 | The Most Decadent Diet Ever!: The cookbook that reveals the secrets to cooking your favorites in a healthier way
Brand: Broadway
<p>Devin Alexander, author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, <i>The Biggest Loser Cookbook</i>, lets you have your cake and lose weight, too, with sinfully tempting â yet amazingly healthy â recipes for Americaâs all-time favorite foods.</p><p>Chef and former L.A. caterer Devin Alexander has maintained a fifty-five-pound weight loss for over sixteen years by transforming the dishes she and millions of other Americans love best into guilt-free (yet still outrageously mouth-watering) indulgences--Rigatoni with Meat Sauce, BBQ Bacon Cheeseburgers, Eggplant Parmesan, Sinless Yet Sinful Sticky Buns, and even Dark Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. <br><br>These<i> </i>simple-to-prepare recipes for the kind of delectable dishes people crave but feel they canât eat when trying to be healthy and trim, actually can be the basis of a personal weight-loss plan. They can also be a way to add âoff-limitâ foods back into an already successful diet. Or they can simply be part of an exciting new way to eat healthfully â and with pleasure. <br><br>In <i>The Most Decadent Diet Ever! </i>Devin Alexander proves that even the most decadent dishes â Chipotle Chili with Blue Cheese Crumbles, "Fried" Jumbo Shrimp, Super-Stuffed Steak Soft Tacos, Fettu-Skinny Alfredo, Godiva Brownie Sundaes, and Chocolate Chip Pancakes â can lead to weight loss, good health, and carefree enjoyment.</p> | *$10.44 |
 | Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food: 65 Everyday Meal Ideas for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with Over 150 Great-tasting, Down-home Recipes
Brand: Experiment, The
<DIV>A born food-lover, raised in California on âthe best Mexican food in the countryâ and her fatherâs âtraditional Southern soul food,â Alicia C. Simpson couldnât imagine giving up her favorite dishes to become vegan. Animal-free food might be healthier, but could it match the tastes of homeâlike fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, or a bowl of chili? Three years after Alicia took the vegan plunge, <I>Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food</I> answers that question with a resounding âyes!â<BR><BR>Here is the essential cookbook for any of Americaâs more than 6 million vegans who miss the down-home tastes they remember (or want to try), or for vegetarians and even meat-eaters who want to add more plant-based foods to their diets, but donât know where to start. Comfort-seeking cooks will find:<BR><ul><li>Easy-to-prepare, animal-free versions of classics like Spicy Buffalo Bites, Ultimate Nachos, Baked Ziti and more</li><li>65 delicious combinations for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with flavors from around the world, like âChinese Take-Inâ or âTijuana Torpedoâ</li><li>Everything you need to know to start your vegan pantry, and why being vegan is easier, less expensive, and more delicious than you might think.</li></ul><BR>With spirit and style, Alicia shows just how easyâyes, and comfortingâvegan food can be.<BR></DIV> | *$10.28 |
 | The Conscious Cook: Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change the Way You Eat
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<P>THE CONSCIOUS COOK is a breakthrough in vegan cuisine. By teaching readers how to make truly satisfying and delicious meals without the meat and dairyâ it makes the shift to a vegan lifestyle easy.</P> <P> A former steak lover himselfâ Chef Tal struggled for years on a vegan diet that left him hungry and filled with cravings for butter and meat. About ten years agoâ he decided that the best way to satisfy his dietary desires was to make food that was good enough for "foodies" and could gratify his cravings for rich flavor and fat. The solution? Create vegan meals with substantial proteins that could literally change the way people eat. He studied all aspects of nonâmeat proteins and today is widely regarded as the expert in the fieldâ developing new concepts for meals and sauces and helping to improve textures for food companies such as Gardein (the provider of vegetable proteins used by</P> <P> Morningstar Farmsâ Itâ²s All Goodâ Trader Joeâ²s brandsâ and the prepared food department of Whole Foodsâ to name a few). </P> <P> THE CONSCIOUS COOK features a centerâofâtheâplate protein in all of its entreesâa first for vegan cookbooks. Seventyâfive original recipes are organized by categories that include starters and small platesâ soups and saladsâ entreesâ and desserts. Each recipe is accompanied by stunning fullâcolor photographs.</P> | *$15.90 |
 | How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
Brand: Wiley
<b>The ultimate one-stop vegetarian cookbook-from the author of the classic How to Cook Everything</b> <p> Hailed as "a more hip Joy of Cooking" by the Washington Post, Mark Bittman's award-winning book <i>How to Cook Everything</i> has become the bible for a new generation of home cooks, and the series has more than 1 million copies in print. Now, with <i>How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian</i>, Bittman has written the definitive guide to meatless meals-a book that will appeal to everyone who wants to cook simple but delicious meatless dishes, from health-conscious omnivores to passionate vegetarians. <p> <i>How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian</i> includes more than 2,000 recipes and variations-far more than any other vegetarian cookbook. As always, Bittman's recipes are refreshingly straightforward, resolutely unfussy, and unfailingly delicious-producing dishes that home cooks can prepare with ease and serve with confidence. The book covers the whole spectrum of meatless cooking-including salads, soups, eggs and dairy, vegetables and fruit, pasta, grains, legumes, tofu and other meat substitutes, breads, condiments, desserts, and beverages. Special icons identify recipes that can be made in 30 minutes or less and in advance, as well as those that are vegan. Illustrated throughout with handsome line illustrations and brimming with Bittman's lucid, opinionated advice on everything from selecting vegetables to preparing pad Thai, How to <i>Cook Everything: Vegetarian</i> truly makes meatless cooking more accessible than ever. <p> <b>Praise for How to Cook Everything Vegetarian</b> <p> "Mark Bittman's category lock on definitive, massive food tomes continues with this well-thought-out ode to the garden and beyond. Combining deep research, tasty information, and delicious easy-to-cook recipes is Mark's forte and everything I want to cook is in here, from chickpea fries to cheese soufflés."<br> âMario Batali, chef, author, and entrepreneur <p> "How do you make an avid meat eater (like me) fall in love with vegetarian cooking? Make Mark Bittman's <i>How to Cook Everything Vegetarian</i> part of your culinary library."<br> âBobby Flay, chef/owner of Mesa Grill and Bar Americain and author of the <i>Mesa Grill Cookbook</i> <p> "Recipes that taste this good aren't supposed to be so healthy. Mark Bittman makes being a vegetarian fun."<br> âDr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center and coauthor of <i>You: The Owner's Manual</i> | *$14.99 |
 | The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
Brand: Celestial Arts
<p>The prevalence of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity among millions of adults and children has created the need for gluten-free recipes that are as nutritious and tasty as their traditional counterparts. Popular food blogger Elana Amsterdam offers ninety-nine family-friendly classics--from Pancakes to Eggplant Parmesan to Chocolate Cake--that feature her gluten-free ingredient of choice, almond flour. Because these recipes are low glycemic, low in cholesterol and dairy, and high in protein and fiber, they are also ideal for people with diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol.</p> <p>So whether youâre looking for a quick breakfast treat, a comfort food entrée, or a showstopping dessert, <em>The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook</em> proves that gluten-free cooking can mean healthy eating for everyone.</p> | *$8.98 |
