 | Lunch Boxes and Snacks: Over 120 healthy recipes from delicious sandwiches and salads to hot soups and sweet treats Brand: Atria Packing your child's lunch box doesn't have to mean another peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a bag of chips. Renowned children's cooking and nutrition expert Annabel Karmel shares more than 120 healthy, creative recipe ideas as well as time-saving hints and tips that will help you make a complete and nutritious lunch without increasing the chaos of your morning routine.<P><I>Lunch Boxes and Snacks</i> is packed with mouthwatering recipes that can boost your child's brainpower, increase energy, and strengthen the immune system. You'll find a wide range of delicious and easy lunch ideas, from Oriental Turkey Wraps, Individual Focaccia Pizzas, and Chicken Superfood Salad to Trail Mix Bars and Fruit on a Stick, that guarantee that your child will be the envy of the cafeteria.<P>In <I>Lunch Boxes and Snacks</i> you will find:<ul> <li>Inspirations for hot meals that can be packed in a thermos for winter days </li> <li>Quick recipes that can be prepared in advance and kept in the fridge or freezer </li> <li>Tips to get your child involved in the lunch-making process </li> <li>Helpful hints on packing your child's lunch box so that food stays safe to eat</li></ul><P>With Annabel's help, even the busiest parents can easily pack a healthy and tasty lunch that their child will look forward to eating. | *$11.97 |
 | The Blood Pressure Miracle Brand: Strategic Book Publishing The Blood Pressure Miracle is a unique, all-natural system for lowering your blood pressure that is not based on a single approach such as stress reduction, or herbs or special foods or exercise. Itâs actually a combination of methods that have been scientifically proven to work, complied into one comprehensive lifestyle program. You will be surprised at how many options you have: Simple lifestyle changes, inexpensive natural supplements and even regular foods you can buy at your local grocery store have all been proven to improve heart health and reduce blood pressure. When you combine these strategies all together as in The Blood Pressure Miracle, the results are multiplied (and it probably explains why, if you tried a single natural remedy in the past, it did very little or nothing at all). | *$16.86 |
 | Nourishing Traditions Brand: Promotion Pub. The book that says "your body needs old-fashioned animal fats," is a successful challenge to politically correct nutrition and a reason to recall the culinary customs of our ancestors -- includes recipes. | *$39.95 |
 | The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family and Friends Brand: Rodale Books <DIV><DIV>With more than 19 million copies in print worldwide, the best-selling phenomenon continues with fabulous all new recipes for healthy, delicious<BR><BR>South Beach Diet-friendly entertaining<BR><BR>The famed Miami Beach cardiologist who has helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight and eat healthier with his best-selling South Beach Diet books now addresses the special challenge that can undermine anyoneâs willpowerâthe irresistible lure of diet-busting dishes at festive occasions.<BR><BR>As the more than 20 menus and 150 easy, all-new recipes in this cookbook prove, thereâs no need to give up favorite holiday and party dishes to stay on the South Beach Diet. Dr. Agatston explains that healthy entertaining is not a matter of deprivation, but of "simply making as many good choices as possible." His new book provides those choices, putting a healthy twist on favorite entertaining meals for every occasion, whether itâs a family Christimas Eve dinner, a Thanksgiving feast, a Passover seder, a football fest in front of the TV, or a backyard barbeque with the neighbors. Readers will also find: <BR><BR>⢠practical tips and helpful (and healthful) hints throughoutâincluding make-ahead suggestions, ideas for nonalcoholic cocktails (mocktails), ways to use leftovers, and more <BR><BR>⢠55 full-page color photographs that illustrate the finished dishes along with ideas for stylish table settings and centerpieces</DIV></DIV> | *$2.60 |
 | The Good Carb Cookbook: Secrets of Eating Low on the Glycemic Index Brand: Avery Trade A complete guide and cookbook to selecting and using the best carbohydrates to lose weight, maintain blood sugar levels, and improve overall health.<br><br>Not all carbs are created equal. In fact, the latest dietary research shows that different carbohydrates have varying effects on the body, depending on the rate at which they raise blood sugar levels-also known as a food's glycemic index (GI). Choosing a balance of foods that are low on the GI will speed weight loss and control diabetes, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease.<br><br>In <i>The Good Carb Cookbook</i>, Sandra Woodruff demystifies the carbohydrate confusion by explaining the real differences among carbohydrates (baked potatoes are high on the index, while sweet potatoes are low), and shares her secrets for eating low on the index. The book includes an invaluable table with hundreds of common foods and their glycemic index rating; more than two hundred recipes to get people cooking and eating low on the index; and tips to modify high-glycemic family favorites with low-glycemic ingredients, lose weight, maintain blood sugar, and achieve optimal health. | *$5.42 |
 | Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation Brand: Wadsworth Publishing Company This is an introductory-level text that covers the basic elements of food, food service, and food preparation. The text also incorporates valuable information about the nutritive value and the chemical composition of food. A rich illustration and photo program and unique pedagogical features help to make the information easily understandable and interesting to students. | *$94.95 |
| | Weight Watchers 5 Ingredient 15 Minute Cookbook (2nd Edition) (Weight Watchers Cookbook Series) Brand: Oxmoor House 200 All-New Kitchen Tested Recipes!
