 | The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking)
Brand: Ten Speed Press
This second volume in Mollie Katzen's classic cooking series features over 200 vegetarian recipes and a bounty of kitchen guidance from one of America's dearest cookbook authors. Mollie first revised ENCHANTED BROCCOLI in 1995, adding lighter, easier-to-prepare versions of her signature recipes, plus a selection of new dishes and techniques. As with MOOSEWOOD, this new edition of ENCHANTED BROCCOLI is a companion volume to Mollie's new TV series, and features 16 pages of color food photography, plus 5 new recipes and a new section on making fresh pasta at home. Available in January 2000<br><br>Â | *$11.37 |
 | Flatbreads & Flavors: A Baker's Atlas
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<p>As they have pursued their passions for travel and exploring culture through food, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid have found an internationally shared and nourishing element of culture and cuisine: flatbreads, humankind's simplest, oldest, and most remarkably varied form of bread.</p> <p>In their James Beard Award-winning cookbook <i>Flatbreads and Flavors</i> Alford and Duguid share more than sixty recipes for flatbreads of every origin and description: tortillas from Mexico, pita from the Middle East, naan from Afghanistan, chapatti from India, pizza from Italy, and French fougasse. In addition, they provide 150 recipes for traditional accompaniments to the flatbreads, from chutneys and curries, salsas and stews, to such delectable pairings as Chinese Spicy Cumin Kebabs wrapped in Uighur nan or Lentils with Garlic, Onion, and Tomato spooned onto chapatti. Redolent with the tastes and aromas of the world's hearths, <i>Flatbreads and Flavors</i> maps a course through cultures old and intriguing, and, with clear and patient recipes, makes accessible to the novice and experienced baker alike the simple and satisfying bread baker's art.</p> | *$10.74 |
 | Running a Restaurant for Dummies
Brand: For Dummies
Millions of Americans dream of owning and running their own restaurant -- because they want to be their own boss, because their cooking always draws raves, or just because they love food. <I>Running a Restaurant For Dummies</I> covers every aspect of getting started for wannabe restaurateurs. From setting up a business plan and finding financing, to designing a menu and dining room, you'll find all the advice you need to start and run a successful restaurant. <P> Even if you don't know anything about cooking or running a business, you might still have a great idea for a restaurant -- and this handy guide will show you how to make your dream a reality. If you already own a restaurant, but want to see it do better, <I>Running a Restaurant For Dummies </I>offers unbeatable tips and advice of bringing in hungry customers. From start to finish, you'll learn everything you need to know to succeed: <UL><LI>Put your ideas on paper with a realistic business plan <LI>Attract investors to help get the business off the ground <LI>Be totally prepared for your grand opening <LI>Make sure your business is legal and above board <LI>Hire and train a great staff <LI>Develop a delicious menu </UL> If you're looking for expert guidance from people in the know, then Running a Restaurant For Dummies is the only book you need. Written by Michael Garvey, co-owner of the famous Oyster Bar at Grand Central, with help from writer Heather Dismore and chef Andy Dismore, this book covers all the bases, from balancing the books to training staff and much more: <UL><LI>Designing and theme and a concept <LI>Taking over an existing restaurant or buying into a franchise <LI>Stocking and operating a bar <LI>Working with partners and other investors <LI>Choose a perfect location <LI>Hiring and training an excellent staff <LI>Pricing menu items <LI>Designing the interior of the restaurant <LI>Purchasing and managing supplies <LI>Marketing your restaurant to customers </UL> If you're looking for a new career as a restaurateur, or you need new ideas for your struggling restaurant, <I>Running a Restaurant For Dummies</I> offers expert advice in a fun, friendly format. Packed with practical advice and expert wisdom on every aspect of the food service business, this guide is all you need to get cooking. | *$6.71 |
 | The Home Creamery
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
Butter, yogurt, ricotta, and other fresh dairy products have been made in home kitchens around the world for centuries. They are not difficult to make, require no complicated aging techniques, and offer the home cook a wonderful range of tart, sweet, nutty, silky, creamy, melty textures and flavors. With the growing availability of local, organic milk and the soaring popularity of raw milk, now is the perfect time to bring fresh dairy products back to the home kitchen.<br><br> Author Kathy Farrell-Kingsley begins with simple, step-by-step instructions for making sour cream, buttermilk, créme fraîche, mozzarella, fresh goat cheese, and 10 other fresh milk products. Home cooks will be thrilled with the simple but magical process of turning milk or cream into cultured dairy products and soft, unripened cheeses. There's nothing quite like watching cream turn into butter or tasting the slightly chewy tang of homemade mozzarella.<br> <br> Following the dairy instructions are 75 delicious cooking and baking recipes developed to showcase products from <i>The Home Creamery</i>. Cheese Blintzes, Herbed Goat Cheese Bites, Mozzarella Panini, Spinach Ricotta Pie, Coleslaw with Buttermilk Dressing, Chocolate Sour Cream Cake, and Tiramisu are that much sweeter when made with the rich creamy goodness of homemade dairy items. | *$9.97 |
 | The 1200-Calorie-a-Day Menu Cookbook : Quick and Easy Recipes for Delicious Low-fat Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, and Desserts
Brand: McGraw-Hill
Imagine savoring three delicious, satisfying meals every day without worrying about counting calories or calculating fat grams. Now you can enjoy hundreds of combinations of tempting, flavorful breakfasts, lunches, dinners--even desserts--<i>all for only 1200 calories a day</i>. | *$6.69 |
 | The Best Light Recipe
Brand: America's Test Kitchen
Let’s face it. In America’s Test Kitchen our goal has always been clear: develop the best recipe possible. Only rarely have we stopped to consider the fat or calorie content of the food we make …until now. <P>The Best Light Recipe is different. In response to the increasing interest from our readers to shed the same obsessive attention the right ingredients and techniques for the guaranteed foolproof recipe for lighter foods, we are pleased to offer more than 300 guaranteed foolproof full-flavored, lower fat and reduced-calorie recipes, 95% of which are completely new! Each recipe lists calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, protein, fiber and sodium per serving to help you cook smart. <P>From chunky guacamole to brownies, from macaroni and cheese, lasagna, and spaghetti and meatballs to blueberry muffins and even chocolate cake and cheesecake, we tested and retested our favorite recipes until we arrived at the best recipes that cut calories and fat without sacrificing flavor. We also recognized that we couldn’t do the impossible- so if we weren’t satisfied with the results in our kitchen, the recipe didn’t make it into the book. Nor did we include recipes that relied on smoke and mirrors to reduce fat and calories, like beef stew with only a forkful of beef or cookies the size of quarters. <P>The Best Light Recipe, packed with more than 100 illustrations and 16 pages of full-color photos, also includes naturally healthy recipes tweaked to be even lighter and healthier, like gazpacho, poached salmon, stir-fry chicken, grilled tuna burgers, and pan-roasted asparagus. And the healthy techniques you’ll learn, including using milk and cornstarch instead of cream and butter to make a simple pan sauce (trust us, it really works), or reserving the good olive oil to lightly drizzle on your pasta before serving (when you use less and get the most flavor), will last over a lifetime of healthy cooking. <P>The Best Light Recipe also features objective equipment ratings and ingredient tastings, from the best muffin tin and Dutch oven to the best soy sauce and chicken broth, as well as illustrated tips and techniques, from slicing flank steak for stir fries, to creating the best deep-fried crust without actually frying. In short, it is your essential guide to lighter, great-tasting recipes that deliver every time. | *$11.98 |
 | Ad Hoc at Home
Brand: Artisan
