European Cooking

Rum and Rum Drinks or Bourbon Bourbon Drinks

2009-02-23T15:46:00.000-08:00

Rum and Rum Drinks (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

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Transport yourself to the tropics.

Once the most popular spirit in the world (and the official spirit of the British Navy), rum is still widely used to make mixed drinks—and new premium rums are now enjoyed as sipping drinks. Discover rum by reading:

A brief history of rum and the basics of how rum is made
A rundown of different types of rum, so you’ll know what you’re buying
Rum cocktail recipes from the Four Seasons restaurant

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Bourbon & Bourbon Drinks (Quamut)

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Patriotism never tasted so good.

As “America’s native spirit,” bourbon put American whiskey on the map. Now you too can navigate the legion of bourbon brands with confidence and make fantastic bourbon mixed drinks by learning:

A brief history of bourbon and the basics of how bourbon is made
A rundown of different types of bourbon, so you’ll know what you’re buying
Bourbon cocktail recipes from the Four Seasons restaurant

Reading Alcoholisms or Cooking Basics

2009-02-22T12:05:00.000-08:00

Reading Alcoholisms: Theorizing Character and Narrative in Selected Novels of Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf

Author: Jane Lilienfeld

With Reading Alcoholisms, Jane Lilienfeld has produced a ground-breaking cross-disciplinary study using the social, psychological, and scientific literature on alcoholism and family alcoholism to examine the novels of Hardy, Joyce, and Woolf. Each of these authors was directly affected by the alcoholism of a family member or mentor, and Lilienfeld shows how the effects of alcoholism organized their texts: through the portrayal of a protagonist in The Mayor of Casterbridge, through the denial of parental alcoholism and its silent presence in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and through codependent reactive patterns of Mrs. and Mr. Ramsay in To the Lighthouse. With the remarkable empathy Lilienfeld has for human dimensions of alcoholism, she demonstrates that "the narrative strategies in each of these novels at times mimic the behaviors and feeling states often arising from alcoholism." Without an understanding of the multidimensional nature of alcoholism and the transmission of its effects across generations, any analysis of the work of these three literary giants is incomplete.

Library Journal

In three essays, Lilienfeld (English, Lincoln Univ.) uses the techniques of literary criticism and the sociology of addiction to study three modern writers. Thomas Hardy was raised in a hard-drinking rural culture and wrote explicitly about it in The Mayor of Casterbridge. In James Joyce's semi-autobiographical A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man, Joyce's alcoholic father, John Joyce, who drank away the family's fortunes, appears as Simon Dedalus. Lilienfeld postulates that the Joyce family's strategies for dealing with John Joyce, which were similar to those of other alcoholics' families, are responsible for the famously elliptical plot of Portrait. However, she does not deal with James Joyce's own alcoholism. The weakest of the essays covers Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse; the only addiction seems to be Woolf's grandmother's possible addiction to morphine and the codependent personality it created in Woolf's mother. All of the essays require close familiarity with both the critical literature of the author and the literature of addiction and codependence. For specialized collections.--Shelley Cox, Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Presents a cross-disciplinary study using the social, psychological, and scientific literature on alcoholism to examine the novels of Hardy, Joyce, and Woolf. Tells how each of these authors was directly affected by the alcoholism of a family member or mentor, and explains how the effects of alcoholism organized their texts. Analysis centers on , , and , with discussion of how narrative strategies in each of these novels at times mimic the behaviors and feeling states arising from alcoholism. The author is associate professor of English at Lincoln University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Cooking Basics (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

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Lost in the kitchen? Here’s your roadmap.

You don’t have to be a seasoned pro to cook delicious dishes with confidence and ease. Whether you’re making everyday meals for your family or hosting a dinner party for friends, make sure to prep yourself on:

Kitchen organization, safety, and hygiene
Basic pots, pans, dishes, knives, and foods you need to get up and running
Practical cooking methods, from braising to grilling to sautéing

Feeding London or Sweet Memories

2009-02-21T08:23:00.000-08:00

Feeding London

Author: Richard Tames

This historical panorama illustrates from the daily experiences of two thousand years the truth of the saying 'Man is what he eats'. Markets and market-gardeners, the dining club and the soup kitchen, gastronomy, starvation and adulteration are all ingredients in a book that shows how London has fed itself over the years.

Sweet Memories

Author: Robert Opi

Sweet Memories offers a popular survey of the development of confectionery in Britain and its place in our social history. It examines the history of the principle companies and illustrates the account with posters, wrappers and pictures of the sweets.'

William Verralls Cookery Book or Food Folklore

2009-02-20T04:42:00.000-08:00

William Verrall's Cookery Book

Author: William Verrall

William Verrall was master of the White Hart, an important coaching inn on the High Street of Lewes, Sussex, in the middle of the 18th century. He had been apprenticed to the Duke of Newcastle's cook, the Frenchman St Clouet, and his recipes are an inspired combination of the French and English traditions. They certainly seem to have been appreciated by his customers, as well as in the neighbouring great houses for which he also cooked, for his ideas spread rapidly. This delightful and lively recipe book gives a good idea of what it must have been like in the kitchen of a Georgian inn. But with a little adjustment to reduce the quantities, it can be used in ordinary households today. Verrall's robust sense of humour shows in his own introduction, which, with the recipes, was probably dictated to a minion. His recipes were much admired by Elizabeth David, who quotes from them in her own Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen. The Lewes historian Colin Brent gives an account of the colourful and sometimes bizarre world in which William Verrall worked.

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Food Folklore: Tales and Truths about What We Eat

Author: The American Dietetic Association

Separate food facts from fiction with this handy guide from Americas nutrition experts. Do carbohydrates cause weight gain? Will taking zinc help you recover faster from a cold? Does extra protein make muscles stronger? As long as people want quick and easy solutions to health concerns, food folklore will continue to be a part of our culture. But what are the facts, and what are the tall tales? In this fun and informative book, The American Dietetic Association reveals which commonly-held beliefs about food can be supported by science, and which are just myths. Youll find out about foods that really do have health benefits, and learn which popular practices might actually be harmful. Before you accept the latest health or nutrition advice or spend money on ineffective remedies, consult this unique resource from the experts at the ADA.

