 | Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques
Brand: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
The fully illustrated bible of cooking techniques from the world's best-known French cook is now in paperback and in one volume for the first time ever. <P>From a master chef and the current co-star (with Julia Child) of the hit television series "Cooking at Home," comes everything the home cook needs to perfect his or her kitchen skills-assisted by instructive, step-by-step photography. Learn to de-bone a chicken, poach an egg, whisk a perfect bearnaise, knead a tangy sourdough, or bake an exquisite meringue with the perfection and efficiency of a professional chef. Pepin's toothsome and time-tested recipes offer budding chefs the opportunity to put lessons into practice with extraordinary results. This comprehensive, authoritative presentation of cooking technique and practice is sure to become an indispensable part of every home cook's library. | *$30.79 |
 | Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia: Fourth Edition, Revised
Brand: DK ADULT
The essential insider's guide to every major wine-growing region in the world, this book offers dozens of helpful Top 10 lists covering a broad range of topics, including Best-Value Producers, Greatest-Quality Wines, and Most Exciting or Unusual Finds. The book is a must for every wine serious enthusiast who wants to keep up with the constantly changing and ever-expanding world of wine. AUTHOR BIO: Tom Stevenson has been writing about wine for nearly thirty years and is the author of more than 20 books. He's been nominated Wine Writer of the Year on three occasions and received the coveted Wine Literary Award, America's lifetime achievement award for wine writing. | *$30.34 |
 | 21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox
Brand: Harper
<P>Detox diets are making news as the quickest, easiest way to shed pounds, boost your energy, and get yourself on a wellness track. Popular in the 1970s, cleansing fasts are again all the rage among celebrities like Gisele Bundchen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Stella McCartney, and Madonna. </P> <P> One of the key advocates of the health benefits of cleansing detoxes is Roni DeLuz, ND, a licensed naturopathic and health practitioner at Marthaâ²s Vineyard Holistic Retreat, part of the renowned Marthaâ²s Vineyard Inn. The idea behind DeLuzâ²s new detox plan is the belief that the foods we eat (along with the coffee, tea, and alcohol we drink and the air we breathe) contain harmful and toxic substances that accumulate in our bodies and need to be removed in some way. In 21 Pounds in 21 Days, DeLuz offers three different detox programs, including the original and most effective 21-day "MasterFast," which promises a 21-pound weight loss in just three weeks and focuses on detoxification through antioxidants, fasting, stress reduction, and lifestyle changes. Also included in the book are:</P> <P> âmaintenance plans</P> <P> âdozens of easy, delicious recipes </P> <P> âreal-life tips </P> <P> âan extensive glossary of terms</P> <P> âa guide to supplements </P> <P> Meals consist of supplement-laden drinks, herbal teas, thick, delicious vegetable purees, and "live" juices, along with nutritional supplements, vitamins, and enzymes designed to keep the bodyâ²s systems stable and its cells nourished while harmful toxins are flushed out. 21 Pounds in 21 Days isnâ²t just for those looking to lose weight; everyone can benefit from this revolutionary detox diet that results in a clean, refreshed system that functions at its best.</P> | *$3.99 |
 | How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine
Brand: Simon & Schuster
<P> Hailed by Paul Levy in <I>The Wall Street Journal</I> as "our cleverest, most thoughtful wine writer," Jancis Robinson makes learning about wine almost as enjoyable as drinking it. With <I>How to Taste,</I> she's put together a unique wine-tasting course based on practical exercises that appeal to wine connoisseurs of all levels. <P> Robinson explains first how we taste wine and food, and then about the grapes and wines themselves. In separate sections on theory and practice, she offers basic technical information about wine appreciation, then shows us how to apply it in sipping exercises -- all of which are based on readily available and, in most cases, inexpensive bottles. And how better to learn about wine than by actually drinking it? <P> By the time you finish this book, you'll know how to recognize the most popular grape varieties from Chardonnay to Riesling, to Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, and why you should choose a good sparkling wine over a cheap champagne. You will know how to judge sweetness, acidity, and fruitiness as well as the difference between the length and weight of a wine, and you will be able to distinguish wines from around the world. Robinson also arms you with practical advice about dealing with wine in the real world: choosing from a wine list; setting up and recording your own wine tastings; spitting out your sample mouthful correctly; and complementing food flavors with wine. <P> Innovative, informative, and above all fun, <I>How to Taste</I> is designed to be taken with you everywhere, from the armchair to the vineyard to the wine shop and back to the table. | *$3.99 |
 | The Mcdougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss
Brand: Plume
Drawing on the latest evidence about nutrition, metabolism, and hunger, an easy-to-follow weight loss plan places emphasis on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet while explaining how weight is lost and gained. Reprint. | *$3.98 |
 | 500 More Low-Carb Recipes: 500 All New Recipes From Around the World
Brand: Fair Winds Press
If you've thought about quitting your low-carb lifestyle, it's most likely because you're bored - you just want a really, truly, interesting meal for a change. Problem solved! You and low-carbers like you made 500 Low-Carb Recipes a best-seller, so here are 500 more, and they're better than ever. You'll find flavors from all around the world: Mexican, Thai, Vietnamese, Irish, Caribbean, Japanese, Moroccan, Italian, and Cajun, just to name a few. Here you will find the collected culinary wisdom of hundreds of people who have embraced low-carb cooking and learned just how wonderful it can be. <P>From quick and easy recipes for family dinners to new side dishes to go with those steaks and chops to festive foods to make the holidays enjoyable without blowing your program, we have it all: <P>Thai Beef Lettuce Wraps * Crema di Mascherpone * Mexican Cabbage Soup * Shrimp and Artichoke "Risotto" * French Toasty Eggs * Crab-stuffed Poblano Peppers * Sesame-Almond Napa Slaw * Chili Relleno Casserole * Baked Sole in Creamy Curry Sauce * Caribbean Grilled Chicken Salad * Tuscan Soup * Zucchini Lasagna * Easy Low-Carb Fudge * and much, much more <P>So quit with the boring food already! You'll never know just how great healthy low-carb foods can taste - and how much variety you can have - until you try 500 More Low-Carb Recipes! | *$3.98 |
 | The American Frugal Housewife
Brand: BetterDaysBooks.com
Originally published in 1832, this extraordinary manual for the homemaker of modest means is far more than a mere âcookbook.â In an age before electricity, refrigeration or any other modern convenience, the fine art of storing, preparing and serving food presented difficulties unimagined in our time, challenges our forebears mastered with ingenuity, hard work, the inherited knowledge of generations past, and the sheer American pluck required to make the cheerful best of any social or economic situation. Also included are instructions for making soap, beer and wine, for repairing worn clothing and furniture, for enduring poverty, and even for rightly educating oneâs daughters. A rich treasure trove of practical frontier knowledge, Lydia M. Childâs The American Frugal Housewife is an essential volume for contemporary homesteaders, antiquarian collectors, and anyone who longs for a firsthand taste of real American history. | *$3.95 |
| | More-With-Less Cookbook
Brand: Bantam Books (Mm)
Longacre has gathered 500 recipes from Mennonite kitchens that tell us how to eat better and consume less of the world's limited food resources. All recipes have been tested by professional home economists. This cookbook is written for those who care about their own health and the food needs of others in the world. | *$3.95 |
 | Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly
Brand: Harper Paperbacks
