Here, basic techniques come alive and are made easily comprehensible in recipes that demonstrate the myriad ways of raising dough, glazing cakes, and decorating crusts. This is the resource you'll turn to again and again for all your baking needs. With Baking with Julia in your cookbook library, you can become a master baker.And there's no better time to be baking than now. Quality baking today is more varied, more exciting, and simply more authentic than ever before. Baking with Julia celebrates this tremendous range with enticing recipes that marry sophisticated European techniques to American tastes and ingredients. With creative flair, napoleons are layered with tropical fruits, pumpkin and cranberries are kneaded into bread doughs, and a tart is topped with sweet stewed onions. Along the way, step-by-step photographs demonstrate the basic building blocks of the pastry and bread baker's repertoire, and from this firm foundation fancy takes flight.Baking with Julia presents an extraordinary assemblage of talent, knowledge, and artistry from the new generation of bakers whose vision is so much a part of this book. The list of contributors reads like a Who's Who of today's master bakers, including Flo Braker, Steve Sullivan, Marcel Desaulniers, Nick Malgieri, Alice Medrich, Nancy Silverton, Martha Stewart, and a host of bright new talents such as Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid.With nearly two hundred recipes, and half as many pages of tantalizing full-color photographs, this incomparable kitchen companion goes far beyond what most cookbooks offer. More than fifty pages of illustrated reference sections define basic terms and techniques, and explain the hows and whys of batters and doughs to take you effortlessly through the essential techniques. If you've never made flaky pie crust, your first no-fail experience is at hand. If you've never baked bread, that most satisfying and sensual pleasure awaits the turn of a page. With recipes for breads, pastries, cookies, and cakes—from chocolate to cheesecake, from miniature gems to multi-tiered masterpieces—this cookbook is a total immersion experience in the wonder of home baking.

    Stephanie Alexander has added over 300 new recipes as well as 12 new chapters to this thoroughly revised and updated edition. Stephanie believes that good food is essential to living well: her book is for everyone, every day. She has invaluable information about ingredients, cooking techniques and kitchen equipment, along with inspiration, advice and encouragement and close to 1000 failsafe recipes.

    This is the first book to examine the creative process of culinary composition as it explores the intersection of food, imagination, and taste. Through interviews with more than 30 of America's leading chefsa including Rick Bayless, Daniel Boulud, Gray Kunz, Jean-Louis Palladin, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Watersa the authors reveal what defines culinary artists, how and where they find their inspiration, and how they translate that vision to the plate. Through recipes and reminiscences, chefs discuss how they select and pair ingredients, and how flavors are combined into dishes, dishes into menus, and menus into bodies of work that eventually comprise their cuisines.

    The 800 magnificent recipes, many never before documented, represent treasures garnered bu Roden through nearly 15 years of traveling around the world. 50 photos & illustrations

    It's the Bible of baking, considered by many as the most thorough baking book on the market. The highly readable, easy-to-follow text explains the whys and hows of baking and makes it easy for even the beginner to achieve delicious results in the kitchen. Line drawings throughout.

    This indispensable and unique reference work teaches essential preparation and cooking skills and professional tricks-of-the-trade, with over 700 cooking techniques shown in more than 2,000 color images.Whatever the interest -- providing family-pleasing everyday fare or mastering a top chef's recipe, or even attempting to re-create a dish from a restaurant menu -- Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques will enable people to cook what they want with success. Its hundreds of illustrated techniques are invaluable kitchen aids, as are the many integral recipes.Cooks interested in ethnic cuisines, readers of chef inspired, ingredient-led, or occasion-oriented cookbooks, as well as devotees of simple home cooking will turn to this book again and again and wonder how they ever cooked without it. Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques is destined to become a classic kitchen reference.

    Until now, American home cooks have had few authorities to translate the heart of this world-class cuisine to everyday cooking.In this book of more than 150 recipes, award-winning chef, author and teacher Rick bayless provides the inspiration and guidance that home cooks have needed. With a blend of passion, patience, clarity and humor, he unerringly finds his way into the very soul of Mexican cuisine, from essential recipes and explorations of Mexico's many chiles to quick-to-prepare everyday dishes and pull-out-the-stops celebration fare. Bayless begins the journey by introducing us to the building blocks of Mexican cooking. With infectious enthusiasm and an entertaining voice, he outlines 16 essential preparations-deeply flavored tomato sauces and tangy tomatillo salsas, rich chile pastes and indispensable handmade tortillas. Fascinating cultural background and practical cooking tips help readers to understand these preparations and make them their own. Each recipe explains which steps can be completed in advance to make final preparation easier, and each provides a list of the dishes in later chapters that are built around these basics. And with each essential recipe, Bayless includes several “Simple Ideas from My American Home”—quick, familiar recipes with innovative Mexican accents, such as Baked Ham with Yucatecan Flavors, Spicy Chicken Salad, Ancho-Broiled Salmon and Very, Very Good Chili. Throughout, the intrepid Bayless brings chiles into focus, revealing that Mexican cooks use these pods for flavor, richness, color and, yes, sometimes for heat. He details the simple techniques for getting the best out of every chile-from the rich, smoky chipotle to the incendiary but fruity habanero. Then, in more than 135 recipes that follow, Bayless guides us through a wide range of richly flavored regional Mexican dishes, combining down-home appeal and convivial informality with simple culinary elegance. It's all here: starters like Classic Seviche Tostadas or Chorizo-Stuffed Ancho Chiles; soups like Slow-Simmered Fava Bean Soup or Rustic Ranch-Style Soup; casual tortilla-based preparations like Achiote-Roasted Pork Tacos or Street-Style Red Chile Enchiladas; vegetable delights like Smoky Braised Mexican Pumpkin, or Green Poblano Rice; even a whole chapter on classic fiesta food (from Oaxacan Black Mole with Braised Chicken, Smoky Peanut Mole with Grilled Quail and Great Big Tamal Roll with Chard with the incomparable Juchitan-Style Black Bean Tamales); and ending with a selection of luscious desserts like Modern Mexican Chocolate Flan with KahIua and Yucatecan-Style Fresh Coconut Pie. To quickly expand your Mexican repertoire even further, each of these recipes is accompanied by suggestions for variations and improvisations. There is no greater authority on Mexican cooking than Rick Bayless, and no one can teach it better. In his skillful hands, the wonderful flavors of Mexico will enter your kitchen and your daily cooking routine without losing any of their depth or timeless appeal.

    Before the baking even begins, Silverton takes the reader through the wonder of bread alchemy, then introduces readers to a wide range of recipes which range from the whimsical to the sublime. 25 photos.

    New in this edition: -- All new design, including two-color text-- Recipes with numbered steps for easy use-- Preparation and cooking times with each recipe-- Lighter versions of favorite recipes-- Timesaving tips to make recipes even quicker-- 200 all-new color photographs-- All-new line art to make learning techniques easy-- Complete nutrition information with each recipe, including percentage of calories from fat-- Back cover of the book shows sample pages of the interior, so you can see the design even though it is shrink-wrappedPeople really rely on Betty Crocker, and all the information they have come to expect is here, revised to be up-to-the-minute.-- Over 900 recipes, from how to make coffee to rolling a fajita-- Recipes that call for readily available ingredients-- Definitions of cooking terms-- Microwave basics and tips-- The best -- and easiest -- way to cook anything, from oysters to apple pie to spaghetti squash-- Photographs to help identify foods, such as types of mushrooms and pasta-- Step-by-step photographs illustrating cooking techniques-- Complete roasting, broiling and microwaving charts for meat and poultry-- Trouble-shooting guides for successful baking-- Food safety facts-- High altitude cooking informationTrust Betty Crocker to make cooking easy, fun, and up-to-the-minute!

