Taste of Home Baking

by Reader's Digest    (Find this book)
Packed with over 780 home-tested recipes for every conceivable baked good, home bakers will never be at a loss for ideas with this voluminous collection on their shelf. Smartly organized in a three ring binder with tabbed sections and page protectors, readers in the mood for a particular sweet can find relevant sections quickly and easily. Once there, they'll find a litany of choices: 10 chocolate cakes, 17 cupcakes, 40 cheesecakes, and so on. Emphasizing practicality over novelty (all recipes are reader-submitted), the editors focus on breadth rather than depth (singular recipes for certain items instead of multiple variations), giving readers plenty of options. Those pressed for time or unsure of their abilities will appreciate the "Almost Homemade" section, with its jazzed-up cake, pudding, and brownie mixes as well as riffs on refrigerated cookie dough, and the brief but useful tips on everything from kneading yeast breads, filling cupcakes, and troubleshooting puff pastry will encourage experimentation while easing fears. Given the book's scope, this is one home bakers can grow with. (Sept.) Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information. -- Publishers Weekly

The Slow Cook Book

by Heather Whinney    (Find this book)

Whether you use an electric slow cooker or a more traditional oven or stovetop, slow cooking is a wonderful way to prepare wholesome, home-cooked food with the greatest of ease.
Celebrating slow cooking in all its forms, "The Slow Cook Book" includes 200 recipes ranging from typical slow-cook dishes-hearty, warming stews and pot roasts-to more surprising fare such as cakes.
Showing two methods of slow cooking for each recipe -- one using an electric crock pot and the other using a combination of traditional pots, pans, stovetop, and oven -- "The Slow Cook Book" demonstrates step-by-step techniques and provides everything you need to become a slow-cook expert.   --  Publisher Marketing

Everyday Raw Express: Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less

by Matthew Kenney    (Find this book)
Many people love the philosophy behind and benefits of eating raw, but often the recipes take hours or even a period of several days to prepare. Everyday Raw Express offers delicious soups and smoothies, pastas and wraps, entrees and desserts all prepared in 30 minutes or less.
Matthew Kenney is a chef, restaurateur, caterer, and food writer. He has appeared on the Today Show, the Food Network, and numerous morning and talk shows. Matthew splits his time between New York and Maine.
Raw food in 30 minutes or less!  -- Publisher Marketing

Top 100 Pasta Dishes: Easy Everyday Recipes That Children Will Love

by Annabel Karmel    (Find this book)
Who doesn't love pasta? For most kids--and their parents--pasta is the best food in the world. It's tasty and nutritious, it's easy, quick, and economical to cook--and, even better, it comes in lots of fun shapes! Here is Annabel's ultimate collection of one hundred pasta dishes, with a section for babies (it's a good way to introduce texture) and toddlers (it's great for fussy eaters), plus a huge variety of quick and easy recipes that older children will enjoy and that will become family favorites!
Filled with color photos, simple instructions, and clear notes on cooking and preparation times, plus symbols throughout to show which recipes are suitable for babies and younger children, and which recipes are suitable for freezing, this is the ultimate pasta cookbook for families everywhere. With Annabel's help, dinnertime can finally be fuss free!  -- Publisher Marketing

The Casserole Queens Cookbook: Put Some Lovin' in Your Oven with 100 Easy One-Dish Recipes

by Crystal Cook    (Find this book)
Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock make a mean Chicken Pot Pie, elevating the classic recipe with white wine and fresh tarragon. Their recipe won them such a following in Texas that Bobby Flay took notice and challenged them to a Throwdown. It turns out that the Casserole Queens, as the duo is known, are much more than one-hit wonders of the one-dish dinner. They have built an entire business around revamping the ultimate quick-fix dinner for modern tastes.
In "The Casserole Queens Cookbook," they share their fresh, updated, from-scratch recipes for traditional dishes. Tuna Noodle is brought up a notch with a homemade cream sauce and a kick of cayenne pepper; Halibut Enchiladas with Salsa Verde are surprisingly light and vibrant; Mandarin Meatloaf has a sweet orange flavor that recharges a beloved weeknight staple. There are home-style desserts, like Gooey Apple Butter Cake, and great brunch dishes, such as Frenchy Toast Casserole. The Queens have thought of everything, providing advice on scaling and freezing casseroles so that anyone can stock the freezer with go-to dinners.
With 16 pages of color photographs, plenty of expert tips, and lots of style, "The Casserole Queens Cookbook" is the home cook's handbook for making tasty meals any night of the week. -- Publisher Marketing

Illustrated Step-By-Step Baking

by Caroline Bretherton    (Find this book)
Packed with clear instructions and essential information on ingredients, special equipment, and storage, "Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking" contains everything you need to bake with confidence.
Every area of baking is covered in "Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking," with 350 recipes covering a huge range of sweet and savory classics including quiches, pies, breads, and cookies. Classic recipes such as quiche lorraine and New York cheesecake are demystified and presented in a clear and accessible step-by-step format.
If you want to produce the perfect tart, bake a cake fit for a king, or serve up a souffle that won't sink, "Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking" will guide you through every single stage with clear, illustrated, step-by-step instructions that have proved so popular with DK's readers.  -- Publisher Marketing

Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking

by James Peterson    (Find this book)
Hundreds of recipes designed to get exceptional meals on the table in under an hour
With "Kitchen Simple," James Peterson, one of America's most celebrated cookbook authors and renowned cooking instructors, delivers a definitive resource for the busy home cook. Elevating routine, weekday fare into exciting culinary creations, Peterson proves unequivocally that great food need not be complicated or time-consuming to prepare.
More than 200 recipes, such as Summer Steak Salad, Mexican-Style Gazpacho, White Bean Bruschetta, Red Cabbage with Bacon and Apples, and Ricotta Ravioli, are thoughtfully streamlined to require no more than thirty minutes of active prep time with delivery to the table in under an hour. For leisurely meals and celebratory occasions, there are also dozens of luxe dishes, like Red Wine Pot Roast, Eggplant Parmigiano, Duck Confit, and Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce. And, from the master of sauces, comes a paired-down primer on making foolproof Mayonnaise, Caper and Herb Sauce for vegetables and chicken, and an easy Bearnaise to dress up grilled fish.
"Kitchen Simple" presents creative possibilities for weeknight meals, quick-and-easy breakfasts, impromptu dinner parties, and inspired last-minute desserts. And with Peterson's invaluable variations, cooks can confidently substitute harder-to-find ingredients with items already at hand. Additional advice on how to stock a pantry with staples to make everyday cooking even easier, plus an inventory of truly indispensable kitchen tools make "Kitchen Simple" a go-to source of inspiration for cooks of all persuasions: novice or experienced, time-pressed or laid-back, casual or serious. -- Publisher Marketing

The Baby & Toddler Cookbook: Fresh, Homemade Foods for a Healthy Start

By Karen Ansel    (Find this book)
Packed with 90 easy-to-prepare recipes made with wholesome ingredients, "The Baby & Toddler Cookbook"--along with its companion volume, "Baby and Toddler On the Go"--offers a fresh and nutritious approach to feeding children from 6 months to 3 years.
Making fresh, homemade meals for your baby and toddler is one of the best ways to give him a healthy, happy start in life. And while every parent can appreciate the convenience of already-prepared foods, balancing them with wholesome meals you have prepared yourself not only provides better nutrition, but also teaches your baby good eating habits. Packed with over 90 recipes and loads of nutritional information, " The Baby & Toddler Cookbook" makes cooking healthy meals easy, even for busy parents. By setting aside only a few hours a week, you can make and store an array of nutritious foods to keep baby happy and fed. All along the way, this book will give you helpful hints, guidance, and plenty of recipes to ease your path to nutrition. Each chapter begins with detailed information about the child's nutritional needs and how to address the needs at mealtime. Organized by age, the recipes follow, showing how to introduce different, appropriate foods at every development stage, from 6 months to 3 years. Each of baby's stages is covered, from starting solid foods and introducing new ingredients and textures, to easing into toddler-hood with plenty of ideas for fun meals, snacks, and desserts. This book also includes tips for making foods ahead, using the freezer to maximum advantage, and making food fun for your toddler.  -- Publisher Marketing

Good Housekeeping Fast Weeknight Favorites!: Simply Delicious Meals in 30 Minutes or Less

by Good Housekeeping    (Find this book)
"What's for dinner--quick and easy?" That's the question anyone with a family to feed faces each day. "Good Housekeeping"'s Test Kitchen experts come to the rescue with triple-tested recipes that taste great, work every time, and take just 30 minutes or less to prepare. These fast and easy meals can be made using a variety of methods, from stove top to grill, and some don't even have to be cooked at all! Includes surefire family favorites like Low 'n' slow Pulled Pork, Skillet chicken Parmesan, Pesto & Mozzarella Pizza, and more.  -- Publisher Marketing

Fresh Food Superfast

by Scott Mowbray    (Find this book)
The third book in the best-selling Fresh Food Fast series is helping the home cook go superfast. Cooking Light Fresh Food Superfast is packed with more than 280 all-new recipes that fit the trusted Fresh Food Fast 5-ingredient, 15-minute equation-and 100 of those can be prepared with 4 ingredients or less or in 10 minutes or less! Following its popular predecessors, Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast and Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast Weeknight Meals, Cooking Light Fresh Food Superfast is packed with even more exciting features. "Fix It Faster" tip boxes offer suggestions on how to speed things up; "Ingredient Spotlights" focuses on fresh convenience products that help rev up prep time-without sacrificing freshness or flavor; "Quick Flips" offers substitution ideas to completely transform a recipe into a new one; and a "Seasonal Produce Guide" gives readers guidelines for fresh produce purchasing and storing. The book also provides a side dish suggestion for many recipes, as well as practical tips from the Cooking Light experts to help reduce time in the kitchen. From Prosciutto- Wrapped Chicken to Chocolate-Hazelnut Panini Sundaes, Fresh Food Superfast takes the guesswork out of meal planning and helps readers put dinner on the table in a flash. -- Publisher Marketing

Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly: 600 Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker

by Phyllis Pellman Good     (Find this book)
It's possible to have it all: food from your slow cooker that is scrumptious, low-fat, and convenient to make. With more than 600 recipes that are mouth-watering but guilt-free.
This favorite guide to quick and easy-to-prepare slowcooker food has sold more than 1.2 million copies. It is now available in a Revised and Updated edition! It is possible to have it all: food from your slow cooker that is scrumptious and low-fat, and convenient to make. Here are 600 recipes that are mouth-watering but guilt free. Now you can choose healthy, light dishes, fix them quickly, and then forget about them until mealtime. With each recipe in Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly, Revised and Updated, comes an analysis of its calories, fats, and carbs, as well as what it contributes to your daily vitamins and nutrients. You can feast healthfully with a minimum of time and fuss. Your family and friends your waistline and your heart will thank you.
We've added some enhancements to the original Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly cookbook, being careful not to ruin what you've loved about it:
1. Brand New: 100 new recipes for slow cookers, each with nutritional analysis.
2. Brand New: "Prep Time and "Cooking Time" are included for each recipe.
3. Brand New: 4 pages of basic and very helpful "Extra Information": "Substitute Ingredients for When You're in a Pinch" "Equivalent Measurements" "Kitchen Tools and Equipment You May Have Overlooked" "Assumptions about Ingredients in Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly, Revised and Updated."
4. Brand New: 1 page of "Tips for Using Your Slow Cooker: A Friendly, Year-Round Appliance."
5. Brand New: A second color a spring green for recipe titles, contributors' names and addresses, the words "Tip" and "Variation," and the numbered instruction steps.
6. Brand New: The drawings on the opening pages of chapters and the spot illustrations throughout.
7. Brand New: 1 page of tip-in color, right inside the front cover.
8. Revised: An improved Index!
9. Revised: A personal Introduction to the book by author Phyllis Pellman Good.
10. Revised: Good's personal comments and voice throughout the recipes -- Publisher Marketing

