 | 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> | *$6.79 |
 | Suzanne Somers' Eat Great, Lose Weight
Brand: Three Rivers Press
No one knows the self-denial--and the failure rate--of dieting better than Suzanne Somers. The <i>Three's Company</i> and <i>Step-by-Step</i> star struggled with her weight for twenty years. But now, after years of experimentation and consultation with more than one hundred nutritionists and dietitians, Suzanne has developed a weight-loss plan that truly succeeds. <br><br>With over a hundred recipes for great-tasting creative and traditional dishes, Eat Great, Lose Weight will help you free yourself from food cravings, get off the diet roller coaster, and learn to love food again. You won't believe how easy it is to look and feel your best! | *$5.23 |
 | 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 |
 | 200 Best Panini Recipes
Brand: Tiffany Collins Part Number: 0-7788-0201-9
<p> <i>The fresh, robust flavors of Italian grilled sandwiches.</i> </p><p> A panini is an Italian-inspired pressed sandwich enjoyed throughout Italy and, increasingly, in North American cafés, restaurants and kitchens. Italians regard panini as fast food thanks to its easy preparation, which also accounts for its success in North America. Sales of panini makers have skyrocketed, with small appliance manufacturers releasing new models each year. </p><p> Tiffany Collins provides great recipes that replicate the bistro experience and maximize the use of a home panini maker. Among the recipes for this vibrant, flavorful food are:</p><ul> <li>Salami, prosciutto, mozzarella panini with roasted red peppers; Philly cheesesteak panini</li> <li>Bacon, spinach and hard-boiled egg panini; smoked salmon, red onion, cream cheese and caper panini</li> <li>Sweet Italian sausage, provolone and tomato sauce panini; hummus, red onion and Swiss cheese panini</li> <li>Pulled pork panini; Tuscan tuna and white bean panini; shrimp club panini</li> <li>Cuban panini; smores panini; sliced beef, caramelized onions and gorgonzola panini</li> <li>Smoked turkey, brie and Granny Smith apple panini; south of the border turkey panini with perfect guacamole.</li> </ul><p> This Italian tradition can now be experienced at home and enjoyed by the whole family. </p> | *$13.98 |
 | The Complete Chile Pepper Book: A Gardener's Guide to Choosing, Growing, Preserving, and Cooking
Brand: Timber Press
Chile peppers are hot -- in every sense of the word. They add culinary fire to thousands of dishes from a variety of cuisines and inspire near-fanatical devotion in those who have succumbed to their incendiary charms. <br><br>In this comprehensive book, world chile experts Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland have assembled all the information that anyone with an interest in chile peppers could ever hope to find. Detailed profiles of the 100 most popular chile varieties include information on how to grow chiles; how to diagnose and remedy problems, pests, and diseases; and post-harvest processing and preservation. The book culminates in 85 mouth-watering recipes that make brilliant use of both the characteristic heat of chile peppers and of their more subtle flavor qualities. <br><br>Want to know what the hottest chile pepper in the world is? You'll find it in the fascinating story of 'Bhut Jolokia', acknowledged by Guinness World Records as the fieriest chile on earth. Confused about the identity of those chile peppers you bought? The authors' clear photographs and precise descriptions will clear up the mystery. <i><br><br>The Complete Chile Pepper Book</i> is the only guide to chiles you'll ever need. It's a scorcher. | *$16.83 |
 | The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto
Brand: Tin House Books
<DIV>One part celebration, one part history, two parts manifesto, Bernard DeVoto's <I>The Hour</I> is a comic and unequivocal treatise on how and why we drink — properly. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author turns his shrewd wit on the spirits and attitudes that cause his stomach to turn and his eyes to roll — warning: this book is not for rum drinkers. DeVoto instructs his readers on how to drink like gentlemen and sheds new light on the simple joys of the cocktail hour. Daniel Handler's introduction to this reprint of the 1950s classic provides a humorous framework for the modern reader.</DIV> | *$10.30 |
 | Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up
Brand: Tricycle Press
A Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up <P>Together with her co-author, educator Ann Henderson, cookbook author Mollie Katzen believes it's never too early to introduce children to the creative world of cookery in a fun, healthful way. For small children, exploring food and cooking is not just about eating, it can be a playful activity and a way to learn new skills. As an educational experience, consider all the things a child can learn in the kitchen: counting, symbol recognition, reading readiness, self-confidence, use of tools, food literacy, and more. <P>Pretend Soup brings the grown-up world of real cooking to a child's level. Each vegetarian recipe is presented on double-page spreads, two per recipe. Full of Mollie's well-loved warmth and whimsical artistry, the first spread details the ingredients, safety tips, and a familiar version of the recipe for the prep cook: the adult. The second spread presents the recipe pictorally for the child and introduces a few easy-to-read words - your child moves from the usual role of helper to head cook. | *$7.88 |
 | The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough for Tonight's Dinner
Brand: Tuttle Publishing
<DIV>"What am I going to cook for dinner tonight?" It's a common lament for everyone, and the answer too often is something unhealthy, unappealing, or both in the form of expensive take-out. Jaden Hair comes to the rescue in <I>The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook</I>, a fantastic new cookbook stuffed with dozens upon dozens of foolproof Asian recipes that are quick and easy to do—all in time for tonight's supper!<BR><BR>Author and food blogger, Jaden Hair (steamykitchen.com) reveals her secret ingredient to create take-out favorite Broccoli Beef, shows you step-by-step in photos how to roll perfect Vietnamese Spring Rolls, how to make Thai Curry in less time than it takes to drive to a restaurant and teaches how, with only three main ingredients, you can fry up the crowd-favorite Firecracker Shrimp. With her irresistible sense of humor and accessible style, Jaden will have you running into your kitchen to start cooking!</div> | *$15.66 |
 | The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
Brand: Twelve
If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped our country. | *$5.20 |
 | Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Baking and Desserts: Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Cookies, Cakes, Muffins, Scones, Pies, Puddings, Breads and Pizzas
Brand: Ulysses Press
<P><b>HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT HEALTHY TOO</b></p> <P> Standard baked goods come with a hefty price on your health--weight gain, cholesterol and diabetes, as well as allergies for many people. <i>Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Baking and Desserts</i> shows how to bring taboo treats back to the baking sheet with mouth-watering recipes that transform diet-busting favorites into guilt-free wonders. <P> Following a wholesome approach that avoids quick-metabolizing ingredients, this book presents recipes for delicious desserts and breads that are as satisfying as they are good for the body. Discover the easy and tasty way to bake with healthy alternatives: <P> ♥ <b>Replace wheat</b> with arrowroot, buckwheat or quinoa flour <P> ♥ <b>Eliminate sugar</b> by sweetening with agave, yacon or stevia <P> <i>Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Baking and Desserts</i> offers over 90 delicious and nutritious recipes for: <P><ul> <b> <li> Cinnamon Rolls </li> <li> Chocolate Chip Cookies </li> <li> Old-Fashioned Raspberry Thumbprints </li> <li> Almond Joy Truffles </li> <li> Carob Chip Scones </li> <li> Mexican Wedding Cakes </li> <li> Corn Bread </li> <li> Peanut Butter Waffles </li> <li> Zucchini Bread </li> <li> Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie </li> <li> Fudge Brownies </li> </b> </ul> <P> <P><b>About the Author</b></p> <P> <b>Kelly E. Keough</b> is an expert healthy chef, author and host of <i>The Sweet Truth</i> cooking show on Veria TV. She lives in Los Angeles. | *$9.28 |
 | CopyKat.com's Dining Out at Home Cookbook: Recipes for the Most Delicious Dishes from America's Most Popular Restaurants
Brand: Ulysses Press
<b>YOU LOVE IT AT THE RESTAURANT...NOW MAKE IT AT HOME</b> <P>Packed with the most popular recipes from CopyKat.com, this book offers over 200 unauthorized restaurant re-creations that have been tested and re-tested by people just like you. Each delicious dish is guaranteed to taste like the restaurant original so you can: <P>♦ Save money while enjoying all your favorite restaurant dishes <P>♦ Mix and match items from different restaurants to create the perfect meal <P>♦ Satisfy kids with their fast food favorites while making a fancier dinner for the adults <P>♦ Modify original re-creations to make them healthier while maintaining the delicious taste <P>♦ Find the ideal recipe for any occasion with the book's quick reference icons, impress-your-guest dishes, quick-and-easy treats, meat-lover fare and vegetarian options <P>There are recipes for all your favorite entreés, appetizers, soups, salads, desserts and more from Americas best restaurants, including: <P><ul><li>Boston Market®</li> <li>Chili's®</li> <li>Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®</li> <li>IHOP®</li> <li>Jack in the Box®</li> <li>Joe's Crab Shack®</li> <li>Mrs. Fields®</li> <li>Olive Garden®</li> <li>Outback Steakhouse®</li> <li>Red Lobster®</li> <li>Taco Bell®</li> <li>T.G.I. Friday's®</li> <li>The Cheesecake Factory®</li></ul> | *$8.82 |