    From tender baby asparagus in early spring, to the colorful spectrum of peppers at the height of summer; crisp, leafy chicories in autumn, to sweet butternut squash in the dark of winter, much of the inspiration about what to put on the menu comes from the high quality produce Waters and her chefs seek out year-round. Using the treasures from the earth, Chez Panisse Vegetables offers endless possibilities for any occasion. Try Grilled Radicchio Risotto with Balsamic Vinegar at your next dinner party, or Pizza with Red and Yellow Peppers for a summer evening at home. Why not forgo green-leaf lettuce, and opt for Artichoke and Grapefruit Salad drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil? Or serve Corn Cakes with fresh berries for breakfast instead of cereal?Throughout Vegetables, Waters shares her energy and enthusiasm for what she describes as "living foods." When she first began in the restaurant business, the selection of good-quality vegetables was so limited that she found herself searching out farmers with whom she might do business. Luckily, today's explosion of markets and organic farms across the country ensures that any home cook can find freshly harvested produce to put on the table. And with the increased popularity of home gardening, more and more people are taking their vegetables straight from the earth and into the kitchen.Cooks, gardeners, vegetarians and everyone who appreciates good food will find Chez Panisse Vegetables to be not only a cookbook, but a valuable resource for selecting and serving fine produce. From popular vegetables like corn, tomatoes and carrots, to more unusual selections like chard, amaranth greens and sorrel, Vegetables offers detailed information about the seasonal availability, proper look, flavor and preparation of each selection. Arranged alphabetically by vegetable, and filled with colorful linocut images, Chez Panisse Vegetables makes it easy for a cook to find a tempting recipe for whatever he or she has brought home from the market.

    From simple, clear broths to thick, hearty soups, there's a recipe to appeal to every taste. Arranged by month with an eye toward seasonal variety and at least one recipe for every vegetable native to North America, the 175 soups include classic favorites such as Cream of Corn and Tomato and more unique recipes such as Jerusalem Artichoke, Provenþal Rainbow, and Danish Onion-Champagne. With inspirational quotes proclaiming the goodness of soup sprinkled throughout and beautiful period block prints, Twelve Months of Monastery Soups is a celebration of the art of soup-making.

    Over 100 color photographs and a fabulous entertaining section are profiled. Unique sidebars highlight common traditions associated with food (for example, the history of the birthday cake). The book is a winner of the Benjamin Franklin, Small Press, and Tabasco awards for best cookbook.

    Every entry has been checked by specialists from various backgrounds, and case studies are included where appropriate.

    It's a country where home cooks--and everyone, it seems, is a great home cook--spend copious amounts of time thinking about, shopping for, preparing, discussing, and celebrating food. With its French foundation, hearty influences from Germany and Holland, herbs straight out of a Medieval garden, and condiments and spices from the height of Flemish culture, Belgian cuisine is elegant comfort food at its best--slow-cooked, honest, bourgeois, nostalgic. It's the Sunday meal and a continental dinner party, family picnics and that antidote to a winter's day. In 250 delicious recipes, here is the best of Belgian cuisine. Veal Stew with Dumplings, Mushrooms, and Carrots. Potato and Leek Stoemp. Smoked Trout Mousse with Watercress Sauce. Braised Partridge with Cabbage and Abbey Beer. Gratin of Belgian Endives. Flemish Carrot Soup. Steak-Frites. Belgian Steamed Mussels. Belgian Steamed Mussels. Cognac Scented Flemish Waffles. And desserts, some using the best chocolate on earth: Belgian Chocolate Ganache Tart, Lace Cookies from Brugge, Almond Cake with Fresh Fruit Topping, Little Chocolate Nut Cakes. As Belgians explain it, since one has to eat three times a day, why not make a feast of every meal? 57,000 copies in print.

    Provence is uniquely blessed with natural beauty as well as some of the world's most appealing foods and liveliest wines Wells's culinary skills have transformed the signature ingredients of this quintessential French countryside into recipes so satisfying and so exciting that they will instantly become part of your daily repertoire.Here are over 175 recipes from Wells's farmhouse kitchen, including whole chapters on salads, vegetables, pasta, and bread There are simple but imaginative “palate openers,” such as Tuna Tapenade and Curried Zucchini Blossoms, and soul-satisfying soups, with such delights as Monkfish Bouillabaisse with Aroli, Wells's own brilliant interpretation of a Provencal classic. When it comes to meat and poultry, Wells offers earthy daubes, the slow-simmered stews so beloved by the French, and such melt-in-your-mouth delicacies as Butter-Roasted Herbed Chicken You will savor Wells's fish and shellfish creations with recipes like Seared Pancetta-Wrapped Cod. And no meal would be complete without a delight from the treasure trove of desserts here, including Cherry-Almond Tart and Winemaker's Grape Cake. Illustrated with famed photographer Robert Fréson's captivating pictures, Patricia Wells at Home in Provence is a book you'll want to revisit time and again.

    For this extensive family, there is no more enjoyable way of relaxing than sharing good food and wine. The meals they enjoy together round the old pine farmhouse table at Gipsey House are either fine examples of national dishes of their heritage - Norwegian, French, British, etc - or favourite recipes that have delighted three generations of discerning eaters.

    Each luxurious dish is pictured in the same lavish style that so distinguished Trotter's first book. Complemented by more than 25 evocative black-and-white duotones, this book is a visual feast unlike anything else on the market. Organized by month, each chapter offers four or five savory dishes and one sweet course highlighting seasonal ingredients at their peak of freshness. Each chapter also features extensive wine notes, so ambitious cooks can serve a gourmet multicourse vegetable meal, recreating the experience of dining at the acclaimed restaurant.

    Michel Roux presents over two hundred classic and contemporary sauces that transform the humblest dish into a masterpiece. Included are recipes for his latest innovations and centuries-old classics, such as hollandaise and béchamel, making this small-format compendium indispensable. Beginning with the "mother sauces" that provide the foundation for dozens of others, Roux shows how sauces provide the endless variations and continuing appeal of French cooking. Packed with tips (such as "always add cold water to stock"), this updated edition features over one hundred new photographs and twenty-five new recipes with completely revised and updated text.

    Full of passion, knowledge, and an expert's considered opinions the cheese primer tells you everything you need to know about the hundreds of cheeses that have, in the last few years, become available in this country. Region-by-region, he covers all the major cheeses from France, Italy, Switzerland--the top tier of cheese-producing countries--plus the best of Britain, Ireland, Spain, the United States, Austria, Germany, and other countries. Along the way he tells how to pick out a healthy Pont l'Eveque; why to reconsider the noble Fontina for more than just cooking; how to avoid those factory-made chevres; why to seek out the sublime Vacherin Mont d'Or; and how to start exploring--Bleu de Bresse, Cabrales, Crottin de Chavignol, and so on. A complete primer, it includes information on the best ways to store and serve cheese, including which wines to serve alongside them; how to orchestrate a proper cheese course; and the unimportable cheeses to look up when abroad.

