Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Sylvia's Table: Fresh, Seasonal Recipes from Our Farm to Your Family

by Liz Neumark    (Find this book)
Every year children flock to the Sylvia Center at Katchkie Farm in upstate New York to learn firsthand about where fresh food comes from—how to grow it, how to harvest it, and how to use it to prepare great-tasting meals. Now Sylvia’s Table brings these lessons and recipes straight from the farm to your kitchen in a deliciously unique cookbook for families. From Homemade Apple Roll-Ups to Butternut Squash Bread Pudding and from Spinach and Strawberry Salad to Grilled Tamarind Turkey Burgers and Baked Sweet Potato Fries, here are almost two hundred recipes that you and your family will enjoy.  --  Publisher Marketing

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Indian Vegetarian Feast: Fresh, Simple, Healthy Dishes for Today's Family

by Anjum Anand    (Find this book)
With her genius for flavor, and India's long tradition of vegetarian cooking to draw upon, Anjum Anand has created a vibrant collection of recipes that belongs in every kitchen. She cooks up a feast of healthy, delicious dishes, from Spicy, Crisp Chickpea Pancakes for breakfast to Keralan Coconut Curry, Wild Mushroom Biryani, and the Best Ever Broiled Nan. Everything is mouthwatering and easy to make at home, from the most traditional street foods to Indian-spiced versions of Western favorites, like a veggie-friendly take on shepherd's pie. Whether you're a vegetarian or an omnivore, you'll find a dazzling array of meat-free options.  --  Publisher Marketing

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Paleo Cooking from Elana's Pantry: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes

by Elana Amsterdam    (Find this book)
A family-friendly collection of simple paleo recipes that emphasize protein and produce, from breakfasts to entrees to treats, from the popular gluten-free blogger of Elana's Pantry.
Whether you are looking to eliminate gluten, dairy, grains, or processed foods from your diet, Paleo cooking is the perfect solution for food allergy relief and better all-around health. Naturally based on the foods our Paleolithic ancestors ate for generations, the Paleo diet emphasizes meat and seafood, vegetables, fruit, and nuts.

Author and beloved food blogger Elana Amsterdam has been living grain free for over ten years; in Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry, Amsterdam offers up her streamlined techniques and recipes with minimal ingredients for busy cooks on the run. She transforms simple, classic family favorites such as pancakes and ice cream with Paleo-friendly ingredients like almond flour and coconut milk. Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry includes nearly 100 recipes featuring the Paleo mainstays of lean proteins and simple vegetable dishes, plus wholesome sweet treats—all free from grains, gluten, and dairy, and made with natural sweeteners.  --  Publisher Marketing

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

100 Grilling Recipes You Can't Live Without

by Cheryl Alters Jamison    (Find this book)
Anyone who has ever been to a Fourth of July party, a backyard barbeque, or any red-blooded carnivore will tell you that great grilling is truly a talent. While over 82 percent of U.S. households light up their grill each year, great grilling takes time, practice, creativity, trial and error - or it can be distilled down into one master volume of best grilling recipes written by two dynamos that "Bon Appetit" has dubbed "the king and queen of grilling." For the folks that want the top recipes and mastery attainable for even the home cook, Cheryl and Bill Jamison lay the groundwork and roll out only the "best of" in "100 Grilling Recipes You Can't Live Without. "This backyard essential delivers championship recipes with the Jamison's signature lively wit that reinvigorates the endless utility of this popular cooking technique.
Grilling is the meat-lover's cooking method of choice. The heart of the Jamisons' book consists of five big chapters on meats and fish: Steaks, Chops, and Ribs; Blazing Burgers and Haute Dogs; Spit-Roasted (Rotisserie) Poultry and Meat; Chicken, Duck, and Quail; and Fish and Shellfish. A chapter on Fajitas, Tacos, and other Southwestern classics adds to the already substantial main-course selections. The chapter of Vegetable Mains and Sides reveals the glory of fire-kissed produce, and smaller chapters on grilled pizzas and grilled desserts round out the package.
You could wander through hundreds of recipes in cookbooks or on the Web in search of the best in grilling tips and recipes, or you could turn to the authorities who have built a commanding reputation in the subject area with over two decades of travel, research, recipe-testing, and writing. Winners of no less than five cookbook awards from the James Beard Foundation and the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Cheryl and Bill Jamison have the chops to offer up a rock-solid compilation of the one hundred best grilling recipes--enough for a lifetime of enjoyment.  --  Publisher Marketing