<P>You really can eat more and weigh less -- if you know what to eat.As this groundbreaking book clearly shows, it's not just <I>how much</I> you eat, it's primarily <I>what</I> you eat.</P><P>Most diets rely on small portion sizes to reduce calories sufficiently. You feel hungry and deprived. Dr. Ornish's program takes a new approach: abundance rather than deprivation. If you change the type of food, you don't have to be as concerned about the amount of food. You can eat whenever you're hungry , eat more food -- and still lose weight and keep it off. Simply. Safely. Easily. In this book, you'll find 250 gourmet recipes from the country's most celebrated chefs.</P><P>Unlike high-protein diets that may mortage your well-being, Dr. Ornish's diet and lifestyle program is scientifically proven to help you lose weight and gain health. People not only keep off the weight, they lower their cholestoral and reduce their chances for getting heart disease and such other illnesses as breast, prostate, and colon cancer; diabetes; osteoporosis; and hypertension. Dr. Ornish's program has given millions of people new hope and new choices. </P> | *$3.94 |
 | The Healing Powers of Olive Oil: A Complete Guide to Nature's Liquid Gold
Brand: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Lose Weight...Lower Cholesterol And Blood Pressure...Prevent Heart Disease And Cancer...Live Longer...And So Much More!<br><P><br>Discover The Amazing Powers Of Olive Oil!<br><P><br>From ancient times to present-day, olive oil has been used for everything from health ailments to beauty and the home and so much more. Now evidence shows that a diet based on olive oil can add years to your life and may even prevent some diseases. Health author-journalist Cal Orey has consulted top doctors, nutritionists, olive oil producers, and chefs, getting the most up-to-date information on the many benefits of olive oil, such as:<br><P><br>HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS: <P><br><br>Relieving arthritis aches<BR><br>Inhibiting breast and colon cancer<BR>Preventing diabetes<BR>Reducing pain<BR>Staving off ulcers<BR>Fighting impaired memory<P>HOME CURES: <BR>Soothing diaper rash<BR>Reducing hair loss<BR>Cleaning your house, naturally<BR>Minimizing stretch marks and wrinkles<BR>Zapping ticks and conditioning your pet's coat<BR>And more information that everyone should know!<P><br>Includes dozens of delicious recipes that make olive oil a vital part of a long and healthy life!<br><BR>"The best and highly practical information about the core of the longevity-boosting Mediterranean diet." Karlis Ullis, M.D., Medical Director of Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medical Group in Santa Monica, California<P>Cal Orey is an accomplished author and journalist specializing in topics such as health, nutrition, science, and pets. Her books include <I>202 Pet Peeves, Doctors' Orders,</I> and <I>The Healing Powers of Olive Oil.</I> She lives in northern California. | *$3.93 |
 | The Belly Fat Cure Sugar & Carb Counter: Discover which foods will melt up to 9 lbs. this week
Brand: Hay House
<DIV> <p class="Body" style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Based on the revolutionary <I>New York Times </i>bestseller that is changing the way America eats, this is the only supermarket guide that exposes the true cause of belly fat and disease: hidden sugar!</p> <p class="Body" style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Transforming your health, energy, and waistline is as easy as 1, 2, 3:</p> <p class="Body" style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">1.  Unlock the secret to fat loss that food conglomerates donât want you to know.</p> <p class="Body" style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">2.  Follow the one simple menu that tells you exactly what to eat to melt up to 9 pounds this week.</p> <p class="Body" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in">3.  Discover thousands of âBelly Goodâ items that make shedding pounds each week a snap.</p> <p class="Body" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in">With a bonus dining-out section featuring menu items from some of your favorite restaurants, this comprehensive guide will help you look and feel your best in no time at all!</p> </div> | *$3.92 |
 | SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life
Brand: Harper
<blockquote> <p>The super-bestselling book that's enhancing Americans' health </p><p>By eating the fourteen SuperFoods highlighted in Dr. Steven Pratt's instant bestseller, you can actually stop the incremental deteriorations that lead to common ailments and diseases </p></blockquote> <ul> <li>Beans -- reduce obesity </li> <li>Blueberries -- lower risk for cardiovascular disease </li> <li>Broccoli -- lowers the incidence of cataracts and fights birth defects </li> <li>Oats -- reduce the risk of type II diabetes</li> <li>Oranges -- prevent strokes</li> <li>Pumpkin -- lowers the risk of various cancers </li> <li>Wild salmon -- lowers the risk of heart disease</li> <li>Soy -- lowers cholesterol </li> <li>Spinach -- decreases the chance of cardiovascular disease and age-related macular degeneration </li> <li>Tea -- helps prevent osteoporosis </li> <li>Tomatoes -- raise the skin's sun protection factor </li> <li>Turkey -- helps build a strong immune system </li> <li>Walnuts -- reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer </li> </ul> <blockquote>* Yogurt-promotes strong bones and a healthy heart</blockquote> <p> <i>SuperFoods Rx</i> includes recipes created by Chef Michel Stroot of the Golden Door Spa and teaches you how to incorporate SuperFoods and their sidekicks into your diet. <i>SuperFoods Rx</i> is an indispensable guide to a healthy, long, and energetic life. </p> | *$3.88 |
 | Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar(TM) Cookbook
Brand: Wellness Central
During his forty years of medical practice and in his nationally syndicated column, Dr. Peter Gott has been asked constantly by patients and readers for a simple, foolproof way to lose weight. In response, he developed the No Flour, No Sugar Diet, which has prompted countless success stories from his patients, thousands of letters from his readers raving about their phenomenal weight loss, and his first<I > New York Times</I> bestselling book, <I >Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet</I>. And now, here are more than 175 new recipes promising rapid and effective weight loss.</BR></BR><BR/> It's uncomplicated and inexpensive. It allows you to forget calorie counting and gram counting. Cheating <I >is</I> allowed! In this book, Dr. Gott shows how easy it is to experience a variety of wonderful meals (including dessert!) while eliminating flour and added sugar from your diet. Say good-bye to bagels and cakes-and enjoy lean meats; potatoes; rice; low-fat dairy products; vegetables; flourless, sugar-free cookies; and fruits. The inexpensive and nutritious dishes make maintaining this diet a snap for everyone, with recipes such as:</BR></BR><BR/><UL type=disc><BR/><LI MARGIN: 0in 1.5in 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Breakfast: Faux French Toast, Spicy Scrambled Eggs, Potato Pancakes with Applesauce</LI><BR/><LI MARGIN: 0in 1.5in 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Soups: Creamy <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Tomato</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region></s t1:place> and Barley, Cuban Black Bean</LI><BR/><LI MARGIN: 0in 1.5in 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Appetizers: Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms, Salmon Cakes on Spinach, Cheesy Eggplant Wedges</LI><BR/><LI MARGIN: 0in 1.5in 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Entrees: Asparagus and Chicken Pasta, Stir-Fried Beef with Bean Threads, Jasmine <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:countr y-region> Rice</LI><BR/><LI MARGIN: 0in 1.5in 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Desserts: Fruity Rice Pudding, Blueberry Raspberry Crumble, Banana Bread, Mandarin Mousse</LI></UL><BR/> ...and more.</BR></BR><BR/> In addition, the book includes advice on stocking your kitchen, understanding healthy carbohydrates and how to incorporate them into your diet, and avoiding the dreaded yo-yo dieting effect. Eliminate flour and sugar from your diet-shed excess pounds and enjoy your ideal weight! | *$3.82 |
 | Apple Cider Vinegar - Miracle Health System
Brand: Bragg Health Sciences
