 | The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
Brand: Three Rivers Press
“Part detective story, part wine history, this is one juicy tale, even for those with no interest in the fruit of the vine. . . . As delicious as a true vintage Lafite.” —BusinessWeek<br><br>The Billionaire’s Vinegar tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold for $156,000 at auction and of the eccentrics whose lives intersected with it. Was it truly entombed in a Paris cellar for two hundred years? Or did it come from a secret Nazi bunker? Or from the moldy basement of a devilishly brilliant con artist? As Benjamin Wallace unravels the mystery, we meet a gallery of intriguing players—from the bicycle-riding British auctioneer who speaks of wines as if they are women to the obsessive wine collector who discovered the bottle. Suspenseful and thrillingly strange, this is the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries. <i>Updated for paperback with a new epilogue.</i> | *$8.28 |
 | Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love
Brand: Vertical
<i>Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love </i>features a collection of more than 60 mouth-watering, easy-to-make recipes designed to go. There are also columns on "Spices, Seasoning and Tupperware for Making Bento," "Bento I've Eaten," and "White Rice Is Good." Categories and recipes include:<br><br><b>One Day, I'll Reach My Dreams Meat Bento:<br></b>Beef Steak / Heavy Steak / Pork Cutlet / Salt Flavored Chicken<br><br><b>First off, Heating Up the Meat Side Dishes:<br></b>Pork and Cabbage / Spicy Pork / Szechwan Pork / Meat and Peppers in Oyster Sauce / Sweet and Spicy Meat and Shiitake Mushrooms / Meat with Sesame Seed Seasoning / Meat and Broccoli / Chicken and Cashew Nuts / Chicken and Eggplant<br><br><b>Completely Satisfied, Lots of Fish!:<br></b>Capelin Fry / Fish and Chips / Pacific Saury Fry<br><br><b>Bread Bento:<br></b>Hamburger / Tatar Sauce and Fish / Sausage and Avocado<br><br><b>Satisfaction Using Leftovers:<br></b>Croquette and Meat / Savory Chicken / Meat Balls / Stewed Vegetables / Crispy Chinese Dumplings<br><br><b>Main Dish in Big Volumes!:<br></b>Spaghetti / Spinach and Pork Stir-fry / Egg, Chicken and String beans / Caviar and Rice / Stir-fry / Salmon over Rice<br><br><b>Lots of Vegetables Hidden Inside:<br></b>Cabbage and Ground Pork Cutlet / Veggie Burger / Vegetable Spring Roll / Vegetables and Fried Oysters<br><br><b>Boiled Dishes to Add-On:<br></b>Peppers in Oyster Sauce / Peppers in Sesame Sauce / Miniature Shrimp and Pods / Sweetened Spinach / Sausage and Spinach / Sweet Potato and Honey / Potatoes and Cheese / Potato, Ham and Cheese / Sesame Butter Potatoes / Broccoli and Ham /<br>Asparagus and Bacon / Spicy Carrots / Tasty Cabbage / Chinese Chicken / Pickled Plum Flavored Chicken and Cucumber | *$8.28 |
 | The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook
Brand: Wiley
The revolutionary cookbook that satisfies all your comfort food cravings-from the New York Times bestselling authors of Protein Power<br> <br> When you think about low-carb diets, do you picture complicated meal plans and bland foods that leave you with cravings? Do the words comfort food make you long for scrumptious delights like pancakes, ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, or fettucine alfredo-foods you thought you could never have on a low-carb diet?<br> <br> If your answers to the above were yes and yes, you're in for a huge surprise! You can have these foods and many more, thanks to The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook. Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades and chef Ursula Solom give you unique, easy cooking tips and more than 300 yummy low-carb recipes for foods that help you keep your weight down and fulfill your cravings. In no time at all, you'll be on an easy-to-follow low-carb plan that will allow you to stay thin and healthy-and feel great!<br> <br> Southern fried chicken with pan gravy * Elegant biscuits Melt-in-your-mouth pancakes * Deluxe low-carb macaroni and cheese * Beef and mushroom crepes * Spicy corn chips Soft crust pizza * Low-carb beef stroganoff * Raisin rolls Breaded sole * Fettucine alfredo * Low-carb lasagna * Super banana bread * Low-carb tacos * Bean and cheese burritos * Best garlic bread * Eggplant parmigiana * Rich low-carb pound cake * Scrumptious low-carb cheesecake * Apple brown betty * Cheddar cheese waffles * Chocolate ice cream * Key lime pie * Sublime truffles | *$8.26 |
 | Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are
Brand: Harvard Common Press
By now the remarkable convenience of the slow cooker is no secret. It keeps the kitchen cool on warm days and is inexpensive and durable. The perfect appliance for vegetarian and healthy cooking, the slow cooker offers a foolproof way to cook beans, grains, and numerous vegetables. <i>Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker</i> delivers recipes for simple, delicious, hearty fare without relying on canned soup for flavor. With chapters on appetizers, soups, stews, breakfasts, desserts, and more, this is the book for anyone looking for healthy meal alternatives. | *$8.25 |
 | The Diabetes Snack Munch Nibble Nosh Book
Brand: American Diabetes Association
<p><b>Health recipes perfect for any diet</b></p> <p>This second edition of this American Diabetes Association bestseller offers you 175 easy-to-prepare and healthy recipes with complete nutrition facts, preparation times, and easy-to-follow instructions. Each recipe is low in fat, saturated fat, and sodium.</p> | *$8.22 |
 | Mr. Boston: Official Bartender's Guide (Mr. Boston: Official Bartender's & Party Guide)
Brand: Wiley
<b>The new updated edition of America's bestselling drink-mixing guide</b> <p> America's favorite drink-mixing guide since 1935, <i>Mr. Boston: Official Bartender's Guide</i> has been the resource of choice for generations of professionals and amateurs alike. Now this classic is better than ever, with updated information, 200 new drink recipes, and new photography. More than 1,400 recipes range from classic cocktails to today's trendiest drinks, all presented alphabetically with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. With the latest lowdown on liquors, beers, and wines, plus savvy advice on equipment, bar setup, and more, Mr. Boston has it all. <p> Mr. Boston, part of the Barton Brands group, has been a widely recognized name in the bartending world for more than 70 years. The Mr. Boston brand includes a range of liquors and prepared cocktails as well as this 67th printing of <i>The Official Bartender's Guide</i>. | *$8.22 |
 | Reversing Diabetes Cookbook: More Than 200 Delicious, Healthy Recipes
Brand: Grand Central Publishing
Now, it's even easier for readers to reduce, or even eliminate, dependency on insulin and oral drugs. Dr. Whitaker has created more than 200 delicious, kitchen-tested recipes, from appetizers to entrees, side dishes, desserts, and more. With full nutritional breakdowns provided, it's never been simpler for readers to manage their diabetes. | *$8.20 |
 | Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs
Brand: Three Rivers Press
Take Control of Your Cholesterol— Without Drugs<br><br>If you are one of the nearly 100 million Americans struggling with high cholesterol, then Dr. Janet Brill offers you a revolutionary new plan for taking control of your health—without the risks of statin drugs. With Dr. Brill’s breakthrough Cholesterol Down Plan, you simply add nine “miracle foods” to your regular diet and thirty minutes of walking to your daily routine. That’s all. This straightforward and easy-to-follow program can lower your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by as much as 47 percent in just four weeks. <br><br><b>Cholesterol Down</b> explains Dr. Brill’s ten-point plan as well as the science behind it. You’ll learn how each miracle food affects LDL cholesterol and how the foods work together for maximum effect, as well as:<br><br>• How eating whole grains helps reduce LDL cholesterol in your bloodstream<br>• Why antioxidants keep plaque from building up in your arteries <br>• How certain steps change the structure of LDL cholesterol particles (and why it’s best for them to be large and fluffy)<br>• Why walking just thirty minutes a day lowers “bad” cholesterol and cuts dangerous belly fat<br><br>With everything you need to stay focused on the plan, including a daily checklist, a six-month chart for racking LDL cholesterol changes, tools for assessing your risk level for cardiovascular disease, sample weekly menus, and even heart-healthy recipes, <b>Cholesterol Down</b> is the safe and effective alternative or complement to statin drugs. | *$8.16 |
