This isn't a diet book. This is a book about plates. And the twisted conspiracy that ismaking our country fat. FACT :: 95 percent of dieters regain the weight after fiveyears. FACT :: The average American dinner plate has grown from 9 inchesin diameter to 12 inches since 1970. FACT :: As a result, we’re now consuming more than 300 excesscalories per day. FACT :: Our bodies have kept pace growing with our plates. CURE :: A return to 9-inch dinner plates. Behold The 9-Inch "Diet."

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

Book De*ionHave you ever wondered： * Why Asians love "Hello Kitty"？ * What the tattooed Chinese characters really say？ * How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions？ * Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them？ Then you'll laugh， you'll cry， you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include： * twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing * an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking "Chinglish" * dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners * the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World * karaoke And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the "white devil" in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running？ Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza？

Over 60 deicious recipes including healthy hot broths, hearty noodles dishes,cool salads, and spicy stir-fries; Essential information on cooking and preparing different types of noodles to ensure perfect results every time; Comprehensive illustrated glossary explains traditional Asian ingredients; Recipes drawn from a diverse range of cooking traditions.

A compendium of chocolate delights, filled with 500 deliciouschocolaty recipes, all of them clear and easy-to-follow. Packedwith advice on techniques, equipment and ingredients, as well asinspired presentation suggestions, this book will be the only bookon chocolate you will ever need. An introductory section covers the basics:techniques, equipment, ingredients and presentation ideas. Chocolate delights for everyoccasion—celebratory party cakes, lunchbox traybakes, elegantpastries and sophisticated desserts. A staggering variety of recipes featuringchocolate, from classic hot puddings, to creamy ice creams, and theultimate hot chocolate, this is a true compendium for chocolatelovers.

Classic recipes include Rum Raisin, Rocky Road, andChocolate Chip ice creams, Lemon, Strawberry Yogurt, and BitterChocolate sorbets Coffee and Lemon granitas, and Sicilian Cassataand Black Forest Ice Cream Cake. But you will also find someinnovative recipes, such as Nutty Spumone, Basil Sorbet and MojitoGranita.

From super-healthy fruit and veggie smoothiesand juices to wicked dessert smoothies，here you will find more thanl00 ideas for quick breakfasts，snacks，and desserts Health—enhanching recipes include Cilantr0＆Almond DetoxSmoothies．Spinach，Soy＆Wheat Juice with Gink0，and Banana e PeachSmoothies with Wheat Germ．At breakfast time．try hour Man90＆Yogu rtSmoothies or Citrus and Pa rsley Juice．For a quick dessert，whip upChocolate Cappuccino Smoothies or Banana Smoothies withChocolate＆Nuts．

This talian pIlection contains 500 mouthwatering recipes forevery meal, simple gathering and special pccasion. From asimple minestrone to a more elaborate lobster risotto, or a rusticand wholesome dessert, you'll find just what you need everytime. An introductory section covers all the preparation and cookingessentials, inclucling equipment, ingredients and troubleshootingadvice: Includes recipes for meat, vegetables and fish such as chickenscallopini, baked stuffed tomatoes and octopus and radicchiosalad. " Create traditional pastas, risottos and soups with inspirationfrom all of Italy'.s culinarily diverseregions.

A nervous breakdown seems like a great idea: all that lying in bed and watching daytime TV. But who's going to have it? Will it be housewife Clodagh, who spends her days microwaving pasta for her demanding toddlers and waiting for her beautiful husband Dylan to come home? Or Lisa, hard, brittle and shiny as an M&M, reeling from the shock of a demotion from her fabulous job in London to a one- horse magazine in Dublin? Or Ashling, so normal she's weird? 作者简介： Marian Keyes is the international bestselling author of Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Sushi for Beginners, Angels, The Other Side of the Story and Anybody Out There. Her latest novel is This Charming Man. She is published in twenty-nine different languages. Two collections of her journalism, Under the Duvet and Further Under the Duvet, are also published by Penguin. Marian lives in Dublin with her husband.

In this wonderfully evocative book you will find all those old family favourite recipes from times past，together with some newer ones from the modern Grandma’S repertoire。Indulge yourself in the delicious traditional and more contemporary dishes that havebeen part of your life for as long as you can remember。This collection includes the classic roasts，delicious desserts and festive specialities that Grandma used to make，as well as their modern equivalents which have entered into our present—day eating patterns。It features much—loved recipes that have been brought back from holidays and give US warm memories of special people and places visited。They are all here：eomfort food recipes to remind US of childhood；growing-up food from when we started to experiment and travel；food to reminisce over when we remember special occasions。and recipes that hopefully you will want to pass on to your own grandchildren。