72 top-rated mouthwatering menus with POINTS values of 7 or less
No-stress shopping list and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions included with every recipe
Weight Watcher POINTS values and complete nutritional analyses for all recipes | *$35.00 |
 | Delilah's Everyday Soul: Southern Cooking With Style Brand: Running Press Part Number: 0762426012 Tradition meets the 21st century in this hip and colorful cookbook that shows that Soul Food doesnât have to be "country food."<P> In <I>Delilahâs Everyday Soul</I>, chef Delilah Winder shares the Southern-inspired recipes that helped earn her the devotion of many, including televisionâs Oprah Winfrey, the NFLâs Donovan McNabb, and musicâs Patti LaBelle. Sharing more than 100 of her favorite recipes and the stories behind them, Delilah reaches back to her roots and forward to future generations of soul food lovers with her fun, eclectic recipes. <P> For Delilah, Southern food comes from the heart and touches the soul. The recipes in <I>Delilah's Everyday Soul</I> are arranged by occasion and accented with special memories, tips, and suggestions for preparing and serving. They feature traditional soul food like Delilahâs delectable fried chicken and strawberry lemonade, and also include more modern renditions of the fare, plus alternative ingredients for those who want to try healthier versions of the spectacular recipes. <P> | *$7.54 |
 | The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
The first edition of 1884 contained but 5 pages of type; the second of 1898, 14 pages. Only by conciseness has it been possible to give even a summary of the principles of dietetics within the limit or this pamphlet. Should there appear in places an abruptness or incompleteness of treatment, these limitations must be my excuse.<br> | *$4.00 |
 | The Cake Mix Doctor: Deluxe Edition Brand: Rodale Press The Cake Mix Doctor is in! And the prescription is simple: By doctoring up packaged cake mix with just the right extras--a touch of sweet butter here, cocoa powder there, or poppy seeds, vanilla yogurt, sherry, eggs, and grated lemon zest for the Charleston Poppy Seed Cake--even the least experienced baker can turn out luscious signature desserts, time after time. The proof is in the taste, and the taste never stops--from Toasted Coconut Sour Cream Cake to Devilishly Good Chocolate Cake; from a to-die-for Caramel Cake and a Holiday Yule Log to cheesecakes, coffee cakes, sheet cakes, pound cakes, bars, brownies, and those all-important frostings, here are 175 fast, foolproof recipes that will transform the art of home baking in America. <P>Who could believe these cakes came out of a box? Moist, tender, rich, deep, and complexly flavored, without a hint of artificiality, each cake stand up and delivers. But without any of the fuss of baking from scratch. Anne Byrn, an award-wining food writer and self-described purist, creates recipes that employ a cake mix's strengths---convenience, ease-of-use, dependability, and almost imperviousness to overbeating, underbeating, overbaking, and underbaking. <P>In addition to the recipes are the Cake Mix Doctor's Q&A's, extensive "Doctor Says" tips, lists--15 Beautiful Birthday Cakes, 15 Cakes That Will Cash in at a Bake Sale--and more, all illustrated in a full-color photographic insert. | *$7.00 |
 | Taste of Home: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: 536 Family Pleasing Recipes Brand: Readers Digest One-pot cooking has become the latest trend according to readers' submissions to <I>Taste of Home.</I> When your family craves home-style meals, this collection featuring three classic methods-meal-in-one casseroles, bubbling slow- cooked specialties, and thick, hearty soups-it is all a cook needs. With 384 pages containing <B>536 recipes</B>, three different methods of one-pot slow cooking, plus 397 full-color photographs-all for $19.95-this is one cookbook that belongs in every kitchen's library. <BR><BR> Here is the ultimate cookbook for comfort cooking with just the perfect selection of recipes for your church suppers, large family gatherings, and potluck dinners any night of the week. You can have entire meals in one pot-and most recipes are a meal-in- one (protein, carb, and veggie)-so once it is made there is nothing else to prepare to provide a nutritional and delicious meal. Tasty recipes include:<BR> Winter warmers: Barley Chicken Chili, Beef Noodle Casserole, Seafood Chowder, or Slow-Baked Cabbage Rolls<BR> Summer favorites: Barbecued Beef Brisket, Fresh Fruit Soup, Hamburger Supper, or Tomato Green Bean Soup<BR> International ideas: Moroccan Braised Beef, Hungarian Noodles, Enchilada Casserole, Italian Wedding Soup, or Canadian Cheese Soup<BR> Vegetarian delights: Asparagus Mushroom Casserole, Basil Tomato Soup, Greek Pasta Bake, Mushroom Salsa Chili, or Six-Veggie Bake<BR> With recipes ranging from appetizers to entrees and even desserts, this is one cookbook you'll reach for time and again.<BR><BR> | *$4.98 |
 | Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (Better Homes & Gardens Plaid) Brand: Wiley <ul> <li>Completely revised and updated with a fresh new design. <li>More than 1,400 recipesâtested and perfected in the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchenâincluding 400+ quick and easy ones. <li>All-new 20-Minute chapter, which includes more than 45 fast meal solutions. <li>More recipes on your favorite topics: Cookies, Desserts, Grilling and Slow Cooker. Plus, the Grilling chapter now features recipes for the turkey fryer and more recipes for the smoke cooker. <li>At-a-glance icons identify Easy, Fast, Low-Fat, Fat-Free, Whole Grain, Vegetarian, and Favorite recipes. <li>Simple menu ideas featured in every main-dish chapter. <li>Updated Cooking Basics chapter includes need-to-know kitchen survival advice including food safety, make-ahead cooking, must-have timesaving kitchen gadgets and emergency substitution charts. <li>Essential need-to-know information now conveniently located at the front of each chapter for easy reference helps ensure cooking success. <li>More than 800 full-color photos of finished dishes, how-to demonstrations and food IDs. <li>Hundreds of hints and tips, plus easy-to-read cooking charts. <li><b>Bonus Material:</b> Exclusive to cookbook buyers, an online menu component offers hundreds of menu ideas and more than 75 bonus recipes. </ul> | *$0.45 |
 | SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life Brand: William Morrow <p> <i>SuperFoods Rx</i> is based on a simple but profound premise: some foods are dramatically better than others for our health and longevity. </p> <p> Sure, everyone knows that an apple is a better snack than potato chips, but do you know that a daily handful of walnuts or a bowl of blueberries can actually improve your well-being and longevity? </p> <p> Steven Pratt, M.D., witnessed the positive results that occurred when his patients with age-related macular degeneration changed their diets to include certain powerhouse foods -- those he has identified as SuperFoods. Backed by proven research on fourteen of the most nutrient-dense foods, this book puts these tools in your hands, and on your plate, to give you more energy, greater protection against disease, and a healthy lifestyle now and for the future. </p> <p> Whether you're 63 or 23, now is the right time to start eating the SuperFoods way. By making these foods part of your regular eating habits, you can actually change the course of your biochemistry and stop the incremental changes in your body that lead to diseases such as type II diabetes, hypertension, certain cancers, obesity, and Alzheimer's. </p> <p> What are the fourteen SuperFoods? Many may already be part of your daily meals, while some may make occasional appearances. But all are supermarket-friendly nutrition powerhouses: </p> <p> Beans ⢠Blueberries ⢠Broccoli ⢠Oats ⢠<br>Oranges ⢠Pumpkin ⢠Salmon ⢠Soy ⢠Spinach ⢠<br>Tea -- green or black ⢠Tomatoes ⢠Turkey ⢠Walnuts ⢠Yogurt </p> <p> <i>SuperFoods Rx</i> not only outlines the amazing health benefits of these fourteen foods, it also includes delicious recipes, kitchen tips, and shopping suggestions that will make the SuperFoods lifestyle simple and irresistible. </p> <p> Don't like tomatoes? Not to worry; almost all of the SuperFoods have sidekicks -- or substitutions -- that you can enjoy instead. Have some lycopene-rich red watermelon or pink grapefruit instead of tomatoes. Can't bear the thought of spinach? Choose from a list of other dark leafy greens, romaine lettuce, or orange bell peppers. </p> <p> In <i>SuperFoods Rx</i>, Dr. Pratt leads you from the twentieth-century world of macronutrients -- proteins, fats, and carbohydrates -- into the twenty-first-century world of micronutrients -- phytonutrients, carotenoids, and antioxidants. You'll find: </p> <p> <li>Individual chapters dedicated to each of the fourteen SuperFoods, with the health benefits for each outlined and supported by Dr. Pratt's research, along with ideas for simple ways to get more of these foods into your everyday meals. </li> </p> <p> <li>Fifty original recipes featuring SuperFoods, especially developed by Chef Michel Stroot of the world-renowned Golden Door Spa. </li> </p> <p> <li>A shopping list of brand-name foods to ensure you're buying the most nutrient-dense SuperFoods available. </li> </p> <p> <li>Guidelines for formulating your daily nutrient goals and supplement recommendations.</li> </ol> </p> <p> With Dr. Pratt to guide you through the new nutritional frontier, you will be able to choose and enjoy the foods that are most beneficial to your health, well-being, and longevity. </p> <p> <i>SuperFoods Rx</i>. You'll feel super. </p> | *$4.85 |
 | Beating Cancer With Nutrition - Revised Brand: Nutrition Times Press The book was developed after working with over 500 cancer patients and organizing 3 international symposiums on the subject. The information contained in BCN is both scientifically backed with references and clinically proven in the hospital with patients. This information helps cancer patients to improve quality and quantity of life. BCN had been translated into Japanese and Chinese and is being translated into Korean. BCN had become a home study continuing education course for registered nurses. BCN 2001 version will contain a 72-minute audio CD version in response to the requests from tired cancer patients who said they needed and audio version of the book to get started. BCN had sold 110,000 copies in 7 years in print, which is impressive for small publishers. | *$6.46 |
 | Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously Brand: Back Bay Books Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell resolved to reclaim her life by cooking, in the span of a single year, every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her unexpected reward: not just a newfound respect for calves' livers and aspic, but a new life--lived with gusto. | *$0.01 |
 | Suzanne Somers' Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away: *Feast on Real Foods--Including Fats *Achieve Hormonal Balance *Enjoy More Than 100 New Recipes Brand: Crown Find out how hundreds of thousands of people all across the country have melted the pounds away without dieting, without deprivation -- the Somersize way!<br><br>With her number one <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <b>Eat Great, Lose Weight</b> and <b>Get Skinny on Fabulous Food</b>, Suzanne Somers spread the word about her revolutionary weight-loss program that's unlike any diet out there. When you Somersize, you can eat your favorite foods until you are full and change your metabolism without skipping meals. Unlike other weight-loss programs, you don't have to eliminate entire food groups or skimp on portions -- instead, you can trim your waistline and boost your energy levels without depriving yourself of healthy, great-tasting foods. <br><br>In her new book, <b>Suzanne Somersâ Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away</b>, Suzanne shows loyal fans and newcomers alike that losing weight and getting fit are easier now than ever before. You'll be amazed at how the pounds just melt away when you eat hearty, rich foods like cheese, butter, meats, creamy sauces, and tempting desserts. The key is eating food in the right combinations to achieve maximum weight loss, while also lowering your cholesterol and blood pressure. <b>Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away</b> explains Somersizing in detail for those who have come to the plan for the first time. It also offers the latest Somersizing news, including:<br><br>* how hormone imbalances affect weight gain and how to maintain your weight throughout every phase in your life, from puberty through your childbearing years to menopause;<br>* how to Somersize with your children;<br>* how to incorporate little "cheats" into the plan so you never feel deprived, but still lose weight;<br>* information about the remarkable new natural sugar that allows you to eat sweets and still stay slim;<br>* answers to the most frequently asked questions and concerns about Somersizing;<br>* Somersize success stories that will inspire you to lose weight and get healthy.