 | The Healing Powers of Olive Oil: A Complete Guide to Nature's Liquid Gold
Brand: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Lose Weight...Lower Cholesterol And Blood Pressure...Prevent Heart Disease And Cancer...Live Longer...And So Much More!<br><P><br>Discover The Amazing Powers Of Olive Oil!<br><P><br>From ancient times to present-day, olive oil has been used for everything from health ailments to beauty and the home and so much more. Now evidence shows that a diet based on olive oil can add years to your life and may even prevent some diseases. Health author-journalist Cal Orey has consulted top doctors, nutritionists, olive oil producers, and chefs, getting the most up-to-date information on the many benefits of olive oil, such as:<br><P><br>HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS: <P><br><br>Relieving arthritis aches<BR><br>Inhibiting breast and colon cancer<BR>Preventing diabetes<BR>Reducing pain<BR>Staving off ulcers<BR>Fighting impaired memory<P>HOME CURES: <BR>Soothing diaper rash<BR>Reducing hair loss<BR>Cleaning your house, naturally<BR>Minimizing stretch marks and wrinkles<BR>Zapping ticks and conditioning your pet's coat<BR>And more information that everyone should know!<P><br>Includes dozens of delicious recipes that make olive oil a vital part of a long and healthy life!<br><BR>"The best and highly practical information about the core of the longevity-boosting Mediterranean diet." Karlis Ullis, M.D., Medical Director of Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medical Group in Santa Monica, California<P>Cal Orey is an accomplished author and journalist specializing in topics such as health, nutrition, science, and pets. Her books include <I>202 Pet Peeves, Doctors' Orders,</I> and <I>The Healing Powers of Olive Oil.</I> She lives in northern California. | *$3.62 |
 | Suzanne Somers' Get Skinny on Fabulous Food
Brand: Three Rivers Press
Somersize your way to weight loss and good health!<br><br>Find out why Somersizing has swept the nation! In Get Skinny on Fabulous Food, the number one New York Times bestseller and sequel to Eat Great, Lose Weight, which also went to the top of the Times list, Suzanne Somers will show you how to shed pounds for good and have more energy than ever before -- without dieting. This lifestyle-altering book provides you with:<br><br>* The guilt-free way to lose weight and reprogram your metabolism -- including more than 100 delicious Somersized recipes that leave you both satisfied and indulged<br>* Breakthrough research on food and nutrition that changes the way you think about your body<br>* Moving personal testimonials guaranteed to motivate and encourage you<br>* An easy-to-follow weight-loss plan that teaches you how to combine foods properly so that you'll get, and stay, skinny without feeling deprived <br><br>Join the millions of people who have lost weight safely and effectively with Get Skinny on Fabulous Food and start celebrating good health and good times with Suzanne's delectable, simple, and balanced Somersized meals. | *$3.60 |
 | Cooking the RealAge Way: Turn Back Your Biological Clock with More Than 80 Delicious and Easy Recipes
Brand: Harper Paperbacks
<blockquote> <p> The #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>RealAge<sup><small>®</small></sup></ i> and coauthor of <i>You: The Owner's Manual</i> shows you how to cook your way to a younger you. </p> </blockquote> <p> In his RealAge<small><sup>®</sup></small> books, Dr. Michael F. Roizen proved that incorporating simple changes to your lifestyle can take years off your biological age and leave you looking and feeling younger. In <i>Cooking the RealAge<small><sup>®</sup></small> Way</i>, he and nutritionist and professional chef Dr. John La Puma show you how you can create RealAge-smart and energy-rich meals that are as delicious as they are healthy. </p> <p> <i>Cooking the RealAge<small><sup>®</sup></small> Way</i> includes more than 80 savory recipes, from asparagus frittata with smoked salmon to a chocolate strawberry sundae, as well as tricks and techniques to help you maintain your RealAge lifestyle, from stocking your pantry to tips on eating out and preparing time-friendly meals. It's the ultimate guide to eating and feeling younger—without sacrificing great taste. </p> | *$3.51 |
 | Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun and Frugal Uses You'Ve Probably Never Thought of
Brand: Book Peddlers
Noting a frequently overlooked product's many uses and environmental friendliness, a well-recognized parenting expert reveals the benefits of baking soda for cooking, gardening, cleaning, health care, and hobbies. Original. 20,000 first printing. <i>IP. </i> | *$3.49 |
 | The Bartender's Bible: 1001 Mixed Drinks and Everything You Need to Know to Set Up Your Bar
Brand: HarperTorch
<P><B>Mix Drinks Like A Pro </B></P><P>Now you can with this indispensable handbook, the most thorough'and thoroughly accessible'bartending guide ever created for both professional and home use. Encyclopedic in scope and filled with clear, simple instructions, <I>The Bartender's Bible</I> includes information on:</P><P><UL><LI>Stocking and equipping a bar'from liquors and mixers to condiments, garnishes, and equipment</P><P><LI>Shot-by-shot recipes for over 1,000 cocktails and mixed drinks from bourbon to rum to whiskey</P><P><LI>Wine drinks</P><P><LI>Beer drinks</P><P><LI>Nonalcoholic drinks</P><P><LI>Special category drinks'tropical, classics, aperitifs, cordials, hot drinks, and party punches</P><P><LI>Anecdotes and histories of favorite potables</P><P><LI>And more!</UL></P><P>If you've ever wondered whether to shake or stir a proper Martini, or what to do with those dusty bottles of flavored liqueurs, <I>The Bartender's Bible</I> is the only book you need!</P> <P>A bartender, as a rule, is a person who enjoys the company of others, endeavors to solve problems, listens to the woes of the world, sympathizes with the mistreated, laughs with the comedians, cheers up the down at heart, and generally controls the atmosphere at his or her bar. A bartender is the manager of moods, the master of mixology.</P><P>Certain scenarios are played out over and over again in bars everywhere. The questions are basically the same; only the details vary: What's in a true Singapore Sling? How long has the Martini been around? What's the difference between a Fix and a Fizz? A reference book is as necessary to a bartender as ice. </P>-- from <I>The Bartender's Bible</I></P> | *$3.49 |
 | Cupcakes!