 | Green Smoothies Diet: The Natural Program for Extraordinary Health
Brand: Ulysses Press
<P><b>CAPTURE THE BENEFITS OF EARTH'S SUPERFOODS</b></p> <P> Looking for a quick, flavorful and nutritious way to stay youthful and healthy? <i>The Green Smoothies Diet</i> provides the perfect solution! Green smoothies are the best way to power up your body and supercharge your health in just minutes a day. Packing a tasty, nutrient-filled punch in every sip, these ultrahealthy smoothies pair leafy green vegetables with delicious, antioxidant-rich fruits. Discover how green smoothies help you: <P><ul><b> <li>Lose Weight</li> <li>Detoxify the Body</li> <li>Increase Energy</li> <li>Fight Heart Disease</li> <li>Prevent Diabetes & Certain Cancers</li> <li>Boost the Immune System</li> <li>Make Skin and Hair Beautiful</li> </b></ul> <P> Features easy-to-make recipes like: <P><ul><b> <li>Rad Raspberry Radicchio</li> <li>Black Kale Blackberry Brew</li> <li>Red Pepper Mint Julep</li> <li>Grapefruit Cilantro Booster</li> <li>Big Black Cabbage Cocktail</li> </b></ul> <P><b>About the Author</b></p> <P><b>Robyn Openshaw</b> is a nutrition entusiast and educator. She runs the popular website greensmoothiegirl.com and can also be found on You Tube and Facebook. She lives in Lindon, Utah. | *$8.29 |
 | The 100 Best Vegan Baking Recipes: Amazing Cookies, Cakes, Muffins, Pies, Brownies and Breads
Brand: Ulysses Press
<DIV><DIV>From classic breads, cakes, and desserts to imaginative new creations, the recipes in this book eliminate the dairy and eggs without reducing the flavor. These homemade delights have been taste-tested to tantalizing perfection. Each bite proves that vegan-baked goods can be just as delectable as their animal-product counterparts. Whether one is motivated to do something positive for the earth, to show compassion for animals, or to be good for one's health, these quick-to-make, easy-to-bake recipes offer a proven new approach for novice bakers and professional pastry chefs alike. <I>The 100 Best Vegan Baking Recipes</I> features alternatives for favorites like cupcakes, brownies, and chocolate chip cookies while also offering treats such as lime coconut bars, blueberry streusel muffins, and rosemary focaccia. The author refrains from exotic ingredient lists while presenting straightforward guidance on how baking works and what to use to veganize favorite recipes. From egg and butter replacers to nut and grain milks, <I>The 100 Best Vegan Baking Recipes</I> details all the tried, true, and tastiest substitutes. </DIV></div> | *$7.90 |
 | The Juice Fasting Bible: Discover the Power of an All-Juice Diet to Restore Good Health, Lose Weight and Increase Vitality
Brand: Ulysses Press
<P><b>CLEANSE THE HEALTHY WAY!</b></p> <P> In today's world, it is vital to detox! And there is no better way than by doing a juice fast. Fresh juices are bursting with healthy ingredients: antioxidants, vitamins, natural antibiotics, beneficial nutrients, anti-inflammatories, and even enzymes that vastly improve digestion and flush the intestinal tract. <P> <i>The Juice Fasting Bible</i> helps you harness the natural rejuvenating power of juices to improve your quality of life, enhance fitness, provide extra energy and even lengthen your lifespan. It shows how you can turn your love of juice into something wonderful for your body. <P> <i>The Juice Fasting Bible</i> guides you step by step through the entire cleansing process: <P><ul> <b> <li> Finding the Best Fruits and Vegetables </li> <li> Choosing the Right Fast </li> <li> Handling the Fast with Ease </li> <li> Enjoying Glorious Juice Recipes </li> <li> Ending Your Fast Properly </li> </b> </ul> <P> <P><b>About the Author</b></p> <P> <b>Dr. Sandra Cabot</b> is the medical and executive director of the Australian National Health Advisory Service. She has written several groundbreaking books on hormones, cleansing diets, weight loss, cholesterol, diabetes and detoxing. Her <i>Liver Cleansing Diet</i> has sold over two million copies worldwide and was awarded the prestigious Australian People's Choice Award for the most popular nonfiction book in 1996. | *$7.16 |
 | The I Love Trader Joe's Cookbook: 150 Delicious Recipes Using Only Foods from the World's Greatest Grocery Store
