"Welcome to the wonderful world of sangrias and punches, names that conjure up good times with great friends. Go get some wine, hit the local produce market, grab a few spirits and ice, and have at it. Enjoy!" --From 101 Sangrias & Pitcher Drinks

Everyone knows that a wok is perfect for tossing together a quick stir-fry, but as this book illustrates, it is used for much, much more. Curries, soups, deep-fried morsels and steamed foods join the ubiquitous stir-fry in this collection of recipes from around Asia. Favourites from China and Southeast Asia appear alongside Japanese and Indian dishes that have been cleverly adapted to wok cooking. And, for the novice wok user, there is a helpful guide to choosing the right wok, looking after it to maximise results and using it appropriately for each cooking style. You will soon join the millions of people using a wok every day.

From the world's premier culinary college, an indispensable guide to the use of knives and other culinary tools What are the essential knives that cooks must own, and what are the proper techniques for using them? And how do cooks make the most of other tools, such as peelers, pitters, and Parisienne scoops? This essential reference from The Culinary Institute of America provides the answers. Illustrated throughout with more than 100 photographs, In the Hands of a Chef offers a complete course in knife skills as well as guidance on using a wide array of other kitchen tools and gadgets. Featuring advice from real-world chefs on choosing, using, and caring for knives, the book provides detailed cutting techniques for all kinds of foods.

Culinary Calculations, Second Edition provides the mathematical knowledge and skills that are essential for a successful career in today's competitive foodservice industry. This user-friendly guide starts with basic principles before introducing more specialized topics like recipe conversion and costing, AP/EP, menu pricing, and inventory costs. Written in a nontechnical, easy-to-understand style, the book features a running case study that applies math concepts to a real-world example: opening a restaurant. This revised and updated Second Edition of Culinary Calculations covers relevant math skills for four key areas: Basic math for the culinary arts and foodservice industry Math for the professional kitchen Math for the business side of the foodservice industry Computer applications for the foodservice industry Each chapter is rich with resources, including learning objectives, helpful callout boxes for particular concepts, example menus and price lists, and i

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

The best-selling author of "The Perfect Recipe" shares hersecret for dumping pounds without dieting—and the 250 recipes forher new way of eating. To millions of citizen cooks, Pam Andersonis a trusted friend who does all the work for them, testing andretesting until she arrives at the best version of classicfavorites and simple dishes for company. But gradually, Pam foundherself standing with the two thirds of Americans who are more thana few pounds overweight. Fed up with whipsaw cycles of losing andgaining, she vowed to change—but not if it involved dieting, hungerpangs, or saying no to the foods she loved. Complicated recipeswere out. She streamlined, creating meals as satisfying as they arequick—pizzas that take just thirty minutes, big-bowl combos, andgratifying snacks to forestall cravings. She discovered a fewsimple habits that make all the difference. Four years later, she’sstill maintaining her forty-pound weight loss. "The Perfect Recipefor Losing Weight and Eating Great" is a way to

Thai cuisine is a wonderfully aromatic and harmonious mixture of flavours, colours and textures, and it is incredibly easy to cook. World Food: Thailand introduces you to the flavours and textures of Thailand and shows you how to bring them into your own kitchen and impress your family and friends. There is also background information on Thailand as a country, and the foods that make up its culinary history. Thailand is now one of the most popular holiday destinations for Westerners, and more and more cooks are experinlenting with tile different dishes that originated in the country. Eating Thai food is an amazirlg experience - each flavour, be it hot, sweet or sour, can be tasted separately;leaving the mouth feeling clean and ready for more. Thai cooking is all about balance and harmony, In most people's opinion, the chilli is the most important ingredient, but there are many other essential elements that go towards creating these fahulous tastes. Coconut rnilk, lemon grass, galangal, lime leaves, palm

Cake à la mozzarella et aux figues, Cake tomates séchées etparmesan, Cake aux lardons et aux pruneaux, Cake au thon et à lamoutarde à l'ancienne, Cake aux raisins et au romarin, Cake à lach?taigne, Cake aux griottes... Laissez parler votre créativité!Collection aiguise vos sens... et propose 40 recettes destinées àséduire les papilles des plus fins gourmets. Offrez-vous quelquesinstants culinaires d'exception alliant simplicité et élégance.

Small, luxurious and just a little bitwicked! With 300 chocolate recipes, there is sustenance enough hereto keep even the most depraved of chocoholics happy.

