 | Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Food and crafting enthusiasts look forward to the weekends to create, experiment, and stock the pantry with handcrafted edibles and gifts. For creative urban dwellers, the kitchen is a workshop space, and JAM IT, PICKLE IT, CURE IT is its how-to guide. This savvy collection of 75 recipes for creating homemade artisan foodstuffs features delicious projects easy enough to be completed in one to two days. Detailed instructions, prep-ahead tips, shopping lists, and optional extras outline the shortest route between crafty cooks and a pantry full of hand-labeled, better-than-store-bought creations. | *$12.50 |
 | Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life
Brand: Hyperion
<P><b>Home is where the heart is . . . </b> </p> <P>This book is very close to my heart. It's about no-nonsense, simple cooking with great flavors all year round. When I began writing it, I didn't really know what recipes I would come up with, but something began to inspire me very quickly . . . my vegetable patch! </p> <P>I came to realize last year that it's not always about looking out at the wider world for inspiration. Being at home, feeling relaxed and open, can also offer this. I love to spend time at home in the village where I grew up, working with the boss, Mother Nature, in my garden and seeing all my beautiful veggies coming out of the ground. </p> <P>Inside you'll find over one hundred new recipes, plus some basic planting information and tips if you fancy having a go at getting your hands dirty as well! </p> | *$22.28 |
 | Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook
Brand: Hyperion
Cooking sensation Jamie Oliver returns with a cookbook designed to delight the entire family! estselling cookbook author Jamie Oliver takes his signature fresh, fun cooking style into new territory by putting his focus on the family. Designed to encourage us to eat healthier meals at home and enjoy our time spent in the kitchen, Jamie's Dinners features over 100 new and simple recipes for easy-to-afford, easy-to-prepare gourmet dinners that will get even the busiest of families back into the kitchen. Jamie's pared-down style and inventive use of fresh, uncomplicated ingredients will ensure that even novice chefs can cook up delicious dinners with confidence and ease using accessible, stylish recipes that the whole family will love, such as Farfalle with Carbonara and Spring Peas and Japanese-Style Saturday Night Steak. | *$16.11 |
 | Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals
Brand: Hyperion
Cooking good food from scratch is a skill that can save you money, keep you healthy, and make you and your family and friends happy. What I've tried to do in this book is pick a whole load of meals that we all love to eat and break them down to make them as simple as possible. There are plenty of clear instructions and step-by-step pictures, so whether you're an accomplished cook or a complete beginner, you'll be able to enjoy cooking and achieve great results in the kitchen. <P>This book is inspired by all the people I've met who thought they could never and would never learn how to cook. I believe that good home cooking is one of the most essential, fundamental skills that every single person on this planet should have in order to look after themselves, their families, and their friends. This food revolution is all about people learning how to make a recipe, then teaching that recipe to their friends and family . . . if enough people do this, pretty soon everyone will be cooking. So cook something today, then PASS IT ON! </p>⨠| *$12.22 |
 | Jamie's Italy
Brand: Hyperion
<B>Bestselling author Jamie Oliver finally devotes an entire book to America's favorite cuisine -- Italian!</B> <P>Italy and its wonderful flavors have always had a major influence on Jamie Oliverâs food and cooking. In <I>Jamieâs Italy</I>, he travels this famously gastronomic country paying homage to the classic dishes of each region and searching for new ideas to bring home. The result is a sensational collection of Italian recipes, old and new, that will ensure that Italyâs influence reaches us all. <P>Italy has inspired Jamie Oliver throughout his career. His ambition has always been to travel across the country on a quest to capture the very essence of Italian cooking -- and to produce the best and simplest Italian cookbook for everybody anywhere to enjoy. <P><I>Jamieâs Italy</I> is the result of that journey -- and itâs a land of plenty. As well as providing more than 120 brand-new recipes for everything from risotto to roasts and spaghetti to stews, structured as traditional trattoria menus, Jamie takes you all over Italy to cook with and learn from the real masters of Italian cuisine: the locals. Far from the standard "lemons and olives" version of Italian cooking, <I>Jamieâs Italy</I> is a cookbook by the people for the people. From Sicily to Tuscany, itâs about the local fishermen, family bakers, and, of course, the "Mamas," sharing their recipes and the tips that have gone into their cooking for generations. But itâs not only mouthwatering food that Jamie brings back home: itâs also the spirit that makes cooking and eating absolutely central to family life, whichever part of Italy youâre in. <P>Bursting with the warmth and hospitality of real family life, this is both a superbly accessible cookbook and a unique travelogue and diary, in which youâll find the authentic flavor of Italy and the people who live there. If you love quality food prepared with genuine passion -- youâll never want to leave <I>Jamieâs Italy</I>. | *$16.19 |
| | Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader: Recipes from Mitford Cooks, Favorite Tales from Mitford Books
Brand: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Millions of Mitford fans around the world will agreeâitâs easy to put on a pound or two reading a Mitford novel. Scene after scene of the bestselling seriesâ colorful characters enjoying tantalizing dishes can immediately start a craving. Then, before you know it, youâve read several pages by the glow of the refrigerator lightbulb. <P> Packed with more than 150 recipes from the Mitford novels and from the authorâs own recipe box, <I>Jan Karonâs Mitford Cook-book & Kitchen Reader</I> is loaded with tips, hints, jokes, culinary quotes, and delightful side-dish sidebars guaranteed to start a stomach rumbling. From Miss Sadieâs Apple Pie to Punyâs Cornbread, from Emmaâs Pork Roast to Margeâs Sweet Tea with Peppermint, beloved characters come alive through their own favorite recipes. Here, too, are Karonâs reminiscences of her own familyâs food traditions andâas dessertâfour stories never before published in her books. <P> Jan Karonâs Mitford Cookbook & Kitchen Reader is a charming companion to the Mitford series that will have readers clamoring to bring into their own kitchens the aromas and flavors that swirl within the little town with the big heart. | *$20.00 |
 | Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
Brand: Kodansha International
When it was first published, <em>Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art</em> changed the way the culinary world viewed Japanese cooking, moving it from obscure ethnic food to haute cuisine. <br> <br>Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Japanese food is a favorite of diners around the world. Not only is <em>sushi</em> as much a part of the Western culinary scene as burgers, bagels, and burritos, but some Japanese chefs have become household names. Japanese flavors, ingredients, and textures have been fused into dishes from a wide variety of other cuisines. What hasn't changed over the years, however, are the foundations of Japanese cooking. When he originally wrote <em>Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art</em>, Shizuo Tsuji, a scholar who trained under famous European chefs, was so careful and precise in his descriptions of the cuisine and its vital philosophies, and so thoughtful in his choice of dishes and recipes, that his words--and the dishes they help produce--are as fresh today as when they were first written.<br> The 25th Anniversary edition celebrates Tsuji's classic work. Building on M.F.K.Fisher's eloquent introduction, the volume now includes a thought-provoking new Foreword by <em>Gourmet</em> Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl and a new preface by the author's son and Tsuji Culinary Institute Director Yoshiki Tsuji. Beautifully illustrated with eight pages of new color photos and over 500 drawings, and containing 230 traditional recipes as well as detailed explanations of ingredients, kitchen utensils, techniques and cultural aspects of Japanese cuisine, this edition continues the Tsuji legacy of bringing the Japanese kitchen within the reach of Western cooks. | *$28.14 |