<br><br>And best of all,<b> Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away</b> also includes more than 100 new Somersize recipes that will tantalize your taste buds, including Pan-Fried Petrale Sole with Lemon, Butter, and Caper Sauce; Deep-Fried Turkey with Fried Onions and Herbs; Roasted Sweet Red Pepper Soup with Creme Fraiche and Crispy Sage Leaves; Portobello Mushrooms with Bubbling Pesto; Molten Chocolate Cakes; Raspberry Souffle; and many more. <br><br><b>Portobello Mushrooms with Bubbling Pesto</b><br>PROFATS AND VEGGIES -- LEVEL ONE<br><br>Serves 4<br>These mushrooms make a great appetizer or a delicious accompaniment for a summer meal alongside a steak. They work especially well if you are using your outdoor grill, but you can also broil them in the oven.<br><br>4 large portobello mushrooms<br>Olive oil for brushing<br>Salt and freshly ground black pepper<br>1 recipe Basil Pesto (p. 155)<br>4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese<br><br>Trim the stems off the mushrooms. Brush mushrooms with olive oil and season lightly. Cook gill side down over medium coals or in the broiler for 5 minutes.<br><br>Turn the mushrooms over and spread a spoonful of pesto over the entire surface. Continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the mushrooms are very tender and the pesto is bubbling. Sprinkle the Parmesan on top of the pesto and return to broiler until cheese is melted and golden.<br><br><br><b>Dawn's Deviled Eggs</b><br>PROFATS AND VEGGIES -- LEVEL ONE<br><br>Makes 10<br>My good friend Barry Manilow has a wonderful cook named Dawn. These are her delicious deviled eggs. Her original recipe includes avocado, which makes the filling green. Try it that way for Level Two.<br><br>5 hard-boiled eggs, halved lengthwise<br>1 tablespoon minced scallion, white and light green parts<br>1 large jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced<br>Juice from 1 lime<br>1 tablespoon mayonnaise<br>12 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste<br>red chili flakes for garnish<br><br>Remove the yolks from the whites. Set the whites aside. Mash the yolks in a bowl with a fork. Add the scallion, jalapeño, lime juice, mayonnaise, and salt. Add more mayonnaise to reach desired consistency. Mash with a fork until blended. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff whites with yolk mixture, mounding the tops.<br>For extra heat, garnish with red chili flakes.<br>For Level Two<br>Add 1 whole mashed avocado to the egg yolk mixture.<br> | *$3.48 |
 | Humble Pie (Quick Reads) Brand: Harper Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, driven, stubborn. But this is his real story! In this fast-paced, bite-sized edition of his bestselling autobiography Ramsay tells the real story of how he became the world's most famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother's heroin addiction, his failed first career as a footballer, his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection and his TV persona - all the things that have made him the celebrated culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about: / his tough childhood: his father's alcoholism and violence and the effects on his relationships with his mother and siblings / his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen, and how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later / his brother's heroin addiction. / Gordon's early career: learning his trade in Paris and London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux and his seven Michelin-starred restaurants. / kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door, and how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style. / and how he copes with the impact of fame on himself and his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, and his own drive for success. | *$0.59 |
 | Salt: A World History Brand: Vintage Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilization from the beginning, and its story is a glittering often surprising part of the history of mankind. So valuable that it has often served as currency and still does in places today, salt inspired the earliest trade routes across unknown oceans and the remotest deserts. Wars have been fought over salt, and while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multilayered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale. | *$10.38 |
 | Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals Brand: Wiley <i>Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals</i> is the must-have reference for the most thorough, up-to-date information on nutrition and diet. New and expanded material in this <i>Sixth Edition</i> addresses important topics such as the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, MyPyramid, balanced menu options and recipe ideas for morning and afternoon breaks, basic principles of food presentation, meeting special dietary needs, weight management, and much more! | *$5.99 |
 | 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. | *$29.55 |
 | Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy Brand: Chronicle Books Buying a villa in the spectacular Italian countryside is a wonderful fantasy -- even if 17 rooms and a garden in need of immediate loving care are included in the asking price. Frances Mayes -- gourmet cook, widely published travel writer, and poet -- changed her life by doing just that. Sprinkled liberally with delicious recipes for inspired Italian dishes, amusing anecdotes about the risks of being your own contractor, and a savvy traveler's reminiscences, <I>Under the Tuscan Sun</I> is Mayes's enchanting account of her love affair with Tuscany: of scouring the neighborhood for the perfect panettone and the perfect plumber; of mornings spent cultivating her garden, and afternoons spent enjoying its fruits in leisurely lunches on the terrace; of jaunts through the hill towns in search of renowned wines; and the renewal not only of a house, but also of the spirit. An unusual memoir that combines the appeal of M. F.K. Fisher, Peter Mayle, and Martha Stewart, <I>Under the Tuscan Sun</I> is a feast for the senses. | *$4.21 |
