 | Crazy Sista Cooking: Cuisine and Conversation with Lucy Anne Buffett
Brand: Already Done
<DIV><DIV>Packed with more than 120 signature recipes from Lucy Buffett's famous gulf coast restaurant, LuLu's, <I>Crazy Sista Cooking</I> is the next best thing to being there. Tucked inside are laugh-out-loud anecdotes and plenty of wit and wisdom from Lucy's own kitchen. The book features party menus, Buffett family favorites, and lots of telling it like it is. Renowned novelist Tom McGuane contributes engaging essays that blend smoothly with the spicy dishes and distinctive drinks. Recipes include such soul-satisfying southern delights as West Indies Salad, Sloppy Shrimp, Blackened Grouper Sandwich, Garlic Cheese Grits, Silver Queen Succotash, and Heavenly Fried Crab Claws. There are also distinctive drinks like Bama Breeze and LuLu's Painkiller. Hundreds of full-color photographs of the dishes and the inimitable Buffett clan add to the fun.</DIV> | *$18.00 |
 | Creating Beautiful Boxes With Inlay Techniques
Brand: Betterway Books
Featuring step-by-step projects Creating Bea utiful Boxes with Inlay Techniques is the definitive guide t hat makes building elegant boxes easy. ' | *$13.00 |
 | Creative Cookies: Delicious Decorating for Any Occasion
Brand: Sterling
<DIV><DIV><b>A feast for the eyes as well as the palate, this collection from media favorite Toba Garrett is available again.</b><br><br>"The mouth-watering photos are enough to send you running to the store for baking equipment and ingredients...[these are] gorgeous works of art. A wealth of photographs and illustrations ensures that even novices will have success with their cookie-making marathons."--<i>New York Daily News</i><br><br>"Marvelous book...Superb photography shows the excellence of Ms. Garrett's work...A must for the cookie aficionado."--<i>American Cake Decoration</i><br><br>Toba Garrett--master baker, critically lauded author, and recent guest on <i>Emeril Live</i>--has devised cookies so delectable and exquisitely decorated that home chefs will be searching for occasions to make more. The simple recipes range from gingerbread to shortbread, from sugar cookies to chocolate. But what really makes these extra special are Garrett's clever techniques for turning the cookies into works of art that delight the eye as much as they please the palate. There are ruffled bibs in soft pastel hues for a baby shower, a white chocolate rose with eight petals, and a 3D bride and groom for wedding and anniversary celebrations. Anyone can create these effects with confidence thanks to the author's clarity and creativity.<br>.<br></DIV> | *$6.99 |
 | Creme De Colorado Cookbook (Celebrating Twenty Five Years of Culinary Artistry)
Brand: Junior League of Denver
This bestselling community cookbook features almost 700 triple-tested recipes reflecting Colorado's lifestyle and rich heritage. | *$14.99 |
 | Creole Made Easy
Brand: Baptist Haiti Mission
Creole Made Easy. A simple introduction to Haitian Creole for English speaking people. Sixteen easy lessons cover the basic elements of Creole grammar and how to pronounce Creole words. The lessons include simple exercises and translation keys. A thorough up to date dictionary of over 4600 words Creole to English and English to Creole word translations is included. A 2 CD set pronunciation guide is available separately. | *$14.95 |
 | Crepes: Sweet & Savory Recipes for the Home Cook
Brand: Chronicle Books
Ever-popular in France, delicate and delicious crêpes are once again basking in the international culinary spotlight. This gorgeously illustrated cookbook features more than 40 recipes for sweet and savory crêpes, all sure to delight friends and family alike. | *$10.16 |
 | Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer's New Orleans
Brand: Knopf
One of New Orleansâs brightest culinary stars, Susan Spicer has been indulging Crescent City diners at her highly acclaimed restaurants, Bayona and Herbsaint, for years. Now, in her long-awaited cookbook, Spicerâan expert at knocking cuisine off its pedestal with a healthy dash of hot sauce, and at elevating comfort food to the level of the sublimeâbrings her signature dishes to the home cookâs table.<br><i><br>Crescent City Cooking</i> includes all the recipes that have made Susan Spicer, and her restaurants, famous. Spicer marries traditional Southern cooking with culinary influences from around the world, and the result is New Orleans cooking with gusto and flair. Each of her familiar yet unique recipes is easy to make and wonderfully memorable. <br><br>Inside youâll find :<br>⢠More than 170 recipes, ranging from traditional New Orleans dishes (Cornmeal-Crusted Crayfish Pies and Cajun-Spiced Pecans) to Susanâs very own twists on down-home cuisine (Smoked Duck Hash in Puff Pastry with Apple Cider Sauce; Grilled Shrimp with Black Bean Cakes and Coriander Sauce) and, of course, a recipe for the best gumbo youâve ever tasted <br><br>⢠Over 90 photographs by <i>Times-Picayune</i> photographer Chris Granger, which display the vibrant city of New Orleans as much as Spicerâs wonderfully offbeat yet classy way of presenting her dishes <br><br>⢠Instructions that make Spicerâs down-to-earth but extraordinarily creative recipes easy to prepare. Spicer, who cooks for two picky preteens and packs lunch every day for her husband, knows how precious time can be and understands just how much is enough <br><br>There is something else of New Orleansâits spiritâthat imbues this bookâs every useful tip and anecdote. The strong culinary traditions of New Orleans are revived in <i>Crescent City Cooking</i>, with recipes that are guaranteed to comfort and surprise. This is some of the best food youâll ever taste, in what is certain to become the essential New Orleans cookbook. | *$11.88 |
 | Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival
Brand: Cross-Current Pub.