Aging and Longevity.
Alcoholic Beverages.
Anemia.
Appetite.
Arthritis.
Body Weight.
Bone Health.
Breast-Feeding.
Caffeine.
Calories.
Cancer.
Carbohydrates.
Child Feeding.
Chocolate.
Cholesterol in Food.
Colds and Flu.
Dairy Foods.
Dehydration.
Dental Health.
Depression.
Diabetes.
Dietary Supplements.
Digestion and Digestive Problems.
Eggs.
Energy.
Fast Food.
Fasting.
Fat.
Fertilizers and Pesticides.
Fiber.
Fingernails.
Fish and Seafood.
Fluids and Beverages.
Food Additives.
Food Allergies and Sensitivities.
Food Cravings.
Food Labeling.
Food Preparation.
Food Safety and Foodborne Illness.
Food Storage.
Fruit and Fruit Juice.
Grain Products.
Hair.
Headaches.
Health Foods.
Healthful Eating.
Heart Health.
Herbs and Herbal Remedies.
High Blood Pressure.
Hyperactivity.
Hypoglycemia.
Infant Feeding.
Irradiation.
Legumes.
Meal Skipping.
Meat.
Memory.
Microwave Cooking.
Minerals.
Muscles and Strength.
Nutrition Advice.
Nuts and Seeds.
Organic Foods.
Physical Activity.
Phytochemicals.
Poultry.
Pregnancy.
Processed Foods.
Productivity.
Protein.
Salt and Sodium.
Sex and Fertility.
Skin.
Sleep and Fatigue.
Snacks.
Spicy Foods.
Sports Nutrition.
Stress.
Sugar.
Taste and Flavor.
Vegetables.
Vegetarian Eating.
Vision.
Vitamins.
Weight Gain.
Weight Loss.
Women's Health.
Yeast Infections.
Appendix.
References.
Index.

Risotto and Classic Rice Cooking or Catch of the Day

2009-02-19T01:00:00.000-08:00

RISOTTO AND CLASSIC RICE COOKING

Author: Christine Ingram

The book contains a visual A-Z guide to rice types and their individual properties, and the dishes they are best suited to make. There is advice on the equipment you will need and on all the classic rice cooking methods. All in all, with images, text from a leading author, directories, background information and the sensational recipe collection, this is the only book on rice you will ever need.

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Catch of the Day: For (Sea)Food Lovers...

Author: Marjie Lambert

With emphasis on fresh tastes and healthy meals, these delicious yet simple-to-make seafood and freshwater fish recipes will make a splash in any kitchen. Complete meal suggestions—from background information to alternative fish choices to wine recommendations—take the intimidation out of cooking fish and seafood at home.

Taste vs Fat or Home Cook Book

2009-02-17T21:19:00.000-08:00

Taste vs. Fat: Rating the Low-Fat and Fat-Free Foods

Author: Elaine Mage

Your guide to the best of the "lights." Finding low-fat and fat-free brand-name foods that taste good doesn’t have to be a guessing game. Registered dietitian Elaine Magee has conducted taste tests for everything from salad dressings to frozen dinners, and shares the results in this handy guide that reveals the best and worst low-fat and fat-free products in the supermarket. You’ll save time and money by knowing which foods to try and which to avoid. Taste vs. Fat includes rankings and tasters’ comments in a variety of categories, including: • Cookies, crackers, and chips • Frozen dinners and pizzas • Cold cuts and meats • Dairy products • Baking mixes The book also includes tips on avoiding products that are fat free but high in sugar and calories, understanding nutrition claims on food labels, and preparing mixes with less fat.

Home Cook Book

Author: Elizabeth Driver

This 125th anniversary edition of a national culinary treasure belongs in every cookbook collection. Canada's 19th-century best-selling cookbook and first fund-raising cookbook is a landmark publication that changed culinary writing in Canada and helped to define Canadian cuisine. With recipes for everything from soups, salads and pickles to main courses, pies and puddings, this book features such classic dishes as Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding, Oyster Stew, Floating Island and the first printed recipe for Christmas Carrot Pudding. With additional information on dinner etiquette, social observances, menus and a special introduction by culinary historian Elizabeth Driver, this book is certain to remain a classic in homes for years to come.

Organic Food or Really Helpful Cookbook

2009-02-16T17:38:00.000-08:00

Organic Food (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

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Know what you’re getting when you go organic.

The boom in organic, antibiotic-free, fair-trade, and other “natural” foods in recent years has made grocery shopping a complicated task. Choose your food wisely with:

A guide to organic food labels and different levels of organic certification
Info on environmental, ethical, and nutritional issues surrounding organic food
Tips on buying organic produce, grains, dairy, meat, fish, coffee, and more

Really Helpful Cookbook

Author: Ruth Watson

Destined to become a genuine classic, this new cookbook is written with passion and humour, with more than 150 recipes and no-nonsense tips.

Ruth Watson is one of Britain’s most popular food writers, and in this wonderful and practical cookbook she describes how to prepare the very best in modern, stylish home cooking. As enjoyable to read as it is to cook from, it contains recipes and useful information on how and where to shop, and how to prepare more difficult foods like squid or scallops. Her philosophy is simple: if something tastes good, and if the recipe is one that you can cook without bursting into tears of frustration, then the preparation can be as pleasurable as the eating – almost!

Brian Turners Favourite British Recipes or New English Kitchen

2009-02-15T13:56:00.000-08:00

Brian Turner's Favourite British Recipes

Author: Brian Turner

Brian Turner was born and brought up in Yorkshire, his culinary background shaped by his experience of eating and learning to cook "good English food," such as steak pudding, fish and chips, pork pies, and trifle. Now one of the country's top chefs and restaurateurs, and chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts, he has never lost sight of the Great British traditions that formed the foundation of his career. With his typical brand of banter and good humor, he leads us through his collection of classic recipes, from Mulligatawny Soup and Welsh Rarebit to Shepherd's Pie and Spotted Dick—everything from comfort food to sophisticated dishes for modern entertaining.

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New English Kitchen: Changing the Way You Shop, Cook and Eat

Author: Rose Princ

Acclaimed food writer Rose Prince's guidance on making the most of local availability and seasonality, keeping a well-stocked store cupboard, growing staples such as herbs, and peppering our diet with luxuries such as Parma ham, figs, and wonderful cheeses shows that The New English Kitchen is not so much a cookbook but a plan, one that will endure as a practical manual for future generations of cooks.

Japanese Asian 50 Low Fat No Fat Recipes or Vineyard Tales

2009-02-12T06:25:00.000-08:00

Japanese & Asian 50 Low-Fat No-Fat Recipes: Exotic feasts without the fats: how to create delicious and healthy low-fat Asian dishes, with expert advice, nutritional guidelines and more than 50 recipes shown step-by-step in over 250 color photographs

Author: Jenni Fleetwood

With more than 250 beautiful photographs, clear step-by-step guides, cook's tips, variations, detailed nutritional information for each recipe and an easy-to-use key to the fat content of each dish, this is a complete reference guide for anybody interested in healthy, sustainable and effective weight loss while enjoying one of the tastiest and most exciting and stimulating cuisines in the world.

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Vineyard Tales: Reflections on Wine

Author: Gerald Asher

A Napa Valley Cabernet, a French Burgundy, an Orvieto Classico shared among friends in the Umbrian hills-every wine has a story, and Gerald Asher tells it best. Asher, longtime wine editor of Gourmet magazine, has an unsurpassed knowledge of vineyards, wineries, and wines. He also has the refreshing ability to write about wine informatively and entertainingly, without technical jargon. Now in paperback, Asher's delightful Vineyard Tales evaluates wines from around the world-from secret sun-drenched vineyards on Crete to the celebrated Champagne houses of France-setting each wine in the context of a region's history and culture. In addition, Asher offers an expert's advice on decanting, tasting, and serving wine. Connoisseurs looking for greater insight, novices seeking an introduction, or readers who simply want to enjoy armchair travel to the world's finest vineyards, will find Vineyard Tales irresistible-and discover that along the way they have also learned a great deal about wine.