 | 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! | *$8.15 |
 | Weight Watchers Make It in Minutes: Easy Recipes in 15, 20, and 30 Minutes
Brand: Wiley
The most trusted name in weight loss makes healthy eating fast and delicious. Perfect for everyone who thought they were too busy" to cook healthy food, these meals are ready in 15, 20, or 30 minutes -- just pick the time frame that fits your schedule. The wide range of recipes will please everyone, from fussy kids to gourmets. Sample Pierogies with Creamy Mushroom and Sherry Sauce, Berries and Cream Blintzes, Pepper-Crusted Flank Steak with Cucumber Relish, Cuban Sandwiches, Easy Paella, Tuna Panzanella and Wild Mushroom Risotto." | *$8.15 |
 | Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow Cooker
Brand: Good Books
Who's hungry? EVERYONE. Who has time to cook? NO ONE. <P>Dig out the slow cooker. Add a second and a third if you wish. Fill one with main-dish fixins and the others with go-alongs. Do it in the morning--or between work and after-school events. <P>Come home to richly-flavored, ready-to-serve food. <P>Slow cookers are having a comeback. With good reason. They are friends on a day of running errands. They allow easy entertaining with no last-minute preparation. And vegetarians won't find a better way to work with dried beans. <P>Slow cookers are gentle with the food budget--less expensive ingredients flourish in their slow, moist heat. <P><b>Fix-It and Forget-It</b> offers the range of recipes slow cookers do well: Appetizers and Snacks, Soups and Stews, Main Dishes (with and without meat), Vegetables and Go-Alongs, Desserts and Beverages. <P>Bring an element of simplicity--and quality--to your pressured life! Let your slow cooker work for you. | *$8.13 |
 | Sprouts The Miracle Food: The Complete Guide to Sprouting
Brand: Sproutman Publications
The Sproutman's guide to indoor organic gardening shows you step by step, how to grow these delicious baby greens and mini-vegetables in just one week from seed to salad. This guide can make anyone a self sufficient gardener of sprouts that are bursting with concentrated nutrition. Includes comprehensive nutrition charts, Questions and Answers, seed resources, illustrations, photo's & Charts. | *$8.13 |
 | The Trader Joe's Companion: A Portable Cookbook
Brand: Brown Bag Publishers
On the heels of the original cookbook "Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's," this new portable cookbook is filled with quick and easy recipes featuring Trader Joe's ingredients and time-saving tips. This collection of recipes includes author favorites from the original cookbook, favorites from their blog, and new recipes being unveiled for the first time. Delicious and healthy dishes feature everything from American comfort classics to ethnic fusion delights, vegetarian dishes, family-friendly meals, and entertaining ideas. This tall-and-skinny book is the perfect take-along size for trips to the store or planning meals on the go. <P><br><br> <P>Recipes take advantage of the array of prepped and fresh ingredients at Trader Joe's to create gourmet meals in a fraction of the time it would take from scratch. Most recipes require only 10-15 minutes of prep time, making homemade food possible any night of the week. A sampling of the recipes includes Tomato and Mozzarella Skewers, Spicy Asian Slaw, Cream of Broccoli Soup, Herb Crusted Tilapia, Simply Quiche, Eggplant Parmesan, Lime Grilled Chicken, Coconut Curried Vegetables, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Chocolate Coffee Fudge, and No Moo Mousse. | *$8.13 |
 | The New Basics Cookbook
Brand: Workman Press Part Number: 1341
In one spectacular volume, Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins celebrate the tastes, ingredients, techniques, and dishes that comprise the best of our cuisine, in all its abundant pleasure and variety. Over 30 chapters include 875 recipes, techniques, charts and tips, microwave miracles, and illustrations. "The basic kitchen handbook for the '90s."--Philadelphia Inquirer. Illustrations throughout. | *$8.10 |
 | Raw Food Life Force Energy: Enter a Totally New Stratosphere of Weight Loss, Beauty, and Health
Brand: Harper Paperbacks
<p> According to top nutritionist Natalia Rose, the secret to a beautiful lean body, youthful radiant skin, abundant energy, and a state of natural bliss is Life Force Energy. If we can properly harness and increase our Life Force Energy through simple dietary and environmental principles, we can experience radically improved levels of health, beauty, and happiness. </p> <p> With <i>Raw Food Life Force Energy</i>'s more than seventy irresistibly fresh and energizing recipes, you'll see amazing results, including: </p> <ul> <li>Effortless, abundant weight loss</li> <li>Glowing, healthy skin</li> <li>Markedly increased energy</li> <li>Fewer colds and flus</li> <li>A more positive attitude and increased mental acuity</li> </ul> <p> Natalia Rose offers a new vision of how to honor and revitalize our bodies and become powerfully attractive inside and out. <i>Raw Food Life Force Energy</i> shows us how to break out of our destructive, energy-draining patterns of poor eating, unsuccessful dieting, and stressful living to lift ourselves to a whole new stratosphere of well-being. </p> | *$8.01 |
 | Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl - A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
Brand: Adams Media
Do you feel like you are too nice? <P>Sherry Argov’s Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask: <P>-Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change? <P>-Why do men take nice girls for granted? <P>-Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself? <P>Full of much-needed advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the author’s unique "Attraction Principles," Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you’ve discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you’ll not only increase the romantic chemistry in the relationship-you’ll gain your man’s love and respect with far less effort. | *$8.00 |
 | The Fat Flush Plan
Brand: BOOKS ALL PUBLISHER TITLES
<b>Foreword by Barry Sears, Author of <i>The Zone</i></b> <P>The Fat Flush Diet Plan is a revolutionary diet program from one of the Top 10 Nutritionists in the United States, according to <i>Self</i>magazine. Based on a satisfying, healthful, and cleansing combination of essential fats, balanced proteins, and quality carbohydrates, Ann Louise Gittleman's Fat Flush was first popularized on iVillage.com, The Women's Network, and quickly embraced by millions of women across America. Thousands of dramatic testimonials later, the Fat Flush message board has become one of the most popular diet and fitness boards in the history of iVillage. Now, widely known nutrition specialist and bestselling author Ann Louise Gittleman shares this program with readers. <P>Simple, safe, and highly effective, The Fat Flush Diet Plan works via a process of detoxifying the liver, thereby increasing metabolismÂÂan excellent way to begin dieting as well to continue weight loss. This is also the only diet program that can successfully break through the weight loss plateau every dieter faces and "flush out" pockets of stubborn fat. In addition, the program provides an array of other quality of life benefits such as: <ul> <li>Increased energy <li>Sounder sleep <li>Improved skin texture and stronger nails <li>Decreases in depression and anxiety <li>And much more </ul> <P>This phenomenal diet program is worth its weight (loss) in gold to the growing number of women across America taking stock in their health and well-being. | *$8.00 |
 | America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes from Your Family's Favorite Restaurants
Brand: Atria