A complete guide to emergency preparedness for our uncertain times. Virtually an encyclopedia of food storage and personal preparedness, it covers topics from exactly how to design a food storage program tailored for your particular family to growing and preserving food, storing fuel, alternate energy, emergency evacuation kits, medical and dental, surviving biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism, communications, selection of firearms and other survival tools, and preparing for earthquakes. <P>Dozens of detailed, expert checklists and tables with photographs and index. Extensive book and resource lists with regular and Internet addresses. An absolute must for those serious about preparing for and surviving during our dangerous times. | *$18.75 |
 | Cristina Ferrare's Family Entertaining: Celebrating the Life of the Home
Brand: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Growing up in a close-knit Italian family, Cristina Ferrare learned early that nothing equals the satisfaction of putting together a delicious meal, setting a lovely table and getting rave responses from the people you care about. <I>CRISTINA FERRARE'S FAMILY ENTERTAINING</I> brings all these elements together in a beautiful book filled with menus, more than 150 recipes, gift and decorating ideas, and, most of all, Ferrare's sense of what makes a meal truly magical. <P> <P>Ferrare takes us through a year full of celebrations at her home, with osso buco, risotto and chocolate mousse cake for New Year's, through Mother's Day, the Fourth of July and a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast, to five festive and delicious menus for parties during the Christmas season. A great believer in creativity and flexibility in entertaining, Ferrare suggests ideas for a birthday party, a Mexican fiesta and a late-summer picnic that take advantage of the fruits and vegetables of the season. She also includes many of her family's traditional Italian recipes--variations on her mother's and grandmother's classics, including fourteen different pasta sauces--and her own favorite comfort foods, such as chicken pot pie with a cornbread crust. <P><P> <I>CRISTINA FERRARE'S FAMILY ENTERTAINING</I> inspires us to make every day a celebration of home, family and food. | *$4.82 |
 | Crockery Cookery
Brand: Bantam
A New York Times bestseller, this cookbook established Mable Hoffman as a premier cooking enthusiast--well-deserved praise for one who has spent decades extolling the benefits of slow cooking. Her easy and affordable recipes for appetizers, soups, and main dishes are designed to bring out that "simmered-in" flavor that only slow cooking can provide. In addition to the new recipes, this edition contains many others that have been revised to reduce fat and calories. | *$3.96 |
 | CrockPot Ultimate Recipe Collection (5-Ring Binder)
Brand: Publications International, Ltd.
The very best recipes to make the most of your CrockPot slow cooker. More than 500 pages filled with delicious recipes, hints and tips, and full color photography, all neatly contained in an easy-to-use five ring binder - perfect for adding your own favorite recipes and clippings. | *$19.77 |
 | Cross Creek Cookery
Brand: Fireside
<B>The Classic Book on Southern Cooking</B> <P> First published in 1942, <I>Cross Creek Cookery</I> was compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at the request of readers who wanted to recreate the luscious meals described in <I>Cross Creek</I> -- her famous memoir of life in a Florida hamlet. <P> Lovers of old-fashioned, down-home cooking will treasure the recipes for Grits, Hush-Puppies, Florida Fried Fish, Orange Fluff, and Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie. For more adventuresome palates, there are such unusual dishes as Minorcan Gopher Stew, Coot Surprise, Alligator-Tail Steak, Mayhaw Jelly, and Chef Huston's Cream of Peanut Soup. <P> Spiced with delightful anecdotes and lore, <I>Cross Creek Cookery</I> guides the reader through the rich culinary heritage of the deep tidal South with a loving regard for the rituals of cooking and eating. Anyone who longs for food -- and writing -- that warms the heart will find ample portions of both in this classic cookbook. | *$7.92 |
 | Crust and Crumb: Master Formulas for Serious Bread Bakers
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Discover the true heart and soul of bread in CRUST & CRUMB, from whole-wheat, sourdough, and rye to pita, focaccia, and naan. In this classic cookbook, expert baker Peter Reinhart shows how to produce phenomenal bread, explaining each step of the process in detail and giving you knowledge and confidence to create countless variations of your own. | *$11.36 |
 | Crust: Bread to Get Your Teeth Into (With DVD)
Brand: Kyle Books
Crust is the exciting new bread book from Richard Bertinet, whose previous book, Dough, won IACP Best Cookbook of the Year and a James Beard Award. His revolutionary and simple approach that won him so many accolades for Dough continues, but this time he delves deeper into the world of breadmaking, de-mystifying the more gourmet and exciting breads so that you can bake them at home with ease and confidence.<P> <P>Bake a beautiful loaf of the mighty sourdough or surprise your family in the morning with the sweet, warm aroma of freshly baked croissants (and don't worry, you don't have to get up in the middle of the night to create them, you can easily freeze them). Richard also presents imaginative recipes using different flours and ingredients that will soon become favorites in your breadmaking repertoire. Make bagels or pretzels to liven up your lunch or experiment with Cabernet grape flour to create mini baguettes.<P> <P>These utterly delicious recipes are complemented by great photography from Jean Cazals and a free DVD of Richard taking you through the tips and techniques that make his style of breadmaking so easy and enjoyable. | *$22.00 |