    Author James Peterson, who wrote the book Sauces, a James Beard Cookbook of the Year winner, and the incomparable Splendid Soups, once again demonstrates his connoisseurship with Fish & Shellfish, a monumental cookbook that will take its rightful place as the first and last word on seafood preparation and cooking.Fish & Shellfish demonstrates every conceivable method for preparing sumptuous meals of fish and shellfish, from baking, braising, deep-frying, grilling and broiling to poaching, panfrying, marinating, curing and smoking, steaming, and microwaving. Whether your taste runs strictly to shellfish or to everything seafood, Fish & Shellfish offers the equivalent of a complete cookbook on each subject. Within the chapters on finfish you'll learn how to prepare enticing recipes remarkable for their ease of preparation, their versatility, and their originality Here Peterson offers such splendid flavors and textures as succulent Stuffed Striped Bass with Spinach, Shrimp, and Mushrooms; crunchy Halibut Fillets with Curry, Herbs, and Almond Crust; delicate Salmon Fillets A la Nage with Julienned Vegetables; savory Braised Tuna with Vegetables; and fiery Thai-Style Swordfish Satay.If it's shellfish you prefer, there are pages and pages of recipes for baking, frying, steaming, or serving raw everything in a shell, including mussels, clams, oysters, scallops, lobster, shrimp, crab, and crayfish. Peterson explains how to judge freshness and how to prepare shellfish delights, including lemony-flavored Steamed Mussels with Thai Green Curry; aromatic Littleneck Clams in Black BeanScented Broth; a simple and comforting Linguine with Clam Sauce; elegant Hot Oysters with Leeks and White Wine Sauce; rich and savory Braised Scallops with Tomatoes and Fresh Basil; Steamed Lobster with Coconut Milk and Thai Spices; Shrimp with Tomato Sauce, Saffron Aioli, and Pesto; hit-the-spot Sautéed Crab Cakes; and Japanese Style Grilled Squid, to name but a few of the brilliant and vast array of wonderful seafood selections.Fish & Shellfishalso offers techniques for preparing raw, marinated, cured, and smoked fish.As you exploreFish & Shellfish, you'll learn not only the essentials of seafood preparation but everything in between, including how to make a curry sauce, which red wines to cook with, how to fry parsley, and how to make Vietnamese dipping sauces. You'll learn the secrets of a variety of coatings, how to blacken fish, add stuffings, and deglaze the pan for sauces, as well as discover the delights of salsas, chutneys, relishes, mayonnaises, and butters.Here is seafood in every incarnation, from soups, stews, and pastas to mousses, soufflés, and salads. Try everything from pureed Marseilles-Style Fish Soup and Moroccan Swordfish Tagine with Olives and Saffron to Homemade Cuttlefish-Ink Linguine, and Crayfish Stew with Tomatoes, Sorrel, and Vegetables.Jim Peterson has traveled the world and brought back the best international seafood flavors, textures, and techniques. Now you can improvise on your own with Thai marinades, Indian spices and condiments, and Japanese grilling methods, all of which play off more familiar ingredients to produce memorable dishes.At the end of Fish & Shellfish you'll find a complete Finfish Dictionary, where you'll learn all you need to know about more than sixty species of saltwater and freshwater fish. There's also a 32-page section of color photographs that pictures many of the mouthwatering recipes in the book. And the step-by-step pictorials in the color section will show you how to prepare fish and shellfish for cooking.James Peterson's books have been hailed as the most companionable and dependable of cooking guides. Replete with tables, timing charts, advice about equipment, safety preparations, a glossary of foreign ingredients, and an exhaustive index, Fish & Shellfish will give you the power of flexibility and spontaneity as it transforms you into an accomplished seafood cook. Here is a fundamental cookbook that you will come to depend on every time you think seafood-and now you'll be thinking seafood all the time.

    Plus, most dark leaft greens are high in nutrients such as beta-carotene, anti-oxidants, folic acid, and fiber.In Greens Glorious Greens! Johnna lbi and Catherine Walthers, both gourmet natural foods chefs, unlock the mysteries of buying and preparing these delicious vegetables. IN an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, they cover thirty-five different greens, providing nutritional information and a brief historical profile for each, plus tips on how to shop for freshness, and how to store, wash, and cut the greens for maximum flavor. Albi and Walthers offer more than 140 healthy ways to turn these nutritional superstars into delicious salads, soups, stews, entrees, and sautees. Most dishes are quick and easy, low in fat, and of the scale in terms of nutrients and taste. Many of vegetarian and therefore cholesterol free, some contain chicken, beef or fish. Any home cook will delight in this clear and engaging guide to preparing and cooking all the vegetables that are not only good for you, but just plain good.Recipes include:Grilled Polenta with Dandelion Greens, Southern Style Black-Eyed Peas and Collard Greens, Cajun Kale Salad, Broccoli Rabe with Toasted Pecans and Currants, Skewered Chicken Teriyaki over Frisee and Arugula

    Think chocolate chips and chocolate chunks, mounds of jam and heaps of nuts, the butter crunch of real shortbread and the tender chew of a gooey bar.Cookies and milk will never taste the same again. Among the old favorites and new classics: Noah's Chocolate Chocolatey Chocolate Chips, Hazelnut Crisps, Banana-Nut Chocolate Chunks, Almond Biscotti (low-fat, but don't tell anyone), Coconut Dainties, Pucker-Your-Lips Apricot Linzer Bars, and adorable little custard-filled Boston Cream Pies.

    The mere mention of baking cookies conjures up memories not just of tantalizing aromas and great tastes but of warm kitchens and good times with family and friends. "Joy of Cooking Christmas Cookies" brings together in a single volume 75 indispensable cookie recipes and more than 25 recipes for holiday extras. That's more than 100 recipes, half of which are brand new. This book also offers a sneak preview of the revision of "Joy of Cooking", the first in more than two decades. Written with clarity, humor, and a dedication to detail that has always set the "Joy of Cooking" apart from all other cookbooks, this book will teach anyone from the person who has never baked a single cookie to the experienced home baker how to turn out a perfect cookie every time. A treasure trove of information, this book contains basic instructions on measuring ingredients, handling and shaping cookie doughs, and decorating cookies, supported by helpful line drawings every step of the way. Recipes include the full range of cookies from the simplest one-pan bar cookies like Chocolate-Glazed Toffee Bars and Scottish Shortbread to those that are dropped onto a cookie sheet (don't miss the new Monster Cookies) to Christmas production numbers like Spritz that are piped through a press. On the familiar side are recipes for chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and sugar cookies. Brief but precise directions ensure that the brownies will be fudgey and moist, the chocolate chips chewy, and the sugar cookies meltingly tender. On the novel side are such irresistible new entries as Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars, Tuscan Almond Biscotti, and Chocolate Mint Surprises.Among this Book's unique features:A full-color photograph of every cookieBrand-new recipes for reduced-fat cookies that taste wonderfulAn easy-to-make gingerbread houseStorage suggestions that help you plan your baking time when conipany is comingRecipes for eggnog, mulled cider and wine, and three kinds of homemade hot chocolateA section on extras-a California fruitcake for the 90s made with dried fruits and nuts, a plum pudding Charles Dickens would have loved, Stollen, Chocolate Truffles, Bourbon Balls, Candied Popcorn, and more.For sparkling additions to any weekday or for a splendid display of special party presentations, the new "Joy of Cooking Christmas Cookies" is the only cookie book you'll ever need.