<strong>Thomas Keller shares family-style recipes that you can make any or every day.</strong><br><br>In the book every home cook has been waiting for, the revered Thomas Keller turns his imagination to the American comfort foods closest to his heart—flaky biscuits, chicken pot pies, New England clam bakes, and cherry pies so delicious and redolent of childhood that they give Proust's madeleines a run for their money. Keller, whose restaurants The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and Per Se in New York have revolutionized American haute cuisine, is equally adept at turning out simpler fare. In <i>Ad Hoc at Home</i>—a cookbook inspired by the menu of his casual restaurant Ad Hoc in Yountville—he showcases more than 200 recipes for family-style meals. This is Keller at his most playful, serving up such truck-stop classics as Potato Hash with Bacon and Melted Onions and grilled-cheese sandwiches, and heartier fare including beef Stroganoff and roasted spring leg of lamb. In fun, full-color photographs, the great chef gives step-by-step lessons in kitchen basics— here is Keller teaching how to perfectly shape a basic hamburger, truss a chicken, or dress a salad. Best of all, where Keller’s previous best-selling cookbooks were for the ambitious advanced cook, <i>Ad Hoc at Home</i> is filled with quicker and easier recipes that will be embraced by both kitchen novices and more experienced cooks who want the ultimate recipes for American comfort-food classics.<br><br><br> | *$31.50 |
 | The 1997 Joy of Cooking
Brand: Scribner
<P>Since its original publication, Joy of Cooking has been the most authoritative cookbook in America? the one upon which millions of cooks have confidently relied for more than sixty-five years. It's the book your grandmother and mother probably learned to cook from, the book you gave your sister when she got married. This, the first revision in more than twenty years, is better than ever. Here's why: <UL> <LI>Every chapter has been rethought with an emphasis on freshness, convenience, and health. <LI>All the recipes have been reconceived and tested with an eye to modern taste, and the cooking knowledge imparted with each subject enriched to the point where everyone from a beginning to an experienced cook will feel completely supported. <LI>The new Joy continues the vision of American cooking that began with the first edition of Joy. It is still the book you can turn to for perfect Beef Wellington and Baked Macaroni and Cheese. It's also the book where you can now find Turkey on the Grill, Spicy Peanut Sesame Noodles, and vegetarian meals. <LI>The new Joy provides more thorough descriptions of ingredients, from the familiar to the most exotic. For instance, almost all the varieties of apples grown domestically are described -- the months they become available, how they taste, what they are best used for, and how long they keep. But for the first time Joy features a complete section on fresh and dried chili peppers: how to roast and grill them, how to store them, and how long they keep -- with illustrations of each pepper. <LI>An all-new "RULES" section in many chapters gives essential cooking basics at a glance: washing and storing salad greens, selecting a pasta and a matching sauce, determining when a piece of fish is cooked through, stuffing a chicken, and making a perfect souffle. <LI>New chapters reflect changing American tastes and lifestyles: <LI>Separate new chapters on grains, beans, and pasta include recipes for grits, polenta, pilafs, risottos, vegetarian chills, bean casseroles, and make-ahead lasagnes. <LI>New baking and dessert chapters promise to enhance Joy of Cooking's reputation as a bible for bakers. Quick and yeast bread recipes range from focaccia, pizza, and sourdoughs to muffins and coffee cakes. Separate chapters cover custards and puddings, pies and tarts, cookies, cakes, cobblers, and other American fruit desserts revived for this edition. Recipes include one-bowl cakes, gingerbread, angel and sponge cakes, meringues, pound cakes, fruitcakes, 6 different kinds of cheesecake -- there's even an illustrated wedding cake recipe, which takes you through all the stages from building a stand, making and decorating the cake, to transporting it to the reception without a hitch. <LI>Little Dishes showcases foods from around the world: hummus, baba ghanoush, bruschetta, tacos, empanadas, and fried wontons. <LI>AII new drawings of techniques, ingredients, and equipment, integrated throughout an elegant new design, and over 300 more pages round out the new Joy. </UL> <P>Among this book's other unique features: microwave instructions for preparing beans, grains, and vegetables; dozens of new recipes for people who are lactose intolerant and allergic to gluten; expanded ingredients chart now features calories, essential vitamins, and levels of fats and cholesterol. There are ideas for substitutions to lower fat in recipes and reduced-fat recipes in the baking sections. <P>From cover to cover, Joy's chapters have been imbued with the knowledge and passion of America's greatest cooks and cooking teachers. An invaluable combination of old and new, this edition of Joy of Cooking promises to keep you cooking for years to come. | *$19.72 |
 | Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet and Lifetime Nutrition Plan
Brand: Bantam
The unique body-typing program that teaches you how to:<br><UL><br><LI> Lose weight<br><LI> Achieve your ideal body shape<br><LI> Target your trouble spots<br><LI> Boost your energy<br><LI> Eliminate food cravings forever<br><LI> Feel better than you ever thought possible<br></UL><br>Do you crave coffee and sweets--or a nice thick steak?<br>Do you get love handles--or jiggly pockets on your thighs? <br>Are you quick-tempered--or impatient and easily depressed?<P>Believe it or not, your answers to these and other questions posed in this breakthrough book will help you discover which of the four basic "Body Type" categories you fall into--the first step toward determining what you need to do to lose weight and look and feel better than ever.<P>More than just a diet, Dr. Abravanel's one-of-a-kind plan is a complete health, fitness, and nutrition program that first teaches you how to determine your body type and then custom-tailors a three-step weight-loss plan and exercise regimen just for you. Using the latest scientific research, Dr. Abravanel has revised and expanded this successful strategy to make it even more effective and easy to follow.<P>This revolutionary program includes:<br><UL><br><LI> A newly revised Body Type questionnaire you can do at home<br><LI> A detailed list of foods you should avoid--and those you must eat<br><LI> A four-week eating plan, complete with daily menus and recipes<br><LI> A guide to supplements, herbal remedies, and exercise routines for each Body Type<br><LI> A Long Weekend of Rejuvenation to purify your system and clear your mind<br></UL><br>Now, to find out which Body Type you fall into, turn to the first page.... | *$9.49 |
 | The Joy of Pickling, Revised Edition: 250 Flavor-Packed Recipes for Vegetables and More from Garden or Market
Brand: Harvard Common Press
Since its original publication in 1998, this book has been considered the go-to guide for those who like it sour, salty, and tangy. Author Ziedrich goes far beyond the classic bread-and-butters and dills with recipes that showcase the worldwide popularity of pickling. There are chapters on fermented pickles, from Half-Sours to Turkish Mixed Pickles; on fresh pickles such as Pickled Beets; on cabbage pickles from around the world like Kimchi and Curtido; and miso and soy sauce pickles. Twenty-five of the recipes are brand new, and the indispensable pickling primer has been fully updated with the latest in equipment, ingredients, and techniques. | *$18.78 |
 | Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking
Brand: Chronicle Books
With more than ten reprints, it's clear cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey wins the popular vote for delicious Indian recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Now with a beautiful new design and all-new photographs, <i>Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking</i> is ready to wow another generation of home cooks. Written by the world's foremost authority on Indian cooking, this terrific volume boasts a tantalizing array of appetizers, entr es, beverages, and desserts for every occasion. From Silken Chicken and Pork Vindaloo to Fresh Red Chutney with Almonds and Sweet, Pale Orange, Mango Lassi, <i>Quick & Easy Indian Cooking</i> makes this exotic cuisine accessible and enjoyable as perfect for entertaining as it is for everyday cooking. | *$11.73 |
 | Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean, And Fair
Brand: Rizzoli Ex Libris
By now most of us are aware of the threats looming in the food world. The best-selling <i>Fast Food Nation</i> and other recent books have alerted us to such dangers as genetically modified organisms, food-borne diseases, and industrial farming. Now it is time for answers, and <i>Slow Food Nation</i> steps up to the challenge. Here the charismatic leader of the Slow Food movement, Carlo Petrini, outlines many different routes by which we may take back control of our food. The three central principles of the Slow Food plan are these: food must be sustainably produced in ways that are sensitive to the environment, those who produce the food must be fairly treated, and the food must be healthful and delicious. In his travels around the world as ambassador for Slow Food, Petrini has witnessed firsthand the many ways that native peoples are feeding themselves without making use of the harmful methods of the industrial complex. He relates the wisdom to be gleaned from local cultures in such varied places as Mongolia, Chiapas, Sri Lanka, and Puglia. Amidst our crisis, it is critical that Americans look for insight from other cultures around the world and begin to build a new and better way of eating in our communities here. | *$12.82 |
 | Lickety-Split Meals: For Health Conscious People on the Go!
