and published by a local Oakland printer, Pacific Press. The recipes are basic both in scope and in ambition, but they are a valuable source of information about the recipes being made in the average household in California in the late 19th century.

On Uncle Sams Water Wagon or Poached

2009-12-01T01:48:00.000-08:00

On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon

Author: Helen Moor

Written in response to the worldwide Prohibition movement, Helen Moore's 1919 work provides readers with recipes for 500 drinks that can be made without the use of alcohol.

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Poached: Deliciously Light and Healthy Easting with a Difference

Author: Bridget Jones

Make tasty meals using a quick, easy and healthy cooking technique.

Kosher for Everybody or Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

2009-11-29T22:08:00.000-08:00

Kosher for Everybody: The Complete Guide to Understanding, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating the Kosher Way

Author: Trudy Garfunkel

You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy the benefits of kosher food. In fact, of the millions of people who buy kosher products, only 8 0o so for religious reasons. In Kosher for Everybody, the ultimate guide to the ever growing world of kosher foods and services, you’ll find detailed information on

The meaning of kosher and how to interpret the symbols used to identify kosher products
Kosher meats and poultry
Cooking kosher, including more than fifty tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes, from appetizers and soups to main courses and desserts
How to buy and prepare food that is healthy and kosher
Kosher wines
Buying Kosher products by mail
Kosher foods for vegetarians and those who suffer from lactose intolerance or an allergy to milk products
Where to find kosher hotels, resorts, camps, restaurants, supermarkets, and caterers in the United States, Canada, and worldwide
Traveling kosher, including kosher cruises, kosher tours, and travel agents
Kosher cooking classes
Online resources for the kosher consumer
And much more

Publishers Weekly

This is certainly one of most up-to-date and user-friendly English guides to keeping kosher. One fascinating chapter surveys the history of kosher-keeping in America (did you know that Revolutionary-era Jews in Rhode Island "subsist[ed] on chocolate and coffee" for want of kosher meat?). The rest of the book is decidedly practical: Garfunkel (The Kosher Companion) rehearses the origins of the Jewish dietary laws and reviews the basic rules-e.g., meat products and dairy must be eaten separately, while some foods, like shellfish and pork, are flat-out forbidden. She explains how to decode the symbols that indicate a packaged food is certifiably kosher, and lists many (though by no means all) national products, from Celestial Seasonings tea to Planter's peanut butter, that have obtained kosher certification. Readers are also treated to delicious-sounding recipes, and a lengthy list of kosher eateries all over the country. The glossary is right up front, so readers can easily double- and triple-check the meanings of unfamiliar Hebrew and Yiddish terms. Garfunkel's efforts to make kosher-eating relevant and interesting to a diverse readership are a bit of a stretch, and it is likely that, title notwithstanding, Jews will be the primary audience for this book. But anyone who does delve into it will find a wealth of clear information. (Aug.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Interest in kosher food among the general public is growing rapidly only eight percent of the American people buy kosher products for religious reasons. Aiming her guide at readers new to keeping kosher and those interested only in obtaining kosher products, Garfunkel (The Kosher Companion) begins with a history of kosher foods in America, an explanation of the various kosher symbols, and a brief summary of the dietary laws. She also explains how kosher products may benefit those with food allergies and lactose intolerance and includes a selection of recipes and brief nutritional information. However, the bulk of Garfunkel's guide consists of directories listing manufacturers of kosher-certified foods and household products, kosher hotels, cruises, summer camps, restaurants, and mail-order food merchants. Unfortunately, this reviewer found errors in the Berkeley/Oakland listings. Garfunkel's title complements Lis Stern's How To Keep Kosher, which offers more extensive information on religious law and the practical aspects of setting up a kosher kitchen. For synagogue libraries and public libraries where there is interest. Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

	Author to Reader	1
	Glossary	5
1.	What Is Kosher?	7
2.	A Brief History of Kosher Foods in America	19
3.	Understanding the Kosher Symbols	25
4.	The Growth of Kosher Certification	33
5.	Meats and Poultry	47
6.	Wine and Spirits	57
7.	Kosher and Healthy	67
8.	Kosher for Vegetarians	83
9.	Kosher for the Lactose-Intolerant	93
10.	Cooking Kosher	101
	Frittatas and Eggs
	Soups
	Appetizers and Salads
	Pasta and Noodles
	Potatoes
	Rice
	Vegetables
	Meat
	Fish
	Chicken
	Cookies and Pastry
11.	Kosher Sources	155
	Hotels, Resorts, Travel Agents, and Tour Guides
	Kosher Camps
	Kosher by Mail
	Restaurants and Caterers
	Bakeries, Butchers, Candy, Chocolates, and Markets Other Resources for the Kosher Consumer
	Notes	255
	Bibliography	263
	The Author	265

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Agricultural, Commercial, Ecological, Legal, Pharmacological and Social Aspects

Author: Robert J Bogers

This book presents the opinions of an international panel of specialists that explored the agricultural, commercial, ecological, legal, pharmacological and social future of medicinal and aromatic plants. It represents a wide collection of views, reflecting the diversity of disciplines and interests of the panel members. It highlights the necessity of continued and integrated research on plant sources, conservation, bioactivity, analysis and marketing in examining future scenarios for application and sale of medicinal and aromatic plants. It shows the need for proof of efficacy and safety in drug development and the need to recognize societies contributing plant materials.

The development of safe and effective medicinal and aromatic plant products depends upon the collaborative efforts of growers, collectors, conservationists, processors and businesses along with those of educators, sociologists, researchers and investors in developed and developing societies. This book shows the progress that can be made by further developing this collaboration to enhance the discovery, production and use of medicinal and aromatic plants.

Hallelujah The Welcome Table or Cocina Picante

2009-11-28T18:27:00.000-08:00

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

Author: Maya Angelou

Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a bestselling writer, good food has played a central role. Preparing and enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of purpose and calm, accomplishment and connection. Now in Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, Angelou shares memories pithy and poignant–and the recipes that helped to make them both indelible and irreplaceable.

Angelou tells us about the time she was expelled from school for being afraid to speak–and her mother baked a delicious maple cake to brighten her spirits. She gives us her recipe for short ribs along with a story about a job she had as a cook at a Creole restaurant (never mind that she didn’t know how to cook and had no idea what Creole food might entail). There was the time in London when she attended a wretched dinner party full of wretched people; but all wasn’t lost–she did experience her initial taste of a savory onion tart. She recounts her very first night in her new home in Sonoma, California, when she invited M. F. K. Fisher over for cassoulet, and the evening Deca Mitford roasted a chicken when she was beyond tipsy–and created Chicken Drunkard Style. And then there was the hearty brunch Angelou made for a homesick Southerner, a meal that earned her both a job offer and a prophetic compliment: “If you can write half as good as you can cook, you are going to be famous.”

Maya Angelou is renowned in her wide and generous circle of friends as a marvelous chef. Her kitchen is a social center. From fried meat pies, chicken livers, and beef Wellington to caramel cake, bread pudding, andchocolate éclairs, the one hundred-plus recipes included here are all tried and true, and come from Angelou’s heart and her home. Hallelujah! The Welcome Table is a stunning collaboration between the two things Angelou loves best: writing and cooking.

Publishers Weekly

Readers familiar with Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will find what may be the secret ingredient of her success in this collection of tear- and laughter-provoking vignettes with 73 savory recipes. Here's Angelou's grandmother's Chicken and Dumplings, Crackling Corn Bread and Caramel Cake. Big brother Bailey makes a mean batch of Smothered Pork Chops and knows how to stretch them for a week's worth of meals. Mother, who "cooked wonderful meals and was very poignant about how to present them," can make a Roasted Capon play second fiddle to Red Rice. As the wider world beckons, Angelou dines. Sometimes she's the worker; having passed herself off as an experienced Creole cook, she becomes one with her Braised Short Ribs. Other times, she's the hostess serving what M.F.K. Fisher pronounces "the first honest cassoulet I have eaten in years." A batch of spoon bread nets Angelou a job and compliment: "If you can write half as good as you can cook, you are going to be famous." She does, and the food world widens (tamales, pat , minestrone, chachouka), and the fellow diners often have famous names (Oprah, Jessica Mitford, Rosa Guy). The food remains delectable and comfortable, and Angelou's directions are minimal but clear enough for experienced cooks. Color photos not seen by PW. Simultaneous audio release. Agent, Helen Brann. (On sale Sept. 21) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

In each chapter of this engaging book, renowned autobiographer and poet Angelou deftly couples brief anecdotes from her life with more than 60 recipes for food enjoyed at that time. These recipes reflect Angelou's experience and growth and become more diverse as the book progresses without becoming complex or difficult. Readers will be torn between losing themselves in the evocative text and rushing to the kitchen to whip up such delights as her grandmother's caramel cake or the white bean cassoulet that Angelou prepared for food writer M.F.K. Fisher. Order as many copies as possible--both foodies and Angelou's traditional audience will seek out and enjoy this gem. For all public libraries, plus literature and cookery collections. (Color photographs not seen.) [See Prepub Alert, LJ 5/1/04.]--Andrea R. Dietze, Orange Cty. P.L., Santa Ana, CA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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Cocina Picante: Llene de intenso sabor su cocina con esta colecciуn de sabrosas recetas (Cocina paso a paso)

Author: Edimat Libros Staff

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.

The Great Ranch Cookbook or More of Americas Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes

2009-11-27T14:46:00.000-08:00

The Great Ranch Cookbook

Author: Gwen Ashley Walters

A spirited collection of recipes and rhetoric from 30 premier guest ranches in the west. In addition to complete travel information, the book explores the culinary personality of each ranch; features complete menus; tested recipes.

Jackson Hole Guide

Even without the detailed travel advice, the book is worthwhile as a cookbook. It includes a surprisingly diverse array of recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner that goes way beyond steak and potatoes.

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More of America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes

Author: Donna Washburn

Bread machines are more popular than ever, ranking as one of the top three kitchen appliances purchased during the Christmas season. In More of America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes, you will find a wide range of mouth watering recipes that have been adapted to meet the requirements of today's bread machines, including 2 lb versions and advanced baking techniques. Just as with Donna Washburn's and Heather Butt's previous book, "America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes," these are recipes that have been tested to work every time.

In this second collection, you will find more than 125 sensational bread, bagel, roll and sweetloaf recipes. Lifestyle breads like 'Wild Rice and Cranberry' and the healthy/hearty 'Maple Banana Flax Loaf' are all waiting to be made quickly and easily. Discover delicious international bread recipes from Ireland, Germany and the Ukraine. Irish 'Soda Bread' and 'Yulekage' are just some examples of breads from around the world featured in this new collection. Your lunchtime sandwich can get a huge boost by including a 'Red Onion Focaccia' or 'Taco-Stuffed Calzone.' Learn how to bake an authentic Sourdough or an appetizing 'Cheddar Cheese and Onion' bagel. And did you know that you can use your bread machine for making so much more beyond bread? 'Chocolate Danish,' 'Banana Cake,' 'Chocolate Chip Cookies' and even 'Spinach Fettuccini' can be made in a bread machine!

We even have breads and rolls for special occasions such as holidays and birthdays. For your next Halloween party add some spooky fun with Halloween spiders. Easter brunch or dinner will take on a decidedly festive air with rolls fashioned into bunny shapes.A bevy of ideas for fashioning bread and rolls into creative shapes is presented in this section.

There are millions of bread machine owners who are eager and excited to bake yet another new delicious recipe. More of America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes will make every bread making endeavor a great one!

Gift of Hospitality or Choice Cookery

2009-11-26T11:04:00.000-08:00

Gift of Hospitality: In Church, in the Home, in All of Life

Author: Delia Touchton Halverson

In this book, Halverson how we can practice hospitality in every part of our lives. Going beyond the usual definition of Christian hospitality, she calls us to recognize that hospitality is a gift from God and shows how Jesus modeled the development of that gift.

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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.

Herbal Teas for Lifelong Health or Italian Cook Book

2009-11-25T07:23:00.000-08:00

Herbal Teas for Lifelong Health: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-220

Author:

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Italian Cook Book

Author: Maria Gentil

Maria Gentile's 1919 cookbook is a practical guide for creating economical, nourishing, and delicious Italian meals.

Southern Cooking to Remember or Innocent Smoothie Recipe Book

2009-02-19T12:03:00.000-08:00

Southern Cooking to Remember

Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham

Commercialized "Southern Cooking," the kind advertised by gaudy signs along highways in the South, has almost spoiled the reputation of real southern food.

The tasty dishes offered here in this delightful cookbook, despite what crass promoters and bigoted detractors say, prove that not all "Real Southern Food" is fried. Nor is it typically greasy or heavy and monotonous.

According to Kathryn Tucker Windham, the fine cook and deep-dyed Alabaman who compiled these recipes throughout the South, the notion that southern cookery must have its taste disguished by heavy slatherings of catsup is blasphemous.

Southern food is as delightful and as varied as the region from which it comes -- shrimp gumbo simmered in kitchens along the Gulf Coast, roast venison from Alabama's piney woods, wild ducks from Georgia's marshland, tall stacks of Tennessee in-fare cakes, charlotte piled high in crystal bowls, dewberry cobbler, scuppernong wine, tender turnip greens with wedges of hot cornbread, peas cooked with ham hocks. Brunswick stew made by an old family recipe, fresh fish with hush puppies, chess pie, squash souffle, spoon bread, smothered quail with baked grits, chicken fried to a crisp, thick slices of country ham with red-eye gravy. The list goes on and on, as good Deep South cooks and discriminating diners know.

Here is a collection of real southern recipes, a sampling of the foods that make even the simplest southern meal a memorable experience.

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Innocent Smoothie Recipe Book: 57 1/2 Recipes from Our Kitchen to Yours

Author: Innocent

Innocent smoothies and juices are sold in cafes and shops throughout the British Isles, with the company's insistence on all-natural ingredients proving a winning policy in these health-conscious times. At Innocent, taste is paramount, and their new book focuses on drinks that are not only healthy but delicious. Honeyed Pear and Ginger, Cantaloupe and Peach, and Strawberry and Rhubarb are just a few of the smoothies on offer, and there are also tasty fruit and vegetable juice concoctions and drinks created especially for kids. A joy for anyone who's serious about good health and great taste.

Nantuckets Bounty or Cookin with Honey

2009-02-18T08:19:00.000-08:00

Nantucket's Bounty: Cooking with Regional Favorites

Author: Katie Moos

Nantucket's rich heritage with the sea brings a wealth of good dishes that mingle the flavors of a variety of cultures and the fresh vegetables and fruits now so abundant on the island. Recipes from the earliest Native Americans to the modern day offer the individual plenty of reasons to cook and enjoy Nantucket's bounty.

Who can resist succulent scallops just out of the bay, with only a dash of lime juice, or clams so fresh they too melt in your mouth. The recipes are easy, yet elegant and for all occasions. Menus assist in planning meals and marketing.

The book includes a history of the island, its inns and restaurants, and insights into some of the dishes. The author, descended from Nantucket's oldest families, on both sides, also shares some of her family secrets. Nantucket's Bounty will appeal to the determined cook, and the armchair reader as well.

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Cookin' with Honey: What Literary Lesbians Eat

Author: Amy Scholder

As much a book about the personal lives of these lesbian writers as it is a collection of well-loved recipes and opinions on matters of food.

	Don't Try This at Home...	9
	Spirit in the Dark	13
	My Favorite Sunday Meal	20
	Crisp and Caramelized	28
	A Slave's Sacred Supper	34
	Making Whoopi	40
	Secret Family Recipes	45
	Thanksgiving Feast, Chinatown Style	49
	Two Transylvanian Dishes	56
	You Are What You Eat	62
	Veg Out	64
	Why, She Cooks!	69
	Crumbs	78
	Fayetteville, N.C., Heat-Wave Southern Fried Chicken	85
	Food for Thought	91
	Pseudo-Vegetarian Chili	98
	Play-Cards-All-Night Chili	103
	Greasy	106
	Pan Sexual Gorgonzola Cream Sauce and Friends	109
	A Recipe for Lesbian Brain	112
	Kate's Plate	117
	Blanche's Gumbo	119
	Modern Food, Modern Love	121
	Stokley's Shepherd's Pie for 150	123
	My Personal History of Pesto	128
	Pasta Don Juana	136
	Wild Rooms	140
	My Aunt Carolyn's Recipes	142
	Cornbread Muffins	146
	My Mom's Bavarian Bread Dumplings	148
	Two Cauldrons & A Recipe	151
	Harry Dodge's Popcorn	154
	Nacho from the Edge	159
	Chocolate Silk Pie, A Fish Story, and a Floating Island	164
	Love in an English Dessert, or Fabulous Fruit Flan	167
	Date Rape Brownies	173
	About the Contributors	179
	Illustration Credits	185

Cookbook for Grampa or Home for the Holidays

2009-02-17T04:37:00.000-08:00

Cookbook for Grampa

Author: William J Gillard

There is a tremendously important social phenomenon unfolding in the United States, and there are few books dealing with the subject in creative, interesting, and helpful ways. It has to do with the huge and growing numbers of grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren for many hours of every week or even around the clock every single day.

Grampa's in particular need good guidance in order to give good guidance. This book is aimed specifically at them and it relates to one of the most important functions of caregivers: buying and preparing nutritious but kid-friendly meals, and having fun, too, with lots of participation by everyone.

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Home for the Holidays

Author: Great Tast

Home for the Holidays is a unique collection of 53 easy-to-make recipes from master chefs Jacques Pepin, Lee Bailey, Sheila Lukins, Joyce Goldstein and others. The cookbook's attractive yet practical design includes a covered spiral binding that allows the book to lie flat on the countertop for the cook's convenience. Gorgeous full-color photographs illustrate recipes like Salmon-Caviar Toasts, Cauliflower-Oyster Stew, Pork Loin with Wild-Mushroom Sage Stuffing and Christmas Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce. A special section on "Gifts from the Kitchen" offers such imaginative suggestions as Strawberry Vinegar and Cranberry Tea Bread.

Accompanying the cookbook is the "original soundtrack," a swinging and sophisticated CD of seasonal favorites from pianist Gregg Karukas and vocalist Shelby Flint. The original keyboardist for contemporary-jazz supergroup The Rippingtons, Karukas has recorded several chart-topping smooth jazz albums with guest stars Boney James, Dave Koz and others. His warm blend of melodic R&B/soul-jazz marries perfectly with Shelby Flint's soulful, airy vocals, which you may recall from her 1960s hits "Angel on my Shoulder" and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." The 12-track, 49-minute disc is packaged in its own jewelbox so that it can be stored separately from the book. For 29.95 (list price) this is one of the finest holiday-gift values of 1999. Try it!

British Breweries or The Lighthouse Cookbook

2009-02-16T00:56:00.000-08:00

British Breweries: An Architectural History

Author: Lynn F Pearson

"I have no pain now, mother dear, But, oh, I am so dry! Connect me to a brewery and leave me there to die."

Breweries were large and striking buildings whose towering presence was often reinforced by their occupation of sites in the middle of towns. They were the flagships of a major industry and generators of some of the great business fortunes. Designing their breweries for architectural grandeur as well as for their function, brewers were well aware of the marketing value of their buildings and used them as advertisements. What is surprising is that so little attention has been paid to breweries, in contrast to other great industrial buildings such as mills and warehouses. Lavishly illustrated, British Breweries covers the whole of their history, from the country house brewhouses of the eighteenth century to the great breweries of Georgian and Victorian England, and to widespread disappearance in the twentieth century.

	Illustrations	vii
	Acknowledgments	xi
Part 1
1	Towers of Strength	1
2	Brewing and Building	13
3	A Magnificence Unspeakable	27
4	Function and Style	41
5	Breweries of the 1870s	61
6	The Rise of the Brewers' Architect	77
7	The Ornamental Brewery	101
8	Decline and Fall	121
9	The Brewery in the Twenty-First Century	141
Part 2
	A Directory of Brewers' Architects, 1780-1939	150
	Brewery Construction by Town, 1865-1906	199
	Notes	216
	Glossary	230
	Bibliography	237
	Index	247

Book review: Praktische Wirtschaftsstatistik

The Lighthouse Cookbook

Author: Anita Stewart

Bestselling cookbook author Anita Stewart presents a delicious selection of recipes from the keepers of British Columbia's lighthouses. From the traditional Clam Chowder and Apple Pie, to such gourmet creations as Mussels in Wild Mushrooms and Jalapeno Jelly, the dishes contradict the myth of rough living and near starvation on the isolated light stations. They are, however, uniformly simple; when food supplies are only available occasionally by helicopter, lighthouse chefs must be inventive about using materials at hand. This produces an emphasis on garden vegetables, wild edible plants and berries, and, of course, BC's prodigious variety of seafood! The recipes are interspersed with fascinating anecdotes of life on the lights.

Breads or Joanne Weirs More Cooking in the Wine Country

2009-02-14T21:14:00.000-08:00

Breads: The Best of Favorite Recipes from Quilters

Author: Louise Stoltzfus

One in a six-volume set of little cookbooks--each one a treasured collection of recipes from the best-selling cookbook, Favorite Recipes from Quilters.

Each book in the series presents a particular category of food. The six books are: Breads, Soups, Salads, Main Dishes (Pasta, Vegetables, and Meats), Pies, and Desserts. Each book offers 24-36 recipes--all proven favorites from the original collection. Each volume also includes several stories from the lives and experiences of quilters. The charming design of these books makes them an irresistible impulse item. Their colorful dustjackets and readable spines make them equally eye-catching on a bookshelf or beside a cash register.

Each volume contains warm and strikingly rich watercolors throughout its pages. Each painting was created exclusively for this series.

These books have about them the special vibrancy that comes from cooking and quilting. All who own them will share in that!

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Joanne Weir's More Cooking in the Wine Country: 100 New Recipes for Living and Entertaining

Author: Joanne Weir

"Somehow, we all must eat. we can make indifferent meals, with little connection to where the food comes from. Or we can make meals that are cooked in harmony with the earth and with the seasons, and which are a recurring source of renewal, satisfaction, and celebration. The wine country just seems to require this kind of cooking, and that is part of why I love it." -- From the Foreword Northern California is on the same latitude as many of the countries of the Mediterranean, and award-winning chef Joanne Weir's cooking embodies the vivid flavors of that region. In this book, Weir shares 150 new recipes from the second season of her acclaimed public television series, Weir Cooking in the Wine Country, presented with all the warmth, enthusiasm, skill, and flair that has made her a household name.

Weir's style of cooking and serving changes throughout the year, celebrating the bounty of the field, the orchard, the pasture, the river, and the sea with simple, boldly flavored dishes inspired by the freshest ingredients of the season. Enhanced by more than 45 color and black-and- white photographs, this spectacular volume explores the vivid and varied tastes of California with a feast of Mediterranean dishes that are certain to delight you with their exceptional flavors.

From starters to desserts, Weir has created a bounty of delectable recipes, expertly explained. A first course of Grilled Bread with Fava Beans and Escarole or Endive with Gorgonzola, Caramelized Onions, and Fig Jam brings friends and family to the table. Creamy Fennel Soup chases the autumn chill, while Roasted Yellow Pepper, Corn, and Tomato Soup is the essence of late summer. Try the Stone Fruit Summer Salad whenpeaches and plums are at their juicy best, and the True Blue Salad on a cool evening. Main courses are deeply flavored: Chicken Rolled with Fontina, Prosciutto, and Sage; Braised Leg of Lamb with Artichokes, with Lemon and Garlic-Roasted Potatoes; Moroccan Spice-Dusted Salmon with Lemon Mint Yogurt. Tempting options for dessert include Double Chocolate Custard, Summer Cherry and Apricot Galette with Kirsch Cream, Upside-Down Pear Gingerbread, Polenta Shortbread, and Ginger Ice Cream with Chocolate-Covered Almonds. There are also suggestions for the right wine to pair with each dish.

No matter where you make your home, you can bring the pleasures of the wine country to your table.

Publishers Weekly

In this companion volume to her first wine-country cuisine book, Weir Cooking: Recipes from the Wine Country, Weir, a San Francisco chef who hosts a PBS cooking show, invites readers to sample the flavors of northern California through Mediterranean cooking. Weir's recipes are lusty and unpretentious, emphasizing fresh, seasonal ingredients, and her lucid writing makes seamlessly accessible the few that are more complex. With relaxed, reassuring confidence, Weir guides the reader through such challenges as making "the perfect risotto" and peeling fava beans, and she pays special attention to the blending of sweet, salty, sour and bitter and the result is magical. Endive with Gorgonzola, Caramelized Onions and Fig Jam; Heirloom Tomato Bisque; Hazelnut-crusted Salmon with Fennel Salad; and Summer Bread Pudding with Berries are luscious, startling in their contrasts. Weir's wine recommendations for each dish Shiraz with risotto, pinot noir with Turkish Pizza are as well considered as the recipes themselves: "We must make small celebrations of whatever catches our fancy." For those who love to live and eat well, Mediterranean or Californian-style, this book is reason enough to celebrate. Agent, Doe Coover. (Apr. 18) Forecast: Weir releases this delightful, artistic and accessible cookbook in anticipation of the April 26 airing of Weir Cooking in the Wine Country II on PBS. The mediagenic Weir is fast becoming a household name, particularly because her style is both instructive and inspiring; like her first volume, this companion work should be a popular seller. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

This follow-up to Weir Cooking: Recipes from the Wine Country and companion volume to her latest PBS series offers more of the fresh, vibrant recipes Weir is known for. Weir is also author of From Tapas to Meze: First Courses from the Mediterranean Shores, and her love of Mediterranean cuisines is evident in many of the recipes here, from Greek Summer Vegetable Salad to Spicy North African Mussels to Grilled Lamb with Aromatic Moroccan Salts. Most of the recipes are uncomplicated Weir also worked at Alice Waters's Chez Panisse, where using the best ingredients and highlighting their flavors is the style, and her culinary training there shows. Recommended for most collections. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home or Vegetables

2009-02-13T17:33:00.000-08:00

Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home: More than 350 Delectable Recipes

Author: Ethel Hofman

From the former president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals comes a beautifully designed, accessible and uniquely comprehensive guide to Jewish home cooking. Unlike many Jewish cookbooks that are limited to the traditional dishes of Eastern Europe, Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home gives readers a truly international sample of what the world of Jewish cooking has to offer. Structured from soup to nuts, and including a special Passover section, it presents a spectacular array of dishes such as Peppered Chickpeas (Arbit), Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Beef and Barley Soup with Kale, Homestyle Gefilte Fish, Potato Chicken Cutlets, Shabbat Beef and Eggs, Cholent, Steamed Beef Greens, Israeli Salad, Poppyseed Noodles, Kasha and Bow Ties, Glick's Colossal Butternut Latkas, Shabbat Wine Mold with Cherries and Walnuts, Springtime Kugel with White and Sweet Potatoes and Matzoh Brie.