Brand: Ulysses Press
<P><b>DELICIOUS RECIPES MADE EASY THANKS TO TRADER JOE'S®</b></p> <P> Packed with unique and fabulous foods, Trader Joe's® rocks. Now, <i>The I ♥ Trader Joe's® Cookbook</i> shows how to mix and match items from TJ's into amazing creations and mouthwatering meals. <P> Thanks to <i>The I ♥ Trader Joe's® Cookbook</i>, frugal foodies can turn a one-stop shopping trip to TJ's into a tasty treat in no time at all. The recipes in this book cover everything from crowd-pleasing hors d'oeuvres and healthy salads to gourmet entrees and world-class desserts, including: <P><b><ul> <li>Green Olive and Gorgonzola Palmiers</li> <li>Red, White and Blue Firecracker Potato Chips</li> <li>Champagne-Saffron Risotto</li> <li>Prosciutto Turkey Tenderloin with Fingerlings</li> <li>Maui Beef on Coconut Rice with Macadamia Nuts and Basil</li> <li>Caramelized Onion, Fig and Gorgonzola Tart</li> <li>Sweet-Glazed Salmon with Corn Salsa</li> <li>Sassy Peach Sweet Potatoes</li> <li>Hazelnut-Plum Baby Cakes</li> </b></ul> <P> <P><b>About the Author</b></p> <P>Cherie Mercer Twohy received her Professional Culinary Arts diploma from the California School of Culinary Arts. She has received instruction at the renowned Culinary Institute of America Greystone campus in the Napa Valley. Twohy is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and recently joined Julia Child and Jacques Pépin as a Certified Culinary Professional.<P><P> <i>Trader Joe's® is a registered trademark of Trader Joe's® Company and is used here for informational purposes</i> | *$11.13 |
 | Macarons: Authentic French Cookie Recipes That You Can Make at Home
Brand: Ulysses Press
<DIV>From acclaimed pastry chef Cecile Cannone, founder of MacarOn café in New York City, comes the ultimate guide to baking delicious French macarons. These adorable sandwich-like treats have exploded in popularity and have been declared by many to be the hottest dessert since the cupcake. With stunning photographs and easy-to-follow directions, the chef shares her expert secrets for creating the perfect cookie. Featuring delicious favorite flavors — like rich dark chocolate, nutty pistachio, and creamy lemon as well as more unusual offerings such as white crème brule, espresso, and even green tea — the book includes macaron recipes for every taste.</DIV> | *$10.08 |
 | The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home
Brand: University of California Press
Written by a vintner and science editor with twenty-five years experience, <i>The Way to Make Wine </i>is the most readable and reliable handbook among the many winemaking guides. In engaging conversational prose, Sheridan Warrick shows that making your own wine is not only easy, but also fun. Geared to everyday wine lovers who want to drink well, save money, and impress their friends, this book reveals everything needed to make delicious wines--both reds and whites--from start to finish. <br>Warrick demystifies winemaking by explaining the nuts and bolts and demonstrating that if readers can replace a faucet washer or cook a pasta sauce, they can make food-friendly wines that cost less than the bottles they're now opening. He enables amateur vintners to equip a home winery, procure top-quality grapes, run a flawless fermentation, and enjoy their wine--its nose, its body, and finish--with renewed awareness and appreciation. At the same time, the author points experienced home vintners to new skills, describing top wineries' techniques. Rich with insiders' know-how, this book also divulges the many advances that have been made in the past few decades and makes clear that, with enologists' innovations, home winemaking is easier than ever. With straightforward illustrations of key steps, this book offers one-stop shopping for anyone who's ever dreamed of making table wines at home.<br><b>* two step-by-step sections: one for beginners, one for experienced home vintners<br>* sidebars offer quick tips and key elements of winemaking lore <br>* includes the only clear and comprehensive guide to minimizing the use of sulfites in wine<br>* section on suppliers and labs provides a wealth of information on sources of fine wine grapes</b> | *$17.56 |
 | Reading between the Wines
Brand: University of California Press