    The book's no-nonsense approach tells how to look for freshness, how to store various types of foods, and the best methods of preparation and cooking for 1,000 different types of foods. 1,250 color illustrations.

    The 66 menus are geared to busy, health-conscious families who are drawn to good fresh foods and lighter fare, filled with the pungent ethnic flavors that Anna Thomas loves. Here are more than 325 recipes for every occasion, from seasonal family meals and little dinner parties to picnics and holiday feasts. For example: A Simple Autumn Dinner Party that includes a freshly made Focaccia, Lima Bean Soup, Torta di Polenta with a Roasted Tomato Sauce, and Parfaits of Fruit and Mascarpone A family meal of a Salad of Bitter Greens with Gorgonzola Cheese and Walnuts, Oyster Mushroom Chowder, Fast Buttermilk Rolls, and an Apple and Pear Crumble A celebratory Cinco de Mayo Dinner of Nopalito Salad, Tamales with Zucchini and Cilantro Filling, Chile Ancho Salsa, Garlic and Cumin Rice, and Flan with Caramel and Pineapple There are easy Salad Lunches, Soup Suppers, Pasta Dinners, Dinner in a Bowl, and A Casserole Supper--all foods that children love. And there are salad lunches for hot days, "mezze" (hearty little Middle Eastern dishes) for a crowd, a variety of teas, brunches, and a wine-tasting. Freshness is all-important to Anna Thomas, and she offers great tips about growing tomatoes, gathering wild mushrooms, and understanding chiles, as well as suggesting strategies for getting children to eat well. The captivating voice of Anna Thomas, which inspired a whole generation, is now even more irresistible as she persuades hercontemporaries, pressured by all the demands of the day, to carve out a little time to prepare delicious, healthy meals and to experience the joy of sharing with family and friends the pleasure of the table.

    

    In this work they have gathered together their favourite recipes, which include dishes for all occasions.

    Here at last are 250 new, delicious vegetarian recipes from Ginny Callan's Vermont kitchen. Beyond the Moon Cookbook reflects Ginny's life after she sold the Horn of the Moon Cafe to raise her children and develop recipes. Callan's New England charm and tempting recipes start with breakfast and carry readers through the day to dessert. Hearty breakfast favorites range from Three B's (Banana-Buttermilk-Buckwheat) Pancakes and Almond French Toast to Asparagus Frittata and New England Red Flannel Home Fries. For a lighter morning treat there are also Cinnamon Spice Walnut Coffee Cake, Zucchini-Raisin-Walnut Muffins, and Ginger Currant Scones. There are soups: Butternut Chili, Mushroom Garlic Bisque, African Vegetable Peanut Soup and Cherry Tomato Gazpacho. Salads include Brussels Sprout Potato Salad, Marinated Artichoke and Vegetable Salad and Black-Eyed Pea Salad. For lunch Ginny offers Mexican Stuffed Potatoes, Mediterranean Stuffed Pitas, and Black Bean, Corn and Cheddar Fritters. Entrees include international offerings like Southwestern Cheese and Vegetable Enchiladas, Adriatic Ravioli and Caribbean Rotis. Tempting desserts range from Ginger Pear Pie and Hazelnut Torte to Molasses Spice Cookies and Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies. Beyond the Moon Cookbook is comforting home cooking at its charming New England best. The international offering of recipes will give adventurous vegetarians new temptations and inspiration.

    What's the ideal ratio of oil to vinegar in a vinaigrette? Kimball gives you the answer: 4 1/2 to 1. What's the secret to perfect roast chicken? A 375(degree) oven and a 170(degree) internal temperature for the thigh. How about the toughest kitchen challenge of all, piecrust? Kimball makes it easy with the right ingredients (including Crisco and butter) and illustrated step-by-step instructions. For these and the rest of America's best-loved dishes - vegetable soup, poached salmon, roast beef, barbecued ribs, homemade pizza, waffles, chocolate chip cookies, and many others - Kimball has tested and retested to deliver the definitive recipes. In addition to these master recipes, Kimball also serves up a generous helping of appealing variations - nearly 450 recipes in all. Throughout, Kimball elucidates kitchen procedures - butterflying a chicken, for instance, or dicing an onion - with more than 250 beautifully rendered step-by-step illustrations. And he also provides lucid guidance on what kitchen equipment you need and what you can live without - a microwave oven is optional, but good knives are essential - including brand names, model numbers, and prices. From recipes to techniques to equipment, here is a one-volume master class in American home cookery, a cooking school in print for beginners and experienced cooks alike.

    Learn all the professional techniques, and use all the correct equipment to make perfect jams, mustards, oils, vinegars, and syrups.

    8 x 9 1/2" with 245 pages. - If ever a cookbook embodied the essence of a time and a place this is that book. On every page and with every recipe, this book is a celebration of food and its preparation. It also recounts the tales of a family and describes the safe haven that they found around the dinner table, where they took refuge from life's hectic pace, joined together to share the outstanding moments of their daily lives. - From tangy dips and sauces, and hearty soups and stews, to pastas, main dishes, and desserts, this collection, easy to prepare, and a pleasure to serve every day or on special occasions. With menu ideas, wine suggestions, tips, plus author's stories and reminiscences.

    This comprehensive reference book is all you will need to understand everything about even the most obscure Asian ingredients.

    Now Darina Allen--the "Queen of Irish Cooking" who cooked breakfast for President Clinton and 150 guests last St. Patrick's Day--presents more than 250 wondrous Irish recipes, from traditional festival food to manor fare.

    Discover her secrets for the best contemporary interpretations of desserts which balance intense flavor and splendid presentation. Features chocolate desserts, many fruit and berry desserts, cookies, candies, plus dessert "basics." A must for the cook who wants to create fabulous desserts.

    Continuing in the magazine's spirit as a creative guide to all the fun things families can do together, the books in this trusted series are packed with hundreds of family-tested recipes, party ideas, crafts, and much, much more. Whether you're looking for the perfect Christmas cookie or the creepiest Halloween decorations; planning your kids' birthday party or searching for creative crafts to fill an afternoon, these invaluable resources will become the most paged-through books on your shelves.All of the books provide step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions for parents and kids. These books prove that there is no greater authority on new and fun ways to spend time with your family than the experts at FamilyFun.

