There is nothing new about vegetarianism. People have committedto meatless diets for centuries, and for a variety of easons. Butwhy, now, are more and more people turning to a vegetarianlifestyle? The answer is simple: to maintain optimum health. Aplant-based diet consisting of fruits, nuts, vegetables, legumes,and whole grains provides you with a wide range of health benefits,including a lower incidence of obesity, high blood pressure,coronary heart disease, stroke, many {orms of cancer, and higlhcholesterol.

Betty Crocker Quick and Easy Cookbook photo of every recipe 30minutes or less to dinner Get Dinner on the Table in 30 Minutes orLess When things are hectic and everybody's hungry, this is thecookbook you'll turn to. All 120 of the delicious kitchen-testedrecipes inside are ready in 30 minutesor less, and flagged recipestake only 20 minutes.Delight the kids with favorites like TacoSupper Skillet and Barbecue Chicken Pizza. Impress guests withGrilled Latin Halibut with Green Sauce or Tagliatelle Pasta withAsparagus and Gorgonzola Sauce. And satisfy everyone withcrowd-pleasers like Grilled Chili-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin andRamen-Beef Stir-Fry. You'll find: 120 family-pleasing dishes frompizza to steak, with a full-page color photo of every recipe Eightingredients or less for most recipes--foods you probably alreadyhave on hand 70 one-step ideas for adding a special touchtoeverything from vegetables to dessert A pantry planner so you canavoid the last-minute dinner scramble With Betty Crocker Quick andEasy Cookboo

Now in paperback–the debut cookbook from the beloved Italiancook, restaurateur, and public television personality. Lidia Bastianich is famous for her Italian-American cooking, butthis cookbook–her first–captures the distinctive cuisine of hernative Istria, located on Italy’s northeastern Adriatic coast nearthe border of the former Yugoslavia. This book is also her mostpersonal; in addition to the recipes, she has included numerouspersonal stories, memories, and photographs from herchildhood. With La Cucina di Lidia, you can savor antipasti such as Polentawith Fontina and Mushrooms or Shrimp and Mixed Bean Salad. Rice andpastas include Plum Gnocchi, Risotto with Squash Blossoms, andZucchini and Tagliatelle with Leek Sauce. Entrées feature fish(Swordfish in Sweet and Sour Sauce), fowl (Roast Chicken withRosemary and Orange), meat (Stuffed Breast of Veal), and game (DuckRoasted with Sauerkraut). Desserts range from Chocolate ZabaglioneCake to Apple-Custard Tart. Here is an Itali

Perfectly pristine ingredients, combined sensibly and cookedproperly, are the unmistakable hallmarks of the best Italian food.Chef Mario Batali, known to fans far and wide as "Molto Mario" fromhis appearances on television's Food Network and as chef of NewYork's much-loved Pó restaurant, has elevated these simpleprinciples to fine art, creating innovative new fare that paystribute to traditional Italian home cooking in a distinctly modernway. Now, for the first time, more than 200 of his irresistiblerecipes for fresh pastas, sprightly salads, grilled dishes, savoryragus, and many others are gathered in Simple Italian Food, acelebration of the flavors and spirit ofItaly. Mario draws inspiration for his distinctive dishes from the two"villages" that have left their stamps on his cuisine: BorgoCapanne, the tiny hillside village in Northern Italy where he livedand cooked for several years, and New York's Greenwich Village,where he has ready access to bountiful produce and outstandingartisan-made

After writing several award-winning health and nutritiontitles that have had great success in the UK, Nicola Graimes makesher debut in the US market with the first book to focus on childrenand brain power and the foods that truly can improve intelligenceand those that can hinder it. With her exciting positive twist onthe link between the food that children eat and their mentaldevelopment, Graimes offers parents new ways and reasons to givetheir children (from pregnancy through primary school) and theessential foods and nutrients they require. BRAIN FOODS FOR KIDS includes: -A clear and easy-to-follow introduction to the principles ofgood childhood nutrition and information on all the latest scienceon brain-boosting foods -Practical, kid-tested advice on incorporating the essentialfoods into a child-friendly diet -Special "brain-box" features to explain the health-giving,mind-boosting properties of each of the featured dishes -Teaches how