Brand: Zhi Publishing | *$15.65 |
 | The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Delicious Dairy-Free Cheeses and Classic "Uncheese" Dishes
Brand: Book Publishing Company (TN)
This is the perfect cookbook for those who need or want to eliminate dairy products but still enjoy their favorite dishes. This tenth anniversary edition offers completely new versions of the acclaimed, original recipes plus many new ones. You'll discover a whole new world of flavorful, cheesy-tasting dishes without the cholesterol and dairy allergies that can be harmful to your health. Whether for family dining or elegant entertaining, you'll find recipes that will suit the occasion. <P>Renown nutritionist and dietitian,Vesanto Melina, brings you up-to-date on the latest research about dairy and your health. Tables and charts show calcium, protein, and other nutrients in a variety of plant foods to help you safely replace dairy in your diet. And this new edition contains designations for each recipe to indicate whether it is gluten, soy, nut, yeast, and/or corn free for people who are sensitive to a wide range of food allergens. | *$11.65 |
 | Best Food Writing 2008
Brand: Da Capo Lifelong Books
<DIV><i>Best Food Writing 2008</i> once more authoritatively and appealingly assembles the finest culinary prose from the past year’s books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Web sites. This anthology features both established food writers and rising stars addressing everything from celebrated chefs to the travails of the home cook, and from erudite culinary history to food-inspired memoirs. By turns opinionated, evocative, nostalgic, sensuous, and just plain funny, it’s a tasty sampler to dip into time and again, whether you’re in the mood for foie gras or fruitcake. <p>Like previous collections, <i>Best Food Writing 2008</i> will include writers such as Colman Andrews, Anthony Bourdain, Frank Bruni, Bill Buford, Barbara Kingsolver, Madhur Jaffrey, Ruth Reichl, Raymond Sokolov, Jeffrey Steingarten, and many others.</p> </DIV> | *$6.07 |
 | The Best Recipes in the World
Brand: Broadway
With his million-copy bestseller <i>How to Cook Everything,</i> Mark Bittman made the difficult doable. Now he makes the exotic accessible.<br><br>In this highly ambitious, accomplished, globe-spanning work, Bittman gathers the best recipes that people from dozens of countries around the world cook every day. And when he brings his distinctive no-frills approach to dishes that were once considered esoteric, America's home cooks will eagerly follow where they once feared to tread.<br><br>In more than a thousand recipes, Bittman compellingly demonstrates that there are many places besides Italy and France to which cooks can turn for inspiration. In addition to these favorites, he covers Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, the Balkans, Germany, and other European destinations, giving us easy ways to make dishes like Spanish Mushroom and Chicken Paella, Greek Roast Leg of Lamb with Thyme and Orange, Russian Borscht, and Swedish Äppletorte. <br><br>Asian food now rivals European cuisine’s popularity, and this book reflects that: It’s the first to emphasize European and Asian cuisines equally, with easy-to-follow recipes for favorites like Vietnamese Stir-Fried Vegetables with Nam Pla, Pad Thai, Japanese Salmon Teriyaki, Chinese Black Bean and Garlic Spareribs, and Indian Tandoori Chicken. Nor is the rest of the world ignored: there are hundreds of recipes from North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America, too. All will be hits with home cooks looking to add exciting new tastes and cosmopolitan flair to their everyday repertoire. <br><br>Shop locally, cook globally–Mark Bittman makes it so easy:<br><br><i>• Hundreds of recipes that can be made ahead or prepared in under 30 minutes<br><br>• Informative sidebars and instructional drawings explain unfamiliar techniques and ingredients<br><br>• Fifty-two international menus, an extensive International Pantry section, and much more make this an essential addition to any cook’s shelf</i><br><br><i>The Best Recipes in the World</i> is destined to be a classic that will change the way Americans think about everyday food. It’s simply like no other cookbook in the world. | *$8.49 |
 | The Bon Appetit Cookbook: Fast Easy Fresh
Brand: Wiley | *$8.48 |
 | Tyler Florence's Real Kitchen: An Indispensable Guide for Anybody Who Likes to Cook
Brand: Clarkson Potter
Bold. Unfussy. Irresistible. Real. <br><br>That’s the kind of food that comes out of Tyler Florence’s kitchen. With a culinary sensibility refined in some of New York’s most high-profile restaurants, and a down-home practicality gained as the cooking guru of Food 911, Tyler cooks food that’s fresh, flavorful, and totally doable. In <b>Tyler Florence’s Real Kitchen</b>, he’ll show you how to cook simple meals that taste amazing, from comfort-food to classics to vibrantly new dishes.<br><br>Tyler’s long-awaited first cookbook stays true to his cooking philosophy—use great, simple ingredients and then let the natural flavors speak for themselves. He offers can’t-miss recipes for all the crowd-pleasing dishes that you crave—cold fried chicken, a perfect meatloaf, or drop-dead lasagna. Tyler’s bold, uncomplicated style even makes sophisticated food easy, with recipes like Pan-Roasted Sirloin with Arugula, Sweet Peppers, and Olive Salad or Steamed Mussels with Saffron and Tomato. He’ll show you how to get a great meal from the grocery bag to the table with the least fuss and the most flavor, or how to throw a barbecue with the best burgers (spiced up with horseradish and Havarti cheese) that your friends have ever had. From weekend brunch (including Soft Scrambled Eggs with Salmon and Avocado and an assortment of dim sum) to quick weeknight dinners for two (like Hong Kong Crab Cakes with Baby Bok Choy), and a selection of great party food and cocktails, this is a cookbook you’ll use again and again and rely on for every occasion.<br><br>With helpful notes on essential pantry staples and a list of the kitchen equipment you really need, <b>Tyler Florence’s Real Kitchen</b> is a fresh, creative exploration of just how fun (and delicious) your cooking can be. | *$12.68 |
 | The New Spanish Table
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
Amazing things are happening at the new Spanish table. The sweet-hot pequillos of Navarra turn up in a classic potato tortilla (the beloved omelet found in every tapas bar). Purple-veined Cabrales butter melts across a thick grilled T-bone. Honey is drizzled over eggplant "fries." Chocolate meets olive oil, strawberries meet fennel, vanilla meets salmon. Mysteriously delicious savory ice creams—balsamic vinegar, thyme, saffron—garnish soups and seafoods.<br> <br> Casual, quietly inventive, steeped in regional traditions but unmistakably modern, Spain is the new France and Italy, an ipicenter of contemporary Mediterranean cooking with a wealth of alluring flavors and preparations.<br> <br> Written by Anya von Bremzen—an award-winning food writer who first fell in love with Spain in the early 1980s, introduced the Catalan genius and three-star chef Ferran Adrià to American readers in 1997, and today spends close to half her year in the country—<em>The New Spanish Table</em> delivers all the pleasures of this exhilarating cuisine.<br> <br> It's a rustic table: Baked Fish with Romesco Potatoes. It's elegant: Rack of Lamb with Pistacchio Pesto. It's exquisitely simple: Smoky Fried Almonds with sea salt, an addictive marriage of four ingredients. It's for entertaining—dozens of tapas, paellas and cazuelas (named after the Spanish terra-cotta casseroles)—and, with its glorious comfort foods like fried eggs with crackling, crispy whites, and luscious unusual Rice Pudding Ice Cream, perfect for cozying up, alone.<br> <br> Most of all, <em>The New Spanish Table</em> is an irresistible, festive celebration of flavors from a culture absolutely passionate about food, wine, and the pleasures of an excellent meal. | *$10.55 |
 | Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
It’s a marriage made in BBQ heaven: America’s foremost grilling guru takes on ribs. Baby backs and spare ribs, short ribs and long ribs, pork ribs, beef ribs, lamb ribs, and more—a passionate, single-subject celebration of meaty, smoky, sweet ’n’ spicy, crowd-pleasing, fall-off-the-bone-tender ribs.<br><br> A perfect rib is the culmination of the griller’s art, and nobody’s better at showing how to put it all together—the tastes, techniques, ingredients, recipes, tips—than Steven Raichlen, award-winning author of <i>Barbecue! Bible</i>, <i>How to Grill</i>, <i>Beer-Can Chicken</i>, and other BARBECUE! BIBLE® books with 3 million copies in print. Here are 75 mouth-watering, repertoire-expanding, rib-rocking recipes: Buccaneer Baby Backs with Rumbullion Barbecue Sauce. Lone Star Barrel Staves. Tandoori Ribs. Maui-Style Short Ribs. Jamaican Jerk Ribs. Thai Sweet Chili Ribs. The Original Dinosaur Ribs. Cousin Dave’s Chipotle Chocolate Ribs. But the book is also a rib clinic: It covers the nine methods for cooking ribs, from direct grilling to spit-roasting. The essential techniques for handling ribs. Key ingredients in making homemade sauces, mops, and rubs. And boxes throughout to help take your rib cookery to the next level—even to the competition level, with tips on how to enter and how to win. | *$6.67 |
 | Eat My Globe: One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything
Brand: Free Press
When Simon Majumdar hit forty, he realized there had to be more to life than his stable but uninspiring desk job. As he wondered how to escape his career, he rediscovered a list of goals he had scrawled out years before, the last of which said: <b>Go everywhere, eat everything</b>. With that, he had found his mission -- a yearlong search for the delicious, and curious, and the curiously delicious, which he names <I>Eat My Globe</i> and memorably chronicles in these pages.<P>In Majumdar's world, food is everything. Like every member of his family, he has a savant's memory for meals, with instant recall of dishes eaten decades before. Simon's unstoppable wit and passion for all things edible (especially those things that once had eyes, and a face, and a mom and a pop) makes this an armchair traveler's and foodie's delight -- Majumdar does all the heavy lifting, eats the heavy foods (and suffers the weighty consequences), so you don't have to. He jets to thirty countries in just over twelve months, diving mouth-first into local cuisines and cultures as different as those of Japan and Iceland. His journey takes him from China, where he consumes one of his "Top Ten Worst Eats," stir-fried rat, to the United States, where he glories in our greatest sandwiches: the delectable treasures of Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan, BBQ in Kansas and Texas, the still-rich po' boys of post-Katrina New Orleans.<P>The meat of the story -- besides the peerless ham in Spain, the celebrated steaks of Argentina, the best of Münich's wursts as well as their descendants, the famous hot dogs of Chicago -- is the friends that Simon makes as he eats. They are as passionate about food as he is and are eager to welcome him to their homes and tables, share their choicest meals, and reveal their local secrets. Also a poignant memoir, <I>Eat My Globe</i> is a life told through food and spiced with Majumdar's remembrances of foods past, including those from his colorful childhood. (Raised in Northern England, he is the son of a fiery Welsh nurse and a distinguished Bengali surgeon.) A captivating look at one man's passion for food, family, and unique life experiences, Eat My Globe will make you laugh -- while it makes you hungry. It is sure to satiate any gastronome obsessed with globetrotting -- for now. | *$4.99 |
 | The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life
Brand: McGraw-Hill
<p><b>If you'd like to have all the health benefits of a vegetarian diet--but can't imagine giving up meat . . .<br> If you'd like to lose weight, increase energy, and boost your immunity--but can't stand following a bunch of rules and restrictions . . .<br> <i>The Flexitarian Diet</i> is just for you!</b></p> <p>"With her flexible mix-and-match plans, Dawn Jackson Blatner gives us a smart new approach to cooking and eating."<br> <b>--Joy Bauer, M.S., RD, CDN,</b> "Today" show dietitian and bestselling author of <i>Joy Bauer's Food Cures</i></p> <p>"<i>The Flexitarian Diet</i> is a fresh approach to eating that's balanced, smart, and completely do-able."<br> <b>--Ellie Krieger,</b> host of Food Network's "Healthy Appetite" and author of <i>The Food You Crave</i></p> <p>“Offers a comprehensive, simple-to-follow approach to flexitarian eating-the most modern, adaptable, delicious way to eat out there."<br> <b>--Frances Largeman-Roth, RD,</b> senior food and nutrition editor of <i>Health</i> magazine</p> <p>“It's about time someone told consumers interested in taking control of their weight and health how to get the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle without having to cut meat completely out of their life.”<br> <b>--Byrd Schas,</b> senior health producer, New Media, Lifetime Entertainment Services</p> | *$15.36 |
 | Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
"A classic."—Irene Sax. "Bravo!"—Florence Fabricant. "Delightfully bright and charming."—The New York Times. "This is the book that changed the way America cooks."—Barbara Kafka. "The classic standard."—Danny Meyer. "To my generation what Joy of Cooking was to my mother’s."—Tom Valenti. "Smashing."—Michel Richard. " Enormous."—Marion Cunningham. "Ahead of its time."—Todd English. " Bravo Sheila and Julee!"—Daniel Boulud. "Wholly satisfying."—Mimi Sheraton. " Revolutionary!"—Steven Raichlen. "Charming to look at, cozy to cook with." — Gael Greene. "Long live The Silver Palate Cookbook."—Giuliano Bugialli.<br><br> Now here’s the Silver Anniversary edition, with a feast of 100 full-color photographs throughout and a vibrant new cover. This edition is the perfect gift to replace the millions of bedraggled copies in kitchens across America, and will introduce its timeless pleasures to a new generation of cooks. <br><br> Yes, Chicken Marbella in full color! Join the party! | *$8.75 |
 | Marlene Koch's Sensational Splenda Recipes: Over 375 Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat, and Calories
Brand: M. Evans and Company, Inc.
