 | Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Brand: Knopf
The companion volume to the public television series <I>Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home</I><br><br>Two legendary cooks, Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, invite us into their kitchen and show us the basics of good home cooking. <br>        What makes this book unique is the richness of information they offer on every page, as they demonstrate techniques (on which they don't always agree), discuss ingredients, improvise, balance flavors to round out a meal, and conjure up new dishes from leftovers. Center stage in these pages are carefully spelled-out recipes flanked by Julia's comments and Jacques's comments--the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime of honing their cooking skills. Nothing is written in stone, they imply. And that is one of the most important lessons for every good cook.<br>        So sharpen your knives and join in the fun as you learn to make . . .<br><br>        *--Appetizers-- from traditional and instant grav-lax to your own sausage in brioche and a country p'té<br>        *--Soups--from New England chicken chowder and onion soup gratinée to Mediterranean seafood stew and that creamy essence of mussels, billi-bi<br>        *--Eggs--ome lets and "tortillas"; scrambled, poached, and coddled eggs; eggs as a liaison for sauces and as the puffing power for soufflés<br>        *--Salads and Sandwiches--basic green and near-Nioise salads; a crusty round seafood-stuffed bread, a lobster roll, and a pan bagnat<br>        *--Potatoes--b aked, mashed, hash-browned, scalloped, souffléd, and French-fried<br>        *--Veget ables--the favorites from artichokes to tomatoes, blanched, steamed, sautéed, braised, glazed, and gratinéed<br>        *--Fish--f amiliar varieties whole and filleted (with step-by-step instructions for preparing your own), steamed en papillote, grilled, seared, roasted, and poached, plus a classic sole meunière and the essentials of lobster cookery<br>        *--Poultry--t he perfect roast chicken (Julia's way and Jacques's way); holiday turkey, Julia's deconstructed and Jacques's galantine; their two novel approaches to duck<br>        *--Meat--the right technique for each cut of meat (along with lessons in cutting up), from steaks and hamburger to boeuf bourguignon and roast leg of lamb <br>        *--Desserts--crème caramel, profiteroles, chocolate roulade, free-form apple tart--as you make them you'll learn all the important building blocks for handling dough, cooking custards, preparing fillings and frostings<br>        And much, much more . . .<br><br>        Throughout this richly illustrated book you'll see Julia's and Jacques's hands at work, and you'll sense the pleasure the two are having cooking together, tasting, exchanging ideas, joshing with each other, and raising a glass to savor the fruits of their labor. Again and again they demonstrate that cooking is endlessly fascinating and challenging and, while ultimately personal, it is a joy to be shared. | *$29.97 |
 | Smoothies for Life! Yummy, Fun, and Nutritious!
Brand: Clarkson Potter
<b>Blend Your Way to Better Health!</b><br>Join the millions of health-conscious individuals who have already discovered the tasty, nutritional, revitalizing goodness of smoothies. In <b><i>Smoothies for Life</i></b>, <b>Daniella Chace</b> and <b>Maureen Keane</b> (coauthor of the million-copy bestseller <i>Juicing for Life</i>) show you how to make high-energy, delicious smoothies right in your own home! All you need is a blender (or food processor), a few, simple ingredients, and you're ready to embark on a new taste and nutrition adventure. Learn how you can:<br>·Beat fatigue with Mocha Magic <br>·Build athletic endurance with Tropical Elixir <br>·Lose weight with Peachy Almond Freeze <br>·Boost immunity with Rasanana Berry <br>·Reduce stress with Ginseng Soother <br>·Improve your memory with Pink Hurricane <br>·Detoxify your body with Watermelon Cooler <br>·And much more!<br>These tantalizing smoothies contain creative combinations of antioxidant-rich fruits, healing tinctures, flavorful extracts, and natural sweeteners â and they are always delicious. Once you start, you'll be drinking these smoothies for life!<br>Includes information for adding revitalizing herbs such as ginkgo, echinacea, goldenseal, and kava! | *$7.00 |
| | Every Step in Canning
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Cooking / General; | *$1.99 |
 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Large Print Press)
Brand: Large Print Distribution
A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain usâ whether industrial or organic, alternative or processedâhe develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet. | *$9.05 |
 | Cakewalk: A Memoir
Brand: The Dial Press
From the author of the internationally acclaimed <i>Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath</i> comes a funny, touching memoir of a crummyâand crumbyâchildhood.<br><br>Growing up in the 1960s and â70s, Kate Moses was surrounded by sugar: Twinkies in the basement freezer, honey on the fried chicken, Baby Ruth bars in her fatherâs sock drawer. But sweetness of the more intangible variety was harder to come by. Her parents were disastrously mismatched, far too preoccupied with their mutual misery to notice its effects on their kids. <br><br>A frustrated artist, Kateâs beautiful, capricious mother lived in a constant state of creative and marital emergency, enlisting Kate as her confidanteââWeâre the girls, we have to stick togetherââand instructing her three children to refer to her in public as their babysitter. Kateâs father was aloof, ambitious, and prone to blasts of withering abuse increasingly directed at the daughter who found herself standing between her embattled parents. Kate looked for comfort in the imaginary worlds of books and found refuge in the kitchen, where she taught herself to bake and entered the one realm where she was able to wield control.<br><br>Telling her own story with the same lyricism, compassion, and eye for lush detail she brings to her fiction, coupled with the candor and humor she is known for in her personal essays, Kate Moses leavens each tale of her coming-of-age in Cakewalk with a recipe from her lifetime of confectionary obsession. There is the mysteriously erotic German Chocolate Cake implicated in a birds-and-bees speech when Kate was seven, the gingerbread people her mother baked for Christmas the year Kate officially realized she was fat, the chocolate chip cookies Kate used to curry favor during a hilariously gruesome adolescence, and the brownies she baked for her idol, the legendary M.F.K. Fisher, who pronounced them âdelicious.â<br><br>Filled with the abundance and joy that were so lacking in Kateâs youth, <i>Cakewalk</i> is a wise, loving tribute to life in all its sweetness as well as its bitterness and, ultimately, a recipe for forgiveness. | *$14.95 |
 | Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, Second Edition
Brand: Wellness Central
<STRONG>EVERY MAN NEEDS THIS BOOK!</STRONG><BR/><BR/><BR/> Each year, more than 200,00 American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. The good news is that more men are being cured of this disease than ever before. <BR/><BR/><BR/> Now in a revised second edition, this lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and ard-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to every man facing this illness. Prostate cancer is a different disease in every man--which means that the right treatment varies for each man. Giving you a second opinion from the world's top experts in surgery, pathology, urology, and radiation and medical oncology, this book helps you determine the best plan for you. Learn:<BR/><BR/><BR/><UL><BR/><LI>What causes prostate cancer--your risk factors, including heredity, diet, and environment</LI><BR/><LI>How some simple changes in your diet and lifestyle can help prevent or delay the disease</LI><BR/><LI>Why the digital rectal exam and PSA test can save your life--and when to get these tests</LI><BR/><LI>The latest treatment options: from Dr. Walsh's "nerve-sparing" radical prostatectomy to new radiation techniques, laparoscopic procedures, and new drugs that are revolutionizing treatment of advanced cancer</LI><BR/><LI>The most effective methods for maintaining continence and potency after treatment. </LI></UL><BR/>"The ultimate book on the No. 1 men's disease in the world...should be in every man's home." --<EM>USA Today</EM><BR/><BR/><BR/>"Comforting, encouraging...a must-read for women, men, and families...tells you everything you need to know."<EM>--Elizabeth Dole</EM><BR/><BR/><BR/>"Dr. Walsh is widely regarded as the nation's finest prostate surgeon...Very current...thoroughgoing primer on the disease, full of accessible but detailed explanations." --<EM>Washington Post</EM><BR/><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Patrich C. Walsh, MD</STRONG>, the world's foremost authority on prostate cancer, is the Distinguished Service Professor of Urology at the Brady Urological Institute of the The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Walsh was honored as the 2007 National Physician of the Year for Clinical Excellence by <EM>Americas Top Doctors.</EM><BR/><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Jane t Farrar Worthington</STRONG> is an award-winning science writer. | *$6.80 |
