Thursday, May 28, 2009

Dessert Fourplay: Sweet Quartets from a Four-Star Pastry Chef

Presents recipes for unconventional desserts from the pastry chef of a four-star Manhattan restaurant, with sections for each season and for basic sauces and cakes, and information on measurement, equipment, and ingredients.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Cucina Napoletana: 100 Recipes from Italy's Most Vibrant City

Naples, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, is a vibrant, passionate city with food to match. It is famed as the birthplace of the original wood-fired pizza, which has evolved from its simplest form, marinara, to more contemporary interpretations with arugula and seafood. Its food traditions also embrace a wealth of seafood recipes, countless vegetable and pasta dishes, as well as sinful desserts.
The Napoletana cuisine makes maximum use of fruit and vegetables grown on the rich volcanic soil, mono-cultivar olive oils, and creamy buffalo mozzarella. Cucina Napoletana includes an extensive selection of the best of the region's classic and innovative recipes, with additional features on key ingredients, the part they play in Naples cuisine, and how they are produced.
Local chef Arturo Iengo presents the best of Campanian cuisine: uncomplicated recipes that are as perfect for everyday meals as they are for entertaining. And with its stunning photographs taken in and around the city, Cucina Napoletana is as visually appetizing as the cuisine of this captivating city.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Gluten-Free Baking Classics

An expanded edition of a best-selling baking reference is comprised of easy-to-use recipes and accessible techniques for everyday and special-occasion items, in a volume that features such options as Multi-Grain Artisan Bread, Hazelnut Cake, and Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

500 Smoothies & Juices: The Only Smoothie & Juice Compendium You'll Ever Need


This smoothie and juice compendium is packed with 500 refreshing recipes, all of them clear and easy to follow. Filled with tips on how to select the right ingredients for your smoothies and juices and then how to make them taste absolutely perfect, this is the only book of smoothies and juices you will ever need.

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Dessert Express: 100 Sweet Treats You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less

A former pastry chef introduces one hundred made-from-scratch, quick-and-easy recipes for sweet treats that anyone can prepare in a half hour or less, including such tantalizing delicacies as Molten Chocolate Cherry Cake, Homemade Mallomars, and Bourbon Brown Sugar Fudge.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Taste of Home Casseroles, Slow Cooker, & Soups: 536 Family Pleasing Recipes

One-pot cooking has become the latest trend according to readers' submissions to Taste of Home. When your family craves home-style meals, this collection featuring three classic methods: meal-in-one casseroles, bubbling slow- cooked specialties, and thick, hearty soups With 384 pages containing 536 recipes, three different methods of one-pot slow cooking, plus 397 full-color photographs, this is one cookbook that belongs in every kitchen's library.

Here is the ultimate cookbook for comfort cooking with just the perfect selection of recipes for your church suppers, large family gatherings, and potluck dinners any night of the week. You can have entire meals in one potÃ?â??and most recipes are a meal-in- one (protein, carb, and veggie)Ã?â??so once it is made there is nothing else to prepare to provide a nutritional and delicious meal. Tasty recipes include:
Winter warmers: Barley Chicken Chili, Beef Noodle Casserole, Seafood Chowder, or Slow-Baked Cabbage Rolls
Summer favorites: Barbecued Beef Brisket, Fresh Fruit Soup, Hamburger Supper, or Tomato Green Bean Soup
International ideas: Moroccan Braised Beef, Hungarian Noodles, Enchilada Casserole, Italian Wedding Soup, or Canadian Cheese Soup
Vegetarian delights: Asparagus Mushroom Casserole, Basil Tomato Soup, Greek Pasta Bake, Mushroom Salsa Chili, or Six-Veggie Bake
With recipes ranging from appetizers to entrees and even desserts, this is one cookbook you'll reach for time and again.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

The 1500-Calorie-a-Day Cookbook

Flavorful, easy recipes for every meal, snack, and desert that can be made in thirty minutes or less are provided in this informative cookbook designed to stave off hunger while increasing weight loss through an array of tasty low-calorie dishes.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The Williams-Sonoma Cookbook

Cooking today is multidimensional: it's about creating soul-warming comfort food for friends and family; making healthy, flavorful meals in a limited amount of time; inviting the flavors of ethnic cuisines into our kitchens; and preparing tasty, sumptuous meals for holidays and special occasions. The increasing availability of high-quality, local, and exotic ingredients has transformed the way we cook with delicious results. This comprehensive volume, with its tremendous breadth of recipes, reflects this new diverse interest in food. Among its more than 370 recipes are time-tested classics, fresh new favorites gleaned from restaurant menus, popular ethnic dishes customized for the home cook, and dozens of breakfast and dessert choices, from the simple to the spectacular. In short, The Williams-Sonoma Cookbook celebrates the pleasures of cooking in all its forms.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Gluten Free & Easy

More than three million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with celiac disease. This quick and easy cookbook will allow those with gluten intolerance to enjoy the benefits of gluten-free cooking without sacrificing taste or variety.

With more than 90 recipes - each beautifully photographed - Gluten Free and Easy allows those with gluten sensitivity to partake in everything from baked goods to soups and salads to main dishes. The book includes a range of exciting and easy-to-prepare recipes for every occasion.

The book features:

  • Includes a kitchen-tested, measure-for-measure, gluten-free flour substitute. Guaranteed to work every time.
  • Features an essential pantry list of items to have on hand in a gluten-free kitchen.
  • Written by an author with celiac disease who has devoted years to the development and testing of gluten-free recipes.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Portuguese Homestyle Cooking

Everyone loves Mediterranean food, but few can put their finger on exactly what makes the understated peasant food of Portugal so beguilingly delicious and distinct from the cuisine of its near neighbours. This title features over 150 delicious recipes - from hearty soups to sumptuous seafood platters - and is accompanied by photography.

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