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Vegetables (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.

Vegetables, explained.

Everything you need to know in order to buy and prepare perfect vegetables every time, including:

The history, different types, and nutritional value of vegetables
Tips on how to buy, store, blanch, and prepare vegetables for cooking
Step-by-step instructions for cooking vegetables in a variety of ways

Stuart Cookery or Taste of Montreal

2009-02-11T10:39:00.000-08:00

Stuart Cookery: Recipes and History

Author: Peter Brears

One of a series of books which look at the art of cookery in Britain at different periods in history. The recipes, which have been adapted for the modern kitchen, provide a taste of the times and the book also includes information on food, cooking equipment, kitchen designs, serving of meals and the development of etiquette.

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Taste of Montreal: Tracking Down the Foods of the World

Author: Barry Lazar

Garam masala, lemongrass, sausage subs, spruce beer, epazote, and truffles are among the foods served up in the ethnic neighborhood restaurants and strip malls featured in this culinary sampling of the food and cultures of Montreal. Information on spices and flavorings, descriptions of savory tastes, and historical background on the meaning and tradition of certain dishes accompany directions for the traveler or city resident on where to find these restaurants.

An invaluable addition to any food lover's library.

Aperitifs or The Sensible Cook

2009-02-10T06:55:00.000-08:00

Aperitifs (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.

A sophisticated start.

A pre-dinner apéritif always gets things off on the right foot—not just in terms of good taste, but because alcohol actually helps stimulate the appetite. Learn the basics of apéritifs, including:

A brief history of apéritifs and the basics of how apéritifs are made
A breakdown of the main types of apéritifs
Apéritif recipes from the Four Seasons restaurant

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The Sensible Cook: Dutch Foodways in the Old and the New World

Author: Peter G Ros

'In this beautifully illustrated book on the Dutch culinary tradition, Peter Rose has captured one important dimension of the proud legacy of Dutch contributions to American culture.' --Nancy Harmon Jenkins, Food Writer 'New York Times' and Editor, 'Journal of Gastronomy'

Booknews

A translation of the most favored Dutch cookbook of the 17th century (the period of the Dutch claim to New Netherlands, the territory between New England and Virginia). Presented here are the foodways of middle-class households in the Netherlands and their American colonies, the implements and ingredients employed, cooking methods, and typical dishes. Rose has also included introductory material and a section of recipes adapted for modern kitchens. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Imus Ranch or The Thing About Calories

2009-02-09T03:13:00.000-08:00

The Imus Ranch: Cooking for Kids and Cowboys

Author: Deirdre Imus

The Imus Ranch ransports the reader to a unique place that the author and her husband, talk-show host Don Imus, created: a 4,000-acre working cattle ranch set in rolling hills and mesa country 50 miles east of Santa Fe. The children--who have cancer--visit the Imus Ranch and work alongside authentic western ranch hands, learning to ride horses and rope calves. The experience refuels their bodies and their spirits, and they leave stronger than when they came.

As Deirdre Imus explains:"We welcome kids who have known too much sickness and too much death, and we give them something they urgently need: a sense of independence and purpose through healthy, vigorous living."

Not only do the kids enjoy adventure at the ranch, but they learn from the Imuses that nutritious foods are fundamental to a happy, healthy life. Illustrated with full-color photographs that reflect the ranch's warmth and vitality, the book presents more than 125 vegetarian recipes that meet the true taste test: kids and cowboys love them! Readers will come away with a new appreciation of how important and how easy it is to incorporate healthier living into their everyday lives.

Publishers Weekly

Imus founded the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, a program that aims to identify, control and ultimately prevent environmental factors that cause adult and, especially, pediatric cancer. She rounds out this collection of basic vegetarian fare with a lengthy essay about life on the Santa Fe, N.Mex. ranch where she and her husband, radio personality Don Imus, practice "healthy living and healthy cooking" and teach self-reliance and horsemanship to kids who have "known too much sickness and too much death." Imus's diet is "organic, whole-food, ovo vegetarian, meaning that we don't eat dairy or animal products, but we do eat eggs," and she explains it with a rundown of the ranch's organic "vegan pantry." The informal recipes focus on basics like Orange Poppy Seed Muffins and Cowboy Potato Chowder, and fast sandwiches like I-Man Chimichangas. Dinner selections feature nostalgic favorites such as Spanish Rice updated with brown rice and olive oil, and Imus cleans up desserts (including Carrot Cake and Jeannie's All Out Brownies) by substituting unbleached flour and unrefined sugar. In addition to healthy lifestyle prescriptives and thank-you notes from some of the camp's young alumni, Imus includes sidebars on topics ranging from non-toxic head lice remedies to green cleaning agents to the dangers of PVC in children's toys. She ends this informative book with a complete nine-day menu, spanning the average duration of Imus Ranch guests. (May) Forecast: While serving more to promote the worthy mission of the Imus Ranch than to provide unique recipes, this consciousness-raising cookbook may appeal to novice vegetarians or to those interested in supporting holistic education and children's health. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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The Thing About Calories

Author: Liz Babbs

This light-hearted book combines commentary, quotes from Nigella Lawson, Delia Smith, Dawn French and Rosemary Conley, lively cartoons and practical tips to deliver a read is both entertaining and helpful.

Noodle Know how or Pocket Guide to Good Food

2009-02-07T23:32:00.000-08:00

Noodle Know-how: The Great Little Book of Noodle Dishes

Author: Emma Summer

Recipes includes traditional dishes such as Fried Singapore Noodles and Seafood Chow Mien, and delectable new combinations such as Seame Noodle Salad with Hot Peanuts.

Pocket Guide to Good Food: A Shopper's Resource

Author: Margaret M Wittenberg

Illuminating ... concise ... instructive ... The Crossing Press Pocket Series are little books packed with lots of valuable information. This comprehensive series explores today's vast universe of natural health, personal growth and spirituality in a clear, easy-to-use format. Pocket Guides are ideal introductions for the expanding consumer interest in improving health, quieting the mind, and healing the spirit. Pocket Guides also make the perfect gift. Attractive, space-efficient displays are available, free with low minimum orders.

Scots and Their Fish or Favorite Family Recipes

2009-02-06T19:50:00.000-08:00

Scots and Their Fish

Author: G W Lockhart

Fish and fisher-folk have long been part of the lore of Scotland, and this lively journey captures its history and culture. Lockhart charts the growth of the fishing communities, and the pressures placed upon them and the dangers they had to face. Containing many delicious recipes, this is an informative and entertaining collection of tales and legends, verse and song.

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Favorite Family Recipes: From Our Kitchen to Yours

Author: Teri Pingley

Favorite Family Recipes is friendly for all cooks new and experienced to accommodate every size family. We offer time and money saving solutions for families and teach how you can have a fancy taste for flair while maintaining or improving the budget for the savviest cook. In addition to great recipes, we offer helpful hints and tips and tricks for the cook(s) in the kitchen. We provide easy-to-follow instructions and even more important for the busy cook, most meals and/or dishes can be prepared in minimal time; some dishes only take 15 minutes to have on the table-ready to eat!

2009 How to Cook Everything Box Calendar or 2009 Wine Country Wall Calendar

2009-02-05T16:09:00.000-08:00

2009 How to Cook Everything Box Calendar

Author: Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything cookbook is considered the bible for a new generation of home cooks. This one-of-a-kind calendar includes hundreds of simple yet healthy recipes from the now classic book, along with lots of tips, techniques, and terms that every cook—aspiring or seasoned—will devour.

• The calendar pages are removable 4" x 6" recipe cards

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2009 Wine Country Wall Calendar

Author: Susan Winget

Rolling country scenes of everyday life in the vineyards.

Are You Really Going to Eat That or The Taste of Conquest

2009-02-04T12:28:00.000-08:00

Are You Really Going to Eat That?: Reflections of a Culinary Thrill Seeker

Author: Robb Walsh

From the top of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica for the perfect cup of coffee to the jungles of Thailand for an encounter with the abominably smelly "stinkfruit," Robb Wals has traveled the globe, immersing himself in some of the world's most interesting culinary phenomena. In Are You Really Going to Eat That? Walsh offers a collection of his best essays over the past ten years, along with some of his favorite recipes.

For Walsh, food is a window on culture, and his essays brim with insights into our society and those around us. Whether he's discussing halal organic farming with Muslims, traversing the steep hills of Trinidad in search of hot-sauce makers, or savoring the disappearing art of black Southern cooking with a inmate-chef in a Texas penitentiary, Walsh has a unique talent for taking our understanding of food to a deeper level.

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The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice

Author: Michael Krondl

The smell of sweet cinnamon on your morning oatmeal, the gentle heat of gingerbread, the sharp piquant bite from your everyday peppermill. The tales these spices could tell: of lavish Renaissance banquets perfumed with cloves, and flimsy sailing ships sent around the world to secure a scented prize; of cinnamon-dusted custard tarts and nutmeg-induced genocide; of pungent elixirs and the quest for the pepper groves of paradise.

The Taste of Conquest offers up a riveting, globe-trotting tale of unquenchable desire, fanatical religion, raw greed, fickle fashion, and mouthwatering cuisine-in short, the very stuff of which our world is made. In this engaging, enlightening, and anecdote-filled history, Michael Krondl, a noted chef turned writer and food historian, tells the story of three legendary cities-Venice, Lisbon, and Amsterdam-and how their single-minded pursuit of spice helped to make (and remake) the Western diet and set in motion the first great wave of globalization.

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the world's peoples were irrevocably brought together as a result of the spice trade. Before the great voyages of discovery, Venice controlled the business in Eastern seasonings and thereby became medieval Europe's most cosmopolitan urban center. Driven to dominate this trade, Portugal's mariners pioneered sea routes to the New World and around the Cape of Good Hope to India to unseat Venice as Europe's chief pepper dealer. Then, in the 1600s, the savvy businessmen of Amsterdam "invented" the modern corporation-the Dutch East India Company-and took over as spice merchants to the world.

Sharing meals and stories with Indian pepper planters, Portuguesesailors, and Venetian foodies, Krondl takes every opportunity to explore the world of long ago and sample its many flavors. The spice trade and its cultural exchanges didn't merely lend kick to the traditional Venetian cookies called peverini, or add flavor to Portuguese sausages of every description, or even make the Indonesian rice table more popular than Chinese takeout in trendy Amsterdam. No, the taste for spice of a few wealthy Europeans led to great crusades, astonishing feats of bravery, and even wholesale slaughter.

As stimulating as it is pleasurable, and filled with surprising insights, The Taste of Conquest offers a fascinating perspective on how, in search of a tastier dish, the world has been transformed.

Kirkus Reviews

A muddy walk through the history of Venice, Lisbon and Amsterdam, whose heydays were all linked to the lucrative spice trade. Food writer Krondl (Around the American Table: Treasured Recipes and Food Traditions from the American Cookery Collections of the New York Public Library, 1995, etc.) debunks the myth that spices were used over the centuries to mask rancid food. He attempts to understand the demand that prompted Europeans to explore and conquer the world. Spices were a luxury, often used as payment and literally worth their weight in gold. Coming from exotic places few could reach, they represented the aroma and taste of paradise. Fantastic profits could be made in the spice trade. With its strong links to the Byzantine Empire, Venice muscled in on the Mediterranean route, and soon "pepper was the lubricant of trade." The Crusades spread the taste for spices, but the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453 effectively sealed the Venetians' routes. Soon the Portuguese made incursions. King Joao I sent out looting caravels for West African gold and melegueta pepper; Portuguese explorers braved the seas around the Cape of Good Hope in search of Prester John and Indian black pepper. Vasco da Gama made a momentous advance for the Portuguese by establishing a route from Lisbon to the Spice Islands in the South Pacific. When the Portuguese crown fell to Philip II of Spain in 1580, the prosperous Dutch, inspired by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten's how-to on the spice trade, took up the slack through the corporate arms of the East India Company. Krondl scrambles and dodges to cover an enormous amount of ground, from spice wars and slavery to disease and the use of spices for medicinalpurposes. Trying to do too much, he produces a loose, unscholarly text that many will find difficult to digest. Many separate strands of this compelling story deserve to be pursued further by more focused historians.

Seafood Meals in Minutes or Successful Catering

2009-02-03T08:46:00.000-08:00

Seafood Meals in Minutes!: 150 Simple Recipes to Make Low-Fat Seafood Dishes

Author: M J Smith

The latest in the bestselling Meals in Minutes series includes 150 delicious and easy seafood recipes. The book includes tips on buying fish, seasonal information, preparation hints, and serving ideas.

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Successful Catering

Author: Bernard Splaver

With coverage of the management of a catering business and 201 expert recipes from The Culinary Institute of America, the new edition of this well-established book is an ideal basic text for students of catering.

Getting Started.
On-Premises Catering.
Off-Premises Catering.
Catering Personnel.
Writing a Contract.
Sanitation.
Setting Up a Kitchen.
Service Equipment.
Special Events.
Kosher Catering.
Wine and Bar Service.
Menu Making and Food Presentation.
RECIPES.
Hors d'Oeuvres.
Appetizers.
Soups.
Entrees.
Vegetables.
Potatoes, Pasta, Grains.
Salads.
Desserts.
Culinary Terminology.
Recipe Yield Conversion Chart.
Index.

Fast Food Fast Talk or 50 Fabulous Parties for Kids

2009-02-02T05:04:00.000-08:00

Fast Food, Fast Talk: Service Work and the Routinization of Everyday Life

Author: Robin Leinder

Attending Hamburger University, Robin Leidner observes how McDonald's trains the managers of its fast-food restaurants to standardize every aspect of service and product. Learning how to sell life insurance at a large midwestern firm, she is coached on exactly what to say, how to stand, when to make eye contact, and how to build up Positive Mental Attitude by chanting "I feel happy! I feel terrific!"
Leidner's fascinating report from the frontlines of two major American corporations uncovers the methods and consequences of regulating workers' language, looks, attitudes, ideas, and demeanor. Her study reveals the complex and often unexpected results that come with the routinization of service work.
Some McDonald's workers resent the constraints of prescribed uniforms and rigid scripts, while others appreciate how routines simplify their jobs and give them psychological protection against unpleasant customers. Combined Insurance goes further than McDonald's in attempting to standardize the workers' very selves, instilling in them adroit maneuvers to overcome customer resistance.
The routinization of service work has both poignant and preposterous consequences. It tends to undermine shared understandings about individuality and social obligations, sharpening the tension between the belief in personal autonomy and the domination of a powerful corporate culture.
Richly anecdotal and accessibly written, Leidner's book charts new territory in the sociology of work. With service sector work becoming increasingly important in American business, her timely study is particularly welcome.

Library Journal

Leidner (sociology, Univ. of Pennsylvania) uses participant observation to explore aspects of service-industry efforts to insure sameness of effort and routinization of work. The author chooses for examples the ubiquitous McDonald's and the Combined Insurance Company, whose founder, W. Clement Stone, formulated the Positive Mental Attitude (PMA). Both companies achieve service provider-service recipient relationships that are routinized yet acceptable both to the customer and employee. The much-touted ``worker rebellions'' are largely nonexistent; many if not most employees prefer a well-choreographed approach to the point of sale. Leidner's book includes much of interest to students of business and human behavior, but her turgid prose does not lend itself to easy reading. For academic libraries.-- Norman Lederer, Thad deus Stevens State Sch. of Technology, Lancaster, Pa.

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50 Fabulous Parties for Kids

Author: Linda Hetzer

If your child loves parties, but you don't always love planning them here's a collection of 50 ideas for new, unusual, and easy-to-create celebrations for every occasion — birthdays, national and religious holidays, special family days like a new home or a new baby — that will not only thrill children but adults as well. 50 Fabulous Parties for Kids will show you how to choose a theme, make an invitation, select party crafts or games, and decorate a fun-shaped cake to go with the theme.

Parties are age appropriate, from three to twelve, have themes popular with all children and will not require expensive materials or excessive amounts of time.

50 Fabulous Parties for Kids is an invaluable sourcebook for any special event involving children.

Library Journal

This fun-filled book will get the entire family working together to prepare for special celebrations. Hetzer organizes the book into four categories of parties: for small children, for older children, for preteens, and family events. Each party receives several pages of carefully written directions, presented so that young children can do the reading. Line drawings illustrate the text. Topics include theme parties, such as a fairy-tale party for baby's first birthday. Directions are included for making all kinds of clever decorations, noise makers, invitations, and refreshments. Teachers as well as parents who do volunteer work with children will find this book a treasury of quick and easy ways to create perfectly fabulous parties. For most public libraries.-- Nancy E. Zuwiyya, Binghamton City Sch. Dist., N.Y.

Cooking with Riesling or Kosher Kettle

2009-02-01T01:22:00.000-08:00

Cooking with Riesling: 75 Remarkable Riesling Recipes

Author: Barbara Ray

75 remarkable easy-to-prepare recipes, each flavored with Riesling -- soups, pastas & grains, meats, poultry, seafood & desserts. Glossary and pronunciation guide for wine cooking terms. Introduction to Riesling. How to cook with wine, decipher wine labels, and serve wine.

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Kosher Kettle: International Adventures in Jewish Cooking

Author: Sybil Ruth Kaplan

This cookbook brings together more than 350 kosher recipes from 27 countries, including Russia, Thailand, Israel, and Greece. From appetizers and desserts to special Shabbat and holiday meals, this cookbook teems with ideas to make kosher cookery an extraordinary international affair.

Cooking for Life or Best of Bloodroot

2009-01-30T21:41:00.000-08:00

Cooking for Life: Recipes for Healthy Living (Volume 1)

Author: Avera McKennan Foundation

For those who have experienced cancer or want to take preventative steps, understanding healthy eating habits are vital. With the guidance of Cooking For Life, Volume 1, creating or maintaining a healthy diet can be easy. This cookbook focuses on preparing healthy meals for you and your family.

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Best of Bloodroot: Vegetarian Recipes, Vol. 1

Author: Selma Miriam

The New York Times calls Bloodroot "legendary" and Vegetarian Times has listed it as one of the ten best vegetarian restaurants in the nation. Bloodroot is a wonderfully unique restaurant/bookstore tucked away on the same residential street since 1977, in a Bridgeport Connecticut neighborhood with great views of the Long Island Sound. The Best of Bloodroot—two juicy cookbooks filled with time-tested recipes, gorgeous photographs, and fiery essays detailing their cooking and living philosophies. A thorough glossary includes discussion of the ethnic ingredients on which Bloodroot relies. Personal essays describe the owners' experiences with feminism in a changing world as well as discussions of work ethics, community, economic success, and of course, an examination of the political and moral aspects of vegetarianism and vegan ism.

Volume One opens up a world of exquisite tastes available from well-polished vegetarian recipes. The introduction includes notes from a cooking class which demonstrate the basics of how to cook and eat as a vegetarian, offering a guide to authentic and authoritative vegetarian cooking. Get ready to feed your body and soul on over 300 recipes, including Mushrooms Madeira, Sweet Dumpling Squash with Chestnut Stuffing, Collard Greens with Black-eyed Peas and Rice, and Chocolate Devastation.

Celebrating Our Equality Cookbook or Southern Grace

2009-01-29T17:59:00.000-08:00

Celebrating Our Equality Cookbook: A Cookbook with Recipes and Remembrances from Howard University

Author: Carolyn Quick Tillery

In this enticing sequel to her bestselling book A Taste of Freedom, Carolyn Quick Tillery celebrates the most mouthwatering African-American recipes ever invented while also paying homage to Howard University, the nation's historic first black university. Where A Taste of Freedom explored the heroic black struggle for freedom and education, Celebrating Our Equality chronicles a newly freed people's continuing battle for equality and justice. Established in 1867 to educate African-Americans freed by the Civil War, Howard University is credited with being at the forefront of the civil rights struggle. Nine of the ten attorneys who argued Brown v. Board of Education, which ended public school segregation, were either Howard University professors or Law School graduates. Most noted among the latter group was Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to sit on the United States Supreme Court. Howard University's list of notable graduates includes Ralph Bunche, Andrew Young, Vernon Jordan, Stokely Carmichael, James Farmer, and Anna Pauli Murray, along with Zora Neale Hurston, Debbie Allen, and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. Among its faculty members are blood bank founder Dr. Charles Drew and Alaine Locke, the first African-American Rhodes Scholar.

Howard University has always provided a forum for black Americans to celebrate their culture -- including the unique cooking traditions they have preserved for countless generations. The tantalizing recipes in this book illustrate those proud traditions: dishes such as Black Olive, Jalapeno, and Tomato Mojo; Black-Eyed Pea Salad; Spicy Fried Chicken; Rosemary and Thyme-Scented Green Beans; and Buttermilk Pie, to name just a few. Filled with intriguing anecdotes, and accompanied by over fifty vintage photographs and illustrations, Celebrating Our Equality is at once a powerful tribute to a venerable American institution and a salute to the accomplishments made by a people who turned their hardwon freedom into a chance to change the course of history.

Look this: African American Women and Poverty or Becoming an Electronics Technician

Southern Grace: Recipes and Remembrances from the W

Author: Miississippi University for Women Alumnae Association Staff

Southern Grace will nourish your Southern soul and charm your heart. From Mississippi University for Women, the country's first state-supported college for women, this cookbook offers time-honored Southern recipes, contemporary cuisine, delightful sidebars, and beautiful photography. This promises to be a treasured keepsake for all who love to cook and entertain.

Pleasure of Your Company or Vegetarian Magic

2009-01-28T14:18:00.000-08:00

Pleasure of Your Company: Entertaining in High Style

Author: Kimberly Schlegel

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The Pleasure of Your Company Entertaining in High Style

From a luncheon fit for a princess to new-fashion celebrations and holiday soirees, The Pleasure of Your Company lets us look inside the venues and check out the menus at some high-society bashes.

Every city's social season is filled with parties of all sorts, and in this book, some highly seasoned hosts and hostesses step forward to give their vital secrets for successful party giving. We see the invitations, decorations and table settings, and even sample some elegant recipes from parties designed to leave the partygoers with memories that last.

Protocol is in order at some of these dinners and business events, while raucous good fun reigns supreme at others. Take a peek at the celebrity bra auction benefit, the wild west shindig complete with old-town saloon and outhouses, the harvest party with costumed performers, and Lola Chihuahua's fancy dog party for all her tail-wagging friends and their owners.

An expert in the field of entertaining, Kimberly Schlegel has created a book brimming with ideas, inspirations, how-tos, invaluable tips, and creative ideas for parties of all kinds. She also teaches how to confidently organize and host a fabulous event of your own. Her thorough time table takes you from the first glimmer of an idea right down to the last thirty minutes before your guests arrive, when you'll be relaxing with your feet up, without a worry on your mind.

This is a personal invitation to events like those highlighted in the society section of the newspaper. It's a chance to vicariously attend these extravaganzas and learn how to throw them yourself!

Kimberly Schlegel is agraduate of Southern Methodist University with an honors degree in Art History. In 1999, she started a company, RSVP-Soiree Party Rentals, a Dallas Debutante and Social Service company that advises others when planning the most important events in their young adult lives. Kimberly and her business have been featured in Elle, Vogue, D Home & Garden, D Magazine, PaperCity, Four Season's Magazine, Animal Fair, The New York Times Magazine and Businessweek. Kimberly is also featured in the recently released book, Texas Women, by Martana Hansen. Her reputation as an "arbiter of taste and style" for both her personal flair for fashion, as well as her eye for entertaining, has secured Kimberly the title of "style expert" on such shows as WB in the Morning, Designing Texas on Fox, and Good Day Dallas. She can be seen on the Style Network in thirteen episodes of the new series Whose Wedding is it Anyway and as the host of Designing America's Lagniappe segments. Kimberly is also a monthly columnist in Southern Vanity Magazine.

She currently lives in Dallas, Texas.

Vegetarian Magic: At the Regency House Spa

Author: John B Nowakowski

The Regency House Spa located north of Miami Beach is a natural vegetarian resort dedicated to the principles of holistic health. In addition to fitness activities and therapeutic treatments, guests are treated to the delicious and innovative vegan cuisine of chef John B. Nowakowski. Now you can enjoy the same dishes that have delighted spa guests, elegant cuisine including many Caribbean specialties, four weeks of menus, and the Regency juice fasting schedule and recipes.

Best of Amish Cooking or Essential Olive Oil Companion

2009-01-27T10:36:00.000-08:00

Best of Amish Cooking: Traditional and Contemporary Recipes Adapted from the Kitchens and Pantries of Old Order Amish Cooks

Author: Phyllis Pellman Good

This beautiful book by a New York Times bestselling author who is also a leading expert on Amish cooking highlights traditional and contemporary recipes adapted from the kitchens and pantries of Amish cooks.

Phyllis Pellman Good has spent years researching these foods. She has interviewed Amish grandmothers and dipped into old books, diaries, and recipe boxes.

The dishes she selected are ones that were and continue to be popular in eastern Pennsylvania, usually in the Lancaster area. According to Good, they reflect the fruitfulness of Amish fields and gardens, as well as the group's emphasis on family and community.

Color photos set the mood. Wonderful descriptions and introductions prepare the setting. And delicious, savory recipes fill this book with some of the best food you'll find anywhere.

Interesting book: The World War II 100 or Son of Thunder

Essential Olive Oil Companion

Author: Anne Dolamor

The healthy benefits of olive oil have been enjoyed for centuries throughout the Mediterranean but only recently are they being appreciated worldwide. This fascinating and unique book, both a history and a practical compendium, includes 100 traditional and regional olive oil recipes.