Brand: Chronicle Books
What's short and sweet and cute as a button? Cupcakes! And everyone loves 'em! Trusted favorites at picnics, potlucks, and bake sales, cupcakes go equally well at relaxed and informal gatherings or at elegant parties. Here are 50 scrumptious ways to bring smiles and those nostalgic memories back faster than a kid can lick the batter off a beater. Try a Cinnamon Sugar Puff Cupcake—they go from mixing bowl to oven to one happy taker in less than an hour. Who needs a peanut butter cup when there's a peanut butter cupcake in the house? Ethereal Lemon Angel Cupcakes soar even higher when served with some fresh seasonal fruit. With tips and techniques for perfect cupcake-making, basic "head-start" recipes, and gorgeous photographs, it's time to get out the baking pans and join the cupcake craze. These diminutive cakes may be small but they stand tall in the world of sweets. | *$3.38 |
 | Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove
Brand: Harper Paperbacks
<p> By twenty-one, Jeff Henderson was making up to $35,000 a week cooking and selling crack cocaine. By twenty-four, he had been sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison on federal drug trafficking charges. It was an all-too-familiar story for a young man raised on the streets of South Central LA. But what happened next wasn't. </p> <p> Once inside prison, Jeff Henderson worked his way up from dishwasher to chief prison cook, and when he was released in 1996, he had found his passion and his dream—he would become a professional chef. Barely five years out of federal prison, he was on his way to becoming an executive chef, as well as being a sought-after public speaker on human potential and a dedicated mentor to at-risk youth. A window into the streets and the fast-paced kitchens of world-renowned restaurants, <i>Cooked</i> is a very human story with a powerful message of commitment, redemption, and change. </p> | *$3.31 |
 | Letters to a Young Chef (Art of Mentoring)
Brand: Basic Books
Written for the professional chef as well as the amateur cook, an invitation into the kitchen from a revered chef who combines traditional technique and modern sensibility <P> From the reinvention of French food through the fine dining revolution in America, Daniel Boulud has been witness to, and creator of, our contemporary food culture. A modern man with a classical foundation, he speaks with the authority that comes from a lifetime of experience, and no small amount of passion, about the vocation of creating and serving food. Part memoir, part advice book, part recipe book, this delicious celebration of the art of cooking will delight and enlighten chefs of all kinds, from passionate amateurs to serious professionals. <P> "This is a priceless manual for anyone seriously interested in the restaurant world. Concise, pointed, informative, and candid, it explains simply to the neophyte chef the difficult but wonderful and rewarding world of the kitchen." (Jacques Pepin) <P> "This is such a charming way to convey the priorities and responsibilities of a chef. Daniel Boulud's enthusiasm is irresistible." (Alice Waters) <P> "'Taste, Taste, Taste.' Letters from the journey of one of the world's greatest chefs!" (Emeril Lagasse) | *$3.29 |
 | Dana Carpender's NEW Carb and Calorie Counter-Expanded, Revised, and Updated 4th Edition: Your Complete Guide to Total Carbs, Net Carbs, Calories, and More
Brand: Fair Winds Press | *$3.23 |
 | Putting Food By (Plume)
Brand: Plume
The fourth edition of this classic guide to freezing, canning, and preserving food includes new information on freezing for the microwave, making Christmas presents, canning convenience food, and kitchen equipment. Reprint. | *$3.18 |
| | A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
Brand: G. K. Hall & Company
Dodging minefeilds in Cambodia, diving into the icy waters outside a Russian bath, chef Bourdian travels the world over in search of the ultimate meal.<P>The only thing Tony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling, and <I>A Cook's Tour</I> is the shotgun marriage of his two greatest passions. Inspired by the question, 'What would be the perfect meal?', Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail.</P><P>Our adventurous chef starts out in Japan, where he eats traditional Fugu, a poisonous blowfish which can be prepared only by specially licensed chefs. He then travels to Cambodia, up the mine-studded road to Pailin into autonomous Khmer Rouge territory and to Phnom Penh's Gun Club, where local fare is served up alongside a menu of available firearms. In Saigon, he's treated to a sustaining meal of live Cobra heart before moving on to savor a snack with the Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta. Further west, <I>Kitchen Confidential</I> fans will recognize the Gironde of Tony's youth, the first stop on his European itinerary. And from France, it's on to Portugal, where an entire village has been fattening a pig for months in anticipation of his arrival. And we're only halfway around the globe...</P><P><I>A Cook's Tour</I> recounts, in Bourdain's inimitable style, the adventures and misadventures of America's favorite chef.</P> | *$3.13 |
 | Living on Live Food
Brand: Cohen | *$29.99 |
 | Jamie's Dinners
Brand: Michael Joseph Ltd
Jamie's back with a vengeance. This time he's tackling school dinners and family meals . Jamie's Dinners sees Jamie Oliver going back to basics in the kitchen to revolutionise family meals. Jamie believes this is his most people-friendly book yet. To start with, he takes a look at how to get the most out of your kitchen without spending too much money on making it work. In Family Tree' he takes recipes several different ways, giving you confidence whilst at the same time hoping to get you hooked on learning more. He also reveals the world's most-loved food from a global website survey he conducted: the Top Ten dishes that families love to eat together. See if your favourite makes the list. Then follow Jamie as he takes on arguably his biggest and bravest challenge yet - to uncover the shocking truths about school meals and try to reinvent them for good. And with sandwiches being the most eaten food in Britain, he shows how simple it is to transform your lunchbox and your lunchtime. With over 100 brand new recipes, this book is all about making cooking inspiring and accessible. This is the perfect cookbook for everybody | *$29.98 |