 | Mixt Salads: A Chef's Bold Creations
Brand: Ten Speed Press
<b>Dare to get more out of your greens!</b> <br> <br>From healthy, superfood packed entrée salads to indulgent affairs featuring premium ingredients, this bold collection of more than 60 recipes for voracious omnivores and vivacious salad lovers features unusual and dynamic ingredient pairings that take salads to a whole new level. <br> <br>In<i> Mixt Salads</i>, the co-founder and executive chef of San Franciscoâs beloved boutique salad joints shares his inventive, flavor-forward creations. Blending all of the best trends in healthy, mindful eatingâseasonal, locally grown, modest portions but big flavorâSwallow develops each entrée salad as if he were in the kitchen of a fine dining restaurant. With his penchant for innovative constructions and unabashed flavor, he reinvents the salad with playful yet elegant offerings such as:<br> <br><b>Porky </b>mixed greens with pork tenderloin, roasted butternut squash, and port reduction<br><b>Donald </b>duck confit with persimmons and blue cheeses<br><b>Burger </b>ground Kobe with grilled onion<br><b>Lobster Boat </b>poached lobster with golden beets<br> <br>Swallow teaches you how to create fresh, delicious, and addictive salads that take center stage as the entire meal, breaking free of side-dish status. Starting from scratch, he walks you through his salad-building essentials and highlights produce availability so that you can create your own imaginative masterpieces year round. | *$16.92 |
 | Super Salads: More than 250 Super-Easy Recipes for Super Nutrition and Super Flavor
Brand: Readers Digest
<B>The 250-plus delicious recipes in this book are the perfect way to explore a variety of new healthy, flavorful saladsâand will satisfy both vegetarians, and meat and fish lovers alike.</B><BR><BR> Research indicates that eating at least five servings of vegetables and fruit a day provides a wide range of nutrients required for general health and daily function. Salads are a perfect mix of appetizing flavors and important nutrients. Salads are easy to make, attractive, full of flavor, economical, and versatile. This book provides more than 250 delicious recipesâfilled with crunchy vegetables and robust flavorsâcatering to both vegetarians, and meat and fish lovers alike. <BR><BR> Sidebarsâincluding âMix & Matchâ and âCookâs Tipâ plus step-by-step instructionsâare scattered throughout the book and offer valuable nutritional, how-to information, plus advice on shopping and storing ingredients. Filled with classics recipes from all over the world, Super Salads is guaranteed to add healthy ideas to very meal. | *$12.97 |
 | Food for Fifty (12th Edition)
Brand: Prentice Hall
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal><B> </B>THE <B>resource--for nearly 70 years</B>âthis e<I>xceptionally</I> comprehensive book/reference provides basic technical food production information; offers a wealth of high-quality, standardized, quantity recipes applicable to most types of foodservices; and clearly explains the full range of generally accepted procedures and techniques involved in quantity food preparation. Very contemporary in perspective, it provides a host of ânew toolsâ for helping food professionals meet quickly changing dining trends and satisfy the expectations of today's customer. <B></B> Approximately <B>seventy</B> <B>recipes</B>âorganized according to menu categories and applicable to all types of foodservices. Recipes are easily adaptable to incorporate new recipe ideas and presentations, and suggestions are given for many variations of the basic recipes. Includes information on menu planning; yield adjustment procedures; marinades, rubs and seasonings; planning and serving special meals (including buffets); temperature guidelines and safe food handling standards; as well as food customs of different religions. <B> </B>For foodservice managers and food production professionals in commercial kitchens.</P> | *$84.00 |
 | Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
Brand: Atlantic Monthly Press
<DIV>The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in Italy when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The three-hundred-fifty-year-old rustico sat perched on a hill in the verdant Spoleto valley amid an olive grove and fruit trees of every kind. For the Tuckers, it was literally love at first sight, and the couple purchased the house without testing the water pressure or checking for signs of termites. Shedding the vestiges of their American life, Michael and Jill endeavored to learn the language, understand the nuances of Italian culture, and build a home in this new chapter of their lives. Both a celebration of a good marriage and a careful study of the nature of home, <I>Living in a Foreign Language</I> is a gorgeous, organic travelogue written with an epicureanâs delight in detail and a gourmandâs appreciation for all things fine.</DIV><DIV></DIV> | *$4.00 |
 | Eat, Drink, & Weigh Less: A Flexible and Delicious Way to Shrink Your Waist Without Going Hungry
Brand: Hyperion
<b>From the dream team of Dr. Walter C. Willett, bestselling author of <i>Eat, Drink and Be Healthy</i>, and Mollie Katzen, author of the four million-copy bestselling <i>Moosewood Cookbook</i>, comes a new approach to weight loss</b> <P><i>Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less</i> offers a medically sound, extremely effective program that shows people how they can lose weight by adding delicious food to their diet and making simple changes in what they eat throughout the day. Itâs flexible and adaptable -- and it really works. It features a powerful way to chart your progress called the Body Score. The more you raise your Body Score, the more you will lower your weight! A quiz at the beginning of the book helps readers determine their Body Score; the chapters that follow explain easy dietary and behavioral steps readers can take to improve their scores. <P>While the concept is simple, the science behind it is not. It represents years of top research conducted by Dr. Walter C. Willett, the head of Harvard School of Public Healthâs Department of Nutrition, including the famous Nursesâ Health Study. This study scored each of its over 84,000 participants on food choices, exercise schedule, and body mass -- resulting in a number that accurately determined the nursesâ risk of heart disease. <P>Now, for the first time, Dr. Willett has teamed up with mega-bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen to adapt a similar, much easier scoring system to create a user-friendly diet plan with fail-safe results. If you can raise your score, you will lower your weight -- all while eating delicious, easy-to-prepare foods. | *$7.00 |
 | America's Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America's Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants
Brand: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Hungry for something different? Then try <I>America's Best BBQ</i>. Here, two of the world's top barbecue experts present their favorite barbecue recipes from across America.<P>Only Ardie and Paul, the go-to sources on barbecue, can earn the trust--and the secret recipes--from some of the nation's barbecue legends.<P>Tasty sides include tips, tricks, techniques, fun memorabilia, full-color photos, and firsthand recollections of tales from the pits culled from over a century of combined barbecue experience.<P>With more than 100 recipes for mouthwatering starters, moist and flavorful meats, classic side dishes, sauces and rubs, and decadent desserts, this book should come with its own wet-nap.<P>* Whether it's spicy or sweet, Texas or Memphis, this is the best collection of American barbecue recipes.<P>* Ardie's BBQ alter ego, Remus Powers, PhB, has earned profiles in many barbecue books, tons of magazines, and more than a few national newspapers. He's graced the Food Network and PBS, appearing in various documentaries on 'cue and great American cuisine.<P>* Paul has appeared on <I>The Today Show, Discovery Channel, CBS This Morning, Talk Soup</i>, and <I>Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal</i>. He was also featured in AARP's <I>Modern Maturity Magazine, Saveur</i>, and <I>The Calgary Herald</i>, and he has written articles for <I>Food ⧠Wine, Fine Cooking</i>, and <I>Chili Pepper</i> magazine. | *$7.04 |
 | Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
Brand: Vintage
The Cod - wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious that gold. This book spans 1,000 years and four continents. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with this prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He blends in recipes and lore from the Middle Ages to the present. In a story that brings world history and human passions into captivating focus, he shows how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction. | *$8.42 |
 | The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan
Brand: McGraw-Hill
A revolutionary diet to help you lose weight and control disease-causing inflammation <P>The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan will help you achieve your ideal weight--without fad dieting--while also reducing pain and allergies, slowing the aging process, and dramatically reducing your risk for dozens of medical problems. This flexible, easy-to-follow program is the ideal nutritional solution for every member of the family. <P>At the heart of the program is the revolutionary IF Rating system that, for the first time, tells you the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects of all of the foods you eat. The IF Rating integrates more than twenty different nutritional factors, including essential fatty acids, glycemic index, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory compounds into a single rating which guides your food choices for the day. <P>You no longer have to worry about choosing the right types of carbs or fats, or even counting calories--the IF Rating combines all those factors into a simple, holistic system for healthy eating! And unlike other programs that focus only on carbohydrates or fats, the IF Rating system also shows you which proteins are healthy and which provoke inflammation. <P>It all adds up to a uniquely healthful, easy to follow diet plan that fights illness and promotes weight loss! The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan gives you: <P>-IF Ratings for more than 1,500 common foods, listed both alphabetically and by categories, such as "Breakfast Cereals" and "Meats" -Self-assessments for measuring your level of systemic inflammation -A choice of three customizable eating plans: Preventative/Maintenance, Therapeutic, and Accelerated Weight-Loss -Three weeks worth of daily meal plans and dozens of delicious anti-inflammatory recipes <P>With The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan, you'll learn how to stop the silent enemy in its tracks and get started on the road to a longer, healthier, more vibrant life--today. | *$23.65 |
 | Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Brand: Random House Audio
Read by Rick Adamson<br><br><b>FAST FOOD NATION</b> - the groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that has changed the way America thinks about the way it eats - and spent nearly four months on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list - now available on cassette!<br><br>Are we what we eat? To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society. Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelling the juggernaut of American cultural imperialism abroad. That's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.<br><br>Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from the California subdivisions where the business was born to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike where many of fast food's flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths - from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, even real estate. He also uncovers the fast food chains' efforts to reel in the youngest, most susceptible consumers even while they hone their institutionalized exploitation of teenagers and minorities. Schlosser then turns a critical eye toward the hot topic of globalization - a phenomenon launched by fast food. | *$20.00 |
 | Humble Pie (Quick Reads)
Brand: Harper
Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, driven, stubborn. But this is his real story! In this fast-paced, bite-sized edition of his bestselling autobiography Ramsay tells the real story of how he became the world's most famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother's heroin addiction, his failed first career as a footballer, his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection and his TV persona - all the things that have made him the celebrated culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about: / his tough childhood: his father's alcoholism and violence and the effects on his relationships with his mother and siblings / his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen, and how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later / his brother's heroin addiction. / Gordon's early career: learning his trade in Paris and London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux and his seven Michelin-starred restaurants. / kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door, and how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style. / and how he copes with the impact of fame on himself and his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, and his own drive for success. | *$0.55 |
 | Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's
Brand: Brown Bag Publishing, LLC
Love Trader Joe's? This new independent cookbook features recipes that use ingredients all from Trader Joe's. By combining Trader Joe's unique products with fresh ingredients, Deana and Wona create clever shortcuts to quick and easy gourmet meals that are delicious and exciting. The recipes in this book treat Trader Joe's like a "prep kitchen"--using the great selection of unique sauces, mixtures, and prepped items to make flavorful, natural, homemade food in a snap. <P> Many of the recipes are vegetarian or can easily be made vegetarian. Ethnic dishes like Saag Paneer Lasagna are scattered throughout, as well as classic comfort foods like Comfy Chicken Pot Pie. Crowd-pleasing recipes include Peanutty Sesame Noodles, Black Bean Soup, Macho Nacho, Seafood Paella, Curried Chicken Pitas, Wilted Spinach with Attitude, Honey I Ate the Chocolate Bread Pudding, and All Mixed Up Margaritas. <P> People who don't know how to cook or don't want to cook will appreciate the Bachelor Quickies section, featuring frozen and ready-to-heat selections that are matched to create complete and impressive menus. <P> With full-color photographs for every recipe, wine suggestions, humorous personal stories, and cooking tips sprinkled throughout, this collection is a must for any Trader Joe's fan. | *$18.65 |
 | The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family and Friends
Brand: Rodale Books
<DIV><DIV>With more than 19 million copies in print worldwide, the best-selling phenomenon continues with fabulous all new recipes for healthy, delicious<BR><BR>South Beach Diet-friendly entertaining<BR><BR>The famed Miami Beach cardiologist who has helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight and eat healthier with his best-selling South Beach Diet books now addresses the special challenge that can undermine anyoneâs willpowerâthe irresistible lure of diet-busting dishes at festive occasions.<BR><BR>As the more than 20 menus and 150 easy, all-new recipes in this cookbook prove, thereâs no need to give up favorite holiday and party dishes to stay on the South Beach Diet. Dr. Agatston explains that healthy entertaining is not a matter of deprivation, but of "simply making as many good choices as possible." His new book provides those choices, putting a healthy twist on favorite entertaining meals for every occasion, whether itâs a family Christimas Eve dinner, a Thanksgiving feast, a Passover seder, a football fest in front of the TV, or a backyard barbeque with the neighbors. Readers will also find: <BR><BR>⢠practical tips and helpful (and healthful) hints throughoutâincluding make-ahead suggestions, ideas for nonalcoholic cocktails (mocktails), ways to use leftovers, and more <BR><BR>⢠55 full-page color photographs that illustrate the finished dishes along with ideas for stylish table settings and centerpieces</DIV></DIV> | *$2.60 |
 | The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed
Brand: Sugar Land Press
The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed.<br>by Florence Daniel<br> | *$14.00 |
 | The New Glucose Revolution: The Authoritative Guide to the Glycemic Index - the Dietary Solution for Lifelong Health
Brand: Marlowe and Co.
