 | Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide To Hosting the Perfect Funeral
Brand: Miramax | *$4.30 |
 | Weber's Real Grilling: Over 200 Original Recipes, Each with a Color Photo
Brand: Oxmoor House
For sublime outdoor cooking and entertainment, who better to turn to than the foremost authority on grills? With the experts from Weber taking you through the basics and beyond, youâll be sizzling in no time. Over 200 recipesâeach with a mouthwatering photoâare simple to follow and feature common ingredients found in the local market. Youâll also find, canât-miss techniques, and even substitution tricks... Mark your favoritesâand thereâll be plentyâwith the handy enclosed page flags. And yes, once theyâve sampled the savory results of your newfound grilling skills, friends and family will be begging for your secrets. Just nod and say, "Itâs all in the technique." <P>Key Features: <P>* One-of-a-kind grilling cookbook with over 200 original recipes, each with a color photos <P>* Photos illustrate tips and techniques throughout <P>* Recipes are big on flavor with easy to find ingredients <P>* Tabbed chapters and included page flags to mark your favorite recipes <P>* From basic preparation to advanced fire-tending methods, Weberâs Real Grilling⢠has all the tools for successful grilling | *$4.24 |
 | Uncommon Grounds The History Of Coffee And How It Transformed Our World
Brand: Basic Books
"Pendergrast has served up a rich blend of anecdote, character study, market analysis, and social history...everything you ought to know about coffee is here." <BR>-New York Times <P>The first comprehensive business and social history of coffee, which describes how coffee has dominated and molded the economies, politics, and social structures of entire countries. Pendergrast's scrupulously researched and lively anecdotal history provides a window through which to view broader themes of modern-day media and marketing, the rise of mass production, colonialism, women's issues, and international commodity schemes. | *$4.19 |
 | Barbecues & Outdoor Kitchens: Fresh Design for Patio Living, Complete Guide to Construction, Simple Grills and Gourmet Kitchens
Brand: Oxmoor House
"Letâs cook outside tonight, honey," just got a whole lot more inviting with this new edition of a Sunset best seller. Everything you need to plan and build the barbecue or outdoor kitchen youâve always wanted is here. Includes step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations for 16 projects, ranging from simple to sublime. One show-off has a side burner, sink, refrigeratorâeven a pizza oven. Whatever your outdoor culinary desires, Sunset takes you through the entire process. <P>Features: <P>* 16 innovative projects for building barbecues and outdoor kitchens <P>* Unique additions include a Brazilian barbecue, a chimney smoker, and an adobe oven <P>* Offers step-by-step instructions, informative âhow-toâ photography, detailed illustrations & materials lists <P>* Covers working with various materials such as stone, brick, stucco, tile, and much more <P>* Complete installation directions, including how to run utility lines | *$4.15 |
 | Crockery Cookery
Brand: Bantam
A New York Times bestseller, this cookbook established Mable Hoffman as a premier cooking enthusiast--well-deserved praise for one who has spent decades extolling the benefits of slow cooking. Her easy and affordable recipes for appetizers, soups, and main dishes are designed to bring out that "simmered-in" flavor that only slow cooking can provide. In addition to the new recipes, this edition contains many others that have been revised to reduce fat and calories. | *$4.13 |
 | Cooking Without a Grain of Salt
Brand: Bantam
Putting down the saltshaker is just the first step....<P>Experts agree that a low-sodium diet can decrease the risk of heart disease, migraines, diabetes, and osteoporosis. <P>But to significantly reduce the salt in your diet, you must learn how to spot the <i>hidden</i> sodium in frozen foods, canned goods, and popular recipes.<P>Fully revised and updated using the latest medical research, <b>Cooking Without a Grain of Salt</b> is a nutrition guide and cookbook all in one. It's filled with useful tips on how to limit sodium without sacrificing flavor--as well as savory recipes that will help you put your healthy, low-salt lifestyle into action.<P>From Stuffed Mushrooms and Double Corn Biscuits to Pork Medallions in Pesto, Grilled Tuna with Salsa, and Pasta Primavera, <b>Cooking Without a Grain of Salt</b> lets you enjoy all the dishes you love while forming healthy eating habits for years to come.. | *$4.12 |
 | Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-be
Brand: GPP Life
Within these pages are 75 original Preggatini recipes highlighting fresh juices, herbs, and garnishes as well as ideas for Preggatini Parties - a modern spin on the humdrum baby shower. Organized by pregnancy stages and symptoms, this lavishly illustrated, pocket-sized, virtually intoxicating guide also offers quotes from famous mums about pregnancy and health and such options as 'De-virginize for Dad' - making these drinks applicable to all. This includes a recipe exclusively provided by Celebrity Chef Michel Richard, recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Chef James Beard award, author of "Happy in the Kitchen", and owner of the legendary Citronelle restaurant in Washington, DC. | *$4.09 |
 | Omega Rx Zone: The Miracle of the New High-Dose Fish Oil
Brand: Avon
<p>The Next Generation of the Zone!</p> <p>Dr. Barry Sears is one of the world's most trusted voices on health, diet, and nutrition. Over the past decade, millions of people worldwide have followed his prescriptions for healthy living through his bestselling books. He introduced the world to the Zone, a state of improved hormonal control that has helped a generation of people lose excess body fat, reverse the aging process, and fight heart disease and diabetes.</p> <p>In <i>The Omega Rx Zone</i>, Dr. Sears reveals a revolutionary new technological advance that helps treat chronic disease, improves athletic performance, and more. Never before available to the public, pharmaceutical-grade fish oil has the potential to make you a more emotionally stable, healthier person by allowing your brain to work at peak efficiency and controlling the hormonal responses that ultimately govern your body and mind. Drawing upon his own research as well as recently published studies, Dr. Sears shares new understanding of heart disease, cancer, depression, Alzheimer's, attention deficit disorder, chronic pain, Type 2 diabetes, infertility, and multiple sclerosis. Used in conjunction with the Zone program, these findings can help you to:</p> <UL> <LI>Increase brain vitality and longevity <li>Maximize physical performance <li>Lose weightâand keep it off <li>Reverse chronic disease </ul> | *$4.09 |
 | Pizza: Grill It, Bake It, Love It!
