 | BBQ 25
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<p> Introducing a book that streamlines the barbecue process. A collection of the 25 recipes that we cook 95 percent of the time, using accessible, not too pricey, quality ingredients. Here Adam will guide you through the entire process, from buying to serving, showing you how to deliver mind-blowing results for your friends and family. </p> <p> So relax, start up the BBQâit's time to get hands-on and learn techniques that will bring out the maximum flavors, under Adam's expert, easy-to-follow guidance. </p> | *$9.99 |
 | Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir/expose. Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bourdain calls "twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine." <P> Last summer, The New Yorker published Chef Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Bourdain spared no one's appetite when he told all about what happens behind the kitchen door. Bourdain uses the same "take-no-prisoners" attitude in his deliciously funny and shockingly delectable book, sure to delight gourmands and philistines alike. From Bourdain's first oyster in the Gironde, to his lowly position as dishwasher in a honky tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown (where he witnesses for the first time the real delights of being a chef); from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, to drug dealers in the east village, from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable. Kitchen Confidential will make your mouth water while your belly aches with laughter. You'll beg the chef for more, please. | *$13.88 |
 | Classic Indian Cooking
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
This extraordinary cookbook, <i>Classic Indian Cooking</i>, amounts to a complete course in Indian cuisine. Elucidated by over 100 line drawings, it systematically introduces the properties of all the basic spices and special ingredients of Indian food, then explains the techniques employed in using them, always with the help of comparisons to familiar Western methods.</p>It is immediately obvious that Indian food is rich and varied, yet not difficult to prepare. The cooking principles are basic and wellknown. The utensils needed are few and simple. As Julie Sahni says, "If you know how to fry, there are few tricks to Indian food." Every recipe has been especially designed for the American kitchen -- practically all the ingredients can be found in any American supermarket and there are scores of time-saving shortcuts with the food processor and handy directions for ahead-of-time preparation.</p>Following a lively and absorbing introduction to the history of India's classic Moghul cuisine, Julie guides the cook through the individual components that make up an Indian meal. She begins with delicious appetizers like Crab Malabar and Hyderabad lime soup; continues through main courses, both nonvegetarian and vegetarian (this book is a treasure trove for the non-meat eater); goes on to all the side dishes and traditional accompaniments, from spinach <i>raita</i> and lentils with garlic butter to saffron pilaf and whole wheat flaky bread; and ends with the glorious desserts, like <i>Ras Malai</i>, sweetmeats, and beverages. Clear, illustrated, step-by-step instructions accompany the cook through every stage, even for making the many wondrous Indian breads, both by hand and with the food processor. And at the end of each recipe are balanced serving suggestions for every kind of meal, Among the many special features are ideas for appropriate wines, a useful spice chart, a complete glossary (which might also come in handy when ordering in Indian restaurants), and a mailorder shopping guide that will make Indian spices accessible anywhere.</p>Most important, Julie Sahni imparts the secrets to mastering the art of Indian cooking. Even the beginner will quickly learn to move within the classic tradition and improvise with sureness and ease.</p>Julie Sahni has written a masterpiece of culinary instruction, as readable as it is usable, a joy to cook from, a fascination to read.</p> | *$16.95 |
 | Weber's Real Grilling: Over 200 Original Recipes
Brand: Oxmoor House
For sublime outdoor cooking and entertainment, who better to turn to than the foremost authority on grills? With the experts from Weber taking you through the basics and beyond, youâll be sizzling in no time. Over 200 recipesâeach with a mouthwatering photoâare simple to follow and feature common ingredients found in the local market. Youâll also find, canât-miss techniques, and even substitution tricks... Mark your favoritesâand thereâll be plentyâwith the handy enclosed page flags. And yes, once theyâve sampled the savory results of your newfound grilling skills, friends and family will be begging for your secrets. Just nod and say, "Itâs all in the technique." <P>Key Features: <P>* One-of-a-kind grilling cookbook with over 200 original recipes, each with a color photos <P>* Photos illustrate tips and techniques throughout <P>* Recipes are big on flavor with easy to find ingredients <P>* Tabbed chapters and included page flags to mark your favorite recipes <P>* From basic preparation to advanced fire-tending methods, Weberâs Real Grilling⢠has all the tools for successful grilling | *$9.00 |
 | Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: Delicious Dishes for Nourishing the New You (Healthy Living Cookbooks)
Brand: Fair Winds Press
Learn how to eat right after weight loss surgery.<P>In the past decade or so, there have been explosive increases in both the incidence of severe obesity and weight loss (bariatric) surgery. It has been shown that the incidence of bariatric surgical procedures has increased over 600% in the last decade. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 Americans (and another 200,000 adults world wide) will undergo a bariatric operation in 2006. This dramatic increase in operative cases is in part a testament to the safety and efficacy of the currently performed surgical procedures including the roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, and the biliopancreatic diversion (with or without duodenal switch).<P>Weight loss surgery is not a magic bullet, but with life-long positive lifestyle habits, including a healthy diet, you may be able to enjoy vibrant health you've never felt before.Once the surgery is over, there is a lifelong maintenance program to ensure not only that you keep the weight off, but that your body gets the right balance of nutrients. When you can only eat as much food as you can hold in your hand at a sitting, it's vital that you are eating the right foods and taking the correct supplements to nourish your body for life. What sets <I>Recipes After Weight Loss Surgery</I> apart from previous cookbooks is the combined expertise of Margaret Furtado, MS, RD, LD/N and Lynette Schultz, a combination of almost 40 years' experience in clinical nutrition and the culinary arts, respectively. Together, they'll help you navigate your way through the sometimes turbulent waters after your weight loss surgery, and will provide you with general clinical guidelines after your procedure, as well as helpful hints for easing your transition from surgery to your new, healthy lifestyle. With sections on home entertaining and eating-on-the-run, Ms. Furtado and Ms. Schultz will help you to feel like a person, rather than a patient, after your life-altering weight loss surgery. | *$12.33 |
 | The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round
Brand: Firefly Books