Good Housekeeping the Great Potluck Cookbook: Our Favorite Recipes for Carry-In Suppers, Brunch Buffets, Tailgate Parties & More!

by Hearst Books    (Find this book)
"Good Housekeeping" takes the "luck" out of potluck with ten delicious seasonal menus that are always good to go!
From hearty chili for Super Bowl Sunday to Syrupy Banana-Nut Overnight French Toast to sweeten up a Mother's Day brunch, these triple-tested dishes will be the star of any gathering. Advice on selecting a site, assigning dishes, and transporting your food makes it a cinch to throw a fabulous, affordable shindig! Festive menus include:
Mother's Day Brunch * Potluck Patio Party * Family Reunion Picnic * Neighborhood Fourth of July Fun * Dinner on the Lawn Picnic * Fall Tailgate Party * Day After Thanksgiving Dinner Party * New Year's Eve Potluck Party * Super Bowl Shindig * Midwinter Blues Bash -- Publisher Marketing

Grilled Cheese, Please!: 50 Scrumptiously Cheesy Recipes

by Laura Werlin    (Find this book)
An all-new collection of 50 delicious, melt-in-your mouth grilled cheese recipes from grilled cheese gourmand Laura Werlin.
"If, as Werlin avers, "grilled cheese, the movement, has arrived," then Werlin is its obvious leader." --Syndicated columnist Marialia Calta
Oooey, gooey ribbons of delectable melted cheese sandwiched between butter-crisped slices of sourdough, wheat, rye, and even focaccia and croissant, combined with favorite foods such as bacon, pequillo peppers, guacamole, seasonal veggies, caramelized onions, pears, herbs, and so much more--what is there not to love about the modern grilled cheese?
Inside "Grilled Cheese, Please," award-winning cheese expert Laura Werlin presents 50 recipes that elevate the classic grilled cheese sandwich to a culinary center-of-the-plate meal changer through innovative and delicious recipes such as Say Ole (Two Cheeses, Guacamole, Bacon, and a Corn Chip Crust); Brie, Mozzarella, and Sauteed Pears with Blue Cheese Butter; and Cheddar, Chorizo, Apples, and Pickled Onions on Ciabatta. The recipes are divided into seven chapters that are arranged by topics such as Grilled Cheese on the Go, Ethnic-Inspired, Meat and Cheese, and Veggie and Cheese among others. "Grilled Cheese, Please" features full-color photography, along with sections highlighting the best cooking techniques, melting cheeses, and other "best" grilled cheese insights, as well as a list of restaurants, stands, and mobile trucks across the country where grilled cheese is the focus, not the side dish.
Perfectly timed to coincide with National Grilled Cheese Month, "Grilled Cheese, Please" encourages melted cheese enthusiasts to expand their grilled cheese horizons by enjoying these riffs on the original and in the process become seduced all over again by the velvety goodness found within. -- Publisher Marketing

American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Reducing Sodium and Fat in Your Diet

by American Heart Association    (Find this book)
Whether you have heart-health problems now or want to avoid having them in the future, keeping your sodium intake low is one of the best ways to help your heart. In this revised and expanded fourth edition of the American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, the association shows that a low-sodium diet can be not only good for your health but also full of flavor. Including everything from appetizers and soups to entres and desserts, American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, 4th Edition, offers more than 200 delicious low-sodium recipes -- more than 50 of them brand-new to this edition. Whether you are in the mood for a beloved classic or a new favorite, you will find just the dish to please your palate. Looking for a less salty snack? Try Baked Veggie Chips served with Hot and Smoky Chipotle-Garlic Dip. Craving something hearty and full of flavor? Slow-Cooker Moroccan Chicken with Orange Couscous is an ideal low-sodium fix-it-and-forget-it meal. For a Sunday- night family dinner, try Three-Cheese Lasagna with Swiss Chard. And for your sweet tooth? Whip up Peach and Blueberry Cobbler or Rice Pudding with Caramelized Bananas for a special treat. With this book in hand, you'll be armed with nutrition numbers for every recipe and the latest American Heart Association dietary information, as well as the how-tos for avoiding hidden sodium, shopping smart, and using healthy cooking techniques. You'll also find useful resources such as a sodium tracker, a no-sodium seasoning guide, a list of common high-sodium foods, ingredient substitutions, and serving suggestions for each of the food groups. -- Publisher Marketing