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<blockquote> <p> Pizza lovers, rejoice! Bestselling cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are back with an exciting new collection of ninety classic, international, and modern recipes for everyone's favorite food. </p> </blockquote> <p> Finally, here's a book that lets you have it both waysâon the grill and in the oven. Bake a pie tonight for that traditional pizza-parlor taste or grill one this weekend on the deck or patio, and you'll discover what home chefs across the country are realizing: the grill is a great way to get a hot pie on the table. </p> <p> Bruce and Mark adapt their recipes so that you can use a homemade dough, a store-bought one, or even a prebaked crust. With recipes for three sauces and eight crusts, <i>Pizza</i> makes America's favorite food easier and more fun than ever. </p> <p> From the well loved to the adventurous, <i>Pizza</i> is full of Bruce and Mark's foolproof recipes that are sure to please every palate. There's something for everyone: classic pies like the cheese-laden Pizza Margherita and the Four Seasons Pizza, international pies revamped for the American kitchen like the Armenian Lamejun Pizza and the Alsatian Tarte Flambé, light salad pies like the BLT Pizza, and modern twists on old favorites. Try a Philly Cheesesteak Pizza or a Pot Pie Pizza, modeled on those American comfort-food classics. <i>Pizza</i> also offers ten recipes for Chicago-style deep-dish pies and a host of fun appetizer pies, making pizza perfect for every occasion. </p> | *$4.08 |
 | The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal
Brand: Riverhead Hardcover
<b>A remarkable portrait of American food before World War II, presented by the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>Cod</i> and <i>Salt</i>.</b><BR><BR> Award-winning <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author Mark Kurlansky takes us back to the food and eating habits of a younger America: Before the national highway system brought the country closer together; before chain restaurants imposed uniformity and low quality; and before the Frigidaire meant frozen food in mass quantities, the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional. It helped form the distinct character, attitudes, and customs of those who ate it.<BR><BR> In the 1930s, with the country gripped by the Great Depression and millions of Americans struggling to get by, FDR created the Federal Writers' Project under the New Deal as a make-work program for artists and authors. A number of writers, including Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, and Nelson Algren, were dispatched all across America to chronicle the eating habits, traditions, and struggles of local people. The project, called "America Eats," was abandoned in the early 1940s because of the World War and never completed.<BR><BR> <i>The Food of a Younger Land</i> unearths this forgotten literary and historical treasure and brings it to exuberant life. Mark Kurlansky's brilliant book captures these remarkable stories, and combined with authentic recipes, anecdotes, photos, and his own musings and analysis, evokes a bygone era when Americans had never heard of fast food and the grocery superstore was a thing of the future. Kurlansky serves as a guide to this hearty and poignant look at the country's roots.<BR><BR> From New York automats to Georgia Coca-Cola parties, from Arkansas possum-eating clubs to Puget Sound salmon feasts, from Choctaw funerals to South Carolina barbecues, the WPA writers found Americans in their regional niches and eating an enormous diversity of meals. From Mississippi chittlins to Indiana persimmon puddings, Maine lobsters, and Montana beavertails, they recorded the curiosities, commonalities, and communities of American food. | *$4.05 |
 | The Everything Kids' Cookbook: From mac ân cheese to double chocolate chip cookies - 90 recipes to have some finger-lickinâ fun (Everything Kids Series)
Brand: Adams Media
Kids love helping Mom and Dad in the kitchen and whipping up meals for family and friends, and this updated edition teaches kids the basics about cooking, kitchen safety, and nutrition, while offering recipes for a Just Peachy Smoothie, Bite-Sized Blueberry Pancakes, Poppinâ Popovers, Take-Along Trail Mix, and more! With 30 delicious food-themed puzzles, kids will have fun both in and out of the kitchen. Written by a certified dietician, this creative cookbook gives kids the know-how and tools they need to become young chefs in the making! This edition features completely new material, including approximately 90 new recipes for all three meals of the day, as well as delicious drinks and desserts, the revised Food Pyramid, and approximately 30 puzzles! | *$4.03 |
 | The Healing Powers of Vinegar: A Complete Guide to Nature's Most Remarkable Remedy
Brand: Kensington Publishing Corporation
From Folk Medicine to Modern Miracle Discover the Amazing Powers of Vinegar! <P>Discover the healing powers of apple cider vinegar now widely recognized as a valuable weight loss tool and a potent elixir. <P>Find out how vinegar's curative powers can also help prevent age-related diseases like cancer, heart disease, and bone loss. <P>Learn how red wine vinegar contains the same important antioxidants as red wine without the alcohol. <P>Put dozens more home remedies to work for treating allergies, arthritis, toothache, sunburn, swimmer's ear, sore throat, and other pesky ailments. <P>You ll also find a wealth of natural beauty treatments and environment-friendly household hints from making kitchen countertops sparkle to cleaning up kids and pets. <P>Incorporating the latest scientific evidence, plus Mediterranean-style heart-healthy "fisheterian" recipes, <I>The Healing Powers of Vinegar</I> is a must-have, invaluable resource that will show you how to make the most of this proven powerful healer! <P><br>"Wonderfully useful for everyone interested in health." Elson Haas, M.D., author of <I>Staying Healthy with Nutrition</I><P>Cal Orey is an accomplished author and journalist specializing in topics such as health, nutrition, relationships, and pets. Her books include <I>202 Pet Peeves</I> and <I>Doctors' Orders.</I> She lives in northern California. | *$4.02 |
 | The Mood Cure: Take Charge of Your Emotions in 24 Hours Using Food and Supplements
Brand: Thorsons
This is the food and nutritional answer to mood disorders -- Patrick Holford, the founder of the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, praised it as 'working better than any anti-depressant'. Written by one of the most successful names in nutrient therapy, The Mood Cure shows you how you can permanently lift dark moods and emotions in less than 24 hours. Most mood problems are caused by biochemical imbalances, many of which don't need Prozac or other drugs to cure them. Such drugs are often liberally prescribed despite the risk of side effects. Julia Ross has been working with natural nutritional solutions at her clinic in California for over 15 years -- and with dramatic results. She has developed an extremely successful nutritional plan using specific foods and supplements that can lift dark moods and emotions in less than 24 hours. It works by restoring the body's natural chemical balance, thereby relieving mood-related symptoms, such as depression, PMS, stress, low self-esteem, irritability or SAD. Assess your mood profile with a four-part questionnaire / Identify and understand your underlying chemical imbalance / Devise a targeted plan of supplements, good mood foods and menus according to what your body needs / Address hormone imbalances, food intolerances, allergies, insomnia and addiction / Lift the dark clouds of depression and anxiety in as little as 24 hours Now, with The Mood Cure, you can blast the blues forever. | *$39.99 |