Muffins and More or If You Cant Stand the Heat Get Out of the Kitchen

2009-01-26T06:55:00.000-08:00

Muffins and More

Author: Jean Par

Jean Pare has compiled yet another winning collection of recipes in her third cookbook Muffins & More. Recipes for biscuits, coffee cakes, muffins, loaves and quick breads will tempt even the most inexperienced baker. Mrs. Pare credits the popularity of her cookbooks to the fact that all recipes used in her Company's Coming series are quick and easy and use everyday ingredients. Her extensive experience as a professional caterer and her busy home life as a mother of four have provided her with firsthand knowledge of peoples' favorite foods. Mrs. Pare continues to share these recipes with family and friends from coast to coast and around the world.

Look this: Bold Vegetarian Chef or Complete Book of Herbs and Spices

If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen

Author: Junior Service League of Independenc

A time-honored compilation of recipe celebrating the rich history and memories of the Kansas City area's most famous couple, Harry and Bess Truman. In the spirit of their generosity, the proceeds of this collectors items fund various charitable needs within the hometown community.

Sushi or Sunrise Inn Missouri

2009-01-25T03:14:00.000-08:00

Sushi

Author: Maite Rodriguez Fischer

A new concept in cookbooks, this series is designed for those who want to replicate at home the trendy international cuisine they typically enjoy at restaurants. Simple and nutritious sushi, fish, salad, and wok recipes put elegant appetizers and entrees within reach of the novice cook. Each book in the series contains 50 recipes.

Sunrise Inn Missouri: A Collection of Signature Dishes from Missouri's Finest

Author: Bed Breakfast Inns of Missouri

Sunrise Inn Missouri invites you to tour Missouri and taste the fabulous recipes of the Bed & Breakfast Inns of Missouri (BBIM). This collection of recipes will certainly transport you back to fond memories spent at our many beautiful and relaxing Inns where dreams are fulfilled. Imagine your breakfast being served in an elegant dining room, perhaps by a roaring fireplace, or on a cool, inviting screened porch or sunlit patio during summer. Innkeepers from all over Missouri have shared their signature dishes in this collection. You'll find everything from elegant fruit courses to succulent breakfast entrees and even a few appetizers. Dinner and desserts included will please even the most discriminating of guests and family members. Sunrise Inn Missouri is also a guide to planning your next Bed & Breakfast excursion across the state. A map pinpoints all towns and locations of BBIM. There's an artist's rendition of each Inn and a quaint description telling you of the special aspects of our state association inspected inns. Websites are at your fingertips to allow you to further explore information pertaining to surrounding areas and rate information. Many websites will take you on an entire interior tour of the many different styles of Inns. Choose a riverboat captain's mansion overlooking a great river, a geodesic dome in the country, a baron of industry's mansion in Kansas City or St. Louis, or a country contemporary on one of our sparkling lakes. Many of Missouri's wonderful small towns are full of antique stores and restaurants but also hold some of the real Bed & Breakfast treasures. So take a culinary journey through a great state full of undiscovered treasures!

Classic Cocktails or Fruit Sweet Sugar Free

2009-01-23T23:32:00.000-08:00

Classic Cocktails

Author: David Biggs

Unlike trendy drinks that fade away into obscurity, these 33 concoctions have stood the test of time to become today's most popular mixed drinks. Featured cocktails include those based on gin, like the Martini, Singapore Sling, and Tom Collins, while some of the rum-based drinks include the Zombie, Cuba Libre, and various Daiquiris. Still others utilize vodka, such as the Harvey Wallbanger and White Russian, or are brandy-based, including the Stinger and Steeplejack. No matter what their favorite cocktail, there's something classic here for everybody.

Fruit-Sweet & Sugar-Free: Prize-Winning Pies, Cakes, Pastries, Muffins & Breads from the Ranch Kitchen Bakery

Author: Janice Feuer

A professional pastry chef for twenty years, Janice Feuer has translated delicious, traditional American and French bakery and sweet favorites into healthier, sugar-free alternatives while maintaining the excellent taste, lightness, texture, and appearance one would expect in fine baked goods.

Everyday favorites to celebration specialties are included, from the classic American Beauty Apple Pie, Cranapplenut Muffins, and Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread to the rich, tempting Black Forest Torte, Stawberry Custard Cake, and Raspberry Cream Roll.

The author provides over 150 recipes for pies, cakes, muffins, breads, and pastries, sweetened only with natural, nationally-available fruit sweetener and prepared using unbleached whole wheat or rice flour and fresh fruits, berries, and nuts.

Many of the recipes have nondairy options and are low in cholesterol.

Clear directions explain the tips and techniques of professional chefs to guide both the novice and the serious cook to successful results guaranteed to please both the sweet-tooth and healthy conscience in us all

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Ranch Kitchen Restaurant and Bakery * Fruit Juice Concentrates * My Own Story * What's Wrong With Sugar?
1. The Fine Art of Baking
Love * Technique * Temperature * Recipe * Organization Tips * Ingredients * Recommended Equipment
2. Breads, Muffins, and Biscuits
Yeasted...*...and Not: Quick Breads and Muffins
3. Cookies
4. Pies, Tarts, and Pastries
Pies and Tarts * European Fruit Tarts and Tartlets *Puff Pastry * Cream Puff Pastry
5. Specialty Cakes for Every Occasion
The Basic Cakes...*...Made into Masterpieces
6. Fillings, Frostings, Sauces, Glazes, and Garnishes
Index

Pastry Chef at the Ranch Kitchen Bakery in Montana, Janice Feuer was trained at the London Cordon Bleu School of Cookery and the Wilton School of Cake Decorating. She is the author of several cookbooks, including Chocolate Decadence and Sweets for Saints and Sinners.

Nueva Cocina Saludable or Eating New Orleans

2009-01-22T19:51:00.000-08:00

Nueva Cocina Saludable: Entradas

Author: Georgeanne Brennan

Food fads and trendy diets come and go, but a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes is essential to good health. These fresh, simple starters emphasize a rainbow of colors, ensuring a proper mix of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. Dishes include Cantaloupe and Feta Cheese Salad, Grilled Zucchini Skewers with Coriander, and Prosciutto-Wrapped Radiccio Wedges.

Interesting textbook: Abaixo e Fora na Grande Depressão:Cartas do Homem Esquecido

Eating New Orleans: From French Quarter Creole Dining to the Perfect Poboy

Author: Pableaux Johnson

Explore New Orleans's and Louisiana's living cuisines—from the white-linen Creole institutions of the French Quarter to the down-market neighborhood po-boy joints and funky barrooms.

Northwest Homegrown Cookbook Series or Simple Cuisine

2009-01-21T16:10:00.000-08:00

Northwest Homegrown Cookbook Series: Wild Mushrooms

Author: Cynthia C Nims

"Divided into four sections, Wild Mushrooms includes dishes for any meal, any time of day, and they're easily adaptable for cooking with your favorite mushrooms. Cynthia Nims offers details on many tasty varieties and how to prepare them, from tips on buying and cleaning to the joys of dried mushrooms." With regional history, inspired recipes, information on mycological societies, a wild mushroom calendar and excursions listing, and wild mushroom resources, Cynthia's latest book continues the tradition of celebrating simple and hearty, yet elegant food from one of the country's most abundant regions.

New interesting book: Personal Favorites or Enlightened Eating

Simple Cuisine

Author: Tim Creehan

Simple Cuisine is a collection of the award-winning recipes of Chef Tim Creehan, owner of Destin's Beach Walk Cafe, located in Northwest Florida. Creehan's second cookbook features 200 of his favorite recipes and color photos gleaned from his restaurants, cooking classes, and special events where he's cooked for celebrities.

New World Provence or Celebrating California

2009-01-20T12:28:00.000-08:00

New World Provence: Modern French Cooking for Friends and Family

Author: Alessandra Quaglia

French cuisine is considered among the world's best, but its traditional ingredients like butter and cream aren't always appropriate for today's heart-healthy diets. New World Provence is a new-style French cookbook designed with contemporary North American audiences in mind, featuring healthy, easy-to-find ingredients prepared using traditional French techniques tweaked with the home cook in mind.

The book includes beautiful yet simple recipes that take advantage of meats, seafood, and vegetables abundant in North American markets; in keeping with their contemporary flair, pan-cultural influences abound, yet all the while the recipes remain faithful to French traditions.

Authors Jean-Francis and Alessandra Quaglia are the husband-and-wife chefs and owners of Provence and Provence Marinaside, two fine dining establishments in Vancouver. Their recipes reflect not only North American sensibilities, but familial ones as well; they are the parents of two young sons, and Jean-Francis' mother owns the famed Le Patalain restaurant in Marseilles, France. These relationships pervade the book, which reveals how a common love and respect for food can be passed on from generation to generation, from the old world to the new.

The book features thirty-six stunning, full-color photographs and over 120 recipes, including prawns with chickpea gallette, whole rabbit barbecue, bean and wild mushroom ragout, fresh crab with tomatoes and fresh herbs, roasted vegetable tart, poached sea urchin on bread, and new-style bouillabaisse.

Book about: Grundlagen der Verwaltung von Kapitalanlagen mit S&P binden - in der Karte

Celebrating California: Recipes That Turn Any Meal into a Celebration

Author: Childrens Home Society of California

Features home-tested and prize-winning recipes from some of California's unique festivals like the Stockton Asparagus Festival and Fallbrook Avocado Festival. All recipes packaged in a kitchen-friendly format featuring lay-flat convenience, superb menus, a guide to reducing fat, and original limericks.

Martha Stewarts Quick Cook or Ohio Cook Book

2009-01-18T03:43:00.000-08:00

Martha Stewart's Quick Cook: Two Hundred Easy and Elegant Recipes

Author: Martha Stewart

Here are 200 quick and easy recipes, all illustrated with glorious color photographs. More than 75 full-color photographs.

Interesting book: Prime Time Emeril or Betty Crocker Why It Works

Ohio Cook Book

Author: Donna Goodrich

Hall of Fame Queso Dip, Pawpaw Lassi, Summer House Strata, Blueberry French Toast, Ohio Tomato Soup, Lake Erie Fish-Corn Chowder, Amish Kidney Bean Salad, German Cole Slaw, Punajuurisalaattii, Strawberry-Pretzel Salad, Homemade Hungarian Chicken Paprika, Cincinnati "5-Way" Chili, Rosemary Pork Chops, Oven-Barbecued Ribs, Tangy Baked Chicken, Bubble & Squeak, Geschnetzeltes, Sauerkraut & Pork Chops, Spinach Tomatofeller, Homemade Sauerkraut, Smothered Cauliflower, Fresh Tomato Pie, Marble "Kuchen", Apple-Pumpkin Streusel Muffins, Poppy Seed Bread, Grandma Burns' Zucchini Pie, Buckeyes, Johnny Appleseed Cake, Apple Dapple, Shaker Pie, Buckeye Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, Snickerdoodles ... and many more!

	Introduction	5
	Ohio Facts	6
	Appetizers & Beverages
	Poor Nick's Caviar	7
	Barbecued Meatballs	8
	Sausage Swirls	8
	Hall of Fame Queso Dip	9
	Reuben Roll-ups	9
	Microwave Swedish Meatballs	10
	Artichoke Spread	10
	Donna's Nachos	11
	Swiss Cheese Canapes	11
	Chalet in the Valley Cheese Fondue	12
	Pawpaw Lassi	12
	Breakfasts & Brunches
	Cinnamon Logs	13
	Blueberry Stuffed French Toast	14
	Too Easy To Be True Oatmeal	15
	Summer House Strata	15
	Italian Sausage Breakfast Pie	16
	Hawaiian French Toast	17
	Egg & Cheese Filled Crepes	18
	Country Sausage Gravy	19
	Apple French Toast	19
	Apple Crumb Coffee Cake	20
	Blueberry French Toast	21
	Strawberry Parfait	22
	Breakfast Bread Pudding	22
	Soups & Salads
	Chilled Strawberry Soup	23
	Ohio Tomato Soup	24
	Lake Erie Fish-Corn Chowder	24
	Broccoli-Cheese Soup	25
	Italian Vegetable Soup	25
	Amish Kidney Bean Salad	26
	Midwest Potato Salad	26
	Ohio Vegetable Salad	27
	Midge's Potato Salad	27
	Mom's Seafood Salad	28
	German Cole Slaw	28
	Pizza Salad	29
	Broccoli Slaw Salad	29
	Macaroni Salad	30
	Punajuurisalaattii	30
	Springtime Salad	31
	Mom's Party Cherry Salad	31
	Sugar Free Rhubarb-Straw berry Salad	32
	Strawberry-Pretzel Salad	32
	Main Dishes
	Homemade Hungarian Chicken Paprika	33
	Margaret's Sloppy Joes	34
	Baked Beef Stew	34
	Cincinnati "5-Way" Chili	35
	Grandma Ratliff's Chicken & Dumplings	36
	Best Stuffed Peppers	37
	Ham Loaf	37
	Lake Erie Drum Au Gratin	38
	Rosemary Pork Chops	38
	Scott's Special Casserole	39
	Eggplant Parmesan	39
	Steak & Mushrooms	40
	To-Die-For Scallops	40
	Hamburger Pie	41
	Oven-Barbecued Ribs	41
	Old Time Chicken & Noodles	42
	Dilled Salmon Patties	43
	Tangy Baked Chicken	43
	Salmon Quiche	44
	Baked Steak Sandwiches	45
	Lake Erie Potato-Fried Fish	45
	Lasagna	46
	Bubble & Squeak	47
	Sauerkraut & Pork Chops	47
	Geschnetzeltes	48
	Side Dishes
	Spinach Tomatofeller	49
	Freezer Pickles	50
	Sweet Potato Casserole	50
	Dress Up Vegetables	51
	Mashed Potato Stuffing	51
	Turkey Stuffing	52
	Homemade Sauerkraut	52
	Elegant Celery Casserole	53
	Creamy Cheesy Potatoes	53
	Baked Stuffed Tomatoes	54
	Marinated Carrots	54
	Old-Fashioned Cabbage Relish	55
	Broccoli-Dressing Delight	55
	Cheesy Zucchini	56
	Smothered Cauliflower	56
	Corn & Zucchini Pudding	57
	Fresh Tomato Pie	58
	Helen's Scalloped Pineapple	58
	Breads
	Date Nut Bread	59
	Marble "Kuchen"	60
	Butter Brickle Bread	61
	Corn Pone	61
	Banana-Oatmeal Muffins	62
	Poppy Seed Bread	62
	Apple-Pumpkin Streusel Muffins	63
	Mom's Pineapple-Nut Bread	64
	Yeast Rolls	64
	Bran Muffins	65
	Orange Scones/American Clotted Cream	66
	Desserts
	Cherry Filled White Chocolate Squares	67
	Grandma Burns' Zucchini Pie	68
	Cranberry Crunch	68
	Helen's Bread Pudding	69
	Fresh Raspberry Pie	70
	Buckeyes	71
	Johnny Appleseed Cake	71
	Mom's Butterscotch Pie	72
	Chocolate Mint Angel Cake	72
	Cranberry Cake	73
	Chocolate-Raspberry Truffle Tart	74
	Bread Pudding	74
	Upside Down Apple-Pecan Pie	75
	Chocolate Drizzle Cream Cheese Roll-Ups	76
	Sorghum Cookies	76
	Drumstick Dessert	77
	Apple Dapple	78
	Date Pudding	78
	Apple-Raspberry Crumb Pie	79
	Apple Buckeyes	80
	Popcorn Cake	80
	Four-Stack Chocolate Pudding Dessert	81
	Apple Pie	82
	Brown Sugar Marshmallow Fudge	82
	Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting	83
	Shaker Pie	83
	Grandma's Blue Ribbon Angel Food Cake	84
	Spicebush Berry Cookies	84
	Buckeye Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake	85
	Fruit Pizza	86
	Snickerdoodles	87
	Best Ever Brownies	87
	Ohio Food Festival Sampler	88
	Index	89
	Ohio Contributors	93

American Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy across America or Fondues from around the World

2009-01-17T17:01:00.000-08:00

American Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy Across America

Author: The American Dietetic Association

"A taste of culinary history that celebrates the delicious melting pot of American cooking while leaving the guilt behind."

–Jill Cordes

host of The Best Of on the Food Network

"This book shows how easy it is to prepare and enjoy the wonderful variety of ingredients and recipes that make American cuisine unique, flavorful, and healthful."

–Roberta L. Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS

author of American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide

"A wonderful edible survey of American regional classics that blends authenticity with good nutrition. This is an important book."

–Graham Kerr

author of Charting a Course to Wellness and My Personal Path to Wellness

Set the table for good nutrition–and savor the regional flavors of delicious American food

American Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy across America presents over 300 healthful, mouthwatering recipes that draw on the flavors and traditions of various cuisines around the country. You’ll find stories from the kitchens of ADA’s culinary professionals–their special family recipes, cooking secrets, and innovative food prep tips and insights–showing you just how easy it is to prepare healthy versions of these American favorites:

Philly Cheesesteak • Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce •Maryland Crab Cakes • Tropical Breeze Smoothie • Gazpacho • West Texas Chipotle Chicken Salad • Smoky Holler Fried Chicken •Southwest Black Bean Dip • Baked Halibut Bristol Bay • Lemon Ice Box Pie • Cajun Jambalaya • Stovetop GlazedHam • Vineyard Stuffed Quahogs • Mom’s Baked Beans • Triple Chocolate Cake • And much more

Book about: The Economic Organization of East Asian Capitalism or Office Politics

Fondues from around the World

Author: Eva Klever

Nearly 200 recipes for fish, cheese and meat fondues, oriental hot pots, tempura, sukiyaki, and dessert fondues. Advice on accompanying wines and bread recipes are also given.

	The Center of Sociability	7
	Fondue--What Is It?	8
	Entertaining with Fondue	8
	Some Fondue Tips	9
	Equipment	9
	Heat Sources	9
	Accompanying Beverages	10
	Some Fondue Rituals	10
	Helpful Hints	10
	Melt Down! The Basic Cheese Fondue and Variations	11
	Basic Recipe	11
	Bread for a Cheese Fondue	12
	When Something Goes Wrong	12
	Which Wine and Which Cheese?	12
	Favorite Cheese Fondues	13
	Variations on a Theme	26
	Principal Fondue Cheeses	35
	Raclette	36
	Fast and Fresh: Meats and Seafoods Quick-Fried in Oil	40
	Basic Recipe	40
	The Oil Pot and Other Equipment	41
	Slicing Meats for a Fondue	41
	Sauces and Dips	42
	A Recipe Sampler	42
	More Meat and Poultry Dips	44
	Seafood Fondues	50
	Japanese Oil Fondues	51
	Other Favorite Oil-Cooked Fondues	54
	Vegetarian Oil Dips	55
	Fondues for Variety Meats	56
	Clear Favorites: Firepots and Boiling Broth Fondues	60
	Basic Recipes	61
	Fish Fondues	61
	Meat Fondues	64
	Genuine Firepots	68
	Russian Fondue	71
	Hard-to-Please Fondues	73
	More Ideas	73
	Sukiyaki	74
	Other Firepots from the Orient	79
	Chicken and Fish Broths for Fondue	83
	By Any Other Name: Fondues in their Broadest Sense	84
	Bagna Cauda	88
	From Around the World	89
	Best with Dips	90
	Pan Fondue	92
	Fondue Around a Grill	92
	On a Skewer	92
	Stone Age Fondue	94
	Sweet Treats: Dessert Fondues	97
	Sauces, Dips, and Condiments	104
	Home Baking Ideas	127
	Best Wines and Beers	131
	An Overview of Fondue Equipment	132
	Some Fondue Suggestions	135
	Metric--Imperial Conversion Table	136
	Index	137

Little Book of Wine or Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen

2009-01-17T06:20:00.000-08:00

Little Book of Wine

Author: Daniel Le Conte Des Floris

Flammarion presents its series of informative, richly illustrated guides, covering lifestyle and cultural topics. Find out everything you want to know about your favorite subject in one handy volume.

• Unique thematic treatment with extensive use of key words and cross-referencing
• Over 70 alphabetically organized bite-sized entries in every title
• Attractive slimline format
• 100 color illustrations
• Summaries of key facts and dates in easy-reference tables
• Exclusive buyer's guide or list of useful addresses to find out more

Book about: The Politics of the Presidency or An Evening with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen: Recipes, Crafts, and Comforts from the Heart of the Home

Author: Susannah Seton

The kitchen is where we gather for nourishment-of both body and spirit-for tea, for chats, for so much more than just preparing food. In Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen, Susannah Seton offers a collection of recipes, food-related crafts, and family activities, as well as stories from kitchens around the world to warm you no matter what the weather.

Included are recipes for comforting mashed potatoes, fresh summer risotto, and heartwarming popovers and brownies. Try the super-simple jam recipe to spread on your popover or give as a gift in jars you've decorated yourself. Satisfy your sweet tooth-and your soul-at the same time.

The Book of Tea or Simple Italian Cookery

2009-01-16T18:39:00.000-08:00

The Book of Tea

Author: Kakuzo Okakura

Written in English by a Japanese scholar in 1906, The Book of Tea is an elegant attempt to explain the philosophy of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, with its Taoist and Zen Buddhist roots, to a Western audience in clear and simple terms.

Booknews

Kakuzo was a leading figure in Japanese art and culture at the end of the 19th century, and this book, first published in 1906, is a classic treatise explicating the philosophical nuances of tea and the tea ceremony in Japanese culture. This edition contains an introduction by Liza Dalby who was the first American trained as a Geisha in the 1970s, and elegant photos by Daniel Proctor. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Cup of Humanity     1
Tea ennobled into Teaism, a religion of aestheticism, the adoration of the beautiful among everyday facts
Teaism developed among both nobles and peasants
The mutual misunderstanding of the New World and the Old
The Worship of Tea in the West
Early records of Tea in European writing
The Taoists' version of the combat between Spirit and Matter
The modern struggle for wealth and power
The Schools of Tea     17
The three stages of the evolution of Tea
The Boiled Tea, the Whipped Tea, and the Steeped Tea, representative of the Tang, the Sung, and the Ming dynasties of China
Luwuh, the first apostle of Tea
The Tea-ideals of the three dynasties
To the latter-day Chinese Tea is a delicious beverage, but not an ideal
In Japan Tea is a religion of the art of life
Taoism and Zennism     33
The connection of Zennism with Tea
Taoism, and its successor Zennism, represent the individualistic trend of the Southern Chinese mind
Taoism accepts the mundane and tries to find beauty in our world of woe and worry
Zennism emphasizes the teachings of Taoism
Through consecrated meditation may be attained supreme self-realisation
Zennism, like Taoism, is the worship of Relativity
Ideal of Teaism a result of the Zen conception of greatness in the smallest incidents of life
Taoism furnished the basis for aesthetic ideals, Zennism made them practical
The Tea-Room     51
The tea-room does not pretend to be other than a mere cottage
The simplicity and purism of the tea-room
Symbolism in the construction of thetea-room
The system of its decoration
A sanctuary from the vexations of the outer world
Art Appreciation     73
Sympathetic communion of minds necessary for art appreciation
The secret understanding between the master and ourselves
The value of suggestion
Art is of value only to the extent that it speaks to us
No real feeling in much of the apparent enthusiasm to-day
Confusion of art with archaeology
We are destroying art in destroying the beautiful in life
Flowers     87
Flowers our constant friends
The Master of Flowers
The waste of Flowers among Western communities
The art of floriculture in the East
The Tea-Masters and the Cult of Flowers
The Art of Flower Arrangement
The adoration of the Flower for its own sake
The Flower-Masters
Two main branches of the schools of Flower Arrangement, the Formalistic and the Naturalesque
Tea-Masters     107
Real appreciation of art only possible to those who make of it a living influence
Contributions of the Tea-Masters to art
Their influence on the conduct of life
The Last Tea of Rikiu

New interesting textbook: Volkswirtschaft

Simple Italian Cookery

Author: Antonia Isola

The first Italian cookbook published in America was compiled by an American who lived in Rome. In 1912, when this books was first published, Italian cooking was almost unknown in American, except to those who traveled in Italy. A popular misconception of Italian diet at the time was that it was composed chiefly of garlic and oil. This collection of recipes was published to show Americans a new cuisine. The book contains a few of the many ways to prepare pasta, or "Neapolitan Paste," and risotti. Also included are recipes for soups, meats, vegetables, and desserts.

Country Living One Dish Country Suppers or Spain

2009-01-16T09:58:00.000-08:00

Country Living One-Dish Country Suppers

Author: The Editors of Country Living

Home cooks love one-dish dinners because they offer easy preparation and quick cleanup. Country Living collects their favorite versions of these delicious and comforting meals—which include skillet suppers, soups, stews, and more—in one great volume. They’re ideal for family suppers, potluck get-togethers, or casual entertaining. Simple yet more sophisticated and international in scope than most one-pot cookbooks, the recipes here range from an incredibly tender Garlic-Rosemary Chicken ladled with vegetables and broth to hearty Mexican Beans, Rice, and Sausage with tortillas on the side. Other mouthwatering selections include an autumnal Pumpkin and Chicken Chowder, flavored with ground cumin and oregano; Wild Salmon and Potato Casserole with Citrus-Herb Vinaigrette; Spicy Korean-style Shortribs; and, for vegetarians, Gorgonzola-Buttermilk Pasta with Arugula. Every recipe includes nutritional information, and smart tips throughout to ensure success.

