Drawing inspiration from the rich curry traditions around theworld, Nancie McDermott provides more than 100 intriguing recipesfrom Thailand, India, Malaysia, Jamaica, Africa, and the UnitedStates. Every recipe can be as easy or complexly flavored as youwant, for each can be made with convenient store-bought currypowder or with authentic homemade herb and spice blends. Includes:Cheddar Curry Bites - Spicy Peanut Chicken Soup West African Style- Thai Grilled Chicken with Sweet and Spicy Garlic Sauce -Singapore Curry Noodles with Green Peppers and Shrimp - Green PeaCurry with Fresh Paneer Cheese - Indonesian-Style Rice Pilaf -Ginger Pear Chutney

Melanie Rehak always loved cooking, eating, and sharing foodwith loved ones. After reading the likes of Michael Pollan, EricSchlosser, and Wendell Berry, she tried to buy organic and localfoods. But upon the birth of her son, Jules, she realized that shewas responsible for feeding someone else, and she wanted to knowmore. Eating for Beginners details a year of discovering what itmeans to be an eater and a parent in today’s complicated world.Rehak harvested potatoes, milked goats, sorted beans, and worked ata small restaurant where she learned what to eat and why, that eventhe most dedicated organic farmers sometimes serve their childrenfrozen chicken fingers, and that we really can make peace with ourfood.

Jeanne Rose is one of America's best known herbalists andKitchen Cosmetics is her most intimate guide to natural health andbeauty. Over 100 of Jeanne's favorite recipes and tips provide safeand simple applications created by Jeanne for her own family'sneeds. Based on common kitchen and garden ingredients - from yogurtto berries to rosemary - these lotions, creams, and othermoisturizers, masks, teas, toothpastes, deodorants, shampoos, andconditioners are easily prepared in the home. Shopping suggestions,herbal cosmetic techniques for the whole body, and fascinatingherbal lore make Kitchen Cosmetics a valuable and charming guide tonatural beauty and health care. Since its publication in 1978, Kitchen Cosmetics has become theleading title in home preparation of natural cosmetics. It is usedby apartment dwellers who buy herbs, gardeners who tend a few potsin sunny windows, and gardeners with spacious beds...a steadilygrowing number of people who want to 'take back' the pleasure ofworking with herbs themselves -

For the Trigianis, cooking has always been a family affair–andthe kitchen was the bustling center of their home, where folksgathered around the table for good food, good conversation, and theoccasional eruption. Example: Being thrown out of the kitchenbecause one’s Easter bread kneading technique isn’t up to par. AsAdriana says: “When the Trigianis reach out and touch someone, wedo it with food.” Like the recipes that have been handed down forgenerations from mother to daughter and grandmother togranddaughter, the family’s celebrations are also anchored to thelife and laughter around the table. We learn how Grandmom YolandaTrigiani sometimes wrote her recipes in code, or worked frommemory, guarding her recipes carefully. And we meet Grandma LuciaBonicelli, who never raised her voice and believed that when peoplefight at the dinner table, the food turns to poison in thebody. Adriana Trigiani’s voice springs to life from the first page ofCooking with My Sisters, a collection of belove

The extremes of American eating--our equal urges to stuff and tostarve ourselves--are easy to blame on the excesses of modernliving. But Frederick Kaufman followed the winding road of theAmerican intestine back to that cold morning when the firstfamished Pilgrim clambered off the Mayflower, and he discovered thealarming truth: We've been this way all along. With outraged witand an incredible range of sources that includes everything fromCotton Mather's diary to interviews with Amish black-marketraw-milk dealers, Kaufman offers a highly selective,take-no-prisoners tour of American history by way of the Americanstomach. Travel with him as he tracks down our earliest foodies;discovers the secret history of Puritan purges; introduces dietgurus of the nineteenth century such as William Alcott, whobelieved that "Nothing ought to be mashed before it is eaten";traces extreme feeders from Paul Bunyan to eating-contest champDale Boone (descended from Daniel, of course); and investigates ourblithe efforts to re-create

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.

Through recipes that use time-honored medicinalingredients, A Tradition of Soup provides a fascinating narrativeof the Southern Chinese immigrants who came to the United States inlarge numbers during the last half century, the struggles theyfaced and overcame, and the soups they used to heal and nourishtheir bodies. Following the Chinese approach to health, Teresa Chen, who wasborn into a family of food connoisseurs and raised by a gourmetcook, groups the recipes by seasons and health concerns accordingto Cantonese taxonomy: tong (simple broths, soups, and stews), geng(thickened soups), juk (rice soups or porridges), and tong shui(sweet soups), as well as noodle soups, wonton and dumpling soups,and vegetable soups. Also focusing on dahn (steaming) and louhfo(slow-cooking) soups associated with good health, the book featuresfresh, natural, and seasonal food. A Tradition of Soup highlightsrecipes that serve a wide range of purposes, from gaining orshedding weight to healing acne and prevent