Explores the miracle health benefits of organic, raw apple cider vinegar, a natural detox, antibiotic and antiseptic that fights germs and bacteria. In 400 B.C., Hippocrates treated his patients with it and it's been used worldwide since then for its miraculous cleansing and healing qualities. | *$3.77 |
 | The Mediterranean Diet
Brand: Harper
<p> Scientists have discovered that traditional Mediterranean cuisine is one of the most healthful, nutritious diets in the world -- one that can help everyone lose weight and enjoy lower rates of coronary heart disease and other chronic conditions, including diabetes and cancer. From tasty Moroccan vegetable stew to rosemary focaccia, from eggplant parmesan to lemon almond cake, <i>The Mediterranean Diet</i> offers a program that will make dieters everywhere -- and food lovers in general -- rejoice. </p> <p> <li>Includes a 7-day eating plan chock full of savory meals</li> </p> <p> <li>Essential in-depth nutritional information about each food category</li> </p> <p> <li>A 3-day exercise plan</li> </p> <p> <li>Luscious soup-to-nuts recipes designed to satisfy your individual tastes </li> </ul> </p> <p> Lose weight and worry with every delicious meal! </p> | *$3.74 |
 | Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices
Brand: Norwalk Press
Dr. Walker explains how the lack or deficiency of certain elements, such as vital organic minerals and salts, and consequently of vitamins, from our customary diet is the primary cause of nearly every sickness and disease. Following his recommendations to consume fresh vegetable and fruit juices, we can furnish our bodies with the enzymes needed for optimal health. | *$3.74 |
 | Juice Fasting and Detoxification: Use the Healing Power of Fresh Juice to Feel Young and Look Great : The Fastest Way to Restore Your Health
Brand: Book Pub Co
This book explains how to fast using raw fruit & vegetable juices while maintaining a nearly normal work and living schedule. Includes: Juice recipes, detoxification techniques, exercises, weight loss, water fasting; about the organs of elimination; how to handle a "healing event," and how to exit a fast safely. | *$3.70 |
 | Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry, 5th Edition
Brand: Wiley
The updated edition of the classic text on selection and procurement<br> For more than a decade, Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry has set the standard for how the principles and practice of purchasing have been taught at universities, colleges, and culinary schools. Now, in its Fifth Edition, this cornerstone volume has been revised to address the latest technological tools used in the industry today.<br> The new lead author of this latest edition has maintained the exceptional coverage that has made this book an industry standard, giving in-depth attention to ordering procedures, distribution systems, supplier channels, price and payment, storage and security, and specifications for food and nonfood items such as furniture, fixtures, and equipment. In addition, every chapter has been supplemented with technology applications to help readers become savvy with industry programs. This book also features a companion Web site that connects readers to professional purchasing sites in order to develop real-world skills. Chapters on produce, dairy, eggs, poultry, fish, meat, beverages, and other products have been updated to include current trends.<br> Purchasing is important reading for students in hospitality, restaurant management, or culinary arts programs and is an easy-to-use guide for professionals working in foodservice or lodging operations who conduct training courses on purchasing goods and hospitality services. | *$3.68 |
 | The Healing Powers of Vinegar: A Complete Guide to Nature's Most Remarkable Remedy
Brand: Kensington Publishing Corporation
From Folk Medicine to Modern Miracle Discover the Amazing Powers of Vinegar! <P>Discover the healing powers of apple cider vinegar now widely recognized as a valuable weight loss tool and a potent elixir. <P>Find out how vinegar's curative powers can also help prevent age-related diseases like cancer, heart disease, and bone loss. <P>Learn how red wine vinegar contains the same important antioxidants as red wine without the alcohol. <P>Put dozens more home remedies to work for treating allergies, arthritis, toothache, sunburn, swimmer's ear, sore throat, and other pesky ailments. <P>You ll also find a wealth of natural beauty treatments and environment-friendly household hints from making kitchen countertops sparkle to cleaning up kids and pets. <P>Incorporating the latest scientific evidence, plus Mediterranean-style heart-healthy "fisheterian" recipes, <I>The Healing Powers of Vinegar</I> is a must-have, invaluable resource that will show you how to make the most of this proven powerful healer! <P><br>"Wonderfully useful for everyone interested in health." Elson Haas, M.D., author of <I>Staying Healthy with Nutrition</I><P>Cal Orey is an accomplished author and journalist specializing in topics such as health, nutrition, relationships, and pets. Her books include <I>202 Pet Peeves</I> and <I>Doctors' Orders.</I> She lives in northern California. | *$3.63 |
 | The Bartender's Bible: 1001 Mixed Drinks and Everything You Need to Know to Set Up Your Bar
Brand: HarperTorch
<P><B>Mix Drinks Like A Pro </B></P><P>Now you can with this indispensable handbook, the most thorough'and thoroughly accessible'bartending guide ever created for both professional and home use. Encyclopedic in scope and filled with clear, simple instructions, <I>The Bartender's Bible</I> includes information on:</P><P><UL><LI>Stocking and equipping a bar'from liquors and mixers to condiments, garnishes, and equipment</P><P><LI>Shot-by-shot recipes for over 1,000 cocktails and mixed drinks from bourbon to rum to whiskey</P><P><LI>Wine drinks</P><P><LI>Beer drinks</P><P><LI>Nonalcoholic drinks</P><P><LI>Special category drinks'tropical, classics, aperitifs, cordials, hot drinks, and party punches</P><P><LI>Anecdotes and histories of favorite potables</P><P><LI>And more!</UL></P><P>If you've ever wondered whether to shake or stir a proper Martini, or what to do with those dusty bottles of flavored liqueurs, <I>The Bartender's Bible</I> is the only book you need!</P> <P>A bartender, as a rule, is a person who enjoys the company of others, endeavors to solve problems, listens to the woes of the world, sympathizes with the mistreated, laughs with the comedians, cheers up the down at heart, and generally controls the atmosphere at his or her bar. A bartender is the manager of moods, the master of mixology.</P><P>Certain scenarios are played out over and over again in bars everywhere. The questions are basically the same; only the details vary: What's in a true Singapore Sling? How long has the Martini been around? What's the difference between a Fix and a Fizz? A reference book is as necessary to a bartender as ice. </P>-- from <I>The Bartender's Bible</I></P> | *$3.62 |
 | Dana Carpender's NEW Carb and Calorie Counter-Expanded, Revised, and Updated 4th Edition: Your Complete Guide to Total Carbs, Net Carbs, Calories, and More
Brand: Fair Winds Press | *$3.52 |
 | The Food of a Younger Land: A portrait of American food- before the national highway system, before chainrestaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonal,
Brand: Riverhead Trade
<b>From the <I>New York Times</i> bestselling author who "powerfully demonstrates the defining role food plays in history and culture" (<I>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</I>). </B> <BR><BR> In the throes of the Great Depression, a make-work initiative for authors-called "America Eats"-was created by the WPA to chronicle the eating habits, traditions, and struggles of local Americans. Mark Kurlansky, author of <I>Salt</I> and <I>Cod</I>, unearths this forgotten literary treasure, chronicling a bygone era when Americans had never heard of fast food or grocery superstores. Kurlansky brings together the WPA contributions-featuring New York automats and Georgia Coca-Cola parties, Maine lobsters and Montana beaver tails-and brilliantly showcases them with authentic recipes, anecdotes, and photographs. | *$3.50 |
 | The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