<b><big><center>Discover the recipes from America's most popular family restaurants and cook them at home for a fraction of the price!</center></big></b><P>Wouldn't it be nice if you could treat yourself to dishes from your favorite restaurants anytime? Now you can -- at home! In <I>America's Most Wanted Recipes</i>, Ron Douglas reveals copycat versions of carefully guarded secret restaurant recipes and shows family chefs how to prepare them at home, saving time and money. With these easy and mouth-watering recipes, families can enjoy a night out in their very own kitchens.<P><blockquote>- <b>Great selection:</b> With more than 200 recipes from 57 of America's most popular restaurants -- including The Cheesecake Factory, KFC, Olive Garden, P.F. Chang's, Red Lobster, Outback Steakhouse, and many more -- no taste or craving will be left unsatisfied.</blockquote><P><blockquote> - <b>Cut the cost:</b> Watch your wallet without giving up restaurantquality food! You can save your family thousands of dollars each year by preparing these recipes just once a week.</blockquote><P><blockquote>- <b>Skip the lines:</b> Forget about waiting to be seated. You can have your favorite meals "on demand" from the comfort of your own kitchen. Time-saving tips and shortcuts will have dinner on the table in no time.</blockquote><P><blockquote>- <b>Eat healthy:</b> Low-fat alternatives and waist-slimming suggestions make these dishes delicious -- and nutritious.</blockquote><P><blockquote>- <b>Impress your family and friends:</b> These recipes are all fast, simple, and virtually indistinguishable from the originals. We bet your family and friends won't be able to tell the difference!</blockquote> | *$8.00 |
 | The Petit Appetit Cookbook: Easy, Organic Recipes to Nurture Your Baby and Toddler
Brand: HP Trade
Fresh, wholesome meals that give little mouths something to smile about... <br><br> In <i>The Petit Appetit Cookbook</i>, mother and professional cook Lisa Barnes offers a healthy all-organic alternative to commercially processed, preservative-filled foods to help create delicious menus, nurture adventurous palates, and begin a lifetime of positive eating habits for children. <br><br> Includes: <br><br> - 150+ easy, fast, child-tested recipes for ages 4 months to 4 years<br> - Mealtime solutions for even the most finicky eaters<br> - Nutritional information for each recipe<br> - Time-saving cooking techniques<br> - The right age- and stage-appropriate food choices<br> - How and when to introduce solids to baby's diet <br> - Adapting family recipes for young children<br> - Recognizing signs of food allergies and intolerances | *$8.00 |
 | What to Eat
Brand: North Point Press
<DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>Since its publication in hardcover last year, Marion Nestle’s <I>What to Eat </I>has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Praised as “radiant with maxims to live by” in <I>The New York Times Book Review </I>and “accessible, reliable and comprehensive” in <I>The Washington Post</I>, <I>What to Eat </I>is an indispensable resource, packed with important information and useful advice from the acclaimed nutritionist who “has become to the food industry what . . . Ralph Nader [was] to the automobile industry” (<I>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</I>).<BR><BR>How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated by the day, and the straightforward, practical approach of <I>What to Eat </I>has been praised as welcome relief. As Nestle takes us through each supermarket section—produce, dairy, meat, fish—she explains the issues, cutting through foodie jargon and complicated nutrition labels, and debunking the misleading health claims made by big food companies. With Nestle as our guide, we are shown how to make wise food choices—and are inspired to eat sensibly and nutritiously.<BR><BR>Now in paperback, <I>What to Eat </I>is already a classic—“the perfect guidebook to help navigate through the confusion of which foods are good for us” (<I>USA Today</I>).</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><B>Marion Nestle</B> is the most respected nutritionist in America today. Her book <I>Food Politics </I>was given the James Beard Award, the top award for food writing; that book and its follow-up, <I>Safe Food</I>, are backlist classics for the University of California Press. A longtime nutritionist and former head of the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, Nestle lectures worldwide and was featured in the movie <I>Super Size Me</I>. A native New Yorker, she raised her family in California and now lives in Greenwich Village.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><B>Winner of the James Beard Foundation Award</B></DIV><DIV><B></B> </DIV><DIV> Since its publication in hardcover in 2006, Marion Nestle’s <I>What to Eat </I>has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Praised as "accessible, reliable and comprehensive" in <I>The Washington Post</I>, <I>What to Eat </I>is a resource packed with important information and useful advice from the acclaimed nutritionist.</DIV><DIV><BR>How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated, and the straightforward, practical approach of <I>What to Eat </I>has been praised as welcome relief. Nestle guides readers through the supermarket sections—produce, dairy, meat, fish, breads, and juices, and then to the "center aisles," where big profits are made. She uses clear language to reveal the big food companies' marketing practices and get to the heart of the real issues. She cuts through foodie jargon and complex nutrition labels and debunks the misleading health claims made by the major companies in the food industry. Nestle explains the differences between foods that are wild and those that are farm-raised; frozen and fresh; and organic, natural, and conventional. She tells us what we need to know about carbohydrates, omega-3s, and <I>trans</I> fats; pesticides and the environment; portion size, labeling, and nutrition claims; supplements, additives, and preservatives; and food safety.</DIV> <DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>"Not only is <I>What to Eat</I> the most comprehensive guide to the political and nutritional choices we make shopping for food, but it's also full of up-to-date research on health."—<B>Susan Salter Reynolds, </B><I><B>Los Angeles</B></I><B><I> Times Book Review</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>"W ith this comprehensive guide, Nestle, a nutritionist, makes the weekly trip to the grocery less daunting and a healthy diet more attainable."—<B><I>Science News</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><DIV ><DIV>“[This] book is for anyone who has read a food label; been annoyed at how often their children nag them for certain cereals; wondered about the difference between natural and organic; or questioned who is minding the store when it comes to nutrition and food safety.”—<B>Marian Burros, <I>The New York Times </I></B></DIV><DIV><BR>“Nestle is simply one of the nation's smartest and most influential authorities on nutrition and food policy.”—<B>Carol Ness, <I>San Francisco Chronicle </I></B></DIV><DIV><BR>“Meticulously researched, thorough, and indispensable—Marion Nestle's <I>What to Eat</I> delivers on its title. It's a reliable, riveting guide to the amazing truth about what we're sold by the American food distribution system. Refreshingly rigorous and fun to read.”—<B>Alice Waters</B></DIV><DIV><BR>"When it comes to the increasingly treacherous landscape of the American supermarket, with its marketing hype and competing health claims, Marion Nestle is an absolutely indispensable guide: knowledgeable, eminently sane—and wonderful company, too.”—<B>Michael Pollan, author of <I>Omnivore's Dilemma</I></B><BR> <BR></DIV></DIV>"Pa rt muckraking journalism, part reference book and part consumer guide, <I>What to Eat</I> is organized in the manner suggested by the subtitle: as a walk down each grocery store aisle with a companionable Ph. D. researcher as the guide. It is a simple, yet effective, concept for organizing what otherwise could have become a mind-numbing amount of information."—<B>Steve Weinberg, <I>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</I></B></DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>"The industry wants you to believe there are no good foods or bad foods. Well, that's not true. And I can't think of anyone who knows the difference better than Marion Nestle."—<B>Eric Schlosser, author of <I>Fast Food Nation</I></B><BR> <BR>"According to nutritionist Nestle, the increasing confusion among the general public about what to eat comes from two sources: experts who fail to create a holistic view by isolating food components and health issues, and a food industry that markets items on the basis of profits alone. She suggests that, often, research findings are deliberately obscure to placate special interests. Nestle says that simple, common-sense guidelines available decades ago still hold true: consume fewer calories, exercise more, eat more fruits and vegetables and, for today's consumers, less junk food. The key to eating well, Nestle advises, is to learn to navigate through the aisles (and thousands of items) in large supermarkets. To that end, she gives readers a virtual tour, highlighting the main concerns of each food group, including baby, health and prepared foods, and supplements. Nestle's prose is informative and entertaining; she takes on the role of detective, searching for clues to the puzzle of healthy and satisfying nutrition. Her intelligent and reassuring approach will likely make readers venture more confidently through the jungle of today's super-sized stores."—<I><B>Publishers Weekly</B> </I></DIV></DIV></DIV> | *$8.00 |