<b>With over 375 delectable fool-proof recipes for every day and every occasion Marlene Koch has created the ultimate healthy low sugar cookbook!</b> <P>Featuring 16 pages of beautiful color photographs and 125 brand new mouthwatering recipes along with all of the critically acclaimed recipes from <i>Unbelievable Desserts with Splenda</i> and <i>Fantastic Food with Splenda,</i> with sensational revisions and fabulous new updates, this is the best-tasting, biggest Splenda inspired cookbook ever! <P>With 20 amazing chapters packed with recipes for everything from drinks and smoothies, to your favorite foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner, special occasions and holidays, Marlene's crowd-pleasing recipes are guaranteed to be loved by the entire family. Looking for a sweet treat? You'll find all your favorite recipes and more, from tender muffins and coffeecakes, to creamy puddings and custards, to sensational cookies, pies, cakes, cheesecakes, toppings and even cocktails. Most of all, because these incredibly delicious recipes are low in sugar, fat <i>and</i> calories they are the perfect fit for every diet. <P> (Splenda® is the only sugar substitute made from real sugar. Safe for everyone in the family, it has the taste of real sugar - simply without the calories or effect on blood your sugar.) <P> Marlene's recipes are also as easy-to-follow as they are on the waistline and include up-to-date nutritional analysis with Weight Watchers point comparisons and diabetic exchanges. Just imagine enjoying Creamy Iced Coffee, Decadent Hot Chocolate, Stuffed French Toast, Fresh Blueberry Scones, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Spicy Orange Beef, Unbelievable Chocolate Cake, Frosted Pumpkin Bars, Tiramisu, Lemon Meringue Pie and yes, even Strawberry Topped New York Cheesecake, absolutely guilt-free! This is one cookbook you are sure to reach for over and over again. | *$7.00 |
 | Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals
Brand: Clarkson Potter
This is the low-fat book cooks who care about wholesome, vegetarian-inspired food have been waiting for. Each of the more than 280 recipes are as delicious and trustworthy as those in the Moosewood Collective's previous books, and vibrant flavors and generous portions are still a hallmark of every dish. Because the Collective's primary goal is always to make great tasting food they resisted the notion of doing a low-fat book until they were convinced they could make low-fat dishes as flavor-packed as their regular favorites. "We've mostly been interested in gourmet cuisine at Moosewood Restaurant, not deprivation diet food," say the authors. "So, it's a happy surprise that the dishes we created for this cookbook don't come off as merely healthful diet foods. The food is exciting, ethnically diverse, and satisfyingly delicious. <Strong>Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites</Strong> is as much a celebration of the pleasures of eating as it is about low-fat cooking."<br><br>In <Strong>Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites</Strong> the Collective emphasizes a few changes in basic cooking techniques to apply to everyday recipes and they offer tips and ideas for sustaining a low-fat lifestyle. They bake rather than fry, replace high-fat ingredients with healthy substitutes (no artificial ingredients allowed!), and use butter and oil very moderately. What is lost in fat is gained in bold, intense flavors. "When fashioning low-fat recipes, taking a nip here, a tuck there, we sometimes need to add a little embroidery, an embellishment such as extra herbs, spices, fruit or vegetable purée, vinegar, sun-dried tomatoes, dried mushrooms, miso, soy sauce, or garlic," explain the cooks at Moosewood Restaurant. "Our gingerbread gets extra flavor and moisture from chunks of pear rather than from butter and egg yolks. Two small calamata olives enliven the Caesar Salad Dressing. A little sauerkraut adds interest to an Italian mushroom stew."<br><br>Fat will not be missed in mouthwatering recipes like Guacamole with Asparagus, Chinese Orzo Vegetable Salad, Spring Vegetable Paella, Indian Potato Pancakes, and Creamy Dairyless Rice Pudding. Along with those creative dishes, one of the most appealing parts of <Strong>Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites</Strong> is finding low-fat variations on familiar favorites such as Macaroni and Cheese, Shephard's Pie, and Dark Chocolate Pudding. An added bonus is that the Moosewood Collective has made sure that the ingredients used in the recipes throughout the book are very accessible--easily found in most well-stocked supermarkets. <br><br>In the nutritional, glossary, and guide sections of <Strong>Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites</Strong> the Collective gives explanations of nutritional terms, instructions for how to glean the information you need from nutrition labels, a brief overview of vitamins and minerals, and guides to ingredients and cooking techniques. These three important sections, combined with the deliciously appetizing recipes, are a wealth of encouragement for low-fat eating and living a healthy lifestyle. The fourteen chapters range from savory soups and main course salads to creative side dishes and aromatic Mediterranean and Asian-inspired dishes. With chapters which range from healthy breakfasts and lunch foods to a collection of fish recipes and more than twenty truly delectable desserts, <Strong>Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites</Strong> is sure to set the kitchen standard not only for health-conscious cooks, but also for those who have come to rely on the Moosewood Collective's easy, earthy approach to cooking. | *$7.80 |
 | The One-Pan Galley Gourmet : Simple Cooking on Boats
Brand: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Pre
<b>A paperback original</b> <P><i>The One-Pan Galley Gourmet</i> has it all: one-pan simplicity; delicious recipes using fresh ingredients; advice for provisioning anywhere in the world; and plenty of spice and personality. Special features include: <ul> <li>200 boat-tested meat, fish, and vegetarian recipes <li>Soups, stews, breads, and desserts <li>Menu plans for cruises of three-day, seven-day, and longer duration <li>Provisioning advice emphasizing fresh ingredients with selective canned substitutions </ul> | *$8.00 |
 | How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart
Brand: Broadway
Pam Anderson grew up watching her parents and grandparents make dinner every night by simply taking the ingredients on hand and cooking them with the techniques they knew. <br><br>Times have changed. Today we have an overwhelming array of ingredients and a fraction of the cooking time, but Anderson believes the secret to getting dinner on the table lies in the past. After a long day, who has the energy to look up a recipe and search for the right ingredients before ever starting to cook? To make dinner night after night, Anderson believes the first two steps--looking for a recipe, then scrambling for the exact ingredients--must be eliminated. Understanding that most recipes are simply "variations on a theme," she innovatively teaches technique, ultimately eliminating the need for recipes.<br><br>Once the technique or formula is mastered, Anderson encourages inexperienced as well as veteran cooks to spread their culinary wings. For example, after learning to sear a steak, it's understood that the same method works for scallops, tuna, hamburger, swordfish, salmon, pork tenderloin, and more. You never need to look at a recipe again. Vary the look and flavor of these dishes with interchangeable pan sauces, salsas, relishes, and butters.<br><br>Best of all, these recipes rise above the mundane Monday-through-Friday fare. Imagine homemade ravioli and lasagna for weeknight supper, or from-scratch tomato sauce before the pasta water has even boiled. Last-minute guests? Dress up simple tomato sauce with capers and olives or shrimp and red pepper flakes. Drizzle sautéed chicken breasts with a balsamic vinegar pan sauce. Anderson teaches you how to do it--without a recipe. Don't buy exotic ingredients and follow tedious instructions for making hors d'oeuvres. Forage through the pantry and refrigerator for quick appetizers. The ingredients are all there; the method is in your head. Master four simple potato dishes--a bake, a cake, a mash, and a roast--compatible with many meals. Learn how to make the five-minute dinner salad, easily changing its look and flavor depending on the season and occasion. Tuck a few dessert techniques in your back pocket and effortlessly turn any meal into a special occasion.<br><br>There's real rhyme and reason to Pam's method at the beginning of every chapter: To dress greens, "Drizzle salad with oil, salt, and pepper, then toss until just slick. Sprinkle in some vinegar to give it a little kick." To make a frittata, "Cook eggs without stirring until set around the edges. Bake until puffy, then cut it into wedges." Each chapter also contains a helpful at-a-glance chart that highlights the key points of every technique, and a master recipe with enough variations to keep you going until you've learned how to cook without a book. <br> | *$9.71 |