<p> <b>The easiest and safest methods for making delectable preserves in small batches -- all year long.</b> </p><blockquote><p> <i>"Takes the pressure off cooks who don't have much time... but still want to savor the season's bounty."</i><br /> -Chicago Tribune (Review of the prior edition) </p> </blockquote><p> <b>The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving</b> takes the guesswork out of home preserving. Both beginners and pros can make the most of fresh fruits and vegetables when these are readily available and inexpensive. Because these recipes require a minimum of time and fuss, home cooks will enjoy creating the preserves almost as much as everyone will enjoy tasting them. </p><p> Included are both traditional and new recipes. Detailed instructions provide the safest and latest processing methods. Some recipes are suitable for microwaves. A brand new chapter features freezer preserving as an alternative to the traditional methods. The more than 300 enticing recipes include:</p><ul> <li>Jams, jellies and low-sugar spreads</li> <li>Conserves, butters and curds</li> <li>Pickles, relishes and chutneys</li> <li>Salsas, mustards and marinades</li> <li>Flavored oils</li> <li>Dessert sauces, syrups and liqueurs.</li> </ul><p> With delectable recipes and professional tips, <b>The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving</b> is the ideal guide for anyone who craves home-made preserves but doesn't want to spend all day in the kitchen. </p> (20010801) | *$9.99 |
 | Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future
Brand: North Atlantic Books
Superfoods are vibrant, nutritionally dense foods that have recently become widely available and which offer tremendous dietary and healing potential. In this lively, illustrated overview, well-known raw-foods guru David Wolfe profiles delicious and incredibly nutritious plant products such as goji berries, hempseed, cacao beans (raw chocolate), maca, spirulina, bee products, and a host of others. As powerful sources of clean protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, good fats and oils, essential fatty and amino acids, and other nutrients, they represent a uniquely promising piece of the nutritional puzzle. Each superfood is described in detail, accompanied by easy and delicious recipes. This accessible guide presents persuasive arguments, based on sound science, for the pivotal role of superfoods in promoting nutritional excellence, health and well-being, beauty enhancement, sustainable agriculture, and the transformation of diet, lifestyle, and planet.<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i> | *$9.99 |
 | The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens
Brand: Chelsea Green
Creating the perfect loaf of bread â a challenge that has captivated centuries of bakers â is now the rage in the United States, from Waitsfield, Vermont to San Francisco, California. The resurgent village baker is at the center of this trend, leading the way to a crusty future while maintaining a firm foothold in the past. <P>"The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens" by Alan Scott and Daniel Wing profiles the people, technology, and procedures for creating world class bread. Thoughtful, informative, and spirited, this book helps the reader understand how to bake superb and healthful bread, covering everything from the consistency of the dough to the mortar in the masonry oven. <P>"The Bread Builders" explains grains and flours, leavens and doughs, the chemistry of bread, and the physics of baking. Unique among bread books, it includes a step-by-step guide to constructing a masonry oven. The authors also profile more than a dozen small-scale bakers around the U.S. whose businesses embody the holistic principles of community-oriented baking using whole grains and natural leavens. | *$21.58 |
 | Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste, and Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking
Brand: Hyperion
<P><b>Adam Perry Lang trained with the world's best chefs before giving up four-star kitchens for the thrill of cooking with just meat and fire. Now he's on a mission to turn everyone into an expert.</b></p> <P>In <i>Serious Barbecue</i>, Adam Perry Lang has translated his intimate understanding of culinary technique into easy-to-follow advice to help a nation of backyard cooks unleash the raw power of one of the most flavor-packed cuisines around: American barbecue.</p> <P>Perry Lang begins by breaking down the fundamentals of barbecue--what tools you'll need to begin, how to master cooking with charcoal and wood, how to choose the perfect grill, and more. Then he takes readers on a trip through the butcher's case, describing exactly what makes each kind of meat special, explaining how to select with the skill of a master, and providing his favorite recipes for almost every available cut of pork, beef, veal, lamb, chicken, and turkey. </p> <P>These original, mouthwatering recipes, which include step-by-step seasoning instructions and a flip-by-flip grilling or smoking guide, will have amateur and expert cooks firing up their barbecues and enjoying perfect results every time--whether they're impressing a group of friends with Perry Lang's insanely delicious Salt and Pepper Dry-Aged Cowboy-Cut Rib Eye or wowing half the neighborhood with his massive, slow-cooking, succulent "Get a Book" Whole Pork Shoulder. Whatever the recipe, his goal is for everyone to achieve the holy grail of barbecuing: bragging rights. </p> | *$13.12 |
 | Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Time-Honored Ways are the Best - Over 700 Recipes Show You Why
Brand: Kyle Books
In this timely new book, Darina reconnects you with the cooking skills that missed a generation or two. The book is divided into chapters such as "Dairy," "Poultry and Eggs," "Bread," and "Preserving," and forgotten processes such as smoking mackerel, curing bacon, and making yogurt and butter are explained in the simplest terms. The delicious recipes show you how to use your homemade bounty to its best, and include ideas for using forgotten cuts of meat, baking bread and cakes, and even eating food from the wild. The "Vegetables and Herbs" chapter is stuffed with growing tips to satisfy even those with the smallest garden plot or window box, and there are plenty of suggestions for using gluts of vegetables. You'll even discover how to keep a few chickens in your backyard. With over 700 recipes, this is the definitive modern guide to traditional cooking skills. | *$21.39 |
 | Supermarket Vegan: 225 Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes for Real People in the Real World
Brand: Perigee Trade
<B> An all-new collection of delicious, simple vegan dishes using easy- to-find, readily available ingredients-going vegan has never been easier. </B><BR><BR> The author of <I>The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen</I> shows readers how to use readily-available ingredients to create healthy, delicious, simple, low-cost, and elegant family vegan meals, including: <BR><BR> â¢More than 225 meat-free, egg-free, dairy-free recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, main courses, side dishes, beverages and desserts <BR><BR> â¢No expensive and suspect meat, egg, or dairy "substitutes" <BR><BR> â¢Helpful preparation tips <BR><BR> â¢Comprehensive nutritional analysis of every recipe <BR><BR> | *$4.30 |
 | Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast: Over 280 Incredibly Flavorful 5-Ingredient 15-Minute Recipes
Brand: Oxmoor House
With over 280 incredibly delicious flavorful 5-ingredient, 150 minute recipes at your fingertips, you'll discover how simple it is to serve a healthful home-cooked meal on a busy weeknight. Our Test Kitchens experts have paired easy side dishes and desserts with superfast entrées to create over 160 mouthwatering menus.</br></br> Organized by easy-to-use food categories, including Soups, Sandwiches, Salads, Meatless Main Dishes, Fish and Shellfish, Meats, and Poultry, Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast offers recipes that are great for you and taste great, too!</br></br> With short ingredient lists, straightforward procedures, fresh ingredients, and delicious results, the recipes and meals in this cookbook will be the most requested, often-repeated solutions in your weeknight repertoire.<br> | *$14.91 |
 | Alinea
Brand: Achatz