 | Cucina Di Calabria: Treasured Recipes and Family Traditions from Southern Italy (Cookbooks)
Brand: Hippocrene Books
<P>For centuries, Calabrian food has remained relatively undiscovered because few recipes were divulged beyond tightly knit villages or even family circles, but Mary Amabile Palmer has gathered a comprehensive collection of exciting, robust recipes from the home of her ancestors. Cucina di Calabria is a celebration of the cuisine she knows intimately and loves, a cuisine that is more adventurous and creative than that of most other parts of Italy.</p> <P>Nearly 200 recipes offer something for every cook, whether novice or experienced. All start with simple, fresh ingredients, transformed into sumptuous dishes with a minimum of effort. They are interwoven with anecdotes about Calabrian culture and history, traditions, festivals, folklore, and of course, the primary role that food plays in all aspects of Italian life. Complete with b/w illustrations.</p> | *$14.26 |
 | Cucina Simpatica: Robust Trattoria Cooking From Al Forno
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<p>Cucina Simpatica brings to America's home cooks the luscious and lusty food of Al Forno, the acclaimed Providence, Rhode island, restaurant. The restaurant, and its owners/chefs, Johanne Killeen and George Germon, have won many national awards for the superb cooking and down-to-earth style of their version of hearty yet utterly simple trattoria. and Italian home cooking. <i>USA Today, Food & Wine, Condé Nast Traveler,</i> and <i>Esquire </i>magazine have named Johanne and George among the best chefs in America and have singled out Al Forno as worth making a special trip to. In this, their first book, they translate their stylishly fresh and imaginative approach to Italian food into accessible recipes that will make every home cook itch to get into the kitchen.</p><p>The 135 recipes reflect Killeen and Germon's informal but meticulous cooking. included are explicit, clear instructions for making their famous grilled pizza, which can be done even on a simple hibachi. The book is organized by course-from starters, soups, salads, bruschettas, crostinis, and polenta. to pizzas, pastas, grills, roasts, braises, vegetables, condiments, and desserts -- but the authors urge you to structure a meal that suits you: two starters, pizza only, main-course salad. The only suggestion is to eat what you want-nothing fancy, no sauces, just gutsy, zestful food. George and Johanne cook pastas and vegetables and almost everything else in the restaurant's wood-burning ovens and grills, and the smoky tastes that permeate these foods make for sublime eating. With the same flair and robust results, they also cook in and on conventional ovens and stoves and they teach you how to achieve their spectacular results. Novice and experienced cooks alike will be amazed and delighted by the wallop of assertive taste and subtlety produced by the simple, widely available ingredients and the easy, everyday techniques.</p> | *$20.00 |
 | Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People
Brand: Wiley
An illuminating account of how history shapes our diets-now revised and updated <p> Why did the ancient Romans believe cinnamon grew in swamps guarded by giant killer bats? How did the African cultures imported by slavery influence cooking in the American South? What does the 700-seat McDonald's in Beijing serve in the age of globalization? With the answers to these and many more such questions, <i>Cuisine and Culture, Second Edition</i> presents an engaging, informative, and witty narrative of the interactions among history, culture, and food. <p> From prehistory and the earliest societies around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to today's celebrity chefs, <i>Cuisine and Culture, Second Edition</i> presents a multicultural and multiethnic approach that draws connections between major historical events and how and why these events affected and defined the culinary traditions of different societies. Fully revised and updated, this Second Edition offers new and expanded features and coverage, including: <ul> <LI> New Crossing Cultures sections providing brief sketches of foods and food customs moving between cultures <LI> More holiday histories, food fables, and food chronologies <LI> Discussions of food in the Byzantine, Portuguese, Turkish/Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires <LI> Greater coverage of the scientific genetic modification of food, from Mendel in the 19th century to the contemporary GM vs. organic food debate <LI> Speculation on the future of food <LI> And much more! </ul> Complete with sample recipes and menus, as well as revealing photographs and illustrations, <i>Cuisine and Culture, Second Edition</i> is the essential survey history for students of food history. | *$36.40 |
 | Cuisine r Latina: Fresh Tastes and a World of Flavors from Michy's Miami Kitchen
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