 | The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition
Brand: Americaâs Test Kitchen
With The New Best Recipe, we invite you into Americaâs Test Kitchen where you will stand by our side as we try to develop the best macaroni and cheese, the best meatloaf, the best roast chicken, the best brownie, and nearly 1,000 more best recipes for all your favorite home-cooked foods. <P>Behind this book is a deeply felt understanding of how frustrating it can be to spend time planning, shopping and cooking only to turn out dishes that are mediocre at best. With The New Best Recipe in hand, you will have access to a wealth of practical information that will not only make you a better cook but a more confident one as well. In fact, as long as you follow our instructions, we guarantee that these recipes will work the first and every time. <P>We have also included 800 illustrations showing you the best way to do almost everything from how to carve a turkey and beat egg whites properly to how to frost a layer cake and set up your grill. Also, get valuable information on how and when to splurge on that expensive knife or baking pan and when the basic model will do just fine. We also explain the science of cooking since understanding the science of food can help anyone become a better cook. Complete with recipes ranging from appetizers to desserts, The New Best Recipe | *$21.94 |
 | Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food
Brand: William Morrow
<P>It has become common knowledge that childhood obesity rates are increasing every year. But the rates continue to rise. And between busy work schedules and the inconvenient truth that kids simply refuse to eat vegetables and other healthy foods, how can average parents ensure their kids are getting the proper nutrition and avoiding bad eating habits?</P><P> As a mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld can speak for all parents who struggle to feed their kids right and deal nightly with dinnertime fiascos. As she wages a personal war against sugars, packaged foods, and other nutritional saboteurs, she offers appetizing alternatives for parents who find themselves succumbing to the fastest and easiest (and least healthy) choices available to them. Her modus operandi? Her book is filled with traditional recipes that kids love, except they're stealthily packed with veggies hidden in them so kids don't even know! With the help of a nutritionist and a professional chef, Seinfeld has developed a month's worth of meals for kids of all ages that includes, for example, pureed cauliflower in mac and cheese, and kale in spaghetti and meatballs. She also provides revealing and humorous personal anecdotes, tearâout shopping guides to help parents zoom through the supermarket, and tips on how to deal with the kid that "must have" the latest sugar bomb cereal.</P><P> But this book also contains much more than recipes and tips. By solving problems on a practical level for parents, Seinfeld addresses the big picture issues that surround childhood obesity and its longâterm (and ruinous) effects on the body. With the help of a prominent nutritionist, her book provides parents with an arsenal of information related to kids' nutrition so parents understand why it's important to throw in a little avocado puree into their quesadillas. She discusses the critical importance of portion size, and the specific elements kids simply must have (as opposed to adults) in order to flourish now and in the future: protein, calcium, vitamins, and Omega 3 and 6 fats.</P><P> Jessica Seinfeld's book is practical, easyâtoâread, and a godsend for any parent that wants their kids to be healthy for a long time to come.</P> | *$7.07 |
 | Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
Brand: Robert Rose
From the experts, the definitive book on home preserving. <P>Ball Home Canning Products are the gold standard in home preserving supplies, the trademark jars on display in stores every summer from coast to coast. Now the experts at Ball have written a book destined to become the "bible" of home preserving. <P>As nutrition and food quality has become more important, home canning and preserving has increased in popularity for the benefits it offers: - Cooks gain control of the ingredients, including organic fruits and vegetables - Preserving foods at their freshest point locks in nutrition - The final product is free of chemical additives and preservatives - Store-bought brands cannot match the wonderful flavor of homemade - Only a few hours are needed to put up a batch of jam or relish - Home preserves make a great personal gift any time of year <P>These 400 innovative and enticing recipes include everything from salsas and savory sauces to pickling, chutneys, relishes and of course, jams, jellies, and fruit spreads, such as: - Mango-Raspberry Jam, Damson Plum Jam - Crab Apple Jelly, Green Pepper Jelly - Spiced Red Cabbage, Pickled Asparagus - Roasted Red Pepper Spread, Tomatillo Salsa - Brandied Apple Rings, Apricot-Date Chutney <P>The book includes comprehensive directions on safe canning and preserving methods plus lists of required equipment and utensils. Specific instructions for first-timers and handy tips for the experienced make the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving a valuable addition to any kitchen library. | *$13.98 |
 | Green Smoothie Revolution: The Radical Leap Toward Natural Health
Brand: North Atlantic Books
Thanks to processed and fast foods, being overworked, and feeling stressed while eating on the fly, it is increasingly difficult for most of us to eat anywhere near a balanced diet. We may not be obviously sick, but may suffer from lack of focus, insomnia, sluggishness, or any host of symptoms caused by nutritional deficiency. <i>Green Smoothie Revolution </i>takes aim at this silent epidemic by restoring balance to our diets. <br><br>Combining nutrition and know-how with recipes that pack a powerhouse punch, Victoria Boutenko reintroduces long neglected fruits, vegetables, and greens in the most persuasive style for our busy lives: with fast prep and delicious results. Featuring 200 recipes, <i>Green Smoothie Revolution </i>offers both simplicity (4 ripe pears, 1 bunch parsley, 2 cups water; blend well) and enough variety to keep taste buds happy and nutrients coming from a wealth of options. | *$8.25 |
 | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
Brand: Harper Perennial
<p> Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural lifeâvowing that, for one year, theyÂd only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, <i>Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</i> is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat. </p> | *$6.70 |
 | Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People
Brand: Book Publishing Company (TN) | *$9.92 |
 | The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook
Brand: Harvard Common Press
The greatest invention since sliced bread may be the machine that makes the loaves that you dream of slicing. <i>The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook</i> finally bridges the gap between great taste and convenience, with over 300 glorious recipes for bread machines. The automatic bread machine makes it possible to enjoy fresh and signature loaves of bread without the time and expense usually involved in bread baking or purchased artisanal breads. Today's bread machines are versatile, affordable, safe, and efficient, turning out perfect loaves time after time. Try Croissants or Banana Bread for breakfast, lunchtime sandwiches on Honey Whole Wheat Bread or Tomato Bread, a loaf of Garlic Focaccia or a Sage and Onion Bread-stuffed roast for dinner, or even Candied Chestnut Panettone and Pumpkin Cloverleaf Rolls for the holidays. Classic white loaves, hearty whole-wheat breads, sweet breads, swirled breads, pizza doughs, quick breads, even jams are easy to make right in the bread machine. Renowned bread baking expert Beth Hensperger's best bread recipes yield great results-- just add the ingredients, and let the machine knead, rise, and bake loaf after loaf of fragrant, delicious fresh bread. | *$13.88 |