| | 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 | *$39.99 |
 | The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts
Brand: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
<DIV><DIV><DIV>An indispensable addition to any serious home bakerâs library, <I>The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts </I>covers the many skills an aspiring pastry chef must master. Based on the internationally lauded curriculum developed by master <I>pâtissier</I> Jacques Torres for New Yorkâs French Culinary Institute, the book presents chapters on every classic category of confection: tarts, cream puffs, puff pastry, creams and custards, breads and pastries, cakes, and petits fours. </DIV><DIV>Each chapter begins with an overview of the required techniques, followed by dozens of recipesâmany the original creations of distinguished FCI graduates. Each recipe even includes a checklist to help you evaluate your success as measured against professional standards of perfection! Distilling ten years of trial and error in teaching students, <I><I>The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts </I></I>is a comprehensive reference with hundreds of color photographs, a wealth of insider tips, and highly detailed information on tools and ingredientsâquite simply the most valuable baking book you can own.<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV> | *$39.95 |
| | Mushrooms Demystified
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED includes descriptions and keys to more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, with more than 950 photographs. Mushroom authority David Arora provides a beginner's checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, plus detailed chapters on terminology, classification, habitats, mushroom cookery, mushroom toxins, and the meanings of scientific mushroom names. Beginning and experienced mushroom hunters everywhere will find MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED a delightful, informative, and indispensible companion.<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i> | *$39.95 |
 | The Modern Cafe
Brand: Wiley
<ul> <li>Includes nearly 250 recipes plus 150 sub-recipes, more than 100 photographs, and approximately 75 illustrations <li>Breaks the café down into its five key components -- the bakery, the pastry shop, the savory kitchen, beverages, and the retail shelf -- with expert advice and contemporary recipes for each area <li>Author Francisco Migoya is an assistant professor at The Culinary Institute of America, where he teaches the Café Operations class for the Baking and Pastry Arts program </ul> <p> With information on all aspects of the café business-finances, human resources, food production, recipe/menu development, and even décor-<i>The Modern</i> <i>Café</i> offers both inspiration and instruction for anyone who wants to operate a successful café. <p> <i>"The Modern Café</i> is an impressive volume in both breadth and dept h that elevates standard café fare to something worthy of the term cuisine. Francisco Migoya generously shares his years of experience and research, offering a fresh, contemporary approach to casual dining. His technical skill and eye for detail are inspiring, resulting in respectful yet inventive interpretations of the classics. Migoya has given all of us professional cooks, pastry and savory alike, another invaluable resource. " âMichael Laiskonis, Executive Pastry Chef, Le Bernardin <p>  "What a high level of professionalism in a book full of originality and creativity! Francisco Migoya has created a new work with technology, sensitivity, and passionâan invaluable contribution to the world of gastronomy. Enjoy it!" âOriol Balaguer, Pastry Chef and Owner, Oriol Balaguer Boutiques <p> "Francisco Migoya's The <i>Modern Cafe</i> is a beautiful book that will be used as a practical guide and inspiration for professionals and home cooks alike. " âGrant Achatz, Chef and Owner, Alinea <p>  "This book is just amazingâthere is so much information, detail, and inspiration. You can really see Francisco's passion for pastry. This is an outstanding follow up to his first book, <i>Frozen Desserts</i>." âPatrick Coston, Pastry Chef and Chocolatier <p> | *$39.33 |
 | The Professional Chef
Brand: Wiley
"A serious reference for serious cooks."<br> -Thomas Keller, Chef and owner, The French Laundry <p> Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by <i>Food Arts</i> magazine, <i>The Professional Chef®</i> is the classic resource that many of America's top chefs have relied on to help learn their cooking skills. Now this comprehensive "bible for all chefs" (Paul Bocuse) has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the way people cook and eat today. <p> The book includes essential information on nutrition, food and kitchen safety, and tools and ingredients, as well as more than 640 classic and contemporary recipes plus variations. One hundred and thirty-one basic recipe formulas illustrate fundamental techniques and guide cooks clearly through every step, from mise en place to finished dishes. <p> This edition features nearly 650 all-new four-color photographs of fresh food products, step-by-step techniques, and plated dishes taken by award-winning photographer Ben Fink. It explores culinary traditions of the Americas, Asia, and Europe, and includes four-color photographs of commonly used ingredients and maps of all regions. Written "with extreme vigor and precision" (Eric Ripert, Chef and co-owner, Le Bernardin), <i>The Professional Chef®</i> is an unrivaled reference and source of inspiration for the serious cook. <p> The Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, NY, and St. Helena, CA) was founded in 1946. Known as the Harvard of cooking schools and credited with having "changed the way Americans eat" by The James Beard Foundation, the CIA has trained nearly 50,000 foodservice professionals. | *$38.91 |
 | The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd Edition
Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary status, winning every major wine book award including the Glenfiddich and Julia Child/IACP awards, as well as writer and woman of the year accolades for its editor on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining meticulously-researched fact with refreshing opinion and wit, <em>The Oxford Companion to Wine</em> offers almost 4,000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable, from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture and oenology to the history of wine. Tracing the consumption and production from the ancient world to the present day, the <em>Companion</em> is a remarkable resource for gaining further appreciation for a beverage whose popularity has only increased with time.<br><br>Now exhaustively updated, this third edition incorporates the very latest international research to present over 400 new entries on topics ranging from globalization and the politics of wine to brands, precision viticulture, and co-fermentation. Hundreds of other entries have also undergone major revisions, including yeast, barrel alternatives, climate change, and virtually all wine regions. Useful lists and statistics are appended, including controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, as well as wine production and consumption by country.<br><br>Illustrated with maps of every important wine region in the world, useful charts and diagrams, and stunning color photography, this <em>Companion</em> is unlike any other wine book, offering an understanding of wine in its many wider contexts - notably historical, cultural, geographic, and scientific - and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dip, browse, and linger.<br> | *$38.90 |