 | Best Food Writing 2009
Brand: Da Capo Lifelong Books
<DIV><I>Best Food Writing 2009</I> authoritatively and appealingly assembles the finest culinary prose from the past year’s books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Web sites. This anthology features both established food writers and rising stars cooking up everything from erudite culinary history to food-inspired memoirs. By turns opinionated, evocative, sensuous, and just plain funny, it’s a tasty sampler to dip into time and again.<P>As in previous editions, <I>Best Food Writing 2009</I> will include top-notch writers like Colman Andrews, Anthony Bourdain, Frank Bruni, Bill Buford, Madhur Jaffrey, Ruth Reichl, Raymond Sokolov, Calvin Trillin, Alice Waters, and many others.</DIV> | *$8.00 |
 | The Mcdougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health (Plume)
Brand: Plume
A national bestseller in hardcover, The McDougall Program is Dr. McDougall's most comprehensive and practical health book to date, including recipes, medical advice, histories, and details of the revolutionary 12-day McDougall nutrition program that has helped thousands lose weight. | *$8.00 |
 | Wine & War: The French, the Nazis & the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
Brand: Broadway
In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown—until now. <b>Wine and War</b> tells the alternately thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them.<br><br>By rooting the narrative in the stories of five prominent winemaking families from France's key wine-producing regions of Burgundy, Alsace, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux, and Champagne, journalists Don and Petie Kladstrup vividly illustrate how men and women risked their lives for a cause that meant saving the heart and soul of France as much as protecting its economy. It was a extraordinary partnership involving everyone from the owners of Paris's famed restaurant La Tour d'Argent who rushed to build a wall to conceal their most precious twenty thousand bottles, to French soldiers who triumphantly reclaimed Hitler's enormous cache of stolen wines at the conclusion of the war.<br><br><b>Wine and War</b> portrays the central role wine has long played in France’s military campaigns—how Napoleon ordered wagon loads of champagne to sustain the morale of his armies and how, during World War I, huge quantites of wine were shipped to soldiers in the trenches of Northern France. By the beginning of World War II, wine represented a living for nearly 20 percent of France's population and the authors chronicle the Nazis' determination to seize control of the French wine industry and its profits. At the same time, <b>Wine and War</b><i> </i>brings to light the resourcefulness of wine producers who employed spiderwebs to "age" false walls hiding their best wines, who foisted off their worst bottles on the Germans or gleefully misdirected shipments, sending champagne to Homburg instead of Hamburg, and who sabotaged trains transporting wine to Germany. It also recounts the heroics of winemakers who hid Jewish refugees and smuggled members of the Resistance across the Demarcation Line in wine barrels, as well as the villainy of collaborators who worked with Nazi occupiers for their own benefit.<br><br>Finally, <b>Wine and War</b> reveals that the French were not alone in trying to save their wine. They received help from unexpected quarters: the German weinfuhrers<i>, </i>the very men the Nazis sent to requisition wine, whose close ties to the French wine industry mitigated their actions, and even the collaborationist Vichy regime, which recognized the importance of keeping France's vineyards French, and prevented the Nazis from seizing the Jewish-owned Chateaux Mouton-Rothschild and Lafite-Rothschild.<br><br>Based on three years of research and interviews with the survivors who engaged in this epic enterprise, <b>Wine and War </b>illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.<br> | *$79.85 |
 | Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
Brand: IndyPublish.com
Originally published in 1886. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. | *$75.99 |
 | Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the Globe
Brand: Clarkson Potter
In her most comprehensive volume yet, Madhur Jaffrey draws on more than four decades of culinary adventures, travels, and experimentation for a diverse collection that both intrigues and delights the palate. Dishes from five continents touch on virtually all the world's best loved flavors, for a unsurpassed selection of vegetarian fare.<br>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â <br>More than 650 recipes exemplify Madhur's unsurpassed ability to create simple, flavorful homecooking that is well within the reach of every cook. Extensive sections on Beans, Vegetables, Grains, and Dairy explore the myriad ways these staples are enjoyed worldwide. Each section opens with a detailed introduction; Madhur describes methods for preparation and storage, as well as different cooking techniques and their cultural origins. Throughout she balances appealing, uncomplicated dishes such as sumptuous omelets and rich polentas with less familiar ingredients such as green mangoes, pigeon peas, and spelt. Madhur demystifies the latter with clear-cut explanations so that incorporating new combinations and interesting flavors into everyday cooking becomes second nature. She also offers substantial sections on Soups, Salads, and Drinks, as well as Sauces and Other Flavorings, to help round out a meatless meal and add exciting new flavors to even the most easily prepared dishes. Finally, a complete glossary of ingredients and techniques clarifies some of the little-known elements of the world's cuisines so that even the uninitiated can bring the flavors of Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and more to their tables.<br>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â <br>Throughou t this extensive collection, Madhur includes personal anecdotes and historical contexts that bring her recipes to life, whether she's remembering field of leeks she saw in the mountains of northern Greece or describing how corn-based dishes arrived in Indonesia through colonial trade. Committed vegetarians will rejoice at the wide variety of meatless fare she offers, and nonvegetarians will enjoy experimenting with Madhur's global flavorings. This highly readable resource promises to be a valuable addition to any cook's library, helping everyone make healthful ethnic foods a part of everyday cooking. | *$72.46 |
 | Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
Brand: Knopf
How many minutes should you cook green beans? Is it better to steam them or to boil them?<br>What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette?<br>How do you skim off fat?<br>What is the perfect way to roast a chicken?<br><br>Julia Child gave us extensive answers to all these questions–and so many more–in the masterly books she published over the course of her career. But which one do you turn to for which solutions? Over the years Julia also developed some new approaches to old problems, using time-saving equipment and more readily available products. So where do you locate the latest findings?<br><br>All the answers are close to hand in this indispensable little volume: the delicious, comforting, essential compendium of Julia’s kitchen wisdom–a book you can’t do without. | *$7.99 |
 | Cooking for Baby: Wholesome, Homemade, Delicious Foods for Kids From 6 to 18 Months
Brand: Touchstone