A pioneer in American cuisine, chef Grant Achatz represents the best of the molecular gastronomy movement--brilliant fundamentals and exquisite taste paired with a groundbreaking approach to new techniques and equipment. ALINEA showcases Achatz's cuisine with more than 100 dishes (totaling 600 recipes) and 600 photographs presented in a deluxe volume. Three feature pieces frame the book: Michael Ruhlman considers Alinea's role in the global dining scene, Jeffrey Steingarten offers his distinctive take on dining at the restaurant, and Mark McClusky explores the role of technology in the Alinea kitchen. Buyers of the book will receive access to a website featuring video demonstrations, interviews, and an online forum that allows readers to interact with Achatz and his team. | *$27.45 |
 | The Conscious Cook: Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change the Way You Eat
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<P>THE CONSCIOUS COOK is a breakthrough in vegan cuisine. By teaching readers how to make truly satisfying and delicious meals without the meat and dairyâ it makes the shift to a vegan lifestyle easy.</P> <P> A former steak lover himselfâ Chef Tal struggled for years on a vegan diet that left him hungry and filled with cravings for butter and meat. About ten years agoâ he decided that the best way to satisfy his dietary desires was to make food that was good enough for "foodies" and could gratify his cravings for rich flavor and fat. The solution? Create vegan meals with substantial proteins that could literally change the way people eat. He studied all aspects of nonâmeat proteins and today is widely regarded as the expert in the fieldâ developing new concepts for meals and sauces and helping to improve textures for food companies such as Gardein (the provider of vegetable proteins used by</P> <P> Morningstar Farmsâ Itâ²s All Goodâ Trader Joeâ²s brandsâ and the prepared food department of Whole Foodsâ to name a few). </P> <P> THE CONSCIOUS COOK features a centerâofâtheâplate protein in all of its entreesâa first for vegan cookbooks. Seventyâfive original recipes are organized by categories that include starters and small platesâ soups and saladsâ entreesâ and desserts. Each recipe is accompanied by stunning fullâcolor photographs.</P> | *$14.95 |
 | Cakes to Inspire and Desire
Brand: David & Charles
*Written by a popular and experienced cake designer <P> *Range of techniques and skill levels ensures broad appeal <P> *Lindy's other best-selling titles include Celebrate with a Cake (28,000 copies sold) and Party Animal Cakes (20,000 copies sold) <P> Readers will discover a collection of 15 truly inspirational and deceptively simple celebratory cakes, each with a modern and distinctive finish. Lavish colour photographs display a unique variety of traditional and contemporary styles from florals and frills to stripes and beadwork. Each cake is accompanied by exquisite mini-cakes to put a creative twist on the main theme, or to make as an alternative when time is short. Chapters are divided by shape, showing how a simple square or round design can be the basis for the most desirable of cakes. | *$11.95 |
 | Making Artisan Gelato: 45 Recipes and Techniques for Crafting Flavor-Infused Gelato and Sorbet at Home
Brand: Quarry Books
<DIV><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">The word <I>gelato</i>, in Italian, simply means âice cream,â but its meaning has shifted to define a type of high-end frozen dessert, made with milk, not cream. Gelato also has 35% less air whipped into it than ice cream, heightening its rich mouthfeel without tipping the scales. Gelato, in all its luxury, is simple to make at home with a standard ice-cream maker. </p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><I>Making Artisan Gelato</i>, following on the heels of <I>Making Artisan Chocolates</i>, will offer 45+ recipes and flavor variations for exquisite frozen desserts, made from all-natural ingredients available at any grocery store or farmerâs market.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">From pureeing and straining fruit to tempering egg yolks for a creamy base, the gelato-making techniques included in <I>Making Artisan Gelato</i> ensure quality concoctions. Recipe flavors run the gamutânuts, spices, chocolate, fruit, herbs, and moreâwith novel flavor pairings that go beyond your standard-issue fare. </p></DIV> | *$16.48 |
 | Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking
Brand: Celestial Arts
Everyone knows that whole foods are much healthier than refined ingredients, but few know how to cook with them in uncomplicated, delicious ways. Using a palette of natural ingredients now widely available in supermarkets, SUPER NATURAL COOKING offers globally inspired, nutritionally packed cuisine that is both gratifying and flavorful. With her weeknight-friendly dishes, real-foodie Heidi Swanson teaches home cooks how to become confident in a whole-foods kitchen by experimenting with alternative flours, fats, grains, sweeteners, and more. Including innovative twists on familiar dishes from polenta to chocolate chip cookies, SUPER NATURAL COOKING is the new wholesome way to eat, using real-world ingredients to get out-of-this-world results. | *$11.58 |
 | Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | *$17.89 |
 | Ani's Raw Food Kitchen: Easy, Delectable Living Foods Recipes
Brand: Da Capo Press
<DIV>This is the ultimate gourmet, living foods "uncookbook" for busy people. You don't have to sacrifice taste or style to reap the benefits of raw foods. These delectable, easy recipes emphasize fresh, animal-free ingredients and how to include more organics into your daily diet. Chef Ani offers delicious raw, animal-free versions of: breakfast scrambles, pancakes, chowders, bisques, and other soups, cheezes, mylks, lasagna, burgers, cobblers, pies, and cakes, and more. Included are recipes for dishes such as Stuffed Anaheim Chili with Mole Sauce, Ginger Almond Nori Roll, Coconut Kreme Pie with Carob Fudge on Brownie Crust, Mediterranean Dolmas, and Chicken-Friendly Spanish Scramble. Make your own kitchen more living-foods friendly with Chef Ani's tips on Essential tools, Key ingredients, Stocking your pantry, and How-to kitchen skills.</Div> | *$10.00 |
 | Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and to Share (Martha Stewart Living Magazine)
Brand: Martha Stewart Part Number: RH39454
The perfect cookie for every occasion.<br><br>Cookies are the treat that never disappoints. Whether youâre baking for a party or a picnic, a formal dinner or a family supperâor if you simply want something on hand for snackingâthere is a cookie thatâs just right. In <i>Martha Stewartâs Cookies,</i> the editors of <i>Martha Stewart Living</i> give you 175 recipes and variations that showcase all kinds of flavors and fancies. Besides perennial pleasers like traditional chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin, there are other sweet surprises, including Rum Raisin Shortbread, Peppermint Meringue Sandwiches with Chocolate Filling, and Lime Meltaways. <br><br>Cleverly organized by texture, the recipes in <i>Martha Stewartâs Cookies</i> inspire you to think of a classic, nostalgic treat with more nuance. Chapters include all types of treasures: Light and Delicate (Cherry Tuiles, Hazelnut Cookies, Chocolate Meringues); Rich and Dense (Key Lime Bars, Chocolate Mint Sandwiches, Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies); Chunky and Nutty (Magic Blondies, Turtle Brownies, White Chocolate-Chunk Cookies); Soft and Chewy (Snickerdoodles, Fig Bars, Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies); Crisp and Crunchy (ANZAC Biscuits, Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti, Almond Spice Wafers); Crumbly and Sandy (Cappuccino-Chocolate Bites, Maple-Pecan Shortbread, Lemon-Apricot Sandwiches); and Cakey and Tender (Lemon Madeleines, Carrot Cake Cookies, Pumpkin Cookies with Brown-Butter Icing).<br><br>Each tantalizing recipe is accompanied by a lush, full-color photograph, so you never have to wonder how the cookie will look. Beautifully designed and a joy to read, <i>Martha Stewartâs Cookies</i> is rich with helpful tips and techniques for baking, decorating, and storing, as well as lovely gift-packaging ideas in standout Martha Stewart style. | *$13.00 |