In her hit Food Network show Everyday Italian , Giada DeLaurentiis shows you how to cook delicious, beautiful food in aflash. And here, in her long-awaited first book, she does thesame—helps you put a fabulous dinner on the table tonight, forfriends or just for the kids, with a minimum of fuss and a maximumof flavor. She makes it all look easy, because it is. Everyday Italian is true to its title: the fresh, simplerecipes are incredibly quick and accessible, and also utterlymouth-watering—perfect for everyday cooking. And the book isfocused on the real-life considerations of what you actually havein your refrigerator and pantry (no mail-order ingredients here)and what you’re in the mood for—whether a simply sauced pasta or ahearty family-friendly roast, these great recipes cover everycontingency. So, for example, you’ll find dishes that you can makesolely from pantry ingredients, or those that transform lowlyleftovers into exquisite entrées (including brilliant ideas forleftover pasta), and th

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Baking can be fun especially when producing quick and easycupcakes. We have provided over 100 great recipes, suitable for alloccasions, from that quick coffee accompaniment to novelty cupcakesfor the kid's parties. All your favourites reside in the pages ofthis book, together with a great selection of new innovativerecipes, try a few and we are sure you will enjoy theexperience.

The beautifully presented and inspirational Cook's Bible is the definitive cooking guide for everyone—beginner and experienced cook alike. From choosing kitchen utensils to stocking the pantry,this book shows you can be superbly oranzed and creative in the kitchen. it offers valuable advice about all culinary matters,including kitchen equipment, ingredients, kitchen safety, and the basics of diet and healthy eating. The Cook's Bible provides practical information about all aspects of preparing and cooking food—from how to boil an egg to how to prepare sushi. It is also useful for those who know the basice but want to extend their kitchen repertoire to cooking exciting and varied dishes.its wide range of recipes has been carefully selected to combine traditional favorites with modern choices. So whether you wish to make a cheese souffle, create a paella, or bake Fresh Croissants—you will find the Cook's Bible an invaluable source of inspiration and advice that you will want to go back to again and ag

Italian cooking is steeped in tradition and history, yet it is still relevant to today's modern cook. The emphasis on seasonal, locally sourced ingredients and uncompromising quality has had a profound effect on the style of Italian cuisine and has led to its sustained popularity. Simplicity is the essence, a philosophy adopted by Linda Doeser when creating this inspiring and mouthwatering range of dishes. With a collection of 100 traditional recipes, Linda captures the rich diversity of the culinary regional styles, revealing the characteristic ingredients and distinctive cooking techniques that are the key to creating delicious authentic dishes. The recipes evoke the essence of Italy, whether it be a plate of pasta topped with a simple sauce of olive oil, garlic and clams, a slow-cooked aromatic beef stew or the perfect seafood risotto. The additional advantage of the Italian diet, like that of most Mediterranean countries, is that it is one of the healthiest. This aspect, along with the distinct personalit

"Nothing beats the sweet aroma of freshty baked bread at thecrack of dawn, and oneof my indutgent pteasures is sitting downwitha coffee and biting into a sweet, crisp pastry straight out of theoven.

Discover the secrets of Pillsbury Bake-Off(R) winners ThePillsbury Bake-Off(R) is a great American institution-a 60-year-oldcontest for real home cooks across the nation-all vying for a $1million grand prize. For the 43rd Bake-Off(R), 100 finalistsgathered to work their magic in 100 mini-kitchens set up in asingle ballroom. In the end, a grand prizewinner emerged, but allof the finalists presented dishes that were amazingly simple tomake . . . and simply amazing. This exciting cookbook collects all100 of these winning recipes and profiles the inventive cooks whocreated them. Spanning five contest categories-Breakfast andBrunches, Entertaining Appetizers, Old El Paso(R) MexicanFavorites, Pizza Creations, and Sweet Treats-the deliciously easyrecipes you'll find inside are sure to be winners with your familyand friends. "Pillsbury Bake-Off(R) Winners" gives you The $1million grand prize recipe-Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies,and all of the category prizewinners 99 other winning recipes,including Masc

This book has 80 simple and delicious recipes from the MiddleKingdom.