	Introduction	12
	Malmsey: A Revival	15
	California's Edna Valley	23
	Wine and Food	32
	Missouri: The Return of the Native	40
	Barbaresco	52
	Between Hard Covers: Wine Books in English	62
	A Carafe of Red	72
	Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon	82
	Decanting: To Breathe or Not to Breathe	93
	Storm in a Champagne Flute	97
	Ribera del Duero: A New Star for Old Castile	108
	Letter from Burgundy	119
	A Matter of Taste	132
	Port: Years of Grace	137
	Santa Cruz	148
	Wine on Wine	155
	Chardonnay: Twigs, Buds and Clones	160
	Haut-Brion: A Most Particular Taste	172
	Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage	181
	Washington State Reds: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon	190
	Sauternes: The Sweet Life	200
	Zinfandel: California's Own	211
	Portugal's "Green" Whites (Vinhos Verdes)	221
	California Sauvignon Blanc: A Cinderella Story	230
	Celebrating Oregon's Pinot Noir	239
	Orvieto: Fair Lily of Umbria	249
	A Vineyard by the Sea: The North Fork of Long Island	261
	Remembrance of Wines Past	271
	Wine of the Gods	276
	Index	285

Questions of Taste or In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz

2009-02-09T15:54:00.000-08:00

Questions of Taste: The Philosophy of Wine

Author: Barry C Smith

Interest in wine has steadily increased in recent years, with people far more sophisticated about wine than they used to be, and with more and more books being written about it, not to mention the success of films like Sideways. And, inevitably, those who take a serious interest in wine find themselves asking questions about it that are at heart philosophical.
Questions of Taste is the first book to tackle these questions, illuminating the philosophical issues surrounding our love of wine. Featuring lucid essays by top philosophers, a linguist, a biochemist, and a winemaker and wine critic, this book applies their critical and analytical skills to answer--or at least understand--many thorny questions. Does the experience of wine lie in the glass or in our minds? Does the elaborate language we use to describe wine--alluding to the flavors of cheese or fruit, or to a wines suppleness or brawniness--really mean anything at all? Can two people taste one wine in the same way? Does a wine expert enjoy wine more than a novice? How much should we care about what experts say about wine'These questions and others are not just the concern of the wine lover, but go to the heart of how we think about the world around us--and are the province of the philosopher.
With a foreword by leading wine authority Jancis Robinson (editor of the Oxford Companion to Wine), this volume will be of interest to anyone who thinks seriously about the experience of enjoying wine, as well as those interested in seeing philosophy applied to the world of the everyday.

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In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz: Favorite Cajun-Creole and Mexican-American Recipes

Author: Francis Wiltz

Included in In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz are my favorite Cajun-Creole and Mexican-American recipes. You'll see recipes for Albondigas Soup, Beignets, Biscochitos, Jambalaya, Quesadillas, Red Beans and Rice, Shrimp Etouffee, etc. which are well-known classics. Hence, you get to experience two styles of cooking in just one cookbook. All these recipes have been well-tested through the years by immediate family, relatives and friends.

Q Guide to Wine and Cocktails or Crazy About Chocolate

2009-02-08T12:11:00.000-08:00

Q Guide to Wine and Cocktails

Author: Scott Whittier

With tips and recipes for every season and occasion, Scott Pomfret & Scott Whittier demystify cocktails and reveal how a little wine smarts can go a long way. With cheap tricks for deciphering wine labels and tips on how to host simple "theme" cocktail or wine-tasting parties, learn to enjoy a drink at home, at the neighborhood bar, or even abroad. Plus, fixes for party fouls: wine stains, non-drinkers, and bad gift booze.

Scott Pomfret and Scott Whittier are co-authors of the Romentics line of romance novels for gay men. They met over a vodka tonic, and now live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Crazy About Chocolate

Author: Barbour Publishing

Of course Chocolate lovers have a place in the Crazy series. Your book celebrates the pleasure and sheer delight in this heavenly confection. Crazy About Chocolate lets you say to the Hershey nibbler, "Our friendship means as much to me as a good M & M fix." There's nothing else quite like the joyful message-- and crucial chocolate recipes-- found on these 96 colorful pages of whimsical art and tasty thoughts. Giver and receiver alike will delight this unique gift opportunity.

Grilling or Australias Liquid Gold

2009-02-07T08:30:00.000-08:00

Grilling

Author: Louise Pickford

For many of us, grilling outdoors has become our favorite way to cook, not only for the flavor of the food, but also because it's a very enjoyable way to entertain. Here, Sydney-based author Louise Pickford provides a delicious selection of easy recipes to help you make the most of your barbecue. Start with Little Dishes to whet the appetite before the big grill -- recipes like Fig, Goat Cheese, and Prosciutto Skewers, and Pepper 'n' Spice Chicken. Every outdoor eating experience needs good Salads & Sides -- and Louise provides great ideas such as Zucchini, Feta, and Mint Salad, Garlic Bread Skewers, and Grilled Corn on the Cob. Fish and Seafood are perfect for the barbecue, try Hot-Smoked Creole Salmon or Salt-Crusted Shrimp. Meat and Poultry are traditional grilling fare and Louise has come up with the best -- Delmonico Steak with Anchovy Butter, Smoky Spareribs and, everyone's favorite, the perfect Top Dog. The barbecue is good for Sweet Things, too -- try Grilled Figs with Almond Mascarpone Cream, Grilled Fruit Packages, and the campfire favorite, S'mores.

Australia's Liquid Gold (Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library Series)

Author: Nicholas Faith

How did Australia achieve such phenomenal success with its wine? Historian and critically acclaimed wine writer Nicholas Faith provides an in-depth account of the growth and international boom of Australia’s wine industry, and describes how the country’s wines have risen to the point of becoming the world’s number one choice. This is the first, and very best, book to chart Australia’s amazing success story.

Sabor Color or Alcohol

2009-02-06T04:47:00.000-08:00

Sabor + Color

Author: Maria Villegas

Latino Book Award 2004 - Mejor Diseño Interior (Best Interior Design), Mejor Diseño de Carátula (Best Cover Design)

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2003
This example of "fusion cuisine" has a novel format: the Asian cuisine–inspired dishes are arranged by colors. Each section of the book, devoted to a single color, includes a complete range of entrees, soups, main dishes and desserts. Easy to prepare, these dishes combine sophisticated tastes with ethnic touches that evoke the best of classic international cuisine. Accompanied by striking photos, this publication offers 148 recipes for main dishes as well as a series of mini-recipes and useful tips.