The sequel to the classic Mastering the Art of FrenchCooking Here, from Julia Child and Simone Beck, is the sequel to thecooking classic that has inspired a whole American generation tonew standards of culinary taste and artistry. On the principle that“mastering any art is a continuing process,” they continued, duringthe years since the publication of the now-celebrated Volume One,to search out and sample new recipes among the classic dishes andregional specialties of France—cooking, conferring, tasting,revising, perfecting. Out of their discoveries they have made, forVolume Two, a brilliant selection of precisely those recipes thatwill not only add to the repertory but will, above all, bring thereader to a yet higher level of mastering the art of Frenchcooking. This second volume enables Americans, working with Americaningredients, in American kitchens, to achieve those incomparableflavors and aromas that bring up a rush of memories—of lunch at acountry inn in Provence, of an eveni

Ten years ago, Colbin's Food and Healing stood at theforefront of the food revolution, exploring the link between dietand health. In this anniversary edition, she provides updates onrecent dietary systems, including low-fat, food combining, andalternative medicine.

Since her debut on Food Network in 2002 with the hit programEveryday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis has been enticing Americanswith her updated twists on Italian favorites. Her dedication toease, healthfulness, and—above all else—flavor have won her apermanent place in the hearts of home cooks. In Giada at Home, sheshares a personal look into how she cooks for those dearest to her,with simple recipes inspired by her television show of the samename. Born in Italy, Giada was raised in Los Angeles by a gregariousItalian family. While her grandmother, aunt, and mother brought herup on generations-old recipes, Giada also became enamored with thebright and clean flavors of California’s abundant seasonal fruitsand vegetables. Giada at Home presents recipes from bothtraditions, all with Giada’s signature style. She shares classicItalian recipes passed down through the years, like cheese-stuffeddates wrapped in salty prosciutto, creamy risotto with the earthyand deep flavors of mushrooms and gorgonz

Although Barbara Lynch was born and raised in South Boston,not Tuscany, many critics believe her food rivals the best ofItaly. It has been praised by Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, andGourmet, and many more. Lynch's cuisine is all the more remarkablebecause it is self-taught. In a story straight out of Good WillHunting, she grew up in the turbulent projects of "Southie," wherepetty crime was the only viable way to make a living. But in a homeec class in high school, she discovered her passion. Through a mixof hunger for knowledge, hard work, and raw smarts, she graduallycreated her own distinctive style of cooking, mining Italian andFrench classics for ideas and seasoning them with imagination.The150 recipes in Stir combine sophistication with practicality.Appetizers like baked tomatoes and cheese and crisp, butterybrioche pizzas. Dozens of the artful pastas Lynch is famous for,such as little lasagnas with chicken meatballs, and potato gnocchiwith peas and mushrooms. Lobster rolls with aioli. Chicken wrap

What happens when a four-star chef and a culinary minimalistdecide to join forces to create something different? They invent anew style that adapts to every occasion and every level of cookingexpertise. Simple to Spectacular introduces a unique conceptdeveloped by one of the world's top chefs, Jean-GeorgesVongerichten, and Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everythingand the New York Times's hugely popular column "The Minimalist."Ever since their award-winning collaboration on Jean-Georges:Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef, the acclaimed duo has beencooking up a repertoire of new dishes that can be prepared in anyof five progressively sophisticated ways. Simple to Spectacular features a total of 250 recipes in 50groups. Each group begins with a simple, elegant recipe--a fewingredients combined for maximum effect--followed by fullydetailed, increasingly elaborate variations. For example, a recipefor Grilled Shrimp with Thyme and Lemon leads to Grilled Shrimp andZucchini on Rosemary Skewers, G

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

Kathleen Daelemans's inspiring story is familiar to millionsof readers and TV viewers. After creating a new cuisine for one ofthe world's most luxurious spas, the Grand Wailea, in Maui, Hawaii,she earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Bon Apptit, theLos Angeles Times, and Esquire. In the process, she herself lost 75pounds, dropping all the way down from a size 22 to a trim and fitsize 8. Now she tells how she did it, sharing tips and favoriterecipes for her outrageously delicious food. Kathleen, who is afrequent contributor to NBC's Today Show, is also the author ofGetting Thin and Loving Food!

"An encyclopedia of cookies. Oh yes. Buttery, chocolaty,fancy, fruity, spicy and nutty cookies fill the pages of this supercute book. It lays flat, too. Love that."--"Bakerella" "A spiral-bound cookbook bursting with more than 50 inspiredcookie recipes, it's set apart by fun extras: funky drawings, tipsand tricks, copious room for recipe notes, andmore."--"Grandparents.com" "All cookie lovers will enjoy preparing and improvising onclassic cookies with this scrumptious cookbook."--"LibraryJournal " "For a decidedly fun, down-to-earth approach to baking, this onecertainly looks the part: a notebook with a kraft paper cover,wire-bound pages, and simple line illustrations. But there's moreto this than looks. While Adimando arms you with the basics,there's the intention and hope that you'll be inspired to createyour own."--"Epicurious " "The Cookiepedia is written in a fresh, friendly style, likehaving a sister or a buddy in the kitchen with you."--"Sacramen

Each chapter in this revolutionary new cookery book focuses on asingle ingredient, and the accompanying recipes in chef AlizaGreen's culinary tour-de-force demonstrate the broad range ofpossibilities for each ingredient, utilizing a variety of cookingmethods, flavours and ethnic inspirations. This innovative work isthe product of Green's ceaseless culinary curiosity and in-depthknowledge of ingredients. With these tools, she has createdhundreds of clear and imaginative recipes that will enableexperienced and fledgling chefs to recognize how foods should lookand behave, their fragrance and feel, their seasonal changes, howthey are transformed by different cooking methods, and theirflavour affinities. Extensive sidebars satisfy the most curiousepicure.