<DIV>At Michyâs, acclaimed as Miamiâs best restaurant, Michelle Bernstein is building a national following for her fresh new take on Latin cuisine. Born and raised by a food-loving Argentinean mother in Miami, Michelle grew up fluent in Spanish and steeped in the cityâs cosmopolitan, Latin-influenced culture. She explored South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Using the freshest ingredients and the French training she went on to acquire, she has blended all these traditions into a cuisine that is uniquely hers.<BR><BR>Cuisine à Latina introduces us to Michelleâs world. Her Latin food is unlike any that youâve probably tasted. Full of flavor, it is familiar but exciting â vividly seasoned but not fiery hot, with touches that reflect the casual vivacity of Miami. Youâll find many appetizers to light up a gathering: Fried Calamari with Chile-Coconut Sauce, irresistibly flaky Ground Beef and Tomato Empanadas, and bright Peruvian Mixed Seafood Ceviche. Or start off with Michelleâs cool riff on a Spanish classic, White Gazpacho with Almonds, Grapes, and Cucumber.<BR><BR>Michelle gives you plenty of great party dishes with Latin flair, like Beef Tenderloin with Creamy Horseradish, or the colorful Fideua, bursting with seafood and herbs, which is similar to paella but much easier, and made with spaghetti instead of rice. Youâll also want to try her sensationally simple grilled steak with chimichurri sauce, the Argentinean version of salsa. Her Cornish game hens, marinated in garlic-lime mojo, with chorizo sausage-bread stuffing, are perfect for Thanksgiving â or a summer evening â and she shows you how to make the same recipe with turkey.<BR><BR>Michelleâs uncomplicated âMama cookingâ will spice up your everyday repertoire: Momâs Arroz con Pollo (chicken with yellow rice), Tuna Schnitzel with Cucumber Slaw, Pork with Prunes and Apricots. Her side dishes and salads beg to be at the center of the plate: Chili-Fried Onion Rings, Mexican-Style Corn on the Cob, and Bibb Lettuce with Avocado, Shredded Jack Cheese, and ButtermilkâCharred Jalapeno Dressing. Cuisine à Latina may change your view of Latin food â and it will revitalize your cooking.<BR><BR>A three-time James Beard Award nominee, Michelle Bernstein is chef-owner of the Michyâs in Miami, Michelleâs at Carysfort in Key Largo, Florida, and MB in Cancun. A former professional ballerina, she trained at Johnson & Wales and under the renowned chef Jean-Louis Palladin.<BR><BR>Andrew Friedman has coauthored cookbooks with Alfred Portale, Tom Valenti, the former White House chef Walter Scheib, and many others. He also coedited the popular anthology Donât Try This at Home and collaborated on the New York Times best-selling memoir Breaking Back.</DIV> | *$2.93 |
 | Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States: A Dinner Party Approach to International Relations
Brand: The Lyons Press | *$9.94 |
 | Culinaria France
Brand: h. f. ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of a country s cuisine within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br> Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$14.95 |
 | Culinaria Germany
Brand: Ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br>Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$15.65 |
 | Culinaria Greece: Greek Specialties
Brand: Ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br>Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$15.65 |
 | Culinaria Hungary (Culinaria)
Brand: Ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br>Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$15.65 |
 | Culinaria Italy: Pasta - Pesto - Passion (Cooking)
Brand: Ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br>Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$15.95 |
 | Culinaria Russia: Ukraine-georgia-armenia-azerbaijan (Cooking)
Brand: Ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br>Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$15.65 |
 | Culinaria Southeast Asia: A Journey Through Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia (Cooking)
Brand: Ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br>Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$12.50 |
 | Culinaria Spain
Brand: Ullmann
Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. <br><br>The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.<br><br><br> Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.<br> Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.<br>Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. | *$15.65 |
 | Culinary Artistry
Brand: Van Nostrand Reinhold
The authors of the bestselling Becoming a Chef understand the distinction between a chef and a cook. They also understand that food is more than merely a tool to sustain life--that at its highest level, food can be art. Dornenburg and Page have interviewed more than 60 of America's leading chefs to create this landmark book which explores the roots of creativity and the creative process. 85 illustrations. | *$29.95 |
 | Culinary Boot Camp: Five Days of Basic Training at The Culinary Institute of America
Brand: Wiley
