If you are on the lookout for meals that are easy to prepare and don't involve using every pot and pan in your kitchen, then look no further! One-pot cooking is the perfect solution for busy people who like to eat we but don't want to spend hours slaving away in the kitchen. With a huge variety of dishes to choose from--from hearty soups and comforting casseroles to exotic stir-fries and creamy risottos--one-pot cooking is guaranteed to add variety and interest to your daily menu.
Kate Linden is a sous-chef in a hot Seattle restaurant. One night, as she soaks her tired feet, she gets a phone call from her ex--boyfriend announcing that he is getting married. Kate is flabbergasted. Gaston had asked her to marry him several times; each time she refused him. But now that he is getting married to someone he just met, Kate decides she wants him back. With the devious help of his mother, they plan to sabotage his relationship. In the meantime, Kate has a major blowout with her boss and quits, which means she can now devote more time to Gaston. Kate's artist mother has misgivings about Kate's abrupt lifestyle change and tries to push her new assistant, Sam, in her path. As Kate struggles to achieve what she thinks she wants, she learns that what she wants from life, and who she wants to share it with, is beyond anything she has imagined. Volland has crafted a comical, moving, and terrifically satisfying tale. Maria Hatton，Copyright American Library Association. All rights reserved.
Smoothies and juices have it all--they taste delicious, are bursting with goodness, and take no time at all to make--perfect for when you need a quick and healthy snack. As they taste so delicious and are often colorful and attractive, they are an easy way of encouraging your family to consume more of what is good for them. The added bonus is that you control their content, and as they rarely require extra sweetening you can ensure they are packed with nothing but flavorsome and wholesome health-boosting ingredients. 112 tempting and delicious recipes Brief introduction to each chapter, full of useful ideas and tips A clear and easy-to-follow ingredients list and method for each recipe to ensure a perfect result Inspiring photography of each recipe to set your taste buds tingling
Vietnamese cuisine is like no other in the world. Vietnam's turbulent history has resulted in an incredible fusion of influences from China, India. France and America. leadingto a cuisine that is at once familiar and unexpected, and always fresh and exciting. With their wonderful combination of flavours, textures, ingredients and aromas, the 38 recipes in this book offer something for every palate and every occasion, from Chinese-influenced spring rolls and noodle soups to excitingly exotic versions of French classics such as crepes. You will also find recipes for condiments and sweets. Vietnamese 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, offering you the chance to bring to your table tastes and culinary traditions enjoyed around the globe.
The daughter of a British Foreign Service officer, MoiraHodgson spent her childhood in many a strange and exotic land. Shediscovered American food in Saigon, ate wild boar in Berlin, andlearned how to prepare potatoes from her eccentric Irishgrandmother. Today, Hodgson has a well-deserved reputation as adiscerning critic whose columns in the New York Observer were devoured by dedicated food lovers for two decades. A delightful memoir of meals from around the world—completewith recipes— It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time reflectsHodgson’s talent for connecting her love of food and travel withthe people and places in her life. Whether she’s dining on Moroccan mechoui , a whole lamb baked for a day over coals, orstruggling to entertain in a tiny Greenwich Village apartment, herreminiscences are always a treat.
Hawker food is something almost every Malaysian grows up with.Which person does not remember the Roti Canai (pancake) mantwirling his dough in the air until it is paper thin, or themouth-watering aroma of chilli and garlic being stir-fried forPenang Fried Kway Teow (flat rice noodles)? Now,with this simplestep-by-step guide to delicious Malaysian hawker food, you cansurprise your friends and family with delicious hawker favouritesserved in the comfort of your home.
This COIlection of over 30 Sichuan recipes includes all．timefavorites such as Gung Bao Chicken．Ma Po Tofu．and Hot andSourSoup．With clear,easy．to-follow instructions and stunningphotographs．spicy Sichuan Cooking enables you to reproduce the hotand spicy flavors of the Sichuan kitchen at home．
Nothing beats the wonderful aroma and tantalizing taste of home-baked cakes and cookies, fresh from the oven, These simple recipes will show you just how easy it can be to whip up delicious treats that are guaranteed to delight your family and friends, There are dishes for all tastes and occasions, from scrumptious everyday cakes to bite-sized cupcakes, and from tempting cookies to luscious desserts for special occasions,So go on and indulge your sweet tooth with the recipes inside this book,
Vietnamese cooking is famous for its fresh flavors andartfully composed meals—it is the true "light cuisine" of Asia.Delicate soups and stir-fries, and well-seasoned grilled foodsserved with rice or noodles are packed with fresh herbs and spices.Stunning photography and simple step-by-step instructions makeHomestyle Vietnamese Cooking the perfect guide to preparingdelicious Vietnamese dishes like Spring Rolls, Hanoi Beef NoodleSoup and Black Pepper Sauce Crabs for your family and friends.
Features over 30 easy-to-prepareJapanesemeals,including all-time favorites such as Mild Japanese BeefCurry,Pepper-seared Tuna with wasabi andUdon Noodle Soup withVegetables.
The secret to entertaining with panache is beingprepared. Perfect Entertaining will help the sea-soned host, the novice party-giver, and everyonein between. When weekend guests appear for an extendedparty, fortify them with self-serve sand wichstations and stoke up the tea and coffee service.Learn professional caterers' tips for setting upkiller dessert buffets to elicit "oohs" and "aahs." A party doesn't have to be stressful. PerfectEntertaining will show how even the host can kick back, have a drink, and enjoy their own party.
Smoothies have taken the country by storm and their phenomenal popularity reaches across the generations. Young children simply love their fruity flavors, teenagers consider them trendy, and adults appreciate their nutritional value, the speed with which they can be made, and their immense variety.This book is packed with sweet and savory recipes to suit all tastes, using all kinds of fruit and vegetables from bananas berries,and oranges to carrots.bects,and cucumber.
The wickedly entertaining, hunger-inducing, behind-the-scenesstory of the revolution in American food that has made exoticingredients, celebrity chefs, rarefied cooking tools, anddestination restaurants familiar aspects of our everydaylives. Amazingly enough, just twenty years ago eating sushi was a daringnovelty and many Americans had never even heard of salsa. Today, wedon't bat an eye at a construction worker dipping a croissant intorobust specialty coffee, city dwellers buying just-picked farmstandproduce, or suburbanites stocking up on artisanal cheeses and extravirgin oils at supermarkets. The United States of Arugula is arollicking, revealing stew of culinary innovation, food politics,and kitchen confidences chronicling how gourmet eating in Americawent from obscure to pervasive—and became the cultural successstory of our era.