 | Japanese Hot Pots: Comforting One-Pot Meals
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Wholesome, delicious Japanese comfort food, hot pot cooking satisfies the universal desire for steaming, gratifying and hearty meals the whole family can enjoy. In <em>Japanese Hot Pots</em>, chef Tadashi Ono and food journalist Harris Salat demystify this communal eating tradition for American home cooks with belly-warming dishes from all corners of Japan. Using savory broths and healthy, easy-to-find ingredients such as seafood, poultry, greens, roots, mushrooms, and noodles, these classic one-pot dishes require minimal fuss and preparation, and no special equipmentâtheyâre simple, fast recipes to whip up either on the stove or on a tableside portable burner, like they do in Japan. | *$14.67 |
 | Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen
Brand: Delta
What if there were a land where people lived longer than anywhere else on earth, the obesity rate was the lowest in the developed world, and women in their forties still looked like they were in their twenties? Wouldn't you want to know their extraordinary secret? <P>Japanese-born Naomi Moriyama reveals the secret to her own high-energy, successful lifestyle-and the key to the enduring health and beauty of Japanese women-in this exciting new book. The Japanese have the pleasure of eating one of the most delicious, nutritious, and naturally satisfying cuisines in the world without denial, without guilt...and, yes, without getting fat or looking old. <P>As a young girl living in Tokyo, Naomi Moriyama grew up in the food utopia of the world, where fresh, simple, wholesome fare is prized as one of the greatest joys of life. She also spent much time basking in that other great center of Japanese food culture: her mother Chizuko's Tokyo kitchen. Now she brings the traditional secrets of her mother's kitchen to you in a book that embodies the perfect marriage of nature and culinary wisdom-Japanese home-style cooking. <P>If you think you've eaten Japanese food, you haven't tasted anything yet. Japanese home-style cooking isn't just about sushi and raw fish but good, old-fashioned everyday-Japanese-mom's cooking that's stood the test of time-and waistlines-for decades. Reflected in this unique way of cooking are the age-old traditional values of family and the abiding Japanese love of simplicity, nature, and good health. It's the kind of food that millions of Japanese women like Naomi eat every day to stay healthy, slim, and youthful while pursuing an energetic, successful, on-the-go lifestyle. Even better, it's fast, it's easy, and you can start with something as simple as introducing brown rice to your diet. You'll begin feeling the benefits that keep Japanese women among the youngest-looking in the world after your very next meal! <P>If you're tired of counting calories, counting carbs, and counting on being disappointed with diets that don't work and don't satisfy, it's time to discover one of the best-kept and most delicious secrets for a healthier, slimmer, and long-living lifestyle. It's time to discover the Japanese fountain of youth.... | *$6.75 |
 | Joe Tilden's Recipes For Epicures (1907)
Brand: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
"Major Joseph Tilden was in his time one of the most famous Bohemians and epicureans of the Pacific Coast. Ever since his death his many friends have been trying to learn the culinary secrets which made a repast of his devising so delicious. He had given his recipes to but few, and those few his most intimate friends and fellow spirits. One of the most favored of his old companions has given this complete collection of his recipes for publication. " | *$13.04 |
 | Joy of Cooking
Brand: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
<I>Joy</I> is the all-purpose cookbook. There are other basic cookbooks on the market, and there are fine specialty cookbooks, but no other cookbook includes such a complete range of recipes in every category: everyday, classic, foreign and de luxe. <I>Joy</I> is the one indispensable cookbook, a boon to the beginner, treasure for the experienced cook, the foundation of many a happy kitchen and many a happy home. <P> Privately printed in 1931, <I>Joy</I> has always been family affair, and like a family it has grown. Written by Irma Starkloff Rombauer, a St. Louisan, it was first tested and illustrated by her daughter, Marion Rombauer Becker, and subsequently it was revised and enlarged through Marion's efforts and those of her architect husband, John W. Becker. Their sons -- Ethan, with his Cordon Bleu and camping experiences, and Mark, with his interest in natural foods-have reinforced <I>Joy</I> in many ways. <P> Now over forty, <I>Joy</I> continues to be a family affair, demonstrating more than ever the awareness we all share in the growing preciousness of food. Special features in this edition are the chapter on <I>Heat,</I> which gives you many hints on maintaining the nutrients in the food you are cooking, and <I>Know Your Ingredients,</I> which reveals vital characteristics of the materials you commonly combine, telling how and why they react as they do; how to measure them; when feasible, how to substitute one for another; as well as amounts to buy. Wherever possible, information also appears at the point of use. <P> Divided into three parts, <I>Foods We Eat, Foods We Heat</I> and <I>Foods We Keep,</I> <I>Joy</I> now contains more than 4500 recipes, many hundreds of them new to this edition -- the first full revision in twelve years. All the enduring favorites will still be found. In the chapter on <I>Brunch, Lunch and Supper Dishes</I> there are also interesting suggestions for using convenience and leftover foods. Through its more than 1000 practical, delightful drawings by Ginnie Hofmann and Ikki Matsumoto, <I>Joy</I> shows how to present food correctly and charmingly, from the simplest to the most formal service; how to prepare ingredients with classic tools and techniques; and how to preserve safely the results of your canning and freezing. <P> <I>Joy</I> grows with the times; it has a full roster of American and foreign dishes: Strudel, Zabaglione, Rijsttafel, Couscous, among many others. All the classic terms you find on menus, such as Provencale, bonne femme, meunière and Florentine, are not merely defined but fully explained so you yourself can confect the dish they characterize. Throughout the book the whys and wherefores of the directions are given, with special emphasis on that vital cooking factor -- heat. Did you know that even the temperature of an ingredient can make or mar your best-laid plans? Learn exactly what the results of <I>simmering, blanching, roasting</I> and <I>braising</I> have on your efforts. Read the enlarged discussion on herbs, spices and seasonings, and note that their use is included in suitable amounts in the recipes. No detail necessary to your success in cooking has been omitted. <P> <I>Joy</I>, we hope, will always remain essentially a family affair, as well as an enterprise in which its authors owe no obligation to anyone but to themselves and to you. Choose from our offerings what suits your person, your way of life, your pleasure -- and join us in the <I>Joy</I> of cooking. <P> Because of the infinite patience that has gone into the preparation of <I><I>Joy of Cooking,</I> the publishers offer it on a money-back guarantee. Without question there is no finer all-purpose cookbook. | *$19.95 |
 | Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006
Brand: Cookbook Part Number: ROMBAUER
