Our long running romance with the cocktail is testament to the fact that everyone deserves a slice of decadence. Whether youre throwing a lavish black-tie affair, having a few drinks with friends, or curling up on the sofa with a glass of something comforting, you are sure to find just the right cocktail in this book. Each chapter covers a separate spirit and provides you with the most popular recipes together with a few new twists on classic cocktails. Cocktail recipes include:Vodka,Gin,Tequila,Rum,hiskey,Champagne,Nonalcoholic cocktails. From party drinks to everyday treats, 1001 Cocktails offers everything you need to know about cocktails.
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
However frantic your lifestyle, no matterhow demanding your routine, and regardlesof the limits on your time, the hundreds ofeasy-to-follow recipes inEasy Meals For Busy Women will put cooking firmly under your control. There are masses ofdishes for every course and all occasions,from appetizers to desserts and fromcelebratory meals to chill-out Fridays.An enormous repertoire of soups, salads,casseroles, pasta, cakes, and lots more iscollected together in the only cookbook the modern busy woman will ever need.Your only problem will be deciding which of these delicious recipes to try first.
This book is one of the Periplus New Mini Cookbooks series. It mainly explains and shows some Asian vegetarianrecipes.
Birthday Cakes will help to transform any occasion into something special.Whether you have a toddler's party to organise, an impromtu office party to attend, or are in need of a special homemade gift for a special person, you will find lots of inspiring ideas in this beautifully photographed collection. Whatever your baking ability, this title will easily guide you through from start to finish - so you can stun your friends and family with your amazing creations!
"365 Dish a Day" provides a little inspiration for every day of the year, making sure you don't miss out on the month's freshest ingredients and seasonal specialties. You'll find warm, hearty comfort food in the fall and winter months and healthy, light and refreshing dishes in spring and summer. The recipes are quick, easy to follow. Full-color photographs.
Soak up the summer sun and enjoy a sizzling feast with thiscomprehensive collection of fantastic recipes as well as know-how advice to create the best barbecue ever. Have you wondered about whether gas or charcoal is best, what you need for the perfect barbecue party, and what equipment is really necessary? Well, these pages are the place to find out.For the complete novice who has never handled a pair of tongs to the barbecue whiz, this book is packed with great information and fully illustrated mouthwatering recipes to make you crank up the heat and get cooking.
Indian cuisine has never been more popu lar i n the West than it is today Whilst in the past our experiences of Indian food may have been limited to a visit to our Ioca I ndian restaurant or takeaway,many home cooks are now discovering how simple it can be to prepare delicious and authentic—tasting Indian dishes in their own kitchens.Full of flavour and variety,Indian cuisine is the perfect choice for anyone wishing to extend their culinary repertoire and create deliciously different meals using both familiarand more exotic ingredients. 111 tempting and deIicious recipes Brief introduction to each chapter,full of useful ideas and tips A clear and easy—t0—follow ingredents litS list and method for each recipe to ensure a perfect resuIt Inspi ring photography of each recipe to set your taste buds tingling
Revised edition of the classic cookbook, originally publishedin 1961. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition ofthis title.
With a rich climate and an array of timeless ingredients. Tuscany has capitalized on its wealth of produce, delivering stunning cuisine that is famed the world over. In a country renowned for its wonderful food.Tuscany still stands out as offering a little extra. From wild mushroom bruschetta to Livorno seafood stew. you will find all your Tuscan favourites here. For those with a sweet tooth there's a chapter featuring desserts where delicious offerings like stuffed peaches with amaretto brush shoulders with white tiramisu. Tuscany is part of a series of books designed to let you discover the wonderfully diverse cuisines of the world. Each title features classic and contemporary recipes that can be made with ingredients that are readily available, offeringyou the chance to bring to your table tastes and culinary traditions enjoyed around the globe.