<DIV>The New York Times bestseller, by the world's leading authorities on the glycemic index, now completely revised and updated: More useful and relevant than ever, The New Glucose Revolution is the definitive introduction to and an essential source of new information for everyone seeking to establish a way of eating for lifelong health, no matter what your current age, weight, or medical or physical condition. Widely recognized as the most significant dietary finding of the last twenty-five years, the glycemic index (GI)âan easy-to-understand measure of how foods affect blood glucose levelsâshows how and why eating low-GI foods has major health benefits for everybody, every day, at every meal. This all-new third edition includes: ? The latest scientific findings on the GI and the myriad benefits of eating low-GI foods ? Instantly readable tables of GI and glycemic load values for more than 500 popular foods and prepared meals, including brand-new GI values for 125 foods ? Dozens of delicious, easy low-GI recipes for everyday meals and snacks ? A brand-new AâZ of the 100 key terms used throughout the book ? Answers to nearly 50 of the most frequently asked questions about the GI</Div> | *$2.41 |
 | The Big Book of Juices and Smoothies: 365 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day
Brand: Duncan Baird Publishers
Look good and feel great all year round with this practical step-by-step guide to introducing juices and smoothies into your life. The Big Book of Juices and Smoothies is founded on two basic principles. First, that juicing is easy if we simply adopt the habit of it; and second, that juicing every day is a delicious way to get healthy and stay healthy. A 10-page introduction presents the principles of juicing, while the 365 different juice and smoothie blends are divided up into three central chapters: "Making Juices", "Making Smoothies" and "Juices with Fizz" (juice recipes with a little added something - such as soda water, herbs or spices). Every juice and smoothie is given an at-a-glance nutrient profile (listing vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients), and a star-rating on its merits as an energy- and immune-booster, a detoxer, and a tonic for the skin. The last chapter presents nutrient and ailment charts, with full cross-referencing to the 365 blends, making this the most practical and comprehensive juice book on the market. | *$14.31 |
 | The Raw Food Detox Diet: The Five-Step Plan for Vibrant Health and Maximum Weight Loss
Brand: William Morrow
If you're looking for the secret to a perfect body, you're going to find it right here. When you apply the principles in this book to your life, you're going to uncover a thinner, younger looking, more beautiful version of your current self and experience the renewed energy of youth. . . . Don't let anyone tell you it can't be done. It can be done.<P> The raw food craze has taken off: Raw restaurants are springing up, and celebrities, models, and other fans are swearing by the benefits of eating "all raw." But what if you¹re just curious about raw food and don't want to give up your lifestyle or the foods you love? The good news is, you can have your cake and eat it too! In The Raw Food Detox Diet, top nutritionist Natalia Rose shows you exactly how it's done. Raw food is a powerful detoxifying agent that can cleanse your body of all the waste that you have accumulated from years of eating processed foods. A diet rich in raw foods can set you on a course toward greater energy, clearer skin, a slimmer figure, and amazing natural health. But detoxifying too quickly will only shock your system. Rose advises you to transition gently, based on your dieting history and individual needs. Complete the Raw Food Detox questionnaire, and determine your personal Raw Food Transition Number (1 to 5) to find out which suggested menus, recipes, and cleansing methods are just right for you. At last, here's a diet book that's as fresh and accessible as its food while promising optimal health and weight loss results. Stop counting calories and oversubscribing to fad diet foods, such as soy milk, low-carb products, nutrition bars, and vitamin tablets. Whether you aim to lead an all-raw lifestyle, or are disillusioned with other diets and just want to lose weight while still eating the foods you love, The Raw Food Detox Diet offers all the inspiration -- including more than eighty delicious, simple gourmet recipes! -- and the guidance you'll need to achieve your goals. | *$12.98 |
 | Fix-It And Enjoy-It! Healthy Cookbook: 400 Great Stove-top and Oven Recipes
Brand: Good Books | *$9.90 |
 | How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking
Brand: Hyperion
<I>The trouble with much modern cooking is that the mood it induces in the cook is one of skin-of-the-teeth efficiency, all briskness and little pleasure. Sometimes that's the best we can manage, but at other times we don't want to feel stressed and overstretched, but like a domestic goddess, trailing nutmeggy fumes of baking pie in our languorous wake.... </I> --from <I>How to Be a Domestic Goddess</I> <P><I>How to Be a Domestic Goddess</I> is not about being a goddess, but about feeling like one. What this deliciously mouthwatering cookbook demonstrates is that it's not actually hard to bake a pan of muffins or a sponge layer cake, but the appreciation and satisfaction they bring are disproportionately high. Filled with over 220 gorgeously illustrated recipes, this book understands our anxieties, feeds our fantasies, and puts cakes, pies, pastries, preserves, puddings, breads, and cookies back in our own kitchens. The domestic goddess has to maintain her (or his) cool when faced with pastry, of course -- but with Nigella Lawson's guidance, even puff pastry can be pain-free. | *$15.04 |
 | Zone Meals in Seconds: 150 Fast and Delicious Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Brand: William Morrow
<p>Stay happily in the Zone with these fresh, flavorful, and satisfying meals!</p><p>Millions of people worldwide have discovered the incredible weight-loss and health benefits of living in the Zone. Since Dr. Barry Sears first unveiled his dietary program of balanced protein, carbohydrate, and fat in 1995, his books have inspired men and women of all ages to transform themselves mentally and physically. Now, with <i>Zone Meals in Seconds</i>, it's easier than ever to stay in the Zone.</p><p>For almost fifteen years, Barry and Lynn Sears have maintained a completely Zone-friendly kitchen for themselves and their two daughters. In addition, as a working mother, Lynn has had to battle the vending machines and fast-food frenzies of the average workday. <i>Zone Meals in Seconds</i> combines Lynn's hard-won wisdom and valuable experience with Barry's Zone expertise and medical knowledge in this family-friendly book. From quick and easy breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes and snack tips, to mix-and-match lunches for kids, to tasty slow-cooker dishes you can throw together in the morning and enjoy when you come home at night, you'll find hundreds of convenient and delicious ways to experience the incredible benefits of the Zone.</p><p>Packed with the latest Zone dietary guidelines, shopping advice, and -- most important -- 150 of the best Zone recipes yet, <i>Zone Meals in Seconds</i> will be a hit with hard-core Zone followers and newcomers alike.</p> | *$9.00 |