When the last edition of the Joy of Cooking appeared in 1997, it was a chef-centric, rarified global ingredient kind of moment. And now, 1997 seems very far away. This country is in an economically wobbly, terror-filled time where Americans have kept close to home both literally and figuratively. The 75th Anniversary Edition of the Joy of Cooking -- as it has always done -- speaks to the time it is published into. This Joy has come full circle from 1997 with a huge emphasis on American home cooking. We are not chasing the authentic Oaxacan enchilada here -- we have cheese, chicken, and beef. We have returned the casserole; included slow cooker recipes; restored chapters on jams, jellies, pickles, ice cream, and drinks. There is an eye to economy with expanded discussions on how to get the best out of tougher cuts of meat; the art of leftovers; and keeping household stock. With 500 completely new recipes and hundreds of recipes long edited out of previous editions, this is a brand-new, best-loved Joy of Cooking that rejoices in the cooking of the country that made it the bestselling cookbook of all time -- America. <P>BACK TO BASICS The perfect boiled egg*fluffy rice*pancakes light as air*choosing the perfect cut of meat* no fail cakes* knife skills* vegetables for every meal*cooking with fresh herbs*how to cook fish*roast chicken with crispy skin*fresh salads and homemade dressings*crisp fritters, fries, and onion rings* casserole cooking*finding the right sauce for the pasta*easy homemade pie dough*simple stock making*chewy and cakey cookies and brownies*quick pan sauces for meats <P>BRAND NEW A return to the American classics from enchiladas and chop suey to velvet cake and mud pie* all new illustrations*rich new soups*more grilling recipes*homemade ice cream and sorbet*slow cooker recipes*complete new grains*food for a crowd*how to freeze ingredients, dishes and entire meals*beverages and party drinks for entertaining and family meals* making jellies, jams and preserves* how to can fruits and vegetables*quick suppers*brining meats and shellfish <P>RETURN TO REFERENCE Cutting-edge nutritional information*Expanded Know Your Ingredients*More information about storing and keeping foods*more menu planning*new illustrations of techniques*new sections on high altitude baking and cooking*cooking with wine and spirits*stocking your pantry*buying the right equipment*expanded index*botanical information*ingredient substitutions*expanded information on fish and game*entertaining how-to from supper clubs to children's parties | *$18.96 |
 | Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
Brand: Scribner
The Paris Tasting of 1976 will forever be remembered as the landmark event that transformed the wine industry. At this legendary contest -- a blind tasting -- a panel of top French wine experts shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France's best.<P>George M. Taber, the only reporter present, recounts this seminal contest and its far-reaching effects, focusing on three gifted unknowns behind the winning wines: a college lecturer, a real estate lawyer, and a Yugoslavian immigrant. With unique access to the main players and a contagious passion for his subject, Taber renders this historic event and its tremendous aftershocks -- repositioning the industry and sparking a golden age for viticulture across the globe. With an eclectic cast of characters and magnificent settings, <I>Judgment of Paris</i> is an illuminating tale and a story of the entrepreneurial spirit of the new world conquering the old. | *$3.33 |
 | Juice Fasting and Detoxification: Use the Healing Power of Fresh Juice to Feel Young and Look Great : The Fastest Way to Restore Your Health
Brand: Book Pub Co
This book explains how to fast using raw fruit & vegetable juices while maintaining a nearly normal work and living schedule. Includes: Juice recipes, detoxification techniques, exercises, weight loss, water fasting; about the organs of elimination; how to handle a "healing event," and how to exit a fast safely. | *$4.50 |
 | Juiceman's Power of Juicing
Brand: Grand Central Publishing
Television's Juiceman presents more than one hundred delicious recipes for juice, showing how fresh juice can help readers prevent serious illness, overcome fatigue, lower cholesterol, and lose weight. Reprint. <i>LJ. </i> | *$9.60 |
 | Juicing for Life: A Guide to the Benefits of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juicing
Brand: Avery
Details the nutritional, preventive, and immune-strengthening powers of fresh fruit and vegetable juices and explains how to use them to cure the symptoms of PMS, arthritis, migraine headaches, motion sickness, and more. Original. 85,000 first printing. Major ad/promo. | *$6.15 |
 | Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life: Unleash the Healing Power of Fresh Juices and Cleansing Diets
Brand: Wellness Central
Did you know the secret to vibrant health is in your blender? It's true--juicing vegetables provides concentrated nutrition that is found in virtually no other source: vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals, and antioxidants. By juicing, you'll feel better, more energized, and improve your immune system. <BR/> More than a simple collection of recipes, this book guides readers toward a lifestyle that promotes alkaline balance by juicing, eating well, and cleansing the body and soul. While most juicing books focus too much on fruit juice (which disrupts the body's pH balance with too much natural sugar), this book primarily focuses on juices, smoothies and soups made from vegetables. It also also offers a guide to the food richest in nutrients from Vitamin A to zinc and includes various cleanses to benefit the colon, liver, gall bladder, and kidney and more. Beyond the body, the Caboms explain the heavy toll emotional, mental, and spiritual unrest can take on the body (and sometimes even encourage disease) and share unique, effective methods for cleansing the body of such toxicity. | *$8.62 |
 | Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Brand: Knopf
The companion volume to the public television series <I>Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home</I><br><br>Two legendary cooks, Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, invite us into their kitchen and show us the basics of good home cooking. <br>        What makes this book unique is the richness of information they offer on every page, as they demonstrate techniques (on which they don't always agree), discuss ingredients, improvise, balance flavors to round out a meal, and conjure up new dishes from leftovers. Center stage in these pages are carefully spelled-out recipes flanked by Julia's comments and Jacques's comments--the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime of honing their cooking skills. Nothing is written in stone, they imply. And that is one of the most important lessons for every good cook.<br>        So sharpen your knives and join in the fun as you learn to make . . .<br><br>        *--Appetizers-- from traditional and instant grav-lax to your own sausage in brioche and a country p'té<br>        *--Soups--from New England chicken chowder and onion soup gratinée to Mediterranean seafood stew and that creamy essence of mussels, billi-bi<br>        *--Eggs--ome lets and "tortillas"; scrambled, poached, and coddled eggs; eggs as a liaison for sauces and as the puffing power for soufflés<br>        *--Salads and Sandwiches--basic green and near-Nioise salads; a crusty round seafood-stuffed bread, a lobster roll, and a pan bagnat<br>        *--Potatoes--b aked, mashed, hash-browned, scalloped, souffléd, and French-fried<br>        *--Veget ables--the favorites from artichokes to tomatoes, blanched, steamed, sautéed, braised, glazed, and gratinéed<br>        *--Fish--f amiliar varieties whole and filleted (with step-by-step instructions for preparing your own), steamed en papillote, grilled, seared, roasted, and poached, plus a classic sole meunière and the essentials of lobster cookery<br>        *--Poultry--t he perfect roast chicken (Julia's way and Jacques's way); holiday turkey, Julia's deconstructed and Jacques's galantine; their two novel approaches to duck<br>        *--Meat--the right technique for each cut of meat (along with lessons in cutting up), from steaks and hamburger to boeuf bourguignon and roast leg of lamb <br>        *--Desserts--crème caramel, profiteroles, chocolate roulade, free-form apple tart--as you make them you'll learn all the important building blocks for handling dough, cooking custards, preparing fillings and frostings<br>        And much, much more . . .<br><br>        Throughout this richly illustrated book you'll see Julia's and Jacques's hands at work, and you'll sense the pleasure the two are having cooking together, tasting, exchanging ideas, joshing with each other, and raising a glass to savor the fruits of their labor. Again and again they demonstrate that cooking is endlessly fascinating and challenging and, while ultimately personal, it is a joy to be shared. | *$37.00 |
 | Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
Brand: Knopf
How many minutes should you cook green beans? Is it better to steam them or to boil them?<br>What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette?<br>How do you skim off fat?<br>What is the perfect way to roast a chicken?<br><br>Julia Child gave us extensive answers to all these questionsâand so many moreâin the masterly books she published over the course of her career. But which one do you turn to for which solutions? Over the years Julia also developed some new approaches to old problems, using time-saving equipment and more readily available products. So where do you locate the latest findings?<br><br>All the answers are close to hand in this indispensable little volume: the delicious, comforting, essential compendium of Juliaâs kitchen wisdomâa book you canât do without. | *$7.95 |
 | Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
Brand: Little, Brown and Company
<em>Julie & Julia</em>, the bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of <i>Bridget Jones</i> meets <i>The French Chef</i>" (<i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i>), is now a major motion picture. Julie Powell, nearing thirty and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, resolves to reclaim her life by cooking in the span of a single year, every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary <i>Mastering the Art of French Cooking</i>. Her unexpected reward: not just a newfound respect for calves' livers and aspic, but a new life-lived with gusto. The film is written and directed by Nora Ephron and stars Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia. | *$3.00 |
 | Just Jerky : The Complete Guide to Making It
Brand: Dry Store Publishing Company, the
Here's the do-it-yourself guide to making your own jerky in an oven, smoker, or food dehydrator with strips or ground beef, venison, poultry, fish and even soy protein. | *$8.72 |
 | Kawaii Bento Boxes: Cute and Convenient Japanese Meals on the Go
Brand: Japan Publications Trading
A bento box meal (single portions of different foods packed in one reusable container) is a Japanese tradition that lends itself well to today's busy lifestyle. Although bento boxes are available to take out from restaurants and food stands, they are most frequently prepared at home, very often by parents wishing to provide their children with delicious, healthy, fun--and environmentally responsible--lunch and snack-time alternatives.<br> <br> <em>Kawaii Bento Boxes</em> offers dozens of recipes and menus. For each box, the authors include detailed instructions for cooking, seasoning, decorating and assembling the components as well as an icon indicating how long it will take to prepare. The meals are not just easy to make, they are tasty, nutritious and economical, with each portion carefully calculated so that there are no leftovers. There are also suggestions for the right container for each meal. Most of the ingredients used are familiar and available to American cooks. Here are whimsical creations like soccer balls and animal faces made from shaped rice, tulips cut from dyed hardboiled eggs, hearts and stars carved out of vegetables, and much more. Perfect for parents looking to liven up their children's school lunches or park snacks, or for busy people who want to fix a quick and cheerful meal to take to work, <em>Kawaii</em> <em>Bento Boxes</em> highlights the Japanese passion for making food a treat for the eyes as well as for the mouth.<br> <br> CONTENTS:<br> <br> ONIGIRI BENTO<br> (16 variations including faces, soccer ball, animals, triangles, spheres)<br> <br> RICE BENTO<br> (11 variations including bear, rabbit, ship, seasoned rice, teriyaki chicken over rice, etc.)<br> <br> SUSHI BENTO<br> (12 variations)<br> <br> BREAD BENTO<br> (12 variations including mini-sandwiches, rolls, etc.)<br> <br> NOODLE BENTO<br> (9 variations including spaghetti, yakisoba noodles, udon)<br> <br> SUMMER AND WINTER BENTO<br> (12 variations including summer dishes that wont spoil in the heat and winter dishes that are better when eaten warm)<br> <br> TRADITIONAL/POPULAR/FAVORITE BENTO<br> (11 variations including favorite dishes like hamburgers, fried shrimp, fried chicken)<br> <br> TIPS ON HOW TO STUFF THE BENTO BOX<br> WHAT TO STUFF IN THE BENTO BOX (including calories, carbohydrates, protein, etc.)<br> CUTTING AND DECORATING<br> MENUS BASED ON COLOR<br> EASY DESSERT RECIPES<br> | *$11.35 |
 | Keeping Bees And Making Honey
Brand: David & Charles
Bee keeping isn't just for the country dweller--bees can be kept in any situation from the simple balcony to the garden to acres of land. This comprehensive and attractive lifestyle guide to bee keeping takes readers from finding their bees to getting them home, housing them, collecting honey and using their produce. The book includes a detailed look at the history of bees and bee-keeping, and an extensive introduction to help readers to fully understand bees and keep them happy. | *$7.25 |
 | Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy
Brand: Riverhead Hardcover
<b> A story of food and love, injury and healing, <I>Keeping the Feast</I> is the triumphant memoir of one couple's nourishment and restoration in Italy after a period of tragedy, and the extraordinary sustaining powers of food, family, and friendship. </B> <BR><BR> Paula and John met in Italy, fell in love, and four years later, married in Rome. But less than a month after the wedding, tragedy struck. They had transferred from their Italian paradise to Warsaw and while reporting on an uprising in Romania, John was shot and nearly killed by sniper fire. Although he recovered from his physical wounds in less than a year, the process of healing had just begun. Unable to regain his equilibrium, he sank into a deep sadness that reverberated throughout their relationship. It was the abrupt end of what they'd known together, and the beginning of a new phase of life neither had planned for. All of a sudden, Paula was forced to reexamine her marriage, her husband, and herself. <BR><BR> Paula began to reconsider all of her previous assumptions about healing. She discovered that sometimes patience can be a vice, anger a virtue. That sometimes it is vital to make demands of the sick, that they show signs of getting better. And she rediscovered the importance of the most fundamental of human rituals: the daily sharing of food around the family table. <BR><BR> A universal story of hope and healing, <I>Keeping the Feast</I> is an account of one couple's triumph over tragedy and illness, and a celebration of the simple rituals of life, even during the worst life crises. Beautifully written and tremendously moving, Paula's story is a testament to the extraordinary sustaining powers of food and love, and to the stubborn belief that there is always an afterward, there is always hope. <BR><BR> | *$13.91 |
 | King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains
Brand: Countryman
<B>Hang on to your pie plateâ<I>King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking</I> will change the way every baker thinks about whole grains.</B><BR><BR>Forget what you know about whole grain baking. Instead, envision light, flaky croissants; airy cakes; moist brownies; dreamy piecrusts; and scrumptious cookiesâall made with whole grains. This is what you get in <I>King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking</I>, a revolutionary cookbook that breathes new life into breads, cakes, cookies, pastries, and more by transforming the dark and dense alchemy of whole grain baking into lively, flavorful, sweet, and savory treats of all types.<BR><BR><I>King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking</I> is a book that only the bakers at King Arthur Flour could successfully complete, opening up the home baker's repertoire to new flours, new flavors, and new categories of whole grain baked goods. It spills over with helpful tips, how-to illustrations, sidebars on history and lore, and a friendly voice that says to readers, "Come into the kitchen with me and let's bake." Thousands of hours were spent testing these recipes, making sure that each one met their high standards. The final result is more than 400 delicious, inviting, and foolproof recipes that have earned a place in <I>King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking</I>âthe next generation whole grain cookbook. 125 black & white illustrations, 16 color pages, index. | *$10.00 |
 | Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
Brand: Harper Perennial
<p> A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisineânow with all-new, never-before-published material </p> | *$5.49 |
 | Kitchen Table Wisdom 10th Anniversary
Brand: Riverhead Trade
Praised by everyone from Bernie Siegel to Daniel Goleman to Larry Dossey, Rachel Remen has a unique perspective on healing rooted in her background as a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness. In a deeply moving and down-to-earth collection of true stories, this prominent physician shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives. | *$6.85 |
 | KitchenAid Best-Loved Recipes
Brand: Publications International, Ltd.