<big><blockquote>Parents today know that one of the best ways to give a baby a great start in life is with wholesome, homemade foods.</blockquote></big><P>While ready-made baby food is a convenience that any new parent can appreciate, feeding everyday fresh foods is the best way to teach a child healthy eating habits and an appreciation for good food from the cradle onward.<P>The 80 recipes in <I>Cooking for Baby</i> make preparing delicious meals for babies and toddlers a breeze, even for busy parents. The recipes are organized by age, showing how to introduce cereal grains and simple vegetable and fruit purees to your infant at 6 months, how to move on to chunkier foods by 8 or 9 months, and how to graduate to real meals for young toddlers of 12 to 18 months to enjoy along with the entire family. When you see how easy it is, with a few smart tips on preparation and storage, you'll never go back to the jars.<P>With <I>Cooking for Baby</i>, your youngster will enjoy a wide variety of fresh and interesting foods for a very happy and healthy beginning. | *$7.99 |
 | The Best Fryer Cookbook Ever
Brand: William Morrow Cookbooks
<p>Few people would dispute the old Florentine proverb "Even a bedroom slipper tastes good when it's fried," but many try to stay away from deep-fried foods because of the at foods absorb during cooking.</p><p>When the technique has been mastered, however, deep-fried foods can -- and should -- be crisp, light, and delectably nongreasy. As fryers gain popularity, it's even easier to deep-fry at home, and now Phyllis Kohn shows you how to achieve flawless frying feats every time.</p><p><i>The Best Fryer Cookbook Ever</i> delves into the hows and whys of deep-frying: the best (and potentially healthiest) oils to use, correct temperatures and frying times (shorter cooking ensures less greasiness), technical tips for using your deep fryer, and safety guidelines.</p><p>Your kids won't eat vegetables? Try French-Fried Sweet Potato Sticks andFried Okra. Think doughnuts only come from a store? An entire chapter is devoted to making perfect versions of these beloved goodies at home, from old-Fashioned Cake Doughnuts to Beignets, jelly Doughnuts, and Orange Crullers. All the classics are here, including such popular favorites as Buffalo Wings, Chicken-Fried Steak, Hush Puppies, and Popcorn Shrimp. From unusual fried breads, such as sweet Churros and indian Pappadums, to fried desserts, such as Mexican Buenuelos with Anise Sugar and Chinese Candied Apples, Kohn brings the world of deep frying into your kitchen.</p> | *$7.99 |
 | The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea
Brand: Penguin Press HC, The
<B>The country’s leading connoisseur presents a comprehensive guide for developing your tea palate</B>.<BR><BR> <I>The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea</I> transforms tea drinkers into tea experts. Written by one of the country’s leading tea professionals, <I>The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea</I> is an illuminating resource for tea drinkers interested in developing and refining their palate as well as their understanding of the complex agricultural, historical, and cultural significance of tea.<BR><BR> Drawing on his singular experience, Michael Harney masterly explores the full range of teas, revealing how each tea is distinctive, with a taste that derives from a precise combination of cultivation and production techniques, and influenced by the geography as well as its history. These lively profiles of diverse tea varieties—from delicate white tea to aged black puerh tea—include brewing instructions and vivid descriptions of the beverage scent, taste, and appearance; everything you need to become a connoisseur.<BR><BR> Tea has long been popular in the United States, but only recently have Americans treated this nuanced beverage with a deeper curiosity, more refined approach, and wider appetite. <I>The Wall Street Journal</I> reports that total U.S. tea sales are nearly four times what they were in 1990, and this growing population of discriminate consumers will celebrate the new vocabulary provided in <I>The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea</I>.<BR><BR> Unique in scope, candor, and accessibility, <I>The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea</I> will quickly become the classic reference and staple in the library of every serious tea drinker. | *$7.98 |
 | Cake Mix Cookies: More Than 175 Delectable Cookie Recipes That Begin With a Box of Cake Mix
Brand: Cumberland House Publishing
Imagine a kitchen warm witih the smells of sweet vanilla, fragrant cinnamon, and fresh butter. On the kitchen counter is a cooling rack piled high with fresh-from-the-oven delights filled with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans. Ah, the age-old comfort of cookies. <P>Next imagine that each of the yummy treats began with a convenient box of cake mix. That's right, a standard 18.25-ounce box of cake mix is the secret to some of the tastiest, simplest, and most irresistable cookies imaginable. With a few extra ingredients, turns of a spoon, and whirrs of a mixer, cake mix can make anyone a prize cookie baker. <P>Like <i>Cookie Dough Delights</i> and <i>Brownie Mix Bliss</i>, <i>Cake-Mix Cookies</i> is the first cookbook of its kind. Although several cake-mix cookbooks exist, including the bestselling <i>Cake Mix Doctor</i> books and <i>101 Things to Do with a Cake Mix,</i> they offer only a small number of cookie and bar recipes and overlap one another. <P>By contrast, <i>Cake-Mix Cookies</i> is filled with an array of more than 175 drop, shaped, filled, and bar cookie options for every occasion. Numerous all-American favorites are used as starting points: chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, jam thumbprints, and dark chocolate brownies. There are also new takes on classic European cookies; for example, crunchy Italian biscotti, tender French madeleines, and rich Viennese teacakes. Finally, a healthy dose of new cookies has been created for the book: blackberry-lemon buttermilk bars, triple chocolate chess squares, and chocolate blackout. <P><i>Cake-Mix Cookies</i> contains the broadest range of new recipes for cookies and bars that is unavailable elsewhere. And while it capitalizes on the popularity of baking with cake mixes, it has its own unique niche on the home cook's shelf. | *$7.98 |
 | Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food
Brand: William Morrow
<P>It has become common knowledge that childhood obesity rates are increasing every year. But the rates continue to rise. And between busy work schedules and the inconvenient truth that kids simply refuse to eat vegetables and other healthy foods, how can average parents ensure their kids are getting the proper nutrition and avoiding bad eating habits?</P><P> As a mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld can speak for all parents who struggle to feed their kids right and deal nightly with dinnertime fiascos. As she wages a personal war against sugars, packaged foods, and other nutritional saboteurs, she offers appetizing alternatives for parents who find themselves succumbing to the fastest and easiest (and least healthy) choices available to them. Her modus operandi? Her book is filled with traditional recipes that kids love, except they're stealthily packed with veggies hidden in them so kids don't even know! With the help of a nutritionist and a professional chef, Seinfeld has developed a month's worth of meals for kids of all ages that includes, for example, pureed cauliflower in mac and cheese, and kale in spaghetti and meatballs. She also provides revealing and humorous personal anecdotes, tear–out shopping guides to help parents zoom through the supermarket, and tips on how to deal with the kid that "must have" the latest sugar bomb cereal.</P><P> But this book also contains much more than recipes and tips. By solving problems on a practical level for parents, Seinfeld addresses the big picture issues that surround childhood obesity and its long–term (and ruinous) effects on the body. With the help of a prominent nutritionist, her book provides parents with an arsenal of information related to kids' nutrition so parents understand why it's important to throw in a little avocado puree into their quesadillas. She discusses the critical importance of portion size, and the specific elements kids simply must have (as opposed to adults) in order to flourish now and in the future: protein, calcium, vitamins, and Omega 3 and 6 fats.</P><P> Jessica Seinfeld's book is practical, easy–to–read, and a godsend for any parent that wants their kids to be healthy for a long time to come.</P> | *$7.97 |
 | The Healthy College Cookbook
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