 | I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening!: Over 150 Ridiculously Easy Recipes for the Super Busy
Brand: Clarkson Potter
<b>From the <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling author of <i>The Biggest Loser</i> cookbooks: amazingly simple, super-speedy, and decadent recipes that taste sinful but are 100 percent guilt-free</b><br> <br>Devin Alexander lives by the motto that "twenty minutes in the kitchen can save you 3 hours on the treadmill!" The chef and author of <i>The Biggest Loser Cookbook </i> has maintained a weight loss of fifty-five pounds for almost twenty years by transforming the decadent dishes that we all crave into fantastic lo-cal indulgences. Now, she shows us how to make those mouthwatering favorites in mere minutes. Becauseâlet's face it, we want what we want and we want it NOW!<br> <br>With simple, super easy-to-follow recipes for delectable dishes such as Unbelievable Easy Chicken Parmesan, Carmelized Apple Buuter-Topped Pork Chops, Bacon Cheeseburger,  and even a Peppermint Brown "Pizza," you can now whip up fantastic, slimming meals in the time it would take to go through the drive-thru. | *$12.03 |
 | The Best of Clean Eating: Over 200 Mouthwatering Recipes to Keep You Lean and Healthy
Brand: Robert Kennedy Publishing
Clean Eating magazine helps improve readers' lives one meal at a time by providing a wholesome variety or delicious, low-fat, seasonal, local, budget-friendly, quick and easily made recipes that can be shared with family and friends. The editors of Clean Eating have chosen their top 200 recipes to be included in their first-ever cookbook. Bonus! 20 new recipes! | *$15.48 |
 | I Love Macarons
Brand: Chronicle Books
Cute-as-can-be, buttery macarons capture the whimsy and elegance of Paris, where they're traditionally served with tea or wrapped up in ribbon to give as a gift. But the secrets of making perfect macarons have long eluded home bakers until now! In <em>I Love Macarons</em>, renowned Japanese pastry-maker Hisako Ogita brings her extensive experience to the art of baking macarons with fully illustrated foolproof step-by-step instructions. This charmingly designed guide is sure to have pastry lovers everywhere whipping up these colorful confections at home, using ordinary baking equipment and simple ingredients to create myriad flavors of perfection. | *$9.12 |
 | Meat Smoking And Smokehouse Design
Brand: Bookmagic LLC
Most books on smoking just give some elementary information and then are filled with recipes; this book is the reverse, scholarly information and theory as it applies to smoking meats and a few recipes that will get one started. While various recipes usually get the spotlight, it is the authors' opinion that the technical know-how behind preparing meats and sausages is far more important. There is a section with some basic recipes, but after reading the book one should be able to create his own recipes without much effort. The book explains differences between grilling, barbecuing and smoking. The sections on smokehouse design include over 200 construction diagrams and photos that cover most known methods: masonry, portable, wood, concrete, and drum smokers. After reading this book a reader will fully comprehend what can be expected of any particular smoker and how to build one that will conform to his individual needs. The book will benefit the serious smoker as well as the beginner. | *$12.55 |
 | Cooking Light The Essential Dinner Tonight Cookbook: Over 350 delicious, easy, and healthy meals
Brand: Oxmoor House
Whether you're looking for dinner tonight or planning ahead for a special occasion, <i>Cooking Light The Essential Dinner Tonight Cookbook </i>has just what you need. You'll find great ideas and delicious, reliable recipes for healthy dinner solutions in this menu-packed volume from the most respected cooking authority in America.<br><br><b>Weeknight Meals</b><br>With over 350 delicious, easy, and healthy meals at your fingertips, choosing what's for dinner tonight has never been easier. Selections such as <b>Tomato-Basil Soup, Steak and Blue Cheese Pizza, </b>and <b>Biscuit-Topped Chicken Potpie </b>are sure to tempt your taste buds.<br><br><b>Complete Menus and Game Plans<br></b>Great-tasting, healthy recipes are not all that this hefty cookbook boasts. There is also a complete menu for each recipe offering superb "serve with" suggestions, along with a detailed and thorough game plan for getting it all on the table quickly and efficiently.<br><br><b>Photos of Every Recipe<br></b>And check out those photos! Each meal comes to life on these pages with big, bold images highlighting delicious food at its absolute finest.<br><br> | *$18.68 |
 | First Meals (New Expanded Edition)
Brand: DK Publishing
Completely revised, <I>First Meals</I> bursts with dozens of new color photographs and more than 200 recipes to entice even the fussiest baby or toddler. This classic cookbook covers the essentials-from flavorful first purées, winning lunchbox combos and easy-to-make family meals to finger-licking picnic and party noshes-while delighting the eye and providing hardworking information on nutrition, preparation and cooking times, freezing instructions, and tips on how to handle food allergies, additives, and tricky eaters. <br><br> "For help from an expert, try First Meals, a beautifully illustrated, easy -to-follow guide to cooking for kids up to the age of 5." <I>NEWSWEEK</I> <br><br> "Annabel Karmel's First Meals may be the perfect new-mom gift..." <I>TIME</I> | *$9.82 |
 | Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes
Brand: Harlequin
<b>Beat diabetes <I>and</i> lose weight!</b><P>Ask any doctor or nutritionist who treats patients with diabetes: the first focus for controlling the disease is a healthy eating plan. But typical diabetic eating plans have been all about what you can't eat and what to do if you fall prey to a craving for foods you shouldn't have.<P>But now a typical day in the life of a diabetic might start with a smoked salmon-and-dill omelet, continue to a lunch of three-bean chili, salsa and guacamole, and finish with a dinner of grilled shrimp and shaved fennel, topped off by a dessert of chocolate terrine. It's a kind of eating that virtually guarantees not just control of the disease and a satisfying of the appetite, but an emphasis on specific nutrients that actually target diabetes, beating back its potential side effects and maintaining the healthy weight that is key to controlling the disease.<P>In <I>Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss</i>, Dr. Howard Shapiro uses the same visual method of food comparisons that made his bestselling weight-loss books so popular and easy to use. Now he has teamed with top chef Franklin Becker, a diabetic himself, and together they reveal the secrets to a diet that can actually help you prevent and beat diabetesâwithout depriving yourself of delicious food. | *$12.05 |
 | The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets
Brand: Running Press
<DIV><i>The Boozy Baker</i> is a fun collection of recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, and more, all of which contain a healthy dose of alcohol. Home bakers will recognize classic treats such as profiteroles, peach cobbler, and spiced Bundt cake, and be delighted by the ways they are reinvented with chocolate stout, almond liqueur, and even Jägermeister. Featuring more than 30 full-color photographs, the book also includes sidebars throughout with instructions for preparing funky cocktails that add a punchy compliment to many of the recipes.<P>Whether you are a pastry perfectionist or a one-bowl beginner, a bonafide mixologist or just looking for a way to polish off a few dusty bottles, this cookbook is sure to become a favorite, its pages splattered with chocolate, sprinkled with sugar, and garnished with a twist.</DIV> | *$10.94 |