America's favorite baker, Nancy Baggett, has been on a roadtrip around the country. Now she's back, with something for everydessert lover: the best pies, cakes, puddings, crisps, cookies, icecreams, and candies in the land. Many of her discoveries werelocally famous family secretsuntil now. They include a memorablysimple blueberry buckle from a Vermont bed-and-breakfast; a coconutchiffon cake from an island off the coast of Virginia that hasbecome a "destination dessert"; a never-before-revealed recipe forchocolate-dipped caramel candies, the fund-raising specialty of thewomen of an Episcopal church in New Mexico; and a sublime peachcobbler from a cook in the Ozarks. Baggett has tested and retestedevery recipe in her home kitchen to ensure that all cooks get thesame results. She has even included a chapter on easy gifts to makewith children, from "bars in a jar" (a homemade brownie mix) tofancifully decorated graham-cracker holiday cottages. Every recipein this lavishly photographed book comes with an

Today, Chef Eric Ripert carries on that tradition with dishessuch as Poached Halibut on Marinated Vegetables, Pan-RoastedGrouper with Wild Mushrooms and Artichokes, and Grilled Salmon withMushroom Vinaigrette. And, of course, there are the desserts forwhich Le Bernardin is also so well known--from ChocolateMillefeuille to Honeyed Pear and Almond Cream Tarts.

When restaurateur Keith McNally and co-chefs Riad Nasr and LeeHanson opened Balthazar in 1997, it immediately became one of thehottest restaurants in the country. Famous for its star-studdedclientele, a beautiful room in the chic SoHo neighborhood, andsuperbly executed food, Balthazar has been embraced by New Yorkersand visitors alike for its perfect evocation of a Frenchbrasserie. The Balthazar Cookbook captures that energy, that style, and thatcuisine, with recipes for the most-loved and most-accessible Frenchdishes: seafood ranging from the ultra-simple Moules à la Marinièreto more ambitious Bouillabaisse; chicken and game favorites thatinclude Coq au Vin and Cassoulet; red-meat classics such as BraisedShort Ribs and Blanquette de Veau; sides like the perfect FrenchFries or sublime Macaroni Gratin; and finales that include CrèmeBr?lée and Chocolate Pot de Crème. This is the best of Frenchcooking, from one of the best-loved French restaurants in thecountry.

In Cantonese, “dim sum” means “touch the heart,” and EllenBlonder’s charming celebration of China’s famed tea lunch does justthat. More than sixty carefully crafted, authentic recipes, eachillustrated with Ellen’s exquisite watercolor paintings, put thekey to re-creating these delectable morsels in every cook’shand. Anyone who has enjoyed the pleasures of a dim sum meal hasinevitably wondered what it would be like to create these treats athome. The answer, surprisingly, is that most are quite simple tomake. From dumplings to pastries, Dim Sum is filled with simple,foolproof recipes, complete with clear step-by-step illustrationsto explain the art of forming, filling, and folding dumplingwrappers and more. Ellen Blonder offers her favorite versions oftraditional Pork and Shrimp Siu Mai, Turnip Cake, and Shrimp HaGow, each bite vibrantly flavored, plus recipes for hearty stickyrice dishes, refreshing sautéed greens, tender baked or steamedbuns, and a variety of pastries and dessert

With 12 pages of color photographs

Embraces not only the marvels of French cooking but Frenchhistory, language, landscape, and customs as well. Here is Francefor the traveler, the chef, and the connoisseur of fine prose. Mapsand b w line drawings throughout.

FROM ASIA'S MASTER chefs comes a selection of recipes which are both easy to prepare and delicious to eat. Savor the authentic flavors of dishes from all parts of Asia--from the spicy satays of Indonesia to the fragrant spring rolls of Saigon. Learn to prepare subtle and exciting foods using an array of exotic ingredients. The Food of Asia offers fascinating insights into the historical, geographic and cultural context of these recipes, enhancing your appreciation of these ancient cuisines. Anyone from the experienced cook to the novice can quickly prepare delicious meals by following the comprehensive, illustrated guide to ingredients, and helpful hints sections. Menus designed for a variety of occasions, from the casual family meal to a sophisticated dinner party, are also featured, as well as more than 200 stunning color photographs. Your voyage of culinary discovery begins here!