 | Earth to Table: Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm Brand: Ecco <p> There is nothing more delightful than a tomato still warm from the sun, or a strawberry so perfectly ripe that it stains your fingers. </p> <p> Why not eat this way all the time? The healthiest and most delicious food comes from farmers and artisans just down the roadâthough it is often easy to forget when we are surrounded by food shipped to our supermarkets from around the world and by highly processed products from distant factories. </p> <p> Jeff Crump learned of the pleasures of using local cuisine by working in world-famous restaurants like Alice Waters's Chez Panisse, and he set about to develop a network of farmers to keep his own restaurant's kitchen humming all year round. It was not long before he was out in the fields himself, alongside pastry chef and collaborator Bettina Schormann, planting and harvesting crops that would form the backbone of their menus, breads, and desserts. </p> <p> Eating locally means eating seasonally, and Jeff and Bettina offer up the most delicious of what each season provides. It could be something as unexpected as Gnudi with Ramps and Morels picked from the woods across the road; as simple and as refreshing as Dandelion Salad; or when it is cold outside, as hearty as Bread and Butter Pudding. </p> <p> <i>Earth to Table</i> lets nature write the menu. Tender, green things in spring. Ripe, juicy dishes in summer. The bounty of the harvest in autumn. Rich braises and tart preserves in winter. The result is a year of discovery of new ingredients and dishes, and a rediscovery of classics that suddenly taste the way they were meant to. </p> <p> Bringing together stories of the passage of seasons on the farm; profiles of some of the world's most innovative chefsâlike Heston Blumenthal and Thomas Kellerâand the farmers they count on; how-to sections that help readers make the most of the season and what their gardens and farmers' markets have to offer; stunning photographs; and, of course, creative and delicious recipes that make anyone wonder why they ever considered eating a tomato in February, <i>Earth to Table</i> explores what's best about food. </p> | *$26.39 |
 | Taste of Home: Guilt Free Cooking: 356 Home Style Recipes for Healthier Living Brand: Readers Digest Cheesy lasagna, hearty chowders, and chocolate cake...now you can indulge in these family favorites and still eat healthily! The 325 mouthwatering classics found in this beautiful collection of great-tasting recipes are true comfort foods and homespun staples prepared in light and healthy way. Shared by health-conscious family cooks, each dish features everyday ingredients which come together in a breeze. Over 230 full-color photos of the finished dishes make it easy to select the perfect family- pleasing dish and the final results a tasty success. This is the perfect kitchen tool for family-healthy diets. <BR><BR> Best of all, each recipe has an icon to make choosing every meal a cinch. A clock icon indicates that the recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make, another icon represents recipes that have fewer than 5 grams of fat, and a third icon indicates that the recipe has less than 500 mg of sodium. These healthy recipes are packed with flavor and include a wide range of ideas-from appetizers and soups to desserts and sweet treats plus entrees-and all include Nutrition Facts and Diabetic Exchanges to make it easier than ever to serve heart-smart sensations.<BR><BR> | *$6.72 |
 | Pilgrim's Progress: One Man's Search for Eternal Life--A Christian Allegory Brand: Revell The Pilgrim's Progress has been printed, read, and translated more often than any book other than the Bible. People of all ages have found delight in the simple, earnest story of Christian, the Pilgrim, and his life-changing, life-affirming adventures. | *$1.98 |
 | This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader Brand: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Joan Dye Gussow is an extraordinarily ordinary woman. She lives in a home not unlike the average home in a neighborhood that is, more or less, typically suburban. What sets her apart from the rest of us is that she thinks more deeply--and in more eloquent detail--about food. In sharing her ponderings, she sets a delightful example for those of us who seek the healthiest, most pleasurable lifestyle within an environment determined to propel us in the opposite direction. Joan is a suburbanite with a green thumb, with a feisty, defiant spirit and a relentlessly positive outlook. At the heart of This Organic Life is the premise that locally grown food eaten in season makes sense economically, ecologically, and gastronomically. Transporting produce to New York from California--not to mention Central and South America, Australia, or Europe--consumes more energy in transit than it yields in calories. (It costs 435 fossil fuel calories to fly a 5-calorie strawberry from California to New York.) Add in the deleterious effects of agribusiness, such as the endless cycle of pesticide, herbicide, and chemical fertilizers; the loss of topsoil from erosion of over-tilled croplands; depleted aquifers and soil salinization from over-irrigation; and the arguments in favor of "this organic life" become overwhelmingly convincing. Joan's story is funny and fiery as she points out the absurdities we have unthinkingly come to accept. You won't find an electric can opener in this woman's house. In fact, you probably won't find many cans, as Joan has discovered ways to nourish herself, literally and spiritually, from her own backyard. If you are looking for a tale of courage and independence in a setting that is entirely familiar, read her story. | *$12.43 |
 | The Silver Palate Cookbook Brand: Workman Publishing Company Now in its second decade, celebrate one of America's favorite cookbooks. The Silver Palate Cookbook with its 350 recipes is the widely-acclaimed contemporary classic that brought a new passion for food and hospitality into American homes. A James Beard Book Awards inductee into the cookbook Hall of Fame. | *$6.94 |