    Here they share recipes for more than 250 of their most requested dishes, from stews, pastries, and pasta dishes to festive holiday fare, all meant to feed groups of 24 or more. The book also features a helpful guide to menu planning, a guide to ingredients, and a nutritional analysis for each recipe, ensuring that both veteran and beginner cooks can prepare these delicious recipes with ease and flair. Recipes include:• Budapest Vegetable Soup• Thai Noodle Salad• Tofu "Meatloaf" with Mushroom Gravy• Black Bean-Sweet Potato Burritos• Peach Chutney• Coconut Pound Cake

    In Louisiana Real & Rustic, the prize winning New Orleans chef, cookbook author, and television cooking personality presents the great dishes of his adopted state in 150 down-home recipes--authentic versions of some of Americas favorite regional dishes, gathered from generations of Louisiana cooks. Fricassees, itouffies and grillades, meat pies and oyster fries, red beans and rice, and jambalayas and gumbos in endless, mouthwatering variety--each recipe is spiced with the unabashed joy of cooking and eating that makes every Louisiana meal a feast.On a delicious tour of back roads and bayous, from country cabins in Acadia to the refined town houses of Creole aristocracy, Emeril, accompanied by co-author Marcelle Bienvenu, finds that Louisiana is more than a geographical state--it's a culinary state of grace.Louisiana's colorful history has made it an extraordinary culinary crossroads, where the cooking customs of France, Spain, Africa, and the Caribbean meld into a unique New World Cuisine. In charming tales and tempting recipes, Emeril traces the roots of Creole and Acadian (or "Cajun") dishes, and honors the pioneer cooks who blended traditional tastes and techniques with the region's native ingredients. He shows how gumbos can use French roux, African okra, or fili from the indigenous Indians and he features Chicken and Oyster, Duck and Wild Mushroom, Shrimp and Okra, and Rabbit, or even collards, kale, mustard, and turnips. Emeril's explorations reveal that the spirit of culinary improvisation still thrives today."Nowhere else have I found the passion for flavor that encompasses the lives of Louisianians, day in and day out," writes Emeril Lagasse. In Louisiana Real & Rustic, the prize winning New Orleans chef, cookbook author, and television cooking personality presents the great dishes of his adopted state in 150 down-home recipes--authentic versions of some of Americas favorite regional dishes, gathered from generations of Louisiana cooks. Fricassees, itouffies and grillades, meat pies and oyster fries, red beans and rice, and jambalayas and gumbos in endless, mouthwatering variety--each recipe is spiced with the unabashed joy of cooking and eating that makes every Louisiana meal a feast.On a delicious tour of back roads and bayous, from country cabins in Acadia to the refined town houses of Creole aristocracy, Emeril, accompanied by co-author Marcelle Bienvenu, finds that Louisiana is more than a geographical state--it's a culinary state of grace.Louisiana's colorful history has made it an extraordinary culinary crossroads, where the cooking customs of France, Spain, Africa, and the Caribbean meld into a unique New World Cuisine. In charming tales and tempting recipes, Emeril traces the roots of Creole and Acadian (or "Cajun") dishes, and honors the pioneer cooks who blended traditional tastes and techniques with the region's native ingredients. He shows how gumbos can use French roux, African okra, or fili from the indigenous Indians and he features Chicken and Oyster, Duck and Wild Mushroom, Shrimp and Okra, and Rabbit, or even collards, kale, mustard, and turnips. Emeril's explorations reveal that the spirit of culinary improvisation still thrives today.

    Over 400 recipes. of color photos.

    Includes tips on adapting the recipes to a bread machine, and notes on special techniques and choosing equipment.

    Sample native cuisine devised by local housewives, cooks, restaurateurs, and roadside "Jerkies" that true food lovers and cooks the world over will savor. Contains over 200 easy-to-follow recipes.

    Sourdough expert Ed Wood, a forensic pathologist who has been studying sourdough for over 50 years, explains what makes real sourdough starter and how baking enthusiasts can grow their own. 8 page full-color photo insert.

    Mary provides over 150 simply prepared, delicious, reliable recipes for family mealtimes and for entertaining. Whether you need food for 2 or twenty, Mary has included plenty of starters, mains, sides and puds, as well as her experienced advice on cooking for all occasions.And no book from the Queen of Cakes would be complete without her mouth-watering, foolproof bakes. Mary invites you to enjoy afternoon tea, with an array of delicious cakes, traybakes and dainty treats.It has been nearly twenty years since Mary Berry first wrote At Home , and in this new edition she has extensively revised and updated many of her classic dishes, as well as adding 60 brand new recipes.Mary Berry's Baking Bible is the only baking book you'll ever need, and Mary Berry At Home takes care of every other mealtime.

    Savor new tastes like Pad Kana (Chinese Broccoli with Shiitaki Mushrooms), Tom Ka Tofu (Coconut-Tofu Soup) and Kang Pa Kai (Jungle Curry Chicken).Most of the dishes can be prepared in less than 30 minutes. Because these recipes provide excellent nutrition with little fat, they are as healthy as they are delicious.

    Ten special celebrations, including a traditional tea, a holiday tea, and a cream tea for two, are featured in this enchanting, 48-page guide to the art of tea.

    The flavor combinations are limitless, drawing on the ingredients and spices from every international cuisine. Discussions of vegetables, grains, beans, and soyfoods are interspersed throughout the recipes, making the book easy enough for beginners to follow. And every recipe is coded as lacto-vegetarian (some dairy products), ovo-vegetarian (some egg products), or vegan (made without dairy or meat products).

    For the first time her most popular recipes have been gathered together in one volume. THE ESSENTIAL MADHUR JAFFREY contains everything from delicious meat and fish curries to vegetarian meals and recipes for chutneys and pickles. Based on a broad range of regional Indian cuisines, the recipes have been selected to provide ideas for all occasions, from quick after-work meals to more elaborate entertaining. Informative introductions and notes on ingredients and equipment give fascinating background information. A classic collection from THE name in Indian cooking, THE ESSENTIAL MADHUR JAFFREY is a great addition to the successful Ebury Great Cooks series.

    Standard dictionaries can often mislead us--with akebia for akebi, sea cucumber for namako, plum for ume. Hosking's dictionary includes not only dishes and ingredients, everything from the delicate mitsuba leaf to the dreadful okoze fish: colorful appendices disclose such aspects of Japanese culture as the making of miso to the tea ceremony and the influence of vegetarianism. With Japanese-English and English-Japanese sections, A Dictionary of Japanese Food explains the nuances and eliminates the mysteries of Japanese food.

    Fields. Beautifully illustrated, easy-to-follow recipes for all sizes and shapes of cookies. Kitchen tested.

    As well as everyday recipes Gil Marks includes special festive and exotic recipes for all to learn. Full description

    Customers will love the heartfelt memories and handy tips included as they prepare for the most magical time of the year!

    Within 200 recipes, she sets out the prin ciples of selecting sauces with pasta shapes, and dressing a nd stuffing pasta, etc. '

    Welch's experiences cooking in the back country of Idaho. It includes the basics of history, selection, and care of Dutch ovens along with many recipes which a beginning Dutch oven cook, as well as a more experienced cook, will be able to master. The objective is to prepare easy, healthy, and delicious meals outdoors.

    Along with an array of main dishes, side dishes, breads, soups, desserts, and condiments, Wolfert serves up fascinating facts, anecdotes, and lore about each recipe's origin. Whether you're an experienced chef or a budding cook, you'll be inspired, educated, and delighted by this tribute to Mediterranean cooking.

