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