<DIV><DIV>Dr. Smithâs diet has been featured on VH1âs number-one rated show, <I>Celebrity Fit Club</I>, where Hollywood celebrities follow his customized diet plan and compete to lose weight. Now, with <I>The Fat Smash Diet</I>, everyone will have access to the revolutionary eating plan that leads to lifestyle changes and permanent weight loss forever. <BR><I>The Fat Smash Diet </I>is not a gimmick or short-term fix. It is a four-phase diet that starts out with a natural detox phase to clean impurities out of the system. Once this nine-day phase is completed, the next three phases encourage the addition of everyday foods that promote significant weight loss. In just thirty days, most dieters will complete all four phases and be on their way to a thinner lifetime of good health. Best of all, there is <I>no </I>calorie counting, and Dr. Smith guarantees there never will be. As an added bonus, there are over fifty easy-to-cook, tasty recipes that make it easier to stick with Dr. Smithâs plan. <I>The Fat Smash Diet </I>is unlike any other program on the market. In fact, itâs the LAST DIET YOUâLL EVER NEED! </DIV></DIV> | *$3.49 |
 | Suzanne Somers' Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away: *Feast on Real Foods--Including Fats *Achieve Hormonal Balance *Enjoy More Than 100 New Recipes
Brand: Crown
Find out how hundreds of thousands of people all across the country have melted the pounds away without dieting, without deprivation -- the Somersize way!<br><br>With her number one <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <b>Eat Great, Lose Weight</b> and <b>Get Skinny on Fabulous Food</b>, Suzanne Somers spread the word about her revolutionary weight-loss program that's unlike any diet out there. When you Somersize, you can eat your favorite foods until you are full and change your metabolism without skipping meals. Unlike other weight-loss programs, you don't have to eliminate entire food groups or skimp on portions -- instead, you can trim your waistline and boost your energy levels without depriving yourself of healthy, great-tasting foods. <br><br>In her new book, <b>Suzanne Somersâ Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away</b>, Suzanne shows loyal fans and newcomers alike that losing weight and getting fit are easier now than ever before. You'll be amazed at how the pounds just melt away when you eat hearty, rich foods like cheese, butter, meats, creamy sauces, and tempting desserts. The key is eating food in the right combinations to achieve maximum weight loss, while also lowering your cholesterol and blood pressure. <b>Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away</b> explains Somersizing in detail for those who have come to the plan for the first time. It also offers the latest Somersizing news, including:<br><br>* how hormone imbalances affect weight gain and how to maintain your weight throughout every phase in your life, from puberty through your childbearing years to menopause;<br>* how to Somersize with your children;<br>* how to incorporate little "cheats" into the plan so you never feel deprived, but still lose weight;<br>* information about the remarkable new natural sugar that allows you to eat sweets and still stay slim;<br>* answers to the most frequently asked questions and concerns about Somersizing;<br>* Somersize success stories that will inspire you to lose weight and get healthy.<br><br>And best of all,<b> Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away</b> also includes more than 100 new Somersize recipes that will tantalize your taste buds, including Pan-Fried Petrale Sole with Lemon, Butter, and Caper Sauce; Deep-Fried Turkey with Fried Onions and Herbs; Roasted Sweet Red Pepper Soup with Creme Fraiche and Crispy Sage Leaves; Portobello Mushrooms with Bubbling Pesto; Molten Chocolate Cakes; Raspberry Souffle; and many more. <br><br><b>Portobello Mushrooms with Bubbling Pesto</b><br>PROFATS AND VEGGIES -- LEVEL ONE<br><br>Serves 4<br>These mushrooms make a great appetizer or a delicious accompaniment for a summer meal alongside a steak. They work especially well if you are using your outdoor grill, but you can also broil them in the oven.<br><br>4 large portobello mushrooms<br>Olive oil for brushing<br>Salt and freshly ground black pepper<br>1 recipe Basil Pesto (p. 155)<br>4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese<br><br>Trim the stems off the mushrooms. Brush mushrooms with olive oil and season lightly. Cook gill side down over medium coals or in the broiler for 5 minutes.<br><br>Turn the mushrooms over and spread a spoonful of pesto over the entire surface. Continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the mushrooms are very tender and the pesto is bubbling. Sprinkle the Parmesan on top of the pesto and return to broiler until cheese is melted and golden.<br><br><br><b>Dawn's Deviled Eggs</b><br>PROFATS AND VEGGIES -- LEVEL ONE<br><br>Makes 10<br>My good friend Barry Manilow has a wonderful cook named Dawn. These are her delicious deviled eggs. Her original recipe includes avocado, which makes the filling green. Try it that way for Level Two.<br><br>5 hard-boiled eggs, halved lengthwise<br>1 tablespoon minced scallion, white and light green parts<br>1 large jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced<br>Juice from 1 lime<br>1 tablespoon mayonnaise<br>12 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste<br>red chili flakes for garnish<br><br>Remove the yolks from the whites. Set the whites aside. Mash the yolks in a bowl with a fork. Add the scallion, jalapeño, lime juice, mayonnaise, and salt. Add more mayonnaise to reach desired consistency. Mash with a fork until blended. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff whites with yolk mixture, mounding the tops.<br>For extra heat, garnish with red chili flakes.<br>For Level Two<br>Add 1 whole mashed avocado to the egg yolk mixture.<br> | *$3.48 |
 | Suzanne Somers' Get Skinny on Fabulous Food
Brand: Three Rivers Press
Somersize your way to weight loss and good health!<br><br>Find out why Somersizing has swept the nation! In Get Skinny on Fabulous Food, the number one New York Times bestseller and sequel to Eat Great, Lose Weight, which also went to the top of the Times list, Suzanne Somers will show you how to shed pounds for good and have more energy than ever before -- without dieting. This lifestyle-altering book provides you with:<br><br>* The guilt-free way to lose weight and reprogram your metabolism -- including more than 100 delicious Somersized recipes that leave you both satisfied and indulged<br>* Breakthrough research on food and nutrition that changes the way you think about your body<br>* Moving personal testimonials guaranteed to motivate and encourage you<br>* An easy-to-follow weight-loss plan that teaches you how to combine foods properly so that you'll get, and stay, skinny without feeling deprived <br><br>Join the millions of people who have lost weight safely and effectively with Get Skinny on Fabulous Food and start celebrating good health and good times with Suzanne's delectable, simple, and balanced Somersized meals. | *$3.45 |
 | Everything Kids' Cookbook: From Mac ' N Cheese to Double Chocolate Chip Cookies-All You Need to Have Some Finger Lickin' Fun (Everything Kids Series)
Brand: Adams Media Corporation
Make fun and delicious creations with your family! <P>Packed full of recipes, cooking tips, puzzles, and trivia, The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook serves as an entertaining-and safe-introduction to the sumptuous world of cooking. Dietitian Sandra K. Nissenburg provides tasty recipes that will help you learn the art of cooking-and keep you healthy! <P>The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook includes information on safety tips, basic cooking tools and terms, and healthy eating to help young chefs of all ages. From fresh blueberry muffins to parmesan chicken fingers, The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook inspires you to be creative and experiment in the kitchen-making meals you can share with the entire family. <P>The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook is filled with recipes for all occasions including: <P>-Bananaberry smoothies <P>-Chocolate peanut butter pudding <P>-Cinnamon breakfast cake <P>-Creamy corn chowder <P>-Mexican quesadillas <P>-Nutty caramel corn <P>-Tuna noodle casserole <P>-Waldorf salad <P>Also featuring practical cooking tips and nutritional information, The Everything® Kidsâ Cookbook will have you-and your parents-licking the bottoms of the bowl in no time. | *$3.35 |
 | Ghoulish Goodies: Creature Feature Cupcakes, Monster Eyeballs, Bat Wings, Funny Bones, Witches' Knuckles, and Much More! (Frightful Cookbook)
Brand: Workman Publishing Part Number: STO-21461