For nearly a decade, <i>The Healthy College Cookbook</i> has offered time-pressed, budget-crunched students a simple way to enjoy home cooking in their own small apartment kitchens or even dorm rooms. Written by students for students, the book offers hundreds of simple, healthful alternatives to dreary cafeteria fare. The first edition was so successful it returned to print 17 times.<br> <br> Now, this best-selling cookbook has been revised, expanded, and enlivened for a new generation of students. One hundred brand-new recipes have been added to the old favorites, including expanded breakfast options, recipes for the ever-popular George Foreman Grill, new smoothie creations, and pizza toppings for storebought crusts, English muffins, and pita bases. Recipes require only a handful of easy-to-find ingredients. The book is packed with vegetarian options, and every recipe is as nutritious as it is delicious. Most can be prepared in less time than it takes to order pizza.<br><br> Most college students are new to cooking, and <i>The Healthy College Cookbook</i> contains a wealth of information and tips for the novice. It explains cooking terms, describes common spices, and offers basic, sensible advice on stocking a kitchen with equipment and food staples.<br><br> The book isn't just for novices, however. Even the most discerning young palates will appreciate zesty Garlic Green Beans with Tofu or lively Mandarin-Mint Salad. These recipes are so quick, so inexpensive, and so delicious that they're bound to become dinner party favorites, years past graduation. | *$7.97 |
 | Sproutman's Kitchen Garden Cookbook: 250 flourless, Dairyless, Low Temperature, Low Fat, Low Salt, Living Food Vegetarian Recipes
Brand: Sproutman Publications
Turn nuts, vegetable seeds, grains and beans into gourmet food! Sprouted breads, cookies, crackers, living soups, dressings, dips, spreads, sautes, alternative non-dairy milks, ice-creams, even sprouted pizza and bagels! Chapters on making sprout bread, food dehydrating, juicing, natural sodas, alternatives to dairy and salt, smart vegetarianism. Glossary of healthy foods. Includes Questions and Answers and seed resources. Over 150 illustrations, photos & Charts. | *$7.97 |
 | Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
<DIV>From “a great teacher and truly a master technician” (Julia Child), a new cookbook full of faster-than-ever food, including dozens of elegant “minute” recipes<br><br>Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way was an immediate sensation, captivating cooks and critics, who called it “fabulous,” “chic,” and “elegant.” Now America’s first and most enduring celebrity chef does himself one better, with recipes that are faster, fresher, and easier than ever. Only Jacques could have come up with dishes so innovative and uncomplicated.<br><br>“Minute recipes”: Nearly no-cook recipes fit for company: Cured Salmon Morsels, Glazed Sausage Bits<br><br>Smashing appetizers: Scallop Pancakes, zipped together in a blender (10 minutes)<br><br>Almost instant soups: Creamy Leek and Mushroom Soup (7 minutes)<br><br>Fast, festive dinners: Stuffed Pork Fillet on Grape Tomatoes (18 minutes)<br><br>Stunning desserts: Mini Almond Cakes in Raspberry Sauce (15 minutes)</div> | *$7.97 |
 | The Book Of Yogurt
Brand: Ecco
<P> Now back in print, the internationally acclaimed The <i> Book of Yogurt </i>offers over 300 flavor-packed recipes ranging from hearty peasant fare to elegant creations. Sonia Uvezian, an Armenian born and raised in Lebanon, expands yogurt beyond the narrow limitations of desserts and snack foods and incorporates it into an impressive array of international dishes, among them South American Pumpkin Soup, Balkan Moussaka, Russian Beef Stroganov, and Caribbean Papaya Frappé Also included is a section on making yogurt, along with outstanding recipes for frozen yogurt. A genuine contribution to culinary literature, this indispensable guide will take its readers on a voyage of discovery that will inspire yogurt lovers to new gastronomic heights as well as create a whole new following for this guardian of good health. | *$7.97 |
 | Entertaining with the Sopranos
Brand: Grand Central Publishing
Entertaining with the Sopranos offers a complete guide to entertaining. From gradudation parties to holiday gatherings to poolside barbecues, here are over 75 new recipes and plenty of entertaining ideas for hosting the ultimate crowd-pleaser. Lavishly illustrated with photos from the show and sprinkled with exclusive interviews with favorite characters. This is an inspiring and accessible guide to what the Sopranos do best: entertain. | *$7.96 |
 | Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
Anyone can learn to store fruits and vegetables safely and naturally with a cool, dark space (even a closet!) and the step-by-step advice in this book. | *$7.95 |
 | Real Food: What to Eat and Why
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
<DIV><DIV>Hailed as the “patron saint of farmers’ markets” by the <I>Guardian </I>and called one of the “great food activists” by <I>Vanity Fair</I>’s David Kamp, Nina Planck is single-handedly changing the way we view “real food.” A vital and original contribution to the hot debate about what to eat and why, <I>Real</I> <I>Food</I> is a thoroughly researched rebuttal to dietary fads and a clarion call for the return to old-fashioned foods.<BR> <BR>In lively, personal chapters on produce, dairy, meat, fish, chocolate, and other real foods, Nina explains how ancient foods like beef and butter have been falsely accused, while industrial foods like corn syrup and soybean oil have created a triple epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The <I>New York Times</I> said that <I>Real Food</I> “poses a convincing alternative to the prevailing dietary guidelines, even those treated as gospel,” and that “radical” as Nina’s ideas may be, the case she makes for them is “eminently sensible.”</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><B>Nina Planck</B> grew up in Virginia selling vegetables at farmers’ markets and later created the first farmers’ markets in London, England. In New York City, she ran the legendary Greenmarkets. Nina also wrote <I>The Farmers’</I> <I>Market Cookbook</I> and hosted a British television series on local food. Her latest company, Real Food, runs markets for traditional foods in American cities.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV>Nina Planck has been called the "patron saint of farmers' markets" by the <I>Guardian </I>and one of the "great food activists" by <I>Vanity Fair</I>’s David Kamp. <I>Real Food</I> is her contribution to the debate about what to eat and why. It is a thoroughly researched rebuttal to dietary fads and a call for the return to old-fashioned foods.<BR> <BR>In chapters on produce, dairy, meat, fish, chocolate, and other 'real foods,' Planck explains how ancient foods like beef and butter have been falsely accused, while industrial foods like corn syrup and soybean oil have created a triple epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The <I>New York Times</I> said that <I>Real Food</I> "poses a convincing alternative to the prevailing dietary guidelines, even those treated as gospel," and that as "radical" as Nina's ideas may be, the case she makes for them is "eminently sensible."</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><DIV>"Science is finally catching up to what our grandmothers knew long ago: that traditional foods, and even fats, are actually good for you—and a whole lot healthier than the creations of food technology. Drawing on the latest research and oldest folk wisdom, <I>Real Food</I> offers a persuasive and invigorating defense of eggs, butter, meat, and even lard (!), as well as a powerful critique of a food industry that aims to replace these standbys with its highly processed, and sometimes deadly, simulacra. Nina Planck has written a valuable and eye-opening book.”