Publishers Weekly

Those looking to get some use out of their Dutch ovens and stockpots, seek no further: virtually all of this book's rich, hearty, family-style recipes call for one or the other. Though there are a few exotic dishes (Monkfish Stew with Saffron and Cream, Roast Chicken with Preserved Lemons) scattered throughout, the Country Living staff favor the familiar: beef stew, chicken pot pie and 11 kinds of chili are the orders of the day. Cooks won't find themselves with a sink full of dirty pots, pans and bowls after preparing these dishes, but lengthy cooking times mean they won't find too many recipes that can be whipped up on a whim, either. That said, those with the proper equipment and a taste for comfort food will find this a useful resource.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Spain

Author: Elodie Bonnet

How to cook like a king in France? With the Mediterranean Specialties series, it's no problem! In eight individual volumes — France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Tunisia and Islands of the Mediterranean — aficionados of Mediterranean cuisine will find a delightful cross-section of delicacies specific to each country. In each book, eleven renowned master chefs demonstrate the preparation of the recipes in steps that are described in detail, so that even cooks with little experience can be assured of success. Anecdotes and background information about local customs and the origins of select ingredients round out the presentation. Hot and cold appetizers, soups, creative main dishes with fish and meat, and ingenious desserts to crown any meal: in this series readers will discover the fascinating world of Mediterranean specialties with fragrant spices that taste of sun and the sea, awakening vivid associations with these vibrant cultures and cuisines.

Ministry of Hospitality or People of Bread

2009-01-15T23:17:00.000-08:00

Ministry of Hospitality

Author: James A Comiskey

Monsignor Comiskey offers practical suggestions for extending hospitality in sacramental moments and while teaching, serving, greeting, or in day-by-day living. He begins with the roots of hospitality and its importance in the Bible and concludes with resources useful to parishes looking to reach out and enhance hospitality.

	Introduction	v
1.	Hospitality: Our Roots and Traditions	1
2.	Hospitality: Signs and Earmarks	7
3.	Sacramental Moments: Sunday Liturgy	12
4.	Sacramental Moments: First Eucharist	15
5.	Sacramental Moments: First Reconciliation	17
6.	Ushering	20
7.	Teaching	23
8.	Serving	28
9.	Greeting	31
10.	Day by Day	33
11.	Conclusion	35
	References	36
	Litany of Hospitality	37
	Examination of Conscience for a Member of the Assembly	38
	Baptismal Follow-up Letter	39

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People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology

Author: Wolfgang Vondey

Wolfgang Vondey contends that the story of the church is a story of "the people of bread." The image of bread is one of the richest and, at the same time, one of the most neglected biblical images that speak to an ecumenical understanding of the church. Drawing from scripture, from writers of the early church, and from cutting-edge debates in contemporary scholarship, Vondey unfolds the social, moral, missiological, ecumenical, and eschatological dimensions of the church, based on the story of bread that far exceeds a eucharistic interpretation. People of Bread speaks to a growing interest in an understanding of the church by addressing the widespread revival of the theological imagination.

Our Favorite Grilling Recipes or Wines of Italy

2009-01-15T13:36:00.000-08:00

Our Favorite Grilling Recipes

Author: Gooseberry Patch

Our favorites are your favorites! Get grilling with savory & sweet recipes like garlic & mustard burgers, red-hot pork chops, farmstead veggie kabobs and pineapple sundaes. We've also tucked in clever serving, prep and party tips for sharing all the good food & fun in Our Favorite Grilling Recipes Cookbook.

Go to: Food in Early Modern England or First Catch Your Hare

Wines of Italy

Author: Michele Shah

In Italy, wine is more than an accompaniment to food; it's a cultural institution and a source of national pride. Each of Italy's 20 significant wine-producing regions is featured here, with comprehensive details about local grape varieties and notable winemakers. In all, over 2,000 of Italy's best wines and producers are profiled and their recent vintages rated, from the powerful Amarone wines of Veneto in the north to Tuscany's lush Sangiovese grape-based chiantis and bold "Super Tuscans," through the many Sicilian wines made from the ancient cattaratto and carricante vines dotting the island. Of special interest to travelers are the regional maps, restaurant reviews, and tips on matching wines with the local cuisine, along with a glossary of Italian wine terms.

Of Hospitality or Totally Nuts

2009-01-15T04:54:00.000-08:00

Of Hospitality

Author: Jacques Derrida

These two lectures by Jacques Derrida, “Foreigner Question” and “Step of Hospitality/No Hospitality,” derive from a series of seminars on “hospitality” conducted by Derrida in Paris, January 1996. His seminars, in France and in America, have become something of an institution over the years, the place where he presents the ongoing evolution of his thought in a remarkable combination of thoroughly mapped-out positions, sketches of new material, and exchanges with students and interlocutors.

As has become a pattern in Derrida's recent work, the form of this presentation is a self-conscious enactment of its content. The book consists of two texts on facing pages. “Invitation” by Anne Dufourmantelle appears on the left (an invitation that of course originates in a response), clarifying and inflecting Derrida's “response” on the right. The interaction between them not only enacts the “hospitality” under discussion, but preserves something of the rhythms of teaching.

The volume also characteristically combines careful readings of canonical texts and philosophical topics with attention to the most salient events in the contemporary world, using “hospitality” as a means of rethinking a range of political and ethical situations. “Hospitality” is viewed as a question of what arrives at the borders, in the initial surprise of contact with an other, a stranger, a foreigner. For example, Antigone is revisited in light of the question of impossible mourning; Oedipus at Colonus is read via concerns that also apply to teletechnology; the trial of Socrates is brought into conjunctionwith the televised funeral of François Mitterrand.

Look this: Take This Job and Ship It or Lincoln and the Court

Totally Nuts

Author: Helene Siegel

International and multicultural is the only way to describe this nutty collection. Peanuts, pine nuts, pecans and pistachios perform with aplomb. Walnuts, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are equally at home in starters, side dishes, or desserts. And almonds, cashews and macadamias crop up everywhere from soup to--well--nuts! 96 pp.

Watercress Soup Diet or Zarelas Veracruz

2009-01-14T17:13:00.000-08:00

Watercress Soup Diet

Author: Marianne Dawson

This is the new dieting craze celebrities swear by. It aims to help you lose up to 10 pounds in a week while being hunger-proof, as the quantity of foods is not limited, easy to make, and low in fat. Various tips, recipes and exercise ideas are also included.

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Zarela's Veracruz: Cooking and Culture in Mexico's Tropical Melting Pot

Author: Zarela Martinez

With two celebrated restaurants and two highly acclaimed cookbooks to her name, Zarela Martínez is considered one of America's foremost authorities on Mexican cooking. In this book, the companion to her thirteen-part public television series, Zarela takes us on a tour of the Mexican state of Veracruz, a lush, skinny strip of land bordering the Gulf and home to some of Mexico's most accessible and inviting dishes.
It was here that the Spanish first landed in the sixteenth century, and sustained Spanish influences give the food an easygoing Mediterranean character that is appealing even to people who don't normally like "Mexican" food. Olive oil, olives, capers, raisins, and almonds are common in simply prepared dinners, while complex blends of difficult-to-find chiles and other spices are largely absent. The state's 450-mile-long coastline is broken up everywhere by waterways teeming with shellfish. As a result, there is a wealth of little dishes that involve nothing more than some seafood, olive oil, and garlic with a handful of seasonings: wonderful soup-stews, fresh fillets stuffed with seafood mélanges, appetizers such as Shrimp Salad in Avocado Halves and Garlickly Stir-Fried Shrimp, and the state's most famous dish, red snapper a la veracruzana.
At the same time, Veracruz's strong Caribbean orientation and powerful Afro-Cuban legacy offer plenty of choices for cooks who want kitchen adventure. The Veracruzan table also features innumerable variations on tortillas that make wonderful little meals.
In all, Zarela provides more than 150 dishes that are perfect for parties or even ordinary suppers: Crab and AvocadoSalad, Orange-Flavored Chicken, Wild Mushrooms in Vinaigrette, and Coconut Layer Cake.
Much more than a cookbook, ZARELA'S VERACRUZ is also a mesmerizing travelogue and an absorbing portrait of Mexico's most exuberant state.

Publishers Weekly

This year PBS is pushing a variety of regional cookbooks, companion volumes to their cooking shows. Martinez (The Food and Life of Oaxaca), PBS's star this fall, ably represents the fascinating and spicy world of Veracruz, the narrow state along Mexico's Gulf Coast. In her fact-filled introduction, Mart!nez covers the region's cultural and culinary history, explaining, for instance, that the cuisine's African influence began in the cruel time of Cort?s, when African slaves were brought over to harvest sugar cane. Several of the most interesting traditional recipes involve fruit wines and liqueurs: Pollo en Mora mixes shredded chicken in blackberry liqueur sauce with green olives and almonds; Carne en Salsa de Licores combines pork, garlic and scallions with orange and blackberry liqueurs. Seafood is plentiful and used variously. Red Snapper Veracruz Style is baked with bay leaves and thyme. Appetizers include Hashed Seafood Melange, with pickled jalape?os, and Hashed Crab with Capers augmented by jalape?os and plum tomatoes. Desserts and drinks are offbeat and fun: Beso del Duque (the Duke's Kiss) is a cake made of crushed Animal Crackers, eggs, almonds, raisins and sesame seeds and topped with a cinnamon and sugar syrup. Toritos de Cacahuate (Milk Punch with Peanuts) sounds harmless enough until you reach the end of the ingredient list: milk, peanut butter, vanilla extract and one cup of cane liquor or 96 proof grain alcohol. Full-color photos. (Sept. 18) Forecast: With publicity from her TV show and a 15-city tour, the effervescent Zarela is sure to draw attention and sales. parenting Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

	Preface	xiii
	Where It All Began, and How	1
	Places and People: A Tour of Veracruz	5
	Lively but Accessible: The Cooking of Veracruz	39
	Equipment	40
	Ingredients	41
	If You Really Want to Cook Like Me	71
	Appetizers and Little Dishes	76
	The Veracruzan Corn Kitchen	111
	Soups and Soup-Stews	141
	Fish and Seafood	166
	Poultry and Eggs	196
	Pork and Beef	235
	Vegetables and Side Dishes	264
	Sauces and Sauce Enrichments	298
	Sweet Breads and Desserts	332
	Beverages	358
	Mail-Order Sources	365
	Shopping Sources	367
	Index	369

Chocolate Lovers or In the Shadow of Los Alamos

2009-01-14T07:31:00.000-08:00

Chocolate Lover's: From Hot Fudge Souffle to Chilled Biscuit Cake

Author: James Tanner

A sumptuous selection of 30 chocolaty delights, from cakes, éclairs, and mousses to rich and indulgent ice cream. Here is a mouthwatering collection of recipes devoted to all things chocolate--treats like Chocolate-Almond Mousse, White Chocolate Fondue, Chocolate Cheesecake, Marbled Crisp Cake, and Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream. The book includes an array of sauces and drinks, and there are lots of helpful tips on cooking with chocolate, including cutting, grating, melting, and tempering, as well as controlling its temperature and storing it.

In the Shadow of Los Alamos: Selected Writings of Edith Warner

Author: Edith Warner

Edith Warner (1893-1951), who lived by the Rio Grande at the Otowi Switch in northern New Mexico, has become a legendary figure owing largely to her portrayal in two books: The Woman at Otowi Crossing, by Frank Waters, and The House at Otowi Bridge, by Peggy Pond Church. Because she is famous for her tearoom, where she entertained scientists from the Manhattan Project, few people realize that Edith Warner was a serious writer. Here for the first time she is allowed to speak for herself.

The book's title is taken from an autobiographical fragment published here for the first time. Also included are letters, essays published and unpublished, and journal entries (salvaged by various friends from the original, which was burned after Warner's death at her request). The editor provides a useful introduction outlining Edith Warner's life and sets it in local and historical context, along with a wonderful collection of period photographs and a facsimile of Edith's famous chocolate cake recipe.

Thousands of readers have been fascinated by this modest woman whose friendships with Pueblo Indians and atomic scientists seem to epitomize the paradoxes of life in New Mexico. To read this book is to hear her own quiet voice, describing pueblo ceremonials, detailing the difficulties of life during the war years, and above all recording her own spiritual relationship with the New Mexico landscape. For Edith Warner her work in the world—building a house, running a restaurant, writing it all down—was a kind of meditation. People still come to New Mexico for the reasons that drew her here eighty years ago, and her response to New Mexico can now take its rightful place in thestate's cultural heritage.

Booknews

Edith Warner, the owner of a popular tearoom in northern New Mexico, was also a writer whose work reflects the people and place in the first half of the 20th century. Burns introduces his selection with a history of Warner, Otowi Switch where she lived, and the people who knew her. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

M536 Christmas Pantry or Lets Get Together

2009-01-13T20:50:00.000-08:00

M536 Christmas Pantry: A Christmas Keepsake Filled with Tasty Recipes, Delightful Holiday Ideas and Fond Remembrances

Author: Gooseberry Patch

Homemade holiday treats! You'll find so many ways to celebrate in Christmas Pantry Cookbook…filled with heartfelt holiday memories and festive decorating ideas, our cookbook also shares the best recipes of the season like savory stuffed chicken, homestyle pot roast, brown sugar bread, sweet potato crunch, buttery chocolate-nut toffee and crazy quilt pie. Learn to make layered gift mixes for family & friends or create handmade garlands, memory jars and a nostalgic kitchen tree too.

Interesting textbook: Restoring Your Eyesight or Built to Survive

Let's Get Together: Simple Recipes for Gatherings with Friends

Author: DeeDee Stovel

Spend more time enjoying the company of family and friends. A buffet brunch with college roommates. A once-a-year reading-group dinner party. Baby showers, backyard barbecues, promotion celebrations, family reunions, and summer picnics are all great occasions to celebrate with delicious meals.

Bring everyone together with simply wonderful recipes that nourish your guests without trapping you in the kitchen. Prepare a single memorable meal or put together an entire weekend of good food. DeeDee Stovel and Pam Wakefield share all their secrets for keeping the fun in cooking for friends.

Complete Crockery Cookbook or Chocolate French

2009-01-13T10:09:00.000-08:00

Complete Crockery Cookbook

Author: Wendy Louis

Over 200 recipes from "everyday entrees" to "formal fare" for the crockpot novice, enthusiast or expert! Filled with homespun charm and wisdom.

Interesting textbook: Portuguese Making of America or Cheney

Chocolate French: Recipes, Language, and Directions to Franзais au Chocolat

Author: A K Crump

Chocolate French takes readers on a culinary tour of a popular sweet. Packed with recipes, facts, and restaurants, the book explores chocolate from several angles, featuring anecdotes from Proust, songs by Trenet, and even fashion by the noted designer Rykiel. Conquering the myth that great French chocolate requires difficult preparations, Chocolate French shows how delicious chocolate dishes can be easily made and integrated into everyday activities, and how a chocolate-loving philosophy can sweeten life.

Latin American Kitchen or Finger Food

2009-01-12T22:26:00.000-08:00

Latin American Kitchen: A Book of Essential Ingredients with over 200 Authentic Recipes

Author: Elisabeth Laurd

In Latin America, centuries of collusion between peoples-indigenous tribal cultures, European conquerors, slaves from Africa and the Caribbean-and complex patterns of immigration have produced a fabulous fusion of flavors. Renowned food writer Elisabeth Luard meanders across half a continent and its distinct island cultures, surveying all the essential ingredients and 200 regional recipes in this delicious introduction to Latin American cuisine.

New interesting book: La Capitale d'Entreprise et la Finance d'Innovation

Finger Food

Author: Elizabeth Wolf Cohen

Whether you are throwing an extravagant party for hordes of hungry people or having friends round for drinks and nibbles, this is the book to make your preparations enjoyable and trouble-free.

Heal Your Heart or Thirsty Work

2009-01-12T13:45:00.000-08:00

Heal Your Heart: The New Rice Diet Program for Reversing Heart Disease Through Nutrition, Exercise, and Spiritual Renewal

Author: Kitty Gurkin Rosati

"Heal Your Heart combines the best of ancient spiritual wisdom and the best of modern nutrition to provide a holistic program for real living." — Morton T. Kelsey, Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame Author of The Other Side of Silence and God,Dreams, and Revelation

"Kitty Rosati offers the range of information and wisdom needed for long-term lifestyle changes. It's so nice to see a dietary book extend beyond nutrition and inspire the reader." — Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D. Author of Love Is Letting Go of Fear

" We recommend Heal Your Heart as an excellent guide for anyone seeking health and wholeness. Kitty Rosati advocates a renewed emotional and spiritual journey along with her nutrition plan and extensive collection of delicious recipes." — Redford Williams, M.D., and Virginia Williams, Ph.D. Authors of Anger Kills

The world-renowned Duke University Rice Diet Program has helped thousands of people regain their health and vastly improve the quality of their lives. Here's the life-saving information you need to make the new Rice Diet Program a force for your own longevity and wellness.

A thorough analysis of your major risk factors for heart disease, including excess weight, high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure

A detailed, heart-healthy nutrition plan tailored to your health needs
Over 150 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes
A heart-healthy exercise plan to help heal and strengthen your heart
Guidance on using the powerful, often untapped resources of your mind and spirit to achieve—and maintain—your goals
Helpful resource information on support groups, newsletters, and where to get the besthealth foods

New interesting book: New World Kitchen or Dessert Cocktails

Thirsty Work: Love Wine Drink Better

Author: Matt Skinner

This is a book about wine, Pure and Simple. It will arm you with a little more wine confidence, knowledge, and enthusiasm. Packed with user-friendly information and all the tricks you could ever want to be able to say, "I know enough to know what I like." Thirsty Work celebrates wine and all that goes into making it and all who are involved in sharing it. Matt Skinner has a broad background in teaching the subject of wine and is wine manager of Jamie Oliver's famous London restaurant, Fifteen. Based on the way he teaches the subject of wine to his students he breaks down all the key topics-from drinking, choosing, and tasting to the key red and white grapes to where and how wine is made to the range of soft, serious, and fizzy styles. And, his 24-hour faces of wine features all the people who are involved in bringing wine to your table. Serious but unpretentious, inspiring and fun, Skinner presents his subject on a unique and personal level in everyday terms.

Publishers Weekly

Skinner is the wine manager of Fifteen, the London restaurant run by Jamie Oliver. With Oliver's name appearing twice on the front cover (and thrice on the back cover of the review copy), Skinner appears to be grabbing his friend's apron strings and hoping to ride this occasionally interesting treatise on wine up the bestseller list. In an overly conscious effort to avoid sounding snobbish or pretentious, "awesome" and "mind-blowing" become adjectives of choice while authoritativeness sometimes gives way to bad puns or too simple declaratives: "Talk about keeping it in the family. Pinot Blanc is the distant love child of Pinot Gris." There are six essential chapters. "Basics" could be called Grapes 101, while "Toolbox" is an explanation of how to use the nose, mouth and eyes in wine appreciation, and "Fruit" provides brief, useful descriptions for dozens of wines, with each entry including a phonetic pronunciation, followed by musings on the style and taste of the wine, as well as a somewhat random "f.y.i." paragraph (e.g., we learn that Merlot is "an incredibly `gluggable' variety"). The remaining chapters cover the growing of grapes, how various wines are actually made and a nicely thought-out geographical survey of all the major wine regions. Photos. (Oct.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Tennessee Hometown Cookbook or Nueva Salsa

2009-01-12T03:03:00.000-08:00

Tennessee Hometown Cookbook

Author: Sheila Simmons

We're dishing up a double-helping of local, tried and true Tennessee recipes that you will enjoy cooking over and over again plus stories about fun food festivals around the state such as Greater Five Point's Tomato Art Festival whose motto "The Tomato... a uniter, not a divider-bringing together fruits and vegetables." Whether you're a Tennessee visitor, new-comer, or resident, you'll find more than 300 favorite recipes that are easy-to-follow and taste great.

Introduction     7
Appetizers     9
Breads     23
Salads     43
Soups, Stews, Chilis & Chowders     55
Vegetables & Other Side Dishes     71
Crockpot, Casserole & One-Skillet Dishes     93
Pork     109
Beef     131
Poultry     149
Fish & Seafood     165
Cookies & Candies     183
Cakes     197
Pies & Other Desserts     213
Index     227

Nueva Salsa: Recipes to Spice It Up

Author: Rafael Palomino

Believe it or not, salsa beats ketchup as the number 1 condiment. It s number 1 for flavor, variety, and spice, too. And salsas are fast and easy to make at home. Nueva Salsa offers over 60 irresistible ways to get those taste buds dancing, from traditional, tomato-based versions such as Roasted Poblano Chiles, Tomato and Avocado to Asian-inspired salsas such as Kimchee and Mango. Ingredients like wasabi, guava, and manchego cheese are now easily found in local markets and create new and unusual salsa sensations. In the sweet not heat department, there s decadent Dulce de Leche Fruit Salsa and fruity Three Berry Aguardiente, the perfect complement to a savory entr e, buttery shortbread, or a good old bowl of vanilla ice cream. It only takes a few minutes to add that little chispa-spark- to any dish, or turn ordinary tortilla chips into a uniquely tasty treat with Nueva Salsa, the next wave in salsa flavor.

Library Journal

This attractive little book presents 65 recipes for many kinds of salsa, from sweet Strawberry, Kiwi, and Caipirinha to "New Exotics" like Avocado and Wasabi to chile-hot Roasted Jalape$o and Tomato. Each one includes serving suggestions-most of these are garnishes or accompaniments rather than salsa for chips-and many of the salsas or the complete dishes are shown in striking color photographs. Palomino is a New York City chef and author of Bistro Latino and, with Gargagliano, Viva la Vida; his latest book is recommended for area libraries and other larger collections. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert or Search for Sushi

2009-01-11T17:21:00.000-08:00

Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert: Norteсo Cooking of South Texas

Author: Melissa Guerra

Explore the authentic flavors of TRUE TEX-MEX cooking

"Ideals nourish the spirits, but food sustains the body that houses that spirit. Food keeps the spirit alive. The Wild Horse Desert provided very little for the people that roamed and settled this harsh, hot land. Yet, they survived, and in time, flourished. Their dreams tamed the desert."
—Melissa Guerra

Publishers Weekly

Guerra, host of the PBS series The Texas Provincial Kitchen and author of a cookbook by that name, provides an overview of Texan border fare. More than 100 recipes are divided by type, such as "Salsa and Chiles," "Rice and Beans" and "Game and Goat," and the anecdotes preceding each recipe lend a warm, conversational tone. The region's flavorful cuisine is firmly rooted in Mexican tradition, with ingredients like corn tortillas, queso cotija (a common grating cheese), and either tomatoes or salsa appearing in most dishes. Spicy-food lovers will be thrilled, as chile peppers like serrano, ancho and chipotle infuse much of the food with fiery taste. Though some of the recipes may intimidate beginner cooks with their multiple steps and lengthy preparation, many, including Chalupas Compuestas ("Composed" Toasted Tortillas) and Migas con Huevos (Crumbs with Eggs), are simple enough for novices. Bold flavors continue into the desserts chapter, with Pepitoria (Pumpkin Seed Brittle) and Grapefruit Blossom Cake with Browned Butter Frosting. The color and b&w photos evoke the ranch culture the area is known for, and sidebars on regional traditions (e.g., instructions on grinding chiles for salsa, an explanation of local alcoholic beverages) further flesh out this culturally rich topic. (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

The Wild Horse Desert is the once-disputed area in southern Texas, just above the Rio Grande, that was part of Mexico before the war of 1846; Guerra's family has lived there for more than 16 generations, working the land and raising cattle. Much of the dishes Guerra grew up eating were Mexican (though there are some Tex-Mex recipes here as well), and while the term norte o is usually used to refer to northern Mexico, she notes that South Texas is considered part of norteno culture too. Author of a previous cookbook, the companion volume to her PBS series The Texas Provincial Kitchen, Guerra also sells ingredients and equipment for Mexican cooking through an online store and catalog, and her authoritative text reflects both her culinary experience and her love of the region and its food. The recipes are generally simple, but the instructions are thoroughly detailed, and headnotes and boxes provide information on ingredients, traditions, and other topics; the many photographs, some color, add context as well. Strongly recommended. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Book review: Managerial Guide for Handling Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare or The Value of Marx

Search for Sushi: a Gastronomic Guide

Author: Carl Chu

For those who have difficulty telling the difference between a maki and nigiri, this guide will demystify the entire sushi experience, providing a history of sushi and in-depth information to help diners understand and appreciate this culinary art and truly enjoy their next visit to the sushi bar. In addition to serving as a colorfully illustrated guide to seafood and fish, the book examines variations on sushi and its different components and provides information on the numerous styles of sushi restaurants, sushi bar etiquette, and the different types of sake. A comprehensive sushi restaurant directory contains listings of well-known establishments throughout the world, providing hints on places to find the most pleasurable dining experiences.

Montana Cooking or Sweet Seasons

2009-01-11T08:40:00.000-08:00

Montana Cooking: A Big Taste of Big Sky Country

Author: Greg Patent

Author Greg Patent frequently writes for food magazines, teaches cooking classes across the country, and has written several cookbooks, including Baking in America, which won the James Beard Award in 2003. Now he brings his talents to unforgettable meals and menus from his home state, such as sourdough flapjacks, sage biscuits, and elk steaks, inspired by Big Sky Country.

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Sweet Seasons: Fabulous Restaurant Desserts Made Simple

Author: Richard Leach

"Richard Leach has inspired an entire generation of pastry chefs. He's widely imitated . . . he has single-handedly changed the way desserts look around the country in a lot of restaurants." --Alfred Portale, Gotham Bar & Grill
"The first time I encountered Richard Leach's desserts, I became absolutely incoherent. My notes from that meal are garbled and filled with exclamation points."--Ruth Reichl, New York Times
"Richard Leach, the pastry chef, should have his hands licensed as deadly weapons, like boxers." --Bryan Miller, New York Times
Food critics, nationwide, have exalted him. Food Arts magazine dubbed him the "Pythagoras of pastry," in recognition of his revolutionary genius as a pastry chef. Master pastry chefs, everywhere, have tried to imitate him and failed. Now, at last, in this beautifully illustrated guide, Richard Leach reveals the secrets behind his fabulous talent to inspire home bakers as he has professional pastry chefs.
In Sweet Seasons, Chef Richard Leach shares 400 of his building block recipes that can be combined to create 100 of his favorite, original desserts, organized by the seasons--so bakers can take advantage of the freshest available ingredients--and richly supplemented with 113 color photographs illustrating the plated desserts and their assembly. Each recipe is structured so as to allow readers to prepare all or any part of the dessert, based on level of expertise and availability of ingredients. For example, a summer dessert of Warm Peach Strudel with Sweet Corn Panna Cotta breaks down the recipe into its components (e.g., roasted peaches, vanilla crepes, corn panna cotta, peach sauce, honey tuille garnish, etc.) to allow thereader to "mix and match." Throughout, Chef Leach provides useful substitution tips and plating directions, and includes a complete Resource List, which provides sources for ingredients and equipment.
Richard Leach (New York, NY) is Executive Pastry Chef at Park Avenue Cafe. He was named 1997 Pastry Chef of the Year by the James Beard Foundation and one of the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America by Pastry Art and Design.