 | A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Brand: Bloomsbury
Throughout human history. certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization. For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again. | *$15.95 |
 | Fix, Freeze, Feast: Prepare in Bulk and Enjoy by the Serving - More than 125 Recipes
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
Millions of shoppers save money buying groceries in bulk â trays of boneless chicken breasts, pairs of flank steaks, and flats of ripe tomatoes. But savings can quickly become losses if those bulk quantities spoil in the refrigerator or lie forgotten â unlabeled and unrecognizable under layers of ice crystals â in the back of the freezer.<br><br>Kati Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik have built businesses teaching home cooks how to take advantage of bulk savings by shopping wisely; converting food purchases into delicious, healthful family dinners; and labeling and storing the meals for easy access on busy days. They share all their best recipes and organizational wisdom in <i>Fix, Freeze, Feast</i>, a cookbook every price-conscious shopper will love, and warehouse club members shouldn't be without. With their help, home cooks will have freezers stocked with easy-to-prepare entrées, ready to be defrosted and cooked for weeknight family dinners. Imagine the comfort of knowing a homecooked meal is always available. <br><br>Each recipe includes instructions for dividing, preparing, and storing the raw ingredients, and a second set of simple directions for thawing, cooking, and enjoying the food. Designed for the way people cook today, <i>Fix, Freeze, Feast</i> meals are lighter and fresher than traditional bulk-cooking recipes, with a focus on simple stews and stir-fries, quick grilled or broiled main courses, and popular ethnic meals such as Beef Fajitas and Cashew Chicken Stir-fry.<br><br>Add to the entrées ready-to-bake cookie doughs, warming soups and side dishes, fruit smoothies, and portable kids' snacks, and those warehouse club shopping trips begin to look more valuable than ever. This is a system that saves time, saves money, and saves families from the empty calories of takeout food. Make room in the freezer for next week's dinner!<br><br><strong>Praise for <i>Fix, Freeze, Feast</i></strong> â<br> <p>"[<i>Fix Freeze, Feast</i>] delivers some yummy new recipes that are easily stored and donât look or taste like frozen meals when theyâre served days later . . . <i>Fix Freeze, Feast </i>promises to ease the stress of cooking and ensure that youâre well fed, with hearty meals, throughout the week or month." <br><i>â lhj.com (Ladies Home Journal)<br><br></i></p> <p><i>"Fix Freeze, Feast </i>is a smart book to keep on the shelf . . . Thereâs nothing like a hot meal after a long, hard day at work, especially if all the work was done weeks ago!" <br><i>â Scripps News Service</i></p><br> <p>"If you resolved to cook more at home in 2008, Fix, Freeze and Feast can help . . . In addition to recipes they also have tips for organizing your shopping list, packaging meals and preventing freezer burn." <i>â Spokane Spokesman-Review<br><br></i></p> <p>"If one of your New Yearâs resolutions is to eat home-cooked meals as a family more often, <i>Fix Freeze, Feast</i> could be just the help you need to accomplish that . . . <i>Fix Freeze, Feast</i> wonât guarantee getting a scattered family home for dinner more often, but it will definitely make it much easier to get the meal on the table." â <i>The Register-Guard</i> (Eugene, OR) <br><br></p> <p>"Not so much a cookbook as a bulk-saving survival guide for harried cooks everywhere." <i>â Northern Virginia Magazine <br><br></p> <p>"The authors do a great job offering clear instructions for the cooking, an important final step that is too often left to guesswork." <i>â (Memphis) Commercial Appeal </p></i></i> | *$9.24 |
 | Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving: 400 Delicious and Creative Recipes for Today
Brand: Robert Rose
From the experts, the definitive book on home preserving. <P>Ball Home Canning Products are the gold standard in home preserving supplies, the trademark jars on display in stores every summer from coast to coast. Now the experts at Ball have written a book destined to become the "bible" of home preserving. <P>As nutrition and food quality has become more important, home canning and preserving has increased in popularity for the benefits it offers: - Cooks gain control of the ingredients, including organic fruits and vegetables - Preserving foods at their freshest point locks in nutrition - The final product is free of chemical additives and preservatives - Store-bought brands cannot match the wonderful flavor of homemade - Only a few hours are needed to put up a batch of jam or relish - Home preserves make a great personal gift any time of year <P>These 400 innovative and enticing recipes include everything from salsas and savory sauces to pickling, chutneys, relishes and of course, jams, jellies, and fruit spreads, such as: - Mango-Raspberry Jam, Damson Plum Jam - Crab Apple Jelly, Green Pepper Jelly - Spiced Red Cabbage, Pickled Asparagus - Roasted Red Pepper Spread, Tomatillo Salsa - Brandied Apple Rings, Apricot-Date Chutney <P>The book includes comprehensive directions on safe canning and preserving methods plus lists of required equipment and utensils. Specific instructions for first-timers and handy tips for the experienced make the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving a valuable addition to any kitchen library. | *$17.66 |
 | Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too with Over 75 New Recipes You Can Make in a Flash!
Brand: Voice
<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Series . . . <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> <P>Lose Weight without Losing Your Mind!</b> <P>Discover what everyone is talking about: the easiest, most enjoyable way to lasting weight loss. Following the smash hit original comes this brand-new collection of over 75 even easier recipes, plus smart cooking tips and real-life success stories. Finally, a diet to savor . . . <P><i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> delivers <b>more</b> mouthwatering low-fat recipes, <b>more</b> skinny alternatives to your cravings, and <b>more</b> quick and easy meals in HALF the time! We know there's hardly ever enough time to cook. With <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> you can drop a dress size without sacrificing the foods you love <i>and</i> spend less time in the kitchen so you can enjoy . . . life! <P>Have your cake and eat it too with these delectable recipes: <P>Mini Blueberry Muffins<br> Seven-Layer Dip<br> Pineapple Mojitos <br> Asian Chicken Salad<br> Shrimp and Grits <br> Cheese "Fries" <br> Carrot Soup with a Kick <br> Flank Steak with Indian Salsa <br> White Pizza with Roasted Mushrooms <P>What are you waiting for? <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER!</i> | *$5.54 |
 | Raw Food: A Complete Guide for Every Meal of the Day
Brand: Skyhorse Publishing
Raw food is more than a diet. Itâs a lifestyle and a movement. The stories of weight loss, increased energy, healthy-looking skin, and better digestion are seemingly endless. However, many people are turned off by the difficulty and unpleasantness of eating only (or even primarily) foods cooked below 104 degrees Fahrenheit. With dozens of recipes accompanied with beautiful, full-color photographs, Erica Palmcrantz and Irmela Lilja prove that eating raw foods can be simple, inexpensive, and delicious. No one should have to sacrifice time, money, or flavor to enjoy the astounding health advantages of going raw. Learn how to soak and sprout vegetables and nuts to increase the nutritional value, what types of kitchen tools are best for preparing raw food, and which foods to have on-hand for use in raw recipes. From creative salads to spicy burritos to chocolate mousse, every recipe will broaden your raw-food horizons. Complete with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and side dishes, <em>Raw Food</em> is an innovative approach to a wholesome way of eating. | *$9.59 |