 | Face Painting (How to Make)
Brand: E.D.C. Publishing
Learn how to transform people into animals, monsters and clowns, or decorate faces with flowers, exotic scenes and stylish designs. The step-by-step instructions and technique tips in this title should mean even the complete beginner can be pleased with their results. | *$29.98 |
 | Ad Hoc at Home
Brand: Artisan
<strong>Thomas Keller shares family-style recipes that you can make any or every day.</strong><br><br>In the book every home cook has been waiting for, the revered Thomas Keller turns his imagination to the American comfort foods closest to his heart—flaky biscuits, chicken pot pies, New England clam bakes, and cherry pies so delicious and redolent of childhood that they give Proust's madeleines a run for their money. Keller, whose restaurants The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and Per Se in New York have revolutionized American haute cuisine, is equally adept at turning out simpler fare. <br><br>In <i>Ad Hoc at Home</i>—a cookbook inspired by the menu of his casual restaurant Ad Hoc in Yountville—he showcases more than 200 recipes for family-style meals. This is Keller at his most playful, serving up such truck-stop classics as Potato Hash with Bacon and Melted Onions and grilled-cheese sandwiches, and heartier fare including beef Stroganoff and roasted spring leg of lamb. In fun, full-color photographs, the great chef gives step-by-step lessons in kitchen basics— here is Keller teaching how to perfectly shape a basic hamburger, truss a chicken, or dress a salad. Best of all, where Keller’s previous best-selling cookbooks were for the ambitious advanced cook, <i>Ad Hoc at Home</i> is filled with quicker and easier recipes that will be embraced by both kitchen novices and more experienced cooks who want the ultimate recipes for American comfort-food classics.<br><br><br> | *$29.97 |
 | New Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies
Brand: Mage Publishers
This is a treasury of 240 classical and regional Iranian recipes. 120 colour photographs intertwined with descriptions of ancient and modern ceremonies, poetry, folk tales, travelogue excerpts, and anecdotes make "New Food of Life" not just a collection of recipes but also an introduction to Persian art and culture. Each recipe is presented in a format that is brilliantly logical and marvellously easy-to-follow. You will learn how to cook rice, the jewel of Persian cooking, simply yet deliciously. And by combining it with a little meat, fowl, or fish, vegetables, fruits, and herbs, you'll have a balanced diet - colourful, yet healthy, simple yet exotic.Iranian festivals, ceremonies, and celebrations, together with the menus and recipes associated with them are described in detail: from the ancient winter solstice celebration, Yalda, or the 'sun's birthday', which is the origin of such Western holidays as Christmas and Halloween, to the rituals and symbolism involved in a modern Iranian marriage. Like a magnificent Persian carpet, 1,000 years of Persian literature and art have been woven into the book. Food-related pieces from such classics as the "10th century Book of Kings", and "1,001 Nights" to the miniatures of Mir Mussavar and Aq Mirak, from the poetry of Omar Khayyam to the humour of Mulla Nasruddin are all included. Now with the ingredients for Iranian food available in most US cities, "New Food of Life" makes accessible one of the world's oldest - yet least known - culinary traditions where the first recipes were written 4,000 years ago in a cuneiform script on clay tablets. | *$29.67 |
 | The Spunky Coconut Cookbook: Gluten Free, Casein Free, Sugar Free
Brand: BookSurge Publishing
115 recipes free of gluten, dairy, sugar, peanut, corn and soy. 30+ raw inspired recipes. 65 color photographs. Natural alternatives like honey, stevia and xylitol. | *$29.50 |
 | Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
Brand: Ten Speed Press
In this manual for utilizing mushrooms through the 21st century, Paul Stamets provides a detailed growth parameters for 25 mushrooms species, mycological landscaping, state-of-the-art production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, plus more. | *$28.97 |
 | 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. | *$28.90 |
 | Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making
Brand: Wiley
<B>Winner of the 1991 James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award.</B> <p> "James Peterson has done for sauces that which Escoffier did for the cuisine of La Belle Epoque...Sauces is a manual for the professional cook and, as such, it will rapidly become a classic and indispensable reference."—Richard Olney, from the Foreword. <p>"...another cookbook that can stand among the best reference works."—Gourmet Magazine. <p>"This is a book I wish I had written myself...Every few decades a book is written that says all there is say on a subject, or has all the information and passion that sets the standard for professional and amateurs alike. Sauces is one of the best culinary books of this century in English."—Jeremiah Tower, Stars Restaurant. <p>The ultimate reference for sauce making is now better than ever. This updated and expanded edition includes more than 500 recipes, including traditional and contemporary versions of almost every sauce imaginable. You'll find classic white and brown sauces, both starch-thickened and flourless; popular meat and fish sauces made with drippings and juices; sauces based on egg yolks, including bearnaise, hollandaise, mayonnaise, and their variations; sauces made with butter, including the beurre blanc-based sauces that revolutionized modern cookingl vegetable purees, dessert sauces, and many more. <p>The new edition features all-new chapters on Asian sauces and pasta sauces, plus nearly 50 new recipes, many that cater to lighter, contemporary fare. And a new 32-page color insert clearly and brilliantly illustrate the fundamentals of good sauce making. More than just a compendium of recipes, <I>Sauces</I> explains how and why the ingredients of a sauce are combined. <p><B>James Peterson</B> is a chef and cooking instructor. He is also the author of <I>Fish and Shellfish</I> and <I>Splendid Soup</I>, which was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. | *$28.82 |
 | You: on a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
Brand: Thorndike Press