"Joan Nathan has created a masterful blend of food andculture. She takes her reader on an extraordinary journey throughthe history of the land of Israel and the development of modernIsraeli food. I was delighted to visit all the different ethniccommunities that have contributed to Israeli cuisine, and my mouthwatered just imagining the feast that Joan Nathan describes." --Teddy Kollek, former mayor of Jerusalem In this richly evocative book, Joan Nathan captures the spirit ofIsrael today by exploring its multifaceted cuisine. She delves intothe histories of the people already settled in this nearly barrenland, as well as those who immigrated and helped to quicklytransform it into a country bursting with new produce. It is adramatic and moving saga, interlarded with more than two hundredwonderful recipes that represent all the varied ethnic backgrounds.Every recipe has a story, and through these tales the story ofIsrael emerges. Nathan shows how a typical Israeli menu today might inclu

In Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way, the man who taught millionsof Americans how to cook shares the techniques he honed in the mostfamous kitchens of the world to show you how to create simple,special meals in minutes. In this companion volume to his newseries on public television, Jacques shows you how to creategreat-tasting dishes ranging from stunning salads such as Tomatoand Mozzarella Fans to Supreme of Chicken with Balsamic Vinegar andShallot Sauce to his breathtaking Almond Cake with Berries, allspecial enough for company, yet easy enough for those weekdayevenings when you have no time. Fast food Jacques's way involves nocompromises in taste but saves you hours in the kitchen. HisInstant Beef Tenderloin Stew, for instance, not only is far fasterto make than traditional versions, but tastes brighter and fresher.With concise, clear directions, Jacques shares the secrets of hiskitchen. He teaches you how to season a salmon fillet perfectly andcook it in a low oven, right on the serving platter. You'l

Witty, one-of-a-kind imaginative cupcake designs using candiesfrom the local convenience store. America's favorite foodphotography team, responsible for the covers of America's topmagazines, shows how to create funny, scary, and sophisticatedmasterpieces, using a zipper lock bag and common candies and snackitems.With these easy-to-follow techniques, even the mostkitchen-challenged cooks can - raise a big-top circus cupcake tierfor a kid's birthday - plant candy vegetables on Oreo earthcupcakes for a garden party - trot out a line of confectionery"pupcakes" for a dog fancier - serve sausage and pepperoni pizzacupcakes for April Fool's Day - bewitch trick-or-treaters withchilly ghost chocolate cupcakes - create holidays on icing withturkey cupcake place cards, a white cupcake Christmas wreath, andEaster egg cupcakes No baking skills or fancy pastry equipment isrequired. Spotting the familiar items in the hundreds of brilliantphotos is at least half the fun.

From "a great teacher and truly a master technician" (JuliaChild), a new cookbook full of faster-than-ever food, includingdozens of elegant "minute" recipes Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Waywas an immediate sensation, captivating cooks and critics, whocalled it "fabulous," "chic," and "elegant." Now America's firstand most enduring celebrity chef does himself one better, withrecipes that are faster, fresher, and easier than ever. OnlyJacques could have come up with dishes so innovative anduncomplicated. "Minute recipes": Nearly no-cook recipes fit forcompany: Cured Salmon Morsels, Glazed Sausage Bits Smashingappetizers: Scallop Pancakes, zipped together in a blender (10minutes) Almost instant soups: Creamy Leek and Mushroom Soup (7minutes) Fast, festive dinners: Stuffed Pork Fillet on GrapeTomatoes (18 minutes) Stunning desserts: Mini Almond Cakes inRaspberry Sauce (15 minutes)

To read this book is not just to learn the proper preparationfor lasagna and risotto, but also to encounter the Medicis, towitness an opulent banquet for two, and to learn the fablessurrounding the origin of tortellini.

Lidia Bastianich, loved by millions of Americans for her goodItalian cooking, gives us her most instructive and personalcookbook yet. Focusing on the Italian-American kitchen—the cooking sheencountered when she first came to America as a youngadolescent—she pays homage to this “cuisine of adaptation born ofnecessity.” But she transforms it subtly with her light,discriminating touch, using the authentic ingredients, notaccessible to the early immigrants, which are all so readilyavailable today. The aromatic flavors of fine Italian olive oil,imported Parmigiano-Reggiano and Gorgonzola dolce latte, freshbasil, oregano, and rosemary, sun-sweetened San Marzano tomatoes,prosciutto, and pancetta permeate the dishes she makes in herItalian-American kitchen today. And they will transform for youthis time-honored cuisine, as you cook with Lidia, learning fromher the many secret, sensuous touches that make her foodsuperlative. You’ll find recipes for Scampi alla Buonavia (the garlicky shrimp