 | Texas BBQ : Photographs by Wyatt McSpadden
Brand: University of Texas Press
<p>To Texans, barbecue is elemental. Succulent, savory, perfumed with smoke and spice, it transcends the term "comfort food." It's downright heavenly, and it's also a staff of Texas life. Like a dust storm or a downpour, barbecue is a force of Texas nature, a stalwart tie to the state's cultural and culinary history. Though the word is often shortened to "BBQ," the tradition of barbecue stands Texas-tall.</p><p>Photographer Wyatt McSpadden has spent some twenty years documenting barbecue--specifically, the authentic family-owned cafes that are small-town mainstays. Traveling tens of thousands of miles, McSpadden has crisscrossed the state to visit scores of barbecue purveyors, from fabled sites like Kreuz's in Lockhart to remote spots like the Lazy H Smokehouse in Kirbyville. Color or black-and-white, wide angle or close up, his pictures convey the tradition and charm of barbecue. They allow the viewer to experience each place through all five senses. The shots of cooking meat and spiraling smoke make taste and smell almost tangible. McSpadden also captures the shabby appeal of the joints themselves, from huge, concrete-floored dining halls to tiny, un-air-conditioned shacks. Most of all, McSpadden conveys the primal physicality of barbecue--the heat of fire, the heft of meat, the slickness of juices--and also records ubiquitous touches such as ancient scarred carving blocks, torn screen doors and peeling linoleum, and toothpicks in a recycled pepper sauce jar.</p> | *$26.36 |
 | 101 Margaritas
Brand: Wiley
The Margarita. It’s the drink that puts the "happy" in happy hour. A beguiling elixir of tequila, citrus, and sweetness that’s guaranteed to go down easy—and put a smile on your face. <p> The Classic Margarita—perhaps named after Margarita Sames, or maybe Margarete, a descendent of Ponce de Leon, but do we really care?—is a delectable blend of tequila, simple syrup, Cointreau, and lime and lemon juices. But as cocktail designer extraordinaire Kim Haasarud proves in this fantastic little guide, the Classic is just the starting point for margarita bliss. Open the book, and you’ll discover 101 heavenly margarita recipes—one for every season, every mood, and every occasion. <p> All your favorite margarita variations are here. You can chill out with a frozen Strawberry Margarita. Get romantic with an exotic Passionfruit Margarita. Or "berry" yourself in the fruity delights of a delicious Raspberry Margarita. But Haasarud also gives you lots of new and exciting margarita choices. You can take a cocktail party to new heights with the sophisticated Sake Margarita. Tame fiery foods with the refreshing Sweet Ginger Margarita. Or finish off a meal with a divine Hazelnut Margarita or an espresso-infused Margarita du Café. <p> So invite some friends, get out your shaker, and ready the glasses. With a little help from this book, you’ll be in Margaritaville in no time. <p> Kim Haasarud bartended her way through college and in 2002 founded Liquid Architecture, a firm that creates signature drinks and bar concepts. Her clients have included Fox Searchlight, Warner Brothers, HBO, Comedy Central, <i>Maxim</i>, the Tribeca Film Festival, Absolut Vodka, Jameson Irish Whiskey, and the Cheesecake Factory. She also writes the "West Coast Cocktails" column for <i>Slammed</i> magazine, a restaurant trade journal. Her Web site is liquid-architecture.com. <p> Alexandra Grablewski is a well-known food and beverage photographer whose work has appeared in <i>Gourmet</i>, <i>Martha Stewart Living</i>, <i>Real Simple</i>, <i>Better Homes and Gardens</i>, and <i>Wine Spectator</i> as well as in many books. | *$6.73 |
 | The Healing Powers of Olive Oil: A Complete Guide to Nature's Liquid Gold
Brand: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Lose Weight...Lower Cholesterol And Blood Pressure...Prevent Heart Disease And Cancer...Live Longer...And So Much More!<br><P><br>Discover The Amazing Powers Of Olive Oil!<br><P><br>From ancient times to present-day, olive oil has been used for everything from health ailments to beauty and the home and so much more. Now evidence shows that a diet based on olive oil can add years to your life and may even prevent some diseases. Health author-journalist Cal Orey has consulted top doctors, nutritionists, olive oil producers, and chefs, getting the most up-to-date information on the many benefits of olive oil, such as:<br><P><br>HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS: <P><br><br>Relieving arthritis aches<BR><br>Inhibiting breast and colon cancer<BR>Preventing diabetes<BR>Reducing pain<BR>Staving off ulcers<BR>Fighting impaired memory<P>HOME CURES: <BR>Soothing diaper rash<BR>Reducing hair loss<BR>Cleaning your house, naturally<BR>Minimizing stretch marks and wrinkles<BR>Zapping ticks and conditioning your pet's coat<BR>And more information that everyone should know!<P><br>Includes dozens of delicious recipes that make olive oil a vital part of a long and healthy life!<br><BR>"The best and highly practical information about the core of the longevity-boosting Mediterranean diet." Karlis Ullis, M.D., Medical Director of Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medical Group in Santa Monica, California<P>Cal Orey is an accomplished author and journalist specializing in topics such as health, nutrition, science, and pets. Her books include <I>202 Pet Peeves, Doctors' Orders,</I> and <I>The Healing Powers of Olive Oil.</I> She lives in northern California. | *$3.37 |
 | Cupcakes: From the Cake Mix Doctor
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
The cupcake is America’s darling. It’s celebrated in upscale bakeries, on <em>Sex in the City</em>, on the cover of <em>Gourmet</em>, and in thou-sands of classrooms—where every day, it seems, a parent has sent in a batch for the kids to share. The very word conjures up whimsy, coziness, pleasure, nostalgia. Not to mention the fact that their diminutive size means you can eat a lot of them. <br><br> Once upon a time, a family had only two recipes for cupcakes—chocolate and vanilla. Not anymore. Now Anne Byrn brings them to the next level. And who better? Recognized as the master of cake-mix baking, Anne is the author of <em>The Cake Mix Doctor</em> and <em>Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor</em>, which have a total of over 1.8 million copies in print. In <em>Cupcakes</em> she offers 135 tempting recipes for children and grown-ups, for special days and everyday, lunch bags, holiday festivities, and an unexpected dinner party dessert. <br> <br>You’ll never believe these artful little cakes started with a mix. Coconut Snowballs, Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes, Kiss Me Cakes, Warm Chocolate Cupcakes with Molten Centers, Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting. There are surprising additions (tuck a chocolate kiss orpiece of cookie dough into the batter). Creative toppings and easy from-scratch frostings (whipped cream spiked with Kahlua; miniature M&Ms; a creamy malted frosting with crushed malted milk balls).Terrific decorating ideas, from glittering golden dragees or elegant chocolate curls to yellow peeps for an Easter cupcake or—for Groundhog’s Day—a groundhog’s face made out of chocolate frosting and jimmies. Includes a 16-page full-color opening essay. | *$5.53 |
 | The Chopra Center Cookbook : A Nutritional Guide to Renewal / Nourishing Body and Soul
Brand: Wiley
<b>A revolutionary cookbook to renew body, mind, and spirit</b> <p> The food at world-famous Chopra Center for Well Being is designed to delight the senses, enliven vitality, and tap into the joy of being alive. Now, Deepak Chopra, David Simon, and Leanne Backer offer you marvelous recipes from this extraordinary place of healing-showing how nature provides us with all the nutrients we need to create meals that are delicious as well as nutritious. <p> Combining Modern nutritional science and Ayurveda-the most ancient healing system on the planet-<i>The Chopra Center Cookbook</i> features more than 200 appetizing, low-fat, easy-to-prepare recipes for entrées, soups, stews quick meals, breakfast dishes, snacks, and desserts that take the guesswork out of choosing food that is good for the body, as well as 30 days of balanced meal plans. From <b>Zucchini Pecan Bread, Vegetarian paella,</b> and <b>Breakfast Burritos</b> to <b>Rosemary White Bean Soup, Braised Salmon with Mango Tomato Salsa,</b> and <b>Unbelievable Double Chocolate Cake,</b> you'll discover a new world of flavor and enjoyment as the authors show you how to eat food that is good for you, re-establish the mind-body connection, and reverse the aging process. | *$10.26 |
 | MaryJane's Outpost
Brand: Clarkson Potter