Eat, drink, and enjoy the creepy yuckiness of Monster Eyeballs, Chocolate Spider Clusters, Buried Alive Cupcakes, and Screaming Red Punch. In her colorful collection of frightful foods, Sharon Parrish Bowers shares the fun of baking, decorating, and indulging in delicious treats that celebrate witches and jack o' lanterns, ghosts and graveyards.<br><br>Everyone loves Halloween. It's a holiday that is pure fun and childish joy, an excuse to dress up and eat treats. Packaged candy may be the common reward for trick-or-treating, but plates of Spiderweb Cookies or big bowls of Sticks and Stones Caramel Corn are perfect contributions to school Halloween events, tailgating parties, neighborhood open houses, adult costume parties, and even afternoon play dates. It's difficult to imagine an autumn gathering that wouldn't be even more fun with ghoulish goodies to share.<br><br>These frightful treats are not just for October, though. A birthday party for a nine-year-old or a scary movie sleepover for teenagers practically demands an I'Scream Cake or Spidery Cupcakes. And Chocolate-Chip Pumpkin Bars with Orange Glaze would be welcome at an office coffee break or an afternoon tea party. <br><br>Baking from <i>Ghoulish Goodies</i> is a wonderful way to celebrate the change of seasons and the pleasure of working with kids in the kitchen. Baking cupcakes and making fudge are great activities for autumn afternoons, when the weather turns cool and the kids are underfoot after school. Put them to work stirring, decorating, and scraping pumpkin seeds. These are recipes that parents and kids can have fun making together. And the entire family will enjoy eating a warm Choco-Bat Cookie for dessert.<br><br>Watch the author create Funny Bones featured in the book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aGMe1VwB bAÂ | *$3.21 |
 | The Best Life Diet Cookbook: More than 175 Delicious, Convenient, Family-Friendly Recipes
Brand: Simon & Schuster
A good meal is one of life's great pleasures, but we all know that it can be difficult to choose foods that make us happy <I>and</i> keep us healthy. In his <I>New York Times</i> bestselling book <I>The Best Life Diet</i>, Bob Greene showed more than a million people that you can lose weight and eat delicious food. Now, in The Best Life Diet Cookbook he provides more than 175 recipes that taste as good as they are good for you.<P>With recipes like Flank Steak with Potatoes and Garlic and Sweet-and-Sour Stuffed Chicken, it isn't hard to eat well while shedding pounds. Slimmed-down comfort foods like Sweet Potato with Turkey Hash and Beef Stew with Winter Root Vegetables make family dinners satisfying and healthful. Rotisserie Chicken Salad with Oranges and Pistachios comes together in a snap. Or try one of the recipes contributed by world-class chefs like Charlie Trotter or Suzanne Goin, adapted to fit the Best Life guidelines. Craving something sweet? You won't believe that Pear and Banana Crisp and Apple Pie with Oatmeal Crust are low in fat and calories.<P>Also included are three sets of two-week meal plans: The Quick and Easy Plan for when you're most time-pressed; The Family-Friendly Plan with meals to satisfy the whole gang; and The Kitchen Connoisseur Plan for those looking for more of a challenge in the kitchen. Whether you're trying to drop some pounds or simply want to maintain your weight, these plans do all the calorie-calculating for you.<P><I>The Best Life Diet Cookbook</i> is full of useful shopping tips and culinary information. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful black-and-white and color photographs, it is a book you will turn to again and again.<P>Bob Greene firmly believes that every meal should be a celebration both of the pleasures of food and your commitment to living your best possible life, and with <I>The Best Life Diet Cookbook</i>, you can reclaim your joy of eating and live the life you deserve. | *$3.03 |
 | French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
Brand: Vintage
Peter Mayle, francophile phenomenon and author of <i>A Year in Provence</i>, brings another delightful (and delicious) account of the good life, this time exploring the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France.<br><br>The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We visit the Foire aux Escargots. We attend a truly French marathon, where the beverage of choice is Chteau Lafite-Rothschild rather than Gatorade. We search out the most pungent cheese in France, and eavesdrop on a heated debate on the perfect way to prepare an omelet. We even attend a Catholic mass in the village of Richerenches, a sacred event at which thanks are given for the aromatic, mysterious, and breathtakingly expensive black truffle. With Mayle as our inimitably charming guide, we come away with a satisfied smile (if a little hungry) and the compelling desire to book a flight to France at once. | *$3.00 |
 | Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Brand: Knopf
The companion volume to the public television series <I>Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home</I><br><br>Two legendary cooks, Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, invite us into their kitchen and show us the basics of good home cooking. <br>        What makes this book unique is the richness of information they offer on every page, as they demonstrate techniques (on which they don't always agree), discuss ingredients, improvise, balance flavors to round out a meal, and conjure up new dishes from leftovers. Center stage in these pages are carefully spelled-out recipes flanked by Julia's comments and Jacques's comments--the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime of honing their cooking skills. Nothing is written in stone, they imply. And that is one of the most important lessons for every good cook.<br>        So sharpen your knives and join in the fun as you learn to make . . .<br><br>        *--Appetizers-- from traditional and instant grav-lax to your own sausage in brioche and a country p'té<br>        *--Soups--from New England chicken chowder and onion soup gratinée to Mediterranean seafood stew and that creamy essence of mussels, billi-bi<br>        *--Eggs--ome lets and "tortillas"; scrambled, poached, and coddled eggs; eggs as a liaison for sauces and as the puffing power for soufflés<br>        *--Salads and Sandwiches--basic green and near-Nioise salads; a crusty round seafood-stuffed bread, a lobster roll, and a pan bagnat<br>        *--Potatoes--b aked, mashed, hash-browned, scalloped, souffléd, and French-fried<br>        *--Veget ables--the favorites from artichokes to tomatoes, blanched, steamed, sautéed, braised, glazed, and gratinéed<br>        *--Fish--f amiliar varieties whole and filleted (with step-by-step instructions for preparing your own), steamed en papillote, grilled, seared, roasted, and poached, plus a classic sole meunière and the essentials of lobster cookery<br>        *--Poultry--t he perfect roast chicken (Julia's way and Jacques's way); holiday turkey, Julia's deconstructed and Jacques's galantine; their two novel approaches to duck<br>        *--Meat--the right technique for each cut of meat (along with lessons in cutting up), from steaks and hamburger to boeuf bourguignon and roast leg of lamb <br>        *--Desserts--crème caramel, profiteroles, chocolate roulade, free-form apple tart--as you make them you'll learn all the important building blocks for handling dough, cooking custards, preparing fillings and frostings<br>        And much, much more . . .<br><br>        Throughout this richly illustrated book you'll see Julia's and Jacques's hands at work, and you'll sense the pleasure the two are having cooking together, tasting, exchanging ideas, joshing with each other, and raising a glass to savor the fruits of their labor. Again and again they demonstrate that cooking is endlessly fascinating and challenging and, while ultimately personal, it is a joy to be shared. | *$29.97 |
 | Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets
Brand: Broadway