 | George Stella's Livin' Low Carb: Family Recipes Stella Style
Brand: Simon & Schuster
George lost weight with Stella Style: "eating fresh foods, using low-carb ingredients to reinvent your old favorites, developing better eating habits, and, most of all -- eating food you love!" And he wasn't the only one: The entire Stella family shed more than 560 pounds.<P>In <I>Livin' Low Carb,</I> George has brought together more than 125 of the Stella family's favorite recipes. For breakfast there are Blueberry Pancakes or George's Gorgeous Macadamia Banana Muffins. For lunch or dinner try Low-Carb Pizza, Tequila Chicken Quesadillas, Spaghetti Squash Alfredo, Lasagna, Anaheim Shrimp Scampi, and Southern Fried Chicken. And don't forget soups, salads, and vegetables! You'll find recipes here for Key West Caesar Salad, Turkey Vegetable Soup, and Garlic Mock Mashed Potatoes. If it's sweets you crave, try Chocolate Pecan Brownies or New York Ricotta Cheesecake. There are also party recipes (Nutty Muddy Trail Mix, Teriyaki Sesame Tuna Skewers), tasty drink concoctions (Strawberry Milkshakes, Lemon-Lime Slushees), and a wide array of condiments and dressings (including Quick and Easy Ketchup and Thousand Island Dressing). <P>These recipes feature easy-to-find, low-carb ingredients that will fit any budget. More than just a cookbook, <I>Livin' Low Carb</I> is a practical guide to a sustainable low-carb lifestyle. | *$9.73 |
 | Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock
Brand: Da Capo Press
<P>In <i>Vegan with a Vengeance</i>, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, cohost of the vegan cooking show, <i>The Post Punk Kitchen</i>, brings the do-it-yourself, community-driven ethos of punk rock into the kitchen. Her cooking philosophy embraces being kind to animals (all recipes are completely animal-product free) and your wallet--while being creative and having fun in the process. She emphasizes fresh ingredients over heavily processed corporate brand-name foods and says that, like good music, cooking is best when it's an innovative, experimental, and completely real experience. Her inspired recipes--covering all meals of the day and influenced by dishes from around the world--include:<BR><P>Asparagus and Sun-dried Tomato Frittata--Fresh Mango Summer Rolls--Pumpkin Waffles--Tofu Dill Salad Sammiches--Green Goddess Garlic Pizza--Sweet Potato Crepes with Cilantro-Tamarind Sauce--Brooklyn Pad Thai--Banana Split Pudding Brownies--Fauxstess Cups--Gingerbread Apple Pie<BR> <P>PLUS: - Lists of essential tools and post punk pantry items - Suitable substitutes for those without all the fancy kitchen gear and ingredients - Inventive twists on classic dishes - Handy resources for vegans and punks - The story of <i>The Post Punk Kitchen</i> - Rockin' recipe intros and descriptions - Even fun facts and tips from Isa's cat, Fizzle! | *$9.96 |
 | 1001 Low-Carb Recipes: Hundreds of Delicious Recipes from Dinner to Dessert That Let You Live Your Low-Carb Lifestyle and Never Look Back
Brand: Fair Winds Press
<DIV> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Drawing on the best 1001 recipes from Dana Carpenderâs bestselling books including <I>500 Low-Carb Recipes</i>, <I>15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes,</i> <I>500 More Low-Carb Recipes</i>, 2<I>00 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes</i>, <I>The Low-Carb Barbeque Book</i>, and <I>Low-Carb Smoothies</i>. Youâll find delicious and varied options including recipes for "high-carb" foods you thought you had to give up forever such as Cinnamon Raisin Bread and Mocha Chocolate Cheesecake. Staying the low-carb course will be easy with choices from barbecue to slow-cooker to internationally-inspired dishes. </p> <p>Â </p> </div> | *$12.48 |
 | The UltraMetabolism Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes that Will Turn on Your Fat-Burning DNA
Brand: Scribner
<p align="center"><b><big>From the Three-Time <I>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author of <I>Ultraprevention, Ultrametabolism,</i> and <I>The Ultrasimple Diet</i></big></b><P>In <I>UltraMetabolism</i>, Dr. Mark Hyman brought the new science of weight loss to the general public. By learning to work with the body instead of against it, you can ignite your natural fat-burning furnace and reprogram your body to burn fat and keep it off for good.<P>Simply put, eat the right foods and send instructions of weight loss and health; eat the wrong foods and send messages of weight gain and disease. <P><I>The UltraMetabolism Cookbook</i> puts Ultra-Metabolism into overdrive with 200 convenient, easy-to-prepare, and, of course, delicious recipes for the right foods that will bring on a lifetime of good health and healthy weight. <P>The first part of the book reacquaints the reader with the UltraMetabolism plan and then offers a wide variety of delicious, easily prepared dishes for both Phase I -- the three-week detoxification of your system -- and Phase II, which rebalances your metabolism in four weeks and offers the way to a healthy metabolism for life! <P>Look your best, feel your best, perform at your best, and eat such fantastic meals as Roasted Shrimp, Turkey and Red Bean Chili, and Ratatouille. And that's just Phase I! <P>As you progress through the UltraMetabolism plan and enter Phase II, you'll add satisfying, flavor-packed appetizers -- Curried Deviled Eggs with Cashews, anyone? -- as well as many more new salads, meats, fish, shellfish, soups, poultry, grains, vegetables, breakfast foods, and snacks. And there are lots of plant-based options and bean dishes for vegetarians. <P>In addition to the clear, cutting-edge science and great recipes in <I>The UltraMetabolism Cookbook</i>, you'll find countless ideas of how to integrate the UltraMetabolism way of eating into your lifestyle, from quick weeknight suppers to entertaining and holiday meals. | *$16.23 |
 | Weight Watchers Take-Out Tonight! : 150+ Restaurant Favorites to Make at Home--All 8 POINTS or Less
Brand: Fireside
<P> Now you can have take-out tonight and every night and still lose weight! <P> Craving Chinese, Mexican, Thai, or even Japanese for dinner? No problem and no need to worry about the fat and calories thanks to <I>Take-Out Tonight!</I> Based on the <I>Weight Watchers <B>Winning Points®</B></I> weight loss plan, <I>Take-Out Tonight!</I> serves up more than 150 mouthwatering recipes that reinvent all of America's most-loved take-out dishes -- all<I> 8 POINTS </I> or less! Few people consider, before they stop in for take-out or pick up the phone to call for delivery, how these made-to-order meals fit into their lives if they're trying to lose weight. Truth is, they don't. So let <I>Take-Out Tonight!</I> help you prepare healthy, delicious meals for you and your family using the smart cooking hints people have come to expect from Weight Watchers cookbooks. <I>Take-Out Tonight!</I> includes: <P> CHINESE CLASSICS, like Shrimp-and-Pork Wontons, Chinese Barbecued Pork, and Szechuan Chicken with Peanuts ⢠MEXICAN MUST-HAVES, like Family-Style Chicken Enchiladas, Chimichurri Steak with Jicama Salsa, and Nachos Supreme ⢠DELI SPECIALS, like Crunchy Chicken Salad Wraps, Reuben Sandwiches, and Crumb-Topped Jumbo Bran Muffins ⢠TOTALLY THAI, like Shrimp Pad Thai and Coconut Rice Pudding ⢠ITALIAN DELIGHTS, like Pizza with the Works, Spaghetti and Meatballs, and Cannoli <P> Each recipe offers easy how-tos, tips, and complete nutritional information, as well as <B>POINTS</B> per serving. With <I>Take-Out Tonight!</I> there's really no reason to order out -- so get cooking! | *$7.27 |
 | Williams-Sonoma The Art of Preserving
Brand: Williams Sonoma
Sweet & savory recipes to enjoy seasonal produce year-round. | *$17.00 |
 | Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival
Brand: Cross-Current Pub.