Cooking Light Comfort Food: Home-Cooked, Delicious Classics Made Light

by Cooking Light Magazine    (Find this book)
This fresh approach on comfort food takes the food readers love to a whole new level. Cooking Light is passionate about making healthy taste great, and for years has been helping readers transform their favorite recipes from their often unhealthy originals into healthier versions that retain all the memorable flavors. Comfort Food is Cooking Light's first collection of over 200 classic comfort food recipes that fit into a balanced diet-and no one will know they are light.
Readers can choose from fried chicken, mashed potatoes, buttermilk biscuits, brownies and cookies, coconut pie, crab cakes, sweet potato casserole, and more! Along with the recipes, the Cooking Light Test Kitchens staff includes their tips and techniques for lightening a variety of recipe classics-from casseroles and soups to pasta and pancakes, helping readers learn strategies to "lighten up" some of their own favorites. Packed with helpful tips and colorful photos, Cooking Light Comfort Food is loaded with special features: "5 Ways with..." provides readers with five unique recipes for enjoying classics like mashed potatoes, meatloaf, and mac and cheese. "Recipe Makeovers" highlights a reader-submitted recipe and how it is made healthier-while keeping it delicious at the same time. Saving time is always important to busy home cooks, so "30 Minutes or Less" icons showcase super-quick and easy recipes. There is something for everyone in this warm, cozy cookbook that's chock-full of comforting recipes.-- Publisher Marketing

4 Ingredients: More Than 400 Quick, Easy, and Delicious Recipes Using 4 or Fewer Ingredients

by Kim McCosker    (Find this book)

It's as easy as 1-2-3 . . . 4 Ingredients!

Imagine succulent Chicken, Butternut, and Chickpea Curry with brown rice, a light, palette-cleansing Orange, and Almond Salad, and a decadent serving of warm Flourless Chocolate Cake. If this sounds like the menu for an elaborate dinner party that requires hard-to-find ingredients and endless hours in the kitchen, think again!

Internationally bestselling authors Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham have created more than 400 quick, easy, and delicious recipes that only require four ingredients. Included are fantastic dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and entertaining, as well as meals specially designed for children, including lunchbox menus.

With "4 Ingredients"," " home chefs will learn how to:

"*" Make weeknight family dinners simple "and" special.

* Provide delicious, home-cooked meals "and" spend less money.

* Cook with fewer utensils--1 teaspoon, 1 tablespoon, and 1 measuring cup!

* Spend less time at the sink. Four ingredients for each dish means less cleanup!

Find out what home chefs all over the world have already discovered. "4 Ingredients" is perfect for the busy, budget-conscious cook! -- Publisher Marketing

Guy Fieri Food: Cookin' It, Livin' It, Lovin' It

by Guy Fieri    (Find this book)

If you've checked out my Diners, Drive-ins and Dives books or visited my restaurants, Johnny Garlic's and Tex Wasabi's, you know I'm down with all types of good food--and that I'll do what's required to track it down. In Guy Fieri Food, I'm cookin' it my way, from the perfect recipe for Pepper Jack Pretzels (from Mr. Awesome Pretzel himself--that's me) to how to pull together a Red Rocker Margarita Chicken sandwich to a full-on vegetable Guy'd (bet you didn't see that one comin'!). Before I'm finished I'll have you throwing parties with everything from Bacon-Jalapeno Duck appe-tapas to Chicago Beef Pizza to Johnny Garlic's Cedar Plank Salmon.

Fact is, I've been cookin' it, livin' it, and lovin' it since I was just a kid, and it's a privilege to help you bring home some of my own classic, big, and bold flavors. -- Publisher Marketing

Clinton St. Baking Company Cookbook: Breakfast, Brunch & Beyond from New York's Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant

by Dede Lahman    (Find this book)

The Clinton St. Baking Company is one of the hottest brunch spots in a city obsessed with brunch. A tiny thirty-two-seat eatery on Manhattan's trendy Lower East Side, the restaurant draws long lines of customers who come from far and wide to sample fresh-baked goods, hearty omelets, sugar-cured bacon, and light-as-air pancakes with maple butter.
In the "Clinton St. Baking Company Cookbook," owners DeDe Lahman and Neil Kleinberg share more than 100 treasured recipes that have made their restaurant a sensation. Learn the secret to their house-made buttermilk biscuits and tomato jam, irresistible muffins and scones, delicious soups and sandwiches, and their decadent, eye-catching desserts. Helpful techniques, like Neil's patented omelet "flip and tuck," and gorgeous color photographs throughout will have readers cooking like pros in no time, and sharing the delicious results. -- Publisher Marketing

The Stocked Kitchen: One Grocery List... Endless Recipes

by Sarah Kallio    (Find this book)

 We've all had that moment during the day when we ask with a pit in our stomach, "What am I going to make for dinner?" We stand in our kitchens having a conversation with ourselves (hopefully silently), "I don't have anything to make.... What I planned doesn't sound good.... I don't have any time to cook let alone get to the store."

Families across the country are continually searching for a way to make the process easier. Many get discouraged into pre-packaged complacency, which doesn't satisfy any real cravings. Bookstores contain myriad cookbooks toting catch phrases like "Quick and Simple" or "Cheap and Easy." The recipes may be quick, but they often require readers to purchase random ingredients they'll never use again. As a result, home cooks find themselves burdened with cluttered pantries, refrigerators, and cupboards filled with hundreds of dollars of cookbooks and specialty items like "red pepper paste" and are still left without an easy to use, versatile, and effective system for getting dinner on the table. That's where Sarah Kallio, Stacey Krastins, and "The Stocked Kitchen "comes in!

The Stocked Kitchen(TM) is the first complete meal creation system with only one standard list of groceries. If your kitchen is "Stocked" with these ingredients you will always have what you need to create any of the 300 delicious recipes found in this book. These recipes have been used for all of the authors' own dining needs, including meals for drop-in guests, special occasions, and every-night family dinners. "The Stocked Kitchen "encompasses all parts of the meal creation process from shopping, to storing, to cooking, to serving. The results are delicious, "guest worthy" meals made from real, basic ingredients.