 | Eat, Drink, & Weigh Less: A Flexible and Delicious Way to Shrink Your Waist Without Going Hungry Brand: Hyperion <b>From the dream team of Dr. Walter C. Willett, bestselling author of <i>Eat, Drink and Be Healthy</i>, and Mollie Katzen, author of the four million-copy bestselling <i>Moosewood Cookbook</i>, comes a new approach to weight loss</b> <P><i>Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less</i> offers a medically sound, extremely effective program that shows people how they can lose weight by adding delicious food to their diet and making simple changes in what they eat throughout the day. Itâs flexible and adaptable -- and it really works. It features a powerful way to chart your progress called the Body Score. The more you raise your Body Score, the more you will lower your weight! A quiz at the beginning of the book helps readers determine their Body Score; the chapters that follow explain easy dietary and behavioral steps readers can take to improve their scores. <P>While the concept is simple, the science behind it is not. It represents years of top research conducted by Dr. Walter C. Willett, the head of Harvard School of Public Healthâs Department of Nutrition, including the famous Nursesâ Health Study. This study scored each of its over 84,000 participants on food choices, exercise schedule, and body mass -- resulting in a number that accurately determined the nursesâ risk of heart disease. <P>Now, for the first time, Dr. Willett has teamed up with mega-bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen to adapt a similar, much easier scoring system to create a user-friendly diet plan with fail-safe results. If you can raise your score, you will lower your weight -- all while eating delicious, easy-to-prepare foods. | *$7.10 |
| | The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet Brand: Rodale Books <DIV><DIV><P></P><DIV>In <I>The Kind Diet</I>, actress, activist, and committed conservationist Alicia Silverstone shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever, and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, from effortless weight loss to clear skin, off-the-chart energy, and smooth digestion. She explains how meat, fish, milk, and cheeseâthe very foods weâve been taught to regard as the cornerstone of good nutritionâare actually the culprits behind escalating rates of disease <I>and</I> the cause of dire, potentially permanent damage to our ecology. <P></P>Yet going meat- and dairy-free doesnât mean suffering deprivation; to the contrary, <I>The Kind Diet</I> introduces irresistibly delicious food that satisfies on every levelâit even includes amazing desserts to keep the most stubborn sweet tooth happy. Alicia also addresses the nutritional concerns faced by many who are new to a plant-based diet, and shows how to cover every nutritional base, from protein to calcium and beyond. <P></P>Alicia knows that changing life-long dietary habits is a process, and that each person progresses at a different pace. For that reason, <I>The Kind Diet </I>encompasses 3 separate levels, from Flirting to Superhero. <B>Flirts</B> learn to dip a toe into the vegan pool, reducing their meat-eating and swapping out a few key foods for plant-based substitutes to see quickly how even small changes can reap big results. <B>Vegans </B>get to experience the life-altering effects of forgoing animal-products entirely, while still enjoying many convenience foods and meat substitutes in addition to the wonderful grains, vegetables and fruits that form the core of that diet. True enlightenment comes with the <B>Superhero </B>program, based on the principles of macrobiotics and built on a foundation of whole grains, vegetables, and other yummy foods that Alicia describes in detail. <P></P><P>Whether your goal is to drop a few pounds, boost your energy and metabolism, or simply save the world, Alicia provides the encouragement, the information, and the tools you need to make the transition to a plant-based diet deliciously empowering. </P></DIV><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P></ DIV></DIV> | *$14.84 |
 | Everything Kids' Cookbook: From Mac ' N Cheese to Double Chocolate Chip Cookies-All You Need to Have Some Finger Lickin' Fun (Everything Kids Series) Brand: Adams Media Corporation Make fun and delicious creations with your family! <P>Packed full of recipes, cooking tips, puzzles, and trivia, The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook serves as an entertaining-and safe-introduction to the sumptuous world of cooking. Dietitian Sandra K. Nissenburg provides tasty recipes that will help you learn the art of cooking-and keep you healthy! <P>The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook includes information on safety tips, basic cooking tools and terms, and healthy eating to help young chefs of all ages. From fresh blueberry muffins to parmesan chicken fingers, The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook inspires you to be creative and experiment in the kitchen-making meals you can share with the entire family. <P>The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook is filled with recipes for all occasions including: <P>-Bananaberry smoothies <P>-Chocolate peanut butter pudding <P>-Cinnamon breakfast cake <P>-Creamy corn chowder <P>-Mexican quesadillas <P>-Nutty caramel corn <P>-Tuna noodle casserole <P>-Waldorf salad <P>Also featuring practical cooking tips and nutritional information, The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook will have you-and your parents-licking the bottoms of the bowl in no time. | *$3.35 |
 | Italy for the Gourmet Traveler, Revised Brand: Kyle Books In the most complete gastronomic guide to Italy ever published, Fred Plotkin takes you beyond the traditional tourist experience, revealing the true richness of this nation's extraordinary cuisine and the lifestyle that surrounds it. From country markets and wineries to city restaurants and cooking schools, you will discover Italian culinary treasures and pleasures that no other book offers. | *$23.80 |
 | Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, New and Revised Edition Brand: Harper Paperbacks <P><BR><P>Safe. Effective. Atkins:</P><P><P>The #1 bestseller in a brand new edition offering essential, up to the minute information!</P><P><P>Spending over four years on the <I>New York Times</I> bestseller list, Dr. Atkins's nutritional approach has taken America by storm. Now, <I>Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution</I> offers not just weight loss, but total wellness. <P>With results starting to show in just 14 days, find out how you can: <UL><LI>Re-energize yourself <LI>Reach your ideal weight . . . and stay there! <LI>Eat the delicious meals you love. <LI>Never count calories. <LI>Reduce the risk factors associated with major health problems, including chronic fatigue, diabetes, and high blood pressure. </LI></UL><P><i>Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution</i> also provides tips on how to jumpstart the program, delicious recipes, case studies, new information on how to do Atkins, and studies that support the safety and efficacy of the Atkins Nutritional Approach.</P><P>Everyone knows someone who has lost weight with Atkins.<P>Now you can be that someone!</P> | *$0.98 |