 | The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Co-founder of the legendary Brother Juniperâs Bakery in Sonoma, California, author of the landmark books Brother Juniperâs Bread Book and Crust & Crumb, and distinguished instructor at the worldâs largest culinary school, Peter Reinhart has been a leader in Americaâs artisanal bread movement for over fifteen years. Never one to be content with yesterdayâs baking triumph, however, Peter continues to refine his recipes and techniques in his never-ending quest for perfect bread. In THE BREAD BAKERâS APPRENTICE, Peter shares his latest bread breakthroughs, arising from his recent pilgrimage to study in several of Franceâs famed boulangeries and the always-enlightening time spent in the culinary academy kitchen with his students. First youâll peer over Peterâs shoulder as he learns from Parisâs most esteemed bakers, people like the brothers Poilâne and Phillippe Gosselin, whose pain ancienne has revolutionized the art of baguette making. Peter then walks readers through the twelve steps of building great bread, his clear instructions accompanied by over 100 step-by-step photographs. Then itâs on to over 50 new master formulas for such classic breads as rustic, chewy ciabatta, hearty pain de campagna, old-school New York bagels, and the bookâs Holy GrailâPeterâs version of the famed pain ancienne. En route, Peter distills hard science, advanced techniques, and food history down into a remarkably accessible and engaging resource that is as rich and multitextured as the loaves youâll turn out. This is original food writing at it most captivating, teaching at its most inspired and inspiringâand the rewards are some of the best breads under the sun. | *$18.98 |
 | Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes (Voice)
Brand: Voice
Lose weight without losing your mind! <br/><br/> <i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> is a healthy, delicious way to drop a dress size without all the gimmicks. The ladies of "Cook Yourself Thin," a new Lifetime reality show, offer 80 easy, accessible recipes in this companion cookbook that teaches readers how to cut calories without compromising taste.</p> <P>For some of us, losing weight has always been a struggle. The challenge: figuring out how to cook healthy, low-fat foods that won't leave you hungry, bored, or running for a gallon of ice cream! <i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> shows how to cut calories, change diets, and improve health without sacrificing the foods we love.</p> <P><i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> is not a fad diet. It gives skinny alternatives to your cravings. You can't live without your chocolate cake or mac 'n' cheese? You don't have to! (See Deep Dark Chocolate Cake, page 197.) There's never enough time to cook? <i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> keeps it simpleâwith easy instructions and fun recipes you'll want to make again and again.</p> <P>What are you waiting for? Cook Yourself Thin!</p> | *$4.95 |
 | Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Renowned baking instructor Peter Reinhart distills his professional techniques down to the basics, delivering artisan bread formulas that require minimal effort and time. PETER REINHART'S ARTISAN BREADS FAST replaces the breakthrough methods of the past, the various preferment methods, and the no-knead craze, and offers high-caliber versions of classic breads using the best techniques to create the highest quality loaves in a fast and convenient fashion. A conscientious teacher, Reinhart coaches readers on shaping tricks, oven techniques, and methods for doing away with expensive bakery tools. | *$17.62 |
 | My Life in France (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Random House Movie Tie-In Books)
Brand: Anchor
Julia Child single handedly awakened America to the pleasures of <i>good </i>cooking with her cookbook <i>Mastering the Art of French Cooking </i>and her television show <i>The French Chef</i>, but as she reveals in this bestselling memoir, she didn't know the first thing about cooking when she landed in France.<br><br>Indeed, when she first arrived in 1948 with her husband, Paul, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever. Julia's unforgettable story unfolds with the spirit so key to her success as as a cook and teacher and writer, brilliantly capturing one of the most endearing American personalities of the last fifty years. | *$6.74 |
 | Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Time-Honored Ways are the Best - Over 700 Recipes Show You Why
Brand: Kyle Books
In this timely new book, Darina reconnects you with the cooking skills that missed a generation or two. The book is divided into chapters such as "Dairy," "Poultry and Eggs," "Bread," and "Preserving," and forgotten processes such as smoking mackerel, curing bacon, and making yogurt and butter are explained in the simplest terms. The delicious recipes show you how to use your homemade bounty to its best, and include ideas for using forgotten cuts of meat, baking bread and cakes, and even eating food from the wild. The "Vegetables and Herbs" chapter is stuffed with growing tips to satisfy even those with the smallest garden plot or window box, and there are plenty of suggestions for using gluts of vegetables. You'll even discover how to keep a few chickens in your backyard. With over 700 recipes, this is the definitive modern guide to traditional cooking skills. | *$22.79 |
 | Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook
Brand: Rodale Books
<DIV> Belly fat is not only unsightly, it's deadly; it has been linked to a long list of adverse health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, and breast cancer. <I>Prevention'</I>s <I>Flat Belly Diet,</I> a revolutionary plan that's already helped more than one million people lose weight around their middles, may help target dangerous belly fat with monounsaturated fats (better known as MUFAs)âfound in delicious foods like nuts and seeds, vegetable oils, olives, avocados, and dark chocolate. </DIV><DIV> "The food...tastes so good, and there's so much of it!" </DIV><DIV> On the <I>Flat Belly Diet,</I> it's important to enjoy these foods, in the right amounts, with every meal. The <I>Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook</I> makes that easy. All of the recipes were carefully developed to make sure every meal includes just the right amount of MUFAs and meets the plan's 400-calorie guideline, so readers can mix and match meals to suit their taste. And there's no need to count calories. All the work has already been done! </DIV><DIV> "I had to get over all those years of denying myself.... I'm so excited by this diet." </DIV><DIV> Packed with 200 dishes that feature these scrumptious fat-fighting MUFA-rich foods, as well as more than 50 lush photographs, this book gives readers plenty to whet their appetites: </DIV><DIV>-Great-to-wake-up-to dishes like Banana Pancakes with Walnut Honey and Eggs Florentine with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto </DIV><DIV>-International favorites like Thai Corn and Crab Soup and Caribbean Chicken Salad </DIV><DIV>-Cozy comfort food like Spaghetti with Roasted Cauliflower and Olives and Turkey Meat Loaf with Walnuts and Sage </DIV><DIV>-Quick, satisfying snacks like Tex-Mex Snack Mix, Peanut Butter Spirals, and Nutty Chicken Nuggets </DIV><DIV>-Sweet treats like Super-Rich Chocolate Cake with Maple Frosting and Peach and Blueberry Tart with Pecan Crust </DIV> | *$14.84 |
 | Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
Brand: Harper Perennial
<p> A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisineânow with all-new, never-before-published material </p> | *$5.49 |
 | How to Brew: Everything You Need To Know To Brew Beer Right The First Time
Brand: Brewers Publications
Everything needed to brew beer right the first time. Presented in a light-hearted style without frivolous interruptions, this authoritative text introduces brewing in a easy step-by-step review. | *$12.69 |
 | Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl - A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
Brand: Adams Media
Do you feel like you are too nice? <P>Sherry Argovâs Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask: <P>-Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change? <P>-Why do men take nice girls for granted? <P>-Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself? <P>Full of much-needed advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the authorâs unique "Attraction Principles," Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once youâve discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, youâll not only increase the romantic chemistry in the relationship-youâll gain your manâs love and respect with far less effort. | *$8.78 |
 | The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook : 250 No-Fail Recipes for Pilafs, Risottos, Polenta, Chilis, Soups, Porridges, Puddings and More, from Start to Finish in Your Rice Cooker
Brand: Harvard Common Press
<i>The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook</i> proves there's more to this popular appliance than a convenient way to cook a pot of rice. Complete with tips on buying and using a rice cooker, as well as selecting and preparing every kind of rice, grain, and dried bean, this book includes 250 recipes for everything from hot breakfast cereals and creamy desserts and puddings to classic vegetable, bean, and rice combinations and savory whole meal cuisines. | *$10.49 |
 | On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Brand: Scribner
Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking is a kitchen classic. Hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible to which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious. <P>Now, for its twentieth anniversary, Harold McGee has prepared a new, fully revised and updated edition of On Food and Cooking. He has rewritten the text almost completely, expanded it by two-thirds, and commissioned more than 100 new illustrations. As compulsively readable and engaging as ever, the new On Food and Cooking provides countless eye-opening insights into food, its preparation, and its enjoyment. <P>On Food and Cooking pioneered the translation of technical food science into cook-friendly kitchen science and helped give birth to the inventive culinary movement known as "molecular gastronomy." Though other books have now been written about kitchen science, On Food and Cooking remains unmatched in the accuracy, clarity, and thoroughness of its explanations, and the intriguing way in which it blends science with the historical evolution of foods and cooking techniques. <P>Among the major themes addressed throughout this new edition are: <P>Traditional and modern methods of food production and their influences on food quality <P>The great diversity of methods by which people in different places and times have prepared the same ingredients <P>Tips for selecting the best ingredients and preparing them successfully <P>The particular substances that give foods their flavors and that give us pleasure <P>Our evolving knowledge of the health benefits and risks of foods <P>On Food and Cooking is an invaluable and monumental compendium of basic information about ingredients, cooking methods, and the pleasures of eating. It will delight and fascinate anyone who has ever cooked, savored, or wondered about food. | *$21.28 |
 | Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule
Brand: Da Capo Press
Vegan cupcakes <i>will </i>take over the world. Better to give in sooner than later and make this a smooth transition. After all, they're so delicious, easy to make, adorable and portable, these little cuppers are sure to be the beginning of a dairy-free baking revolution. <P> In this sweet and sassy guide, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of the smash-hit cookbook <i> Vegan with a Vengeance,</i>and Terry Hope Romero serve up a batch of everyone's favorite dessert. <i>Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World </i> unleashes more than 75 recipes for cupcakes and frostings--some innovative, some classics--with beautiful color photographs. <P> Every single recipe has been tested to perfection, so sneak these 'cakes into any party and watch them win over the crowd. Indulge in: <P> * Brooklyn Brownie Cupcakes <BR>* Chocolate and Vanilla Marble Cupcakes <BR>* S'mores Cupcakes <BR>* Lemon Macadamia Cupcakes <BR>* Mucho Margarita Cupcakes <BR>* Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes <BR>* Cappuccino Cupcakes filled with Espresso Crème <P><P>You'll also learn Isa and Terry's secrets of no-fail baking, inspired decorating, piping like a pro, and shopping for vegan ingredients, plus true cupcake anecdotes from the trenches. <i> When Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World , </i> no dessert lover can resist! | *$8.95 |
 | Good Eats: The Early Years
Brand: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
<DIV><DIV><DIV>Alton Brown is a foodie phenomenon: a great cook, a very funny guy, andâunderneath it allâa science geek whoâs as interested in the chemistry of cooking as he is in eating. (Well, almost.) Here, finally, are the books that Brownâs legion of fans have been salivating forâtwo volumes that together will provide an unexpurgated record of his long-running, award-winning Food Network TV series, <I>Good Eats</I>. </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>From âPork Fictionâ (on baby back ribs), to âCitizen Caneâ (on caramel sauce), to âOat Cuisineâ (on oatmeal), every hilarious episode is represented. Each bookâthe second will be published in fall 2010âis illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos taken on the <I>Good Eats</I> set. Each contains more than 140 recipes and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations, along with explanations of techniques, lots of food-science information (of course!), and more food puns, food jokes, and food trivia than you can shake a wooden spoon at. <BR></DIV></DIV></DIV> | *$19.30 |
 | 500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes from Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love
Brand: Fair Winds Press (MA)
Dana Carpender comes to the rescue with 500 Low-Carb recipes. Covering everything from soup to nuts, this comprehensive compendium of recipes offers choices like⦠<P>Heroin Wings (theyâre so good theyâre addictive) <P>Mockahlua Cheesecake <P>Meatza (pizza without the crust) <P>â¦plus dozens of ways to spice up staple dishes such as burgers, omelets, steaks and chicken <P>Readers will also learn: How to make low-carb casseroles that are delicious â without noodles or rice! What to serve instead of mashed potatoes The secret to low-carb stuffing The way to satisfy sugar cravings â decadently â and still stay low-carb The lowdown on low-carb ingredients <P>Recipes have been tested and proven delicious. They are guaranteed to please even the most reluctant bread-lover. | *$6.98 |
 | The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life
Brand: Cookbook Part Number: TP85021
<DIV>Do you think that healthy food couldn't possibly taste good? Does the idea of "eating healthy" conjure up images of roughage and steamed vegetables? Author Ellie Krieger, host of Food Network's Healthy Appetite, will change all that. A registered dietitian, Ellie is also a lover and proponent of good, fresh food, simply but deliciously prepared. And she's not about denial--no nonfat foods here, because when you take the fat out of natural foods, in go the chemicals. Don't deny yourself butter--use a pat of it, but put it front and center on those mashed potatoes, so you can revel in it with all your senses. <I>The Food You Crave </I>is all you'll need to change the way you eat and change the way you feel. It contains 200 recipes that cover every meal of the day and every craving you might have. Every recipe contains a complete nutritional breakdown, as well as tips on ingredients and techniques that will keep you eating smart and eating well.</div> | *$14.64 |
 | The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter's 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds
Brand: Wellness Central
"I've known Rip for more than 20 years. In that time, he's been a great motivator for so many people. This terrific book will inspire all who read it to change their lives and optimize their health."<STRONG>-Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, seven-time Tour de France champion </STRONG><BR><BR><B>Lose weight, lower cholesterol, significantly reduce the risk of disease, and become physically fit--in just 4 weeks. </B><BR><BR>Professional athlete-turned-firefighter Rip Esselstyn is used to responding to emergencies. So, when he learned that some of his fellow Engine 2 firefighters in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State></st1:place>, were in dire physical condition-several had dangerously high cholesterol levels (the highest was 344!)-he sprang into action and created a life-saving plan for the firehouse. By following Rip's program, everyone lost weight (some more than 20 lbs.), lowered their cholesterol (Mr. 344's dropped to 196), and improved their overall health. Now, Rip outlines his proven plan in<EM> this book.</EM> With Rip as your expert coach and motivator, you'll transform your body and lifestyle in a month. His plant-powered eating plan is based on a diet of whole foods, including whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds. This invaluable guide features: **Dozens of easy, mouthwatering recipes-from pancakes to pizza, Tex-Mex favorites to knockout chocolate desserts-that will keep you looking forward to every bite **Pantry-stocking tips will take the panic out of inevitable cravings and on-the-fly meals **Guidelines on menu choices that will allow you to eat out, wherever and whenever you want **Rip's simple, firefighter-inspired exercise program that will boost your metabolism and melt your fat away.<BR><BR>Medically approved, easy-to-follow, and amazingly effective<I>,</I> this diet is designed for anyone who wants to make heroic strides in his or her health, weight, and well-being-all without heroic effort.<BR><BR>"Want to be as strong as a <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Texas</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE> firefighter? Or as healthy as a professional triathlete? Then follow the wonderful advice of Rip Esselstyn, who is both. His book can save your life--whether you're a man or a woman. Highly recommended!" -<STRONG>Dean Ornish, M.D., Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">U</ST1:PLACETYPE> of <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">California</ST1:PLACENAME><ST1 :PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">SF, </ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE>author, <I>Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease</I></STRONG> | *$13.54 |
 | Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
<P>Do you want to eat burgers, chocolate cake, frozen margaritas, fudge, and French fries--and still fit into your pants? Is life not worth living without brownies and onion rings? Do you want a surefire way to tame your cravings? From breakfast ideas and chopped salads to guilt-free junk food and cocktails, Hungry Girl recipes taste great but are low in fat and calories. Check it out!</P> <P>* Eggs Bene-Chick: 183 calories<BR>* Bring on the Breakfast Pizza: 127 calories<BR>* Ooey Gooey Chili Cheese Nachos: 216 calories<BR>* Big Bopper Burger Stopper: 202 calories<BR>* Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge: 65 calories<BR>* Lord of the Onion Rings: 153 calories<BR>* Rockin' Tuna Melt: 212 calories<BR>* 7-Layer Burrito Blitz: 277 calories<BR>* I Can't Believe It's Not Sweet Potato Pie: 113 calories<BR>* Cookie-rific Ice Cream Freeze: 160 calories<BR>* With easy instructions, simple steps, and hilariously fun facts and figures, Hungry Girl recipes are as fun to read as they are to make!</P> <P>And when you're not in your kitchen, check out HG's 10 mini survival guides, plus tips 'n tricks that'll help you make smarter food choices anywhere, anytime!</P> | *$8.25 |
 | Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
Brand: Scribner
<b>WHEN YOU KNOW A CULINARY RATIO, IT'S NOT LIKE KNOWING A SINGLE RECIPE, IT'S INSTANTLY KNOWING A THOUSAND.</b><P>Why spend time sorting through the millions of cookie recipes available in books, magazines, and on the Internet? Isn't it easier just to remember 1-2-3? That's the ratio of ingredients that always make a basic, delicious cookie dough: 1 part sugar, 2 parts fat, and 3 parts flour. From there, add anything you want -- chocolate, lemon and orange zest, nuts, poppy seeds, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, almond extract, or peanut butter, to name a few favorite additions. Replace white sugar with brown for a darker, chewier cookie. Add baking powder and/or eggs for a lighter, airier texture.<b><P>RATIOS ARE THE STARTING POINT FROM WHICH A THOUSAND VARIATIONS BEGIN.</b><P>Ratios are the simple proportions of one ingredient to another. Biscuit dough is 3 : 1 : 2 -- or 3 parts flour, 1 part fat, and 2 parts liquid. This ratio is the beginning of many variations, and because the biscuit takes sweet and savory flavors with equal grace, you can top it with whipped cream and strawberries or sausage gravy. Vinaigrette is 3 : 1, or 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar, and is one of the most useful sauces imaginable, giving everything from grilled meats and fish to steamed vegetables or lettuces intense flavor. <P>Cooking with ratios will unchain you from recipes and set you free. With thirty-three ratios and suggestions for enticing variations, <I>Ratio</i> is the truth ofcooking: basic preparations that teach us how the fundamental ingredients of the kitchen -- water, flour, butter and oils, milk and cream, and eggs -- work. Change the ratio and bread dough becomes pasta dough, cakes become muffins become popovers become crepes.<P>As the culinary world fills up with overly complicated recipes and never-ending ingredient lists, Michael Ruhlman blasts through the surplus of information and delivers this innovative, straightforward book that cuts to the core of cooking. <I>Ratio</i> provides one of the greatest kitchen lessons there is -- and it makes the cooking easier and more satisfying than ever. | *$10.80 |
 | Supermarket Vegan: 225 Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes for Real People in the Real World
Brand: Perigee Trade
<B> An all-new collection of delicious, simple vegan dishes using easy- to-find, readily available ingredients-going vegan has never been easier. </B><BR><BR> The author of <I>The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen</I> shows readers how to use readily-available ingredients to create healthy, delicious, simple, low-cost, and elegant family vegan meals, including: <BR><BR> â¢More than 225 meat-free, egg-free, dairy-free recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, main courses, side dishes, beverages and desserts <BR><BR> â¢No expensive and suspect meat, egg, or dairy "substitutes" <BR><BR> â¢Helpful preparation tips <BR><BR> â¢Comprehensive nutritional analysis of every recipe <BR><BR> | *$9.44 |
 | Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat
Brand: Clarkson Potter | *$13.99 |
 | Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook Momentum Program Edition
Brand: Wiley | *$17.29 |
 | Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Brand: Harold Imports Part Number: 3508
The slow cooker is perfect for today's fast-paced lifestyle, in which everyone is time and energy-conscious, economy-wise, concerned about nutrition, and demanding of great flavor. This comprehensive collection of 350 exciting recipes takes a new look at cooking withÃâ America's favorite appliance. Relying on wholesome ingredients and fresh, modern flavors, <i>Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook</i> features everything from traditional slow cooker classics to savory international cuisine to delicious no-fuss desserts. | *$10.69 |
 | Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Cookbook: Delicious Recipes That Will Burn Fat and Re-Shape Your Body!