<B>—</B><B>Michael Pollan</B><B>, author of <I>The Omnivore’s Dilemma</I></B></DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"A successful manager of urban green markets, Planck presents a contrarian view of what constitutes sound nutrition. She urges readers to think back to the kinds of diets that their grandmothers ate, regimens full of foods fresh from farms and from individual purveyors: meats, dairy, and seasonal fruits and vegetables. Planck has a lot to offer about the role of fats in a healthy diet. Although most nutritionists worry about people consuming too much fat, Planck distinguishes good fats from bad, noting that many vital nutrients are absorbed into the body only dissolved in fat. She describes the differences between industrial fats that have been chemically saturated and hydrogenated and those fats that occur naturally in vegetables, fish, and meats, especially lauding the benefits of homemade lard. Planck draws a similar line between natural and industrial soy foods. She also encourages people to consume much more seafood, finding the threat of mercury contamination a bit overblown. Above all, Planck links good nutrition to sensible enjoyment of food in all its variety."—<B>Mark Knoblauch, <I>Booklist</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><D IV>"Nina Planck is a good, stylish writer and a dogged researcher who writes directly, forthrightly and with an edge. She isn't afraid to make the occasional wisecrack ('No doubt, for some people, cracking open an egg is one chore too many') while taking unpopular positions. Her chosen field—she is a champion of 'real' (as opposed to industrialized) food—is one in which unpopular positions are easy to find. As Planck reveals, in her compellingly smart <I>Real Food: What to Eat and Why</I>, much of what we have learned about nutrition in the past generation or so is either misinformed or dead wrong, and almost all of the food invented in the last century, and especially since the Second World War, is worse than almost all of the food that we've been eating since we developed agriculture. This means, she says, that butter is better than margarine (so, for that matter, is lard); that whole eggs (especially those laid by hens who scratch around in the dirt) are better than egg whites, and that eggs in general are an integral part of a sound diet; that full-fat milk is preferable to skim, raw preferable to pasteurized, au naturel preferable to homogenized. She goes so far as to maintain—horror of horrors—that chopped liver mixed with real schmaltz and hard-boiled eggs is, in a very real way, a form of health food. Like those who've paved the way before her, she urges us to eat in a natural, old-fashioned way. But unlike many of them, and unlike her sometimes overbearing compatriots in the Slow Food movement, she is far from dogmatic, making her case casually, gently, persuasively. And personally, Planck's philosophy grows directly out of her life history, which included a pair of well-educated parents who decided, when the author was two, to pull up stakes in Buffalo, N.Y., and take up farming in northern Virginia. Planck, therefore, grew up among that odd combination of rural farming intellectuals who not only wanted to raise food for a living but could explain why it made sense. Planck, who is now an author and a creator and manager of farmers' markets, has a message that can be—and is—summed up in straightforward and simple fashion in her first couple of chapters. She then goes on to build her case elaborately, citing both recent and venerable studies, concluding in the end that the only sensible path for eating, the one that maintains and even improves health, the one that maintains stable weight and avoids obesity, happens to be the one that we all crave: not modern food, but traditional food, and not industrial food, but real food."—<B>Mark Bittman, <I>Publishers Weekly</I></B></DIV></DIV> | *$7.95 |
 | The Wine Trials 2010: The World's Bestselling Guide to Inexpensive Wines, with the 150 Winning Wines Under $15 from the Latest Vintages (Fearless Critic)
Brand: Fearless Critic Media
Updated for 2010 and covering 50 percent more wines, it's the breakthrough wine guide that enamored the media⎯"Devilishly delightful" (<i>Dallas Morning News</i>), "Everyday wine drinkers can rejoice" (<i>Newsweek</i>), rattled the snobs⎯"Malicious duplicity!" (<i>Wine Spectator</i>) ⎯and caught the attention of consumers looking to drink better wines for less. <br><br>Now the hardworking authors and editors, along with a double-blind panel of wine experts and consumers, blind-tasted wines under $15 that will be available to consumers in 2009 and 2010. <i>The Wine Trials 2010 </i>will reveal the 150 winners of this year's competition⎯the best wines on the market for under $15. <br><br><br> | *$7.95 |
| | Putting Food by
Brand: Bantam Books (Mm)
The fourth edition of this classic guide to freezing, canning, and preserving food includes new information on freezing for the microwave, making Christmas presents, canning convenience food, and kitchen equipment. Reprint. | *$7.95 |
 | The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
Brand: Gotham
The <I>New York Times</I> bestseller, now in paperback: a scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that built—and then lost—a global wine empire Set in California’s lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, <I>The House of Mondavi</I> is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal. From 1906, when Italian immigrant Cesare Mondavi passed through Ellis Island, to the Robert Mondavi Corp.’s twenty-first-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn Siler brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama. A meticulously reported narrative based on more than five hundred hours of interviews, <I>The House of Mondavi</I> is a modern classic. | *$7.95 |
 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Cooking
Brand: Alpha
<B>Delicious recipes for the growing vegan lifestyle.</B><BR><BR> There are so many reasons to go vegan—health and nutrition, weight loss, green and sustainable living, and prevention of cruelty to animals. With over 200 mouth-watering recipes and tips for converting meat- and dairybased dishes into vegan ones, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Vegan Cooking will help readers enjoy a healthy vegan diet without sacrificing taste.<BR> | *$7.95 |
 | Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Dehydrating: Delicious & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Dehydrating Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Seeds, Pancakes, Crackers, Breads, Granola, Bars & Wraps
Brand: Green Butterfly Press
Living a Raw vegan lifestyle does NOT require dehydrating, which is why Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan recipe books--other than this one--rarely call for dehydrating. <P><P>But if you own a dehydrator, or if you are trying to decide whether or not to buy one, then this book is for you. There are SO many fun and interesting things you can do with dehydrating Raw foods, such as making breads, crackers, wraps, pancakes, granolas, plant leathers (fruit roll-ups, etc.), seasonings, and much more. You can also intensify flavors, add cooked-like textures to your Raw foods, and even serve warm dishes with the food's nutritional integrity totally intact! <P><P>This book is a thorough, comprehensive introduction to dehydrating for people who are curious about the subject. It's also a must-have for Raw food enthusiasts who want to experience the full range of experiences in the Raw food cuisine. <P><P>This Raw food vegan recipe book includes: <P><P>SPECIAL OFFER: 10% OFF EXCALIBUR DEHYDRATORS & ACCESSORIES <BR>Dehydrating Fundamentals <BR>Recommendations on Which Dehydrator to Buy <P><P>55 recipes, including: <P><P>19 Using Fruits & Vegetables <BR>5 Using Nuts & Seeds <BR>12 Pancakes, Crackers, Breads & Wraps (Includes Kristen's famous Raw Maple Syrup for your pancakes!) <BR>13 Special Dehydrated Ingredients <BR>A "Raw Basics" introduction to Raw food (with 6 basic "must have" recipes) for people who are new to the subject. <P><P>Also includes links to food photographs at Kristen Suzanne's Web site, KristensRaw.com. | *$7.95 |
 | The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Nourishing Meals That Are Easy on the Budget and a Snap to Prepare
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