 | A Man, a Can, a Plan: 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make
Brand: Rodale Books
A Man, A Can, A Plan, inspired by an article in the most popular mens magazine, Mens Health, is a cookbook that presents 60 simple, inexpensive recipes featuring ingredients guys have right in their cupboardscanned food. Great and healthy food can be had for a low price and minimum effort, and A Man, A Can, A Plan lays it all out, in pictorial, easy-to-follow steps, for the culinary-challenged. It features special sections on cooking for her and cooking for the morning after for dudes with a lady on their minds, and its special lay-flat design makes it incredibly practical for countertop use. Author David Joachim received the 1999 James Beard Award for Steven Raichlens Healthy Latin Cooking, so he knows his stuff and makes it accessible to beginners and experienced guys as well. Get your can openers ready to rumble! | *$7.04 |
 | The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2nd Edition: Every Recipe from the Hit TV Show With Product Ratings and a Look Behind the Scenes
Brand: Boston Common Press | *$26.37 |
 | The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
The first edition of 1884 contained but 5 pages of type; the second of 1898, 14 pages. Only by conciseness has it been possible to give even a summary of the principles of dietetics within the limit or this pamphlet. Should there appear in places an abruptness or incompleteness of treatment, these limitations must be my excuse.<br> | *$4.00 |
 | The 3-Hour Diet: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat and Timing Makes You Thin
Brand: William Morrow
<P>Following the amazing success of his <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>8 Minutes in the Morning</i>, America's #1 online weight loss specialist Jorge Cruise is back with a revolutionary diet book that keeps with his trademark hassleâfree, timeâfriendly approach. </P><P> It's a fact: the lowâcarb craze is everywhere. Although lowâcarb diets produce short term weight loss, the results are not sustainable. Dieticians, fitness experts, and medical publications are slowly awakening to the fact that the lowâcarb diet isn't the answer to weight loss nor a solution to the obesity epidemic. Jorge Cruise's <i>The 3âHour Diet</i> reveals that timing is the revolutionary weight loss element that has been kept secret until now. By eating small, balanced meals every three hours you reset your body's metabolism and achieve amazing results. Eating every three hours turns off your "starvation protection mechanism" ensuring that fat is released and fatâburning muscle preserved. So get ready to lose 2 pounds each week! All with no calorie counting, no starvation, and no deprivation. Bottom line, timing will sculpt your body slim.</P><P> With his now trademark easyâtoâfollow instructions, accessibility, and client success stories, Jorge Cruise's <i>The 3âHour Diet</i> is a fluid combination of proven success and categorical innovation. Weight loss has never been easier! </P><P> o For overweight people disillusioned with the lowâcarb craze and other fad diets that don't work or are even unhealthy. Also aimed at people with busy schedules looking to lose weight quickly and effectively, utilizing a dietary approach instead of committing to a workout regimen. </P><P> o <i>8 Minutes in the Morning</i> has sold 1.8K through BookScan. </P><P> o The dark side of lowâcarb diets is only just beginning to rear its ugly head, and this book has the potential to be at the forefront of the lowâcarb backlash. In this book readers will find:</P><P> o Why lowâcarb and other fad diets make you fat, and why timing is the key to sustained weight loss.</P><P> o The Cruise Down Plate approach to eating that supports lean muscle development by eating your favourite foods (including candy and carbs) with no banned items and no calorieâcounting. Includes frozen foods and fast food options!</P><P> o How to prevent emotional eating.</P><P> o A 28âDay Planner designed to promote organization and accountability for the dieter.</P><P> o An allânew meal and recipe guide, that is both delicious and healthy.</P> | *$0.60 |
 | Wine Tasting Notebook
Brand: De Long Company
<i>De Long's WINE TASTING NOTEBOOK</i> is a simple, inexpensive yet elegant way to "hit the ground running" and learn about wine. It also makes a thoughtful gift for all wine lovers. <BR> A CONCISE LEARNING TOOL IN THREE PARTS: <BR>1. The <i>Wine Tasting Notebook</i> puts the repetitive parts of a note in convenient multiple choice for pros as well as acting as training wheels for beginners <BR>2. <i>Wine Tasting Terms</i> helps build your wine tasting vocabulary with 216 popular terms explained in brief. Includes practical details on identifying wine faults. <BR>3. <i>How to Take a Wine Tasting Note</i> walks you through the fundamentals of wine tasting. Wine is a complicated subject but the basic principles of wine tasting are not. <BR>* Elegant black cover with gold embossing slips easily into a coat pocket or purse. <BR>* Sewn binding lays flat for comfortable writing. <BR>* Water resistant wine tasting guide including WINE TASTING TERMS and HOW TO TAKE A WINE NOTE stores inside back cover. <BR><BR> <b>The Smart Way to Learn About Wine Tasting</b> | *$8.74 |
 | The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket
Brand: HarperCollins
<p> Everything you never knew about sushiâits surprising origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, the bizarre behavior of the creatures that compose itâis revealed in this entertaining documentary account by the author of the highly acclaimed <i>The Secret Life of Lobsters</i>. </p> <p> When a twenty-year-old woman arrives at America's first sushi-chef training academy in Los Angeles, she is unprepared for the challenges ahead: knives like swords, instructors like samurai, prejudice against female chefs, demanding Hollywood customersâand that's just the first two weeks. </p> <p> In this richly reported story, journalist Trevor Corson shadows several American sushi novices and a master Japanese chef, taking the reader behind the scenes as the students strive to master the elusive art of cooking without cooking. With the same eye for drama and humor that Corson brings to the exploits of the chefs, he delves into the biology and natural history of the creatures of the sea. He illuminates sushi's beginnings as an Indo-Chinese meal akin to cheese, describes its reinvention in bustling nineteenth-century Tokyo as a cheap fast food, and tells the story of the pioneers who brought it to America. He shows how this unlikely meal is now exploding into the American heartland just as the long-term future of sushi may be unraveling. </p> <p> <i>The Zen of Fish</i> is a compelling tale of human determination as well as a delectable smorgasbord of surprising food science, intrepid reporting, and provocative cultural history. </p> | *$4.99 |
 | A Culinary Traveller in Tuscany
Brand: Little Bookroom