For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting -- and why so many of us struggle with our weight and the size of our waists. Now researchers are unraveling biological secrets about such things as why you crave chocolate or gorge at buffets or store so much fat. <P><P>Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America's most trusted doctor team and authors of the bestselling <i>YOU</i> series, are now translating this cutting-edge information to help you shave inches off your waist. They're going to do it by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. By understanding how your body's fat-storing and fat-burning systems work, you're going to learn how to crack the code on true and lifelong waist management. <P><P>Roizen and Oz will invigorate you with equal parts information, motivation, and change-your-life action to show you how your brain, stomach, hormones, muscles, heart, genetics, and stress levels all interact biologically to determine if your body is the size of a baseball bat or of a baseball stadium. In , Roizen and Oz will redefine what a healthy figure is, then take you through an under-the skin tour of the organs that influence your body's size and its health. You'll even be convinced that the key number to fixate on is not your weight, but your waist size, which best indicates the medical risks of storing too much fat. <P><P>Because the world has almost as many diet plans as it has e-mail spammers, you'd think that just about all of us would know everything there is to know about dieting, about fat, and about the reasons why our bellies have grown so large. <i>YOU: On a Diet</i> is much more than a diet plan or a series of instructions and guidelines or a faddish berries-only eating plan. It's a complete manual for waist management. It will show you how to achieve and maintain an ideal and healthy body size by providing a lexicon according to which any weight-loss system can be explained. <i>YOU: On a Diet</i> will serve as the operating system that facilitates future evolution in our dieting software. After you learn about the biology of your body and the biology and psychology of fat, you'll be given the YOU Diet and YOU Workout. Both are easy to learn, follow, and maintain. Following a two-week rebooting program will help you lose up to two inches from your waist right from the start. <P><P>With Roizen and Oz's signature accessibility, wit, and humor, <i>YOU: On a Diet -- The Owner's Manual for Waist Management</i> will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the food you consume, so that you'll diet smart, not hard. Welcome to your body on a diet. | *$28.37 |
 | 6-day Body Makeover: Drop One Whole Dress or Trouser Size in Just 6 Days - And Keep It Off (Paperback)
Brand: Michael Joseph | *$28.30 |
 | Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Brand: Knopf
Provides an updated combination of two best-selling cookbooks--<i>The Classic Italian Cookbook</i> and <i>More Classic Italian Cooking</i>--with thirty-five new recipes, revised cooking instructions, and new menus. 40,000 first printing. | *$28.16 |
 | Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
Brand: Kodansha International
When it was first published, <em>Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art</em> changed the way the culinary world viewed Japanese cooking, moving it from obscure ethnic food to haute cuisine. <br> <br>Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Japanese food is a favorite of diners around the world. Not only is <em>sushi</em> as much a part of the Western culinary scene as burgers, bagels, and burritos, but some Japanese chefs have become household names. Japanese flavors, ingredients, and textures have been fused into dishes from a wide variety of other cuisines. What hasn't changed over the years, however, are the foundations of Japanese cooking. When he originally wrote <em>Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art</em>, Shizuo Tsuji, a scholar who trained under famous European chefs, was so careful and precise in his descriptions of the cuisine and its vital philosophies, and so thoughtful in his choice of dishes and recipes, that his words--and the dishes they help produce--are as fresh today as when they were first written.<br> The 25th Anniversary edition celebrates Tsuji's classic work. Building on M.F.K.Fisher's eloquent introduction, the volume now includes a thought-provoking new Foreword by <em>Gourmet</em> Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl and a new preface by the author's son and Tsuji Culinary Institute Director Yoshiki Tsuji. Beautifully illustrated with eight pages of new color photos and over 500 drawings, and containing 230 traditional recipes as well as detailed explanations of ingredients, kitchen utensils, techniques and cultural aspects of Japanese cuisine, this edition continues the Tsuji legacy of bringing the Japanese kitchen within the reach of Western cooks. | *$28.14 |
 | How Baking Works: Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science
Brand: Wiley
<b>Understanding and applying food science to the bakeshop-now revised and updated</b> <p> <i>How Baking Works, Second Edition</i> thoroughly covers the entire baking process, emphasizing the "whys" at work behind basic techniques. The book takes the user through the major ingredient groups, explaining how sweeteners, fats, milk, leavening agents, and other ingredients affect the appearance, flavor, and texture of the end product. The coverage also includes scaling and measurements, heat transfer, and sensory properties in baking. <p> This revised and updated <i>Second Edition</i> features: <ul> <li>Hands-on exercises and experiments at the end of each chapter, with many involving the sensory evaluation of ingredients <li>Expanded coverage of sweeteners, variety grains, enzymes, starch structure and gelatinization, and gluten structure <li>Important coverage of changes to federal laws, such as food allergen labeling <li>Coverage reflecting consumer awareness of nutrition and health, including information on dietary fiber, trans fats, and trans-free fats in the baking context <li>More photographs to illustrate the science of baking <li>End-of-chapter questions that both review content and require readers to apply and synthesize what they've learned </ul> <p> <i>How Baking Works, Second Edition</i> offers a dynamic, hands-on learning experience to both practicing and future bakers and pastry chefs. | *$27.89 |
 | Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking
Brand: Chronicle Books
This new masterwork of Chinese cuisine showcases acclaimed chef Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's decades of culinary virtuosity. A series of lessons build skill, knowledge, and confidence as Lo guides the home cook step by step through the techniques, ingredients, and equipment that define Chinese cuisine. With more than 100 classic recipes and technique illustrations throughout, <em>Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking</em> makes the glories of this ancient cuisine utterly accessible. Stunning color photography reveals the treasures of old and new China, from the zigzagging alleys of historical Guangzhou to the bustle of city centers and faraway Chinatowns, as well as wonderful ingredients and gorgeous finished dishes. Step-by-step brush drawings illustrate Chinese cooking techniques. This lavish volume takes its place as the Chinese cookbook of choice in the cook's library. | *$27.50 |
 | The Silver Spoon
Brand: Phaidon Press
The Silver Spoon is the most influential and successful cookbook in Italy. Originally published in 1950, it became an instant classic. Considered to be essential in every household, it is still one of the most popular wedding presents today. <P>The Silver Spoon was conceived and published by Domus, the design and architectural magazine famously directed by Giò Ponti from the 1920s to the 1970s. A group of cooking experts was commissioned to collect hundreds of traditional recipes from the different Italian regions and make them available for the first time to a wider audience. In the process, they updated ingredients, quantities and methods to suit contemporary tastes and customs, at the same time preserving the memory of ancient recipes for future generations. They also included modern recipes from some of the most famous Italian chefs, resulting in a style of cooking that appeals to the gourmet as well as the occasional cook <P>A comprehensive and lively book, its simple and user-friendly format makes it both accessible and a pleasure to read. It provides an introduction to every course, and an explanation of the main type of ingredients. Never translated before, The Silver Spoon has now been adapted to an international market, with every recipe checked for suitability, measurements converted and methods rewritten to accommodate cultural differences, yet maintaining the authenticity of real Italian cooking. <P>The new layout emphasizes its contemporary appeal and the colour coding of each section simplifies the process of cross-referencing ingredients and methods. A section with original menus from the 15 most famous Italian chefs of the last 50 years has been expanded to include original menus from Italian celebrity chefs working outside Italy. <P>This is a substantial and prestigious cookbook that will share the bookshelves with other titles such as The Joy of Cooking and Larousse Gastronomique, another classic of national cuisine. With over 2,000 recipes illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and photography, the book is destined to become a classic in the Italian cooking booklist for the international market. | *$27.40 |
 | The Joy of Jams, Jellies and Other Sweet Preserves (EasyRead Large Edition): 200 Classic and Contemporary Recipes Showcasing the Fabulous Flavors of Fresh Fruits
Brand: ReadHowYouWant
A jar of jam, writes Linda Ziedrich, is a memory brought back to life - a memory of summer's bounty and abundance. With the recipes and techniques in this comprehensive, clear-cut handbook, you can enjoy the sweet taste of the season's fruit all year round. Picture your pantry shelves lined with sparkling, colorful jars of jams, jellies, and other sweet preserves, and imagine the fun and satisfaction of creating these delicious, economical treats. | *$27.30 |
 | The French Laundry Cookbook
Brand: Artisan
Thomas Keller, chef/proprieter of the French Laundry in the Napa Valley—"the most exciting place to eat in the United States," wrote Ruth Reichl in <em>The New York Times</em>—is a wizard, a purist, a man obsessed with getting it right. And this, his first cookbook, is every bit as satisfying as a French Laundry meal itself: a series of small, impeccable, highly refined, intensely focused courses.<br> <br> Most dazzling is how simple Keller's methods are: squeegeeing the moisture from the skin on fish so it sautées beautifully; poaching eggs in a deep pot of water for perfect shape; the initial steeping in the shell that makes cooking raw lobster out of the shell a cinch; using vinegar as a flavor enhancer; the repeated washing of bones for stock for the cleanest, clearest tastes. <br> <br> From innovative soup techniques, to the proper way to cook green vegetables, to secrets of great fish cookery, to the creation of breathtaking desserts; from beurre monté to foie gras au torchon, to a wild and thoroughly unexpected take on coffee and doughnuts, <em>The French Laundry Cookbook</em> captures, through recipes, essays, profiles, and extraordinary photography, one of America's great restaurants, its great chef, and the food that makes both unique. <br> <br> One hundred and fifty superlative recipes are exact recipes from the French Laundry kitchen—no shortcuts have been taken, no critical steps ignored, all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchens. If you can't get to the French Laundry, you can now re-create at home the very experience the Wine Spectator described as "as close to dining perfection as it gets." | *$26.75 |
 | The Best Light Recipe
Brand: America's Test Kitchen