Discover the secrets of The Culinary Institute of Americas popular week-long "Boot Camp" course -- five days of dynamic, hands-on instruction in cooking basics that help teach the non-professional cook to think like a chef -- with Julia Child Award-winning cookbook author Martha Rose Shulman. Combining Shulmans entertaining and compelling narrative with a wealth of invaluable culinary information, you'll take a "step up" in the kitchen with this vicarious adventure through basic training at one of the countrys finest professional cooking schools. <p> DAY 1: "Our 'drill sergeant' comes into the room and writes his name on the board. He wears the CIA staff jacket, a green name badge, and the chef's kerchief around his neck, which he later shows us how to tie. 'YOU ARE MINE!' he says with a sly smile on his face, and we know that he's going to give us the guidance we need. He'll be strict, but kind." <p> DAY 2: "Until I went to Boot Camp, I was never very comfortable around (or succeessful with) lots of hot oil in a pan. That was all about to change." <p> DAY 3: "One of the most important terms for dry heat cooking is 'carryover cooking.' Carryover cooking refers to the fact that heat penetrates meat from the outside to the inside, and when you remove it from the oven, the meat will continue to cook. That's why it must rest, during which time the carryover cooking continues, the temperature equalizes, and the juices relax and flow through the meat." <p> DAY 4: "Our dessert was a Warm Dark Chocolate Pudding Cake, and it was served with a glass of Quady Elysium from Madera County, California. They named their black muscat dessert wine Elysium because, in their words, 'Drinking this, you can almost feel you have fallen into a rose garden and been transported to heaven.' And I must say I did. I transported myself to bed instead, thinking what an appropriate meal this had been after our first wine lecture, and about the wines I would serve with my own next dinner party." <p> DAY 5: "We sampled each team's handiwork, and as we were polishing off this large meal, our chef stood up to congratulate us and hand out our 'certificates of accomplishment.'" | *$5.36 |
 | Culinary Essentials, Student Edition
Brand: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
<b><i>Culinary Essentials</b></i> offers all the ingredients for a successful foodservice training program! Great charts, extra-ordinary full-color illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and the latest safety standards make this a winning text. New to this edition: Johnson & Wales Healthful Recipe Contest Finalists Recipes and the latest HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) safe temperatures. <b><i>Culinary Essentials</b></i> can be used in a one or two year foodservice training program in grades 11-12. | *$50.00 |
 | Culinary Math
Brand: Wiley
Written by two former instructors at The Culinary Institute of America, this revised and updated guide is an indispensable math resource for foodservice professionals everywhere. Covering topics such as calculating yield percent, determining portion costs, changing recipe yields, and converting between metric and U.S. measures, it offers a review of math basics, easy-to-follow lessons, detailed examples, and newly revised practice problems in every chapter. | *$27.22 |
 | Culinary Mexico: Authentic Recipes and Traditions
Brand: Gibbs Smith
Join author and chef Daniel Hoyer on a journey of discovery through the varied geography, culture, history, and cuisine of Mexico. <BR> Hoyer's creative collection of recipes from the vastly diverse regions of Mexico prove that it's about time we abandon old notions of Mexican food-tacos, enchiladas, burritos, and refried beans all covered in melted cheese. Mexico's rich history and myriad cultural influences are reflected in its food, which exposes a largely unexplored world of nuanced flavors and unique ingredients, as well as a wide range of cooking styles and techniques. <BR> | *$17.48 |
 | Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen
Brand: Llewellyn Publications
There's a reason caviar has a reputation as a love food, but a little vanilla or peppermint can work wonders too! You'll savor mushrooms like never before after experiencing their intuitive-raising effects, and a munch of celery will resonate with new meaning as it boosts your sexual desire and psychic awareness. <br> <br>Virtually any item in your pantry can be used for personal transformation. From artichokes to kidney beans to grape jelly, food contains specific magical energies you can harness for positive results. This encyclopedia of food magic offers twenty-seven of Scott Cunningham's favorite recipes. Magical menus for more than ten desired goals including love, protection, health, money, and psychic awareness are provided as well. <br> <br>This commemorative edition also presents special features and articles celebrating Scott Cunningham's remarkable life. <br> <br> | *$9.22 |
 | Cupcake Heaven
Brand: Ryland Peters & Small
Cupcake queen Susannah Blake brings together more than 60 cupcake recipes, as well as giving the lowdown on baking Equipment, Ingredients, Decorating and Embellishments, and Serving Suggestions. Simple Cupcakes show how easy it is to rustle up a plateful of gorgeous cakes. There are irresistible flavors including orange and poppyseed, blueberry and lemon, and apple and cinnamon. For show-stopping treats, turn to Celebration Cupcakes. From weddings and Thanksgiving, to Christmas and Halloween, thereâs a perfect idea to cater for all events. For an extra dose of decadence, try an Indulgent Cupcake. Strawberry cheesecake and lemon meringue are among the mouthwatering options. Cupcakes for Special Diets allow you to give in to your cupcake cravings without breaking any rulesâ there are plenty of recipes here for dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free, and low-fat cupcakes. Get the little ones involved by helping them bake their own Kidsâ Cupcakes. ⢠This is the only cookbook youâll ever need to turn you into a cupcake connoisseurâwith more than 60 recipes and information about decorations, equipment, and ingredients. ⢠Irresistible photography by Martin Brigdale. | *$8.95 |
 | Cupcake Kit: Recipes, Liners, and Decorating Tools for Making the Best Cupcakes!