Sarah and Stacey have proven The Stocked Kitchen(TM) system works. It has reduced their grocery bills, stress levels, trips to the market, and food waste. Create more delicious meals while removing the handcuffs of pre-planning. One grocery list, endless recipes -- Publisher Marketing

Man with a Pan: Culinary Adventures of Fathers Who Cook for Their Families

by John Donohue    (Find this book)

Look who 's making dinner! Twenty-one of our favorite writers and chefs expound upon the joys and perils of feeding their families.
Mario Batali's kids gobble up monkfish liver and foie gras. Peter Kaminsky 's youngest daughter won't eat anything at all. Mark Bittman reveals the four stages of learning to cook. Stephen King offers tips about what to cook when you don't feel like cooking. And Jim Harrison shows how good food and wine trump expensive cars and houses.
This book celebrates those who toil behind the stove, trying to nourish and please. Their tales are accompanied by more than sixty family-tested recipes, time-saving tips, and cookbook recommendations, as well as "New Yorker" cartoons. Plus there are interviews with homestyle heroes from all across America a fireman in Brooklyn, a football coach in Atlanta, and a bond trader in Los Angles, among others.
What emerges is a book not just about food but about our changing families. It offers a new found community for any man who proudly dons an apron and inspiration for those who have yet to pick up the spatula.-- Publisher Marketing

EatingWell Fast & Flavorful Meatless Meals: 150 Healthy Recipes Everyone Will Love

by Lessie Price    (Find this book)

The American diet is changing for the better as more and more Americans are opting to go vegetarian at least a few times a week. Meatless Mondays, a nonprofit initiative launched in association with Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in 2003 to reduce meat consumption to improve personal health and the health of the planet, has attracted a growing fan base. It has garnered the support of dozens of universities and restaurants, entire cities (San Francisco, CA, and Ghent, Belgium), and celebrities, including Mario Batali, Al Gore, and Gwyneth Paltrow .EatingWell Fast & Flavorful Meatless Meals reports on the latest science, which shows that eliminating meat even a few times a week can have a host of health benefits, including improved blood pressure, decreased risk of heart disease, lowered cholesterol, and better weight control. Just replacing meat with starchy refined carbs, cream, and cheese may be eating vegetarian but it s not eating healthfully. EatingWell shows you how to plan a well-balanced vegetarian diet full of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and lean sources of protein like tofu, beans, and eggs. Plus you ll find out why eating less meat is lighter on the environment and your budget.This cookbook solves the problem of how to make a healthy vegetarian meal everyone in the family from steak-lovers to dieters will love. For nearly 20 years, every issue of EatingWell Magazine, whose motto is Where Good Taste Meets Good Health, has featured healthy, satisfying, meatless meals, such as Zesty Wheat Berry Black Bean Chili, Mediterranean Baked Penne, and Tomato-Corn Pie. The best of those recipes can now be found in one place: EatingWell Fast & Flavorful Meatless Meals.This cookbook dishes up 150 recipes for soups and stews, salads, sandwiches, pasta, and pizza. ere are special tarts, gratins, and other impressive dishes for entertaining and plenty of delicious appetizers, wonderful side dishes, and divine desserts to round out all your menus. And like all the recipes from award-winning EatingWell Magazine, the healthy recipes in this book really work. Most can be prepared in less than 45 minutes and use simple, easy-to-find ingredients. And they have all been tested multiple times by the expert cooks in the EatingWell Test Kitchen.With recipes like these, you ll never miss the meat. -- Publisher Marketing

The Daily Soup Cookbook

by Leslie Kaul    (Find this book)

The meal-in-a-bowl brews at the Daily Soup, a Manhattan food chain, excite customer devotion. Now Leslie Kaul, the stores' executive chef, along with the owners, offer The Daily Soup Cookbook, a collection of 200 favorite recipes for soups, stews, and stocks. These straightforward formulas, drawn from a globe-spanning repertoire, will please cooks of all kinds, from beginners to the accomplished.Organized by ingredients such as vegetables, beans, grains, and fruit, the recipes include old favorites like French Onion and Chicken Matzoh Ball soups, as well as less familiar brews such as Jamaican Pumpkin soup, Shrimp and Scallop Seviche, and Poblano Corn Chowder. In addition to a chapter devoted to chilis---Braised Pork Chili with Black Beans and Corn is a particular winner--the authors provide notes on ingredients and techniques, historical asides, and a series of tongue-in-cheek sidebars, offering, for example, the Periodic Table of Soups and Baby Names for the New Millennium ("Art E. Choke" is one). If these digressions aren't always apt, there are always the soups, with several piece de resistance examples--Peking Duck; Lamb, Artichoke, and Rosemary Stew; and Saffron Mussel soup--guaranteed to please. A final section on stocks provides basic soup building-block information, and Things to Do with Leftover Soups offers next-day options, should any of the delicious bowls not be devoured instantly. --Arthur Boehm -- Publisher Marketing

The Maine Summers Cookbook: Recipes for Delicious, Sun-Filled Days

by Linda Greenlaw    (Find this book)

The bestselling mother-daughter duo offers delicious homespun summertime recipes in their new cookbook featuring cuisine from their island in Maine. From blueberries to lobsters, kitchens everywhere will now be able to enjoy the delicious food of Maine.
Between her three "New York Times" bestsellers and her role in the Discovery Channel's current hit series "Swords," Linda Greenlaw has undoubtedly become America's best-known fisherman. In "The Maine Summers Cookbook," Linda once again teams up with her mother, Martha, to welcome readers everywhere into the kitchen on their very small island.
After agonizingly long winters, summer in Maine is a magical time when fresh swordfish, shrimp, lobster, clams, blueberries, and other seasonal produce bursting with flavor fill the Greenlaws' kitchen. Linda and Martha share their favorite recipes for these blissful days. Some are tried and true family heirlooms while others are more recent twists on coastal New England cuisine-but every one captures the sensational tastes that go hand in hand with the season.
From snacks and refreshing cocktails for lingering sunsets such as Schoolhouse Shore Clam Dip and Strawberry-Mint Sparkling Lemonade to mouthwatering starters such as Grilled Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms, and from simple but elegant entrees such as Blackened Swordfish with Blueberry Chutney to indulgent desserts such as Mile-High Strawberry Pie, these delectable recipes are tailored for the home cook. And, of course, this collection wouldn't be complete without Linda and Martha's favorite lobster roll recipe. Ninety gorgeous four-color photographs and delightful essays chock-full of Linda's salty wit and Martha's kitchen wisdom round out this lavish feast, making "The Maine Summers Cookbook" an irresistible treat for everyone with a zest for good food and good living-any time of year. -- Publisher Marketing

Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express: 404 Inspired Seasonal Dishes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less

by Mark Bittman    (Find this book)

DO YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES TO MAKE A GREAT MEAL? In "Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express, ""America's foremost home cook" ("New York Observer") presents more than 400 incredibly fast and easy recipes tailored to each season and presented in a simple, straightforward style. Bittman's recipe sketches are the ideal mix of inspiration and instruction: everything a home cook needs to prepare a delicious, healthful, and cost-conscious repertoire of meals for any season and any time of day. And since they're written with an eye for speed and flexibility, you can be cooking on a moment's notice--just check the pantry or fridge and away you go. With Bittman's trusted voice leading you, you'll be in and out of your kitchen in 20 minutes or less. Bittman also includes a guide to the foods you'll want on hand to cook the Kitchen Express way as well as suggestions for seasonal menus and lists of recipes for specific uses, like brown-bag lunches or the best dishes for reheating. You may never order takeout again! -- Publisher Marketing

Start Fresh: Your Child's Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating

by Tyler Florence    (Find this book)

Chef Tyler Florence believes that everybody deserves to eat delicious, flavorful food prepared with care and the freshest ingredients --and that goes for babies, too. In "Start Fresh," he takes the expertise he has used to create his own line of organic baby food and presents quick, user-friendly recipes for 60 purees packed with simple, easy-to-digest fruits, vegetables, and grains straight from the earth--nothing fake or processed allowed. A practical, charming little package from a caring dad and exceptional chef that thousands have come to trust, this book will give parents the tools they need to prepare nutritious food their babies will love to eat--for a truly fresh and healthy start.  -- Publisher Marketing

Taste of Home: Busy Family Favorites

by Taste of Home Magazine    (Find this book)

"Hey, Mom. I'm hungry! What do we have to eat?"
It's the shout from down the hall that can stress out the time-starved cook. Not to worry. You can save time-and your sanity-with "Taste of Home Busy Family Favorites." This collection of 363 family-pleasing recipes will help you stock up on homemade snacks and get a delicious dinner on the table fast. There is also a chapter on breakfast that appeals to hurried households, and appetizers to keep kids quiet while you prepare dinner.
Try tempting dishes such as: Tortellini Soup, Italian Patty Melts, Pork Chops with Apple Dressing, Apricot Chicken Drumsticks, Best Chicken 'n' Biscuits, Fantastic Fish Tacos, Potato Wedges, Creamed Corn with Bacon, Banana Split Shortcake, Gingersnap Pears.  Each recipe features a short ingredient list, simple prep techniques and easy cooking methods. Plus, there are over 200 full-color tempting photos! -- Publisher Marketing

Hungry Girl 300 Under 300: 300 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Dishes Under 300 Calories

by Lisa Lillien    (Find this book)

It's MEAL-MANIA, HG STYLE! This book features THREE HUNDRED satisfying and delicious recipes for full-on meals. Breakfast, lunch & dinner dishes, plus snazzy starters and sides, that contain less than 300 calories each! In addition to CROCK-POT recipes, FOIL PACKS, and other HG favorites, this book serves up more than SEVENTY-FIVE soon-to-be-famous HG TRIOS: three-ingredient combos that take "easy" to a whole new level! Included are . . .

Bean 'n Cheesy Soft Taco in an Egg Mug

PB&J Oatmeal Heaven

Creamy Crab Cakes Benedict

Classic Cheesesteak Salad

Dreamy Butternut Chicken Foil Pack

Burger-ific Mushroom Melt

Buffalo Chicken Wing Macaroni & Cheese

BLT Pizza

Big Apple Butternut Squash Soup

Loaded Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs

. . . And more! -- Publisher Marketing

Eva's Kitchen: Cooking with Love for Family and Friends

by Eva Longoria    (Find this book)

Eva Longoria may be most recognized for her role as "Desperate Housewives"' saucy Gabrielle Solis, but on her own time, there are few places she would rather be than in the kitchen, cooking the food she loves for her family and friends. Here is the food Eva loves to eat, and the recipes in "Eva's Kitchen" trace her life story, taking readers on her culinary journey--from the food she was brought up on to the recipes inspired by her travels abroad to the dishes she serves during casual nights at home.
Having grown up on a ranch with every meal based on what was in the family fields, Eva believes, like so many of us, that good cooking relies on local, fresh, easy-to-find ingredients. In "Eva's Kitchen," she teaches readers essential cooking skills and she sprinkles in the histories and traditions behind her favorite dishes, including personal stories and anecdotes that capture the warmth, humor, and joy of her most memorable meals.
In her first cookbook, Eva welcomes you into her kitchen, offering 100 of her favorite dishes--many of which are family recipes collected over the years--all fused with her passion for cooking. She also shares memories of her Texas ranch upbringing, her very first cooking adventures, vacations overseas, nights in with her girlfriends, and last-minute pre-red carpet meals.
Inspired by her heritage, Eva highlights the essentials of great Mexican cooking, Texas style--with her family's recipes and techniques for making the world's best tamales, homemade tortillas, Spanish rice, and Pan de Polvo (Mexican pastry), to name a few. She also offers dishes from a variety of international cuisines, from Latin American to Italian and French, inspired by her globe-trotting travels. A taste of Lemon Dover Sole whisks Eva to a tiny hotel-restaurant she once visited on a trip to Normandy; the recipe for Cannellini Beans with Crushed Red Pepper was a souvenir from a trip to Florence; kimchi adds a kick to her Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts, a Thanksgiving staple; and Yellow Squash Soup with Lemon brings her full circle, back to her family's vegetable garden in Corpus Christi.
With full-color food photographs, intimate portraits of her family and friends, and a glimpse into Eva's home and her lesser-known domestic side (family first, acting second, she says), Eva's debut cookbook will entice her loyal fans and inspire home cooks to broaden their culinary horizons and create memorable meals for the people they love. -- Publisher Marketing