Let’s face it. In America’s Test Kitchen our goal has always been clear: develop the best recipe possible. Only rarely have we stopped to consider the fat or calorie content of the food we make …until now. <P>The Best Light Recipe is different. In response to the increasing interest from our readers to shed the same obsessive attention the right ingredients and techniques for the guaranteed foolproof recipe for lighter foods, we are pleased to offer more than 300 guaranteed foolproof full-flavored, lower fat and reduced-calorie recipes, 95% of which are completely new! Each recipe lists calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, protein, fiber and sodium per serving to help you cook smart. <P>From chunky guacamole to brownies, from macaroni and cheese, lasagna, and spaghetti and meatballs to blueberry muffins and even chocolate cake and cheesecake, we tested and retested our favorite recipes until we arrived at the best recipes that cut calories and fat without sacrificing flavor. We also recognized that we couldn’t do the impossible- so if we weren’t satisfied with the results in our kitchen, the recipe didn’t make it into the book. Nor did we include recipes that relied on smoke and mirrors to reduce fat and calories, like beef stew with only a forkful of beef or cookies the size of quarters. <P>The Best Light Recipe, packed with more than 100 illustrations and 16 pages of full-color photos, also includes naturally healthy recipes tweaked to be even lighter and healthier, like gazpacho, poached salmon, stir-fry chicken, grilled tuna burgers, and pan-roasted asparagus. And the healthy techniques you’ll learn, including using milk and cornstarch instead of cream and butter to make a simple pan sauce (trust us, it really works), or reserving the good olive oil to lightly drizzle on your pasta before serving (when you use less and get the most flavor), will last over a lifetime of healthy cooking. <P>The Best Light Recipe also features objective equipment ratings and ingredient tastings, from the best muffin tin and Dutch oven to the best soy sauce and chicken broth, as well as illustrated tips and techniques, from slicing flank steak for stir fries, to creating the best deep-fried crust without actually frying. In short, it is your essential guide to lighter, great-tasting recipes that deliver every time. | *$26.70 |
 | The Gastronomica Reader
Brand: University of California Press
Described in the 2008 <i>Saveur </i>100 as "At the top of our bedside reading pile since its inception in 2001," the award-winning <i>Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture </i>is a quarterly feast of truly exceptional writing on food. Designed both to entertain and to provoke, <i>The Gastronomica Reader</i> now offers a sumptuous sampling from the journal's pages--including essays, poetry, interviews, memoirs, and an outstanding selection of the artwork that has made <i>Gastronomica </i>so distinctive. In words and images, it takes us around the globe, through time, and into a dazzling array of cultures, investigating topics from early hominid cooking to Third Reich caterers to the Shiite clergy under Ayatollah Khomeini who deemed Iranian caviar fit for consumption under Islamic law. Informed throughout by a keen sense of the pleasures of eating, tasting, and sharing food, <i>The Gastronomica Reader </i>will inspire readers to think seriously, widely, and deeply about what goes onto their plates.<br><i>Gastronomica </i>is a winner of the <i>Utne Reader</i>'s Independent Press Award for Social/Cultural Coverage | *$26.35 |
| | Diet For a Small Planet
Brand: Ballantine Books
Here again is the extraordinary bestselling book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating-- one that remains a complete guide for eating well in the 90s. Featuring: simple rules for a healthy diet; a streamlined, easy-to-use format; delicious food combinations of protein-rich meals without meat; hundreds of wonderful recipes, and much more.<br> | *$25.98 |
 | 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. | *$25.97 |
 | Like Water For Chocolate (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
Brand: Turtleback
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This novel, presented in monthly installments, includes recipes, romances, and home remedies. | *$25.75 |
 | Paris Patisseries: History, Shops, Recipes
Brand: Flammarion
An exquisitely photographed introduction to the great French tradition of baking—from the simple croissant to the light and flaky millefeuilles, drawn from the best pastry chefs in Paris. Temptations abound for the sweet tooth in Paris, from the hottest culinary trends to time-honored classics. Pâtisserie is an integral part of the city’s culinary tradition and the source of countless delectable creations that combine fruit, cream fillings, icings, frostings, mousses, and pastry. Readers will yield to sweet temptation as they discover the best pastries and cakes the city has to offer, including macarons, éclairs, baba au rum, tarts, mont blanc, polonaises, and oriental cakes. Twenty pastry chefs show off their artful creations and share their signature recipes, which are described in the context of their historical tradition, composition, and gastronomic properties. The evolution of the pastry art is also explained, focusing in particular on the new generation of Parisian pâtissiers and chocolatiers, buzzing with the creativity and ingenuity that are redefining their craft. The book includes an address book of the best pâtisseries and tea rooms in Paris along with twenty recipes from the city’s most respected pastry chefs. | *$25.08 |
 | Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment
Brand: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Swine flu, bird flu, unusual concentrations of cancer, food recalls due to deadly E. coli bacterial contamination: our American food system has gone terribly wrong. Recent public-health crises are raising urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is produced and brought to market. In <i>Animal Factory</i>, best-selling author and investigative journalist David Kirby follows three families and communities whose lives are utterly changed by immense neighboring animal farms. In his thoroughly researched book, Kirby exposes the powerful business and political interests behind large-scale factory farms and tracks their far-reaching fallout that contaminates our air, land, water, and food. | *$25.02 |
 | Bouchon
Brand: Artisan