In <i>Local Flavors</i>, bestselling cookbook author Deborah Madison takes readers along as she explores farmersâ markets across the country, sharing stories, recipes, and dozens of market-inspired menus. Her portraits of markets from Maine to Hawaii showcase the bounty of Americaâs family farms and reveal the sheer pleasure to be found in shopping for and cooking with local foods.<br><br>Deborah Madison follows the seasons in her cross-country journey, beginning with the first tender greens of spring and ending with those foods that keep. Recipes such as Chard and Cilantro Soup with Noodle Nests and Lambâs-Quarters with Sonoma Teleme Cheese launch the market season, followed by such dishes as an Elixir of Fresh Peas or a Radish Sandwich. Recipes for Whole Little Cauliflowers with Crispy Breadcrumbs and White Beans with Black Kale and Savoy Cabbage illustrate the range of the robust crucifers, while herbs and alliums provide the inspiration for a lively Herb Salad, tisanes, and Sweet and Sour Onions with Dried Pluots and Rosemary. <br>Deborah Madison challenges the conventional view of whatâs seasonal. A Young Root Vegetable Braise celebrates that early crop of delicate roots, while Braised Root Vegetables with Black Lentils and Red Wine Sauce offers an elegant centerpiece dish for the heartier roots of winter. <br><br>Superlative fresh eggs, along with handmade cheese, are featured players at the markets everywhere, and here they appear in such simple dishes as Fried Eggs with Sizzling Vinegar and Warm Ricotta Custard featuring fresh whole-milk ricotta. Because organically raised poultry and meats have an increasingly important presence in our farmersâ markets, they are included, too, paired with other market produce that highlights their flavors, as in Roast Chicken with Herbs Under the Skin. <br><br>Late summer corn and beans inspire Corn Fritters with Aged Cheddar and Arugula and Shelly Beans with Pasta and Sage. When markets are filled with squashes and melons, tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, Deborah Madison shows us that theyâre perfect ingredients for simple, vibrant dishes, such as Braised Farmersâ Long Eggplant Stuffed with Garlic or Tropical Melon Soup with Coconut Milk. For the happily overwhelmed cook, Platter Salads suggest how to go ahead and use <i>all</i> of the marketâs bounty.<br><br>Fruits, another vital part of farmersâ markets, are generously featured. Huckleberries, unusual grapes, and figs; stone fruits like plums and peaches; heirloom apples, persimmons; winter citrus and subtropical fruits are all here. Fig Tart with Orange Flower Custard; Peach Shortcake on Ginger Biscuits; a Rustic Tart of Quinces, Apples, and Pears; and a Passion Fruit and Pineapple Compote are just a few of the luscious desserts. And, because the market features more than fresh foods of the moment, recipes based on dried fruits, oils, vinegars, preserves, and other long-keeping foods help the reader continue eating locally once the market season has ended.<br><br>By going behind the scenes to speak with the farmers and producers, Deborah Madison connects readers directly with the people who grow their food. Full-color photographs of gorgeous produce, mouthwatering dishes, and evocative scenes from the markets will entice every reader to cook from the farmersâ market as often as possible. | *$29.95 |
 | Big Green Egg Cookbook: Celebrating the World's Best Smoker & Grill
Brand: Big Green Egg
The <I>Big Green Egg Cookbook</i> is the first cookbook specifically celebrating this versatile ceramic cooker. Available in five sizes, Big Green Egg ceramic cookers can sear, grill, smoke, roast, and bake. Here is the cookbook EGGheads have been waiting for, offering a variety of recipes encompassing the cooker's capabilities as a grill, a smoker, and an oven.<P>The book's introduction explains the ancient history of ceramic cookers and the loyal devotion of self-proclaimed EGGheads to these dynamic, original American-designed cookers. Complete with more than 160 recipes and 100 color photographs, the <I>Big Green Egg Cookbook</i> is a must for the more than 1 million EGG owners in the United States and a great introduction for anyone wanting to crack the shell of EGGhead culture. | *$29.68 |
 | Gillian Mckeith's Health Food Bible
Brand: Michael Joseph | *$29.62 |
 | You Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free!: 500 Delicious, Foolproof Recipes for Healthy Living
Brand: Da Capo Press
The only gluten-free cookbook you'll ever need--simple, delicious recipes that taste just like the real thing, with variations for multiple food sensitivities. <P> A pioneer in gluten-free cooking, Roben Ryberg has worked with gluten-free flours for over 15 years. Now, in <I>You Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free!</I>, she vastly simplifies the challenges of this special diet--while perfecting the flavor of everyone's favorite foods. <P> Completely comprehensive, <I>You Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free!</I> offers 500 recipes for all kinds of breads and baked goods, plus easy appetizers, soups, entrees, and salads to win over any crowd. It also features desserts for special occasions--even wedding cakes! Unlike the standard use of three or more flour blends, these recipes often call for just one flour, and many recipes include corn, potato, rice, and oat flour variations. This is an essential cooking bible for anyone with celiac disease, wheat allergy, IBS, or other gluten sensitivities. | *$29.39 |
 | The South Beach Heart Program: The 4-Step Plan that Can Save Your Life (The South Beach Diet)
Brand: Random House Audio
This year more than 1 million Americans will have a heart attack or stroke, making heart disease the leading cause of death in men and women in this country. But thanks to his aggressive prevention approach to treating heart disease, renowned cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the Agatston Score for measuring coronary calcium, rarely sees a heart attack or stroke in his practice.<br> Now in his most passionate book yet, Dr. Agatston champions a revolution in cardiac care that will empower people to save their own lives. <br> Just as millions of people have successfully adopted Dr. Agatstonâs South Beach Diet, now millions can lead longer and healthier lives thanks to his South Beach Heart Pogram. Living without heart disease is clearly within our reach. | *$280.83 |
 | Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
Brand: Ten Speed Press
In this manual for utilizing mushrooms through the 21st century, Paul Stamets provides a detailed growth parameters for 25 mushrooms species, mycological landscaping, state-of-the-art production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, plus more. | *$28.96 |
| | Super Baby Food
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING you should know about feeding your baby and toddler from beginning solid foods through age three years. How and when to start your baby on solid foods, with detailed information on the best and safest high chair, spoons, bibs, and other feeding equipment. <P>Which foods to introduce to your baby during each month of his first year, with details on proper food consistency, amount, and temperature. How much you can expect your baby to eat and drink during the months of her first year with information on her digestive system at each age. Interesting details on your baby's physical, emotional, intellectual, and psychological development as it applies to self-feeding and mealtimes; how you can increase your baby's or toddler's self-esteem and self-confidence during mealtimes. <P>The age you can expect your baby to start finger feeding, drinking from a cup, eating table foods, and self-feeding with a spoon and fork. If you choose to make homemade baby food, this book will give you the knowledge and confidence to make your own healthy and safe homemade baby vegetables, fruits, cereals, meats, and other Super Baby Foods. Extensive information on food allergies; foods considered choking hazards; foods likely to cause digestive problems in young babies; and safety precautions to prevent burns and poisoning. <P>Thousands of money-saving and time-saving child care and kitchen tips. How to make meals fun! Food decorating! Cute cake patterns! Toddler party snacks and favors! Many other entertaining ideas! More than 350 quick, easy, delicious, nutritious, and sometimes entertaining recipes for babies and toddlers, including imitation homemade recipes for: Pop Tarts, Grape Nuts and other breakfast cereals, instant breakfast drinks, hot chocolate mix, Shake-N-Bake, Pam, Fruit Roll-Ups, Stove-top Stuffing Mix, homemade vanilla extract, Hamburger Helper, and more. So much cheaper and healthier (no preservatives needed!) to make for your toddler and family! Recipes for homemade play dough, finger paints and brush paints, bubbles for blowing, and dozens more children's arts and crafts recipes and ideas. Ideas for Halloween, Christmas, Easter, birthday parties, and homemade toddler toys and gifts. <P>All about nutrition and your baby, including nutrient tables of all major vitamins and minerals with convenient baby-sized portions to help you be sure that your baby is getting proper nourishment. How to save money by making homemade yogurt, fruit leather, and how to grow sprouts, fruit plants, and herbs in your kitchen for fun and food. Easy, economical recipes for homemade baby accessories, such as baby wipes, diaper cream, and many more. <P>Baby-safe and environmentally-friendly recipes for household cleaning products, such as baby-safe drain cleaners, furniture polish, window cleaners, and more. These recipes cost only pennies to make and are so safe that most are actually edible!! Tips for removing crayon, spit-up, and urine stains from baby clothes, carpets, and furniture. This book is the most complete and well-researched baby food book on the market today. Even though it is 600 pages, it is cleverly designed for the busy parent to read only a small part each month as baby grows. | *$28.95 |