100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know: Engagement Chicken and 99 Other Fabulous Dishes to Get You Everything You Want in Life: A Glamour Cookbook

by Cindi Leive    (Find this book)

 for dinner with her boyfriend. She made the chicken. Her boyfriend loved it. He had seconds. And shortly thereafter, he proposed. But that's not all: Three more young women at the magazine made the chicken for the men in their lives who then, in short order, popped the question. Glamour published the recipe--dubbing it, naturally, Engagement Chicken--and since then, the magazine's editors have heard from more than 60 women who have gotten engaged after making the dish. Commitment-phobes be warned: This bird means business! Of course, there is more to life than weddings. And there's more to this cookbook than Engagement Chicken. 100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know also includes 99 of the magazine's other most-loved, best-reviewed dishes, all designed to get you exactly what you want in life, exactly when you want it. From Prove to Mom You're Not Going to Starve Meat Loaf to Impress His Family Chardonnay Cake, these recipes will help you cook with passion and persuasion. And they're all written with your real life and real needs in mind. Because whether you're a novice or an expert, cooking should never be intimidating--and it should always be fun. Don't miss these easy, essential recipes: He Stayed Over Omelet Skinny Jeans Scallops, No Guy Required Grilled Steak, Let's Make a Baby Pasta, Forget the Mistake You Made at Work Margarita, Bribe a Kid Brownies, Hers and His Cupcakes. "Recently I met some beautiful young women from Glamour magazine. They make a roast chicken they call 'Engagement Chicken' because every time one of them makes it for her boyfriend, she gets engaged! How wonderful is that? That's the best reason I ever heard to make a roast chicken." --Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa cookbooks  -- Publisher Marketing

All Cakes Considered

by Melissa Gray   (Find this book)

Melissa Gray is National Public Radio's Cake Lady. Every Monday she brings a cake to the office for her colleagues at NPR to enjoy. Hundreds of Mondays (and cakes) later, Melissa has lots of cake-making tips to share. With more than 50 recipes for the cakes that have been dreamed of and drooled over for a lifetime including Brown Sugar Pound Cake, Peppermint and Chocolate Rum Marble Cake, Lord and Lady Baltimore Cakes, Dark-Chocolate Red Velvet Cake, and Honey Buttercream and Apricot Jam Cake. All Cakes Considered is an essential addition to every baker's library. -- Publisher Marketing

Everyday Paleo

by Sarah Fragoso    (Find this book)

Do you want to lose weight, regain your health, and achieve a level of fitness you never thought possible? Are you interested in eating the foods that our bodies are intended to eat, but have no clue where to begin? You may already be a Paleo diet enthusiast; but are you struggling to feed your family the same foods that fuel you?In "Everyday Paleo," Sarah Fragoso gives detailed instructions for acquiring a Paleo lifestyle and improving the health and longevity of your family. An active mother of three, Fragoso shows that eating Paleo is not only feasible for the busiest of families, but also easy, delicious and completely life-changing. She offers numerous recipes for all meals of the day, and provides tips for getting around common roadblocks, such as eating out. Finally, to keep your entire family fit and sane in the 21st century, she lays out easy-to-follow workout routines that you can do either in the gym or your own home. In "Everyday Paleo," Fragoso shows you how to make Paleo your lifestyle, not just another fad diet. -- Publisher Marketing

Now Eat This! Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks Eating 6 Meals a Day!

by Rocco Dispirito    (Find this book)

On the heels of the bestselling success of his low-calorie "Now Eat This!" cookbook, Rocco Dispirito expands his brand with a weight-loss program guaranteed to produce maximum results with minimum effort.
Award-winning celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito changed his life and his health-without giving up the foods he loves or the flavor. He has lost more than 20 pounds, participated in dozens of triathlons, and-after an inspirational role as a guest chef on "The Biggest Loser-"changed his own diet and the caloric content of classic dishes on a larger scale. In THE NOW EAT THIS! DIET, complete with a foreword by Dr. Mehmet Oz, DiSpirito offers readers a revolutionary 2-week program for dropping 10 pounds quickly, with little effort, no deprivation, and while still eating 6 meals a day and the dishes they crave, like mac & cheese, meatloaf, BBQ pork chops, and chocolate malted milk shakes. The secret: Rocco's unique meal plans and his 75 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and snack time, all with zero bad carbs, zero bad fats, zero sugar, and maximum flavor. Now readers can eat more and weigh less-it's never been so easy! -- Publisher Marketing

Italian Cooking at Home with the Culinary Institute of America

by Gianni Scappin    (Find this book)

Authentic, amazing Italian cooking made easy.