Thomas Keller, chef/proprieter of Napa Valley's French Laundry, is passionate about bistro cooking. He believes fervently that the real art of cooking lies in elevating to excellence the simplest ingredients; that bistro cooking embodies at once a culinary ethos of generosity, economy, and simplicity; that the techniques at its foundation are profound, and the recipes at its heart have a powerful ability to nourish and please.<br> <br> So enamored is he of this older, more casual type of cooking that he opened the restaurant Bouchon, right next door to the French Laundry, so he could satisfy a craving for a perfectly made quiche, or a gratinéed onion soup, or a simple but irresistible roasted chicken. Now <em>Bouchon</em>, the cookbook, embodies this cuisine in all its sublime simplicity. <br> <br> But let's begin at the real beginning. For Keller, great cooking is all about the virtue of process and attention to detail. Even in the humblest dish, the extra thought is evident, which is why this food tastes so amazing: The onions for the onion soup are caramelized for five hours; lamb cheeks are used for the navarin; basic but essential refinements every step of the way make for the cleanest flavors, the brightest vegetables, the perfect balance—whether of fat to acid for a vinaigrette, of egg to liquid for a custard, of salt to meat for a duck confit.<br> <br> Because versatility as a cook is achieved through learning foundations, Keller and Bouchon executive chef Jeff Cerciello illuminate all the key points of technique along the way: how a two-inch ring makes for a perfect quiche; how to recognize the right hazelnut brown for a brown butter sauce; how far to caramelize sugar for different uses.<br> <br> But learning and refinement aside—oh those recipes! Steamed mussels with saffron, bourride, trout grenobloise with its parsley, lemon, and croutons; steak frites, beef bourguignon, chicken in the pot—all exquisitely crafted. And those immortal desserts: the tarte Tatin, the chocolate mousse, the lemon tart, the profiteroles with chocolate sauce. In <em>Bouchon</em>, you get to experience them in impeccably realized form.<br> <br> This is a book to cherish, with its alluring mix of recipes and the author's knowledge, warmth, and wit: "I find this a hopeful time for the pig," says Keller about our yearning for the flavor that has been bred out of pork. So let your imagination transport you back to the burnished warmth of an old-fashioned French bistro, pull up a stool to the zinc bar or slide into a banquette, and treat yourself to truly great preparations that have not just withstood the vagaries of fashion, but have improved with time. Welcome to <em>Bouchon. </em> | *$25.00 |
 | The World's Healthiest Foods, Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating
Brand: World's Healthiest Foods
George Mateljan's new book takes healthy eating to a whole new level. It presents a unique nutrient-rich approach to the "Healthiest Way of Eating" with 500 Mediterranean-style recipes, most of which take 7 minutes or less to prepare. This book answers the question about what to eat to keep healthy. It focuses on the World's Healthiest Foods, 100 delicious foods that are nutrient-rich, providing the maximum number of nutrients for the least amount of calories. The book is an inspiration not only for those who want to achieve vibrant health and energy but for those who also want a healthier way to lose weight by making the World's Healthiest Foods the foundation of their "Healthiest Way of Eating." The World's Healthiest Foods are among the most flavorful foods in the world - so you can now eat healthier without sacrificing taste! George also explains why it is not any more expensive to eat healthy. The book complements the material on the whfoods.org website with innovative new ways to maximize the nutritional value of the World's Healthiest Foods and minimize preparation time using quick and easy recipes that anyone can make. | *$24.98 |
 | The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook
Brand: Cook's Illustrated | *$24.95 |
 | From Mom with Love - A Complete Guide to Indian Cooking and Entertaining
Brand: Crest Books
<i>From Mom with Love . . .</i> is perhaps the only cookbook that contains: <ul> <li>Recipes for everyday cooking such as dal, roti and chawal, in addition to fancy food such as Goan Shrimp Curry and Rajasthani Chicken</li> <li>A complete list of spices, legumes, beans, and pots and pans you need to start cooking</li> <li>A pantry list for beginners and another one for more committed and experienced cooks in a format that you can take right to the store with you</li> <li>Ideas about foods you can cook and freeze ahead of time for when you need to produce a meal in a hurry or are too tired to cook</li> <li>A complete list of menu combinations for different occasions, both special and everyday</li> <li>Suggestions on how to deal with cooking crises such as a sauce that has become too watery</li> <li>Tips for storing and preparing precooked masalas and efficient ways to freeze chutneys</li> <li>Details on the pots and pans you need and serving suggestions including what the recipe goes best with</li> <li>Safety tips such as how to quickly put out a minor fire on your stove</li> <li>Guidelines for cleaning and odor removal</li> <li>Home remedies for minor ailments such as cough and colds, upset stomachs</li> </ul> The most special and unique feature of this book is the TLC tips. These are little shortcuts and little secrets that will make your cooking easier, yet delicious. It is an invaluable gift to give to anyone who loves to cook or would like to try. Find more information at momsindiancooking.com. Containing 134 recipes, <i>From Mom with Love . . .</i> is designed with full-color mouthwatering pictures on almost every page. Ergonomically designed to open flat when lying on counter. | *$24.95 |
 | The Country Cooking of Ireland
Brand: Chronicle Books
In <em>The Country Cooking of Ireland</em>, internationally acclaimed food and travel writer Colman Andrews brings to life the people, countryside, and delicious food of Ireland. Fast emerging as one of the world's hottest culinary destinations, Ireland is a country of artisanal bakers, farmers, cheesemakers, and butteries, where farm-to-table dining has been practiced for centuries. Meticulously researched and reported, this sumptuous cookbook includes 250 recipes and more than 100 photographs of the pubs, the people, and the emerald Irish countryside taken by award-winning photographer Christopher Hirsheimer. Rich with stories of the food and people who make Ireland a wonderful place to eat, and laced with charming snippets of song, folklore, and poetry, <em>The Country Cooking of Ireland</em> ushers in a new understanding of Irish food. | *$24.94 |
 | Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life
Brand: Hyperion