Esta hermosa presentación de recetas denominadas "cocina fusión," divide todas las recetas, inspiradas por la comida asiática, por colores. Cada tonalidad incluye una gama entera de entradas, sopas, platos fuertes, y postres, que conjugan la sencillez de los procesos con la certeza de los resultados, la rapidez de la preparación con la sofisticación del sabor, la evocación étnica de los ingredientes con los cánones de la cocina clásica. Rico en trucos, el libro trae 84 recetas principales y unas 60 complementarias, que pueden integrarse o combinarse indistintamente, multiplicando sus posibilidades.

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Alcohol: A Social and Cultural History

Author: Mack P Holt

This book examines our relationship with alcohol and examines how drink has evolved in its functions and uses from the late Middle Ages to the present day in the West. This book discusses a range of issues, including domestic versus recreational use, the history of alcoholism, and the relationship between alcohol and violence, religion, sexuality, and medicine. It looks at how certain forms of alcohol speak about class, gender, and place. Drawing on examples from Europe, North America, and Australia, this book provides a comprehensive history of the role of alcohol over the past five centuries.

Cases in Foodservice and Clinical Nutrition Management or Latino Food Culture

2009-02-05T01:05:00.000-08:00

Cases in Foodservice and Clinical Nutrition Management

Author: Amy Allen Chabot

KEY BENEFIT: Addressing clinical nutrition and foodservice management issues in a variety of settings, this book contains 34 cases and concise examples of managerial issues that teach, motivate, and prepare individuals in the field of dietetics. The cases make an excellent substitute for actual managerial experience, and help learners meet many management based competencies. Broad topics coverage includes menu management, purchasing, production, service, safety and sanitation, management and human resources, clinical nutrition management, and financial management. For individuals preparing for an internship in dietetics.

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Latino Food Culture

Author: Zilkia Janer

Latino cuisine has always been a part of American foodways, but the recent growth of a diverse Latino population in the form of documented and undocumented immigrants, refugees, and exiles has given rise to a pan-Latino food phenomenon. These various food cultures in the United States are expertly overviewed here together in depth for the first time. Many Mexican American, Cuban American, Puerto Ricans, Dominican American, and Central and South American communities in the United States are considered transnational because they actively participate in the economy, politics, and culture of both the United States and their countries of origin. The pan-Latino food culture that is emerging in the United States is also a transnational phenomenon that constantly nurtures and is nurtured by national and regional cuisines. They all combine in kaleidoscopic ways their shared gastronomic wealth of Spanish and Amerindian cuisines with different African, European and Asian culinary traditions. This book discusses the ongoing development of Latino food culture, giving special attention to how Latinos are adapting and transforming Latin American and international elements to create one of the most vibrant cuisines today. This is essential reading for crucial cultural insight into Latinos from all backgrounds. Readers will learn about the diverse elements of an evolving pan-Latino food culture-the history of the various groups and their foodstuffs, cooking, meals and eating habits, special occasions, and diet and health. Representative recipes and photos are interspersed in the essays. A chronology, glossary, resource guide, and bibliography make this a one-stop resource for every library.

Series Foreword   Ken Albala     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction     xiii
Chronology     xvii
Historical Overview     1
Major Foods and Ingredients     25
Cooking     49
Meals     71
Eating Out     101
Special Occasions     119
Diet and Health     141
Glossary     147
Resource Guide     157
Bibliography     161
Index     165

Sweets or Potluck

2009-02-03T21:23:00.000-08:00

Sweets: A History of Candy

Author: Tim Richardson

A journey into the heart of sweetness.

Humans are all, secretly or openly, obsessed with sweet things-and we always have been. The Aztecs mixed chocolate with blood in sweet libations to their gods; Saladin entertained Richard the Lionheart with exotic sherbets and sugared jellies; Victorian sweets magnates built the towns of Bournville and Hersheyville from fortunes made through successful candies; and today the manufacture of sweets is shrouded in a level of secrecy that would make Willy Wonka proud.

In Sweets, Tim Richardson takes us on a magical confectionery tour through time and space, letting his personal passion fuel the narrative of candy's rich and unusual history. Beginning with a description of the biology of sweetness itself, Richardson navigates the ancient history of sweets, the incredible range and diversity of candies around the world, the bizarre figures and practices of the confectionery industry, and the connection between sweets and sex. He goes on to explore the role of sweets in myth and folklore, and finally, a personal philosophical justification for continual sweet-eating based on the writings of Epicurus.

A delicious blend of anecdote, history, and investigative reporting, Sweets is the perfect gift for everyone with a sweet tooth.

Publishers Weekly

The grandson of a toffee maker and the son of a dentist, candy fanatic Richardson considers his book "the first-ever world history of sweets." Although that may be a dubious claim, his work is indeed jam-packed with quirky tidbits concerning Cadbury eggs, candy canes, Caramellos, caramel creams, Charleston Chews, chewing gum, Chewy Mentos, Chupa Chups, chocolate bars, conversation hearts and countless other confections. And while the prospect of an entire book about candy might make any sugar-loving reader feel like, well, a kid in a candy store, Richardson's lengthy account is at times tedious and suffers throughout from too much personal commentary (e.g., a list of his own "top ten sweets" and his idea for a new candy, the bizarre-sounding "ice cream chew"). The London-based journalist skews his study toward European sweets; although he does mention such American classics as M&Ms and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, he spends a considerable amount of time describing "Rock" ("a stick of peppermint-flavoured candy, coated in a lurid pink colour, with letters running through it"), Y&S and other candy that may be unfamiliar to American readers (the book was originally published in the U.K.). He also offers thought-provoking analyses of international candy preferences ("Taiwan is crazy for fruit jelly sweets") and thoroughly examines candy history, tracing its journey from East to West. Richardson hits the mark on occasion, such as when he comments on the importance of candy ("Sweets are the memorials of our innocence"), but his constant personal asides might make readers' stomachs ache. B&w photos not seen by PW. (Nov.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Richardson, a British editor and journalist, chronicles the history of candy and confectionery in this delightfully passionate and wonderfully witty survey. From the scientific explanation for a sweet tooth to the business side of the candy trade, Richardson leaves no detail unexplored. Drawing from science, geography, history, and literature, he looks at confectionery commodities, such as sugar and chocolate, and the origins of individual sweets, including chewing gum and marzipan. He also covers the colorful individuals of the sweets trade and companies like Hershey and Lindt. Richardson's text, with numerous references to English candies and sweets, has a definitely British flavor, but he also discusses American candies and the preferences and traditions of other countries around the world. This tempting treat is highly recommended for the culinary history collections of academic and public libraries.-John Charles, Scottsdale P.L., AZ Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

	Acknowledgements
	Prologue	1
1	Chocolate Money	3
	Lucky Dip: Turkish Delight	37
2	Heart of Sweetness	41
	Lucky Dip: Liquorice	59
3	The First Sweets in the World	65
	Lucky Dip: Rock	89
4	Juicy Fruits and Spicy Centres	95
	Lucky Dip: Marzipan	133
5	From Araby to Subtlety	135
	Lucky Dip: Baklava	156
6	Purely for Medicinal Reasons	159
	Lucky Dip: Rhubarb and Custards	178
7	Enslaved by Sweetness	181
	Lucky Dip: Marshmallows	213
8	What Is It about Chocolate?	215
	Lucky Dip: Manna	245
9	Real Willy Wonkas	249
	Lucky Dip: Chewing Gum	278
10	Bad Candy	283
	Lucky Dip: My Top Ten Sweets	312
11	The Himalayan Gobstopper	313
	Epilogue	379
	Bibliography	382
	Index	387

New interesting book: Comunicações Digitais

Potluck: Parables of Giving, Taking, and Belonging

Author: Kim Thomas

It all begins at the table. A long table dressed in an oversized tablecloth and covered with various pyrex dishes, fiesta bowls, covered casseroles, dutch ovens, and cake plates. The tradition is familiar, the recipes are old and new, the people are known and unknown. But by the end of the evening, everyone is full, all having given something, taken something, and found something.