Just when we thought we knew everything there was to know about Tuscany, along comes Beth Elonââ¬"cookbook writer and 30 year resident of a small village at the foot of the Appeninesââ¬"who takes us along the back roads and through the ancient hill towns to remote restaurants that are for the most part overlooked by tourists and known only to the locals. At each restaurant the cooks share their highly personal recipes for regional dishes made with local ingredients. <P>With this guide in hand, youââ¬â¢ll not only know where to dine, but what to order when you get there. Each regional section begins with illuminating and absorbing explanations of what makes Tuscan cooking so unique: location, location, location. Youââ¬â¢ll read about a bean so beloved by a village that itââ¬â¢s been elevated to cult statusââ¬"but that is totally unheard of a few kilometers down the road; the specialty of the Zeri Valley, a milk-fed aboriginal baby lamb, that is almost unknown elsewhere in Italy; the endless array of vegetable tarts found only in Lunigiana and Garfagnana. <P>Elon has organized ten itineraries that also include stops at gourmet shops, food festivals, greenmarkets, and private kitchens. Along the way, she points out significant architecture, historic sites, churches, art, museums, and points of interest in the memorable landscape. The indispensable travel information in this guide is enriched by the authorââ¬â¢s deep personal knowledge of the history and legend of the regionââ¬"and her delightful voice and beautiful writing. | *$9.09 |
 | Cake Decorating For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))
Brand: For Dummies
Create wedding, shower, holiday, and festive kids' cakes<br> <br> Easy at-home instruction for making and decorating fabulous cakes<br> <br> Want to make beautiful cakes? This fun, instructive guide gives you simple techniques for creating cakes for all celebrations. You get expert advice in all the basics -- from baking to icing to decorating with style. You'll also find delicious foolproof recipes, great ideas for themed cakes, and savvy tips for starting a cake decorating business!<br> <br> Discover how to:<br> <br> <br> * Find ingredients and supplies<br> * <br> <br> Make a cake from scratch<br> * <br> <br> Use frostings and fillings<br> * <br> <br> Cut and serve a cake<br> * <br> <br> Troubleshoot cake catastrophes<br> * <br> <br> Master creative techniques | *$11.17 |
 | Tender Bar, The
Brand: Hyperion
"Long before it legally served me, the bar saved me," asserts J.R. Moehringer, and his compelling memoir The Tender Bar is the story of how and why. A Pulitzer-Prize winning writer for the Los Angeles Times, Moehringer grew up fatherless in pub-heavy Manhasset, New York, in a ramshackle house crammed with cousins and ruled by an eccentric, unkind grandfather.Desperate for a paternal figure, he turns first to his father, a DJ whom he can only access via the radio (Moehringer calls him The Voice and pictures him as "talking smoke"). When The Voice suddenly disappears from the airwaves, Moehringer turns to his hairless Uncle Charlie, and subsequently, Uncle Charlie's place of employment--a bar called Dickens that soon takes center stage. While Moehringer may occasionally resort to an overwrought metaphor (the footsteps of his family sound like "storm troopers on stilts"), his writing moves at a quick clip and his tale of a dysfunctional but tightly knit community is warmly told. "While I fear that we're drawn to what abandons us, and to what seems most likely to abandon us, in the end I believe we're defined by what embraces us," Moehringer says, and his story makes us believe it. --Brangien Davis | *$1.72 |
 | Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
Brand: Ten Speed Press
In this manual for utilizing mushrooms through the 21st century, Paul Stamets provides a detailed growth parameters for 25 mushrooms species, mycological landscaping, state-of-the-art production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, plus more. | *$28.96 |
 | The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories
Brand: Harper Collins
From Dr. Barbara Rolls, one of America's leading authorities on weight management, comes a much-anticipated lifestyle guide and cookbook that empowers and encourages her readers to quit "dieting" for good, to feel full on fewer calories, and to lose weight and keep it off while eating satisfying portions of delicious, nutritious foods. <P>THE VOLUMETRICS EATING PLAN doesn't eliminate food groups or overload you with rules. It's a commonsense approach to eating based on Dr. Rolls's hugely popular Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan and her respected research on satiety that shows you how to choose foods that control hunger while losing weight. Along with menu planners, charts, and sidebars on healthy food choices, the 125 recipes put her revolutionary research into real and tangible instructions for every meal. The full-color photographs make these delicious recipes irresistible. <P>With this important new guide to healthy eating and living, everyone can enjoy tasty and satisfying meals that will help them maintain their weight or lose those extra pounds while learning the pleasures of cooking the Volumetrics way. <P>Volumetrics, Dr. Rolls's rigorously tested and proven system for weight management, incorporates sound research findings from around the world into a nutritious plan and shows you how to personalize it to suit your preferences and goals. It's all about choices, and THE VOLUMETRICS EATING PLAN helps you choose the right foods for every meal and every lifestyle, without giving up flavor or diversity in your diet. No more "forbidden foods" or monotonous meals -- THE VOLUMETRICS EATING PLAN will revolutionize the way you think about managing your weight and will guide you to a lifetime of healthy food choices. | *$5.39 |
 | Lunch Boxes and Snacks: Over 120 healthy recipes from delicious sandwiches and salads to hot soups and sweet treats
Brand: Atria
Packing your child's lunch box doesn't have to mean another peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a bag of chips. Renowned children's cooking and nutrition expert Annabel Karmel shares more than 120 healthy, creative recipe ideas as well as time-saving hints and tips that will help you make a complete and nutritious lunch without increasing the chaos of your morning routine.<P><I>Lunch Boxes and Snacks</i> is packed with mouthwatering recipes that can boost your child's brainpower, increase energy, and strengthen the immune system. You'll find a wide range of delicious and easy lunch ideas, from Oriental Turkey Wraps, Individual Focaccia Pizzas, and Chicken Superfood Salad to Trail Mix Bars and Fruit on a Stick, that guarantee that your child will be the envy of the cafeteria.<P>In <I>Lunch Boxes and Snacks</i> you will find:<ul> <li>Inspirations for hot meals that can be packed in a thermos for winter days </li> <li>Quick recipes that can be prepared in advance and kept in the fridge or freezer </li> <li>Tips to get your child involved in the lunch-making process </li> <li>Helpful hints on packing your child's lunch box so that food stays safe to eat</li></ul><P>With Annabel's help, even the busiest parents can easily pack a healthy and tasty lunch that their child will look forward to eating. | *$11.97 |
 | My Life in France
Brand: Knopf