 | The Moosewood Cookbook Brand: Ten Speed Press Among the most influential cookbooks of our time, the Moosewood Cookbook is such a powerful symbol that the publishers were tempted not to tamper wi th it. But times have changed, and knowledge about the foods we eat and their nutritional value has increased. So, after many inquiries and requests, the author has revised many of her recipes to be lighter and healthier. Illustrated. | *$18.48 |
| | The Herb Book Brand: Bantam Soothe your nerves, cure your cough, color your fabrics, perfume your bath, stimulate your lover, spice your sauces, stop your nightmares, freshen your breath -- with herbs... The most complete catalog of nature's "miracle plants" ever published. | *$4.95 |
 | Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family Brand: Kelcy Press An internationally recognized authority on eating and feeding, Ellen Satter is a registered dietitian and board certified diplomat in clinical social work. For the first time in book form, <i>Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family</i> outlines her unconventional and remarkably effective eating advice for adults. More a cooking primer than a cookbook, Satterâs simple and delicious recipes provide a backdrop for cooking lessons, fast tips, night-before suggestions, in-depth background information, ways to involve kids in the kitchen and guidelines on adapting menus for young children. Satter cites the studies to build a convincing case that we can lighten up on fat and sodium restriction without endangering ourselves or our children, while emphasizing her well-known division of responsibility in feeding â parents are responsible for the what, when and where of feeding, and children are responsible for the how much and whether of eating. | *$6.81 |
 | Weight Watchers All-Time Favorites: Over 200 Best-Ever Recipes from the Weight Watchers Test Kitchens Brand: Wiley This full-color cookbook is an exciting collection of the best recipes ever developed by the experts at Weight Watchersâ225 tempting dishes never before presented in book form. If youâre a fan of the <i>Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook</i> but are looking even more recipe choices, this new Weight Watchers collection will be an irresistible new kitchen companion. Itâs packed with recipes that youâll love, whether youâre cooking for a weeknight family supper, a casual backyard get-together with neighbors, or a festive gathering with friends. | *$18.05 |
 | Frommer's Napa & Sonoma Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) Brand: Frommers These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozens of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip. <ul> <li>Full-color package at an affordable price <li>Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions <li>Foldout front covers with maps and quick-reference information <li>Tear-resistant map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet <li>Handy pocket-sized trim </ul> <p> <p> At last, a travel guide that tells you how to see the best of everythingâin the smartest, most time-efficient way. <ul> <li>The best of Napa & Sonoma in one, two, or three days <li>Thematic tours for every interest, schedule, and taste <li>Tips on wine-tasting, including best wineries for aspiring oenophiles <li>Walking tours of the region's best-loved towns <li>Outdoor itineraries to fit in active pursuits between wine-tasting, such as exploring the region by bike, in a kayak, and along hiking trails <li>Hundreds of evocative color photos <li>Bulleted maps that show you how to go from place to place <li>Hotels, restaurants, & shopping, for all budgets <li>A tear-resistant foldout mapâenclosed in a handy plastic wallet you can also use for tickets and souvenirs </ul> | *$1.50 |
 | Slow Burn: Burn Fat Faster by Exercising Slower Brand: William Morrow <p><B>Life Is A Marathon...Are You Ready To Go The Distance?</B></p><p>Here's your chance to train for the marathon of life with endurance master Stu Mittleman.Learn the three-part program he used to set a world record in the ultramarathon so you can go the distance and feel great doing it every single day.</p><p><b>Think</b></p><p>Your attitude determines how far you go. Whether you want unbounded energy in your everyday life or to run your best marathon ever, you must believe it is possible. Stu will show you his magic steps to focus on the present moment so you can go farther with less effort than ever before.</p><p><b>Train</b></p><p>Nothing creates energy like movement, and no form of movement is healthier or more sustainable than running at an aerobic, fat-burning pace. Learn Stu's concept of excessive moderation to power you through your life. Get in tough with the innate wisdom your body holds and learn to diagnose and heal yourself through muscle testing. Understand you heart-rate zones so you can train to go forever.</p><p><b>Eat</b></p><p>Short-te rm energy sources like caffeine and sugar may get you through the moment, but they leave you exhausted in the long run. Stu's nutrition program will energize you throughout the day and week, not just the hour ahead. He recommends real food over prepackaged food, drinking water all day long, and eating small meals throughout the day.</p><p><b>Get ready to go all day and feel energized, not exhausted. <i>Slow Burn</i> will show you how.</b></p> | *$17.00 |
 | Home Sausage Making: Healthy Low-Salt, Low-Fat Recipes Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC A combination how-to manual for 32 types of fresh or cured sausage and cookbook with 175 recipes. | *$66.88 |