This compelling and transparent collection of meditations is based on the Potluck dinner heritage. Kim Thomas explores the beauty and diversity of food at the community table as a metaphor for the community of faith. The table offers a place of discovery and delivery, becoming and belonging.

Potluck: Parables of Giving, Taking, and Belonging is an insightful assembly of thoughts, a narrative moving readers to find that they have a place at the table- a place to give, to take, and to belong.

Adelgazar segun los grupos sanguineos or El Cafe

2009-02-02T17:41:00.000-08:00

Adelgazar segun los grupos sanguineos

Author: Sylvie Hinderberger

Mediterranean-inspired recipes for delicious and healthy meals are designed particularly for each blood type. These varied and light meals not only help in shedding pounds, but also boost the body's resistance to heart disease and high blood pressure. Taking a simple approach, this comprehensive book explains the fundamentals of eating by blood type and offers a wide variety of recipes, illustrated with color photos, that guarantee satisfaction.

Las personas poseen diferentes grupos sanguíneos y para cada uno existe una serie de alimentos que les son más favorables y que controlan el peso de forma más equilibrada. Estas comidas variadas y ligeras no sólo ayudan a perder peso, sino que también aumentan la protección del organismo contra las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Este libro explica, de manera sencilla y comprensible, los fundamentos de este tipo de alimentación y ofrece una amplia variedad de recetas, ilustradas con fotografías, que garantizan el placer a la hora de la comida.

New interesting book: Éthique dans le Lieu de travail :les Outils et la Tactique pour la Transformation D'organisation

El Cafe

Author: Edimat

From champagne and chocolate to whiskey and cigars, some of life's greatest yet simplest pleasures are presented in these small, lavishly illustrated books that appeal to all the senses. Explored are the history, origins, preparation, and allure of each product. Distinctive brands are discussed as well as the exquisiteness and glamour of each delight.

Sydney Omarrs Cooking with Astrology or Global Kitchen

2009-02-01T13:59:00.000-08:00

Sydney Omarr's Cooking with Astrology

Author: Sydney Omarr

Whether you're a Leo who loves good food and cooking for a few chosen friends, a Scorpio with a penchant for intimate romantic dinner . or a Gemini who's tempted to try many things - you will never again be at a loss for delicious recipes and exciting menu plans. Simply flip to the deliciously compatible recipes designed to give the ultimate in gourmet pleasure to every sign under the sun.

Author Biography: Sydney Omarr is America's most widely read astrologer, with his column appearing in over 300 newspapers nationwide. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Go to: Duri lavori: Definizione dei requisiti di prestazione fisici del lavoro

Global Kitchen: Vegetarian Favorites from the Expanding Light Yoga Retreat

Author: Blanche Agassy Agassy McCord

Favorite recipes from the natural kitchen at Expanding Light. Learn the secrets of conscious, meat-free cooking with this collection of simple, delicious recipes.

Food Culture in India or Americas Founding Food

2009-01-31T10:17:00.000-08:00

Food Culture in India

Author: Colleen Taylor Sen

The extreme diversity of Indian food culture-including the dizzying array of ingredients and dishes--is made manageable in this groundbreaking reference. India has no national dish or cuisine; however, certain ingredients, dishes, and cooking styles are typical of much of the subcontinent's foodways. There are also common ways of thinking about food. The balanced coverage found herein covers many states ignored by previous food writers. Students will find much of cultural interest here to complement country studies and foodies will discover fresh perspectives.

America's Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking

Author: Keith Stavely

From baked beans to apple cider, from clam chowder to pumpkin pie, Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald's culinary history reveals the complex and colorful origins of New England foods and cookery. Featuring hosts of stories and recipes derived from generations of New Englanders of diverse backgrounds, America's Founding Food chronicles the region's cuisine, from the English settlers' first encounter with Indian corn in the early seventeenth century to the nostalgic marketing of New England dishes in the first half of the twentieth century.

Focusing on the traditional foods of the region--including beans, pumpkins, seafood, meats, baked goods, and beverages such as cider and rum--the authors show how New Englanders procured, preserved, and prepared their sustaining dishes. Placing the New England culinary experience in the broader context of British and American history and culture, Stavely and Fitzgerald demonstrate the importance of New England's foods to the formation of American identity, while dispelling some of the myths arising from patriotic sentiment.

At once a sharp assessment and a savory recollection, America's Founding Food sets out the rich story of the American dinner table and provides a new way to appreciate American history.

From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes or For the Love of Soup

2009-01-30T06:35:00.000-08:00

From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes: 175 Fast and Easy Recipes with the Lush, Tropical Flavors of Southeast Asia

Author: Theresa Volpe Laursen

The authors present 165 fabulous recipes that use ingredients now found in supermarkets everywhere to create home-cooked southeast Asian meals in less than half an hour.

Publishers Weekly

In this tour through such countries as Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, the authors present recipes perfect for a hot summer. Home cooks will be pleased to see the many recipes, including the familiar standbys that make Southeast Asian cuisine so popular: Rendang-Style Beef Curry, for example, and Thai-Style Stir-Fried Rice Noodles, as well as instructions for creating popular condiments, such as sweet vegetable pickles and Sweet Hot Thai Chilli Sauce. The Laursens (Theresa is a food writer and cooking teacher; Byron is a freelance writer) offer subtle twists on such recipes as Cambodian Steamed Mussels with Pineapple and Thai Basil; Pan-seared Tuna Steaks Au Poivre; and Chicken and Fennel with Thai Green Curry and Basil. Less certain to appeal are recipes with a Western spin, such as the Philly-Style Vietnamese Hoagies with BBQ Pork and the Bangkok-to-Bali Burgers with Grilled Onions. Rounding out these heat-inspired recipes are beverages (Vietnamese-Style Iced Coffee; Lychee Bellinis), appetizers (Spicy Stir-Fried Cashews; Fried Spring Rolls Filippino Style) and salads (Seared Scallops and Fresh Orange Salad with Mint Leaves and Crisp-Fried Shallots). The result is a mixed bag. While the sheer number of dishes may overwhelm some readers, those looking to expand their regional cooking repertoire will find much of what they need in these easy-to-follow recipes. (June) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