A complete guide to emergency preparedness for our uncertain times. Virtually an encyclopedia of food storage and personal preparedness, it covers topics from exactly how to design a food storage program tailored for your particular family to growing and preserving food, storing fuel, alternate energy, emergency evacuation kits, medical and dental, surviving biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism, communications, selection of firearms and other survival tools, and preparing for earthquakes. <P>Dozens of detailed, expert checklists and tables with photographs and index. Extensive book and resource lists with regular and Internet addresses. An absolute must for those serious about preparing for and surviving during our dangerous times. | *$19.75 |
 | Zone Meals in Seconds: 150 Fast and Delicious Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (Zone (Regan))
Brand: Harper Paperbacks
<P><B>A quick, easy, family-friendly cookbook for the millions of Zone households around the world</B>.</P> <P>Millions of people worldwide have discovered the incredible weight-loss and health benefits of living in the Zone. For almost 10 years, Lynn and Barry Sears have maintained a completely Zone-friendly kitchen. With two daughters - one a finicky first-grader and one a vegetarian teenager - Lynn has had to use all of her creative and culinary skills to keep her family healthy and happy.<I> Zone Meals in Seconds</I> combines Lynn's hard-won wisdom and valuable experience with Barry's Zone expertise and medical knowledge in the first-ever family-friendly Zone book. From quick and easy family dinner recipes and snack tips, to advice on packing school lunches and surviving backyard barbecues, this book is a must-have for people who want to experience the incredible benefits of the Zone but need help answering the all-important question, 'What do I eat?'Written with the help of an experienced chef and recipe developer, <I>Zone Meals in Seconds</I> offers more than 200 fast and family-tested recipes for Zone-approved breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. </P> | *$7.97 |
 | Pickles and Relishes: From Apples to Zucchinis, 150 recipes for preserving the harvest
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
Step-by-step instructions to make traditional and salt-free pickles and relishes. | *$4.78 |
 | Gordon Ramsay's Healthy Appetite
Brand: Key Porter Books
<DIV>You are what you eat â and everyone wants to be healthy and look his or her best. A fit chef, marathon runner, and high-energy television presenter, Gordon Ramsay is a walking advertisement for eating well and staying in the peak of good health. In this new book, which includes recipes from <I>The F Word,</I> he has put together over 100 dishes that reflect the way we want to eat today. Geared around our daily lives, the book offers sensible, fun ideas and recipes for healthy breakfasts, lunches, barbecues, suppers, desserts, food for kids, and entertaining, and demonstrates how to cook for both health and flavor. Recipes include Mango and Smoked Chicken Salad, Griddle Squid with Roasted Peppers and Cannellini Beans, Wild Mushroom Risotto with Baked Courgettes, and Roasted Peaches with Vanilla and Spices. Featuring colorful photographs and clean modern design, this is a worthy follower to the successful <I>Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food.</I></DIV> | *$17.18 |
 | Real Food: What to Eat and Why
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
<DIV><DIV>Hailed as the Âpatron saint of farmersâ marketsâ by the <I>Guardian </I>and called one of the Âgreat food activistsâ by <I>Vanity Fair</I>âs David Kamp, Nina Planck is single-handedly changing the way we view Âreal food.â A vital and original contribution to the hot debate about what to eat and why, <I>Real</I> <I>Food</I> is a thoroughly researched rebuttal to dietary fads and a clarion call for the return to old-fashioned foods.<BR> <BR>In lively, personal chapters on produce, dairy, meat, fish, chocolate, and other real foods, Nina explains how ancient foods like beef and butter have been falsely accused, while industrial foods like corn syrup and soybean oil have created a triple epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The <I>New York Times</I> said that <I>Real Food</I> Âposes a convincing alternative to the prevailing dietary guidelines, even those treated as gospel,â and that Âradicalâ as Ninaâs ideas may be, the case she makes for them is Âeminently sensible.â</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><B>Nina Planck</B> grew up in Virginia selling vegetables at farmersâ markets and later created the first farmersâ markets in London, England. In New York City, she ran the legendary Greenmarkets. Nina also wrote <I>The Farmersâ</I> <I>Market Cookbook</I> and hosted a British television series on local food. Her latest company, Real Food, runs markets for traditional foods in American cities.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV>Nina Planck has been called the "patron saint of farmers' markets" by the <I>Guardian </I>and one of the "great food activists" by <I>Vanity Fair</I>âs David Kamp. <I>Real Food</I> is her contribution to the debate about what to eat and why. It is a thoroughly researched rebuttal to dietary fads and a call for the return to old-fashioned foods.<BR> <BR>In chapters on produce, dairy, meat, fish, chocolate, and other 'real foods,' Planck explains how ancient foods like beef and butter have been falsely accused, while industrial foods like corn syrup and soybean oil have created a triple epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The <I>New York Times</I> said that <I>Real Food</I> "poses a convincing alternative to the prevailing dietary guidelines, even those treated as gospel," and that as "radical" as Nina's ideas may be, the case she makes for them is "eminently sensible."</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><DIV>"Science is finally catching up to what our grandmothers knew long ago: that traditional foods, and even fats, are actually good for youÂand a whole lot healthier than the creations of food technology. Drawing on the latest research and oldest folk wisdom, <I>Real Food</I> offers a persuasive and invigorating defense of eggs, butter, meat, and even lard (!), as well as a powerful critique of a food industry that aims to replace these standbys with its highly processed, and sometimes deadly, simulacra. Nina Planck has written a valuable and eye-opening book.â<B>Â</B><B>Michael Pollan</B><B>, author of <I>The Omnivoreâs Dilemma</I></B></DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"A successful manager of urban green markets, Planck presents a contrarian view of what constitutes sound nutrition. She urges readers to think back to the kinds of diets that their grandmothers ate, regimens full of foods fresh from farms and from individual purveyors: meats, dairy, and seasonal fruits and vegetables. Planck has a lot to offer about the role of fats in a healthy diet. Although most nutritionists worry about people consuming too much fat, Planck distinguishes good fats from bad, noting that many vital nutrients are absorbed into the body only dissolved in fat. She describes the differences between industrial fats that have been chemically saturated and hydrogenated and those fats that occur naturally in vegetables, fish, and meats, especially lauding the benefits of homemade lard. Planck draws a similar line between natural and industrial soy foods. She also encourages people to consume much more seafood, finding the threat of mercury contamination a bit overblown. Above all, Planck links good nutrition to sensible enjoyment of food in all its variety."Â<B>Mark Knoblauch, <I>Booklist</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><D IV>"Nina Planck is a good, stylish writer and a dogged researcher who writes directly, forthrightly and with an edge. She isn't afraid to make the occasional wisecrack ('No doubt, for some people, cracking open an egg is one chore too many') while taking unpopular positions. Her chosen fieldÂshe is a champion of 'real' (as opposed to industrialized) foodÂis one in which unpopular positions are easy to find. As Planck reveals, in her compellingly smart <I>Real Food: What to Eat and Why</I>, much of what we have learned about nutrition in the past generation or so is either misinformed or dead wrong, and almost all of the food invented in the last century, and especially since the Second World War, is worse than almost all of the food that we've been eating since we developed agriculture. This means, she says, that butter is better than margarine (so, for that matter, is lard); that whole eggs (especially those laid by hens who scratch around in the dirt) are better than egg whites, and that eggs in general are an integral part of a sound diet; that full-fat milk is preferable to skim, raw preferable to pasteurized, au naturel preferable to homogenized. She goes so far as to maintainÂhorror of horrorsÂthat chopped liver mixed with real schmaltz and hard-boiled eggs is, in a very real way, a form of health food. Like those who've paved the way before her, she urges us to eat in a natural, old-fashioned way. But unlike many of them, and unlike her sometimes overbearing compatriots in the Slow Food movement, she is far from dogmatic, making her case casually, gently, persuasively. And personally, Planck's philosophy grows directly out of her life history, which included a pair of well-educated parents who decided, when the author was two, to pull up stakes in Buffalo, N.Y., and take up farming in northern Virginia. Planck, therefore, grew up among that odd combination of rural farming intellectuals who not only wanted to raise food for a living but could explain why it made sense. Planck, who is now an author and a creator and manager of farmers' markets, has a message that can beÂand isÂsummed up in straightforward and simple fashion in her first couple of chapters. She then goes on to build her case elaborately, citing both recent and venerable studies, concluding in the end that the only sensible path for eating, the one that maintains and even improves health, the one that maintains stable weight and avoids obesity, happens to be the one that we all crave: not modern food, but traditional food, and not industrial food, but real food."Â<B>Mark Bittman, <I>Publishers Weekly</I></B></DIV></DIV> | *$8.96 |