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 9780811866590v
This kit has everything needed for making and decorating dozens of festive cup-sized confections: 14 scrumptious recipes 250 decorative cup liners in two sizes a pastry bag and an assortment of piping tips for creating one-of-a-kind masterpieces. | *$12.58 |
 | Cupcakes Galore
Brand: Spruce
The cupcake is back. This comprehensive collection of all-time classic cupcake recipes contains loads of old favorites to bring back sweet memories of childhood, and a number of new recipes that will have the whole family pleading for more. With over 120 recipes and loads of fabulous and inspiring photographs this book is the ultimate cookie book. | *$7.73 |
 | Cupcakes!
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811845451
What's short and sweet and cute as a button? Cupcakes! And everyone loves 'em! Trusted favorites at picnics, potlucks, and bake sales, cupcakes go equally well at relaxed and informal gatherings or at elegant parties. Here are 50 scrumptious ways to bring smiles and those nostalgic memories back faster than a kid can lick the batter off a beater. Try a Cinnamon Sugar Puff Cupcakeâthey go from mixing bowl to oven to one happy taker in less than an hour. Who needs a peanut butter cup when there's a peanut butter cupcake in the house? Ethereal Lemon Angel Cupcakes soar even higher when served with some fresh seasonal fruit. With tips and techniques for perfect cupcake-making, basic "head-start" recipes, and gorgeous photographs, it's time to get out the baking pans and join the cupcake craze. These diminutive cakes may be small but they stand tall in the world of sweets. | *$10.43 |
 | Cupcakes: From the Cake Mix Doctor
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
The cupcake is Americaâs darling. Itâs celebrated in upscale bakeries, on <em>Sex in the City</em>, on the cover of <em>Gourmet</em>, and in thou-sands of classroomsâwhere every day, it seems, a parent has sent in a batch for the kids to share. The very word conjures up whimsy, coziness, pleasure, nostalgia. Not to mention the fact that their diminutive size means you can eat a lot of them. <br><br> Once upon a time, a family had only two recipes for cupcakesâchocolate and vanilla. Not anymore. Now Anne Byrn brings them to the next level. And who better? Recognized as the master of cake-mix baking, Anne is the author of <em>The Cake Mix Doctor</em> and <em>Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor</em>, which have a total of over 1.8 million copies in print. In <em>Cupcakes</em> she offers 135 tempting recipes for children and grown-ups, for special days and everyday, lunch bags, holiday festivities, and an unexpected dinner party dessert. <br> <br>Youâll never believe these artful little cakes started with a mix. Coconut Snowballs, Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes, Kiss Me Cakes, Warm Chocolate Cupcakes with Molten Centers, Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting. There are surprising additions (tuck a chocolate kiss orpiece of cookie dough into the batter). Creative toppings and easy from-scratch frostings (whipped cream spiked with Kahlua; miniature M&Ms; a creamy malted frosting with crushed malted milk balls).Terrific decorating ideas, from glittering golden dragees or elegant chocolate curls to yellow peeps for an Easter cupcake orâfor Groundhogâs Dayâa groundhogâs face made out of chocolate frosting and jimmies. Includes a 16-page full-color opening essay. | *$5.53 |
 | Cupcakes: Luscious bakeshop favorites from your home kitchen
Brand: Fireside
Cupcakes are everyone's favorite little indulgences. They're loved by kids and adults alike because they're playfully sweet as well as utterly charming. These days, cupcakes can be found in bakeries everywhere, but with just a little know-how, you can easily bake your own tempting boutique-bakery cupcakes at home and decorate them with flair.<P>Cupcakes contains recipes for every palate: Here you'll find classic Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream for the traditionalist, Triple Chocolate Cupcakes for the chocaholic, PB & J Cupcakes for the kids, Salted Caramel Cupcakes for the epicurean, as well as seasonal holiday cupcakes, and dozens more. Whether you are a novice or experienced baker, inside these pages you'll find friendly advice about ingredients and equipment, cupcake-making and baking tips, and a collection of ideas for decorating your cupcakes with either elegant minimalism or grand flourishes.<P>With this book as your guide, cupcakes have never tasted -- or looked -- so good! | *$10.92 |
 | Cupcakes: Truly delectable creations for every day, for special occasions and for sharing with friends, with 100 ideas shown step-by-step and more than 400 beautiful photographs. (Cookery)
Brand: Lorenz Books
Cupcakes have a charm all of their own. These sweet little home-baked cakes have become the latest culinary rage. This lavishly illustrated book contains 100 ideas for delicious cupcake batters, toppings and exquisite decorations. | *$13.59 |