The Laursens are the coauthors of Victor Sodsook's excellent True Thai, and their new book grew out of their experiences with it. When a woman at a book signing asked if they could point out "three easy recipes...without any special ingredients" for a dinner party (and her kids), the idea for this cookbook, with its easy, approachable recipes adapted from or inspired by Southeast Asian cuisines, was born. The authors include both classics such as Thai Chicken and Coconut Soup and cross-cultural improvisations like Green Mango and Prosciutto. A glossary covers basic ingredients, with substitutions given where practical, and headnotes provide serving suggestions and ideas for variations. Readers will find the Laursens' enthusiasm contagious, their recipes approachable and inviting. Recommended for most collections. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

New interesting textbook: The Alchemy of Illness or How Not to Look Fat

For the Love of Soup

Author: Jeanelle Mitchell

Few aromas spark the appetite like that of simmering soups, particularly those prepared with fresh ingredients and flavoured with fragrant herbs. This book features more than 100 irresistible and easy-to-prepare soup recipes that everyone will enjoy. These soups have been created to increase their health value without compromising taste: they are all low in fat and sodium but they are full of flavour. So indulge your senses with soup as an elegant first course or a hearty main meal. You will find just the right recipe for every season and palate in For the Love of Soup.

Low Fat No Fat Italian or The Best of Finnish Cooking

2009-01-28T14:36:00.000-08:00

Low-Fat No-Fat Italian: The Authentic Healthy Taste of Italy in 160 Recipes

Author: Anne Sheasby

You might think that all Italian food is very high in calories and fat, but this cookbook shows that it is possible to enjoy all the flavors of Italian cuisine while maintaining a healthy, low-fat eating plan.

Interesting book: Taste of Africa or Cocinar con arroz

The Best of Finnish Cooking: A Hippocrene Original Cookbook

Author: Taimi Previdi

Two hundred easy to follow recipes covering all courses of the meal, along with menu suggestions and cultural background for major holidays and festivities such as Mayday and Midsummer.

Holiday Pumpkins or The Saint Tropez Diet

2009-01-27T10:54:00.000-08:00

Holiday Pumpkins: A Collection of Inspired Recipes, Gifts, and Decorations

Author: Georgeanne Brennan

GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, winner of both Julia Child and James Beard cookbook awards, has written over a dozen books on cooking and gardening. A writer and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and regular contributor to numerous other publications, she divides her time between her Northern California farm and her home in the Provence region of France.JENNIFER BARRY is the creator and designer of several successful books on holiday theme cooking and craft. She has won numerous awards, including James Beard and Julia Child cookbook awards. Her book packaging and design firm is based in Fairfax, California.

Interesting textbook: Mr Lincolns T Mails or Godless

The Saint-Tropez Diet: The Delicious and Healthy Weight Loss Plan Presenting the Best Scientific Principles of the French and Mediterranean Omega

Author: Apostolos Pappas

“Eat chocolate, drink wine, dine on pasta, enjoy your food: it's the delightful, decadent diet that delivers real weight loss results!”

It’s the age-old dilemma. Finding a diet that is easy to follow--with food you’ll actually enjoy--that provides maximum and immediate healthful benefits. You want to lose weight. You want food that is wholly tasteful and easy to prepare. And you want to feel the results of your program when you wake up every day.

Through his many visits to the exotic, sensual playground of Saint-Tropez, Apostolos Pappas, Ph.D., was inspired to develop The Saint-Tropez Diet, a complete eight-week meal plan with delicious and easy-to-make French dishes from Marie-Annick Courtier and chefs from some of the most celebrated restaurants on the Cote d’Azur.

In The Saint-Tropez Diet, Dr. Pappas reveals the four simple principles to unlock your fat-burning receptors so that you can lose weight quickly, fight chronic diseases, and erase years of premature aging:

·Eat more foods containing large amounts of healthy unsaturated fats, especially omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eat foods rich in vitamin A together with foods containing omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eliminate foods with unhealthy ratios of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables to boost your consumption of vital nutraceuticals with antioxidant activity.

The Saint-Tropez Diet is a mouth-watering, pleasure-loving, and life-enhancing eating plan that will teach you to cook and eat and love food. And theresults? Steady and sensible weight loss, a noticeable increase in your energy levels, and the acquisition of powerful biological immunity boosters to ward off chronic diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a host of heart-related disorders.

The Saint-Tropez Diet:
·Blends the best of French and Mediterranean cuisine for a diet that lets you have your cake and lose weight too
·Slows your aging process and fights heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions
·Celebrates food and the enjoyment of life, increasing your energy and vitality

You hold in your hands the blueprint of the healthiest diet in the world, completely demystified and presented in an enlightening and understandable way.
Experience a renewed sense of living and enhanced level of culinary delight and enjoy eight weeks of fresh gourmet foods, fine wine, and even chocolate–and watch the pounds melt away. Bring the Saint-Tropez lifestyle home with you and discover the secrets of a slimmer, sexier, and healthier you.

Introduction

PART ONE Principles of the Saint-Tropez Diet
Chapter 1 Welcome to Saint-Tropez
Chapter 2 Improving on the Healthiest Diet in the World
Chapter 3 The Good and the Bad of Fat
Chapter 4 Turbocharging Your Fat-Burning Receptors
Chapter 5 The Power of Nutraceuticals
Chapter 6 Myths and Facts about Food and Dieting
Chapter 7 Why Wine Is Good for Your Diet

PART TWO Meal Plans for the Saint-Tropez Diet
Before You Begin How to Use the Saint-Tropez Meal Plans
Phase 1 Introducing Good Fats and Fresh Ingredients
Phase 2 Balancing Diet and Lifestyle
Phase 3 Reaching Your Ideal Weight
Phase 4 Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

PART THREE Recipes for the Saint-Tropez Diet
Chapter 1 Breakfasts
Chapter 2 Fish Entrees
Chapter 3 Meat Entrees
Chapter 4 Soups and Salads
Chapter 5 Snacks and Side Dishes
Chapter 6 Desserts
Chapter 7 Specialties from the Chefs of Saint-Tropez

List of Recipes

Conclusion

References

Index

About the Authors

Mexican Delights or Great Indian Feasts

2009-01-26T07:12:00.000-08:00

Mexican Delights: A Treasury of Favorite Mexican Recipes

Author: Dorothy K Hilburn

Explore culinary fare from many different regions of Mexico with over 190 recipes. Includes wonderful spices and ingredients for the Mexican kitchen.

Great Indian Feasts: 150 Wonderful, Simple Recipes for Every Festive Occasion

Author: Mridula Baljekar

In this sumptuous collection of Indian recipes, Mridula Baljekar (Secrets from an Indian Kitchen) offers an original twist on cooking for festive occasions.