Publishers Weekly

Leach, executive pastry chef at the Park Avenue Cafe, creates architecturally heady and refined desserts. Organized by season, each recipe in this treasure trove actually contains several sub-recipes: Roasted Pecan Napoleon with Chilled Pecan Terrine is a two-for-one deal, for example, and Caramelized Banana and Milk Chocolate Custard with Banana-Praline Terrine and Banana Fritters has three recipes that can be used separately. Each recipe contains assembly directions that include suggestions for piping sauces and placing garnishes. Unusual ingredients (such as jicama in Frozen Banana Timbale with Jicama, Lime, and Mint and chamomile in Warm Blueberries in a Strudel Shell with Chamomile Sauce) elevate dessert, so it is just as important as the entr e. Professional techniques and equipment are called for here, but home patissiers who are not afraid to experiment may be inspired by the meticulously thoughtful combinations such as Roasted Pineapple Tart with Basil Ice Cream or Fresh Figs with Crisp Corn Pudding and Frozen Fig Torte. There is no guidance on ingredients where to find tamarind paste, for example, so novices beware: much assembly required. However, the dessert titles alone could stand as poetry, with the added plus that results are delicate and innovative. (Oct.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
FALL
Pears.Apples.
Chocolate.
Holiday Inspirations.
Other Fall Fruits.
Fall Petit Fours.
WINTER
Citrus.
Nuts.
Chocolate.
Other Winter Favorites.
Winter Petit Fours.
SPRING
Cherries.
Rhubarb.
Berries.
Other Spring Favorites.
Spring Petit Fours.
SUMMER
Stone Fruit.
Melons.
Other Summer Favorites.
Summer Petit Fours.
BASIC RECIPES.Glossary.
Sources.
Index.

Soup for Every Body or Eating Gluten Free

2009-01-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

Soup for Every Body: Low-Carb, High-Protein, Vegetarian and More

Author: Joanna Pruess

Soup feeds a person’s senses and body, so rather than feeling hungry or deprived, we feel good inside and out. To make good soups, says Joanna Pruess, you simply need to love them. This unique collection of seventy recipes includes her favorites, from Mighty Minestrone to Curried Mango Soup with Lobster.
Pruess includes tempting garnishes to serve with these delicious creations, such as Parmesan-Black Pepper Wafers and Chili-Crusted Pumpkin Seeds, as well as a chapter of basic stock recipes, including suggestions on how to improve store-bought products. A variety of ingredient options makes these recipes easily adaptable to any diet plan.
Novices and accomplished cooks alike will find these recipes easy and satisfying. Few foods can claim to be elegant and rustic, hearty and delicate, delicious when served hot or cold,as a first course or whole meal, or even as dessert. Winter or summer, any season of the year is soup time. And, happily, there are very few “no’s” in the process.
So have some soup. It’s good for you!

Book review: Great Recipes Collection Grilling Gas or Charcoal or Good Housekeeping Great Baking

Eating Gluten Free: Delicious Recipes and Essential Advice for Living Well without Wheat and Other Problematic Grains

Author: Shreve Stockton

Gluten intolerance—an incurable autoimmune condition that causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, chronic fatigue, depression, and anxiety when gluten (proteins found in specific cereal grains) is present in the system—affects more than 2 million Americans today, and the numbers continue to grow. Now, in Eating Gluten Free, author and fellow sufferer Shreve Stockton offers an invaluable resource for all those seeking relief from the symptoms of gluten intolerance, also known as celiac disease. Split into two user-friendly sections, Eating Gluten Free first provides essential information on the nature of the condition, necessary lifestyle modifications, and tips for avoiding dangerous foods and hidden gluten, and much more. The second section offers more than 100 healthy and delicious gluten-free recipes, ranging from breakfast to dessert, and features helpful tips and advice designed to make cooking each dish simple and lots of fun. Complete with an extensive resource section, Eating Gluten Free is perfect for everyone diagnosed with gluten intolerance as well as for those simply looking for a healthy way to reduce wheat and gluten in their diet.

Cocktails or Made from Scratch

2009-01-10T11:18:00.000-08:00

Cocktails: Classic and Contemporary Drinks to Mix

Author: Robert P Winston

This new little cocktail book is neatly organised by type (brandy, vodka, liqueur, hot toddy, morning after...) It includes a handy glossary of terms and ingredients and even recommendations of what type of glass to use. With easy-to-follow recipes for classic cocktails and trendy new mixes, this guide is a must for every home.

Made from Scratch

Author: Sandra Le

The true story of how celebrity chef Sandra Lee went from being raised on food stamps to starring in her own TV show, Semi-Homemade Cooking, on the Food Network.

This powerful, emotional, and astonishing story will inspire anyone who has faced adversity to overcome challenges and persevere. Sandra's candid account of her personal journey offers a rare glimpse into the life of the woman behind the phenomenal success of Semi-Homemade. Smart, witty, and moving, Made From Scratch is an uplifting tale of determination and survival. Sandra is stunningly open about her abusive childhood and the responsibility thrust upon her at an early age to be the caretaker of her family.

Through a series of tragedies and challenges, she painfully discovered that we are all responsible for the choices we make in life. With the guidance of her grandmother, Sandra learned to be a self-sufficient and independent woman. After moving to Wisconsin at 15 to live with her father, an unexpected tragedy and the fallout from his mistakes required her to get her own apartment while still in high school. At 21, Sandra moved to Los Angeles, where she found tremendous success, launching her first product line, Kurtain Kraft. Working with the gritty resolve and make-do skills she learned as a child, she became a millionaire by the time she was 25, only to lose her fortune before the age of 30 and have to start all over again. Sandra started Semi-Homemade, smarter and wiser from her past mistakes, and has never looked back.

Now dedicated to helping others through various charities and foundations, Sandra is committed to aiding and inspiring people to reach their dreams. Her unforgettable story will show that if she can do it, you can too. Made From Scratch will make you laugh, cry, think, and embrace the grace and glory in every day. Sometimes feisty but always sincere, Made From Scratch has all of the ingredients that make up the recipe of a courageous life and remarkable success.

Dr Atkins 4 Book Package or Malt Whisky

2009-01-10T00:36:00.000-08:00

Dr. Atkin's 4 Book Package

Author: Robert Atkins

Now offered to the trade for the first time are the four books that make Atkins synonymous with losing weight. Collected here are The Atkins Journal, Dr. Atkins'New Carbohydrate Gram Counter, The New Diet Cookbook, and Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution.

Interesting book: Souled Out or The History of US Feminism

Malt Whisky: A Taste of Scotland

Author: Graham Moor

Like many Scottish traditions, the production of malt whisky is shrouded in romance and history. This visually stunning guide takes us, region by region, to 100 of Scotland's distilleries, imparting a wealth of insights into the industry along the way. The book looks not only at what whisky is, but also at what makes it so special. Produced with the full cooperation of leading distillers, it reveals the entire process of making whisky; it also explains label jargon, examines the various whisky-producing regions, describes all the distilleries in detail, and provides information for visitors. Highly illustrated with outstanding color photos, Malt Whisky will please both connoisseurs and whisky-loving novices.

French Gastronomy or The Gourmets Vinaigrettes and Salads Cookbook

2009-01-09T13:55:00.000-08:00

French Gastronomy: The History and Geography of a Passion

Author: Jean Robert Pitt

This we can be sure of: when a restaurant in the western world is famous for its cooking, it is the tricolor flag that hangs above the stove, opined one French magazine, and this is by no means an isolated example of such crowing. Indeed, both linguistically and conceptually, the restaurant itself is a French creation. Why are the French recognized by themselves and others the world over as the most enlightened of eaters, as the great gourmets? Why did the passion for food -- gastronomy -- originate in France? In French Gastronomy, geographer and food lover Jean-Robert Pitte uncovers a novel answer. The key, it turns out, is France herself. In her climate, diversity of soils, abundant resources, and varied topography lie the roots of France's food fame.

Pitte masterfully reveals the ways in which cultural phenomena surrounding food and eating in France relate to space and place. He points out that France has some six hundred regions, or microclimates, that allow different agricultures, to flourish, and fully navigable river systems leading from peripheral farmlands directly to markets in the great gastronomic centers of Paris and Lyon. With an eye to this landscape, Pitte wonders: Would the great French burgundies enjoy such prestige if the coast they came from were not situated close to the ancient capital for the dukes and a major travel route for medieval Europe?

Yet for all the shaping influence of earth and climate, Pitte demonstrates that haute cuisine, like so much that is great about France, can be traced back to the court of Louis XIV. It was the Sun King's regal gourmandise -- he enacted a nightly theater of eating, dining alone but in full view ofthe court -- that made food and fine dining a central affair of state. The Catholic Church figures prominently as well: gluttony was regarded as a "benign sin" in France, and eating well was associated with praising God, fraternal conviviality, and a respect for the body. These cultural ingredients, in combination with the bounties of the land, contributed to the full flowering of French foodways.

This is a time of paradox for French gourmandism. Never has there been so much literature published on the subject of culinary creativity, never has there been so much talk about good food, and never has so little cooking been done at home. Each day new fast-food places open. Will French cuisine lose its charm and its soul? Will discourse become a substitute for reality? French Gastronomy is a delightful celebration of what makes France unique, and a call to everyone who loves French food to rediscover its full flavor.

Publishers Weekly

Pitte raises a glass to celebrate France's dynastic cuisine and culture, exploring everything from its earliest recipe books to the 10 commandments of nouvelle cuisine to prove the undeniable influence the country has on world cooking. His charming, concise history reveals the development of the national taste, including Christianity contending with the slippery sin of gluttony, commissioning roads to Paris for shipping cheese, the demands of the export market and the invention of table etiquette including the handy additions of plates and silverware. Importantly, Pitte traces the indelible Parisian reign of haute cuisine from the Sun King through Napoleon, but traces past the ugly years of the Paris Commune like a skipped hors d'oeuvre, before moving onward to a food culture currently at an impasse due to the rise of faster foods and the fall of national taste severe enough to make it worthy of an inquest by the Institut de France. The introduction brashly toots the French horn hubristically declaring victory over the other tables of the world although Pitte balances his hearty dishes with historical realities in this entertaining and probing addition to Columbia's Arts and Traditions of the Table series. Illus. and photos. (Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Published in French in 1991; Gladding's translation makes this enjoyable volume available to English readers. Pitte (geography, Sorbonne) explores various current and historical trends in French gastronomy, relating the importance to a cuisine's success of its non-edible aspects, including geographic setting, seasonal traditions, and regional associations. In the process, we learn of French food laws and traditions, the critical contribution of Louis XIV, the development of French restaurants, and the methods of famous chefs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Kirkus Reviews

Perhaps the ultimate refutation to anyone claiming there is a single, simple answer to the question of why France invented and continues to set the world standard for haute cuisine. While acknowledging that his native soil does constitute a veritable "garden," Pitte (Geography/Sorbonne) asserts that this is neither unique in Europe nor primarily accountable for French gastronomic predominance. The cultural case he builds, going back to the Roman occupation, touches base with everything from a sensually indulgent brand of medieval Catholicism to a tableau of the definitive gourmand, Louis XIV, dining at Versailles quite alone (except for a daily gallery of gawking citizenry) and an astonishing variety of robust regional cuisines that coalesce over the ages under the cruelly Darwinian dynamics of the Parisian marketplace. While some offhand references to obscure personages or innate ethnic characteristics may be lost on American readers, Pitte easily succeeds in demonstrating that the universal subtleties of the debate, rather than any formal proof, are the point here. Entertaining examples come straight from the historic pulpit in the form of tongue-in-cheek sermons on gluttony, or from the literary mainstream, as when the writer Balzac insists to his guest (perhaps with a wink) that the great wine he has poured must be "lovingly regarded," sniffed, and discussed at length before any drinking takes place. The author's geographical perspective enables him to be both seriously analytic and illuminating: one of several map plots, for example, shows how the taste, properties, and even the typical size of every major cheese variety in France were long ago determined by regional agronomicscombined with distance (during original development) from the principal market. Finally, there's a sobering caution about how modern agribusiness practices could compromise quality standards, homogenizing regional input enough to threaten the essential roots of French gastronomy as public indifference within the country continues to deepen. Surprisingly thought-provoking and original table talk from the academy.

	Foreword	IX
	Preface: The Kugelhopf Mold	XIII
	List of Maps	XVII
	Introduction: In France's Gastronomic Passion	1
Chapter 1	France: The Land of Milk and Honey or the Old Country of Gourmands?	13
Chapter 2	Is Gourmandism a Sin in France?	33
Chapter 3	Governing at the Table: Birth of a Model	69
Chapter 4	The Gastronomic Restaurant, or Haute Cuisine on the Streets	115
	Epilogue: Foods That Have a Soul: A Map of the Future for France	159
	Notes	179
	Index	199

Book about: RealAge Workout or What to Do when Someone You Love Is Depressed

The Gourmet's Vinaigrettes and Salads Cookbook: Superb Nouvelle Salads and Vinaigrettes for Lunch and Dinner

Author: Keith A Huffman

The Gourmet's Vinaigrettes and Salads Cookbook

Over 180 exquisite new salads and vinaigrettes created by Chef Keith A. Huffman, offer quick, easy, and delicious ways to experiment with new flavors!

Chef Huffman began his career in St. Paul, Minnesota, after graduating from the extensive Saint Paul Technical College culinary program. While perfecting his natural ability, Chef Huffman placed in two national cooking competitions and in 1996, he was awarded the coveted "Silver Toque Award."

New Seaweed Cookbook or A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

2009-01-09T02:14:00.000-08:00

New Seaweed Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Discovering the Deep Flavors of the Sea

Author: Crystal June Maderia

Recent trends suggest a wide range of consumer concerns in food choice and consumption. Increasingly, buyers prefer organic and locally produced ingredients; good taste; high nutritional and medicinal value; and low-allergen factors. The humble seaweed, nature’s richest source of iodine and loaded with minerals, addresses all these concerns.

In this combination cookbook and food guide, Crystal June Madeira explains the properties of each variety of seaweed—kombu, nori, arame, wakame, and dulse–and provides simple instructions for its preparation in delicious recipes such as Lime Cumin Aioli, Sautéed Wakame and Green Beans, Summer Chicken Soup with Sea Palm, and Baked Figs with Honey Lemon Thyme Sorbet. Seaweed’s healing properties in detoxifying the body, alleviating cramps, and lowering blood pressure, have been well documented. That factor, along with the absence of gluten and other allergy triggers, make these recipes ideal for anyone seeking improved health, as well as those who enjoy sea vegetables in Japanese cuisine and want to learn how they can eat them more often. Maderia includes current information on how to purchase local foods, and a directory of seaweed harvesters worldwide.

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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

Author: David A Bender

This dictionary is ideal for anyone who enjoys food and would like a handy, non-technical guide to the terms they encounter on food labels, in advertising, or in the media. All entries are fully revised for this brand new second edition. Food dishes from around the world are included, from accoub and fair maids to mushy peas and zakusa. With 6,000 entries on all aspects of food,nutrition, diet and health, the dictionary is invaluable to consumers, cooks, and a range of students and practitioners of catering, home economics, food technology, and health care. Ten appendices list food additives, vitamins, and nutrients, and clear guidance is also included on which foods are good sources of major nutrients.

	Introduction	vii
	Dictionary	1
	Appendices
I	Units of measurement	571
II	Estimated average requirements for energy	572
III	The vitamins	573
IV	US/Canadian Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) and Acceptable Intakes (AI), 1997-2001	574
V	EU Population Reference Intakes (PRI) of nutrients, 1993	575
VI	UK Reference Nutrient Intakes (RNI), 1991	576
VII	Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI) for vitamins, FAO 2001	577
VIII	Food additives permitted in the EU	578

Bengali Cooking or Cookie and Biscuit Bible

2009-01-08T17:32:00.000-08:00

Bengali Cooking

Author: Chitrita Banerji

As recipes for fish in yoghurt sauce, chicken with poppy seeds, aubergine with tamarind, duck with coconut milk and other delights in Bengali Cooking: Seasons and Festivals testify, Bengal has one of Asia's most delicious and distinctive cuisines. This highly original book takes the reader into kitchens in both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal by way of the seasons and religious and other festivals which have shaped the region's cooking. Chitrita Banerji offers her readers the wonderful recipes of Bengali home-cooking - dals, fish, vegetables and kedgerees - rather than the standard fare of Indian restaurants. Hers is much more than a cookbook: it is also a vivid and deeply-felt introduction to the life, landscape and culture of the Bengali people.

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Cookie and Biscuit Bible

Author: Catherine Atkinson

Over 300 delicious, easy-to-make recipes for fabulous home baking. Teatime cookies, kids' party cookies, chocolate indulgences, healthy options and no-bake treats, all shown step-by-step in over 1500 gorgeous colour photographs.

Lipsmackin Vegetarian Backpackin or Bill Neals Southern Cooking

2009-01-08T06:51:00.000-08:00

Lipsmackin' Vegetarian Backpackin'

Author: Christine Conners

Tired of power bars, half-cooked quick rice, and endless trail recipes featuring dehydrated chicken by-products? Try meat-free dishes like Flyin' Brian's Triple Crown Curry Couscous, Springer Mountain Pesto, and Time-Traveler's Tamales instead.
The sequel to the top-selling Lipsmackin' Backpackin' this all-in-one backpacker's food guide features more than 150 meatless recipes from some of the most experienced long-distance hikers in the world. Each recipe - whether it's for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, or beverages - gives at-home preparation directions, trailside cooking instructions, detailed nutritional information, and backpack weight of the ingredients.
Additional meal preparation and cooking tips, food dehydration how-tos, source lists, and conversion charts make this the most complete guide ever written for meatless eating on the trail. Whether you're a vegetarian or just interested in eating well, Lipsmackin' Vegetarian Backpackin' is an indispensable resource for great-tasting and nutritious meals trailside.

Shirley Reis - KLIATT

This is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants great-tasting and nutritious meals trailside. It features more than 150 meatless recipes from experienced long-distance hikers. Each recipe provides the following: home preparation directions, trailside cooking instructions, backpack weight and detailed nutritional information. Special sections show how to use a dehydrator, how to locate specialized sources of dried foods, and how to convert measurements. Highlighted sections provide special preparation notes along with variations on the recipes. The recipes in this book will appeal to all kinds of appetites. A sampling: Death Valley Chili; Triple Crown Curry Couscous; Oasis Fruit Bars; Vegan Super Hero Burritos; Cheese Coins; Taconic Mountain Cheesy Rice; Switchback Smoothie; Ginger Kick Bread; Wild Berry Fruit Leather; Cloudy Mountain Latte; and White Bear Mocha. KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2004, Globe Pequot, 231p. illus. index., Ages 12 to adult.

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	1
	Using This Book	5
	Recommendations and Tips	8
	Breakfast	13
	Lunch	45
	Dinner	81
	Breads	139
	Snacks and Desserts	153
	Drinks	169
	Acknowledgments Reprise	185
Appendix A	Dehydrophobia	186
Appendix B	Sources of Dried Foods and Other Ingredients	189
Appendix C	Measurement Conversions	191
	About Our Contributors	194
	Index	206
	About the Authors	214
	Packable Trailside Cooking Instructions	215

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Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

Author: Bill F Neal

For this new edition, Neal added twenty-five recipes--the dishes most frequently requested by his readers and some of the hallmark dishes of his restaurant, Crook's Corner.

Best of Tofu or Van Goghs Table

2009-01-07T21:09:00.000-08:00

Best of Tofu

Author: Junko Takagi

The beautifully illustrated Best of Tofu presents tofu at its finest. Besides using tofu to achieve the subtle flavors of Japan, it provides variety of easy-to-follow inventive recipes from an emerging new generation of young chefs from Tokyo who are using tofu to reinvent world cuisine, including: twenty-five variations of chilled tofu and twenty-four entrees; simple recipes that go well with drinks; hot-pot dishes; recipes for preserving tofu; and delicious, light desserts. This book also introduces creative uses for okara, a by-product that remains when soymilk is pressed out from soybeans, which is widely used in Japan.

Best of Tofu also includes techniques of making tofu at home-draining techniques, methods of preservation, and how to serve. As well, this book includes helpful explanations about its different styles, texture, history, and nutritional information that are useful for menu planning.

New interesting textbook: Herbal Remedies For Dummies or Everything Calorie Counting Cookbook

Van Gogh's Table: At the Auberge Ravoux

Author: Alexandra Leaf

At the Auberge Ravoux, in a tiny artists’ village twenty miles from Paris, Vincent Van Gogh found a measure of peace in his ill-starred life—and experienced an unparalleled burst of creativity, producing seventy masterpieces and studies. The Auberge still operates today as the Maison de Van Gogh. Little has changed since Van Gogh first set down his bags more than a century ago, and visitors are still treated to the comforting, delicious regional cuisine that he would have dined upon.

Here is a stirring view into Van Gogh’s world, as intimate as sharing poulet and pommes sautées with the artist himself. Written by the former Chief Curator of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam with one of America’s foremost culinary authorities, this unique cookbook/art book explores the role of the café in Van Gogh’s life. Includes more than 50 traditional recipes, ranging from hearty to refined, and 100 photographs, paintings, sketches, engravings, and letters, some never before seen in book form.

Van Gogh's Last Home
by Dominique-Charles Janssens

Part One
A Private Life in Public Places (6)
by Fred Leeman

A Place to Live, a Place to Work (11)
True Friends, Mere Acquaintances (39)
Give Us Our Daily Bread (57)
A Remedy Against Suicide (67)

The Auberge Ravoux
by Julia R.. Galosy

Part Two
Recipes from Van Gogh's Table
by Alexandra Leaf

A New Home in Auvers (100)
Cuisine Populaire (109)
Fields of Wheat and Flowering Peas (136)
Cuisine du Terroir (145)
Sunday Lunches with Dr. Gachet (172)
Cuisine Bourgeoise (179)

Best of the Best from South Carolina Cookbook or Nell Hills Entertaining in Style

2009-01-07T12:28:00.000-08:00

Best of the Best from South Carolina Cookbook: Selected Recipes from South Carolina's Favorite Cookbooks

Author: Gwen McKe

Granny Fannie's Chicken Pie, Lowcountry Boil, Pecan Encrusted Red Snapper, Beaufort Tomato Pie, Classic Charleston Breakfast Shrimp, Tearoom Lemon Cake ... this is just a sampling of the variety of tasteful treats that await you. You will savor each of the 350 carefully selected recipes from sixty-two of South Carolina's leading cookbooks. Every recipe represents the most popular dishes from each of the contributing cookbooks. They are sure to bring to you and your family a new collection of favorites that will be prepared over and over.

This brand-new edition of Best of the Best from South Carolina Cookbook is the latest volume in the acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series that has sold over two million copies. These cookbooks provide a fun and tasteful of the different cuisines throughout America. Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley have edited more than 80' best-selling cookbooks, and have spent a lifetime traveling the country in search of really special recipes.

The Quest for the Best     7
Contributing Cookbooks     9
Beverages and Appetizers     11
Bread and Breakfast     29
Soups, Stews, and Chilis     57
Salads     79
Vegetables     99
Pasta, Rice, Etc.     115
Meats     127
Poultry     147
Seafood     167
Cakes     197
Cookies and Candies     221
Pies and Other Desserts     237
Catalog of Contributing Cookbooks     259
Index     277
Best of the Best State Cookbook Series     288

Nell Hill's Entertaining in Style: Inspiring Parties and Seasonal Celebrations

Author: Mary Carol Garrity

If you Google Nell Hill's, more than 47,000 hits come up. Mary Carol Garrity's three stores, Nell Hill's, Garrity's Encore, and G. Diebolt's, in the small town of Atchison, Kans., have become landmarks in the decorating world. Over 75,000 people annually travel an average of 90 miles in search of the special, unpredictable merchandise that Mary Carol chooses. Mary Carol tries to guarantee that their trips are worthwhile by personally providing them with inspiration on how to improve their homes and decor. This book is the culmination of her many years of experience both selling tabletop and listening to her customers most-often-asked questions about entertaining.

Nell Hill's Entertaining in Style is organized around the changing seasons and the holidays and celebrations that go with them. Nell Hill's is renowned for its tabletop medleys, and the book shows you how you can create similar effects. Also featured are creative party themes, delicious menu ideas, and tips to make every guest feel special. This book is ideal for people who are intimidated at the thought of throwing a party. It gives readers Mary Carol's tips and tricks for breaking each step down into a manageable plan.

The book is filled with spectacular photography of the celebrations in Mary Carol's 130-year-old home as well as in the homes and gardens of her friends.

Bayou Cookbook or Enoteca

2009-01-07T00:46:00.000-08:00

Bayou Cookbook: Creole Cooking from the Plantation Country and New Orleans

Author: Thomas Holmes

This charming handcrafted Creole cookbook emphasizes the skillful use of spices, herbs, and seasoning, blended to enhance not overpower interesting foods.

Enoteca: Simple, Delicious Recipes in the Wine Bar Tradition

Author: Joyce Goldstein

Joyce Goldstein's gorgeous cookbook celebrating the delightful foods served in Italian wine bars is now available in paperback. In Italy, the enoteca tradition captures the heart of what is for Italians la dolce vita small plates of simple, delicious fare, complemented by a glass or bottle of wine, and good company. This beautifully designed, exquisitely photographed cookbook tells the history of wine bars in Italy and features authentic, timeless recipes and their fascinating origins. From tasty dishes of omelets made with wild greens and stuffed pastas to fresh fruit tarts and regional cheeses each accompanied by a wine recommendation Enoteca is anyone's passport to the Italian wine bar experience when in Rome...or right at home.