    The Tuskegee Institute, founded by former slave Booker T. Washington in 1881, grew from a fledgling school to become a major center of American progress and education. This unique narrative cookbook traces the history and heritage of Tuskegee through reminiscences, vintage photographs, poetry, journal entries, and more than 200 recipes for delicious appetizers, entrées, side dishes, breads, beverages, and desserts that reflect the diverse and mouthwatering flavors of Southern African American cuisine.The African American Heritage Cookbook brings alive the pride and courage of the thousands of Tuskegee alumni, among them George Washington Carver and Rosa Parks, who have gone forth to change America and the world. Many Tuskegee graduates have contributed memories, vignettes, and classic Southern recipes—including Crab Bisque, Island Soup, Mom’s Devilish Catfish Stew, Smothered “Yard Bird,” Louisiana Gumbo, Creole Rice, Sweet Potato Casserole, Spoon Bread, Peach Pandowdy, and Dr. Carver’s Peanut Cake with Molasses.More than a collection of wonderful recipes, The African American Heritage Cookbook is a tribute to the abundantly rich history and civil rights legacy that have made the Tuskegee Institute a landmark and an inspiration.

    

    All three areas of food microbiology beneficial, spoilage, and pathogenic microbiology are expanding and progressing at an incredible pace. What was once a simple process of counting colonies has become a sophisticated process of sequencing complete genomes of starter cultures and use of biosensors to detect foodborne pathogens.Capturing these developments, Fundamental Food Microbiology, Fifth Edition broadens coverage of foodborne diseases to include new and emerging pathogens as well as descriptions of the mechanism of pathogenesis. Written by experts with approximately fifty years of combined experience, the book provides an in-depth understanding of how to reduce microbial food spoilage, improve intervention technologies, and develop effective control methods for different types of foods.See What s New in the Fifth Edition:New chapter on microbial attachment and biofilm formation Bacterial quorum sensing during bacterial growth in food Novel application of bacteriophage in pathogen control and detection Substantial update on intestinal beneficial microbiota and probiotics to control pathogens, chronic diseases, and obesity Nanotechnology in food preservation Description of new pathogens such as "Cronobacter sakazaki," "E. coli" O104: H4, "Clostridium difficile," and Nipah Virus Comprehensive list of seafood-related toxins Updates on several new anti-microbial compounds such as polylysine, lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, ovotransferrin, defensins, herbs, and spices Updates on modern processing technologies such as infrared heating and plasma technologyMaintaining the high standard set by the previous bestselling editions, based feedback from students and professors, the new edition includes many more easy-to-follow figures and illustrations. The chapters are presented in a logical sequence that connects the information and allow students to easily understand and retain the concepts presented. These features and more make this a comprehensive introductory text for undergraduates as well as a valuable reference for graduate level and working professionals in food microbiology or food safety.

    Gustafson's approach to the minutiae of the tea experience is a magically macroscopic one--she makes the subject of tea come alive as a nexus of biographical detail, stories, recipes and reminiscences. Full-color illustrations.

    Where roasted pears and other fruits become sweet companions to pleasingly bitter greens. Where toasted nuts or lemon-flavored bread crumbs add an unexpected crunch. Intrepid pioneers Chris Schlesinger and John "Doc" Willoughby are geniuses of juxtaposition who redefine the salad with their own delicious spin.

    Each elegantly hardbound volume in the Cook's Illustrated Collector's Edition Series includes an entire year's content from the magazine for each year since 1993. We include the often surprising results of countless hours of hands-on kitchen testing along with foolproof master recipes and numerous variations. They appear alongside hundreds of step-by-step, hand-drawn illustrations of useful cooking techniques. You will also find the winners and losers in blind tastings of popular food brands and unbiased tests of kitchen equipment. Build your own essential cooking reference with one or more volumes from the Cook's Illustrated Collector's Edition Series.

    Contains recipes on all courses, including special sections on pickles and preserves, winemaking, jams and jellies, and the use of herbs.

    At last home bakers can learn the secrets that have made her cakes legendary. Here, for the first time, are the coveted recipes for her bestsellers, such as Milk Chocolate Cake (a light-as-air, but deeply chocolate-flavored confection), Crunchy Pound Cake (a delightful, crunchier version of the classic recipe), and Chocolate Chip Cake (guaranteed to become an immediate family favorite).Intensely flavorful, moist, and addictive, the cakes are so easy to make they can be prepared in almost no time at all. A real boon to busy cooks, the Cake Lady's simple recipes deliver classic flavors without requiring fancy equipment, complicated instructions, or lengthy ingredients lists. Along the way, the author makes helpful suggestions about baking, serving, and storing the cakes. Her recipes are foolproof and the cakes taste so rich they don't even need to be frosted! They freeze, pack, and ship beautifully, too, which makes them ideal for gift giving.

    For the first time ever, more than 1,800 tried-and-true recipes first published in three volumes appear in one invaluable, comprehensive cookbook.

    Frasier Crane's coffeehouse favorites. Inspired by the hit television series, Frasier, this book is filled with fabulous recipes and witty quotes from Frasier and his brother, Niles. Recipes are featured for delicious desserts, breads, midday treats, and coffee beverages for all occasions. Color photos.

    full-color debut of San Francisco's acclaimed French chef Hubert Keller and his restaurant, Fleur De Lys, which has been lauded as one of the finest in America. With 75 color photos and more than 150 recipes, this cookbook captures the drama and simplicity of Keller's cuisine. Full color throughout.

    Viana's food is nothing less than inspired. In nearly 200 tastefully evocative recipes she cooks the foods she loves from the fresh flavors of the world's cuisines.

    Oh...So...Delicious! The Gateway to the Midwest is also the gateway to good eating! From farmland cooking to Cincinnati Chili, and Berried Treasure Chicken Salad to Buckeyes from Ohio, the recipes are nostalgic and traditional as well as new and innovative. This keepsake cookbook features: * Over 300 recipes from 54 of the state's most popular cookbooks. * Delicious dishes that are easy to prepare. * Descriptions and ordering information for all contributing cookbooks, a feature of particular interest to cookbook collectors. * Photographs and illustrations showcasing Ohio places and attractions. * Fascinating history and trivia about Ohio. This brand-new edition of Best of the Best from Ohio Cookbook is the latest volume in the acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series that has sold over two million copies. These cookbooks by best-selling editors Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley provide a fun and tasteful tour of the different cuisines throughout America.

    Read about the tournament's colorful history while creating sumptuous delights.

    

    The 400+ easy-to-prepare recipes are perfect for family meals, casual get-togethers, or special occasions. The recipes range from tantalizing appetizers to sinful desserts. quick and easy sauces, chutneys, and seasonings add that special touch to dishes without the handwringing so often accompanying complicated recipes. The book is user-friendly and contains menus for putting together well-balanced, tasty meals. The recipes encompass both the ethnic and traditional foods and flavors of the 1990s and will turn any meal into a culinary event. This is the companion book to The Uncommon Gourmet.

    Now, the author of Express Lane Cookbook brings together 125 recipes for meatless soups, salads, side dishes, breads, and main dishes--all easy to prepare and healthful, needing no more than ten supermarket items and a minimum of cleanup time. Illustrations.