Culinary artistry is the true inspiration behind the recipes in the KitchenAid Best-Loved Recipes hardcover cookbook. The KitchenAid Stand Mixer is a must-have small appliance in any fully equipped kitchen, and you will find dozens of ways to use it when making these recipes. <br><br>Beyond basic mixing, the KitchenAid Best-Loved Recipes cookbook will instruct you on making bread dough with your dough hook, lasagna noodles with the pasta maker, and even your own sausage with the sausage stuffer. The recipes are both easy and impressive, appropriate for novice cooks and experienced chefs alike. <br><br>From appetizers to cakes and entrées to pies, each chapter contains a decadent menu of dishes you never knew you could prepare in your own kitchen. This cookbook marries simplicity with sophistication and teaches you how to make these delicious desserts:<br> Country Apple Tart<br> Vanilla Cream Pie<br> New York Rye Bread<br> Orange-Glazed Salmon<br> Green Beans and Shiitake Mushrooms | *$7.67 |
 | Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads
Brand: Wiley | *$13.72 |
 | Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Dehydrating: Delicious & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Dehydrating Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Seeds, Pancakes, Crackers, Breads, Granola, Bars & Wraps
Brand: Green Butterfly Press
Living a Raw vegan lifestyle does NOT require dehydrating, which is why Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan recipe books--other than this one--rarely call for dehydrating. <P><P>But if you own a dehydrator, or if you are trying to decide whether or not to buy one, then this book is for you. There are SO many fun and interesting things you can do with dehydrating Raw foods, such as making breads, crackers, wraps, pancakes, granolas, plant leathers (fruit roll-ups, etc.), seasonings, and much more. You can also intensify flavors, add cooked-like textures to your Raw foods, and even serve warm dishes with the food's nutritional integrity totally intact! <P><P>This book is a thorough, comprehensive introduction to dehydrating for people who are curious about the subject. It's also a must-have for Raw food enthusiasts who want to experience the full range of experiences in the Raw food cuisine. <P><P>This Raw food vegan recipe book includes: <P><P>SPECIAL OFFER: 10% OFF EXCALIBUR DEHYDRATORS & ACCESSORIES <BR>Dehydrating Fundamentals <BR>Recommendations on Which Dehydrator to Buy <P><P>55 recipes, including: <P><P>19 Using Fruits & Vegetables <BR>5 Using Nuts & Seeds <BR>12 Pancakes, Crackers, Breads & Wraps (Includes Kristen's famous Raw Maple Syrup for your pancakes!) <BR>13 Special Dehydrated Ingredients <BR>A "Raw Basics" introduction to Raw food (with 6 basic "must have" recipes) for people who are new to the subject. <P><P>Also includes links to food photographs at Kristen Suzanne's Web site, KristensRaw.com. | *$6.00 |
 | La Dieta South Beach: El delicioso plan disenado por un medico para asegurar el adelgazamiento rapido y saludable (The South Beach Diet) (Spanish Edition)
Brand: Rodale Books
La dieta que todos están comentando<br><br>Durante años, el cardiólogo Arthur Agatston urgÃa a sus pacientes a perder peso por el bien de sus corazones, pero las dietas resultaron demasiado difÃciles de seguir o muy severas. Algunas eran hasta peligrosas. Aparentemente nadie podÃa seguir los regÃmenes bajos en grasa durante mucho tiempo. Y una dieta no sirve para nada si uno no la puede seguir.<br><br>Por lo tanto, el Agatston inventó su propia dieta. La dieta South Beach no es complicada y tampoco requiere que se pase hambre. Disfrutará porciones normales de carne, aves y pescado. También disfrutará huevos, queso, frutos secos y verduras. Las meriendas (refrigerios, tentempiés) también son de rigor en esta dieta. Aprenderá a evitar los carbohidratos malos como la harina blanca, el azúcar blanca y las papas al horno. Lo mejor de todo es que a medida que adelgace, ¡perderá esa terca grasa abdominal <i>primero</i>!<br><br>La dieta del Dr. Agatston ha producido resultados que han sido constantemente impactantes (¡un pérdida de entre 8 y 13 libras durante las primeras 2 semanas!) y ha creado un furor en los medios de comunicación del sur de la Florida. Ahora usted también puede unirse a las filas de los que ahora ostentan figuras fabulosas gracias a la dieta South Beach.<br> | *$5.00 |
 | Land of Plenty: A Treasury of Authentic Sichuan Cooking
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
The Chinese call the province of Sichuan in southwest China "the land of plenty" and "the place for flavor." Although it is mostly known in the West for its hot-and-spicy dishes, the Chinese love Sichuan food for its inventive use of seasonings and its many styles of preparation. Fuchsia Dunlop immersed herself in Sichuanese cooking and culture for two years, gathering from regional chefs and home cooks a full range of recipes from soups to desserts. She provides glossaries of Sichuan's ingredients and cooking methods, and Chinese characters for and definitions of the twenty-three flavors at the heart of the Sichuanese culinary canon. Equally valuable for novices and experts, <I>Land of Plenty</I> teaches everything from how to wield a cleaver to how to make delicious Kung Pao chicken, offering a unique user-friendly introduction to one of China's richest cuisines. 16 pages of color photographs. | *$18.71 |
 | Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia, Completely Revised and Updated
Brand: Clarkson Potter
<i>Larousse Gastronomique</i> has been the foremost resource of culinary knowledge since its initial publication in 1938. Long revered for its encyclopedic entries on everything from cooking techniques, ingredients, and recipes to equipment, food histories, and culinary biographies, it is the one book every professional chef and avid home cook must have on his or her kitchen shelf. In fact, Julia Child once wrote, "If I were allowed only one reference book in my library, <i>Larousse Gastronomique </i>would be it, without question."<br><br>The culinary landscape has changed dramatically in the last decade, prompting a complete revision of this classic work. <i>Larousse Gastronomique</i> has now been updated to add the latest advancements that have forever changed the way we cook, including modern technological methods, such as sous-vide cooking and molecular gastronomy. All-new color ingredient-identification photographs give this edition a fresh, elegant look. And for the first time, <i>Larousse</i> features more than 400 reportage photosâcandid images of upscale restaurants from around the worldâthat give behind-the-scenes access into the kitchens where the finest food is created. Dozens of new biographies of people who have made significant contributions to the food world debut in this revision, including such luminaries as Ferran Adrià , Daniel Boulud, Alice Waters, Gaston Lenôtre, Thomas Keller, James Beard, and Julia Child.<br><br>With entries arranged in encyclopedic fashion, <i>Larousse Gastronomique</i> is not only incredibly user-friendly, but it is also a fantastic read for anyone who loves food. Skip from Roasting to Robert (a classic French sauce), and then to Robiola (the Italian cheese); or go from Sake to Saladâwith dozens of recipesâand on to Salamander, a type of oven used in professional kitchens for caramelizing (and named after the legendary fire-resistant animal). An index at the end of the book of all 3,800 recipes for cuisines from around the world makes it easy to find a myriad of preparations for any ingredient (eggs or chicken, for example) or type of dish (such as cakes or sauces).<br><br>The unparalleled depth and breadth of informationâfrom the traditional to the cutting-edgeâmake this newest edition of <i>Larousse Gastronomique</i> indispensable for every cook. | *$48.50 |
 | Leslie Sansone's Eat Smart, Walk Strong: The Secrets to Effortless Weight Loss
Brand: Center Street
Now available in trade paperback, #1 bestselling fitness guru Leslie Sansone turns her expertise and experience to teaching her fans how to develop healthy eating habits. Despite hundreds of fad diets and get-thin-quick schemes, the only real way to be fit is to exercise and eat right. #1 fitness video instructor Leslie Sansone has developed a highly successful walking exercise program. Now she turns her pen to the secrets of her personal diet habits. In LESLIE SANSONE'S EAT SMART, WALK STRONG, Leslie applies her proven six-week plan format to reforming the way readers eat. Each week is focused on a theme of bad habits to break and good habits to develop. * Week 1: The Intentional Eating Habit * Week 2: The Breakfast Habit * Week 3: The Portion Control Habit * Week 4: The Slow Food Habit * Week 5: The Snack Habit * Week 6: The Restaurant Habit * Weeks 7--777: Eating Well for Life The point is not to make readers conform to a rigid plan, but to allow them to experiment with different methods and adopt those habits that are most effective. | *$5.96 |
 | Let's Do Lunch: Eating all the Calories and Carbs you want to lose weight!