 | Digestive Wellness Brand: McGraw-Hill There is currently an epidemic of digestive illness in this country, an epidemic that can be traced to the foods we eat and the way we live. One-third to one-half of all adults suffer from some sort of digestive problem, and faulty digestion is directly responsible for a vast array of other ailments--everything from bad breath, ulcers, heartburn, and constipation to colitis, diverticulitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. Disorders that are caused indirectly by this problem include arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and migraine headaches. In this well-researched, comprehensive book, noted nutritionist Elizabeth Lipski helps readers understand the complex interrelationships of the digestive process. | *$12.85 |
 | Conquering Arthritis: What Doctors Don't Tell You Because They Don't Know: 9 Secrets I Learned the Hard Way Brand: Shining Prairie Flower Productions This book provides hard-earned, practical, detailed information that is critical for successful healing of arthritis, but that has never before been collected in one book. Without this information many people with arthritis will not get well. <P>The information is organized into a well-researched, easy-to-follow plan for getting well again and includes case histories of people with dramatic and lasting recoveries. <P>It focuses not just on coping with the symptoms of arthritis, but on correcting its underlying causes using proven alternative medicine and pain management techniques. <P>Anyone who is serious about healing from arthritis needs this book. | *$32.99 |
 | The Big Book of Juices and Smoothies: 365 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day Brand: Thorsons A collection of 365 juice and smoothie blends, this book gives readers all the nutrients they need for health. | *$59.98 |
| | Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Brand: Knopf With more than 100 illustrations by Karin Kretschman. | *$24.26 |
 | Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Brand: Random House Audio Read by Rick Adamson<br><br><b>FAST FOOD NATION</b> - the groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that has changed the way America thinks about the way it eats - and spent nearly four months on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list - now available on cassette!<br><br>Are we what we eat? To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society. Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelling the juggernaut of 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.<br><br>Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from the California 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, even real estate. He also uncovers the fast food chains' efforts to reel in the youngest, most susceptible consumers even while they hone their institutionalized exploitation of teenagers and minorities. Schlosser then turns a critical eye toward the hot topic of globalization - a phenomenon launched by fast food. | *$20.00 |
 | Roadfood: Revised Edition Brand: Broadway <b><i>Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern is<br></i></b><i>âa cross-country culinary guide that should be stashed in every food loverâs glove compartment.ââPeople</i> magazine<br><br>Now in its sixth edition, <i>Roadfood</i> has been called âa bible for motorists seeking mouth-watering barbecue or homemade pieâ by <i>USA Today</i>. This indispensable guide is bigger and better than ever, covering nearly 600 of the countryâs best local eateries from Maine to California. With more than 175 completely new listings and updates of old favorites, the new <i>Roadfood</i> offers an extended tour of the most affordable, most enjoyable dining options along Americaâs highways and back roads.<br><br>Filled with enticing alternatives for chain-weary travelers, <i>Roadfood </i>provides vivid descriptions and regional maps that direct readers to the best lobster shacks on the East Coast; the ultimate barbecue joints down South; the most indulgent steak houses in the Midwest; and dozens of top-notch diners, hotdog stands, ice-cream parlors, and uniquely regional finds in between. Each entry delves into the folkways of a restaurantâs locale as well as the dining experience itself, and each is written in the Sternsâ entertaining and colorful style. A cornucopia for road warriors and armchair epicures alike, <i>Roadfood</i> is a road map to some of the tastiest treasures in the United States. | *$4.48 |
 | Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide To Hosting the Perfect Funeral Brand: Miramax | *$11.79 |
 | Reversing Diabetes Brand: Grand Central Publishing The author of the bestselling Reversing Heart Disease returns with a proven program that allows diabetes to reduce or eliminate dependency on insulin or drugs and control their condition--naturally and effectively--with diet and exercise. | *$6.55 |
 | Eat Fresh Food: Awesome Recipes for Teen Chefs Brand: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books <DIV><DIV><P>Make It Fresh. Make It Fast. Make It Awesome.</P><P>Renowned chef Rozanne Gold has assembled an All-Star Team of teen chefsâkids who love to cook and love to eat good foodâto create more than eighty mouth-watering recipes, attuned to the seasons, refined for the kinds of food teens want to eat. With plenty of snacks, smoothies, school lunches, burgers, fabulous pizza, desserts, and more, each delicious bite is made with the freshest, best-for-you ingredients you can find. Fully illustrated with photos of this cooking team in action, here is a cookbook no aspiring chef will want to miss. </P></DIV></DIV> | *$11.73 |
 | The Virginia Housewife Brand: University of South Carolina Press First published in 1825, The Virginia House-Wife was the most influential cookbook in nineteenth-century America. Considered the ultimate how-to cookbook, it rivals some of the currently popular cookbooks with its commonsense knowledge and advice which remains practical to this day. | *$19.99 |
 | The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book Brand: Sasquatch Books Initially self-published 20 years ago, The Encyclopedia of Country Living has become the trusted guidebook to sustainable, self-sufficient living. Filled with memorable anecdotes, crucial advice, and a generous helping of good humor, this compendium provides detailed information about food production â growing, processing, cooking, and preserving â together with hundreds of illustrations and recipes. With updates of over 1,100 mail order sources, including websites and email addresses, this revised edition is the definitive classic text for living off the land. | *$36.00 |
 | Gillian Mckeith's Health Food Bible Brand: Michael Joseph | *$29.62 |
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