Get out! No matter what your age, MaryJane Butters walks you to the door and OUT you go. Wilderness ranger turned Idaho organic farmer, MaryJane is a woman OUTSIDE . . . the norm. Drawing from her own diverse background, she’ll show you exactly HOW to get outdoors—and what to do once you’re there.<br><br>Think and get inspired in her OUTTHINKING chapter. Head to your porch, yard, or rooftop, using the innovative and easy suggestions you’ll find in OUTBOUND. Kick up a little sass with her ideas in OUTRIGGED, joining the ranks of “reel” women who go tramping (trailer camping), or wily huntresses who take the kind of “heart shots” that knock â€em dead and into the freezer. In OUTSTEPPING, learn to load a backpack with her unique high-protein meal plan that won’t break the bank or your back.<br><br>And throughout these pages you’ll encounter the inspirational stories of OUTSPOKEN women who’ve blazed the trail and beyond. By the time you turn the last page, you’ll be going flat-OUT for all the world to see. | *$16.25 |
 | Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
North Carolina is home to the longest continuous barbecue tradition on the North American mainland. Authoritative, spirited, and opinionated (in the best way), <i>Holy Smoke</i> is a passionate exploration of the lore, recipes, traditions, and people who have helped shape North Carolina's signature slow-food dish. <p>Three barbecue devotees, John Shelton Reed, Dale Volberg Reed, and William McKinney, trace the origins of North Carolina 'cue and the emergence of the heated rivalry between Eastern and Piedmont styles. They provide detailed instructions for cooking barbecue at home, along with recipes for the traditional array of side dishes that should accompany it. The final section of the book presents some of the people who cook barbecue for a living, recording firsthand what experts say about the past and future of North Carolina barbecue.<p>Filled with historic and contemporary photographs showing centuries of North Carolina's "barbeculture," as the authors call it, <i>Holy Smoke</i> is one of a kind, offering a comprehensive exploration of the Tar Heel barbecue tradition. | *$18.81 |
 | The Art of Eating
Brand: Wiley
The 50th anniversary keepsake edition of M. F. K. Fisher’s food writing classic<p>This beautifully produced commemorative edition of M. F. K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating celebrates the 50th anniversary of its original publication. Fisher’s writing has delighted and inspired generations of lovers of good food and exquisite writing, and this outstanding compilation of her best work is as exciting and engaging today as it was half a century ago. Special features of the anniversary edition include an introductory tribute by Fisher’s leading biographer, Joan Reardon, and quotes from some of today’s top culinary names on the impact of Fisher’s writing. Printed on high-quality stock complemented by French flaps and a stunning new cover design, this volume is a must-have for Fisher fans and first-timers. <p>M. F. K. Fisher (1908—82) is revered as one of America’s best food writers. She was the author of more than a dozen books, and her personalized essays on the pleasures of cooking and eating made her famous. Her most popular books–Serve It Forth, Consider the Oyster, How to Cook a Wolf, The Gastronomical Me, and An Alphabet for Gourmets–were bound into one volume, The Art of Eating, in 1954. | *$10.31 |
 | When Food Is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy (Plume)
Brand: Plume
An examination of the link between eating disorders and the need for intimacy explains how eating disorders sabotage intimate relationships and why many people overeat to satisfy their emotional hunger. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. | *$4.98 |
 | Sushi for Dummies
Brand: For Dummies
Demystify the sushi bar experience <P>Stuffed with tips and tricks -- you’ll roll, press, and mold sushi like a pro! <P>From rolling sushi properly to presenting it with pizzazz, this book has everything you need to know to impress your friends with homemade maki-sushi (rolls) and nigiri-sushi (individual pieces). You’ll find over 55 recipes from Tuna Sushi Rice Balls to Rainbow Rolls, plus handy techniques to demystify the art of sushi making -- and make it fun! <P>Discover how to: <UL> <LI>Find the right equipment and ingredients</LI> <LI>Understand the special language of sushi</LI> <LI>Make fragrant sushi rice</LI> <LI>Prepare vegetarian and fish-free recipes</LI> <LI>Dish up sushi-friendly drinks and side dishes</LI></UL> | *$8.69 |
 | Changing Seasons Macrobiotic Cookbook
Brand: Avery Trade
Wholesome and delicious recipes for cooking in harmony with nature. <br><br> Rooted in centuries-old principles, the macrobiotic diet consists of simple yet highly nutritious foods such as whole grains, vegetables, and beans, selected and prepared in harmony with the seasons. From lightly sautéed spring greens and refreshing summer salads, to harvest vegetables and hearty winter stews, this cookbook provides hundreds of easy-to-follow and flavorful recipes for complete and balanced macrobiotic meals. A combination of great taste and whole foods, this is traditional macrobiotic cooking at its best. | *$8.49 |
 | The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread: More Than 200 Wheat-Free Recipes
Brand: Holt Paperbacks
A breakthrough bread book by the unchallenged expert in gluten-free and wheat-free cooking<br><br>In Bette Hagman's three earlier cookbooks, she worked with gluten-free flours that are safe for celiacs (those who are intolerant to gluten) and for those with wheat allergies to create recipes for great- tasting food. Knowing from her own hard-earned experience that bread is the greatest loss for those who can't eat wheat, oats, rye, or barley, she has experimented with exciting new bean-based flours and has devoted an entire book to breads. Here are yeast breads, yeast-free breads, muffins, rolls, buns, breakfast breads, and crackers-a vast array of recipes for the oven or the bread machine-for people who cannot buy breads at a bakery or supermarket but must rely on their own kitchens to provide the staff of life.<br><br>Along with dozens of great recipes are: a beginner's guide to understanding and cooking with gluten-free flours; answers to commonly asked questions about baking with these flours; and a source list of where to buy gluten-free baking supplies.<br> | *$8.95 |
| | Best Kept Secrets Of The South's Best Cooks
Brand: Oxmoor House | *$3.25 |
 | Kristen's Raw: The Easy Way to Get Started & Succeed at the Raw Food Vegan Diet & Lifestyle
Brand: Green Butterfly Press
Mounting evidence has shown that heat destroys many of the nutrients found in raw, living food, rendering it harder to digest, nutritionally diminished, and even toxic to the body. Raw food is catching on! From Hollywood stars with personal chefs, to a host of chic new Manhattan restaurants, the Raw Food movement is sweeping the country as people learn about the dramatic health benefits derived by eating a vegan diet in which food is never heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit. <P><P>But where does one begin? Knowing that Raw food is good for you is one thing; actually adopting the Raw vegan diet is something else. Whether you're interested in diving deep into the Raw vegan lifestyle or just testing the water and easing into it, you'll benefit by having an expert show you the way. Raw food chef Kristen Suzanne leads you step-by-step through the How? and Why? of introducing more Raw, plant-based foods into your diet and daily routine. <P><P>Unlike Raw recipe books, this one-of-a-kind Raw Lifestyle guide provides expert advice and super easy tips and tricks for changing your habits and succeeding with the world's healthiest diet. You'll learn what to expect physically, what to expect emotionally, how to get started, how to handle cravings, how to order in restaurants, how to travel, how to handle questions from friends and co-workers, and how to deal with family members or introduce them to the Raw food lifestyle. In this friendly, funny, candid, and sometimes shockingly irreverent volume, Chef Kristen becomes your best friend, Raw food guide, and mentor, helping to ensure your success in what promises to be one of the most physically and mentally rewarding journeys of your life. | *$13.45 |
 | Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes
Brand: Clarkson Potter