 | Professional Baking
Brand: Wiley
This new edition gives professional and home bakers peerless up-to-date coverage of the theory and practice of baking. Keeping pace with current trends in the field, this edition includes a new chapter on baking for special diets, expanded and detailed information on ingredients and their use in baking, and new sections on sugar confections, as well as 100 new photographs. Complete with more than 775 classic and creative recipes to explore, <i>Professional Baking</i> offers an excellent foundation for mastering the art and craft of baking. | *$38.75 |
 | Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide
Brand: Artisan
A revolution in cooking<br><br> Sous vide is the culinary innovation that has everyone in the food world talking. In this revolutionary new cookbook, Thomas Keller, America's most respected chef, explains why this foolproof technique, which involves cooking at precise temperatures below simmering, yields results that other culinary methods cannot. For the first time, one can achieve short ribs that are meltingly tender even when cooked medium rare. Fish, which has a small window of doneness, is easier to finesse, and shellfish stays succulent no matter how long it's been on the stove. Fruit and vegetables benefit, too, retaining color and flavor while undergoing remarkable transformations in texture.<br> <br> The secret to sous vide is in discovering the precise amount of heat required to achieve the most sublime results. Through years of trial and error, Keller and his chefs de cuisine have blazed the trail to perfectionâand they show the way in this collection of never-before-published recipes from his landmark restaurantsâThe French Laundry in Napa Valley and per se in New York. With an introduction by the eminent food-science writer Harold McGee, and artful photography by Deborah Jones, who photographed Keller's best-selling <i>The French Laundry Cookbook</i>, this book will be a must for every culinary professional and anyone who wants to up the ante and experience food at the highest level. | *$38.20 |
 | Chocolates and Confections: Formula, Theory, and Technique for the Artisan Confectioner
Brand: Wiley
Chocolate and candy making today is undergoing a renaissance in public awareness and status. This comprehensive book combines artisan confectionery techniques with accessible explanations of the theory and science as well as formulas for use in production. Fundamental information for the confectioner includes ingredient function and use, chocolate processing, and artisan production techniques. The book contains 140 formulas and variations for beautiful confections, including dairy-based centers, crystalline and noncrystalline sugar confectionery, jellies, and nut center and aerated confections. | *$38.06 |
 | Gluten-Free Baking Classics
Brand: Surrey Books
For celiacs and others unable to eat wheat, itâs not just the dessert tray thatâs forbidden: hearty staples like bread and pizza are also off limits. Now, this exciting cookbook allows allergy sufferers to indulge in a wide variety of baked goods, all delicious and all gluten-free. Featured are more than 100 recipes, including homey treats like biscuits and blueberry muffins; chocolate chip and other cookie jar classics; old-fashioned favorites such as eclairs, pie crust, and lemon squares; artisan style breads; and more than 20 cakes, from a simple vanilla layer cake to a decadent German chocolate cake. A thorough grounding in classic baking techniques, as well as detailed instructions in how to buy, mix, and measure gluten-free flours, ensure success for even novice gluten-free bakers. Rounding out the book is a pertinent discussion on how readers can incorporate baking into busy schedules, and why it is so important for emotional, as well as physical, well-being. | *$37.79 |
 | Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Brand: Knopf
The companion volume to the public television series <I>Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home</I><br><br>Two legendary cooks, Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, invite us into their kitchen and show us the basics of good home cooking. <br>        What makes this book unique is the richness of information they offer on every page, as they demonstrate techniques (on which they don't always agree), discuss ingredients, improvise, balance flavors to round out a meal, and conjure up new dishes from leftovers. Center stage in these pages are carefully spelled-out recipes flanked by Julia's comments and Jacques's comments--the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime of honing their cooking skills. Nothing is written in stone, they imply. And that is one of the most important lessons for every good cook.<br>        So sharpen your knives and join in the fun as you learn to make . . .<br><br>        *--Appetizers-- from traditional and instant grav-lax to your own sausage in brioche and a country p'té<br>        *--Soups--from New England chicken chowder and onion soup gratinée to Mediterranean seafood stew and that creamy essence of mussels, billi-bi<br>        *--Eggs--ome lets and "tortillas"; scrambled, poached, and coddled eggs; eggs as a liaison for sauces and as the puffing power for soufflés<br>        *--Salads and Sandwiches--basic green and near-Nioise salads; a crusty round seafood-stuffed bread, a lobster roll, and a pan bagnat<br>        *--Potatoes--b aked, mashed, hash-browned, scalloped, souffléd, and French-fried<br>        *--Veget ables--the favorites from artichokes to tomatoes, blanched, steamed, sautéed, braised, glazed, and gratinéed<br>        *--Fish--f amiliar varieties whole and filleted (with step-by-step instructions for preparing your own), steamed en papillote, grilled, seared, roasted, and poached, plus a classic sole meunière and the essentials of lobster cookery<br>        *--Poultry--t he perfect roast chicken (Julia's way and Jacques's way); holiday turkey, Julia's deconstructed and Jacques's galantine; their two novel approaches to duck<br>        *--Meat--the right technique for each cut of meat (along with lessons in cutting up), from steaks and hamburger to boeuf bourguignon and roast leg of lamb <br>        *--Desserts--crème caramel, profiteroles, chocolate roulade, free-form apple tart--as you make them you'll learn all the important building blocks for handling dough, cooking custards, preparing fillings and frostings<br>        And much, much more . . .<br><br>        Throughout this richly illustrated book you'll see Julia's and Jacques's hands at work, and you'll sense the pleasure the two are having cooking together, tasting, exchanging ideas, joshing with each other, and raising a glass to savor the fruits of their labor. Again and again they demonstrate that cooking is endlessly fascinating and challenging and, while ultimately personal, it is a joy to be shared. | *$37.00 |