Everyone loves a celebration, and with great celebrations come great food. In her marvelous new book, Indian chef Mridula Baljekar brings her own unique touch to food for all kinds of festivities. For the traditional Indian feasts of Diwali, Eid-Ul-Fitre, Hohiri, and Baisakhi, she has produced original and delicious recipes for each occasion. For the Christian feast days of Christmas and Easter, she has added an Indian twist to more traditional dishes. All are carefully planned and surprisingly simple to make, including Channa Dhal with Coconut; Spiced Spring Lamb Roast; Fruity Hot Cross Buns; Spiced Mustard Greens; Pilau Rice with Mini Meatballs; and Marinated Spiced Turkey. Whatever the occasion, Great Indian Feasts has the perfect dish to make it more special. Mridula Baljekar is the author of many cookbooks, including Real Fast Indian Food and Curry Lover's Cookbook.

Publishers Weekly

With its descriptions of the customs surrounding each major festival, this cookbook is as much a cultural education as it is a recipe collection. Baljekar, the U.K.'s answer to Madhur Jaffrey (she has numerous bestsellers to her name, as well as a television show and restaurant), arranges 150 flavorful recipes by festival and touches on all the important Indian holidays, including Diwali, Eid-Ul-Fitre and Christmas, representing the country's main religions of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Readers will be hard-pressed to find most of these dishes at any Indian restaurant; while the foods use common Indian spices like cumin and coriander, the collection offers a good opportunity to explore some of India's lesser known dishes, such as Lentil Fritters with Chilli, Ginger and Curry Leaves, served during the South Indian festival of Pongal; and Fragrant Pigeon Peas with Seasonal Vegetables, made during Durga Puja. Baljekar's interpretation of Indian Christmas is notable for its uniqueness; she features dishes like Stuffed Breasts of Chicken in Almond Sauce, and Garlic and Rosemary Naan with Truffle Oil. Alas, the book's subtitle is misleading: these recipes are laborious and require numerous ingredients. But for grand occasions when readers want to impress with uncommon food, Baljekar's book fits the bill. (May 15) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

The owner of a popular Indian restaurant just outside of London, Baljekar has also written a number of other cookbooks and hosted several British television series. Here, she presents recipes that celebrate the major Indian festivals, along with dishes for Easter and Christmas (including a contemporary Indian menu for Christmas from her restaurant). Many of the recipes feature long ingredients lists (and many Britishisms), and some of them are rather complicated. However, these are generally special-occasion dishes, and Baljekar serves up recipes not found in standard Indian cookbooks. She also provides background on the festivals and a glossary of ingredients, and there are color photographs throughout. For most subject collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Weed Em and Reap or Cooking from the Heart of Spain

2009-01-25T03:31:00.000-08:00

Weed 'Em and Reap: A Weed Eater Reader

Author: Roger Welsch

There are lots of books out there about how to accurately and skillfully identify and cook wild foods, but not very many about first-rate, industrial-grade weed eating. And not many that are guaranteed to make the reader laugh -- until now.

This book is for those who admire the notion of being out on a camping trip and amazing everyone else around the campfire by serving up a salad, stew, vegetable, tea, or dessert that comes as a total surprise ... and is made out of something found within yelling distance of the tents. It will teach readers more about morels, cattails, and smut (the fungus kind), than they ever thought possible. There's also information on making wine, jams and jellies, and even gathering and enjoying acorns the Native American way.

The author is not a botanist or a chef, but rather an accomplished and widely acclaimed eater and writer. This walking billboard for gustatory endeavors is full of entertaining stories about identifying, preparing, and eating weeds. Readers will be left with a new eagerness to know more about plants, a desire for cooking them, and a new enthusiasm for wandering around the wilds.

Cooking from the Heart of Spain: Food of La Mancha

Author: Janet Mendel

For forty years, American-born freelance journalist and award-winning cookbook author Janet Mendel has made her home in Spain. Becoming a "local" has provided Mendel with the unique opportunity to explore the authentic foods of her adopted country, and to bring the best recipes to American kitchens. Now, in Cooking from the Heart of Spain, she turns her attention to the region of La Mancha.

Mendel has taken part in the harvesting of saffron, wine grapes, and garlic. She has made marzipan in Toledo, joined in a partridge shoot, and prepared trout caught fresh from the streams in Cuenca. She tells stories of artisanal cheesemakers and wine producers. Her own home in an olive grove gives her special insight into world-class Spanish olive oil.

Cooking from the Heart of Spain features traditional foods from the country's heartland, a region of vineyards, olive groves, and wheat fields. From here come Spain's most famous products -- Manchego cheese, saffron, serrano ham, and olive oil. These ingredients, along with its rich and diverse Moorish and Sephardic heritages, give Manchegan cooking an air of refinement and delicate complexity beyond its sturdy simplicity.

The recipes in Cooking from the Heart of Spain include simple pisto, a medley of summer vegetables sautéed in olive oil; lamb stuffed with spinach and pine nuts; a robust peasant garlic soup; and a delightfully subtle saffron ice cream. Mendel also includes sophisticated dishes such as cheese and ham flan and partridge braised in wine sauce, as well as fun food, such as "fried milk," a sweet custard with a crisp-fried exterior. Oh, yes -- and Madrid tapas too.

Laced with quotes from Cervantes' Don Quixote -- which had lots to say about the food of La Mancha -- Janet Mendel´s cookbook provides recipes for delicious dishes, both traditional and modern.

Library Journal

Mendel, who has lived in Spain since the late 1960s, is the author of several other good books on Spanish cuisine, including My Kitchen in Spain. Although she lives in Andalusia, she thinks of the region of La Mancha, geographically the heart of the country, as the "real" Spain, notable for cooking that is "true to its roots and enticing in its future." Manchego cheese and the best-quality saffron come from La Mancha-as did Don Quixote, and Mendel punctuates her text with quotations from Cervantes's story, including many observations on food. Her almost 200 recipes include both traditional dishes and those from the country's talented young chefs, "the vanguardistas" of the new Spanish cuisine. Spanish food may be the latest culinary hot topic, but Mendel has been writing knowledgeably and engagingly about the cuisine of her adopted country for years; highly recommended. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Simple Delicacies or Cocina latinoamericana

2009-01-23T23:49:00.000-08:00

Simple Delicacies: Japanese Recipes from Hirozen

Author: Candice Obayashi

This compilation of recipes makes Japanese cooking accessible, even to beginners. With its easy-to-follow dishes for Japanese-cuisine novices and inventive dishes which encourage experienced chefs to further master their skills, this book demonstrates how simple it is to prepare simple, elegant meals with an authentic Japanese flair. Adapted from recipes made famous at the restaurant Hirozen Gourmet, this cookbook features a combination of traditional and original recipes that chronicle Mr. Obayashi’s inventiveness in the kitchen. From its detailed instructions on how to prepare rice and create basic broths to creating sukiyaki and exquisite sushi dishes, this cookbook contains a balanced mixture of recipes that are accessible to those just learning and challenging to those more proficient in the art of cooking.