 | Curried Favors: Family Recipes from South India
Brand: Abbeville Press
Published to critical acclaim, this engaging award-winning cookbook introduces the light, tropical cuisine of South India, combining more than 100 recipes with gorgeous photographs of the food and the region. <P>An abundance of coconut and seafood, as well as a host of exotic fruits and vegetables, including fresh hot chilies, distinguishes South Indian curries from those of the North. And southern cooking techniquespopping mustard seeds in oil, using legumes to add crunch to a dish, creating unique spice blendsexplode the myths that Indian cooking must be heavy, difficult to prepare, or made with hard-to-find ingredients. <P>In Curried Favors, Maya Kaimal MacMillan has fine-tuned her family's recipes to give us an inspired array of dishes, from appetizers to desserts. Although the book focuses on the traditional home cooking of southern India, it also includes such northern classics as Lamb Korma, Tandoori Chicken, and Spinach Paneer. Ideal for anyone who appreciates Indian food, this award-winning book is an excellent introduction for the novice, as well as an essential resource of lesser-known specialties for the more sophisticated cook. <P>60 full-color illustrations | *$18.62 |
 | Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors
Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
Curry serves up a delectable history of Indian cuisine, ranging from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader Babur to the smoky cookhouse of the British Raj.<br> In this fascinating volume, the first authoritative history of Indian food, Lizzie Collingham reveals that almost every well-known Indian dish is the product of a long history of invasion and the fusion of different food traditions. We see how, with the arrival of Portuguese explorers and the Mughal horde, the cooking styles and ingredients of central Asia, Persia, and Europe came to the subcontinent, where over the next four centuries they mixed with traditional Indian food to produce the popular cuisine that we know today. Portuguese spice merchants, for example, introduced vinegar marinades and the British contributed their passion for roast meat. When these new ingredients were mixed with native spices such as cardamom and black pepper, they gave birth to such popular dishes as biryani, jalfrezi, and vindaloo. In fact, vindaloo is an adaptation of the Portuguese dish "carne de vinho e alhos-"-the name "vindaloo" a garbled pronunciation of "vinho e alhos"--and even "curry" comes from the Portuguese pronunciation of an Indian word. Finally, Collingham describes how Indian food has spread around the world, from the curry houses of London to the railway stands of Tokyo, where "karee raisu" (curry rice) is a favorite Japanese comfort food. We even visit Madras Mahal, the first Kosher Indian restaurant, in Manhattan.<br> Richly spiced with colorful anecdotes and curious historical facts, and attractively designed with 34 illustrations, 5 maps, and numerous recipes, Curry is vivid, entertaining, and delicious--a feast for food lovers everywhere. | *$9.33 |
 | Curves On The Go
Brand: Putnam Adult
"What would you give to have a great body without constantly dieting? Is it worth thirty minutes of your time three days a week? Are you willing to watch what you eat for two days a month if you could eat without deprivation the other twenty-eight days? Would you like to liberate yourself from the drudgery and monotony of constant dieting? I'm going to make you a promise that cannot be made by any other weight-loss program. I will show you an easy way to achieve permanent weight loss without permanent dieting. It won't take a lot of your time. And it will lead you out of diet hell." | *$1.57 |
 | Cutting-Edge Band Saw Tips & Tricks (Popular Woodworking)
Brand: Popular Woodworking Books
Woodworkers can make one of the most versatile power tools in their shop even more useful with professional woodworker Kenneth Burton's plans for innovative jigs and fixtures. <P>Burton demonstrates how to build 15-20 jigs and fixtures and then applies those to three beautiful projects using detailed step-by-step illustrations. <P>Almost every woodworker has a band saw, so almost every woodworker can use these ideas to elevate his or her craft by cutting tenons, puzzle parts, perfect circles, even making elaborate boxes. <P>Building on the success of Cutting-Edge Table Saw Tips & Tricks, Cutting-Edge Band Saw Tips & Tricks will have woodworkers ripping, beveling and dovetailing in new ways in no time! | *$4.97 |
 | Dad's Awesome Grilling Book
Brand: Chronicle Books
Bob Sloan offers tasty recipes sage advice and witty reflections in this ultimate tribute to the glory of dads and their grills. He shows how easy it is to transform fresh ingredients into 100 sizzling delicious dishes like Honey-Glazed Spareribs Lamb Burgers and Grilled Sweet Potatoes. Even super-busy dads will run out of excuses with the section on 10 Super-Fast Foolproof Grilling Recipesâperfect for weeknight dinners. In addition to these family-impressing recipes this essential grilling book serves up tips on keeping it simple when it comes to tools how to choose between charcoal and gas and why no one can ever have too many serving dishes. | *$12.75 |