Superbeans would have been a better name far these liNle gems,for no other common, widely used foodstuff provides as manybenefits as the humble saya bean. Common derivatives of the soyabean include the dairy substitutes soya milk, cream, cheese andyogurt; the meat substitutes tofu and textured vegetable protein(TVP), and other natural products such as miso, soy sauce, soyanuts and soya oil. The sheer versafifity of such a plant demandsexploitation, proving that it has great potential for a wide rangeof delicious recipes, Because of its high nutritional value,especially in terms of the protein it provides, soy can form anessential foundation for either a vegan or vegelarJan diet. And,being a good source of fibre, soy can also be used in combinationwith meat to provide the fibre that animal protein lacks. Anaverage daily intake of one ounce can substantially improve yourgeneral health, as well as offering the beneficial preventivepowers of its natural compound genistein. Whatever the nature of your eat

The companion volume to the public television series Julia andJacques Cooking at Home Two legendary cooks, Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, invite usinto their kitchen and show us the basics of good homecooking. What makes this book unique is the richness of information theyoffer on every page, as they demonstrate techniques (on which theydon't always agree), discuss ingredients, improvise, balanceflavors to round out a meal, and conjure up new dishes fromleftovers. Center stage in these pages are carefully spelled-outrecipes flanked by Julia's comments and Jacques's comments--theaccumulated wisdom of a lifetime of honing their cooking skills.Nothing is written in stone, they imply. And that is one of themost important lessons for every good cook. So sharpen your knives and join in the fun as you learn to make .. . *--Appetizers--from traditional and instant grav-lax to yourown sausage in brioche and a country p'té *--Soups--from New England chicken chowder and onion sou

Inspirés des plats indiens traditionnels, ces curries épicésqu'on adoucit au lait de coco sont tout simplement délicieux !Quelques salades et des chutneys les accompagnent pour que ledépaysement soit complet.

These days almost everyone is concerned about their health and appearance. We are constantly bombarded with ways to improve ourselves through diet and exercise. Unfortunately, many of these so-called solutions are only temporary and will ultimately lead to failure and disappointment. The Fat Fighter Diet offers a lifestyle change that focuses on individual needs instead of presenting a one-size-fits-all approach. Award-winning personal trainer Bruce Krahn provides an outline for health and well-being that is formulated for the individual. He determines just how much food a person should be eating and what kinds of exercise should be done based on body type, fitness level and personal goals. The focus is on fat loss, not weight loss, which will subsequently lead to improved health and increased levels of fitness. In an approach that is accurate and comprehensive, but not mired with medical jargon or gimmicky promises, Krahn helps men and women alike develop an action plan for taking control of thei

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

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

This updated edition of the national bestseller debunks dietary myths and presents Dr. Willett's New Healthy Eating Pyramid, a healthier guide to nutrition than the recently revised USDA pyramid. Inside you'll discover: eye-opening new research on the healthiest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins; why weight control is still the single most important factor; menu plans and brand-new recipes that make it even easier to reinvent your diet. 作者简介 Walter C. Willett, M.D., is chairman of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and a professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. A world-renowned researcher, he is one of the leaders of the famous Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Dr. Willett has won many honors, including the Mott Prize, the prestigious award of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation.

A New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us—whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed—he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.

It takes more than top shelf COCktails to produCe a successfulbeverage operation In today S market whether run nlng a stand alone business or one 0ncorporated nto a restaurant hotel,or foodservice operation the SUCCessfu bar operator needs to have product and equipment knowledge management savvy marketing skills 5nsight intothe atest trends and of course，a strong grasp of mixology-all of which are detailed here inThe Bar and Beverage Book This revised Third Edition has the most up to date material on managing a beverage operation，bar equipment，sanitation and bar setuP，managing inventory and planning for profit as wel!as new material on： Responsible alcohol service：learn crisis management protection from liability,and ways to ensure patrons drink responsibly Marketing：investigate new service methods to attract a wider demographic Staffing：improve the recruitment hiring and training of employees Spirits wine and beer：acquire a greater knowledge of upscale products Managemen

We all know that eating healthier is easier said than done. New diets pop up every few months; the only problem is that the food choices are often too bland and there’s usually little variety in the dishes you can eat. 30 Secrets of the World’s Healthiest Cuisines is about to change all that. In a delicious departure from the nutrition-through-sacrifice school of cooking, this book celebrates the international and the flavorful with a healthy twist. You’ll find out how to use the most healthful nutritional principles and ingredients from the world’s major cuisines to create one fabulous, healthy global eating program. 30 Secrets of the World’s Healthiest Cuisines blends the latest nutrition research with information about the culinary histories and traditions of a number of major countries and regions around the world. By incorporating this culinary wisdom into your diet, you can reduce your chances of developing a number of major diet-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes,

Finally, here's a cookbook full of fantastic food for coeliacsand sufferers of irritable bowelsyndrome.Think you have to give uppasta, chocolate cakes or roast dinners just because you're Cuttingout gluten? Edible for the Irritoble uses easily availableingredients to create delicious, impressive meals that the wholefamily can enjoy, and youwont even miss the gluten.

"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.

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。

America's best-lovedculinary expert brings together her most "magnifique" Frenchrecipes in a lavish new trade edition of her classic cookbook. Thefeatured recipes are slightly simplified versions of the classicones in Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." ofphotos.