Americans are drinking more alcoholic beverages than ever, andalmost 30 percent of tipplers name wine as their drink of choice.Recent studies have touted the health benefits of wine-drinking. Sowhy is wine so intimidating? The sheer numbers and types of wines?The wine snobs with their arcane terminology? The French with theirinsufferable Frenchiness? Demystifying oenophilia and offering more than a few laughs alongthe way, Jennifer Rosen’s THE CORK JESTER?’S GUIDE TO WINE is acollection of fast, funny anecdotes and informative lessons sure toentertain both the vintage idiot and the savvy sipper. In the book’s introduction, Rosen offers a typically frankexplanation of her approach: "A wise winemaker told me, ‘Drinkingwine with a sommelier is like making love to a gynecologist: it’sbetter if they don?’t tell you everything they know.’ Instead, Ioffer a series of bite-sized stories; Trojan horses filled withfacts programmed to infiltrate and lodge in your brain, with noeffort on

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

What's the secret to making foolproof friands? How do you bakethe perfect piped cookie dough pinwheel? And what puts the snap inthe very best ginger snaps? Find out in "Field Guide to Cookies", ahandy pocket reference to more than 100 cookie recipes, completewith the fascinating historical background (the first known recipefor brownies was published in the 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue),season (April 9 is Chinese Almond Cookie Day), and helpful bakingnotes for each delicious variety, from traditional favourites tomore exotic concoctions from all over the world. Including drop,bar, piped, rolled, puffed, sandwich, savoury, and mouldedvarieties, every cookie is illustrated in glorious full colour,with step-by-step instructions on how to prepare, bake, serve, andstore your creations. Gooey, delicious, home-baked confections arejust minutes away with "Field Guide to Cookies" in your pantry!

Check out this super-fabulous sleepover kit. From top tips on how to plan your pyjama party to brilliant games and makeover ideas, this kit is perfect for you and your friends.

Imagine the adoring praise from family and friends when they smell the aroma of freshly baked treats! Don't be fooled into thinking that baking take too much time. A batch of tasty biscuits or delicious savoury cheese scones can be created in less time than a trip to the shops! Recipes divided into four easy-to-use sections; Family Treats,Sweet Delights, Savoury Bites and Festive Feasts Home Baking includes classic recipes such as Carot Cake,Victoria Sponge Cake and Double Chocolate Brownies Savoury delights include Bacon & Polenta Muffins and Cheese & Mustard Scones Essential advice on equipment,technique and top tips to ensure successful baking every time

"I want my wines to tell a good story. I want them naturaland most of all, like my dear friends, I want them to speak thetruth even if we argue," says Alice Feiring. Join her as she setsoff on her one-woman crusade against the tyranny of homogenization,wine consultants, and, of course, the 100-point scoring system of acertain all-powerful wine writer. Traveling through the ancientvineyards of the Loire and Champagne, to Piedmont and Spain, shegoes in search of authentic barolo, the last old-style rioja, andthe tastiest new terroir-driven champagnes. She reveals just whatgoes into the average bottle--the reverse osmosis, the yeasts andenzymes, the sawdust and oak chips--and why she doesn’t find muchto drink in California. And she introduces rebel winemakers who areembracing old-fashioned techniques and making wines withindividuality and soul. No matter what your palate, travel the wine world with Feiringand you’ll have to ask yourself: What do I really want in myglass?

For lovers of food and books, literary ventriloquist Mark Crick delivers this hilarious, but practical, collection of recipes-come-pastiches. This new edition of the book, which became a Christmas hit in 05/06 when published by Libri, contains 3 new pastiches of Dickens, Calvino and Thomas Mann. Not only are the pastiches entertaining but they also work as recipes too!

This phrase book for travelers includes 100 key words to unlockthe secret of instant communication. The idea is simple- learn 100words and say 1,000 things. This book presents the basic vocabularythat will be used over and over again. All words are repeated indifferent combinations, building familiarity without effort. Allphrases are given in both simplified Chinese characters andstandard Hanoi Pinyin romanization. A brief guide to pronunciationallows the user to say the phrases correctly.

This collection offers a full range of authentic Mexican dishrecipes, from appetisers and snacks to fabulous fa itas, deliciouscasseroles, savoury sauces, grilled dishes, big platter foodsforentertaining, festive desserts and hot and cold drinks.

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

Go ahead. Get passionate about the food you eat. You don’t have to hide it. You can love food and lose weight atthe same time! The secret, which you’ll learn about in Love Foodand Live Well, is to know when to have carrot cake and when it’stime for just a carrot. For most dieters, food is the daunting factor that trips up ourbest intentions to lose weight and get fit. Let Chantel Hobbs teachyou that food is not the enemy! It’s our attitudes toward it thatdefeat us. Losing weight does not require being deprived of thefoods you love and being forced to eat boring, tasteless meals, andleft feeling hungry most of the time. Turn food into your ally byfollowing Chantel’s 80/20 rule: A full 20 percent of the time,splurge on the foods you love and incorporate them intocelebrations and social occasions. The remaining 80 percent of thetime, choose food on the basis of delivering maximum fuel for yourbody and ultimate health. Simply by having freedom in what you eat,you can train yourself in