 | Dad's Own Cookbook
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
It's time to become the new hero of the kitchen. Or at least put aside your fear of frying (not to mention sautéing, roasting, or tossing a salad). <em>Dad's Own Cookbook</em> shows how to do everything from handling a knife properly to juggling three dishes so that dinner comes together on schedule. Its lively charts, tips, and directions replace intimidation with pleasure and camaraderie, and its 150 great recipes will turn the most culinarily challenged dad into the family chef. | *$0.98 |
 | Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
The owner of an inn in the Ozark Mountains called the Dairy Hollow House presents two hundred of her most scrumptious recipes for bread and soups. By the author of <i>Half a Moon and One Whole Star.</i> Original. | *$3.95 |
 | Dairy-Free Cookbook, Fully Revised 2nd Edition : Over 250 Recipes for People with Lactose Intolerance or Milk Allergy
Brand: Three Rivers Press
<b>Delicious Milk-Free Recipes and Practical Information at Your Fingertips!</b><br>"What can you eat if you are extremely sensitive to lactose and live in a society where milk is everywhere and in everything? Read Jane Zukin's book!"<br><b>â From the foreword by Joel V. Weinstock, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine Director, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Iowa</b><br>Are you one of the millions of people who cannot drink milk or eat dairy products without pain and discomfort? If so, you are not alone. There are millions of people just like you. The problem is either milk intolerance or milk allergy. Either way, you and milk are not friends.<br>What to do? To your rescue comes Jane Zukin, called by the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> "the country's best-known expert on lactose intolerance." Here, Jane shows you how you can eat to your stomach's content, offering 250 delicious dishes the whole family will love. She also explains all you need to understand about milk intolerance and milk allergies. In addition, she explains how to deal with child-related issues and how to recognize the "hidden" milk products and by-products that lurk inside so many prepared foods.<br>But make no mistake. At its heart, this is a cookbook, and what a cookbook!<br>Inside you will learn how to prepare wonderful dairy-free versions of:<br>·Flaming Crepes with Fresh Fruit Filling <br>·Spinach Lasagne <br>·Tangy Watermelon Cooler <br>·Peanut Butter-Chocolate Bars <br>·And many more! | *$6.99 |
 | Daisy Cooks: Latin Flavors That Will Rock Your World
Brand: Hyperion
Julia Child introduced us to French cooking. Lidia Bastianich introduced us to Italian cooking. Now Daisy Martinez will introduce all of America to Latin cooking-her way. In a country where salsa now outsells ketchup, Daisy Martinez is out on a mission to change the way we cook. In her new cookbook, a tie-in to her public television show, Daisy introduces us to the mouthwatering meals of her Latin ancestry-and not just to the pork, beans, rice, and burritos many people associate with Latino culture. Here are Stuffed Yucca Fritters, Peruvian Minestrone, and Braised Chicken with Figs, to name just a few. By combining the delicious flavor of Latino cultures with ingredients available in any kitchen, Daisy shows us how to -daisy-fy+ regular meals and turn them into something extraordinary.Divided into twelve chapters such as Turnovers and Tamales, Appetizers and Little Bites, Soups and One-Bowl Meals, and Chicken, Duck, and Turkey, and filled with more than 200 recipes and color photographs throughout, this is a cookbook that will introduce a new culinary star.Special features in the book include: l-Daisy+s Top Ten: palate-rocking staple dishes and condiments that will expand your repertoire.l-Daisy+s Corner: a series of essays about the intersection of food, family, and culture. | *$13.82 |
 | Dakshin: Vegetarian Cuisine from South India
Brand: Periplus Editions
"Dakshin" is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning "south." It symbolizes what this Cookingbook is all about - the best and most delicious of South Indian vegetarian cuisine. Filled with tempting recipes and evocative photographs, Dakshin also includes an extensive glossary of terms and ingredients for those new to Indian cuisine and a meal planning section. From sambars and rasams to cooling desserts and sweet treats, Dakshin takes you through the elements of South Indian meals, including chutneys and pickles, rice dishes, pakoras, payasams, poriyals, kootus, bondas, and vadais. With its use of fresh produce and a Healthy, balanced approach to eating, Dakshin is an ideal Cookingbook for today's lifestyle. | *$8.75 |
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