Even though there are so many new and unusual eating experiences available to us, sometimes the old and familiar tried-and-tested recipes seem best, and we tend to hark back to them when we want to have a comfortable night in at home.The Best Ever Home-style Cookbook is full of those homely and welcoming recipes,the dishes that we may have put on the back burner while experimenting with more exotic and unusual recipes cooked with the most recently available and fashionable ingredients. Containing over 100 beautifully presented recipes, with clear step-by-step instructions,handy tips and hints, money-saving ideas, and recipe-specific shopping lists to ensure that you'll always have the vital ingredients to hand, The Best Ever Home-style Cookbook will ensure that you'll always be able to turn out a delicious and comforting meal.
Here is the sequel to the great cooking classic. Each of thenew recipes is worked out step-by-step, with the clarity andprecision that are the essence of the first volume. 5 times as manydrawings as in Vol. I make the clear instructions even more so.
The UNCLE SAM DIET is based on the new 2005 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans.Based on solid science,it's an eating style that you can stay with and thrive on.No gimmicks here,and no fads.Dr.Keith Ayoob,a registered dietitian and associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York,uses the USDA's new dietary guidelines to design an eating plan based on good,wholesome foods.It's simple...it's safe...and it works!*Lots of good foods-from all food groups-so you never feel hungry.*Weekly menus for breakfast,lunch,dinner,and snacks-you can even have a latte or two!*Huge,hungry man's servings of vegetables and fruitsevery day.*Delicious whole grains-muffins,breads,bagels and more.*Nutritious snacks for hunger attacks Got kids? Great!These guidelines are good for anyone age 2 and older.nbsp;The new Dietary Guidelines are chock-full of great changes for you and your family.Dr.Ayoob takes the "nutrition-ese" out of the government's gobbledygook and gives you meal plans and recipes that are eas
The only cookbook that explains how to create authentic Frenchdishes in American kitchens with American foods. Teaches the keytechniques of French cooking, permitting many variations on atheme. Over 100 instructive drawings.
Preparing and cooking delicious, irresistible dishes is an art, but that doesn't mean it has to be difficult. Each book in this series is beautifully illustrated and presented to help you make the perfect dish every time. Perfect Pasta has been created with meticulous attention to detail, and within its pages you will find a wide range of pasta dishes to inspire you. Pasta is equally delicious hot or cold, and is the ideal food to serve for any occasion. Whether you are entertaining a group of friends at a dinner party or buffet, rustling up a quick impromptu lunch or packing a picnic, you will find this book soon becomes an essential item in your kitchen.
Here is the first book all the great sauces of practical,workable system. Raymond Sokolov, the widely admired former FoodEditor of The first to point out that the hitherto mysterioussaucier's art, as practiced by the best restaurant chefs, is basedon what amounts to an elegant "fast food" technique. And this iswhat he demonstrates in his unique, useful, and witty book: -- How to prepare, at your leisure, the three fundamental classicsauces (the "mother" sauces from which all others evolve: Brown,White, and Fish Veloute)... -- How to freeze them in one-meal-size containers, ready for useat a moment's notice... -- How to transform any of these basic put-away sauces, quicklyand easily, into the exact ones that French chefs are famous forand serve in the finest restaurants... -- How to prepare the classic dish for which each sauce istraditionally used, with suggestions for enhancing simpler fare(the recipes run the gamut from Duckling a la Bigarade to PoachedEggs Petit-Duc -- that i
Packed with goodness and bursting with flavour,smoothies are at the heightof food fashion。Quick and easy to make,great—tasting and inexpensive,they are one of the easiest ways to contribute to the recommended five portiOns a day ot fruit and vegetables。Great to start the day with or as a healthy replacement for an after—school snack,smoothies are incredibly versatile as the mouthwatering recipes in this stunning collection will demOnstrate。
Preparing and cooking delicious, irresistible dishes is an art, but that doesn't mean it has to be difficult. Each book in this series is beautifully illustrated and presented to help you make the perfect dish every time.Delicious Cakes has been created with meticulous attention to detail,and within its pages you will find a wide range of cake recipes to inspire you. The majority of the recipes in this book are very easy to prepare and cook, and very quick too - ideal if you have a busy lifestyle with not much time to spare. So whether you ate looking for an indulgent morning snack for yourself, or are inviting some friends round for a friendly coffee morning social, you will find this book soon becomes an essential item on your kitchen shelf.