 | School and Home Cooking
Brand: General Books LLC
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Cookery, American; Cookery; Cooking / General; Cooking / Regional | *$36.28 |
 | Favorite Dishes: A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book (The Food Series)
Brand: University of Illinois Press
"Favorite Dishes" is a celebrity cookbook of autographed recipes, accented by portraits of the distinguished contributors, that was compiled on the occasion of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It is a handsome sourcebook on nineteenth-century cookery as well as a testament to the desire of well-educated, well-placed women to use their position for social good. It is also a prime example of the genre of charitable cookbooks that began after the Civil War and extends to today's Junior League community cookbooks. The world's fair in Chicago was the first event of its kind that offered women a conspicuous and responsible role. A Woman's Building was designed by a woman architect, decorated with the statues and paintings of prominent women artists, and overseen by a Board of Lady Managers, comprised of 115 wives and daughters of prominent political and business leaders from every state and territory.Carrie Shuman approached the president of this unprecedented body, Bertha Honor Palmer, with the idea of producing a charitable cookbook, endorsed and autographed by the Lady Managers, of their prize recipes. The books would be offered to women of limited means - women who dreamed "longingly and hopelessly of the Exposition" - who could sell them to raise money to cover the expense of a visit to the fair. This reissue of "Favorite Dishes" is set off by a pair of new introductions. Reid Badger discusses the phenomenon of world's fairs and the particular success and significance of the 1893 Exposition in Chicago. Bruce Kraig examines the culinary significance of the book and sets it in the context of the era's food standardization, changing cooking technology, recipe book conventions, and social practices. | *$36.00 |
 | Preston Bailey Celebrations: Lush Flowers, Opulent Tables, Dramatic Spaces, and Other Inspirations for Entertaining
Brand: Rizzoli
Celebration. A time when friends and family come together in a breathtakingly beautiful setting to rejoice in one of lifeâs milestones: a wedding, a birthday, an anniversary. Collected in this book are dozens of the most recent, most extraordinary celebrations created by the unparalleled event planner Preston Bailey. These are events shaped by Baileyâs use of myriad elements, especially his extraordinary work with flowers, but also including architecture, set design, furniture making, lighting and art installations, and even tableware and textile design. In the first half of this visually spectacular book, arranged thematically to give hundreds of design possibilities to the reader, Bailey lays out the key elements to successful celebrations, including the importance of making a single dramatic statement, the elements of table settings, the impact of the ceremony space, the magic of tents, and the power of details. In the second half of the book, Bailey presents the best of his most recent work, exceptional parties shown in their entirety. The reader will find innumerable inspirations for planning a breathtaking, unforgettable event. | *$35.90 |
 | The Blackberry Farm Cookbook: Four Seasons of Great Food and the Good Life
Brand: Clarkson Potter
<b>Nestled in the blue mists of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, the 10,000-acre bucolic refuge of Blackberry Farm houses a top-rated small inn with one of the premier farm-to-table restaurants in the country.  This sumptuous cookbook offers a collection of recipes that are as inspired by the traditional rustic cooking of the mountainous south as they are by a fresh, contemporary, artistic sensibility. Some of the dishes are robust, others are astonishingly light, all are full of heart and surprise and flavor â and all are well within the reach of the home cook. <br></b><br>California has the French Laundry, Virginia has the Inn at Little Washington, and Tennessee has Blackberry Farm, where the indulgences of a luxury inn are woven together with odes to nature â fly-fishing, hiking, foraging, bird watching, and heirloom gardening â to create a new way of looking at the world, a way in which anything seems possible. <br><br>This is particularly true at the Inn's table and in its award-winning wine cellar. To the farm's master gardeners, food artisans and chefs, meals are an opportunity to express not only the earth and the culture of this remote spot, but also its spirit. On a spring day this might mean Rye Whiskey-Cured Trout with Fresh and Pickled Fennel, and the summer garden might inspire a Chilled Corn Soup with Garlic Custard, a papardelle of baby carrots, or a tomato terrine. In the cooler weather, game and traditionally preserved food â cider-basted venison, a shell-bean and gamebird cassoulet, a dried apple stack cake or  Bourbon Apple Fried Pies â keep conversation in front of the fire lively. For all its artfulness, however, Blackberry Farm's garden-to-table cooking tends to be an ode to a well-loved cast iron skillet, a backyard smoker or a wood-fired grill. <br><br>In the foothills, you don't eat to eat, you eat to talk, to remember and to imagine what you will eat tomorrow. In this book, the stories of the people who practice the traditional mountain food arts â the bacon man, the heirloom gardener, the cheese maker and sausage man â are woven together with the recipes, lore and regional history to reflect the spirit of the cooking at Blackberry Farm. Breathtaking photographs capture the magical world that surrounds the table â the hills and rushing creeks, the lights and shadows of the forest, the moods and moments of the garden. | *$34.66 |
 | Feast: Food That Celebrates Life
Brand: Chatto & Windus
We use food to mark occasions that are important to us in life. Feast is not just about the way we cook and eat at the great religious festivals or big- deal special occasions, but about how food is the vital way we celebrate anything that matters...it's how we mark the connections between us, how we celebrate life.' Essentially about families and food, about public holidays and private passions, about how to celebrate the small everyday pleasures as well as the big occasions, it includes everything from Christmas, Thanksgiving , Hanukkah and Eid, to Passover and Easter; from Valentine's Day to that first breakfast in bed and Sunday lunch fit for the In-Laws; from Meatless Feasts to Midnight Feasts, from Partytime to the ultimate Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame; from weddings to funerals, from Georgian and Venetian feasts to children's favourites. Heartwarming, passionate, informed, refreshingly uncomplicated and full of ideas, Feast is destined to become a classic like How to Eat. Written with the same enjoyment, sensuality and practical awareness, and packed with over 300 recipes from all over the world and from near to home, Feast proclaims Nigella's love of life and great food to celebrate it with. | *$34.27 |