<P><b>Home is where the heart is . . . </b> </p> <P>This book is very close to my heart. It's about no-nonsense, simple cooking with great flavors all year round. When I began writing it, I didn't really know what recipes I would come up with, but something began to inspire me very quickly . . . my vegetable patch! </p> <P>I came to realize last year that it's not always about looking out at the wider world for inspiration. Being at home, feeling relaxed and open, can also offer this. I love to spend time at home in the village where I grew up, working with the boss, Mother Nature, in my garden and seeing all my beautiful veggies coming out of the ground. </p> <P>Inside you'll find over one hundred new recipes, plus some basic planting information and tips if you fancy having a go at getting your hands dirty as well! </p> | *$24.90 |
| | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Brand: Perfection Learning
A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us— whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed—he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet. | *$24.85 |
 | Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen
Brand: Ten Speed Press
"Elizabeth Andoh's groundbreaking cookbook introduces Western audiences to the age-old concept of washoku, the art of creating nutritional and aesthetic harmony at the table, one that transforms our thinking about Japanese cuisine and culture. Composed with deep scholarship and loving craftsmanship, Washoku is filled with authentic recipes and personal stories that place the Japanese cooking and dining experience in a much needed cultural perspective only an insider could share." --Grace Young, author of The Breath of a Wok <P>"For American cooks, Elizabeth Andoh is THE guru of Japanese cuisine. It seems there's nothing she doesn't know, her language is clear and understandable, and her recipes work. What more could you want?" <P> --Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything <P> "We cook from the heart (kokoro) and express our feelings with our dishes. In this book, Elizabeth Andoh conveys the way of the Japanese kokoro through cooking to people around the world." <P>-- Nobu Matsuhisa <P>"Elizabeth Andoh’s beautiful new book is not just a cookbook filled with enticing recipes, but a fascinating treatise explaining the philosophy behind Japanese home cooking and Japanese cuisine as a whole. Washoku confirms Elizabeth’s stellar reputation as one of the most knowledgeable authorities on Japanese food and culture." <P>--Nina Simonds, author of A Spoonful of Ginger <P>In 1975, Gourmet magazine published a series on traditional Japanese food —the first of its kind in a major American food magazine — written by a graduate of the prestigious Yanagihara School of classical cuisine in Tokyo. Today, the author of that groundbreaking series, Elizabeth Andoh, is recognized as the leading English-language authority on the subject. She shares her knowledge and passion for the food culture of Japan in WASHOKU, an authoritative, deeply personal tribute to one of the world ’s most distinctive culinary traditions. Andoh begins by setting forth the ethos of washoku (traditional Japanese food), exploring its nuanced approach to balancing flavor, applying technique, and considering aesthetics hand-in-hand with nutrition. With detailed descriptions of ingredients complemented by stunning full-color photography, the book’s comprehensive chapter on the Japanese pantry is practically a book unto itself. The recipes for soups, rice dishes and noodles, meat and poultry, seafood, and desserts are models of clarity and precision, and the rich cultural context and practical notes that Andoh provides help readers master the rhythm and flow of the washoku kitchen. Much more than just a collection of recipes, WASHOKU is a journey through a cuisine that is rich in history and as handsome as it is healthful. | *$24.52 |
 | More Best Recipes (America's Test Kitchen)
Brand: Cook's Illustrated | *$24.36 |
 | Cooking
Brand: Cookbook Part Number: TS08789
In an era of outfitted home kitchens and food fascination, it's no wonder home cooks who never learned the fundamentals of the kitchen are intimidated. Twenty years ago, James Peterson could relate, and so he taught himself by cooking his way through professional kitchens and stacks of books, logging the lessons of his kitchen education one by one. Now one of the country's most revered cooking teachers, Peterson provides the confidence-building instructions home cooks need to teach themselves to cook consistently with ease and success. COOKING is the only all-in-one instructional that details the techniques that cooks really need to master, teaches all the basic recipes, and includes hundreds of photos that illuminate and inspire. | *$24.17 |
 | 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 — growing, processing, cooking, and preserving — 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. | *$24.00 |
 | Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Time-Honored Ways are the Best - Over 700 Recipes Show You Why
Brand: Kyle Books
In this timely new book, Darina reconnects you with the cooking skills that missed a generation or two. The book is divided into chapters such as "Dairy," "Poultry and Eggs," "Bread," and "Preserving," and forgotten processes such as smoking mackerel, curing bacon, and making yogurt and butter are explained in the simplest terms. The delicious recipes show you how to use your homemade bounty to its best, and include ideas for using forgotten cuts of meat, baking bread and cakes, and even eating food from the wild. The "Vegetables and Herbs" chapter is stuffed with growing tips to satisfy even those with the smallest garden plot or window box, and there are plenty of suggestions for using gluts of vegetables. You'll even discover how to keep a few chickens in your backyard. With over 700 recipes, this is the definitive modern guide to traditional cooking skills. | *$23.99 |
 | Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Brand: IndyPublish
The author has spared no pains in collecting and arranging, perhaps the greatest number of practical and original receipts that have ever appeared in a similar work; flattering herself that she has rendered them so explicit as to be easily understood, and followed, even by inexperienced cooks. | *$23.99 |
 | Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes
Brand: BiblioLife
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: Cooking / Courses | *$23.74 |
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