This sumptuously photographed guide to cooking all things Italian in the home kitchen will win over both beginning and experienced cooks with authentic and inventive recipes and step-by-step guidance from the experts at the CIA. Covering a variety of dishes from snacks, pickles, and preserves to pasta, meat, fish, and dessert, "Italian Cooking" is the perfect primer for fresh and flavorful Italian cuisine. With rustic focaccias, long-simmered soups, and entrees with aromatic herbs, these vivid recipes are irresistible. Wine suggestions and mouthwatering photographs accompany the recipes.Includes more than 150 fantastic, approachable Italian recipes Covers chapters on Gli Spuntini (Snacks and Little Bites), I Crudi (Raw Dishes), Le Minestre (Soupe), La Pasta Secca (Dry Pasta), La Sfoglia (Fresh Pasta), I Pesci (Fish), Le Carni (Meat), and more. Features tantalizing photos by Francesco Tonelli that illustrate cooking techniques and provide plenty of inspiration for the home cook
"Italian Cooking" offers a grand tour through Italian cuisine, covering regional cuisines, wines, and histories along the way. -- Publisher Marketing

The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook: More Than 80 Healthy Treats That Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Without Breaking Your Calorie Budget

by Devin Alexander    (Find this book)

Each season on The Biggest Loser, we watch the contestants sweat their way to a healthier body and a brand new lease on life. But the dramatic changes that unfold on our television screens are only part of the story. To be successful at home, the contestants have to develop strategies and sustainable habits they can maintain for the long haul. And that includes learning how to satisfy sweet cravings--and keep deprivation at bay.
In The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook, best-selling author Chef Devin Alexander shows you how to indulge sensibly with more than 80 guilt-free recipes made from wholesome, all-natural ingredients.
- Rediscover your passion for fruit with desserts like the Naked Apple Tart, Cherry-Vanilla Almond Parfait, and Strawberry Cloud Souffles
- Cool down your cravings with frozen treats such as the Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich, Mango-Peach Key Lime Sorbet Popsicle, and Pumpkin Ice Cream
- Share your sweets with a crowd with bake-sale favorites like Fudge Swirl Peanut Butter Cupcakes, Go Blue-Berry Cobbler Mini Loaves, and Pecan Praline Cookie Thins
- Sip your way to satisfaction with the Mango Lassi Milkshake, Peach No-Belly Bellini, and Icy Chai Shake.
Losing weight is all about making smarter choices--not giving up the foods you love. Turn your guilty pleasures into healthy indulgences today! -- Publisher Marketing

Cooking Basics for Dummies

by Bryan Miller    (Find this book)

Basic tools, techniques, and recipes for creating easy, delicious meals

It doesn't take culinary mastery and great recipes to be a great cook. "Cooking Basics For Dummies, " 4th Edition, appeals to beginners who want to learn the basics of cooking and implement understandable and practical recipes in their everyday cooking experience.. "Cooking Basics For Dummies" digs you out of microwave dinners and tipping delivery persons and propels you with all the ingredients you need toward becoming a superior home cook. This hands-on guide shows you the fun and easy way to prepare meals all your guests and family members will love, from die-hard vegetarians to the most passionate meat eaters. Fun, tasty, and easy recipes the whole family will enjoy for every occasion. Covers grilling, slow cooking, pressure cooking, roasting, and sauteing. Considerations for vegetarians, special diets, and sustainable dishes with flavor and pizzazz

With the help of "Cooking Basics For Dummies," you'll be able to handle boiling, poaching, steaming, braising, grilling, and so much more like a master. -- Publisher Marketing

The Great Chicken Cookbook: Over 230 Simple, Delicious Recipes for Every Occasion

by Reader's Digest    (Find this book)

Chicken is an amazingly versatile food. It can be poached, baked, sautéed, grilled, stir-fried, and roasted. Plus it can be dressed up or down, featured as the main dish at an elaborate dinner party or served as a quick low-fat meal at lunch. Whether you're looking for a great appetizer or tempting main dish, chicken is the easiest and most economical choice. Packed with helpful hints, The Great Chicken Cookbook offers more than 230 recipes in nine sections-from Snacks and Starters to Roasts and Picnics. Recipes include:

• Thai chicken salad
• Honey-soy chicken wings
• Chicken schnitzel
• Indian-style grilled chicken breasts
• Slow Cooker honey ginger chicken thighs
• Spicy chicken soup
• Chicken pot pie with chunky vegetables

What's more, this incredible book has features that ensure success:

• Easy-to-follow instructions
• Prep and cooking times
• Nutritional facts for the health-conscious cook
• Easy-to-identify symbols to identify quick (30 minutes or less) or low- fat recipes
• Full-color photos paired with every dish

Vegetarian Times Everything Vegan

by Mary Margaret Chappell    (Find this book)
A diverse and delicious collection of vegan recipes from the experts at "Vegetarian Times" magazine
Whether they're vegan for a day, a week, a lifetime, or even just for lunch hour, the demand among vegans for deliciously satisfying animal-free recipes has never been greater. "Vegetarian Times Everything Vegan" is the something-for-everyone vegan cookbook with hundreds of tasty, healthful recipes that will woo omnivores to the possibilities of plant-based eating while wowing committed vegans and vegetarians.
Beautifully illustrated and accompanied by a thoughtful and informative Foreword by noted authority Neal D. Barnard, MD, "Vegetarian Times Everything Vegan" is a must-have resource for anyone who lives vegan, loves cooking, or is looking for healthy meal ideas with proven weight-loss benefits. Inside, you'll find: - 250+ easy, healthful recipes with nutrition information- 50+ beautiful full-color photos- Features, tips, and sidebars that provide helpful hints on food shopping, prepping ingredients, and speeding up cooking times. -- Publisher Marketing