Brand: Thomas Nelson
<P>With this Revised and Updated Edition of <I>Let's Do Lunch</I>, you <I>eat until full</I> in <I>all</I> the food groups, including all you want of <I>unprocessed</I> starchy carbs, the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, lean red meat, corn thins, cheese, healthy fats, veggies, whole-grain cereals and crispbreads, dark brown and wild rice, snacks, dressings, condiments, and sauces. But because these foods stabilize your blood sugar, your body <I>forces</I> you to become less and less hungry with each passing day. Thus, you begin to eat less and less, consume fewer and fewer calories, and lose all the weight you want.</P> <P>In <I>Let's Do Lunch</I>, Roger Troy reveals:</P> <UL> <LI>Eat until full whenever you are hungry, no matter how often that is and no matter how many calories you consume (even if you start by eating 10,000 calories a day)-thus eliminating your hunger cravings.</LI> <LI>Your body can't tell the difference between starchy carbs, so when you eat the <I>Let's Do Lunch </I>starchy carbs, it eliminates your cravings for the fattening starchy carbs.</LI> <LI>Your body can't tell the difference between sugars, so when you eat the sweetest fresh fruits and fruit smoothies, it eliminates your cravings for all the foods made with fattening sugar in them. </LI></UL> <P>If you want to read about and talk with other <I>Let's Do Lunch </I>dieters, go to <B>www.letsdolunch.com</B> and click on "message boards." Once you do, you'll want to get started on this program right away.</P> | *$4.72 |
 | Letters to a Young Chef (Art of Mentoring)
Brand: Basic Books
Written for the professional chef as well as the amateur cook, an invitation into the kitchen from a revered chef who combines traditional technique and modern sensibility <P> From the reinvention of French food through the fine dining revolution in America, Daniel Boulud has been witness to, and creator of, our contemporary food culture. A modern man with a classical foundation, he speaks with the authority that comes from a lifetime of experience, and no small amount of passion, about the vocation of creating and serving food. Part memoir, part advice book, part recipe book, this delicious celebration of the art of cooking will delight and enlighten chefs of all kinds, from passionate amateurs to serious professionals. <P> "This is a priceless manual for anyone seriously interested in the restaurant world. Concise, pointed, informative, and candid, it explains simply to the neophyte chef the difficult but wonderful and rewarding world of the kitchen." (Jacques Pepin) <P> "This is such a charming way to convey the priorities and responsibilities of a chef. Daniel Boulud's enthusiasm is irresistible." (Alice Waters) <P> "'Taste, Taste, Taste.' Letters from the journey of one of the world's greatest chefs!" (Emeril Lagasse) | *$3.27 |
 | Lickety-Split Meals: For Health Conscious People on the Go!
Brand: Zhi Publishing | *$16.46 |
 | Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
Brand: Knopf
In this inspiring new book, Lidia Bastianich awakens in us a new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy that she explores. All of the recipes reflect the regions from which they spring, and in translating them to our home kitchens, Lidia passes on time-honored techniques and wonderful, uncomplicated recipes for dishes bursting with different regional flavorsâthe kind of elemental, good family cooking that is particularly appreciated today.<br><br>Penetrating the heart of Italyâstarting at the north, working down to the tip, and ending in SardiniaâLidia unearths a wealth of recipes:<br><br>From <b>TrentinoâAlto Adige: </b>Delicious Dumplings with Speck (cured pork); apples accenting soup, pasta, salsa, and salad; local beer used to roast a chicken and to braise beef<br>From <b>Lombardy:</b> A world of riceâbaked in a frittata, with lentils, with butternut squash, with gorgonzola, and the special treat of Risotto Milan-Style with Marrow and Saffron<br>From <b>Valle dâAosta:</b> Polenta with Black Beans and Kale, and local fontina featured in fondue, in a roasted pepper salad, and embedded in veal chops<br>From <b>Liguria:</b> An array of Stuffed Vegetables, a bread salad, and elegant Veal Stuffed with a Mosaic of Vegetables<br>From <b>Emilia-Romagna:</b> An olive oil dough for making the traditional, versatile vegetable tart <i>erbazzone,</i> as well as the secrets of making <i>tagliatelle</i> and other pasta doughs, and an irresistible Veal Scaloppine Bolognese<br>From <b>Le Marche:</b> Farro with Roasted Pepper Sauce, Lamb Chunks with Olives, and Stuffed Quail in Parchment<br>From <b>Umbria:</b> A taste of the sweet Norcino black truffle, and seductive dishes such as Potato-Mushroom Cake with Braised Lentils, Sausages in the Skillet with Grapes, and Chocolate Bread Parfait<br>From <b>Abruzzo:</b> Fresh <i>scrippelle</i> (crêpe) ribbons baked with spinach or garnishing a soup, fresh pasta made with a âguitar,â Rabbit with Onions, and Lamb Chops with Olives<br>From <b>Molise:</b> Fried Ricotta; homemade cavatelli pasta in a variety of ways; Spaghetti with Calamari, Shrimp, and Scallops; and Braised Octopus<br>From <b>Basilicata:</b> Wedding Soup, Fiery <i>Maccheroni,</i> and Farro with Pork Ragù<br>From <b>Calabria:</b> Shepherdâs Rigatoni, steamed swordfish, and Almond Biscottini<br>From <b>Sardinia:</b> Flatbread Lasagna, two lovely eggplant dishes, and Roast Lobster with Bread Crumb Topping<br><br>This is just a sampling of the many delights Lidia has uncovered. All the recipes she shares with us in this rich feast of a book represent the work of the local people and friends with whom she made intimate contactâthe farmers, shepherds, foragers, and artisans who produce local cheeses, meats, olive oils, and wines. And in addition, her daughter, Tanya, takes us on side trips in each of the twelve regions to share her love of the country and its art. | *$18.55 |
 | Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen
Brand: Random House Part Number: 037541150X
