Brunetti's Cookbook

Among their many pleasures, Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti novels have long been celebrated for their mouth-watering descriptions of food. Multicourse lunches at home with Paola and the children, snacks grabbed at a bar with a glass of wine or two, a quick sandwich during a busy day, or a working lunch at a neighborhood trattoria in the course of an investigation have all delighted Brunetti, as well as Leon’s readers and reviewers. And then there’s the coffee, the pastries, the wine, and the grappa.
In Brunetti’s Cookbook, Donna Leon’s best friend and favorite cook brings to life these fabulous Venetian meals. Eggplant crostini, orrechiette with asparagus, pumpkin ravioli, roasted artichokes, baked branzino, pork ragu with porcini—these are just a few of the over ninety recipes for antipasti, primi, secondi, and dolci. The recipes are joined by excerpts from the novels, four-color illustrations, and six original essays by Donna Leon on food and life in Venice. Charming, insightful, and full of personality, they are the perfect addition to this long awaited book.
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In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart

A sustainable-food advocate and author of The Art of Simple Food features 30 basic cooking techniques and 50 corresponding recipes, each demonstrated by chefs and friends of the author, including Lidia Bastianich, Thomas Keller and Deborah Madison, in a book with 75 color photos.
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Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies

Mrs. Rowe, known fondly as "the Pie Lady" by legions of loyal customers, was the quintessential purveyor of all-American comfort food. Today her family carries on this legacy at the original Mrs. Rowe's Restaurant and Bakery in Staunton, Virginia, as well as at the new country buffet. The restaurant's bustling take-out counter sells a staggering 100 handmade pies every day! With the pies being snapped up that quickly, it's no wonder that Mrs. Rowe urged her customers to order dessert first.

In Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies, recipes for Southern classics like Key Lime Pie and Pecan Fudge Pie sit alongside restaurant favorites like French Apple Pie and Original Coconut Cream Pie. Additional recipes gathered from family notebooks and recipe boxes include regional gems like Shoofly Pie and Lemon Chess Pie. With berries and custards and fudge--oh my!--plus a variety of delectable crusts and toppings, this mouthwatering collection offers a little slice of Southern hospitality that will satisfy every type of sweet tooth--and convince even city slickers to take the time to smell the Fresh Peach Pie.
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Country Living Flavors of Country Cookbook: 250 Delicious, Home-cooked Favorites

Celebrating the best in American country cookery, a tempting cookbook brings together nearly 250 delicious and healthful recipes inspired by a variety of fresh produce, including such favorites as Rosemary Garlic Chicken, Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Honey Grilled Salmon, Cold Avocado Soup. Sauted Summer Squash with Pistachio Pesto, and many others.
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Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh

Offers recipes that will inspire cooks to utilize organic and locally-grown seasonal produce, organizing the recipes by growing season and including helpful tips on canning and choosing naturally-raised meats and seafood.
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101 Blender Drinks

A James Beard honored mixologist presents this new addition to the 101 Cocktails series, providing over 100 recipes for blender drinks emphasizing fresh fruits and herbs that put a new twist on classic recipes.
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Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

Chronicles a 12,000-year history of the role of food in societies and people's everyday lives--arguing that food crises are cyclical, and that we may be in one now--and offers a view of what the future may hold.
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Seasonal Fruit Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Market

A founding chef of Greens Restaurant shares an array of fruit recipes that includes both healthy and decadent options for locally grown and unusual produce varieties. By the James Beard Award-winning author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone.
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Flat Belly Diet!: Family Cookbook

Collects 150 tasty family friendly classics, all featuring belly-flattening monounsaturated fatty acids, and provides two weeks of sample menus, advice on getting kids to eat healthy and 60 full-color photos, in a book with such recipes as White Pita Pizzas, Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars and Choco-Nut Sundae.
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Eat What You Love: More Than 300 Incredible Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat and Calories

One of the most comprehensive family-friendly diabetes and weight-loss cookbooks, Eat What You Love provides more than 300 delicious and healthy recipes that everyone can enjoy, and will allow family members on a special diet to continue to eat what they love. The recipes cover all meals from breakfasts to dinner entrees, including pasta, desserts, and drinks.The cookbook also contains helpful information about the different types of diabetes, pre-diabetes, and a basic overview of the foods to eat and foods to avoid. You will learn about calories, sugar and sugar substitutes, fat, proteins, and fiber, and how they work together to give you a balanced diet.
The book includes a section on how to read the nutritional information for each recipe and how to utilize the diabetic exchange system. Helpful charts provide at-a-glance information for the diabetic exchanges and carbohydrate tracking. It covers cooking tips and provides information on healthy carb-conscious ingredients. Chock-full of color photographs, this is the only family cookbook you will need.
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