 | Everyday Raw
Brand: Gibbs Smith
<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title>Everyday Raw-Product Description</title> </head> <body> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 99, 133);"><br> Everyday Raw</span> is an exciting new cookbook that will introduce the benefits and pleasure of eating healthful food that is organic, fresh and good for you! Preparing and eating raw food does not mean bland, whether it is a smoothie, a salad, or a mid-morning snack, you will love the tantalizing and delicious recipes included here. <br> <br> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chef</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 99, 133);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 99, 133);"> Matthew Kenney</span></span> has been preparing raw food for years and offers up a variety of delectable recipes including-Chocolate-Cherry Smoothie, Red-Chile Pineapple Dipping Sauce, Sesame Cashew Dumplings, Portobello Fajitas, and a Lemon Macaroon Cheesecake Tartlet that will leave you wondering why you haven't started eating raw food sooner! <br> <br> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 99, 133);">Contents Include:</p> <ul style="color: rgb(0, 99, 133);"> <li>Blended and Squeezed (Smoothies and Juices)</li> <li>Snacks</li> <li>Unbaked (Crackers and Breads)</li> <li>Spreads, Dips, and Sauces</li> <li>Starters</li> <li>Salads and Dressings</li> <li>Main Dishes</li> <li>Desserts</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 99, 133);">Recipes Include:</p> <ul style="color: rgb(0, 99, 133);"> <li>Key Lime Tartlets</li> <li>Pumpkin Pie with Thyme</li> <li>Pad Thai</li> <li>Tomato, Basil and Ricotta Pizza</li> <li>Blood Orange and Crispy Fennel Salad</li> <li>Blueberry Pancakes</li> <li>Raspberry Vanilla-Almond Granola </li> </ul> </body> </html> | *$10.99 |
 | Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours
Brand: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
<DIV><DIV>Baking with whole-grain flours used to be about making food that was good for you, not food that necessarily tasted good, too. But Kim Boyce truly has reinvented the wheel with this collection of 75 recipes that feature 12 different kinds of whole-grain flours, from amaranth to teff, proving that whole-grain baking is more about incredible flavors and textures than anything else.  </DIV><DIV>When Boyce, a former pastry chef at Spago and Campanile, left the kitchen to raise a family, she was determined to create delicious cakes, muffins, breads, tarts, and cookies that her kids (and everybody else) would love. She began experimenting with whole-grain flours, and <I>Good to the Grain</I> is the happy result. The cookbook proves that whole-grain baking can be easily done with a pastry chefâs flair. Plus, thereâs a chapter on making jams, compotes, and fruit butters with seasonal fruits that help bring out the wonderfully complex flavors of whole-grain flours.</DIV></DIV> | *$16.23 |
 | The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest at Every Occasion
Brand: Fair Winds Press
<DIV> <DIV> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Entertain in StyleâVegan Style </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Â </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><I>The Vegan Table </i>is your one-stop source for creating the perfect meal for your friends and family. Whether youâre hosting an intimate gathering of friends or a large party with an open guest list, author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, crowned the âVegan Martha Stewartâ by <I>VegNews </i>magazine, will answer your every entertaining need. <BR> <BR> Inside youâll be treated to practically limitless recipe and menu ideas, making it easy to satisfy any and all palates and preferences. From romantic meals for two to formal dinners, casual gatherings, childrenâs parties, and holiday feasts, you can keep the party going through every occasion and season. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Â </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Recipes include:</p> </div> <DIV> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Pumpkin Curry </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Roasted Red Pepper, Artichoke, and Pesto Sandwiches </p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Creamy Macaroni and Cashew Cheese</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Elegantly Simple Stuffed Bell Peppers </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Pasta Primavera with Fresh Veggies and Herbs </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Tempeh and Eggplant Pot Pies</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">African Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew<BR> Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Onions <BR> Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce<BR> South of the Border Pizza</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Tofu Spinach Lasagna<B></b><BR> Blackberry Pecan Crisp<BR> Flourless Chocolate Tart</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Red Velvet Cake with Buttercream Frosting</p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> Celebrate the joy of plant-based cuisine with <i>The Vegan Table</i>, your ultimate at-home dining and entertaining guide. </div> | *$12.00 |
 | The Petit Appetit Cookbook: Easy, Organic Recipes to Nurture Your Baby and Toddler
Brand: HP Trade
Fresh, wholesome meals that give little mouths something to smile about... <br><br> In <i>The Petit Appetit Cookbook</i>, mother and professional cook Lisa Barnes offers a healthy all-organic alternative to commercially processed, preservative-filled foods to help create delicious menus, nurture adventurous palates, and begin a lifetime of positive eating habits for children. <br><br> Includes: <br><br> - 150+ easy, fast, child-tested recipes for ages 4 months to 4 years<br> - Mealtime solutions for even the most finicky eaters<br> - Nutritional information for each recipe<br> - Time-saving cooking techniques<br> - The right age- and stage-appropriate food choices<br> - How and when to introduce solids to baby's diet <br> - Adapting family recipes for young children<br> - Recognizing signs of food allergies and intolerances | *$7.64 |
 | The Good Stuff Cookbook: Burgers, fries, shakes, wedges, and more
Brand: Wiley | *$13.50 |
 | 200 Easy Homemade Cheese Recipes: From Cheddar and Brie to Butter and Yogurt
Brand: Robert Rose
<p> How to create artisanal-quality cheeses, butters and yogurts. </p><p> Homemade cheeses can easily surpass any commercially made cheese. In fact, the techniques used in home brewing, canning, pickling and wine making are quite similar to those needed to make cheese. More than ever, home cheese-making supplies and equipment are easy to find, and the only other requirement is a kitchen. </p><p> The recipes in this book feature step-by-step instructions that eliminate all the guesswork. From cleaning to sterilization, every technique and process is explained clearly so that even a novice can create artisanal-quality cheeses. The book describes all cheese types and families, ripening and aging techniques and the kinds of milk and other components needed. The recipes feature: </p><p> <li>Spreadables -- cream cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta, mascarpone</li> <li>Stretched cheeses -- mozarella, bocconcini, provolone</li> <li>Mold-ripened cheeses -- Brie, Camembert, Valencay</li> <li>Blue cheeses -- Roquefort, Stilton, Gorgonzola</li> <li>Washed rind cheeses -- St. Paulin, Oka, brick</li> <li>Hard cheeses -- cheddar, Gruyère, Parmesan</li> <li>Ethnic and specialty cheeses -- haloumi, queso blanco, paneer, feta.</li> </p><p> Recipes for yogurts, kefirs, butters and buttermilk, as well as recipes that feature the homemade cheeses, round out the collection. </p> (20090616) | *$15.34 |
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