	Introduction: Evolution of the Enoteca	9
	Origin of the Recipes	14
	Evan Goldstein's Introduction to the Wine Notes	17
	Piccoli piatti fritti: Fritters and Frittatas	19
	Torte salate, focaccia, e crostini: Savory Pastries and Breads	39
	Pasta al forno: Pastas and Grains	63
	Pesce e frutti di mare: Fish and Shellfish	87
	Carne e pollame: Meat and Poultry	111
	Verdure: Vegetables	141
	Formaggi e condimenti e confetture per formaggi: Cheeses, Condiments, and Preserves	157
	Dolci: Sweets	177
	Bibliography	188
	Acknowledgments	189
	Index	190
	Table of Equivalents	196

Mastering the Art of French Cooking or Squeezed

2009-01-06T15:04:00.000-08:00

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 2

Author: Julia Child

“Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere,” wrote Mesdames Beck, Bertholle, and Child, “with the right instruction.” And here is the book that, for forty years, has been teaching Americans how.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking is for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food and long to reproduce at home the savory delights of the classic cuisine, from the historic Gallic masterpieces
to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. This beautiful book, with more than one hundred instructive illustrations, is revolutionary in its approach because:

• It leads the cook infallibly from the buying and handling of raw ingredients, through each essential step of a recipe, to the final creation of a delicate
confection.
• It breaks down the classic cuisine into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of recipes; the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations—bound to increase anyone’s culinary repertoire.
• It adapts classical techniques, wherever possible, to modern American conveniences.
• It shows Americans how to buy products, from any supermarket in the U.S.A., that reproduce the exact taste and texture of the French ingredients: equivalent meat cuts, for example; the right beans for a cassoulet; the appropriate fish and shellfish for a bouillabaisse.
• It offers suggestions for just the right accompaniment to each dish, including proper wines.

Since there hasnever been a book as instructive and as workable as Mastering the Art of French Cooking, the techniques learned here can be applied to recipes in all other French cookbooks, making them infinitely more usable. In compiling the secrets of famous cordons bleus, the authors have produced a magnificent volume that is sure to find the place of honor in every kitchen in America.

Book review: Sister Age or Oslers Web

Squeezed: 250 Juices, Smoothies, and Spritzers

Author: Lawson

Squeezed offers 250 recipes for lip-smacking, thirst-quenching, energy-boosting drinks made from freshly squeezed fruit, including smoothies, lassis, freezes, frappes, ice teas, homemade lemonades, and spritzers. Through fun introductions and enticing photography, health-conscious readers learn how to make a juicy blend appropriate for every mood and occasion. If it's thirst that needs quenching, readers can try the Kiwi Delight, Raspberry Lemonade, or Island Blend. If spirits need lifting, there's the Citrus Sting. Squeezed suggests juicy energizers for morning meals, post-workout refreshment, and evening pick-me-ups. Mood soothers, tummy coolers, and frosty desserts are also included.

One Cake One Hundred Desserts or Drizzle of Honey

2009-01-06T04:23:00.000-08:00

One Cake, One Hundred Desserts: Learn One Foolproof Cake Recipe and Make One Hundred Desserts

Author: Greg Cas

With One Cake, One Hundred Desserts master just one basic cake recipe and you'll be able to turn out one hundred other desserts simply by adding a pinch of this or a dash of that.

The basic cake is easy. While the rich golden vanilla flavor is scrumptious on its own with nothing more than a sprinkle of powdered sugar, why stop there? The same recipe can be transformed into gooey, guilty-pleasure favorites such as Peanut Butter and Jelly Upside-Down Cake, Root Beer Float Ice Cream Cake, or Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake.

The basic recipe can also be turned into other show-stopping desserts, from cookies and brownies to pies, puddings, and petits fours. Whip up delectable treats like Banana Cream Roulade, Orange Vanilla Baked Alaska, Double Chocolate Mousse Bombe, and Butterscotch Madeleines.

One Cake, One Hundred Desserts has the perfect recipe for every occasion. In addition, there are color photographs of the desserts. Baking is now a piece of cake!

Library Journal

Case, an accomplished pastry chef, and Fisher, an editor at Cook's Country magazine, have written a distinctive baking book that revolves around using one cake recipe as a foundation for 100 desserts, including cupcakes, bar cookies, madeleines, roulades, charlottes, bombes, trifles, and jelly rolls. In their introduction, the authors offer hints on tools and techniques, including the recommendation that readers use a KitchenAidR mixer for making the basic cake mix since the eggs are beaten for six minutes (three minutes on high speed). Beginning with a Hot Milk Sponge Cake, the recipes also include Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake, Peanut Butter Cupcakes, and Strawberry Shortcake. Cholesterol watchers, beware: the basic cake recipe contains three eggs and three egg yolks, and a Spiced Pumpkin Mousse Charlotte adds two more eggs plus a cup of heavy cream. The fillings, frostings, and toppings are creative and delicious-a buttercream frosting calls for custard in addition to butter. An excellent addition to all dessert cookbooks; recommended for all compulsive bakers.-Christine Bulson, SUNY at Oneonta Lib. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Book review: Study Guide to Accompany Macroeconomics or In the Society of Nature

Drizzle of Honey: The Life and Recipes of Spain's Secret Jews

Author: David M Gitlitz

From the Authors

The 100 modernized recipes in this book are based on information found in Spanish Inquisition documents and other works from the 15th through the 17th centuries. These references to culinary customs show how some conversos (sometimes called crypto-Jews) strove to maintain aspects of Jewish life even when it jeopardized their well-being. When we can, we give the biography of the person who referred to or made the culinary dish. Occasionally the person was found guilty and punished severely, but not always. Generally the person was sentenced to lesser punishment (jailing) or even sent home, required to perform certain religious acts (going to mass, confessing) on a regular basis. The Spanish Inquisition has perhaps the highest acquittal rate of the European inquistions. The recipes for salads, egg dishes, vegetables, meat casseroles, fish, pastries, holiday dishes, and desserts bring to life aspects of the daily existence of a group of people in the Iberian Peninsula and Spain's colonies in the New World over nearly three centuries. When we make these dishes we think how the crypto-Jews held on to their customs and their ancestors' cuisine. Even though the sources are sometimes saddening, we are impressed with the amount of information and detail we can learn about people's lives during those difficult centuries. We think that recreating those recipes and then eating them in 20th-century America gains us a needed glimpse of another world and time.

Linda Davidson/David Gitlitz (dgitlitz@aol.com), March 2, 1999.

Library Journal

The "secret Jews" are the Iberian Jews who were forcibly converted to Catholicism under the Spanish Inquisition but still maintained Jewish religious practices in the privacy of their homes. Since this was strictly forbidden, the courts devoted a lot of time to ferreting out the "secret Jews," using the testimony of neighbors, servants, and family members. The authors, specialists in Spanish history and culture, have written a meticulously researched scholarly work focusing on this aspect of the Inquisition, using a variety of primary sources but relying mostly on the testimony of those questioned and often sentenced to imprisonment or worse. From these sources, they have re-created dozens of medieval recipes. While their efforts to discover and preserve this aspect of Jewish heritage are laudable, perhaps the idea of a cookbook was misguided. A recipe headnote that concludes "Maria went to the stake on November 20, 1486" is unlikely to make many readers feel like making Maria Sanchez's Greens. For religious/cultural history collections and some specialized cookery collections.

Acknowledgments	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction	l
Jews and Conversos in Late Medieval Iberia	1
Sephardic Cuisine and the Inquisition	3
Eating in Medieval Iberia	5
A Note About the Published Resources	6
Modern Sephardic Cooking	10
A Note About the Contributors	11
Cooking Medieval in a Modern Kitchen	13
Ingredients	13
Sabbath Stews	18
Recipes, Stories & Commentary
Salads and Vegetables	27
Eggs	70
Fish	82
Fowl	108
Beef	146
Lamb and Goat	187
Sausages	209
Meat and Fish Pies	222
Breads	242
Desserts and Snacks	252
Endnotes	303
Bibliography	319
Culinary Sources	319
Historical Sources	322
Index	325

Taste of Heritage or Kosher and Traditional Jewish Cooking

2009-01-05T17:42:00.000-08:00

Taste of Heritage: Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines

Author: Alma Hogan Snell

Drawing on the knowledge and wisdom of countless generations of Crow Indian women, the well-known speaker and teacher Alma Hogan Snell presents an indispensable guide to the traditional lore, culinary uses, and healing properties of native foods. A Taste of Heritage imparts the lore of ages along with the traditional Crow philosophy of healing and detailed practical advice for finding and harvesting plants: from the key to creating irresistible dishes of cattails and dandelions, salsify and Juneberries, antelope meat and buffalo hooves, to the secret of using plants to enhance beauty and incite love. Snell describes the age-old practice of turning wildflowers and garden plants into balms and remedies for such ailments and injuries as snakebite, headache, leg cramps, swollen joints, asthma, and sores. She brings to bear not only her lifetime of experience but also the invaluable lessons of her grandmother, the legendary medicine woman Pretty Shield. With life-enhancing recipes for everything from soups, teas, and breads to poultices, aphrodisiacs, and fertility aids, A Taste of Heritage is above all a fascinating cultural document certain to enrich the reader’s relationship with the natural world. A partial list of recipes: Wild Bitterroot SauceWild Carrot PuddingCattail BiscuitsDandelion SoupSalsify Oyster StewBalapia (Berry Pudding)Juneberry PieChokecherry CakeWild Mint TeaBitterberry LemonadeWheel BreadBoiled HoovesBill’s Mother’s Antelope RoastStuffed TroutElk RoastStuffed EggsOld-Time Moose RoastWild Turnip PorridgeWild Turnip BreadFresh Wild SaladBuffalo Cattail StewGround Tomato SaladGooseberryPuddingBearberry ButterSpicy Dried Plum CakeBuffaloberry Jelly

Kosher and Traditional Jewish Cooking

Author: Marlena Spieler

Jewish people are scattered all over the world, creating a vibrant culinary tradition that is as varied as the countries they live in: the linking theme is that however widely spread the population has become, the food is universally rich, wholesome, pleasurable.

Soul Food or Penguin Companion to Food

2009-01-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Soul Food: Recipes and Reflections from African-American Churches

Author: Joyce Whit

When Joyce White moved to New York City from Alabama, she left small-town life behind and landed ajob as a food editor at a major women's magazine. Weekends, however, found her visiting churches in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvestant, looking for a taste of home. Food has long been a part of the spiritual life of African-American churches, and what she found there, along with what she missed from home, was the comforting blend of cooking and fellowship that feeds both the body and soul.

In this warm and joyful collection, White offers more than 150 recipes for the foods that worshipers look forward to after services, and she captures the spirit of these sociable meals with warm, conversational and occasionally poignant reflections from African-American churchgoers around the United States.

"We don't just come to church service and leave," says a retired nurse who directs hospitality for a large church in Los Angeles. "Many of us stay here half the day. That way we get a chance to rub shoulders and see what is going on or going wrong with each other."

From delicious renditions of classics such as Sugar-Crusted Biscuits to updated favorites such as Black Beans with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, as well as special fare for entertaining and Kwaanza, the pages of Soul Food are alive with the spirit and love of African-American churches -- and the terrific food to be found there.

Florence Fabricant

The pages of Soul Food are filled with grainy black-and-white snapshots of church suppers and women in aprons tending big pots of greens on the stove. It is not the first African-American cookbook to wander down this memory lane. But unlike many such books, this one is written with an alluring combination of personal attachment and keen observation. With Soul Food, [Joyce White] has captured the legacy of home-style African-American cooking in big city settings and little backwoods congregations...This is a book about loving to cook, eat and share honest food.

Jonell Nash

Church suppers — the comforting blend of traditional dishes and warm fellowship that truly feed our spirits — fill this cookbook by Joyce White. From John Wesley A.M.E. Church in Detroit to Mount Bethel Baptist in Gulfport, Mississippi, White presents our houses of worship and details glorious occasions for breaking bread. The photographs and recipes for heritage dishes such as Chicken Creole and Angel Biscuits will make you want to shout!

New York Daily News

Praise the Lord and pass the cornbread! That's what happens in African-American churches all over our country and now — Rejoice! Oh, rejoice!

Kansas City Star

A tribute to the bodily, as well as the spiritual, sustenance of the African-American church, Soul Food is a culinary tribute to congregations across the country.

Publishers Weekly

Intended to please a congregation of palates, these church-supper recipes possess a simplicity that suits the accompanying stories about their contributors. After sending forth a call for Sunday favorites to churchgoing folk in cities big and small, White, a freelance food writer, received scores of letters from Harlem and Tyler, Tex., and Biloxi, Miss., and Detroit. The responses embrace a range of dishes suitable for kettles, warming trays and big-handled spoons: Pineapple Cornbread; Fried Green Okra; Baked Chicken and Gravy; Salmon Croquettes; Love-Glazed (pineapple juice and brown sugar) Ham; Hush Puppies. Paprika is fairly ubiquitous; a cup of ketchup features in both Barbecued Shrimp and Neat Meatloaf. In the narratives accompanying these 150 recipes, the cooks are presented as busy, generous, hard-working and religiously devoted. One is "a poet, Sunday school teacher, legal secretary and meeting planner." Of another White wonders how she "has time to cook, considering the wide array of church activities and community projects that she is involved in." The book is more notable for its cultural trimmings than for its recipes. Some readers may find themselves longing for the company of just one lazy sinner with a booty of Italian sausage. (Feb.)

Books about: The Fat Elimination and Detox Program or Tomato Cookbook

Penguin Companion to Food

Author: Alan Davidson

Renowned food expert and cookbook writer Alan Davidson, along with more than fifty specialists from all over the world, packs this fascinating volume with more than 2,600 entries on every type of food-from plant and dairy products, meats, poultry, and nuts to seafoods, cereals, and exotic foods. They examine famous dishes from around the world, from cassoulet to sonofabitch stew, and include more than 140 entries on national and regional cuisines-even edibles from Antarctica. Handsomely illustrated and augmented with information on food preservation, food science, and more, this extraordinary book is an essential resource for anyone with a serious interest in the central place of food in human life.

Fabulosas tartas de cumpleanos or Best 50 Bar Drinks

2009-01-04T21:19:00.000-08:00

Fabulosas tartas de cumpleanos: Una seleccion de recetas para que el postre se convierta en un regalo inolvidable (Cocina paso a paso)

Author: Edimat Libros

Books about: Robert Kennedy and His Times or Illicit

Best 50 Bar Drinks

Author: Dona Meilach

There are literally thousands of bar drinks, but about 50 popular and widely requested mixed drinks, cocktails, shooters and variations. Shaken or stirred, on the rocks or up, slammed or sipped, hot or cold-they're all here, in this concise and handy modern bartender's guide.

Straight Up or On the Rocks or Choice Cuts

2009-01-04T10:37:00.000-08:00

Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail

Author: William Grimes

The cocktail is as old as the nation that invented it, yet until this entertaining and authoritative account, its story had never been fully told. William Grimes traces the evolution of American drink from the anything-goes concoctions of the Colonial era to the frozen margarita, spiking his meticulously researched narrative with arresting details, odd facts, and colorful figures.

The book includes about one hundred recipes--half of them new for this edition--for both classics and innovations.

Playboy - Paul Engleman

William Grimes . . . does an expert job — mixing classic-drink recipes with wonderful accounts that will leave cocktail connoisseurs happy.

Booklist

Grimes's sophisticated writing combines with his thorough scholarship to mirror the mixology he documents.

The Boston Sunday Globe - Katherine Powers

A short, engrossing history of the concoction in all its variety.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Teresa Weaver

[Grimes's] enthusiasm for the subject is absolutely intoxicating.

Grimes . . . has written a perceptive, informative and sometimes amusing account of the shifts and swings in American drinking fashions.

New York Times

Grimes . . . has written a perceptive, informative and sometimes amusing account of the shifts and swings in American drinking fashions.

	Preface
1	The Martini: The king of cocktails and how it grew	3
2	Conceived in Liberty: Cut loose from England, the colonial settlers find that strange ingredients are no obstacle to making a good drink	15
3	First Stirrings: Heading west with whiskey on their minds, the pioneers make a remarkable discovery	29
4	Swinging Doors: In an era of opulence, the watering holes were as ornate as the cocktails	49
5	The Iceman Cometh: The big chill sets in, and the cocktail takes off	59
6	The Golden Age: The cocktails that made the quattrocento of American drink	71
7	The Jazz Age: The booze was bad, but the speakeasies were good	83
8	Reconstruction: America turns to the gray flannel cocktail	99
9	Vodka Uber Alles: From Russia with love, the ultimate cocktail fuel	113
10	The Cocktail Resurgent: The American cocktail rediscovers its roots, and flourishes anew	121
	Recipes	127
	Bibliography	165
	Acknowledgments	173
	Index	175

Go to: Kleppners Advertising Procedure or Cost Estimators Reference Manual

Choice Cuts

Author: Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky is one of our most erudite and entertaining food writers: the bestselling author of Salt and Cod, winner of the prestigious James Beard Award for Excellence in Food Writing. Now in this delightful collection he serves up a true smorgasbord of "choice cuts" by the world's most discerning gourmets and gourmands through the ages-from Plato on the art of cooking to Louis Prima at the pizzeria.

Choice Cuts offers more than two hundred mouth-watering selections, including Brillat-Savarin on chocolate; Waverley Root on truffles; M. F. K. Fish on gingerbread; Pablo Neruda on French fries; Alexandre Dumas on coffee; and a vast variety by Escoffier, Elizabeth David, A. J. Liebling, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Dickens, Balzac, Chekhov, Orwell, and Alice B. Toklas, among others. Filled throughout with recipes, menus, classic photographs, and Kurlansky's own original drawings, Choice Cuts is a must-have for any serious lover of food.

What Einstein Told His Cook 2 or Martin Yans Chinatown Cooking

2009-01-04T00:55:00.000-08:00

What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science

Author: Robert L Wolk

Intriguing science that underlies foods and kitchen operations is here explained with authenticity and wit by science professor and food writer Robert L. Wolke.

Publishers Weekly

Wolke (What Einstein Told His Cook) again brings hard science and corny humor to bear on the most basic of human needs: food. Whether defining the chemical makeup of the artificial flavor in chocolate or exploring the vagaries of scallop farming, Wolke plunges into the science of gastronomy with lan. Using questions gathered from readers of his Washington Post column, he covers the gamut from why tea turns cloudy in the refrigerator (cooling precipitates tiny particles of tannins) to what "mechanically separated beef" is (meat that's been "forced at high pressure through a kind of sieve"). Each question serves as a springboard to a rigorous analysis of food and its preparation and to humorous and bitter ruminations on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation; explorations of the folk history of food cultivation; and expansive descriptions of various world cuisines. Interspersed throughout are mouth-watering recipes written by Wolke's wife, restaurant critic and culinary journalist Marlene Parrish. While at times Wolke's desire to entertain gets the best of him--his overreliance on goofy puns, for example, is tiring--the overall effect of this work is like any great family meal: the savory delights of consuming fine food outweigh whatever irritations come with uninvited guests. 20 illus. Agent, Ethan Ellenberg. (Apr.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

New interesting book: Principles and Methods of Law and Economics or Public Relations in Schools

Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking: 200 Traditional Recipes from 11 Chinatowns Around the World

Author: Martin Yan

When it comes to Chinese cooking, no one has as much culinary talent and encyclopedic knowledge as Martin Yan. That talent and knowledge are presented here in Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking, a companion volume to his new public television series.

Martin takes you on an unforgettable culinary journey through the gates of eleven Chinatowns around the world. Visit the streets, shops, homes, and restaurants you would never experience without Martin as your guide. From London to San Francisco to Yokohama, Martin introduces shopkeepers, chefs, and home cooks who, for the first time, share their cooking secrets. And as you travel the globe with Martin, you'll discover how Chinese food is different in Macau, Singapore, and Sydney.

Each of the eleven cities is featured along with a list of Martin's favorite restaurants and his favorite dishes and house specialties. Learn Martin's tips for ordering in Chinese restaurants and dim sum parlors. Discover how Chinese food and culture are inextricably linked, as Martin explains the significance of traditional festivals and their accompanying symbolic foods.

Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking has stunning full-color photography throughout and recipes that make it easy for cooks to create more than two hundred dishes at home, from takeout favorites such as Kung Pao Chicken to restaurant classics such as Steamed Whole Fish with Ginger and Green Onions. Exotic-sounding recipes like Good Fortune Fish Chowder, Flower Drum Crab Baked in the Shell, and Double Harmony Meatballs in Sweet and Sour Sauce are made easy. Don't live near a Chinatown? Try your hand at making your own Roast Duck, Char Siu (barbecued pork), andGin Doi (sweet sesame balls with duck). Martin makes the exotic familiar by offering tips on unfamiliar ingredients and specific techniques in combination with Chinatown history and culture.

Whether you end up cooking a dish at home or enjoying it in your nearest Chinatown neighborhood, Martin teaches you all you need to know about Chinese cuisine and culture. Travel with Martin Yan through a world of Chinatowns and satisfy your taste for adventure with Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking.

Publishers Weekly

Taking the reader on a tour of the world's great Chinatowns, Yan (Martin Yan's Asian Favorites) intersperses the recipes with short histories and photos. He visits 11 Chinatowns in seven countries-including the five Chinatowns of Toronto, New York's 350,000-person Chinatown, and the old Chinatown of Melbourne-and intersperses panels on traditions and philosophies with discussions of the locales and recipes. The detailed and well-explained recipes are sandwiched between a full section on Equipment and Techniques and the Chinese Pantry, and are divided into chapters from Dim Sum, through Seafood and Poultry to Desserts. Yan often draws on inspiration from other well-known chefs such as Sam Choy, who provides several recipes, including the simple and flavorful Lu'au Stew. While some recipes are classics, such as Broccoli Beef and Kung Pao Chicken, others blend traditional dishes with local ingredients for true Asian fusion cooking (Macau's Minchee Minced Pork, is Portuguese-inspired). Helpfully, Yan also adds sidebars containing tips such as "Cracking Crabs" and "Toasting," and makes suggestions for combining "Chinese Food and Wine." The resulting book-glossy and attractively laid out with 200 full-color photos-is as beautiful to look at as it is instructional to the cook. (Nov.) Forecast: With Child's support as well as the exposure through Yan's new PBS series, this book should be well promoted and well received. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Marijuana Food Handbook or Morgan Freeman and Friends

2009-01-03T16:14:00.000-08:00

Marijuana Food Handbook: A Guide for the Sensuous Connoisseur

Author: Bill Drak

The Marijuana Foods Handbook goes far beyond brownies to offer an impressive range of options for cooking with cannabis. It teaches how to calculate potency-per-portion and how to prepare cooking-quality extracts from different grades of marijuana. Readers are shown step-by-step how to use these aromatic, potent extracts in preparing just about any kind of food, from snacks and sweets to entrees and sauces, producing alternative ways to enjoy the healing benefits of marijuana. Illustrations and tables are included.

Morgan Freeman and Friends: Caribbean Cooking for a Cause

Author: Wendy Wilkinson

Academy Award®-winning actor Morgan Freeman and a star-studded group of celebrities contribute exotic recipes and personal island tales in a splendid cookbook created to help rebuild the hurricane-devastated island of Grenada.

In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan ravaged the small Caribbean island of Grenada, destroying homes and changing lives forever. Longtime island-lover Morgan Freeman established the Grenada Relief Fund in 2005. Now comes this beautiful cookbook, bringing together a bevy of celebrities to benefit this island in need.

This star-studded cookbook features:

• more than 15 celebrities—including Michael Douglas, Kenny Chesney, Katie Couric, Tom Hanks, Hilary Swank, and Alicia Keys—appearing in gorgeous full-color photographs, sharing their favorite Caribbean recipes, and telling heartwarming stories of what the islands mean to them

• dozens of delicious recipes, such as Grilled Swordfish Steak with Lemon Caperberry Butter from Morgan Freeman, and Kenny Chesney’s favorite Key Lime Pie with photographs of Mr. Chesney baking it himself in the kitchen of his home on St. John

• renowned chefs from Caribbean hideaways of the stars and top-rated resorts, revealing some of their most coveted Caribbean recipes

Morgan Freeman is donating all of his proceeds to the Grenada Relief Fund

Library Journal

After Hurricane Ivan destroyed much of Grenada in late 2004, actor Morgan Freeman established a relief fund to help rebuild the Caribbean island that had become his second home. For this cookbook, authors Lee, Freeman's sister-in-law, and Wilkinson, both in the PR business, have collected recipes from other celebrities who are island lovers and from chefs, organized by country: Michael Douglas, for example, introduces the Bermuda chapter and recipes from his favorite restaurant there. Most of the recipes are for sophisticated fare, such as Butter-Poached Spiny Lobster with Mango Butter, and there are color photographs throughout of the dishes and the celebrities. For larger collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Cakes from Scratch in Half the Time or Bay Tables

2009-01-03T04:33:00.000-08:00

Cakes from Scratch in Half the Time

Author: Linda West Eckhardt

Pressed for time, many of us have whipped out a box and doctored a cake. But no matter what we do, it never tastes quite like homemade. Enter Cakes from Scratch in Half the Time. This revolutionary cookbook teaches the time-saving methods of baking homemade cakes in a fraction of the usual time. When a last-minute birthday or bake sale comes around, it's easy to impress with one of these fabulous layered confections, sheet cakes, or jelly rolls. No one will guess how easy it was to make (and who's going to tell them?). Borrowing tried and true techniques from professional bakers, award-winning author Linda West Eckhardt has developed simple shortcuts to shave precious minutes off preparation and baking time. Need a little convincing? Just try the luscious Praline Pound Fudge Cake, sweet and tangy Tangerine Jelly Roll, or the deliciously decadent Lemon Curd Layer Cake topped with lemony cream cheese frosting. So, kiss those cake mixes goodbye and forget frantic trips to the bakery. Now anyone can have their cake from scratch and you know they'll eat it too!

Bay Tables: Savor the Abundance

Author: Junior League of Mobil

These recipes, a sprinkling of which were donated by local chefs, are of the highest quality, with emphasis placed on unique, fresh ingredients. This book focuses on the bounty of the Mobile Bay and Gulf Coast region and exemplifies Mobile's long-standing tradition of unequaled hospitality. Generations of families devoted to entertaining have produced a legacy of good cooking, and these recipes are some of the best.