Brand: Robert Kennedy Publishing
With simple-to-prepare yet exotic and delicious recipes such as Moroccan Pumpkin Soup and Roasted Bison Tenderloin with Apple Butter Sauce, Tosca shows us that eating clean can be as delicious and stimulating to the palate as it is satisfying and beneficial. She teases your tastebuds and challenges your preconceptions, but she also understands that time is a precious commodity, so her recipes are easy to prepare. Get: Over 150 delicious recipes, each with a gorgeous, mouth-watering full-page photo by renowned food photographer Donna Griffith; The finest foods the world has to offer, with simple instructions for preparation; Inspiring lifestyle photographs of Tosca; Tips, tricks, advice and information for those new to the art of cooking. | *$17.97 |
 | Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
Brand: Knopf
In this inspiring new book, Lidia Bastianich awakens in us a new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy that she explores. All of the recipes reflect the regions from which they spring, and in translating them to our home kitchens, Lidia passes on time-honored techniques and wonderful, uncomplicated recipes for dishes bursting with different regional flavorsâthe kind of elemental, good family cooking that is particularly appreciated today.<br><br>Penetrating the heart of Italyâstarting at the north, working down to the tip, and ending in SardiniaâLidia unearths a wealth of recipes:<br><br>From <b>TrentinoâAlto Adige: </b>Delicious Dumplings with Speck (cured pork); apples accenting soup, pasta, salsa, and salad; local beer used to roast a chicken and to braise beef<br>From <b>Lombardy:</b> A world of riceâbaked in a frittata, with lentils, with butternut squash, with gorgonzola, and the special treat of Risotto Milan-Style with Marrow and Saffron<br>From <b>Valle dâAosta:</b> Polenta with Black Beans and Kale, and local fontina featured in fondue, in a roasted pepper salad, and embedded in veal chops<br>From <b>Liguria:</b> An array of Stuffed Vegetables, a bread salad, and elegant Veal Stuffed with a Mosaic of Vegetables<br>From <b>Emilia-Romagna:</b> An olive oil dough for making the traditional, versatile vegetable tart <i>erbazzone,</i> as well as the secrets of making <i>tagliatelle</i> and other pasta doughs, and an irresistible Veal Scaloppine Bolognese<br>From <b>Le Marche:</b> Farro with Roasted Pepper Sauce, Lamb Chunks with Olives, and Stuffed Quail in Parchment<br>From <b>Umbria:</b> A taste of the sweet Norcino black truffle, and seductive dishes such as Potato-Mushroom Cake with Braised Lentils, Sausages in the Skillet with Grapes, and Chocolate Bread Parfait<br>From <b>Abruzzo:</b> Fresh <i>scrippelle</i> (crêpe) ribbons baked with spinach or garnishing a soup, fresh pasta made with a âguitar,â Rabbit with Onions, and Lamb Chops with Olives<br>From <b>Molise:</b> Fried Ricotta; homemade cavatelli pasta in a variety of ways; Spaghetti with Calamari, Shrimp, and Scallops; and Braised Octopus<br>From <b>Basilicata:</b> Wedding Soup, Fiery <i>Maccheroni,</i> and Farro with Pork Ragù<br>From <b>Calabria:</b> Shepherdâs Rigatoni, steamed swordfish, and Almond Biscottini<br>From <b>Sardinia:</b> Flatbread Lasagna, two lovely eggplant dishes, and Roast Lobster with Bread Crumb Topping<br><br>This is just a sampling of the many delights Lidia has uncovered. All the recipes she shares with us in this rich feast of a book represent the work of the local people and friends with whom she made intimate contactâthe farmers, shepherds, foragers, and artisans who produce local cheeses, meats, olive oils, and wines. And in addition, her daughter, Tanya, takes us on side trips in each of the twelve regions to share her love of the country and its art. | *$17.00 |
 | The Master Your Metabolism Cookbook
Brand: Crown | *$17.16 |
 | The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
<DIV><DIV>Dr. Smithâs diet has been featured on VH1âs number-one rated show, <I>Celebrity Fit Club</I>, where Hollywood celebrities follow his customized diet plan and compete to lose weight. Now, with <I>The Fat Smash Diet</I>, everyone will have access to the revolutionary eating plan that leads to lifestyle changes and permanent weight loss forever. <BR><I>The Fat Smash Diet </I>is not a gimmick or short-term fix. It is a four-phase diet that starts out with a natural detox phase to clean impurities out of the system. Once this nine-day phase is completed, the next three phases encourage the addition of everyday foods that promote significant weight loss. In just thirty days, most dieters will complete all four phases and be on their way to a thinner lifetime of good health. Best of all, there is <I>no </I>calorie counting, and Dr. Smith guarantees there never will be. As an added bonus, there are over fifty easy-to-cook, tasty recipes that make it easier to stick with Dr. Smithâs plan. <I>The Fat Smash Diet </I>is unlike any other program on the market. In fact, itâs the LAST DIET YOUâLL EVER NEED! </DIV></DIV> | *$5.00 |
 | Super Baby Food
Brand: F. J. Roberts Publishing Company
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING you should know about feeding your baby and toddler from beginning solid foods through age three years. How and when to start your baby on solid foods, with detailed information on the best and safest high chair, spoons, bibs, and other feeding equipment. <P>Which foods to introduce to your baby during each month of his first year, with details on proper food consistency, amount, and temperature. How much you can expect your baby to eat and drink during the months of her first year with information on her digestive system at each age. Interesting details on your baby's physical, emotional, intellectual, and psychological development as it applies to self-feeding and mealtimes; how you can increase your baby's or toddler's self-esteem and self-confidence during mealtimes. <P>The age you can expect your baby to start finger feeding, drinking from a cup, eating table foods, and self-feeding with a spoon and fork. If you choose to make homemade baby food, this book will give you the knowledge and confidence to make your own healthy and safe homemade baby vegetables, fruits, cereals, meats, and other Super Baby Foods. Extensive information on food allergies; foods considered choking hazards; foods likely to cause digestive problems in young babies; and safety precautions to prevent burns and poisoning. <P>Thousands of money-saving and time-saving child care and kitchen tips. How to make meals fun! Food decorating! Cute cake patterns! Toddler party snacks and favors! Many other entertaining ideas! More than 350 quick, easy, delicious, nutritious, and sometimes entertaining recipes for babies and toddlers, including imitation homemade recipes for: Pop Tarts, Grape Nuts and other breakfast cereals, instant breakfast drinks, hot chocolate mix, Shake-N-Bake, Pam, Fruit Roll-Ups, Stove-top Stuffing Mix, homemade vanilla extract, Hamburger Helper, and more. So much cheaper and healthier (no preservatives needed!) to make for your toddler and