 | French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
Brand: Thorndike Press
By letter, e-mail, and in person, readers of Mireille Guilianoâs phenomenal best seller, <i>French Women Donât Get Fat,</i> have inundated her with requests for more of her cunning but simple secrets to living the good life, the ways French women manage to enjoy wine, chocolate, and many other seductive pleasures without gaining weight. Mireilleâs answer? This buoyant book brimming with fresh advice and seasonal storiesâon food <i>bien sûr</i> (more than 100 delicious new recipes) but also on many other aspects of living that should bring us pleasure, such as picking a wine, dressing well, even arranging flowers.<br><br>French women not only stay slim while relishing life to the fullest, they also have the longest life expectancy in the Western world. And now Mireille shows us how they attune themselves to the rhythms of the year. Together with a bounty of new dining ideas and menus, she offers us a treasury of tips on style, grooming, and entertaining, all designed to focus the mind on sensory pleasure for maximum enjoyment. Here are four seasonsâ worth of strategies for shopping, cooking, and exercising, as well as some pointers for looking effortlessly chic. Whether your aim is finding two scoopfuls of pleasure in one of <i>crème brûlée</i> or entertaining beautifully when time is short and expectations are high, the inspiration you need is here. Taking us from her childhood in Alsace-Lorraine to her summers in Provence and her busy life in New York and Paris, this book of scrumptious Gallic wisdom and wit shows how anyone anywhere can develop a healthy, holistic lifestyle.<br><br>In the voice that entranced more than a million honorary French women, Mireille demonstrates that there is indeed an art to joyful living, and that equilibriumâbeing <i>bien dans sa peau</i> and true to oneâs individual natureâis the key to a long and healthy life. Full of sage, irresistible advice on everything from decanting to detoxing, from yogurt to yoga, <i>French Women for All Seasons</i> is an essential guide to savoring all lifeâs momentsâin moderation, in season, and, above all, with pleasure. | *$31.95 |
 | Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia: Fourth Edition, Revised
Brand: DK ADULT
The essential insider's guide to every major wine-growing region in the world, this book offers dozens of helpful Top 10 lists covering a broad range of topics, including Best-Value Producers, Greatest-Quality Wines, and Most Exciting or Unusual Finds. The book is a must for every wine serious enthusiast who wants to keep up with the constantly changing and ever-expanding world of wine. AUTHOR BIO: Tom Stevenson has been writing about wine for nearly thirty years and is the author of more than 20 books. He's been nominated Wine Writer of the Year on three occasions and received the coveted Wine Literary Award, America's lifetime achievement award for wine writing. | *$31.50 |
 | The Fat Duck Cookbook
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
<DIV><DIV><B>Back by popular demand, a lower-priced version of the must-have book from the genius behind the Fat Duck, the restaurant named best in the world by <I>Restaurant </I>magazine. <P></P></B>The cookbook hailed by the <I>Los Angeles Times </I>as a âshowstopperâ and by Jeffrey Steingarten of <I>Vogue </I>as âthe most glorious spectacle of the seasonâ¦like no other book I have seen in the past twenty yearsâ is now available in a reduced-price edition. With a reduced trim size but an identical interior, this lavishly illustrated, stunningly designed, and gorgeously photographed masterpiece takes you inside the head of maverick restaurateur Heston Blumenthal. Separated into three sections (History; Recipes; Science), the book chronicles Blumenthalâs improbable rise to fame and, for the first time, offers a mouth-watering and eye-popping selection of recipes from his award-winning restaurant. He also explains the science behind his culinary masterpieces, the technology and implements that make his alchemical dishes come to life. Designed by acclaimed artist Dave McKeanâand filled with photographs by Dominic Daviesâthis artfully rendered celebration of one of the worldâs most innovative and renowned chefs is a foodieâs dream.</DIV></DIV> | *$31.49 |
 | Baking: From My Home to Yours
Brand: Houghton Mifflin
Dorie Greenspan has written recipes for the most eminent chefs in<BR>the world: Pierre Hermé, Daniel Boulud, and arguably the greatest<BR>of them all, Julia Child, who once told Dorie, "You write recipes<BR>just the way I do." Her recipe writing has won widespread praise for its<BR>literate curiosity and "patient but exuberant style." (One hard-boiled<BR>critic called it "a joy forever.") In Baking: From My Home to Yours, her<BR>masterwork, Dorie applies the lessons from three decades of experience<BR>to her first and real love: home baking. The 300 recipes will<BR>seduce a new generation of bakers, whether their favorite kitchen tools<BR>are a bowl and a whisk or a stand mixer and a baker's torch.<BR><BR>Even the most homey of the recipes are very special. Dorie's<BR>favorite raisin swirl bread. Big spicy muffins from her stint as a baker in<BR>a famous New York City restaurant. French chocolate brownies (a<BR>Parisian pastry chef begged for the recipe). A dramatic black and white<BR>cake for a "wow" occasion. Pierre Hermé's extraordinary lemon tart.<BR>The generous helpings of background information, abundant stories,<BR>and hundreds of professional hints set Baking apart as a one-of-a-kind<BR>cookbook. And as if all of this weren't more than enough, Dorie has<BR>appended a fascinating minibook, A Dessertmaker's Glossary, with<BR>more than 100 entries, from why using one's fingers is often best, to<BR>how to buy the finest butter, to how the bundt pan got its name. | *$30.99 |
 | Alinea
Brand: Achatz
A pioneer in American cuisine, chef Grant Achatz represents the best of the molecular gastronomy movement--brilliant fundamentals and exquisite taste paired with a groundbreaking approach to new techniques and equipment. ALINEA showcases Achatz's cuisine with more than 100 dishes (totaling 600 recipes) and 600 photographs presented in a deluxe volume. Three feature pieces frame the book: Michael Ruhlman considers Alinea's role in the global dining scene, Jeffrey Steingarten offers his distinctive take on dining at the restaurant, and Mark McClusky explores the role of technology in the Alinea kitchen. Buyers of the book will receive access to a website featuring video demonstrations, interviews, and an online forum that allows readers to interact with Achatz and his team. | *$30.77 |
 | Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs
Brand: IndyPublish
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Ice; Cookery, American; Ice cream, ices, etc; Cooking / General; Cooking / Regional | *$30.59 |
 | Fatally Flaky (Goldy Culinary Mysteries)
Brand: HarperAudio