Acclaimed importer and wine guru Terry Theise, long known for his top-notch portfolio and his illustrious writing, now offers this opinionated, idiosyncratic, and beautifully written testament to wine. What constitutes beauty in wine, and how do we appreciate it? What role does wine play in a soulful, sensual life? Can wines of place survive in a world of globalized styles and 100-point scoring systems? In his highly approachable style, Theise describes how wine can be a portal to aesthetic, emotional, even mystical experience--and he frankly asserts that these experiences are most likely to be inspired by wines from artisan producers. Along the way, Theise tells us a little about how he got where he is today, explores the meaning of wine in the lives of vintners he has known, and praises particular grape varieties. <i>Reading between the Wines</i> is a passionate tribute to wine--and to what it can say to us once we learn to listen. | *$16.47 |
 | Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture)
Brand: University of California Press
An accessible and balanced account, <I>Food Politics </I>laid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why. | *$11.50 |
 | The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why
Brand: University of California Press
What we eat, where we eat, and how we eat: these questions are explored in this remarkable book, first published in 2002. Now in its second edition, <I>The Atlas of Food </I>provides an up-to-date and visually appealing way of understanding the important issues relating to global food and agriculture. In mapping out broad areas of investigation--contamination of food and water, overnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, processing, farming, and trade--it offers a concise overview of today's food and farming concerns. Buttressed by engaging prose and vivid graphics, Erik Millstone and Tim Lang convincingly argue that human progress depends on resolving global inequality and creating a more sustainable food production system. <br><I>Copub: Myriad Editions </I> | *$11.00 |
 | The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook
Brand: University of Georgia Press
<DIV>Everybody has one in their collection. You know—one of those old, spiral- or plastic-tooth-bound cookbooks sold to support a high school marching band, a church, or the local chapter of the Junior League. These recipe collections reflect, with unimpeachable authenticity, the dishes that define communities: chicken and dumplings, macaroni and cheese, chess pie. When the Southern Foodways Alliance began curating a cookbook, it was to these spiral-bound, sauce-splattered pages that they turned for their model.</div> <DIV> </div> <DIV>Including more than 170 tested recipes, this cookbook is a true reflection of southern foodways and the people, regardless of residence or birthplace, who claim this food as their own. Traditional and adapted, fancy and unapologetically plain, these recipes are powerful expressions of collective identity. There is something from—and something for—everyone. The recipes and the stories that accompany them came from academics, writers, catfish farmers, ham curers, attorneys, toqued chefs, and people who just like to cook—spiritual Southerners of myriad ethnicities, origins, and culinary skill levels.</div> <DIV> </div> <DIV>Edited by Sara Roahen and John T. Edge, written, collaboratively, by Sheri Castle, Timothy C. Davis, April McGreger, Angie Mosier, and Fred Sauceman, the book is divided into chapters that represent the region’s iconic foods: Gravy, Garden Goods, Roots, Greens, Rice, Grist, Yardbird, Pig, The Hook, The Hunt, Put Up, and Cane. Therein you’ll find recipes for pimento cheese, country ham with redeye gravy, tomato pie, oyster stew, gumbo z’herbes, and apple stack cake. You’ll learn traditional ways of preserving green beans, and you’ll come to love refried black-eyed peas.</div> <DIV> </div> <DIV>Are you hungry yet?</div> | *$16.47 |
 | The Virginia Housewife
Brand: University of South Carolina Press
First published in 1825, The Virginia House-Wife was the most influential cookbook in nineteenth-century America. Considered the ultimate how-to cookbook, it rivals some of the currently popular cookbooks with its commonsense knowledge and advice which remains practical to this day. | *$19.99 |
 | Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy (William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere)
Brand: University of Texas Press
<p>No one has done more to introduce the world to the authentic, flavorful cuisines of Mexico than Diana Kennedy. Acclaimed as the Julia Child of Mexican cooking, Kennedy has been an intrepid, indefatigable student of Mexican foodways for more than fifty years and has published several classic books on the subject, including <cite>The Cuisines of Mexico</cite> (now available in <cite>The Essential Cuisines of Mexico</cite>, a compilation of her first three books), <cite>The Art of Mexican Cooking</cite>, <cite>My Mexico</cite>, and <cite>From My Mexican Kitchen</cite>. Her uncompromising insistence on using the proper local ingredients and preparation techniques has taught generations of cooks how to prepare--and savor--the delicious, subtle, and varied tastes of Mexico.