New interesting textbook: Le admitiré Que:un Guía Gradual de Descubrimiento de Fondos, Diseño de Proyectos de Ganancia, y Escritura de Ofertas de Subvención Potentes

Cocina latinoamericana: 100 ingredientes esenciales, mas de 200 recetas

Author: Elisabeth Luard

The world of Latin American cuisine is made available to food enthusiasts with this cookbook that includes old favorites and little-known specialities, such as brownies and tortillas, caipirinha brandy cocktail, and farofa (toasted meal). Familiar ingredients are put to surprising uses while unfamiliar ingredients are introduced and explained. The recipes are accompanied by stunning photographs of both the individual ingredients and the prepared dishes. Incluye recetas populares y especialidades menos conocidas como brownies y tortillas, un coctel de caipirinha y farofa. Ingredientes familiares son usados de maneras sorprendentes mientras ingredientes nuevos son introducidos y explicados. Las recetas vienen acompañadas de fotografías de las recetas y los platos terminados.

Eaters Digest or Hawaii Light and Healthy

2009-01-22T20:07:00.000-08:00

Eater's Digest: 400 Delectable Readings About Food and Drink

Author: Lorraine E Bodger

Americans are as crazy about food as they are about trivia, and Eater's Digest is a deliciously unique and playful book that addresses both of these passions with a practical and quirky array of flavorful folklore and facts.

Have you ever wondered what astronauts dine on in space or how Sumo wrestlers achieve their beefy physiques? Do you know the 10 best Web sites for buying kitchen supplies, the 8 most hated kitchen chores, or the 5 hottest peppers? Just what are the 10 most appealing foods to eat in bed after sex? Lorraine Bodger, the prolific author of numerous cookbooks and books of lists, has combined her talents to create this appetizing and entertaining smorgasbord of short articles and lists that answers all these questions and so many more. Fun to dip into whenever you're looking for a tasty treat, Eater's Digest is filled with fascinating and hilarious tidbits to savor and share. Readers are sure to find it the most delicious fun they can have without gaining a pound.

Interesting textbook: The Java Programming Language or Enterprise SOA

Hawaii Light and Healthy

Author: Helfland

MidWeek's popular "Heart-y Chef" columnist presents recipes for delicious, satisfying, easy-to-prepare "comfort foods" that are low in fat and calories. This collection of readers' favorites includes information about ingredients, preparation methods, and nutrition per serving, as well as tips for incorporating sensible eating into busy lives. As a bonus, it includes tempting recipes and photographs from ten of Honolulu's favorite restaurants.

	Introduction	6
Pt. 1	From Sausages to the Sixties	9
Pt. 2	Theory and Practice	50
Pt. 3	Supply and Demand	73
Pt. 4	Foreign Flavours	106
Pt. 5	Eating Out	124
Pt. 6	Eating In	166
Pt. 7	Quantity and Quality	187
	Chronology	200
	Further Reading and Reference	204
	Index	205

	Series foreword
	Introduction : India, a land of diversity
1	Historical overview and attitudes toward food	1
2	Major foods and ingredients	37
3	Cooking	69
4	Typical meals	81
5	Eating out	125
6	Special occasions	139
7	Diet and health	165

	Get Sizzling	6
	Little Dishes	8
	Salads & Sides	16
	Fish & Seafood	28
	Meat & Poultry	36
	Sweet Things	50
	Basics	56
	Index	64

European Cooking

Rum and Rum Drinks or Bourbon Bourbon Drinks

Rum and Rum Drinks (Quamut)

Bourbon & Bourbon Drinks (Quamut)

Reading Alcoholisms or Cooking Basics

Reading Alcoholisms: Theorizing Character and Narrative in Selected Novels of Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf

Library Journal

Booknews

Cooking Basics (Quamut)

Feeding London or Sweet Memories

Feeding London

Table of Contents:

Sweet Memories

William Verralls Cookery Book or Food Folklore

William Verrall's Cookery Book

Food Folklore: Tales and Truths about What We Eat

Table of Contents:

Risotto and Classic Rice Cooking or Catch of the Day

RISOTTO AND CLASSIC RICE COOKING

Catch of the Day: For (Sea)Food Lovers...

Taste vs Fat or Home Cook Book

Taste vs. Fat: Rating the Low-Fat and Fat-Free Foods

Table of Contents:

Home Cook Book

Organic Food or Really Helpful Cookbook

Organic Food (Quamut)

Really Helpful Cookbook

Brian Turners Favourite British Recipes or New English Kitchen

Brian Turner's Favourite British Recipes

New English Kitchen: Changing the Way You Shop, Cook and Eat

Japanese Asian 50 Low Fat No Fat Recipes or Vineyard Tales

Japanese & Asian 50 Low-Fat No-Fat Recipes: Exotic feasts without the fats: how to create delicious and healthy low-fat Asian dishes, with expert advice, nutritional guidelines and more than 50 recipes shown step-by-step in over 250 color photographs

Vineyard Tales: Reflections on Wine

Table of Contents:

Questions of Taste or In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz

Questions of Taste: The Philosophy of Wine

In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz: Favorite Cajun-Creole and Mexican-American Recipes

Q Guide to Wine and Cocktails or Crazy About Chocolate

Q Guide to Wine and Cocktails

Crazy About Chocolate

Grilling or Australias Liquid Gold

Grilling

Table of Contents:

Australia's Liquid Gold (Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library Series)

Sabor Color or Alcohol

Sabor + Color

Alcohol: A Social and Cultural History

Cases in Foodservice and Clinical Nutrition Management or Latino Food Culture

Cases in Foodservice and Clinical Nutrition Management

Latino Food Culture

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Sweets or Potluck

Sweets: A History of Candy

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Table of Contents:

Potluck: Parables of Giving, Taking, and Belonging

Adelgazar segun los grupos sanguineos or El Cafe

Adelgazar segun los grupos sanguineos

El Cafe

Sydney Omarrs Cooking with Astrology or Global Kitchen

Sydney Omarr's Cooking with Astrology

Global Kitchen: Vegetarian Favorites from the Expanding Light Yoga Retreat

Food Culture in India or Americas Founding Food

Food Culture in India

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America's Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking

From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes or For the Love of Soup

From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes: 175 Fast and Easy Recipes with the Lush, Tropical Flavors of Southeast Asia

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

For the Love of Soup

Low Fat No Fat Italian or The Best of Finnish Cooking

Low-Fat No-Fat Italian: The Authentic Healthy Taste of Italy in 160 Recipes

The Best of Finnish Cooking: A Hippocrene Original Cookbook

Holiday Pumpkins or The Saint Tropez Diet

Holiday Pumpkins: A Collection of Inspired Recipes, Gifts, and Decorations

The Saint-Tropez Diet: The Delicious and Healthy Weight Loss Plan Presenting the Best Scientific Principles of the French and Mediterranean Omega

Table of Contents:

Mexican Delights or Great Indian Feasts