In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Childâs years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found âher true calling.â<br><br>From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the first perfectly <i>soigné</i> meal that she and her husband, Paul, savored in Rouen en route to Paris, where he was to work for the USIS, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didnât speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu.<br><br>After managing to get her degree despite the machinations of the disagreeable <i>directrice</i> of the school, Julia started teaching cooking classes herself, then teamed up with two fellow <i>gourmettes, </i>Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book they were trying to write on French cooking for Americans. Throwing herself heart and soul into making it a unique and thorough teaching book, only to suffer several rounds of painful rejection, is part of the behind-the-scenes drama that Julia reveals with her inimitable gusto and disarming honesty.<br><br>Filled with the beautiful black-and-white photographs that Paul loved to take when he was not battling bureaucrats, as well as family snapshots, this memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. Above all, she reveals the kind of spirit and determination, the sheer love of cooking, and the drive to share that with her fellow Americans that made her the extraordinary success she became.<br><br><i>Le voici. Et bon appétit!<br></i> | *$21.02 |
| | Classic Indian Cooking
Brand: Grub Street
This extraordinary cookbook is a complete course in Indian cuisine. When it was first published it was hailed by both Jane Grigson and Elizabeth David, who said of it.. 'This is a marvellous book. Julie Sahni tackles the daunting task of presenting the multiple, complex traditions of Indian cookery to the English-speaking world and brings it off triumphantly.' Illustrated throughout with explanatory line drawings it introduces all the basic spices and special ingredients so fundamental to Indian food, then explains the techniques employed in using them. So brilliant a teacher is Julie Sahni that it is immediately obvious that Indian food, while rich and varied, is not difficult to prepare - the cooking principles are basic and well-known and the utensils needed are few and simple and Julie Sahni is not averse to short cuts using a food processor. Julie Sahni was born in India and now lives in New York where she has established herself as America's premier authority on Indian cooking. | *$17.17 |
 | The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever
Brand: Chronicle Books
A good cook once said that a casserole is a blend of inspiration and what's on hand. Beatrice Ojakangas must have had inspiration by the gallon to come up with these 500 casseroles. From a breakfast of Eggs Florentine to a dinner of Pork Chops with Apple Stuffing soon even the most casserole-wary cook will be dishing about these delights. Yummy treats like Parmesan and Sun-Dried Tomato Quiche and Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp are just right for parties. Even appetizers are reinvented in casserole form! The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever will inspire comforting dishes and innovative feasts for any meal of the dayâno matter what's in the fridge. | *$16.75 |
 | Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation
Brand: Wadsworth Publishing Company
This is an introductory-level text that covers the basic elements of food, food service, and food preparation. The text also incorporates valuable information about the nutritive value and the chemical composition of food. A rich illustration and photo program and unique pedagogical features help to make the information easily understandable and interesting to students. | *$94.95 |
 | Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast
Brand: Hyperion
<P>The Domestic Goddess is back, and this time it's instant. Nigella and her style of cooking have earned a special place in our lives, symbolizing all that is best, most pleasurable, most hands-on, and least fussy about good food. But that doesn't mean she wants us to spend hours in the kitchen, slaving over a hot stove.</p> <P>Featuring fabulous fast foods, ingenious shortcuts, terrific time-saving ideas, effortless entertaining tips, and simple, scrumptious meals, <i>Nigella Express</i> is her solution to eating well when time is short. Here are mouthwatering meals, quick to prepare and easy to follow, that you can conjure up after a day in the office or on a busy weekend, for family or unexpected guests. This is food you can make as you hit the kitchen running, with vital advice on how to keep your pantry stocked, and your freezer and fridge stacked. When time is precious, you canÃt spend hours shopping, so you need to make life easier by being prepared. Not that these recipes are basic, though they are always simple, but it's important to make every ingredient earn its place, minimizing effort by maximizing taste.</p> <P>Here too is great food that can be prepared quickly but cooked slowly in the oven, leaving you time to have a bath, a drink, talk to friends, or help the children with their homework, minimum stress for maximum enjoyment.</p> <P><i>Nigella Express</i> features a new generation of fast food, never basic, never dull, always doable, quick, and delicious. </p> <P>Featuring recipes seen on Food NetworkÃs Nigella Express series.</p> <P>Praise for Nigella Lawson and her cookbooks:</p> | *$21.30 |
 | The Blood Pressure Miracle
Brand: Strategic Book Publishing
The Blood Pressure Miracle is a unique, all-natural system for lowering your blood pressure that is not based on a single approach such as stress reduction, or herbs or special foods or exercise. Itâs actually a combination of methods that have been scientifically proven to work, complied into one comprehensive lifestyle program. You will be surprised at how many options you have: Simple lifestyle changes, inexpensive natural supplements and even regular foods you can buy at your local grocery store have all been proven to improve heart health and reduce blood pressure. When you combine these strategies all together as in The Blood Pressure Miracle, the results are multiplied (and it probably explains why, if you tried a single natural remedy in the past, it did very little or nothing at all). | *$16.86 |
 | French Food at Home