Mild Ale or Regional Indian Cooking

2009-01-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

Mild Ale: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes

Author: Dave Sutula

Mild ale is a simple beer to make, but an extremely difficult style to pin down. Although light in body and alcohol, it is complex and full of flavor. In Mild Ale, Dave Sutula provides a brilliant account of this cherished beer whose beauty lies in its simplicity.

Regional Indian Cooking

Author: Ajoy Joshi

Regional Indian Cooking celebrates the food of the five main regions of India, each with their own distinctive produce and philosophy of cooking. Each recipe is presented in simple steps with helpful serving suggestions for creating delicious meat or vegetarian menus for up to eight.

A combination of the highlights, specialties, and diverse ingredients used by the North, South, East, West and Central regions of India, Regional Indian Cooking is a unique and easy-to-use book for cooks of all abilities.

Themed Baby Showers or Best in the World

2009-01-01T03:45:00.000-08:00

Themed Baby Showers: Mother Goose to Noah's Ark: Hundreds of Creative Shower Ideas

Author: Becky Long

A must-have book for anyone planning a baby shower, Themed Baby Showers breathes new life into the time-honored tradition of baby showers. Each of the fifteen fun and unique shower themes provides everything you'll need to make your next baby shower extraordinary, including invitation ideas, tips for decorations, entertaining activities, gift ideas, fun favors and delicious foods.

Best in the World: Fast, Healthful Recipes from Exclusive and out-of-the-Way Restaurants

Author: Neal D Barnard

This collection of fast, healthful recipes from some of the world's best and unusual restaurants provides delightful treats for your taste buds—whether it's a touch of the Mediterranean, a Latin American flavor, or a down—home American breakfast you're looking for.

Cooking for a Crowd or Marshmallow Fluff Cookbook

2008-12-31T18:04:00.000-08:00

Cooking for a Crowd: Menus, Recipes and Strategies for Entertaining 10 to 50

Author: Susan Wyler

Susan Wyler's indispensable classic is back in print-now better than ever, with more than a dozen new menus, over 70 new recipes, and a wealth of updated strategies

The original edition of Cooking for a Crowd won great praise all around: Florence Fabricant named it one of the New York Times best books of the season. Perla Meyers, author of How to Peel a Peach, advised, "Keep this book as a reference whenever you are entertaining." And Rose Levy Berenbaum, author of The Cake Bible, declared, "She puts together the components of a dinner with the passion, perfection, and ease of a master painter. The game plans . . . enable any cook to impress without risk."

This new edition builds on the premise of the original-that many a home cook can manage the occasional dinner party for 4 to 6, but when it comes to entertaining a crowd of 10 or more, the logistics become exponentially more complicated. Wyler's ingeniously user-friendly combination of creative menus, do-ahead game plans, and crowd-pleasing recipes makes it possible for any home cook to entertain on a large scale.

Wyler has expanded the volume to include over 225 recipes and 35 menus for a variety of sizes and occasions-such as Tuscan Lunch for 12 to 16, Black and Orange Halloween Party for 24, even a Wedding Supper for 50.

A perfect balance of inspiring and instructive, Cooking for a Crowd is a must-have for all home cooks who want to bring large groups of family and friends together at the table.

Library Journal

Recipes for a variety of occasions, from a backyard barbecue to a dessert and champagne party. Wyler, food editor of Food & Wine , believes in relaxed, unfussy entertaining; this is company food, but advance preparation and practicality are emphasized. The recipes are not always exciting, but there is a good mix here, and Wyler's reassuring tone and helpful tips will be appreciated by anyone intimidated by cooking for guests. JS

Interesting textbook: New Vegetarian Cooking or The Go Green East Harlem Cookbook

Marshmallow Fluff Cookbook

Author: Justin Schwartz

Marshmallow Fluff has been a sweet component of American pop culture since the 1920s, when two entrepreneurs began manufacturing the white confection in their kitchen by night and selling it door-to-door by day. With its familiar red lid and blue label, it's long been a favorite guilty pleasure and a kitchen staple beloved by people of all ages.

In addition to all the favorite Fluff sauces, side dishes, cakes, pies, candy, shakes, and sandwiches, this collection of more than 100 recipes includes creations concocted by celebrity contributors Andy Schloss, Gale Gand, Carole Bloom, Sally Sampson, Carolyn Beth Weil, Dede Wilson, Lauren Chattman, Lora Brody, Tish Boyle, Nicole Kaplan, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Lee Zalben, Duane Winfield, Jonathan King and Jim Stott, and King Arthur Flour. Readers will discover there's a whole world beyond Fluffernutter sandwiches including delectable recipes like Never-Fail Fudge, Fluffy Crispie Treats, and Lynne's Cheesecake.

Williams Sonoma or Totally Bread

2008-12-31T09:23:00.000-08:00

Williams-Sonoma: San Francisco

Author: Janet Fletcher

Authentic recipes, beautiful photography, and in-depth stories about an incomparable food town mark this exciting entry in the popular series. The book contains dozens of profiles of the people and places that have contributed to San Francisco's renowned culinary reputation, along with recipes for the best of its local fare. The city's distinctive approach is sampled in such delights as Cioppino with Focaccia Toasts; Beet, Fennel, and Avocado Salad with Ricotta Salata; Meyer Lemon Pots de Crиme with Raspberry Sauce; and more than 40 other delicious dishes.

Totally Bread

Author: Helene Siegel

Longing for a lovely challah loaf or crusty slab of sourdough? Care for a light, flaky croissant, a piping hot pan of corn bread, or a baker's dozen of crumbly scones? Ready to sell your soul for a basket of buttermilk biscuits, bagels, or brioche? Do you pine for panettone, pan dolce, or pumpernickel? Let Helene Siegel rescue you from these doughy daydreams and make them a delicious reality. In addition to her definitive pizza dough and perfect pretzels, she will demystify donuts, take the drag out of baguettes, and steal your heart with her stollen. So stop loafing, roll up your sleeves, and give in to that need to knead, because Totally Bread will banish that crumbly feeling and satiate your cravings for the staff of life. It has been said that man cannot live by bread alone, but he may be tempted!

Parisian Home Cooking or Dictionary of Food and Ingredients

2008-12-30T21:42:00.000-08:00

Parisian Home Cooking: Conversations, Recipes, and Tips from the Cooks and Food Merchants of Paris

Author: Michael Roberts

In Parisian Home Cooking, Michael Roberts offers a look at how real people shop, cook, and eat in the City of Lights. The side streets and markets of Paris come alive with anecdotes about traditional recipes and the daily shopping. Each chapter takes a trip to a different part of the market, with descriptions of the shopkeepers and their goods. And more than 150 recipes document the meals that many Parisians know by heart and consider their daily fare.

This isn't fancy restaurant cooking that is difficult to duplicate in the home kitchen, but rather wholesome, easy-to-make recipes, most of which take less than thirty minutes to prepare. Take your pick from Smothered Duck Legs and Apples, Baked Tomatoes with Pesto, and Stuffed Cod with Asparagus. Indulge yourself in Lamb and Red Bean Stew, Tuna Braised in Sherry with Rosemary, or Parisian Bread Pudding. From cover to cover, Parisian Home Cooking is a delicious way to bring a bit of everyday Paris into your own home.

Publishers Weekly

Chef and hotel restaurant consultant Roberts brings a disarmingly relaxed approach to French cooking and succeeds in taming a cuisine that can intimidate with its sometimes exacting procedures. He shows that Parisian home cooks are as hampered by small kitchens and time shortages as the rest of us, and that, as a result, their daily recipes are far less complicated than traditional French cookbooks suggest. Roberts proves that techniques are within the reach of anyone; his book provides ingredient lists that are not overwhelming and brims with such fresh ideas as the simple Cream of Radish Leaf Soup. Steamed Mussels West Indian Style tingles with coriander, curry and red pepper flakes. Pan-Seared Tuna Served with Its Marinade boasts a virtually effortless sauce of red wine, Dijon mustard and shallots. Casserole Roasted Chicken is one of several recipes that recall earlier Parisian stoves without thermostats, while delivering a very moist bird. Veal Shanks with Bread Sauce has a braising liquid ingeniously thickened with bread crumbs. Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Roquefort Sauce lavishly weds savory flavors popular with Parisians, as does Pork in the Style of the Butcher's Wife, heady with a mustard cream sauce, herbs, capers and cornichons. Many dishes are not for the fat conscious, but those who want to prepare French food with an informality that's almost Italian will relish Roberts's delectably casual recipes. (June) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

NY Times Book Review

The new rush-to-the-stoves book....will make cooks...fall in love with French food all over again.

Dictionary of Food and Ingredients

Author: Robert S Igo

Dictionary of Food Ingredients is a concise, easy-to-use resource, covering over 1,000 food ingredients and additives, including natural ingredients, FDA-approved artificial ingredients, and compounds used in food processing. Organized alphabetically, definitions cover functionality, chemical properties, and applications, and thorough cross referencing allows readers to follow related and similar ingredients. A section based on the Code of Federal Regulations lists food ingredients according to their US approval status, and a bibliography pinpoints further information. New to this edition are 'Ingredient Categories,' which groups principal ingredients by function and describes the characteristics and applications of each group, and E numbers for ingredients. In addition, the book will be thoroughly updated with new information on existing ingredients and newly approved ingredients.The 'Dictionary' is an unparalleled source of information, providing practical, scientific, and regulatory information on every important ingredient and category. This will be of value to food scientists, ingredient suppliers, dietitians, extension specialists, and students.

Booknews

Defines and describes some 1,000 food ingredients and additives, including natural ingredients, FDA-approved artificial ingredients, and compounds used in food processing. Definitions cover functionality, chemical properties, and applications. Unfortunately, there is non pronunciation guide. New to this edition is a section which groups ingredients by function and describes characteristics and applications of each group. Also new is a list of food ingredients approved for use in the EU. Igoe is a consultant to the food industry. Hui works in the private sector. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Great American Eat Right Cookbook or Italian Baking Secrets

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

Great American Eat-Right Cookbook: 140 Great-Tasting, Good-for-You Recipes

Author: Jeanne Besser

Eating right never tasted so good!

Whatever you choose, whether it’s our succulent appetizers, savory soups, hearty salads, mouth-watering entrees and side dishes, or our scrumptious desserts, you'll be in taste-bud heaven. Here are 140 tantalizing recipes to satisfy any desire for delicious and nutritious meals for every day or special occasions. Dig into Stuffed Greek Chicken Breasts with Lemon-Roasted Asparagus and Roasted Potatoes. Greet the day with Baked Eggs Florentine or Oatmeal- Raisin Scones. Readers can satisfy snack attacks with a Grapefruit Granita. Or curl up on the sofa with a TV remote and a bowl of Chili-Spiced Popcorn.

Jeanne Besser is a food columnist for

the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a published cookbook author (Working Mom’s Fast & Easy Family Cookbook, (0-517222590) 1998 and 2003; and 5:30 Challenge cookbook, (0-743266382) 2006). Colleen Doyle, M.S., R.D. director of nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society, has more than 20 years of experience in health promotion.

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Italian Baking Secrets

Author: Giuseppe Orsini

Italian Baking Secrets is Father Orsini's sixth cookbook, and once again the reader gets not only wonderful recipes from the great-tasting cuisine of Italy, but the "retired" priest's entertaining comments. Father Orsini knows how to make good food great, and his directions come with the bonus of his wide knowledge.

This book begins with what to most of us is an amazing story: how the use of grain developed as long ago as--or possibly even prior to--the Neolithic period. Orsini tells us about the grains that were raised--and eaten--more than eight thousand years ago. Through charming and fascinating anecdotes, he lets us see the way bread has evolved, from flat loaves baked on hot stones to the myriad breads that have evolved in Italy alone--making our mouths water to hear about them.

But don't let the author's charming storytelling keep you from his recipes; if you do, you will miss some delicious and easy-to-make dishes you might otherwise never taste--and once they're tasted, you will want to make them again and again.

Publishers Weekly

One might expect a baking book that doesn't include its first recipe until page 57 to have excessive information. But that's not the case in Fr. Giuseppe Orsini's seventh title (including Cooking Rice with an Italian Accent), which includes useful, well-written prose on the history of bread in Italy as well as baking basics, ingredients (including thorough entries on cheese and herbs) and tools. The 150-plus recipes are titled in their traditional Italian (with English translation listed below) and are divided into such concise chapters as Regional and Rustic Breads, Sweet and Holiday Breads, Tarts, and Cakes. Biscotti enthusiasts can indulge in enticing versions such as cinnamon and almond raisin, rum macadamia nut and triple ginger pecan. Staples such as pizza, focaccia and ciabatta are presented alongside seasonal holiday treats including Christmas-time Panettone and Pastiera di Grano (Easter Cooked Wheat Pie). Bakers will be glad Orsini shared this collection of Italian gems that span the boot from top to bottom. (Apr.)

Food in the Movies or Best of Bloodroot

2008-12-30T01:18:00.000-08:00

Food in the Movies

Author: Steve Zimmerman

Although food has been part of motion pictures since the silent era, for the most part food has been treated with about as much respect as movie extras: It's always been there on the screen but seldom noticed. From the very beginning, the marginalization of food was based on practical reasons-the cost and the inconvenience of having to place food in exactly the same position in scenes that might require five, 10, or as many as 20 takes.

To document how food has been used in movies from the silent era to the present, the authors reviewed over 500 American and foreign films and found that filmmakers had settled on three basic ways to treat food. First, food has been used as a prop and in these situations it's usually obscured by the camera or ignored by the actors who busy themselves with other things to help advance the plot. Second, food has been used as a transition device to compress time so that a meal that might ordinarily take a half hour to eat is completed in a matter of seconds through the use of creative editing techniques. Third, food has been used as a symbol or metaphor to make a dramatic point or to reveal an aspect of an actor's character, mood or thought process. The final chapter is dedicated exclusively to films released theatrically since the late 1980s-like Tampopo, Babette's Feast and Like Water for Chocolate-that treat food as the star of the film, thus creating food films as a new genre. A filmography is included that lists the film's title, year of release, distributor, producer, director, screenwriter, cinematographer and cast, along with a brief description of how food was used in the film.

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Best of Bloodroot: Vegan Recipes, Vol. 2

Author: Selma Miriam

The New York Times calls Bloodroot "legendary" and Vegetarian Times has listed it as one of the ten best vegetarian restaurants in the nation. Bloodroot is a wonderfully unique restaurant/bookstore tucked away on the same residential street since 1977, in a Bridgeport Connecticut neighborhood with great views of the Long Island Sound.

The Best of Bloodroot—two juicy cookbooks filled with time-tested recipes, gorgeous photographs, and fiery essays detailing their cooking and living philosophies. A thorough glossary includes discussion of the ethnic ingredients on which Bloodroot relies. Personal essays describe the owners' experiences with feminism in a changing world as well as discussions of work ethics, community, economic success, and of course, an examination of the political and moral aspects of vegetarianism and veganism. Volume Two contains the most exciting collection of over 350 dairy-free recipes available today. It opens with an essay on the merits of coconut milk and coconut oil in vegan cooking, and then dives right into recipes like: African Curried Butternut Squash and Banana Soup. Who says eating vegan style has to be boring? Spiced Winter Squash Cake, Yam and Ground-Nut Stew, Southwest Chili Corn Enchiladas, Chilled Thai Rice Paper Spring Rolls and Callaloo (a Caribbean soup) make up just a sliver of Volume 2.

Complete Vegetarian or Living in the Raw Desserts

2008-12-29T14:37:00.000-08:00

Complete Vegetarian

Author: Nicola Graimes

This superb book is a complete guide to vegetarian cookery. It features over 300 classic and original recipes, from hearty soups and nutritious weekday meals, to a tempting selection of dishes for special occasions. Includes over 300 recipes.

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Living in the Raw Desserts

Author: Rose Lee Calabro

In Living in the Raw Desserts, you'll find a recipe perfect for any mood or occasion-from birthday parties and after-dinner treats to special celebrations. These sweet confections are outrageously delicious and spectacular to serve. Most are simple to prepare, requiring no special equipment or ingredients.

Rose Lee's scrumptious raw and living food gourmet desserts can be made with organic nuts and fruit, which are rich sources of healthful nutrients. Because the recipes contain no wheat, sugar, or eggs, they can be enjoyed by many people who have food allergies. Cherish the magic of raw desserts! Expand your horizons and provide a visual feast for family and friends that will delight their taste buds.

Dim Sum or Pizza

2008-12-29T02:56:00.000-08:00

Dim Sum

Author: Vicki Liley

Dim Sum is a contemporary collection of traditional Chinese appetizers. A variety of succulent and healthy recipes can be found here, including Steamed Pork Buns, Pot Sticker Dumplings, Vegetable Spring Rolls, and Mango Pudding. Also included is information about the culture surrounding Dim Sum, ingredients and utensils, and cooking methods. Full-color photos accompany every recipe, guaranteed to inspire you to discover the superb flavors of Chinese cuisine in your own home.

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Pizza: A Slice of Heaven

Author: Ed Levin

Pizza is the single most popular food in the world, and wherever you go in America you can always find it. In fact, we consume 33 billion dollars worth of pizza annually from the 63,873 pizzerias in America. That's a lot of slices.

This year's pizza centennial is a milestone laid claim to by Lombardi's Pizza, which opened its doors in New York in 1905. Celebrating this anniversary is Ed Levine's A Slice of Heaven: The Ultimate Pizza Guide and Companion, in which Levine and some of America's best writers and cartoonists set out to answer every cosmic question involving this beloved food: Is Chicago pizza really more of a casserole? What makes New York pizza so good? Is the pizza in New Haven better than anything found in Naples? Is the best pizzeria in the world found in Phoenix, Arizona? What and where is the Pizza Belt? How good can homemade pizza be? Why was Nora Ephron petrified that her very first date would take her to a pizzeria? How did someone named Fats Goldberg end up being New York's preeminent thick-crust pizza maker? Is there an American pizza aesthetic? How does one go about judging pizza? Is there such a thing as a good frozen pizza? All these questions and more will be answered in A Slice of Heaven by Levine, along with some of his favorite writers, including, among others, Calvin Trillin, Ruth Reichl, Roy Blount, Jr., Arthur Schwartz, Mario Batali, Jeffrey Steingarten, and Eric Asimov. A Slice of Heaven tackles the profound questions and never-ending debates that invariably come up whenever the subject of pizza is brought up in polite company.

Matthew Reed Baker - Forbes

It's a simple food, really-cheese and tomato sauce on flat dough, sprinkled with meat 'n' veg-but as anyone knows, pizza is much more than the sum of its toppings. In this exhaustive new book, New York Times food writer and 'za zealot Ed Levine tucks into every slice of lore and searches for the perfect pie. While navigating the pizza landscape from East Coast thin crust to Chicago deep dish to California's "designer" varieties, Levine explains the meal's Neapoli-tan roots, offers recipes and chokes down Pizza Hut in the name of research. Along the way, he spices the pages with anecdotes: Who knew that a desperate Frank Sinatra, stuck in the pizza purgatory of L.A., would have his order deliv-ered cross-country from the legendary Sally's in New Haven, Connecticut? Levine also reviews our most-storied pizza joints. Manhattan's Lombardi's, he says, is the best anywhere on a good day, but "I say that as someone who had a small pie there recently that had virtually no puff, no lip and was all sog." The book is topped off by contributions from such pizzaholic literati as Nora Ephron and Calvin Trillin, proving that pizza can inspire the muse as well as fill the stomach.

Publishers Weekly

Having consumed 1,000 slices of pizza in one year, across 20 states, Canada and Italy, Levine certainly possesses a firsthand, encyclopedic knowledge of the dish. But in his attempt to create "the ultimate guide and companion," he has constructed an unwieldy book with too many toppings. It is at once an anthology of reprinted essays and articles, a collection of celebrity mini-memoirs, a history of pizza both ancient and modern, and a collection of capsule reviews of dozens of pizza purveyors (including classic pizzerias, larger chains and staples of the frozen-food aisle). For the essays, Levine (New York Eats) raids the stables of the New York Times and Cond Nast on the East Coast, and culls from various Pacific coast journalists in the West. Highlights include an amusing piece by Jeffrey Steingarten on how to create a 700-degree heat source at home, and Levine's own seminal 2002 Times piece, "The State of the Slice." But Nora Ephron's memory of her "first time" eating pizza is disappointingly brief and hurried, and actor Ed Norton's 79-word cameo appearance in a paragraph about stromboli feels out of place. New York gets the most attention with reviews from all five boroughs, Westchester and Long Island (an eating trip to Italy merits just 10 pages). Levine at least ends on a high note, profiling the top six pie makers he encountered. B&w photos. (Mar.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Chinese Japanese Cook Book or Food Culture in the Near East Middle East and North Africa

2008-12-28T18:15:00.000-08:00

Chinese-Japanese Cook Book

Author: Onoto Watanna

Published originally in 1914, this is the first Asian cookbook published in America. The fascinating new introduction by Asian cooking authority Jacqueline M. Newman reveals the trickery at play from the two sisters of Anglo-Chinese descent who wrote the book. The Chinese recipes are simple Chinese-American ones using ordinary ingredients. Many are for chop suey and chow mein using lots of celery, bean sprouts, and gravy. The Japanese meat and fish recipes are also simple even though several use rabbit, pheasant, venison, pigeon, even whale; the vegetable dishes are more Chinese than Japanese. Desserts straddle both cuisines. This book marks the beginning of the interest in Asian cuisine in America, and it is notable, almost 100 years later, to see the way authenticity had been edited for both the public and the author's purposes.

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Food Culture in the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa (Food Culture Around the World Series)

Author: Peter Hein

The similar cuisines of the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa stem from ancient cultures and variable climates, ranging from Mediterranean to desert. The major monotheistic religions developed in the Middle East, and students and other readers will learn how religious strictures on food and drink continue to play an important role in eating habits there today for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Most of the population in the regions is Arab, and therefore the emphasis in this volume is mainly on the Arab Muslim food cultures. The impact of colonialism, globalization, and modernization of the foodways is also discussed in the topical chapters. This thorough overview provides huge insight into lives of everyday people in the regions through their food culture.

Omelette and a Glass of Wine or The Doves Nest Restaurant New American Recipes from a Historic Texas Town

2008-12-28T07:34:00.000-08:00

Omelette and a Glass of Wine

Author: Elizabeth David

An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, a collection of articles originally written for The Spectator, Gourmet magazine, Vogue, and The (London) Sunday Times, among others, is the penultimate book by Elizabeth David. This revered classic volume contains delightful explorations of food and cooking, among which are the collection's namesake essay and other such gems as "Syllabubs and Fruit Fools," "Sweet Vegetables, Soft Wine," "Pleasing Cheeses," and "Whisky in the Kitchen." Her many admirers will cherish this new edition, and readers coming to know Ms. David for the first time will marvel at her wisdom and grace. (6 X 9, 320 pages, b&w photos, illustrations)

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The Dove's Nest Restaurant: New American Recipes from a Historic Texas Town

Author: Doves Nest Restaurant

The historic Texas town of Waxahachie is where guests rendezvous by the hundreds to experience the Southwest-inspired New American Cuisine at the highly acclaimed Dove's Nest Restaurant. This long-awaited compilation of over 100 favorite recipes at The Dove's Nest will be a treasure to anyone's cookbook collection.

Gourmet Garnishes or Naples at Table

2008-12-27T21:53:00.000-08:00

Gourmet Garnishes: Creative Ways to Dress Up Your Food

Author: Mickey Baskett

Starting in the kitchen and ending at the table, this delectable guide to garnishes teaches the home cook how to prepare elegant dishes suitable for entertaining. Think quick, easy, and luscious: these amazing ideas don't involve time-consuming and intricate preparation. The focus stays on simple tricks for food design that anyone can achieve—whether an artfully poured sauce, pretty pats of butter and cheese, or edible flowers. There's a heaping helping of information on tools and techniques, including tips and shortcuts that even professional chefs use. From roses of smoked salmon to use as an appetizer to chocolate leaves adorning a luscious layer cake, the food looks mouthwatering and tastes delicious.

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Naples at Table: Cooking in Campania

Author: Arthur Schwartz

Arthur Schwartz, popular radio host, cookbook author, and veteran restaurant critic, invites you to join him as he celebrates the food and people of Naples and Campania. Encompassing the provinces of Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, and Salerno, the internationally famous resorts of the Amalfi Coast, Capri, and Ischia -- and, of course, Naples itself, Italy's third largest and most exuberant city -- Campania is the cradle of Italian-American cuisine.

In Naples at Table, Arthur Schwartz takes a fresh look at the region's major culinary contributions to the world -- its pizza, dried pasta, seafood, and vegetable dishes, its sustaining soups and voluptuous desserts -- and offers the recipes for some of Campania's lesser-known specialties as well. Always, he provides all the techniques and details you need to make them with authenticity and ease.

Naples at Table is the first cookbook in English to survey and document the cooking of this culturally important and gastronomically rich area. Schwartz spent years traveling to Naples and throughout the region, making friends, eating at their tables, working with home cooks and restaurant chefs, researching the origins of each recipe. Here, then, are recipes that reveal the truly subtle, elegant Neapolitan hand with such familiar dishes as baked ziti, eggplant parmigiana, linguine with clam sauce, and tomato sauces of all kinds.

This is the Italian food the world knows best, at its best -- bold and vibrant flavors made from few ingredients, using the simplest techniques. Think Sophia Loren -- and check out her recipe for Chicken Caccistora! Discover the joys of preparing a timballo like the pasta-filled pastry in thepopular film Big Night. Or simply rediscover how truly delicious, satisfying, and healthful Campanian favorites can be -- from vegetable dished such as stuffed peppers and garlicky greens to pasta sauces you can make while the spaghetti boils or the Neapolitans' famous long-simmered ragu, redolent with the flavors of meat and red wine. Then there's the succulent baked lamb Neapolitans love to serve to company, the lentils and pasta they make for family meals, baked pastas that go well beyond the red-sauce stereotype, their repertoire of deep-fried morsels, the pan of pork and pickled peppers so dear to Italian-American hearts, and the most delicate meatballs on earth. All are wonderfully old-fashioned and familiar, yet in hands of a Neapolitan, strikingly contemporary and ideal for today's busy cooks and nutrition-minded sybarites.