 | Plenty
Brand: Ebury Press
With his fabulous restaurants and bestselling Ottolenghi Cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi has established himself as one of the most exciting new talents in the world of cookery and food writing. This exclusive collection of vegetarian recipes is drawn from his column 'The New Vegetarian' for the Guardian's Weekend magazine, and features both brand-new recipes and dishes first devised for that column. Yotam's food inspiration comes from his strong Mediterranean background and his unapologetic love of ingredients. Not a vegetarian himself, his approach to vegetable dishes is wholly original and innovative, based on strong flavours and stunning, fresh combinations. With sections devoted to cooking greens, aubergines, brassicas, rice and cereals, pasta and couscous, pulses, roots, squashes, onions, fruit, mushrooms and tomatoes, the breadth of colours, tastes and textures is extraordinary. Featuring vibrant, evocative food photography from acclaimed photographer Jonathan Lovekin, and with Yotam's voice and personality shining through, Plenty is a must-have for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike. | *$28.82 |
 | Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making
Brand: Wiley
<B>Winner of the 1991 James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award.</B> <p> "James Peterson has done for sauces that which Escoffier did for the cuisine of La Belle Epoque...Sauces is a manual for the professional cook and, as such, it will rapidly become a classic and indispensable reference."âRichard Olney, from the Foreword. <p>"...another cookbook that can stand among the best reference works."âGourmet Magazine. <p>"This is a book I wish I had written myself...Every few decades a book is written that says all there is say on a subject, or has all the information and passion that sets the standard for professional and amateurs alike. Sauces is one of the best culinary books of this century in English."âJeremiah Tower, Stars Restaurant. <p>The ultimate reference for sauce making is now better than ever. This updated and expanded edition includes more than 500 recipes, including traditional and contemporary versions of almost every sauce imaginable. You'll find classic white and brown sauces, both starch-thickened and flourless; popular meat and fish sauces made with drippings and juices; sauces based on egg yolks, including bearnaise, hollandaise, mayonnaise, and their variations; sauces made with butter, including the beurre blanc-based sauces that revolutionized modern cookingl vegetable purees, dessert sauces, and many more. <p>The new edition features all-new chapters on Asian sauces and pasta sauces, plus nearly 50 new recipes, many that cater to lighter, contemporary fare. And a new 32-page color insert clearly and brilliantly illustrate the fundamentals of good sauce making. More than just a compendium of recipes, <I>Sauces</I> explains how and why the ingredients of a sauce are combined. <p><B>James Peterson</B> is a chef and cooking instructor. He is also the author of <I>Fish and Shellfish</I> and <I>Splendid Soup</I>, which was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. | *$28.81 |
 | The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book
Brand: Sasquatch Books
Initially self-published 20 years ago, The Encyclopedia of Country Living has become the trusted guidebook to sustainable, self-sufficient living. Filled with memorable anecdotes, crucial advice, and a generous helping of good humor, this compendium provides detailed information about food production â growing, processing, cooking, and preserving â together with hundreds of illustrations and recipes. With updates of over 1,100 mail order sources, including websites and email addresses, this revised edition is the definitive classic text for living off the land. | *$28.00 |
 | The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less
Brand: Rodale Books
The bestselling phenomenon continues with the newest South Beach Diet cookbookThe amazing success of the first three South Beach Diet books has made publishing history with 14 million copies combinedand is still going strong. Millions of people have been turned on to this healthy lifestyle. Followers of the diet have been asking Dr. Agatston for more recipes that are delicious, healthy, and fast, so hes created The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook.Our time-strapped culture needs an effective plan for eating healthy meals at home again. Dr. Agatston delivers with 200 brand-new recipes that use 10 or fewer ingredients and require 30 minutes or less of cooking time. The cookbook offers a diverse range of healthy, easy dishes in all categories, including 25 all-new chef recipes from Miami-area restaurants. There are no more excuses for not joining the many others that have made the South Beach Diet work for them.The sound advice readers count on from the South Beach Diet name will still be featured. The book will provide practical timesaving tips, advice for how to stock your pantry, and most importantly, how to eat well while staying on the plan. Also, phase designations and nutritional information are listed along with each recipe, so youre in control of what youre eating. Illustrated throughout with full-color photography, The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook will be tempting to both believers and newcomers alike. | *$27.95 |
 | The Sonoma Diet Cookbook
Brand: Meredith Books
<b>The flavor-filled lifestyle that's sweeping the country just got easier to follow!</b><p>With its balanced, sane approach to eating, The Sonoma Diet<sup>(tm)</sup> is more than an eating plan-it's a healthy lifestyle you can live with. You can lose weight while enjoying a delicious balance of whole grains, protein, healthy fats and fresh produce, and The Sonoma Diet<sup>(tm)</sup> Cookbook shows you how. More than 150 flavorful recipes, from breakfast to dinner, are designed for Wave 1, 2, or 3, so it's easy to tell when each recipe is appropriate. There's even a pull-out guide, so it's easy to follow the diet even when you're on the go.<p> | *$27.56 |
 | Thai Food
Brand: Ten Speed Press
Renowned chef David Thompson first went to Thailand by mistake: a holiday plan had to be changed at the last minute, and he ended up in Bangkok, where he was seduced by the people, culture, and cuisine. Since that fateful trip some 20 years ago, Thailand has become David's second home. Working alongside cooks who perfected their craft in the Thai royal palaces, he began to document the traditional recipes and culinary techniques that have been handed down from generation to generation. The result is THAI FOOD, the most comprehensive account of this ancient and exotic cuisine ever published in English. David writes about Thailand and its food with an easy erudition, encouraging readers to cook and experiment, while simultaneously fostering a respect for the food and its stewardship through the ages. Although all the classic, well-loved recipes are here, this magnum opus features hundreds of lesser-known but equally authentic and delicious Thai dishes that will inspire cooks to go beyond green curry chicken and Thai fish cakes. David's passion and conviction are infectious; complemented by Earl Carter's superb photography, THAI FOOD captures all aspects of the dynamic Thai culture and cuisine.⢠Ten years in the making, this groundbreaking work is one of the cookbook publishing events of the decade.⢠The author's London restaurant, nahm, received a Michelin star in 2002, making it the first Thai restaurant to receive such an honor.⢠Photographed at David's restaurants in Sydney and London, and on location in Thailand, Earl Carter's superb images capture both the essence of Thai food and its rich cultural milieu.  Awards2003 James Beard Award Winner2003 IACP Award WinnerReviewsâStands out, dauntingly massive, brilliantly magisterial, and, at the same time, bustling with charm, observations, life.â âSaveur â[S]et a new standard for Asian cookbooks.ââSaveur (Top 100 Home Cook Edition) | *$27.51 |