    Nick Lyons writes of a revealing fishing trip he had with his grown son, odd characters he has met while pursuing his passion, reflections he had from a hospital bed, and more.

    15,000 first printing.

    Growing tips and recipes are included, as well as close-up photos of a few of Chester's rare varieties.

    From the world's most famous culinary school: the secrets of over 700 essential preparations and cooking techniques, illustrated step-by-step, complete with expert hints and tips, top chefs' recipes and stunning finished dishes.

    For cooks of any level, these recipes pair seasonal ingredients with cooking techniques from Rome and other regions of Italy.

    Indulge in Devil's Food Cupcakes, Double Chocolate Macaroons, Truffle Squares, and many other totally chocolate recipes. These decadent treats are sure to bring out the chocoholic in everyone.

    The authors have highlighted more than 40 children's books that feature food as a primary story element with 50 mouth-watering recipes. Each book summary is followed by an art project, science experiment, or language activity and a list of related books.Appetizers and accompaniments: Bread and jam for Frances / Russell Hoban --Pickle things / Marc Brown --Story of Johnny Appleseed / Aliki --Tiger soup; an Anansi story from Jamaica / Frances Temple --Eggbert; the slightly cracked egg / Tom Ross --Beverages: Berenstain Bears and too much junk food / Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain --Conversation club / Diane Stanley --Hamlet and the enormous Chinese dragon kite / Brian Lies --Lemon drop jar / Christine Widman --Desserts: Chocolate moose for dinner / Fred Gwynne --Heckedy Peg / Audrey Wood --Journey cake, ho! / Ruth Sawyer --Cherries and cherry pits / Vera B. Williams --Fruit and salads: Applesauce / Shirley Kurtz --Pea patch jig / Thacher Hurd --Tingo tango mango tree / Marcia Vaughan --Grandpa's garden lunch / Judith Caseley --Main dishes: Medieval feast / Aliki --Potluck / Anne Shelby --Vegetables and rice: Carlos and the squash plant / Jan Romero Stevens --Everybody cooks rice / Norah Dooley --Muskrat, muskrat, eat your peas / Sarah Wilson --Jack and the beanstalk / Paul Galdone

    This working manual andtreasury of recipes covers the selection and assembly ofingredients, the most effective use of equipment, and theindispensable basics of food safety. Incorporating a wide varietyof meats, seafood, fowl, and game, its range of over 200 enticing, culinary classroom-tested recipes includes all the classics ofcharcuterie, as well as exceptional contemporary favorites.Step-by-step instructions for smoking and curing are clearlypresented, as well as illustrated procedures for preparing andstuffing sausages.Designed for professionals and culinary students as well as homecooks, Professional Charcuterie allows readers to produce superiorproducts upon the very first effort, and to develop their skills toeven higher levels.

    Grand Finales: The Art of The Plated Dessert explores the intimate connection between flavor and presentation with recipes that are truly extraordinary. Thanks to the magnificent efforts of the pastry chefs in this book, the language of desserts will never be the same. -Jacques Torres, Le Cirque, New YorkFeast your eyes on the most exquisite and flavorful desserts created by fifty of the country's renowned pastry chefs in this groundbreaking book, Grand Finales: The Art of the Plated Dessert. Authors Tish Boyle and Timothy Moriarty formally identify the different schools of pastry in relation to the world of art and design.From Neo-Classicist to the Impressionist to the Modernist and Fusionist dessert, the result is a grand look at the extraordinary plated desserts being created today.Each featured master pastry chef offers a delectable recipe, accompanied by an elegant four-color photograph of the transcendent work. We are also given a privileged look behind the scences where chefs share their most guarded secrets. To all pastry lovers and aesthetes alike, the author of Grand Finales assure ultimate satisfaction.

    Celebrating the winter season, fond memories and nourishing home cooking, this delightful book combines the richness of tradition with classic, festive recipes for Herbed Cream-Corn Cornbread, Old Fashioned Butterscotch Cookies, Aunt Irene's Winter Apple Pie, and Grandpa's Oyster Soup.

    Much more than sausage and sauerkraut, German Cooking combines traditional recipes with lighter dishes that reflect contemporary German lifestyle. More than 200 easy-to-follow recipes are featured--with easy-to-find ingredients. Color photos.

    Bar B Q aficionados from around the world pilgrimage to Memphis for John Willingham s famous braggin rights Bar B Q Feisty debates have erupted right there in the midst of fire and smoke over whether Willingham s ribs with Memphis style sauce or his World Champion Brisket rubbed with Hot Seasoning are his best And no one goes home before they ve had his gooey rich shoofly pie Authentic Bar B Q is as American as the Fourth of July but often it takes a search party to find the real thing Now for the first time John Willingham winner of more major grand champion Bar B Q awards than anyone else in history shares his celebrated recipes for a complete Bar B Q feast At the heart of this book are Willingham s acclaimed recipes for mouthwatering beef pork fish and chicken Bar B Q Here are clear instructions for determining what type of cooker to use laying a perfect fire to minimize smoke and maximize taste preparing and using assorted dry rubs and marinades getting a rich marbled taste out of any cut of meat The result is such triumphs as Grilled Pork Loin Roast tender on the inside golden on the outside fresh subtle Herbed Shrimp with Basil Honey Mustard Glazed Ribs that can be prepared in a snap and Hot Sauce Marinated Chicken But it s not just the perfectly prepared meats and sauces on which Willingham lavishes special attention No Bar B Q feast would be complete without starters salads fixin s slaws and dessert And Willingham has the blue ribbon recipes for them all Take for example his Smokin Fastball Wings cooked overhickory or apple wood melt in your mouth Angel Biscuits or stand up spicy Cajun Coleslaw To cool off there s Grandma s Raisin Bread Pudd n with Rum Sauce Old Fashioned Custard Pie or rich Maple Sauce spooned over ice cream to mention just a few for dessert John Willingham explains what real Bar B Q isand isn t and provides the techniques and tips that have won him accolades but are so simple even a backyar

    More than 60 million Americans call the South home; the result is an ethnic stewpot that has been simmering for centuries, rendering a population as spicy as anything a Cajun might conjure. The rich cuisine of the South has benefited from such a merging of cultural traditions: Louisiana Creole cooking alone owes its heritage to a blend of African, French, Spanish, Caribbean and native American ingredients and techniques.The South the Beautiful Cookbook showcases the great diversity of Southern cooking and reveals that the food of the South is far more than fried chicken and mashed potatoes. With over 200 recipes by author Mara Reid Rogers and a star-studded list of contributing chefs and Southern food authorities, The South the Beautiful Cookbook provides the quintessential Southern food experience from the traditional to the cutting edge. Old favorites -- Seafood Gumbo, aromatic Smoked Barbecue Ribs, spicy Jambalaya and Granny Lou's Coconut Cake -- fill the Southern table alongside innovative creations like Cream of Shiitake Soup with Virginia Ham, Roasted Squab on Sweet Potato Spoon Bread, Cheese Grits Souffle, and Chocolate Pecan Pie. All these delicious recipes are illustrated in full-color photographs by Philip Salaverry.Award-winning journalist Jim Auchmutey writes a lyrical and informative text about the cultural and culinary history of the South, which is brought to life in the full-color photography by two leading National Geographic photographers, Melissa Farlow and Randy Olson, who traveled from Virginia to Florida to document the South.Together this team of contributors, with the expertise of Southern food writer and editor Susan Puckett, creates a portrait of Southern hospitality and charm. Southerners have expressed their distinctive culture in many ways, from their music to their stories, but no expression strikes closer to the heart than the great folk art of Southern cooking.