Lidia Bastianich, loved by millions of Americans for her good Italian cooking, gives us her most instructive and personal cookbook yet.<br><br>Focusing on the Italian-American kitchenâthe cooking she encountered when she first came to America as a young adolescentâshe pays homage to this âcuisine of adaptation born of necessity.â But she transforms it subtly with her light, discriminating touch, using the authentic ingredients, not accessible to the early immigrants, which are all so readily available today. The aromatic flavors of fine Italian olive oil, imported Parmigiano-Reggiano and Gorgonzola dolce latte, fresh basil, oregano, and rosemary, sun-sweetened San Marzano tomatoes, prosciutto, and pancetta permeate the dishes she makes in her Italian-American kitchen today. And they will transform for you this time-honored cuisine, as you cook with Lidia, learning from her the many secret, sensuous touches that make her food superlative. <br><br>Youâll find recipes for Scampi alla Buonavia (the garlicky shrimp that became so popular when Lidia served the dish at her first restaurant, Buonavia), Clams Casino (with roasted peppers and good American bacon), Caesar Salad (shaved Parmigiano makes the difference), baked cannelloni (with roasted pork and mortadella), and lasagna (blanketed in her special Italian-American Meat Sauce).<br><br>But just as Lidia introduced new Italian regional dishes to her appreciative clientele in Queens in the seventies, so she dazzles us now with pasta dishes such as Bucatini with Chanterelles, Spring Peas, and Prosciutto, and Long Fusilli with Mussels, Saffron, and Zucchini. And she is a master at teaching us how to make our own ravioli, featherlight gnocchi, and genuine Neapolitan pizza. <br><br>The key to her delectable fish and meat cooking is the aromatic vegetables that so often form an integral part of the dishâsole with oregano, vidalias, and tomatoes; tenderloin with potatoes, peppers, and onions; sausages with bitter broccoli. Try her version of scallopine with sautéed lemon slices, garlic slivers, capers, and green olivesâyouâll be hooked. <br><br>Soups are Lidiaâs specialty, particularly hearty bean and pasta soupsâmeals in themselves. And you can top off a Lidia feast with traditional Italian-American favorites, such as a perfect Zabaglione or cannoli, or one of her own creationsâLemon Delight or Roasted Pears and Grapes.<br><br>Laced with stories about her experiences in America and her discoveries as a cook, this enchanting book is both a pleasure to read and a joy to cook from. | *$5.79 |
 | Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most
Brand: Cookbook Part Number: BASTIANICH
In this exciting new book the incomparable Lidia takes us on a gastronomic journeyâfrom Piemonte to Pugliaâexploring ten different regions that have informed her cooking and helped to make her the fabulous cook that she is today. In addition, her daughter Tanya, an art historian, guides us to some of the nearby cultural treasures that enrich the pursuit of good food.<br><br>· In Istria, now part of Croatia, where Lidia grew up, she forages again for wild asparagus, using it in a delicious soup and a frittata; Sauerkraut with Pork and Roast Goose with Mlinzi reflect the regionâs Middle European influences; and <i>buzara</i>, an old marinerâs stew, draws on fish from the nearby sea.<br><br>· From Trieste, Lidia gives seafood from the Adriatic, Viennese-style breaded veal cutlets and Beef Goulash, and Sacher Torte and Apple Strudel.<br><br>· From Friuli, where cows graze on the rich tableland, comes Montasio cheese to make <i>fricos</i>; the corn fields yield polenta for Velvety Cornmeal-Spinach Soup.<br><br>· In Padova and Treviso rice reigns supreme, and Lidia discovers hearty soups and risottos that highlight local flavors.<br><br>· In Piemonte, the robust Barolo wine distinguishes a fork-tender <i>stufato</i> of beef; local white truffles with scrambled eggs is âheaven on a plateâ; and a <i>bagna cauda</i> serves as a dip for local vegetables, including prized cardoons.<br><br>· In Maremma, where hunting and foraging are a way of life, earthy foods are mainstays, such as slow-cooked rabbit sauce for pasta or gnocchi and boar tenderloin with prune-apple Sauce, with Galloping Figs for dessert.<br><br>· In Rome Lidia revels in the fresh artichokes and fennel she finds in the Campo dei Fiori and brings back nine different ways of preparing them.<br><br>· In Naples she gathers unusual seafood recipes and a special way of making limoncello-soaked cakes.<br><br>· From Sicilyâs Palermo she brings back <i>panelle, </i>the delicious fried chickpea snack; a caponata of stewed summer vegetables; and the elegant Cannoli Napoleon.<br><br>· In Puglia, at Italyâs heel, where durum wheat grows at its best, she makes some of the regionâs glorious pasta dishes and re-creates a splendid focaccia from Altamura.<br><br>There are 140 delectable recipes to be found as you make this journey with Lidia. And along the way, with Tanya to guide you, youâll stop to admire Raphaelâs fresco <i>Triumph of Galatea</i>, a short walk from the market in Rome; the two enchanting women in the Palazzo Abbatellis in Palermo; and the Roman ruins in Friuli, among many other delights. Thereâs something for everyone in this rich and satisfying book that will open up new horizons even to the most seasoned lover of Italy. | *$6.26 |
 | Life Is Meals: A Food Lover's Book of Days
Brand: Knopf
From the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author James Salter and his wife, Kayâamateur chefs and perfect hostsâhere is a charming, beautifully illustrated tour de table: a food lover's companion that, with an entry for each day of the year, takes us from a Twelfth Night cake in January to a champagne dinner on New Year's Eve. <i>Life Is Meals </i>is rich with culinary wisdom, history, recipes, literary pleasures, and the authors' own memories of successes and catastrophes.<br><br>For instance:<br> <br>⢠The menu on the <i>Titanic </i>on the fatal night<br><br>⢠Reflections on dining from Queen Victoria, JFK, Winnie-the-Pooh, Garrison Keillor, and many others<br><br>⢠The seductiveness of a velvety Brie or the perfect martini<br><br>⢠How to decide whom to invite to a dinner partyâand whom not to<br><br>⢠John Irving's family recipe for meatballs; Balzac's love of coffee<br><br>⢠The greatest dinner ever given at the White House<br><br>⢠Where in Paris Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter had French onion soup at 4:00 a.m.<br><br>⢠How to cope with acts of God and man-made disasters in the kitchen<br><br>Sophisticated as well as practical, opinionated, and indispensable, <i>Life Is Meals </i>is a tribute to the glory of food and drink, and the joy of sharing them with others. "The meal is the emblem of civilization," the Salters observe. "What would one know of life as it should be lived, or nights as they should be spent, apart from meals?" | *$9.95 |
 | Light & Healthy 2010: The Year's Best Recipes Lightened Up
Brand: America's Test Kitchen | *$21.82 |
 | Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
Brand: Anchor
Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in tum-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. | *$6.71 |
 | Lipsmackin' Backpackin': Lightweight Trail-tested Recipes for Backcountry Trips
Brand: Three Forks
<DIV>Tasty backcountry cookbook filled with trail-tested recipes providing nutritional information, food preparation and meal-planning tips from experienced long-distance hikers.<br></div> | *$9.59 |
 | Living Cuisine: The Art and Spirit of Raw Foods (Avery Health Guides)
Brand: Avery Trade