family! Recipes for homemade play dough, finger paints and brush paints, bubbles for blowing, and dozens more children's arts and crafts recipes and ideas. Ideas for Halloween, Christmas, Easter, birthday parties, and homemade toddler toys and gifts. <P>All about nutrition and your baby, including nutrient tables of all major vitamins and minerals with convenient baby-sized portions to help you be sure that your baby is getting proper nourishment. How to save money by making homemade yogurt, fruit leather, and how to grow sprouts, fruit plants, and herbs in your kitchen for fun and food. Easy, economical recipes for homemade baby accessories, such as baby wipes, diaper cream, and many more. <P>Baby-safe and environmentally-friendly recipes for household cleaning products, such as baby-safe drain cleaners, furniture polish, window cleaners, and more. These recipes cost only pennies to make and are so safe that most are actually edible!! Tips for removing crayon, spit-up, and urine stains from baby clothes, carpets, and furniture. This book is the most complete and well-researched baby food book on the market today. Even though it is 600 pages, it is cleverly designed for the busy parent to read only a small part each month as baby grows. | *$12.21 |
 | What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
Announcing <i>Eating Well When You're Expecting</i>, providing moms-to-be with a realistic approach to navigating healthily and deliciously through the nine months of pregnancyâat home, in the office, over the holidays, in restaurants. Thorough chapters are devoted to nutrition, weight gain, food safety, the postpartum diet, and how to eat when trying to conceive again. And, very exciting, the book comes with 150 contemporary, tasty, and healthy recipes that feed mom and baby well, take little time to prepare, and are gentle on queasy tummies. <br> <br> A departure from its predecessor, <i>What to Eat When Youâre Expecting</i>, which has 976,000 copies in print, <i>Eating Well </i>loses the whole-wheatier-than-thou attitude, and comes with a light, reader-friendly tone while delivering the most up-to-date information. At the heart of the book are hundreds of pressing questions every mother-to-be has:<i> Is it true I shouldnât eat any food cooked with alcohol? Will the caffeine in coffee cross into my babyâs bloodstream? Help!âIâm entering my second trimester, and Iâm losing weight, not gaining. Is all sushi off limits? How do I get enough calcium if Iâm lactose intolerant? I keep dreaming about a hot fudge sundaeâcan I indulge?</i> Guess what: the answer is yes. | *$5.32 |
 | Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More!
Brand: Rodale Books
Eat what you want, when you want--and watch the pounds disappear! <P>Americans spend more than $400 billion a year eating out, and behind each burger, turkey sandwich, and ice cream sundae is a simple decision that could help you control your weight--and your life. The problem is, restaurant chains and food producers aren't interested in helping you make healthy choices. In fact, they invest $30 billion a year on advertising, much of it aimed at confusing eaters and disguising the fat and calorie counts of their products. <P>All of that has changed with EAT THIS, NOT THAT!. This book puts the entire food industry under the spotlight, and arms you with the savvy tricks and insider information it takes to eat well no matter where you are. With EAT THIS, NOT THAT! you're the expert in every eating situation, from the frozen food aisle to your favorite fast food joint to your local sports bar. You control your food universe--and lose the pounds you want--because, unlike every other customer, you'll know the smart choices to make--instantly! <P>EAT THIS, NOT THAT! is jam-packed with secrets the restaurant industry doesn't want you to know. For example: * Burger King doesn't want you to know that a BK Big Fish® Sandwich and fries have a whopping 1000 calories--nearly half your daily caloric intake! (Fish is usually healthy, but not this kind. Find out why with this book.) * Pizza Hut doesn't want you to know that a standard pizza in Italy contains 500 to 800 calories, but the same meal at Pizza Hut can top 2,100 calories! (You'd need to ride a stationary bike for more than three hours to burn off this mistake. Instead, eat all the pizza you want by making smart choices. EAT THIS, NOT THAT! shows you how.) * Macaroni Grill doesn't want you to know that a single serving of their Grilled Teriyaki Salmon has more than three times your daily allowance of sodium! (Cut your risk of high blood pressure by making smart choices at the same restaurant. You'll find them inside.) <P>If only you knew the industry secrets, you could eat at any of your favorite restaurants--or chow down on everything from the company vending machine to your kids' Halloween buckets--and know that every decision you made was smart, healthy, and the best possible choice for you. For example, did you know: * At McDonald's, an Egg McMuffin® is actually a healthy choice, with just 300 calories. (The Hotcakes pack more than double that amount!) * At Krispy Kreme, all you need to do is order the Very Berry Chiller instead of the Mocha Dream Chiller, and you'll save 500 calories! (Do that once a week and you'll drop more than 7 pounds this year--without trying!) * At Chipotle, you can cut 570 calories out of your Chicken Burrito just by ordering it as a bowl (without the tortilla) and asking them to hold the rice. (Same great taste, but with 94 fewer carb grams!) * Choosing a cinnamon roll at Au Bon Pain over Cinnabon will save you 463 calories and 20 grams of fat! * In the freezer section of your local supermarket, a turkey pot pie from Swanson's has 610 fewer calories than a turkey pot pie from Pepperidge Farms. * In the produce aisle, you'll get twice the vitamin C--and nine times as much vitamin A--simply by picking red bell peppers over green ones. (Who said eating healthy was difficult?) <P>And that's why EAT THIS, NOT THAT! is going to change everything. It's time to level the playing field. We're all tired of sneaky calories adding to our waistlines, and having to starve ourselves or spend hours on the treadmill trying to burn off the damage. Now--for the first time--you're in charge. With this simple illustrated guide to thousands of foods--along with the nutrition secrets that lead to fast and permanent weight loss--you'll make the smartest choice every time! | *$5.99 |
 | Green for Life
Brand: Raw Family Publishing
In search of the perfect human diet, Victoria Boutenko compares the standard American diet with the diet of wild chimpanzees. Chimpanzees share an estimated 99.4% of genes with humans, but their diet is dramatically different from ours. The most glaring difference is that chimpanzees consume significantly more green leaves than humans. Victoria developed a series of greens smoothies that enable anyone to consume the necessary amount of greens in a very palatable way. | *$7.24 |
 | Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too with Over 75 New Recipes You Can Make in a Flash!