<p> Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz encounters bridezillaâand murderâin another delectable novel by the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Sweet Revenge</i>, <i>Dark Tort</i>, and <i>Double Shot</i>. </p> <p> It's been a long, rainy summer for Goldy Schulz, who is engaged in planning wedding receptions for what seems to be all of Aspen Meadow. It's bad enough that Billie Attenborough, the bride from hell, wants to move the location to the Gold Gulch Spa just a scant two days before tying the knot to her doctor fiancé. Then Doc Finn, best friend of Goldy's godfather Jack, is killed when his car tumbles into a ravine. But Jack thinks Doc was murdered because of research he was doing at the spaâallegations that are confirmed when Jack himself is attacked. </p> <p> So Goldy dons chef's whites and goes undercover at the spa. Add in the obstreperous owner, who years ago tried to sabotage Goldy's fledgling business, and she's got her hands full. </p> <p> Above all, there seems to be a clever killer on the spa grounds, watching her every move. After what befell Jack, Goldy knows that she might be next. Catering weddings, and cooking low-fat food, could be killing herâliterally. </p> | *$3.99 |
 | 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. | *$3.99 |
 | Rachael Ray Express Lane Meals: What to Keep on Hand, What to Buy Fresh for the Easiest-Ever 30-Minute Meals
Brand: Rachael Ray Part Number: 8255
How can you get a wholesome, delicious dinner on the table without spending time on long lines at the supermarket? Rachael knows how!<br><br>Her secret weapon is keeping plenty of versatile, flavorful ingredients in the cupboard, fridge, and freezer, combining these staples with just a few fresh itemsânever more then tenâto create delicious meals for every night of the week. In <i>Express Lane Meals</i>, Rachael provides her personal go-to list of must-have itemsâso you can do a big shop every week then simply zip through the Express Lane to make any of these 30-minute meals.<br><br>She divides the recipes into three categories: âMeals for the Exhausted,â â Meals for the Not Too Tired,â and âBring It On! (But, Be Gentle).â No matter which you choose youâll learn handy tricks and shortcuts to get the most impressive-looking meals on the table in 30 minutes or less. <br><br>These are Rachaelâs quickest and easiest recipes yet and a breeze to shop forâbecause you shouldnât have to spend all of the time Rachael saves you in the kitchen standing in line at the grocery store!<br><br>RACHAEL RAY IS A VERY BUSY LADY . . .<br><br>And she knows youâre busy, too. But that doesnât mean you canât enjoy a delicious, healthy, and home-cooked meal every night of the week. Not when cooking is as simple as this! <br><br>In <i>Express Lane Meals</i>, Rachael Ray is back and faster than ever! With her latest batch of recipes this beloved Food Network phenomenon takes her 30-Minute Meal concept to the next level, creating recipes based on staples from a well-stocked pantry and just a few fresh itemsâso few youâll never be stuck on a long grocery line again. <br><br>YUMMO! | *$3.99 |
 | The Dinner Doctor
Brand: Workman Press Part Number: 12680
The doctor's back, and now she's curing dinner woes! Anne Byrn, the award-winning food writer and author of The Cake Mix Doctor and Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor does for dinner what she did for dessert-shows how to take common, convenient supermarket ingredients and turn them into meals that taste like they're made from scratch. <P>Making excellent use of the Crock-Pot and other labor-saving appliances, incorporating hundreds of shortcuts and tips, and cooking from a pantry of prepared foods-whether canned, frozen, jarred, dried, or fresh from the salad bar-the Dinner Doctor shows how to make over 200 fast and kid-friendly appetizers, salads, soups, sides, and main courses. Take, for example, a can of tuna, and think outside the sandwich: Add beans, tomato, and a vinaigrette, and it becomes a Tuscan Tuna and White Bean Salad. Turn that healthy mixture into a pasta salad with the addition of cooked penne. And make a speedy pasta supper by tossing the salad with sautéed zucchini and a generous shower of shredded Parmesan. Or, whip up a Tuna Noodle Casserole like mom used to make-but faster and healthier-by lightening the traditional cream of mushroom soup with lemon juice and lowfat milk and using precooked pasta and frozen peas. There are dozens of ways to doctor deli-counter basics into stunning hors d'oeuvres. Five quick casserole toppers. Five zippy garlic breads and 30 ways to dress up frozen peas and frozen spinach. And the "15s"-15 cold pasta sauces, 15 ways to doctor deli chicken, 15 meals made from summer tomatoes, and more. | *$3.99 |
 | Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
Enriched with full-color photographs in honor of its twenty-fifth anniversary, The Silver Palate Cookbook is the beloved classic that brings a new passion for food and entertaining into American homes. Its 350 flawlessly seasoned, stand-out dishes make every occasion special, and its recipes, featuring vibrant, pure ingredients, are a pleasure to cook. Brimming with kitchen wisdom, cooking tips, information about domestic and imported ingredients, menus, quotes, and lore, this timeless book feels as fresh and exciting as the day it was first published. Every reader will fall in love with cooking all over again. | *$3.98 |
 | 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> | *$3.96 |
 | Food to Live By: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook (Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbk)
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
Organic food is synonymous with premium quality, the deepest, richest taste, conscientious farming, and optimum health. Itâs what we need to feed our kids, what we deserve to feed ourselves. And no one is doing more to popularize organic food that Myra Goodman, a mother, a creative cook, and most significantly, co-owner of Earthbound Farm, the worldâs largest grower and purveyor of organic produce.<br><br> In <i>Food to Live By</i>, a dazzling full-color cookbook, Myra Goodman offers an utterly appealing, new casual style of cooking based on using the best ingredients, organic or otherwise. The dishes are irresistible: Sweet Corn Chowder. Spinach, Feta and Mushroom Quiche. Foggy Day Chili. Merlot-Braised Short Ribs with Cipollini Onions. Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Ginger Lime Salmon. Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Spiced Orange Sauce. Blue Cheese Smashed Potatoes. Coconut Lemongrass Sorbet. Cherry Panna Cotta. Farm Stand Carrot Cake. Plus, throughout are Farm-Fresh Ingredient boxesâon sorrel, corn, asparagus, artichokesâ cooking and shopping tips, and health notes.<br><br> Before Myra and her husband, Drew, founded Earthbound Farm, they tended a small organic raspberry patch in Carmel, Californiaâand Myra baked (and sold) amazing Raspberry Corn Muffins, plus jams, and more. Then Earthbound grew to offer organic lettuce mixes to local restaurants, and eventually the rest of the country. When The Organic Kitchen at Earthbound Farm opened, it was yet another venue for Myra, and the caféâs chefs, to share delicious recipes and ideas. Now <i>Food to Live By</i> brings this organic revolution to everyone who cares about what they eat. | *$3.96 |
 | Skinny Bitch in the Kitch: Kick-Ass Recipes for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Cooking Crap (and Start Looking Hot!)