No pasta? No dessert? No way! Everything in moderation, says Rachael Ray. After all, some days only chocolate or spaghetti will hit the spot.<br><br>In <i>Rachael Ray’s 30-Minute Get Real Meals</i>, the bestselling cookbook author and Food Network star serves up another helping of creative, hassle-free recipes that are ready to rock your tastebuds in less than thirty minutes. The latest addition to Rachael’s runaway hit series of 30-Minute Meals cookbooks is designed for cooks who want to look and feel great but long for the fun and the flavor that’s missing from their extreme low-carb meals. Why fill your shopping cart and your stomach with processed, low-carb cereals and breads that taste like cardboard when you can eat the foods you crave? Here, at last, are recipes for those who just cannot and will not live totally carb-free: Pasta dinners made mostly with proteins and vegetables and only a couple of ounces of pasta per servings, fresh Thai and Mexican lettuce wraps, take-out-style stir-frys, and tons of burger ideas—with and without the buns. And when you’ve just got to satisfy that sweet tooth, even nonbakers (like Rachael) will flip for Nutty Creamsicle Pie, Stuffed Roasted Strawberries, and other surprisingly easy dessert recipes.<br><br>With more than 150 new dishes, plenty of time-saving tips, and a generous serving of Rachael's “you can do it” attitude, <i>30-Minute Get Real Meals</i> proves you don’t have to go to extremes to eat healthy.<br><br>Rachael Ray confesses that there’s pasta in her pantry, and she isn’t afraid to admit that chili is just an excuse to snack on corn chips. On the other hand, she also confesses that it’s more fun to shop for clothes when she’s eating fewer carbs. So what’s a carb-frustrated cook to do these days? Don’t go to extremes, says the force of nature behind Food Network’s <i>30-Minute Meals</i>. Get real! With a little creativity and less than half an hour, now you can watch your carbs and eat them, too. Satisfy your carb-starved cravings and still mind that waistline with more than 150 healthy, delicious recipes—including Rachael’s first-ever section devoted just to desserts:<br><br>•Snacks and Super-Supper Snacks<br><br>•Burgers Gone Wild<br><br>•Take a Dip: Fondues<br><br>•Salads that Stack Up<br><br>•That’s Souper<br><br>•Well-Rounded Square Meals<br><br>•Pasta: Come Home Again<br><br>•Desserts? Yes, Desserts! | *$3.00 |
 | Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew
Brand: Brewers Publications | *$11.87 |
 | The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 7th Edition
Brand: Clarkson Potter
Since the American Heart Association published its first cookbook in 1973, dozens of health and diet trends have come and gone. Throughout this time, the Association, the foremost authority on heart health, has set the standard for nutritious eating. With millions of copies already in print, the Association’s flagship cookbook, <i>The New American Heart Association Cookbook</i>, is back—and better than ever. In today’s climate of confusing and often contradictory dietary trends, the American Heart Association once again rises above the fray and presents credible, easy-to-understand information about maintaining a healthy heart—and delicious recipes that make it simple to follow that advice at every meal. <br><br>The more than 600 recipes, including 150 new ones, follow the American Heart Association’s guidelines for healthy eating and make <i>The New American Heart Association Cookbook, Seventh Edition </i>a welcome addition to the cookbook world. Whether you crave classic family favorites, ethnic dishes, vegetarian entrées, or the most varied, cutting-edge recipes, you’ll find plenty of options. Orange Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Greek-Style Beef Skillet Supper, and Grilled Vegetable Pizza with Herbs and Cheese are just a few examples of the up-to-date, exciting, and flavorful choices inside.<br><br><i>The New American Heart Association Cookbook, Seventh Edition </i>can even help with menu planning, holiday cooking, and shopping for healthful ingredients. With the latest information about the connection between good food and good health, emphasizing variety, balance, and common sense, <i>The New American Heart Association Cookbook, Seventh Edition</i> is the ultimate healthy-heart cookbook.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> | *$11.81 |
 | Le Cordon Bleu's Complete Cooking Techniques: the indispensable reference demonstrates over 700 illustrated techniques with 2,000 photos and 200 recipes
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
With this exceptional opus, over 100 years of unparalleled experience and expertise are put at the fingertips of every home cook using the same hands-on approach promoted in practical classes at Le Cordon Bleu's institutes. This indispensable and unique reference work teaches essential preparation and cooking skills and professional tricks-of-the-trade, with over 700 cooking techniques shown in more than 2,000 color images.<P>Whatever the interest -- providing family-pleasing everyday fare or mastering a top chef's recipe, or even attempting to re-create a dish from a restaurant menu -- <I>Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques</I> will enable people to cook what they want with success. Its hundreds of illustrated techniques are invaluable kitchen aids, as are the many integral recipes.<P>Cooks interested in ethnic cuisines, readers of chef inspired, ingredient-led, or occasion-oriented cookbooks, as well as devotees of simple home cooking will turn to this book again and again and wonder how they ever cooked without it. <I>Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques</I> is destined to become a classic kitchen reference. | *$26.21 |
 | Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens)
Brand: Wiley
* Great value-hundreds of tested and perfected recipes, informative tips, plus two bonus chapters-all-in-one economical resource for time-crunched cooks from the brand they know and trust. * Recipes for appetizers, beverages, soups, stews, main dishes, and desserts. * 416 pages-about one recipe per page-makes this the largest book of its kind. * Bonus chapters offer 5-ingredient recipes and one-dish meals. * Plenty of timesaving tips and advice for smoother meal prep. | *$6.90 |
 | Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
Brand: Penguin (Non-Classics)
<B>The first authorized biography of “the mother of American cooking” (<I>The New York Times</I>)</B> <BR><BR> This adventurous book charts the origins of the local “market cooking” culture that we all savor today. When Francophile Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1971, few Americans were familiar with goat cheese, cappuccino, or mesclun. But it wasn’t long before Waters and her motley coterie of dreamers inspired a new culinary standard incorporating ethics, politics, and the conviction that the best-grown food is also the tastiest. Based on unprecedented access to Waters and her inner circle, this is a truly delicious rags-to-riches saga. | *$4.75 |
 | Developing the Leader Within You Workbook
Brand: Thomas Nelson
<P>In the<i> Developing the Leader Within You Workbook</i>, John Maxwell examines the differences between leadership styles, outlines specific ways each reader can apply principles for inspiring, motivating, and influencing others. These principles can be used in any organization to foster integrity and self-discipline and bring a positive change.</p> <P><I>Developing the Leader Within You Workbook</I> also allows readers to discover how to be effective in the highest calling of leadership by understanding the five characteristics that set leader managers apart from run-of-the-mill managers.</p> <P> In this companion to the bestseller, John Maxwell shows readers how to develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders.</p> | *$5.29 |
 | The Blending Book: Maximizing Nature's Nutrients: How to Blend Fruits and Vegetables for Better Health
Brand: Avery Trade | *$6.26 |
 | Japanese Kitchen Knives: Essential Techniques and Recipes
Brand: Kodansha International
Sales of Japanese kitchen knives are booming in the U.S. But how many people have the skills to use these superbly-crafted tools to full advantage? Now, internationally renowned chef Hiromitsu Nozaki shares his expertise and insights in a book that will help anyone who owns a Japanese knife to maximize its performance.<br> In Japanese Kitchen Knives, Nozaki teaches the reader how to use usuba, deba and yanagiba, the three main traditional Japanese knives. He explains many essential techniques, such as the importance of understanding blade angle and point of force, and illustrates these lessons by working with ingredients familiar to western readers, like carrots and rainbow trout. Color photos and Nozaki's commentary further clarify the process, and the pictures are taken from the chef's perspective for easier understanding (most other books take photos from the reverse perspective). Each technique is accompanied by recipes that require its use, and all recipes are very simple, using easy-to-acquire ingredients. Other sections include a look at artisanal Japanese knife-making and information on sharpening, storing and identifying the variety of Japanese knives. Specialty knives are shown on location, from the unique unagi eel knife in an unagi specialty restaurant to the colossal tuna filleting knife in Tsukiji fish market.<br> | *$17.93 |
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