Eating raw isn't just for naturalists anymore. Today, health-conscious eaters are filling their plates with the foods nature has already prepared. And these foods go well beyond the sprouts, carrots, and celery typically associated with this type of diet. <br><br> In <i>Living Cuisine</i>, celebrated raw chef Renée Underkoffler shows how varied, exciting, and healthy raw-foods cuisine can be. She introduces the many benefits of eating raw and offers guidelines for incorporating this healthier regimen into one's lifestyle. She provides clear, step-by-step instructions for raw-foods processing techniques-juicing, sprouting, culturing and fermenting, dehydrating, and even blanching. <br><br> At the heart of <i>Living Cuisine</i> are the more than 300 tantalizing recipes inspired by a wide range of ethnic and regional foods. These beverages, soups, salads, appetizers, side dishes, sushi, entrees, and desserts are all delicious and simple to prepare. This unique resource includes thorough information necessary for a foray into raw-foods living | *$10.49 |
 | Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
Brand: Grove Press
<DIV>The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in Italy when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The three-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Rustico sat perched on a hill in the verdant Spoleto valley amid an olive grove and fruit trees of every kind. For the Tuckers, it was literally love at first sight, and the couple purchased the house without testing the water pressure or checking for signs of termites. Shedding the vestiges of their American life, Michael and Jill endeavored to learn the language, understand the nuances of Italian culture, and build a home in this new chapter of their lives. Both a celebration of a good marriage and a careful study of the nature of home, <I>Living in a Foreign Language</I> is a gorgeous, organic travelogue written with an epicureanâs delight in detail and a gourmandâs appreciation for all things fine.</DIV> | *$5.60 |
 | Living on Live Food
Brand: Cohen | *$29.99 |
 | Living Raw Food: Get the Glow with More Recipes from Pure Food and Wine
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<p> Picking up where the bestselling <i>Raw Food/Real World</i> left off, Sarma Melngailis invites us inside her glamorous restaurant, Pure Food and Wine, with dozens more recipes for fresh and vibrant juices, shakes, soups, simple dishes, main courses, desserts, and cocktails. </p> <ul> <p> <li>Whip up an antioxidant-rich Goji Tropic Shake or a sweet, cleansing Cilantro-Pineapple Shake for delicious nutrition on the go</li> </p> <p> <li>Cool down with a Cucumber-Mint Gazpacho Soup and an Heirloom Tomato, Fennel, and Avocado Pressed Salad with Caper Dressing, Pistachio, and Mint</li> </p> <p> <li>Find out what makes the Chanterelle and Kalamata Olive Ravioli the restaurant's most beloved entrÃe </li> </p> <p> <li>Celebrate with a raw Thanksgiving dinner, complete with "dark meat" portobello, "white meat" large oyster mushrooms, stuffing, mashed celeriac, cranberries, and brussels sprouts</li> </p> <p> <li>Satisfy your sweet tooth with a Classic Sundae and Caramel Bars </li> </p> </ul> <p> No juicer? No dehydrator? No problem! Sarma shows that raw food preparation doesn't have to be daunting, and she helps you work your way from the fastest, simplest, freshest recipes to immensely satisfying main dishes that you'll have a hard time believing are raw. A definitive list of ingredients, tools, techniques, and sources make raw food a snap, while information-packed sidebars introduce the world's most powerful superÂfoods, from kombucha tea to chia seeds. And Sarma is refreshingly honest and real as she describes her personal breakthroughsâand strugglesâ<i>living</i> on raw foods. </p> <p> Whether you're snacking on the run, having a quiet dinner at home, or throwing a festive cocktail party, eating raw food makes you feel alive. Filled with sensuous, sexy, and energizing food, this book is sure to enrich your life, whether you're a carnivorous epicure or a raw-foods junkie. </p> | *$17.92 |
 | Living the G.I. (Glycemic Index) Diet
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
The easiest diet going is now even easier--and tastier. Off to an explosive start, <i>The G.I. Diet</i> quickly landed on <i>New York Times</i> and <i>Wall Street Journal</i> bestseller lists, and required five quick printings (for a total of 190,000 copies) to keep pace with demand after national publicity discovered the "Canadian miracle diet" (<i>Woman's World</i>). Now, continuing to build on the nutritional wisdom of the glycemic index, Rick Gallop follows up with the essential companion--a cookbook and strategy guide for living the G.I. Diet.<br><br>Organized around the simple, intuitive principle of green-, yellow-, and red-light foods--if you can follow a traffic light, you can follow this diet--<i>Living the G.I. Diet</i> gets right into the kitchen with 135 dishes that are as easy to prepare as they are unrecognizable as diet food. Grilled Pesto Salmon with Asparagus. Beef and Eggplant Chili. Garlic Shrimp Pasta. Thai Chicken Curry. Pork Tenderloin with Grainy Mustard and Chive Crust. Cinnamon French Toast. Florentine Frittata. And desserts: Baked Chocolate Mousse, Basmati Rice Pudding, Pecan Brownies--that's right, brownies.<br><br>In addition, the book spells out how to lose weight (Phase I) and maintain weight loss (Phase II); how to make G.I. eating a family affair; navigating holidays, restaurants, vacation eating; and exploring the psychological and emotional aspects of food and food cravings--everything you need to stay on this proven track. | *$6.61 |
 | Living Vegan For Dummies
Brand: For Dummies
<p>The fun and easy way® to live a vegan lifestyle</p> <p>Are you thinking about becoming a vegan? Already a practicing vegan? More than 3 million Americans currently live a vegan lifestyle, and that number is growing. <i>Living Vegan For Dummies </i>is your one-stop resource for understanding vegan practices, sharing them with your friends and loved ones, and maintaining a vegan way of life. <p>This friendly, practical guide explains the types of products that vegans abstain from eating and consuming, and provides healthy and animal-free options. You'll see how to create a balanced, nutritious vegan diet; read food and product labels to determine animal-derived product content; and stock a vegan pantry. You'll also get 40 great-tasting recipes to expand your cooking repertoire. <ul> <li>Features expert guidance in living a vegan lifestyle and explaining it to friends and family</li> <li>Includes proper dietary guidelines so you can get the nutrition you need</li> <li>Gives you several action plans for making the switch to veganism</li> <li>Provides parents with everything they need to understand and support their children's choices</li> </ul> <p>With the tips and advice in <i>Living Vegan For Dummies, </i>you can truly live and enjoy a vegan way of life! | *$11.20 |
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