<DIV><DIV><P><B>Do you wish you were a savvy supermarket shopper who knows how to cut your weekly food budget, banish fast food from the dinner table and serve your family meals that are delicious and good for them? Well, Erin Chase, "The $5 Dinner Mom", is here to help.</B> </P><P>Erin is the founder of www.5dollardinners.com the skyrocketing internet website that's now the go-to source for families who want to eat well and stay within a budget. Erin became a supermarket savvy mom, challenged herself to create dinners for her family of four that cost no more than $5 and is here to share her fool-proof method with you in her first cookbook that contains over 200 recipes that cost $5 or less to make. First, Erin will show you how to size up the best supermarket deals, clip coupons that will really save you money and create a weekly dinner <B>menu</B> plan. Then, in each recipe she shows you just how much she paid for each item and challenges you to do the same. </P><P>Here are a few of her favorites:<BR>- North Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches - $4.90<BR>- Curried Pumpkin Soup - $4.41<BR>- Apple Dijon Pork Roast - $4.30<BR>- Orange Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry - $4.94<BR>- Creamy Lemon Dill Catfish - $4.95<BR>- Bacon-Wrapped Apple Chicken - $4.96<BR>- Country Ribs with Oven Fries - $4.77</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Join the army of devoted followers who have already let Erin Chase show them how to be savvy supermarket shoppers who cook tasty, economical <B>meals. You'll</B> never spend more than $5 on dinner again. </P></DIV></DIV> | *$7.94 |
 | Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most
Brand: Cookbook Part Number: BASTIANICH
In this exciting new book the incomparable Lidia takes us on a gastronomic journey—from Piemonte to Puglia—exploring ten different regions that have informed her cooking and helped to make her the fabulous cook that she is today. In addition, her daughter Tanya, an art historian, guides us to some of the nearby cultural treasures that enrich the pursuit of good food.<br><br>· In Istria, now part of Croatia, where Lidia grew up, she forages again for wild asparagus, using it in a delicious soup and a frittata; Sauerkraut with Pork and Roast Goose with Mlinzi reflect the region’s Middle European influences; and <i>buzara</i>, an old mariner’s stew, draws on fish from the nearby sea.<br><br>· From Trieste, Lidia gives seafood from the Adriatic, Viennese-style breaded veal cutlets and Beef Goulash, and Sacher Torte and Apple Strudel.<br><br>· From Friuli, where cows graze on the rich tableland, comes Montasio cheese to make <i>fricos</i>; the corn fields yield polenta for Velvety Cornmeal-Spinach Soup.<br><br>· In Padova and Treviso rice reigns supreme, and Lidia discovers hearty soups and risottos that highlight local flavors.<br><br>· In Piemonte, the robust Barolo wine distinguishes a fork-tender <i>stufato</i> of beef; local white truffles with scrambled eggs is “heaven on a plate”; and a <i>bagna cauda</i> serves as a dip for local vegetables, including prized cardoons.<br><br>· In Maremma, where hunting and foraging are a way of life, earthy foods are mainstays, such as slow-cooked rabbit sauce for pasta or gnocchi and boar tenderloin with prune-apple Sauce, with Galloping Figs for dessert.<br><br>· In Rome Lidia revels in the fresh artichokes and fennel she finds in the Campo dei Fiori and brings back nine different ways of preparing them.<br><br>· In Naples she gathers unusual seafood recipes and a special way of making limoncello-soaked cakes.<br><br>· From Sicily’s Palermo she brings back <i>panelle, </i>the delicious fried chickpea snack; a caponata of stewed summer vegetables; and the elegant Cannoli Napoleon.<br><br>· In Puglia, at Italy’s heel, where durum wheat grows at its best, she makes some of the region’s glorious pasta dishes and re-creates a splendid focaccia from Altamura.<br><br>There are 140 delectable recipes to be found as you make this journey with Lidia. And along the way, with Tanya to guide you, you’ll stop to admire Raphael’s fresco <i>Triumph of Galatea</i>, a short walk from the market in Rome; the two enchanting women in the Palazzo Abbatellis in Palermo; and the Roman ruins in Friuli, among many other delights. There’s something for everyone in this rich and satisfying book that will open up new horizons even to the most seasoned lover of Italy. | *$7.92 |
 | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
Brand: Harper Perennial
<p> Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life—vowing that, for one year, they’d only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, <i>Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</i> is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat. </p> | *$7.89 |
 | Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents: Wholesome Family Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less
Brand: Chronimed Publishing
This book serves up snacks, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts that parents will feel good about--and kids will never know are good for them. | *$7.89 |
 | The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
Donald Gazzaniga, diagnosed with congestive heart failure, was on a waiting list for a heart transplantthe only effective medical treatment. Urged by his doctor to keep his sodium intake down under 1,500-2,000 mg. a day, Don headed for the kitchen and went to work. Aware that cutting table salt from your diet is the barest beginning of a true low-sodium menu, Don devised recipes that were 70% lower in sodium than those in other low-sodium cookbooks. The result? Dons name was removed from the transplant list; his doctors believe that his diet played a significant role. The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook contains: Hundreds of good-tasting, easy-to-make recipesA 28-day low-sodium menu planner Advice on finding low-sodium prepared foods, eating in restaurants, etc. Accurate sodium content of every ingredient and of the total servings Substitutes for high-sodium flavorings, and information on other taste-improving substances. | *$7.88 |
 | Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price
Brand: Atria
<b><center>THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT COOLIO'S BEEN DOING LONGER THAN RAPPING: COOKING</center></b><P>Coolio started making thirty-minute meals when he was ten years old and has since developed a whole new cuisine: Ghetto Gourmet. His recipes are built around solid comfort foods with a <I>healthy twist</i> that don't break the bank. Start your Ghetto Gourmet adventure with some "Soul Rolls," follow-up with "Finger-Lickin', Rib-Stickin', Fall-Off-the-Bone-and-into-Your-Mouth Chicken," and fi nish off with "Banana Ba-ba-ba-bread" sweetened with golden honey. Chapters such as "How to Become a Kitchen Pimp," "Chillin' and Grillin'," and "Pasta Like a Rasta" will guide you through creating 5 star meals at a 1 star price. You can't fi nd fusions like Blasian (black Asian) or Ghettalian (ghetto Italian) in restaurants, but you can have them cooking away in your kitchen faster and easier than ordering takeout. As Coolio says, "All you need is a little bit of food, and a little bit of know-how." | *$7.87 |
 | Food to Live By: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook (Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbk)
Brand: Workman Publishing Company
Organic food is synonymous with premium quality, the deepest, richest taste, conscientious farming, and optimum health. It’s what we need to feed our kids, what we deserve to feed ourselves. And no one is doing more to popularize organic food that Myra Goodman, a mother, a creative cook, and most significantly, co-owner of Earthbound Farm, the world’s largest grower and purveyor of organic produce.<br><br> In <i>Food to Live By</i>, a dazzling full-color cookbook, Myra Goodman offers an utterly appealing, new casual style of cooking based on using the best ingredients, organic or otherwise. The dishes are irresistible: Sweet Corn Chowder. Spinach, Feta and Mushroom Quiche. Foggy Day Chili. Merlot-Braised Short Ribs with Cipollini Onions. Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Ginger Lime Salmon. Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Spiced Orange Sauce. Blue Cheese Smashed Potatoes. Coconut Lemongrass Sorbet. Cherry Panna Cotta. Farm Stand Carrot Cake. Plus, throughout are Farm-Fresh Ingredient boxes—on sorrel, corn, asparagus, artichokes— cooking and shopping tips, and health notes.<br><br> Before Myra and her husband, Drew, founded Earthbound Farm, they tended a small organic raspberry patch in Carmel, California—and Myra baked (and sold) amazing Raspberry Corn Muffins, plus jams, and more. Then Earthbound grew to offer organic lettuce mixes to local restaurants, and eventually the rest of the country. When The Organic Kitchen at Earthbound Farm opened, it was yet another venue for Myra, and the café’s chefs, to share delicious recipes and ideas. Now <i>Food to Live By</i> brings this organic revolution to everyone who cares about what they eat. | *$7.84 |
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