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<p>When most people think of French food, they anticipate "complicated to make," "hard-to-find ingredients" or "too fancy." In <i>French Food at Home</i>, Laura Calder shows that great French food doesn't have to be any of that. The French cooking of everyday life is lighthearted, accessible, and suited to modern tastes. It's about creating a meal using easy-to-find local ingredients. And, above all, it's about slowing down and savoring the pleasures of good food, wherever you live.</p><p>Whether it's getting weeknight dinners on the table fairly fast (Basil Beef, Pickle Chops, or Carrot Juice Chicken) or leisurely cooking for dining at a slightly slower pace (Lamb Tagine, Holiday Hen, or Fennel Bass), Laura Calder shares recipes that she's created at home in her own French kitchen. Balance these with just the right side dishes (Olive Potatoes, Buttery Two Tomatoes, or Endives with Honey and Golden Raisins). And, for a special meal, bookend main dishes with a first course (Orange Asparagus, Toast Soup, or Beet Stacks) and a dessert (Nutty Figs, Fireplace Camembert, or Coffee Pots).</p><p>You'll enjoy reading <i>French Food at Home</i> as much as cooking from it. About her Camembert Salmon, Laura writes, "You're thinking, 'Ugh, she's got to be kidding.' But this is no mental lapse; just because it's strange to the ear doesn't mean it will be to the tongue." Or, for the Lemon Tart of My Dreams: "There are more recipes for lemon tart out there than you can shake a stick at. Some have candied lemon slices afloat on top like so many shipwrecked unicycles; others, for reasons I cannot divine, are hell-bent on involving ground almonds ... But all I want in a lemon tart is the plainest possible thing: flat, smooth, and puckering with intense lemon flavor."</p><p>From apéritifs to desserts, Laura offers recipes ranging from easy to those that need just a little extra effort. From dishes that are ready in minutes to those slow and savory, from traditional to contemporary, <i>French Food at Home</i> lets you bring French food to your home.</p> | *$29.99 |
 | Beating Cancer With Nutrition - Revised
Brand: Nutrition Times Press
The book was developed after working with over 500 cancer patients and organizing 3 international symposiums on the subject. The information contained in BCN is both scientifically backed with references and clinically proven in the hospital with patients. This information helps cancer patients to improve quality and quantity of life. BCN had been translated into Japanese and Chinese and is being translated into Korean. BCN had become a home study continuing education course for registered nurses. BCN 2001 version will contain a 72-minute audio CD version in response to the requests from tired cancer patients who said they needed and audio version of the book to get started. BCN had sold 110,000 copies in 7 years in print, which is impressive for small publishers. | *$5.92 |
 | The Barbecue! Bible
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
Argentinean Veal and Chicken Kebabs. Balinese Prawn SatSs and Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Sesame Dipping Sauce. Mexico's Yucatan-Style Grilled Fish, Italy's famous Bistecca alla Fiorentina, Senegalese Grilled Chicken with Lemon Mustard Sauce, and the best Memphis Ribs, Texas-Style Barbecued Brisket, and North Carolina Pulled Pork ever. Plus grilled sides, grilled starters, grilled desserts, The Ten Secrets of Perfect Grilling, and master recipes for steak, chicken, fish, and vegetables.<br><br> Written by Steven Raichlen, the multi-award-winning cookbook author whose boundless enthusiasm took him 150,000 miles across 5 continents to discover the world's best grilled food, <i>The Barbeque Bible!</i> (over 310,000 copies in print) is a 512-page celebration of sizzle, smoke, secret sauces, and everything we love about cooking over fire. Main Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club's Good Cook Club. Winner of a 1998 IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award. | *$69.94 |
 | The Fat Flush Cookbook (Gittleman)
Brand: McGraw-Hill
<B>COMPANION VOLUME TO THE <I>NEW YORK TIMES </I>BESTSELLER <I>THE FAT FLUSH PLAN</I></B> <P><b>The popular weight-loss program now has a companion cookbook</b> <P>"(Ann Louise Gittleman's) rundown of the therapeutic and culinary benefits of her favorite 25 cooking herbs makes a perfect introduction to her popular nutritional philosophy."--<i>Natural Health Magazine</i> <P><i>The Fat Flush Cookbook </i>contains more than 200 recipes using fat-flushing foods and featuring the thermogenic herbs and spices--including ginger, cayenne, mustard, anise, fennel, and cinnamon--introduced in the popular diet program <i>The Fat Flush Plan</i>. This indispensable cookbook can be used as either a standalone volume or a companion book. <P>This tasty, heart-smart volume includes: <ul> <li>Time-saving, one-dish dinners <li>Packable lunches <li>Vegetarian-friendly ideas <li>Recipes with delicious and unique fat burning herbs and spices <li>An extended list of name brands suitable for Fat Flushing </ul> <P>In addition, <i>The Fat Flush Cookbook </i>shares new research explaining why certain Fat Flush staples speed up fat loss and provide profound detoxifying benefits while protecting overall health. Key ingredients such as lean proteins, phytonutrient-dense vegetables and fruits, psyllium, lemons, flaxseed and flaxseed oil, thermogenic herbs and spices, high-protein whey, stevia, cooking broths, and more are prominently featured in these delicious recipes. Cranberries, for example, which are now ranked among the best health foods we can consume, are an essential component to the success of Fat Flushers everywhere, and <i>The Fat Flush Cookbook </i>provides creative ways to enjoy this delicacy--along with tips on simple ways to sneak all these staples into existing favorites without making any major adjustments. <P>With delicious recipes, Fat Flushing information, and meal choices to suit every lifestyle, <i>The Fat Flush Cookbook </i>is perfect for the millions of Fat Flushers around the country. | *$4.42 |
 | Taste of Home: Guilt Free Cooking: 356 Home Style Recipes for Healthier Living
Brand: Readers Digest
Cheesy lasagna, hearty chowders, and chocolate cake...now you can indulge in these family favorites and still eat healthily! The 325 mouthwatering classics found in this beautiful collection of great-tasting recipes are true comfort foods and homespun staples prepared in light and healthy way. Shared by health-conscious family cooks, each dish features everyday ingredients which come together in a breeze. Over 230 full-color photos of the finished dishes make it easy to select the perfect family- pleasing dish and the final results a tasty success. This is the perfect kitchen tool for family-healthy diets. <BR><BR> Best of all, each recipe has an icon to make choosing every meal a cinch. A clock icon indicates that the recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make, another icon represents recipes that have fewer than 5 grams of fat, and a third icon indicates that the recipe has less than 500 mg of sodium. These healthy recipes are packed with flavor and include a wide range of ideas-from appetizers and soups to desserts and sweet treats plus entrees-and all include Nutrition Facts and Diabetic Exchanges to make it easier than ever to serve heart-smart sensations.<BR><BR> | *$7.02 |
 | Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone! Gift Edition
Brand: Good Books
Packed with delicious recipes for everyone--including those who have to keep track of food exchanges, carbohydrates, sugars, calories and fats. | *$16.95 |
 | The Moosewood Cookbook
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Among the most influential cookbooks of our time, the Moosewood Cookbook is such a powerful symbol that the publishers were tempted not to tamper wi th it. But times have changed, and knowledge about the foods we eat and their nutritional value has increased. So, after many inquiries and requests, the author has revised many of her recipes to be lighter and healthier. Illustrated. | *$2.99 |
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