Brand: Voice
<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Series . . . <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> <P>Lose Weight without Losing Your Mind!</b> <P>Discover what everyone is talking about: the easiest, most enjoyable way to lasting weight loss. Following the smash hit original comes this brand-new collection of over 75 even easier recipes, plus smart cooking tips and real-life success stories. Finally, a diet to savor . . . <P><i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> delivers <b>more</b> mouthwatering low-fat recipes, <b>more</b> skinny alternatives to your cravings, and <b>more</b> quick and easy meals in HALF the time! We know there's hardly ever enough time to cook. With <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> you can drop a dress size without sacrificing the foods you love <i>and</i> spend less time in the kitchen so you can enjoy . . . life! <P>Have your cake and eat it too with these delectable recipes: <P>Mini Blueberry Muffins<br> Seven-Layer Dip<br> Pineapple Mojitos <br> Asian Chicken Salad<br> Shrimp and Grits <br> Cheese "Fries" <br> Carrot Soup with a Kick <br> Flank Steak with Indian Salsa <br> White Pizza with Roasted Mushrooms <P>What are you waiting for? <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER!</i> | *$9.21 |
 | Reversing Diabetes Cookbook: More Than 200 Delicious, Healthy Recipes
Brand: Grand Central Publishing
Now, it's even easier for readers to reduce, or even eliminate, dependency on insulin and oral drugs. Dr. Whitaker has created more than 200 delicious, kitchen-tested recipes, from appetizers to entrees, side dishes, desserts, and more. With full nutritional breakdowns provided, it's never been simpler for readers to manage their diabetes. | *$8.20 |
 | Fast Food Nation
Brand: Harper Perennial
<p>Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.</p> <p>Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from California's subdivisions, where the business was born, to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike, where many of fast food's flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths -- from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate.</p> | *$5.98 |
 | Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
Brand: Little, Brown and Company
In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman--and never went home again. <br><br>Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly through her <i>pavé au poivre, </i>the steak's<i></i>pink juices puddling into the buttery pepper sauce? LUNCH IN PARIS is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs--one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine. Packing her bags for a new life in the world's most romantic city, Elizabeth is plunged into a world of bustling open-air markets, hipster bistros, and size 2 <i>femmes fatales</i>. She learns to gut her first fish (with a little help from Jane Austen), soothe pangs of homesickness (with the rise of a chocolate soufflé) and develops a crush on her local butcher (who bears a striking resemblance to Matt Dillon). Elizabeth finds that the deeper she immerses herself in the world of French cuisine, the more Paris itself begins to translate. French culture, she discovers, is not unlike a well-ripened cheese-there may be a crusty exterior, until you cut through to the melting, piquant heart.<br><br>Peppered with mouth-watering recipes for summer ratatouille, swordfish <i>tartare </i>and molten chocolate cakes, <i>Lunch in Paris</i> is a story of falling in love, redefining success and discovering what it truly means to be at home. In the delicious tradition of memoirs like <i>A Year in Provence</i> and <i>Under the Tuscan Sun,</i> this book is the perfect treat for anyone who has dreamed that lunch in Paris could change their life. | *$9.98 |
 | The Pleasures of Cooking for One
Brand: Knopf
From the legendary editor of some of the worldâs greatest cooksâincluding Julia Child and James Beardâa passionate and practical book about the joys of cooking for one.<br><br>Here, in convincing fashion, Judith Jones demonstrates that cooking for yourself presents unparalleled possibilities for both pleasure and experimentation: you can utilize whatever ingredients appeal, using farmersâ markets and specialty shops to enrich your palate and improve your health; you can feel free to fail, since a meal for one doesnât have to be perfect; and you can use leftovers to innovateâin the course of a week, the remains of beef bourguignon might be reimagined as a ragù, pork tenderloin may become a stir-fry, a cup or two of wild rice produces both a refreshing pilaf and a rich pancake, and red snapper can be reinvented as a summery salad. Itâs a fulfilling and immensely economical process, one perfectly suited for our timesâalthough, as Jones points out, cooking for one also means we can occasionally indulge ourselves in a favorite treat.<br><br>Throughout, Jones is both our instructor and our mentor, suggesting basic recipesâsuch as tomato sauce, preserved lemons, pesto, and homemade stockâthat all cooks should have on hand; teaching us how to improvise using an ingenious strategy of building meals through the week; and supplying us with a lifetimeâs worth of tips and shortcuts. From Childâs advice for buying fresh meat to Beardâs challenge to beginning crêpe-makers and Lidia Bastianichâs tips for cooking perfectly sauced pasta, Jonesâs book presents a wealth of acquired knowledge from our finest cooks.<i><br><br>The Pleasures of Cooking for One</i> is a vibrant, wise celebration of food and enjoying our own company from one of our most treasured cooking experts. | *$14.06 |
 | Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
<strong>The only book for home cooks offering a complete introduction to the craft.</strong> CHARCUTERIEâa culinary specialty that originally referred to the creation of pork products such as salami, sausages, and prosciuttoâis true food craftsmanship, the art of turning preserved food into items of beauty and taste. Today the term encompasses a vast range of preparations, most of which involve salting, cooking, smoking, and drying. In addition to providing classic recipes for sausages, terrines, and pâtés, Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn expand the definition to include anything preserved or prepared ahead such as Mediterranean olive and vegetable rillettes, duck confit, and pickles and sauerkraut. Ruhlman, coauthor of <i>The French Laundry Cookbook</i>, and Polcyn, an expert charcuterie instructor at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan, present 125 recipes that are both intriguing to professionals and accessible to home cooks, including salted, airdried ham; Maryland crab, scallop, and saffron terrine; Da Bomb breakfast sausage; mortadella and soppressata; and even spicy smoked almonds. 50 line drawings. | *$21.73 |
 | The 30-Minute Vegan: Over 175 Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Recipes for Everyday Cooking
Brand: Da Capo Lifelong Books
<DIV>Busy vegans, rejoice! award-winning husband and wife chefs/authors Reinfeld and Murray present 150 delicious, easy-to prepare recipes for everyday vegan cookingâall dishes that can be prepared in a half-hour.<P>Sections include The Lighter Side of Life: Smoothies & Satiating Beverages; Snacks, Pick Me Ups & Kidsâ Favorites; Lunches: Wraps, Rolls, Bowls, and More; Extraordinary Salads; Sumptuous Soups; Small Plates: Appetizers, Side Dishes, Light Dinners; Wholesome Suppers; Guilt-Free Comfort Food: Healthy Translations of Old Stand-bys; and Divine Desserts.<P><I>The 30-Minute Vegan</I> also provides at-a-glance cooking charts, kidsâ favorite dishes, and exciting menu suggestions for every occasionâmaking this an essential cookbook for busy vegans who want to enjoy delicious, healthful, whole-foods vegan fare every day.</DIV> | *$4.89 |
 | Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book offers fans more than 90 recipes that are easy to make with even an unsophisticated ice-cream maker. The book is spiced with bright, quirky illustrations in full color. | *$4.49 |
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