Brand: Running Press
Skinny Bitches Can Bake Their Cake - And Eat it Too! <P> Quit your bitching--they've heard you already! You read <I>Skinny Bitch</I> and it totally rocked your world. Now you want to know, "What can I cook that's good for me, but doesn't taste like crap?" Well, lucky for you, the Bitches are on the case. Self-proclaimed pigs, Rory and Kim understand all too well: Life without lasagna isn't a life worth living; chocolate cake is vital to our survival; and no one can live without mac `n cheese--no one. So can you keep to your SB standards and eat like a whale? Shit yeah, bitches. To prove it, Rory and Kim came up with some kick-ass recipes for every craving there is: <P> -Bitchin' Breakfasts <BR> -PMS (Pissy Mood Snacks) <BR> -Sassy Soups and Stews <BR> -Grown-up Appetizers <BR> -Comfort Cookin' <BR> -Hearty Ass Sandwiches <BR> -Happy Endings (Desserts) <P> And a ton more! They are all so good (and easy to make) you're gonna freak out. Seriously. What are you waiting for? Get your skinny ass in the kitchen! | *$3.95 |
 | Making Cheese, Butter & Yogurt (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-283)
Brand: Storey Publishing
Over 10,000 years of cheese making (plus butter and yogurt making) wisdom is contained in this bulletin. Outlines in detail everything you need to know - from equipment and ingredients, to pasteurizing your own milk, to great recipes for fresh, wholesome, delicious dairy products you make right in your own kitchen. | *$3.95 |
 | The Sneaky Chef to the Rescue: 101 All-New Recipes and ""Sneaky"" Tricks for Creating Healthy Meals Kids Will Love
Brand: Running Press
<DIV>The <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author returnsâthis time responding directly to her readersâ most pressing concerns. Legions of fans have written to her, asking for more recipes that focus on their specific family challenges. Sheâs heard them loud and clear, and has crafted meals that are targeted to these special needs, including:<P>⢠Sneaky Chef Light: Delicious recipes for kids struggling with their weight: with lower calories, lower fatâand all the taste!<BR>⢠Sneaky Chef for Food Allergies. For the millions of children who suffer from food allergies, here are recipes that are dairy-free, egg-free, and gluten-free.<BR>⢠Sneaky Chef for More VarietyâMore make-ahead purees and crafty, kid-friendly recipes the whole family will love.<BR>⢠Sneaky Chef Celebrates! Even special days can be healthy, as the Sneaky Chef unveils recipes for birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, Valentineâs Day, Passover, Easter, and more!<P><I>Sneaky Chef to the Rescue</I> shows that any family can âsneakâ good food into their diets, making everybody (both kids and adults) both happier and healthier.</DIV> | *$3.87 |
 | 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> | *$3.87 |
 | SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life
Brand: Harper
<blockquote> <p>The super-bestselling book that's enhancing Americans' health </p><p>By eating the fourteen SuperFoods highlighted in Dr. Steven Pratt's instant bestseller, you can actually stop the incremental deteriorations that lead to common ailments and diseases </p></blockquote> <ul> <li>Beans -- reduce obesity </li> <li>Blueberries -- lower risk for cardiovascular disease </li> <li>Broccoli -- lowers the incidence of cataracts and fights birth defects </li> <li>Oats -- reduce the risk of type II diabetes</li> <li>Oranges -- prevent strokes</li> <li>Pumpkin -- lowers the risk of various cancers </li> <li>Wild salmon -- lowers the risk of heart disease</li> <li>Soy -- lowers cholesterol </li> <li>Spinach -- decreases the chance of cardiovascular disease and age-related macular degeneration </li> <li>Tea -- helps prevent osteoporosis </li> <li>Tomatoes -- raise the skin's sun protection factor </li> <li>Turkey -- helps build a strong immune system </li> <li>Walnuts -- reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer </li> </ul> <blockquote>* Yogurt-promotes strong bones and a healthy heart</blockquote> <p> <i>SuperFoods Rx</i> includes recipes created by Chef Michel Stroot of the Golden Door Spa and teaches you how to incorporate SuperFoods and their sidekicks into your diet. <i>SuperFoods Rx</i> is an indispensable guide to a healthy, long, and energetic life. </p> | *$3.86 |
 | The Mediterranean Diet
Brand: Harper
<p> Scientists have discovered that traditional Mediterranean cuisine is one of the most healthful, nutritious diets in the world -- one that can help everyone lose weight and enjoy lower rates of coronary heart disease and other chronic conditions, including diabetes and cancer. From tasty Moroccan vegetable stew to rosemary focaccia, from eggplant parmesan to lemon almond cake, <i>The Mediterranean Diet</i> offers a program that will make dieters everywhere -- and food lovers in general -- rejoice. </p> <p> <li>Includes a 7-day eating plan chock full of savory meals</li> </p> <p> <li>Essential in-depth nutritional information about each food category</li> </p> <p> <li>A 3-day exercise plan</li> </p> <p> <li>Luscious soup-to-nuts recipes designed to satisfy your individual tastes </li> </ul> </p> <p> Lose weight and worry with every delicious meal! </p> | *$3.83 |
 | American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, Second Edition: Heart-Healthy, Easy-To-Make Recipes That Taste Great
Brand: Clarkson Potter
Millions of Americans want to reduce the fat and cholesterol in their diets, yet donât want to sacrifice the flavors and textures they love. The American Heart Association comes to the rescue with scrumptious recipesâfrom Cheese-Herb Chicken Medallions to Chocolate Soufflé with Vanilla Sauceâthat prove just how attainable a goal that is! This book is particularly useful for doctors whose patients need some great suggestions for putting sound medical advice into daily practice. | *$3.83 |
 | Hip Kosher: 175 Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for Today's Kosher Cooks
Brand: Da Capo Press
A fresh take and indispensable kitchen companion on kosher cooking, for the legions of Jews and others who follow or aspire to adopt Jewish dietary laws. <P> Kosher cuisine is a culinary niche that is rapidly becoming mainstream, as many home cooks outside the Jewish community, seeking more healthful and humane fare, are embracing kosher foods and Jewish dietary laws. Now, <I>Hip Kosher</I> provides detailed, practical resources for finding kosher items in your local stores and more than 175 recipes for every meal and occasion, showcasing contemporary American dishes rather than traditional Eastern European or Sephardic fare. <P> Accessible, easy-to-prepare, and versatile, the recipes are perfect for busy people who don't have hours to spend in the kitchen. Many recipes include menu suggestions, while sidebars note recipe variations, updates on classics, and helpful prep hints about ingredients and tools. Fein also describes Jewish dietary laws (and <I>halal</I>, permitted Muslim foods) and provides comprehensive sources. | *$3.82 |
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