 | New Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies
Brand: Mage Publishers
This is a treasury of 240 classical and regional Iranian recipes. 120 colour photographs intertwined with descriptions of ancient and modern ceremonies, poetry, folk tales, travelogue excerpts, and anecdotes make "New Food of Life" not just a collection of recipes but also an introduction to Persian art and culture. Each recipe is presented in a format that is brilliantly logical and marvellously easy-to-follow. You will learn how to cook rice, the jewel of Persian cooking, simply yet deliciously. And by combining it with a little meat, fowl, or fish, vegetables, fruits, and herbs, you'll have a balanced diet - colourful, yet healthy, simple yet exotic.Iranian festivals, ceremonies, and celebrations, together with the menus and recipes associated with them are described in detail: from the ancient winter solstice celebration, Yalda, or the 'sun's birthday', which is the origin of such Western holidays as Christmas and Halloween, to the rituals and symbolism involved in a modern Iranian marriage. Like a magnificent Persian carpet, 1,000 years of Persian literature and art have been woven into the book. Food-related pieces from such classics as the "10th century Book of Kings", and "1,001 Nights" to the miniatures of Mir Mussavar and Aq Mirak, from the poetry of Omar Khayyam to the humour of Mulla Nasruddin are all included. Now with the ingredients for Iranian food available in most US cities, "New Food of Life" makes accessible one of the world's oldest - yet least known - culinary traditions where the first recipes were written 4,000 years ago in a cuneiform script on clay tablets. | *$27.50 |
 | La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy
Brand: Rizzoli
Fifty years ago, a group of Italian scholars gathered to discuss a problem: how to preserve traditional Italian cooking. They formed the Italian Academy of Cuisine to document classic recipes from every region. The academyâs more than seven thousand associates spread out to villages everywhere, interviewing grandmothers and farmers at their stoves, transcribing their recipesâmany of which had never been documented before. This is the culmination of that research, an astounding featâ2,000 recipes that represent the patrimony of Italian country cooking. Each recipe is labeled with its region of origin, and itâs not just the ingredients but also the techniques that change with the geography. Sprinkled throughout are historical recipes that provide fascinating views into the folk culture of the past. There are no fancy flourishes here, and no shortcuts; this is true salt-of-the-earth cooking. The book is an excellent everyday source for easily achievable recipes, with such simple dishes as White Bean and Escarole Soup, Polenta with Tomato Sauce, and Chicken with Lemon and Capers. For ease of use there are four different indexes. <i>La Cucina</i> is an essential reference for every cookâs library. | *$27.49 |
 | The Fat Duck Cookbook
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
<DIV><DIV><B>Back by popular demand, a lower-priced version of the must-have book from the genius behind the Fat Duck, the restaurant named best in the world by <I>Restaurant </I>magazine. <P></P></B>The cookbook hailed by the <I>Los Angeles Times </I>as a Âshowstopperâ and by Jeffrey Steingarten of <I>Vogue </I>as Âthe most glorious spectacle of the seasonÂlike no other book I have seen in the past twenty yearsâ is now available in a reduced-price edition. With a reduced trim size but an identical interior, this lavishly illustrated, stunningly designed, and gorgeously photographed masterpiece takes you inside the head of maverick restaurateur Heston Blumenthal. Separated into three sections (History; Recipes; Science), the book chronicles Blumenthalâs improbable rise to fame and, for the first time, offers a mouth-watering and eye-popping selection of recipes from his award-winning restaurant. He also explains the science behind his culinary masterpieces, the technology and implements that make his alchemical dishes come to life. Designed by acclaimed artist Dave McKeanÂand filled with photographs by Dominic DaviesÂthis artfully rendered celebration of one of the worldâs most innovative and renowned chefs is a foodieâs dream.</DIV></DIV> | *$27.45 |
 | Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook
Brand: Hyperion
My guide to making you a better cook. <P>I can't tell you how long I've dreamed about writing this book. It's the biggest book I've ever done, and I've really tried to make it a timeless, modern-day classic. Whether you're a student, a young couple, an established cook, or a novice, I'll take you through a whole load of simple and accessible recipes that will blow the socks off your family and any guests you might have round for dinner. There's information on the equipment that I think you should have in your kitchen, advice on how to recognize and cook loads of different cuts of meat, as well as on how to get the best value and quality when you're out shopping. With all of us consuming more processed food than ever, it's a sad fact that most people just aren't confident enough to cook anymore. With this in mind, now is the time for you to get stuck in and reclaim your fantastic cooking heritage! <P>You know what . . . if you're going to eat three times a day for the rest of your life, you might as well learn to cook properly and enjoy it! So roll up your sleeves and let me help you. <P>P.S.: By the way, you should feel good about buying this book because every single penny I make from it will go toward training and inspiring young kids from tough backgrounds all over the world to have a career in food through the Fifteen Foundation. So on behalf of them, thank you. | *$27.39 |
 | The HCG Diet Gourmet Cookbook: Over 200 "Low Calorie" Recipes for the "HCG Phase"
Brand: T Skye Enterprises Incorporated
Enjoy over 200 delicious "Low Calorie" Recipes for the HCG Diet with the HCG Diet Gourmet Cookbook. The recipes in this cookbook can help you enjoy flavorful meals while losing up to a pound a day on the "HCG Phase" The HCG Diet Gourmet Cookbook features delicious soups and salads, chicken, beef, and seafood entrees, and sweet desserts and beverages. Enjoy these easy and delicious recipes and add variety, spice, and a touch of gourmet to your weight loss journey. | *$26.95 |
 | Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
Brand: Kodansha International
When it was first published, <em>Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art</em> changed the way the culinary world viewed Japanese cooking, moving it from obscure ethnic food to haute cuisine. <br> <br>Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Japanese food is a favorite of diners around the world. Not only is <em>sushi</em> as much a part of the Western culinary scene as burgers, bagels, and burritos, but some Japanese chefs have become household names. Japanese flavors, ingredients, and textures have been fused into dishes from a wide variety of other cuisines. What hasn't changed over the years, however, are the foundations of Japanese cooking. When he originally wrote <em>Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art</em>, Shizuo Tsuji, a scholar who trained under famous European chefs, was so careful and precise in his descriptions of the cuisine and its vital philosophies, and so thoughtful in his choice of dishes and recipes, that his words--and the dishes they help produce--are as fresh today as when they were first written.<br> The 25th Anniversary edition celebrates Tsuji's classic work. Building on M.F.K.Fisher's eloquent introduction, the volume now includes a thought-provoking new Foreword by <em>Gourmet</em> Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl and a new preface by the author's son and Tsuji Culinary Institute Director Yoshiki Tsuji. Beautifully illustrated with eight pages of new color photos and over 500 drawings, and containing 230 traditional recipes as well as detailed explanations of ingredients, kitchen utensils, techniques and cultural aspects of Japanese cuisine, this edition continues the Tsuji legacy of bringing the Japanese kitchen within the reach of Western cooks. | *$26.63 |
 | The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook
Brand: Cook's Illustrated | *$26.60 |
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