    The cookbooks are contributed by junior leagues, community organizations, popular restaurants, noted chefs, and just plain good cooks. From best-selling favorites to small community treasures, each contributing cookbook is featured in a catalog section that provides a description and ordering information -- a bonanza for anyone who collects cookbooks.Beautiful photographs, interesting facts, original illustrations and delicious recipes capture the special flavor of each state.

    The volume presents over 100 recipes, drawn from actual medieval manuscripts, together with preparation instructions. The authors help place these enticing recipes in context through a short survey of medieval dining behavior, and they give practical menu suggestions for preparing simple meals or banquets that incorporate these delightfully tasty dishes.Chapters include an overview of early French culinary traditions, foodstuffs that were used, and methods of preparation. Early French Cookery also discusses the equipment of the kitchens and dining rooms that were used, and characterizes those who prepared the food and those who consumed it.The recipes are set out in a modern format, with quantities given in both metric and standard U.S. measurements. Recipes are grouped by category: appetizers, vegetables, fish dishes, desserts, and so forth.Early French Cookery concludes with a fascinating look at a day in the life of a contemporary master chef at a duke's court. We watch Master Chiquart organize the purchase, storage, preparation, and serving of the food consumed by a duke and his dozens of family members, courtiers, staff and servants--and all done without benefit of grocery stores, refrigeration, labor-saving electric appliances, or running water.Early French Cookery will be of interest to a wide variety of people, from those who like to hold unusual parties to those who are interested in the economics of the middle ages.D. Eleanor Scully is an occasional lecturer at the Stratford Chef School and advisor to Wilfrid Laurier University on Medieval and Renaissance cooking and customs. Terence Scully is Professor of French Language and Literature, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.

    A celebration of beer and the countries that produce it takes readers and beer lovers on a country-by-country tour, one continent at a time, and features more than three hundred full-color photographs.

    Includes 36 recipes, from appetizers, soups, breads, and salads to main dishes, sauces, desserts, and beverages.

    Using time-honored ingredients such as Vermont maple syrup, these easy-to-prepare recipes range from the simple to the sublime. Illustrations.

    Italians, Jews, African-Americans, Irish, Germans and others lived together in harmony, sharing the common bond of few possessions and an abundance of family love. Featured in this book are the stories of some of these remarkable women and the recipes that they prepared for family and friends.

    It shows the enthusiastic cook what to look for when shopping for ingredients, how to store and use them, and which brands are best to buy. With advice on equipment and cooking techniques, as well as colour photography, this cookbook should be useful to any cook interested in Asian food.

    Included are more than 600 recipes and over 400 full-colour photographs that show the extraordinary desserts you can create. From fruit desserts to creme souffles and mousses, you can learn all you need to make some extraordinary desserts.

    In the new format, Jacques shares with his 28-year-old daughter, Claudine, all the the hallmarks of his cuisine: healthful, tasty food, prepared simply yet elegantly. This companion volume to the series features more than 75 of Jacques' wonderful recipes, plus menu suggestions. 70 color photos.

    After tracing its evolution across every continent, poring through stacks of background literature, and studing its chemistry, they colelcted, developed, and meticulously perfected dozens of recipes using nine ice-cream makers, then made sure each recipe could also be created in the kitchen without an ice-cream maker.Their excellent and totally reliable reciples range from the familiar to the exotic, and represent the best French, Italian, Asian, Middle Eastern, and American interpretations of the dessert no one can get enough of. The majority of recipe are original, but classic favorites are included too, for those who like their chocolate and vanilla pure, simple and creamy cold. With such frozen adventures as Green Tea Ice Cream, Tequila Granita, Basil Flavored Lemon Sorbet, and Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream to choose from, you'll find the perfect grace note for every occasion as well as the classic "sides"--such as oven-baked wafer cones, crisp almond cookies, and decadent butterscotch and chocolate fudge sauces--that are indispensable for proper ice cream enjoyment.

    Every pasta sauce in the book (100 recipes in all) can be prepared in the time it takes to bring the water to a boil and cook the pasta -- about 20 minutes or less.The authors believe that by cutting down on cooking time, you improve the taste of your food. For example, fresh herbs like basil and oregano are added just before the sauce is completed, adding much more flavor than using dried herbs.Pasta has been one of the most popular topics in food for the past several years because it is so affordable, versatile, and nutritious, but no cookbook has been written before with such an eye for saving time in the kitchen.

    Each book is a showcase of the trademark DK style that marries instructive photographs with accessible text. The DK Living library helps any reader live life to its fullest.

    They also stand on their own at breakfast snack time.Scones, Muffins & Tea Cakes: Breakfast Breads and Teatime Spreads is an invitingly designed, photographed and priced collection of more than 54 recipes for quick breads and spreads. Many of the recipes and photographs have been chosen from the acclaimed Country Garden Cookbook series, the recipient of prestigious awards for food photography by Deborah Jones and Kathryn Kleinman. Also included; are newly developed recipes that take advantage~ of modern baking equipment such as mini-muffin and tops-only baking pans. Heidi haughy Cusick, the editor of Picnics, has selected a tantalizing assortment of recipes such as Banana and Butternut Squash Bread, Lemon Scones, and Spicy Green Onion Corn Muffins. Scones, Muffins & Tea Cakes also features entertaining tips and original occasion menus, such as "Sunday Morning on the Veranda" and "A Victorian Christmas Tea," plus over 18 recipes for sweet and savory spreads including Lemon Curd, Cranberry and Nectarine jam, Herb Flower Butter, and traditional Clotted Cream.This definitive assemblage of recipes is lavishly photographed and illustrated to offer cooks not only luscious baking inspiration, but also dozens of versatile serving ideas as well.

    It just doesn't get any hotter than this! The Hot Sauce Bible takes you on a journey exploring the role of hot sauces and chile peppers from around the world, with recipes, facts, folklore, anecdotes, web sites and a comprehensive cataloging of 1,600 hot sauces.

    From its unique position in the Terminal's lower level, with the famous Whispering Gallery at its entrance, waiters have been serving up platters of the freshest seafood for a century. Here are more than 100 of the restaurant's classic recipes--some dating back to its opening in 1913--along with behind-the-scenes stories, historical anecdotes, and a wealth of expert information on buying, cooking, and serving fish. An ocean's worth of delicious eating is provided: from raw bar and seafood buffet favorites, to stews and chowders, to fish dishes fried, broiled, and grilled. Featured throughout are vintage images and ephemera, along with sumptuous food photography. Part history, part souvenir, The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant Cookbook is a must-have for visitors and New Yorkers alike.

    The authentic flavors of the trattoria are available to all with The Classic Italian Cookbook.

    These recipes enable you to cook better than the guy next door. A who's who and what's hot in barbeque. A 1996 National Winner of the Tabasco Community Cookbook Award.