Finally, what better way to feed a sweet tooth than with a Neapolitan dessert? Ice cream and other frozen fantasies were brought to their height in Baroque Naples. Baba, the rum-soaked cake, still reigns in every pastry shop. Campamnians invented ricotta cheesecake, and Arthur Schwartz predicts that the region's easily assembled refrigerator cakes -- delizie or delights -- are soon going to replace tiramisu on America's tables. In any case, one bite of zuppa inglese, a Neapolitan take on English trifle, and you'll be singing "That's Amore."

A trip with Arthur Schwartz to Naples and its surrounding regions is the next best thing to being there. Join him as he presents the finest traditional and contemporary foods of the region, and shares myth, legend, history, recipes, and reminiscences with American fans, followers, and fellow lovers of all things Italian.

I acclimated quickly to Naples. The palm trees in the park along the sea seduced me. The decrpiet Baroque splendor of the city stunned me...And, of course, there was the food. The catering shops carried all kinds of macaroni-filled pastries, individual size and huge ones to cut a wedge from; cakes of fried pasta, fried balls of rice, stacks of vegetable frittatas, baked lasagne, and ziti. There were fry shops with fritters and croquettes, trendy pizzerias with long pies sold by the meter, and traditional pizzerias, every surface white marble, where I first learned to eat pizza with a knife and fork. I indulged in pastries and baba every morning and afternoon, drank short, powerful coffeess all day, and finished each evening with a stroll and a gelato. I ate linguine with clams oin Posillpo (then took a nap on a jetty on the sea); drank Gredo di Tufo (whoite winer) and stuffed myself and buffalo mozzarella at every opportunity. I could see right away it was a tough place to eat through, so I kept going back for more.
There were still warm almond-studded taralli, rings of crisp lard dough, from a street vendor by the sea, pasta and beans on a nineteenth-century trattoria, lamb ragu and cavatelli in the hills of Benevento, goat ragu and fusilli in the Monti Alburni, squid and potatoes on Capri, rabbit braised in tomatoes on Ischia, fish stew at the beach near Gaeta, the lemon chicken in Ravello.
from the introduction

Totally Bagels or Reverse Diet

2008-12-27T13:12:00.000-08:00

Totally Bagels

Author: Helene Siegel

Who ever would have guessed that from this relatively humble, slightly homely, turn-of-the-century immigrant would come one of the next century's fastest growing phenomena--the bagel specialty store. This volume Helene Siegel's TOTALLY cookbook series offers every possible permutation of this perfect carbohydrate. Recipes are as quick and convenient or as leisurely and luxurious as the reader's lifestyle demands. 96 pp.

Reverse Diet: Lose 20, 50, 100 Pounds or More by Eating Dinner for Breakfast and Breakfast for Dinner

Author: Heidi Skolnik MS CDN

Here is the breakthrough diet plan that has people all across North America eating better, losing weight, and getting healthier. Now you can stop counting calories, avoiding carbs, and feeling deprived. Eat dinner for breakfast and shed pounds! If you’ve been a yo-yo dieter and nothing seems to work, this terrific new diet plan allows you to lose 20, 50, 100 pounds or even more for good, simply by reversing your meals. Dozens of tasty, easy recipes are included.

Publishers Weekly

The adage "breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper" inspired this book, for Cunningham, a motivational speaker who lost 172 pounds in nine months with that approach. She and coauthor Skolnik, a nutritionist, met while filming a food-centric segment for Good Morning America, and have paired up to recommend a lifestyle change that emphasizes fueling up with a larger meal early in the day and, in the later hours, replenishing as needed via snacks and smaller meals. While much of the duo's advice is not new (whole foods are preferable to processed ones, eat more vegetables, avoid sugary sodas), it is intriguing. Food lists, portion information and recipes help with planning ahead-preparing meals ahead of time is also key, the authors say. A section on setting realistic goals aims to help readers manage their expectations, and recommendations for using a "hunger scale" encourage mindfulness. (Jan.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Main Course Vegetarian Pleasures or Lancaster County Cookbook

2008-12-27T01:31:00.000-08:00

Main-Course Vegetarian Pleasures

Author: Jeanne Lemlin

Sophisticated and stylish vegetarian main course pose the greatest challenge for the busy cook seeking meatless meals. With that in mind, Jeanne Lemlin, the award-winning author of Quick Vegetarian Pleasures, has created 125 recipes for savory vegetarian entrees to suit all occasions. Delicious, healthful, and easy to prepare, the recipes in Main-Course Vegetarian Pleasures--Roasted Vegetables with Polenta, Risotto Primavera, Pumpkin and Corn Chowder, among many others--take vegetarian cooking into that magical realm where style and substance produce genuine pleasure.

Washington Post

It would be hard to beat Lemlin's second book, "Quick Vegetarian Pleasures", winner of a James Beard award and one of the most practical, accessible and dependable cookbooks around. But this new book at least equals her previous effort. Lemlin's food is quick and comforting, the kind you're always in the mood to eat... Buy this book.

Publishers Weekly

Lemlin (Vegetarian Pleasures), winner of a James Beard Cookbook Award, serves up 125 meatless main-course recipes to which speed of preparation is the key. Most of the recipes require only 30 minutes of prep time, and many can be prepared ahead in stages. While arguably asserting that frozen vegetables can be substituted for fresh ``without sacrificing flavor or texture,'' Lemlin also observes, rather sensibly, that if she used only freshly cooked beans rather than canned she would eat fewer beans. She suggests keeping on hand certain non-perishable staples and rotates them in and out of her recipes. Although there are few lightning bursts of imagination and her spicing tends to the minimalist, Lemlin does offer recipes of flavor and heartiness in helping sizes meant to satisfy, which they do. A recipe for Baked Vegetables with Garlic, White Beans and Olives that seems on paper likely to be a bit bland is, on the plate, just right. (May)

Library Journal

Here are two good books for the increasing number of vegetarians or "almost" vegetarians among us. Lemlin, author of Vegetarian Pleasures: A Menu Cookbook (Knopf, 1986) and Quick Vegetarian Pleasures (LJ 2/15/92), realized that it's always hardest to come up with the centerpiece of a vegetarian meal, and she provides more than 100 recipes for meatless entres. Quick recipes are highlighted, and there is also a chapter devoted to more elaborate dishes especially for entertaining. For most collections. Lee is a New York City caterer, cooking teacher, and author of several other cookbooks, including Chinese Cooking for the American Kitchen (1980). Her latest offers a wide variety of sophisticated but generally uncomplicated recipes, along with dozens of helpful sidebars and suggested menus. Like Diane Shaw's Almost Vegetarian (LJ 9/15/94), Lee's book is directed to those who haven't necessarily given up meat but who are no longer eating it every day; although stricter vegetarians will certainly enjoy her recipes, many include suggestions for nonvegetarian variations or accompaniments. An attractive collection from an enthusiastic and accomplished cook, this is highly recommended. [HomeStyle main selection and BOMC alternate.]

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Lancaster County Cookbook

Author: Louise Stoltzfus

The residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are famous for their Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. With Pepper Cabbage, Chicken Pot Pie, Creamed Celery, Apple Dumplines, Whoopie Pies, Funnel Cakes, and Shoofly Pie, this new cookbook overflows with their old-time, traditional recipes. Stoltzfus is author of the enormously popular Favorite Recipes from Quilters.

Cooks from every corner of Lancaster County and the various sections of Lancaster City submitted their favorite family recipes to be included in this timeless collection. From their kitchens comes this compilation, filled with recipes which are easy to prepare and pleasant to the palate.

A collection of essays also profiles particular Lancaster County villages and several sections of Lancaster City. A wonderful treasure for people everywhere.

Fair Shares for All or One Potato Two Potato

2008-12-26T15:50:00.000-08:00

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.

A cliff face of stilton
A Monstrous Bowl of Peanuts in the Shell     3
Kippers and Custard     29
Bottomless Bumpers of Port     50
A nice cup of tea and a biscuit
A Pipsqueak of Marmalade     63
High-Speed Burnt Toast and Fake Coffee     88
The Hasty Consumption of Pilchards     100
Cocoa and Corned Beef Sandwiches     114
Greasy Grub and Gliding     134
The Birthplace of Toad-in-the-Hole     150
A splat or two of all-devouring mustard
Damage from Oily Chickpeas     167
The Graying Purveyors of Haddock and Eels     184
A Nonconsolatory Splurge of Meursault     217
Drip-Dry Shirts, Spilt Milk, and Sugared Almonds     238
Epilogue: Ham and Cheese, Egg Salad, Ham Solitaire     261
Author's Note     277
Acknowledgments     281

Books about: Kitchen Essentials or Food Festivals of Italy

One Potato, Two Potato: 300 Recipes from Simple to Elegant - Appetizers, Main Dishes, Side Dishes, and More

Author: Roy Finamor

Everyone loves potatoes. This book transports cooks beyond the usual side dishes and introduces them to the secrets and specialties of great chefs and cooks the world over. Finamore shows how to prepare spectacularly simple appetizers, including dips, chips, and showstopping cocktail potatoes made from a few ordinary ingredients.

He presents dozens of soups and salads, including rich Summer Vichyssoise and Herb Garden Potato Salad. There are more than fifty main-dish possibilities, such as Sunday Lamb with Proper Roast Potatoes and Chicken Stuffed with Potatoes and Shiitake Mushrooms — not to mention a sophisticated rendition of Shepherd's Pie. The potato turns up as the hidden ingredient in such breads as Potato Cheddar Bread with Chives and in such desserts as moist Farmhouse Chocolate Cake.
Finamore shows how to master crisp steak fries, silky mashes,
and sumptuous gratins. A bonus feature of the book is the sweet potato,
in dishes from a delightfully nostalgic Baked Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallow to an urbane Semifreddo with Chocolate Sauce.

Publishers Weekly

If there were any doubt an ingredient as basic as the potato could result in exciting cooking, this tribute to the humble spud should dispel it. Cookbook editor Finamore and Fine Cooking magazine's Stevens have paired up to produce an impressive, wide-ranging potato Bible which covers everything one could hope to know about Solanum Tuberosum. The authors do a heroic job of categorizing the thousands of potato varieties, from waxy vs. starchy to news, blues, yellows and sweets. The 300-plus recipes are organized by different cooking techniques soups, gratins, baked, roasted, fried (29 recipes for mashed alone!); each begins with a brisk run-through of potato science and chemistry. Ambitious home cooks will delight in fussy offerings like "Venison and Potato Stew Cooked in a Pumpkin" and the infamously tricky Pommes Souffl s (aptly subtitled "Heartbreak Disguised as a Potato"). But even simple recipes (Basic Mashed Potatoes, Classic French Fries) have been carefully tested and scaled to yield consistent results. Traditional potato recipes from around the world Vichyssoise, pierogi, samosas, shepherd's pie, red flannel hash, gnocchi, and latkes all make an appearance. The authors have also secured recipes for signature dishes by such celebrities as Martha Stewart, Tom Colicchio, Julie Sahni and Diana Kennedy. Although this is not the first potato cookbook on the market, it is certainly the most comprehensive; written with heart and humor and as versatile as the potato itself, this delightful volume should be at home on almost any cook's bookshelf. (Oct.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

The New Orleans Cookbook or Terrine

2008-12-26T04:09:00.000-08:00

The New Orleans Cookbook: Creole, Cajun, and Louisiana French Recipes Past and Present

Author: Richard Collin

Two hundred eighty-eight delicious recipes carefully worked out so that you can reproduce, in your own kitchen, the true flavors of Cajun and Creole dishes. The New Orleans cookbook whose authenticity dependability, and wealth of information have made it a classic.

Interesting book:

Terrine

Author: Stephane Reynaud

Easy to prepare and visually stunning, terrines are the perfect dishes to serve when entertaining your friends. Terrines are made with layered meat and cooked in earthenware molds; they are popular and versatile, guaranteed to impress and inspire. In this slim new cookbook, Stéphane Reynaud serves up a delightful selection of traditional and contemporary recipes, including ingredients ranging from meat and fish to vegetables and cheeses. The selection of terrines includes sweet as well as savory variations on this classic dish.

Dr Jensens Juicing Therapy or Professional Bartenders Handbook

2008-12-25T18:28:00.000-08:00

Dr. Jensen's Juicing Therapy: Nature's Way to Better Health and a Longer Life

Author: Bernard Jensen

Dr. Jensen's years of study have proved the juices--both fruit and vegetable--are the fastest method for getting nutrients into our bodies. Dr. Jensen's Juicing Therapy offers more than 100 nourishing, easy-to-make juice combinations to enhance health and well-being. Also included are case histories demonstrating the extraordinary effects juices can have on rejuvenation and healing.

Bernard Jensen, D.C., Ph.D., known as the Father of Holistic Health, has practiced natural healing therapies for more than 70 years, lectured in more than two dozen countries, and counseled and taught more than 350,000 patients. He is the recipient of the President's Award by the National Nutritional Foods Association, the Golden Carrot Award by the Center for the Advancement of Cancer Education, and the Pioneer Doctor of the Year Award by the National Health Federation. A true legend in the field of natural health, Dr. Jensen has helped millions achieve a better quality of life in body, mind, and spirit.

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Professional Bartenders Handbook: A Recipe for Every Drink Known: Including Tricks and Games to Impress Your Guests

Author: Valerie Mellema

The Professional Bartender's Handbook is written for the professional bartender, but anyone can learn the simple tips and tricks this book provides. A copy belongs behind every bar, big or small. Whether running a stand-alone business-or one incorporated into a restaurant, hotel, or food service operation, the successful bartender needs product and equipment knowledge and a strong-grasp of mixology. The Professional Bartender's Handbook is more than a recipe guide. If you have ever wondered what ingredients were in your favorite drink, this book will teach you. With nearly 1,500 different cocktails, shooters, and even a non-alcoholic section, there is a drink (or two) for everyone. This new book is fun and easy to read. The recipes are in alphabetical order, along with suggested glassware, ingredients, and garnishes. You will learn tips and tricks, bar terminology, measurements, how to set up a bar, glassware, responsible serving issues, garnishes, bar games and tricks, famous toasts, and much more. You will learn the most popular brands of alcohol, as well as what wines complement your dinner selection.

Foreword     7
Introduction     9
All About Liquor, Beer, and Wine     11
Setting Up Your Bar     35
Tools Of The Trade     53
Bar Management     63
1,500 Drink Recipes     97
Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes     295
Bar Add-Ons     301
Games, Tricks, & Toasts     305
Case Studies     315
Glossary     325
References     329
About The Author     330
Index     331

Dieticians Guide to Vegetarian Diets or Fearless Frying Cookbook

2008-12-25T07:46:00.000-08:00

Dietician's Guide to Vegetarian Diets: Issues and Applications

Author: Reed Mangels

The Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets: Issues and Applications, Second Edition highlights the current trends and research on vegetarian diets and translates the information into practical ideas to assist dietitians and other health care providers in aiding their clients. The text presents vital information on vegetarian nutritional needs, healthier and more satisfying diets, as well as guidelines for treating clients of all ages and clients with special considerations, such as pregnant women, athletes, and diabetics. This edition takes into account new research, epidemiological studies, debates, and changes in the food market as well as the different types of vegetarian diets.

Fearless Frying Cookbook

Author: John Martin Taylor

Hoppin' John's collection of more than 125 fast, easy-to-prepare recipes. He shows how to deep-fry, panfry, stir-fry, and saute' just-so to achieve the moist, sumptuous flavor and irresistible crunch that gives fried foot its almost primal appeal.

Coffee Basics or reFresh

2008-12-24T21:05:00.000-08:00

Coffee Basics

Author: Knox

Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics!

With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine. How can you distinguish between great coffee and great hype? Read Coffee Basics.

Kevin Knox and Julie Sheldon Huffaker have filled this handy reference with hundreds of industry truths and trade secrets. You'll learn the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting; and develop an aficionado's ability to see beyond the expensive trappings of today's coffee explosion. You'll discover:

The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varieties
Step-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee "to taste"
A coffee taster's glossary
Simple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristics
The scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beans
Specialty coffee recipes
Lists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment

Whether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, Coffee Basics offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure.

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Ch. 1	What Is Coffee?	1
Ch. 2	A Brief History of the Bean	15
Ch. 3	The Name Game: Reading Coffee Labels	21
Ch. 4	A Taster's Guide to Cupping Coffees	29
Ch. 5	Regional Character	41
Ch. 6	Roasting and Blending	73
Ch. 7	How to Brew Great Coffee at Home	89
Ch. 8	Espresso: A World unto Itself	121
Ch. 9	Putting Restaurants to the Test	139
Ch. 10	Customizing Your Coffee	147
Ch. 11	Issues in the Marketplace	155
Appendix A	Glossary of Tasting Terms	177
Appendix B	Equipment Sources, Related Reading, and Industry Information	183
	Index	191

Interesting book: Alexander Hamilton or Make It Plain

reFresh: Contemporary Vegan Recipes From the Award Winning Fresh Restaurants

Author: Ruth Tal

One of Canada’s hottest restaurants puts a Fresh spin on vegetarian cuisine!

Toronto’s Fresh restaurants are consistently rated as among the most popular restaurants in the city. Appealing to vegetarians, vegans and those who enjoy meatfree meals as part of a healthy diet, Fresh has evolved from a humble juice bar into a chain of three dynamic and gorgeous downtown restaurants.

reFresh is a new edition of Ruth Tal’s first book, Juice for Life (Wiley 2000, 978-0-7715-7690-4). Completely revised and updated, reFresh offers the reader a sumptuous selection of the best recipes found on the restaurant’s menu today, all in a gorgeous full colour package that reflects the award-winning style and design of the restaurants themselves.

New in this edition:

• Over 100 of the latest recipes from the three Fresh restaurants

• A fresh new design that calls attention to the health benefits of various menu items

• Information on nutritional supplements that can be incorporated into the recipes for an added boost!

• Up-to-date information on buying and using a juicer at home

• A complete recipe index

• A new foreword by renowned chef Susur Lee

Greetings from the Finger Lakes or Living Foods for Optimum Health

2008-12-24T09:24:00.000-08:00

Greetings from the Finger Lakes: A Food and Wine Lover's Companion

Author: Michael Turback

For nearly three decades, restaurateur MICHAEL TURBACK operated Turback's of Ithaca, New York. He was named a Rising Star by Restaurant Hospitality Magazine and his pioneering concepts have been recognized by the New York Times, LA Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Gourmet, Bon Appйtit, and Wine Spectator, among others. Turback lives in Ithaca, New York.

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Living Foods for Optimum Health: Staying Healthy in an Unhealthy World

Author: Brian R Clement

Did you know that what you eat could be making you sick? It's true. Some foods clog your body with energy-depleting fats, toxins, and chemicals. Where can you find the optimum nourishment your body needs to stay strong, healthy, and vigorous? For millions of people, the answer is in the health and healing properties of living foods—foods that are eaten raw and produced without dangerous, nutrient-robbing chemicals or additives.

For more than forty years, the Hippocrates Health Institute has been teaching people how to cleanse and heal their bodies with naturally potent living foods. In this book, the first-ever sponsored by the Institute, authors Brian R. Clement and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo explain why living foods are vital to good health and offer a sensible plan for making the switch to a living foods diet.

With step-by-step instructions, lifestyle suggestions, and more than 100 healthful, delicious recipes, Living Foods for Optimum Health provides everything you need to take control of your health and well-being.

"An important and eminently readable book for the new era of self-care."

—Marilyn Diamond, co-author of Fit for Life

"A landmark guide to the essentials of healthy living."

—From the foreword by Coretta Scott King

"This book will open the way to a healthier and happier millennium."

—Helen Nearing, author of Living the Good Life and mother of the Back to Earth Movement

"Living food will change your life."

—Kenny Loggins, musician and composer

"The way to optimum healthis more natural food. Thanks, Brian, for leading the way."

—Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., Apollo Astronaut and founder of The Institute of Noetic Sciences

About the Authors

Brian R. Clement, a leader in natural health and healing, is director of the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida, and founding director of the Coalition of Holistic Health.

Theresa Foy DiGeronimo is adjunct professor of English at The William Patterson College of New Jersey and author of numerous books, including The Natural Way of Healing Chronic Pain.

Foreword by Coretta Scott King
Introduction
1.What We Know Now That We Didn't Know Then
2.The Facts About Living Foods
3.Living Longer and Better: A Program for Physical Health
4.Sometimes It Really Is All in the Mind: A Program for Mental Health
5.Counting Food Energy: Living Foods and Weight Management
6.Becoming a Living-Foods Vegetarian
7.Getting the Most from the Hippocrates Health Program
8.Shopping for Your Health
9.In the Kitchen with Living Foods
10.Eating in the Real World
11.Time to Eat: Living-Foods Recipes
Hors D'oeuvres
Breads
Butter Substitute Spreads
Soups
Salads
Dressings
Main Courses
Desserts
Juices and Drinks
Menus for One Week
Epilogue
Notes
Ingredient Glossary
Index

	Acknowledgements	8
	Introduction	9
	How to Use this Book	10
	Ten of the Best	11
	The Tastes of Montreal	13
	Montreal's Public Markets	215
	Guide to Shops and Restaurants	221
	Indexes
	Shops and Restaurants Index	271
	The Tastes of Montreal Index	275
	Recipes Index	277

	Participating Inns	2
	State Map of Participating Cities	4
	Guide by City of Participating Inns	5
	Bed & Breakfast Recipes and Travel Information	8
	Directory of Missouri Bed & Breakfast Association Membership	150
	Index of Recipes	152

	Jamie : foreword	6
	Matt : introduction	8
	Basics : what to know	12
	Toolbox : what you need	32
	Fruit : white and red	52
	Farm : growing grapes	86
	Production : making wine	102
	Atlas : where it happens	128
	Thirsty words	168

Pt. 1	A taste of heritage foods	1
1	Plant foods	3
2	Meats	67
3	Breads	96
Pt. 2	Plant medicines and healing	105
4	Three favorite medicinal plants	107
5	Snakebite	123
6	More medicinal plants	128
7	Other ways of healing	152
Pt. 3	Beauty and love	161
8	Beauty secrets	162
9	Love medicines	173
App	Plant list

	Introduction	6
	Snacks & Light Suppers	12
	Main Course Dishes	28
	Vegetables & Salads	44
	Easy Entertaining	54
	Index	64

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Foreword	ix
	A Kitchen Love Affair	xi
	Spring Flings	1
	The Savor of Summer	52
	Autumn's Abundance	102
	Cozying Up in Winter	157

1	Geographical, historical, and cultural overview	1
2	Ingredients	19
3	Cooking and the kitchen	71
4	Typical meals	99
5	Eating out	119
6	Special occasions	139
7	Diet and health	159

Pies Books

Feng Shui Food or Total Quality Management for Hospital Nutrition Services

Feng Shui Food

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Total Quality Management for Hospital Nutrition Services

Elizabeth Wall

Doody Review Services

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Brandy Trade under the Ancien Regime or Dinners in a Dash

Brandy Trade under the Ancien Regime: Regional Specialisation in the Charente

Table of Contents:

Dinners in a Dash: Sensational Three-course Dinner Parties in Under 2 Hours

Great Big Book of Chili Volume 2 or Recipes and Reminiscences from 25 Years on the Rubber Chicken Circuit

Great Big Book of Chili, Volume 2

Recipes and Reminiscences from 25 Years on the Rubber Chicken Circuit

The Daily Mail

Wine Labels 1730 2003 or California Practical Cook Book

Wine Labels, 1730-2003: A Worldwide History

California Practical Cook Book

On Uncle Sams Water Wagon or Poached

On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon

Poached: Deliciously Light and Healthy Easting with a Difference

Kosher for Everybody or Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Kosher for Everybody: The Complete Guide to Understanding, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating the Kosher Way

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Table of Contents:

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Agricultural, Commercial, Ecological, Legal, Pharmacological and Social Aspects

Hallelujah The Welcome Table or Cocina Picante

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Cocina Picante: Llene de intenso sabor su cocina con esta colecciуn de sabrosas recetas (Cocina paso a paso)

The Great Ranch Cookbook or More of Americas Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes

The Great Ranch Cookbook

Jackson Hole Guide

More of America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes

Gift of Hospitality or Choice Cookery

Gift of Hospitality: In Church, in the Home, in All of Life

Choice Cookery

Herbal Teas for Lifelong Health or Italian Cook Book

Herbal Teas for Lifelong Health: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-220

Italian Cook Book

Southern Cooking to Remember or Innocent Smoothie Recipe Book

Southern Cooking to Remember

Innocent Smoothie Recipe Book: 57 1/2 Recipes from Our Kitchen to Yours

Nantuckets Bounty or Cookin with Honey

Nantucket's Bounty: Cooking with Regional Favorites

Cookin' with Honey: What Literary Lesbians Eat

Table of Contents:

Cookbook for Grampa or Home for the Holidays

Cookbook for Grampa

Home for the Holidays

British Breweries or The Lighthouse Cookbook

British Breweries: An Architectural History

Table of Contents:

The Lighthouse Cookbook

Breads or Joanne Weirs More Cooking in the Wine Country

Breads: The Best of Favorite Recipes from Quilters

Joanne Weir's More Cooking in the Wine Country: 100 New Recipes for Living and Entertaining

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home or Vegetables

Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home: More than 350 Delectable Recipes

Vegetables (Quamut)

Stuart Cookery or Taste of Montreal

Stuart Cookery: Recipes and History

Taste of Montreal: Tracking Down the Foods of the World

Table of Contents:

Aperitifs or The Sensible Cook

Aperitifs (Quamut)

The Sensible Cook: Dutch Foodways in the Old and the New World

Booknews

The Imus Ranch or The Thing About Calories

The Imus Ranch: Cooking for Kids and Cowboys

Publishers Weekly

The Thing About Calories

Noodle Know how or Pocket Guide to Good Food

Noodle Know-how: The Great Little Book of Noodle Dishes