</p><p>In <cite>Oaxaca al Gusto</cite>, Kennedy takes us on an amazing journey into one of the most outstanding and colorful cuisines in the world. The state of Oaxaca is one of the most diverse in Mexico, with many different cultural and linguistic groups, often living in areas difficult to access. Each group has its own distinctive cuisine, and Diana Kennedy has spent many years traveling the length and breadth of Oaxaca to record in words and photographs "these little-known foods, both wild and cultivated, the way they were prepared, and the part they play in the daily or festive life of the communities I visited." <cite>Oaxaca al Gusto</cite> is the fruit of these labors--and the culmination of Diana Kennedy's life's work.</p><p>Organized by regions, <cite>Oaxaca al Gusto</cite> presents some three hundred recipes--most from home cooks--for traditional Oaxacan dishes. Kennedy accompanies each recipe with fascinating notes about the ingredients, cooking techniques, and the food's place in family and communal life. Lovely color photographs illustrate the food and its preparation. A special feature of the book is a chapter devoted to the three pillars of the Oaxacan regional cuisines--chocolate, corn, and chiles. Notes to the cook, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index complete the volume.</p><p>An irreplaceable record of the infinite world of Oaxacan gastronomy, <cite>Oaxaca al Gusto</cite> belongs on the shelf of everyone who treasures the world's traditional regional cuisines.</p> | *$31.50 |
 | Vegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes
Brand: Vegan Heritage Press
This book is your culinary passport to the world's spicy cuisines. It lets you take a trip around the world with delicious, mouth-watering, meatless, dairy-free, and egg-free recipes, ranging from mildly spiced to nearly incendiary. Explore the spicy cuisines of the U.S., South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia with: Red-Hot White Bean Chili, Tunisian Couscous, Vindaloo Vegetables, Vegetable Tagine wth Seitan, Szechuan Noodle Salad, Turkish Bulgur Pilaf, Jambalaya, Thai Coconut Soup, Penne Arrabbiata, Satays with Ginger Peanut Sauce, and many more. <BR> Organized by global regions, this book gives you 200 inventive and delicious 100% vegan recipes for traditional international dishes, using readily available ingredients. Best of all, you can adjust the heat yourself and enjoy these recipes hot - or not. (Note: This is a 100% vegan, revised and updated version of Robin's 1998, out-of-print vegetarian book, <i>Some Like It Hot</i>, and contains new recipes and important new content.) | *$12.25 |
 | 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 | *$8.49 |
| | Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
Brand: Viking Adult | *$20.00 |
 | Steak: One Man's Search for the World's Tastiest Piece of Beef
Brand: Viking Adult
<B>The definitive book on steak has never been written-until now </B> <BR><BR> "Of all the meats, only one merits its own structure. There is no such place as a lamb house or a pork house, but even a small town can have a steak house." So begins Mark Schatzker's ultimate carnivorous quest. Fed up with one too many mediocre steaks, the intrepid journalist set out to track down, define, and eat the perfect specimen. His journey takes him to all the legendary sites of steak excellence-Texas, France, Scotland, Italy, Japan, Argentina, and Idaho's Pahsimeroi Valley-where he discovers the lunatic lengths steak lovers will go to consume the perfect cut. After contemplating the merits of Black Angus, Kobe, Chianina, and the prehistoric aurochs-a breed revived by the Nazis after four hundred years of extinction-Schatzker adopts his own heifer, fattens her on fruit, acorns, and Persian walnuts, and then grapples with ambivalence when this near-pet appears on his plate. <BR><BR> Reminiscent of both Bill Bryson's and Bill Buford's writing, <I>Steak</I> is a warm, humorous, and wide-ranging read that introduces a wonderful new travel and food writer to the common table. | *$10.99 |
 | Spice: The History of a Temptation
Brand: Vintage
A brilliant, original history of the spice trade—and the appetites that fueled it.<br><br> It was in search of the fabled Spice Islands and their cloves that Magellan charted the first circumnavigation of the globe. Vasco da Gama sailed the dangerous waters around Africa to India on a quest for Christians—and spices. Columbus sought gold and pepper but found the New World. By the time these fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers set sail, the aromas of these savory, seductive seeds and powders had tempted the palates and imaginations of Europe for centuries. <br><br> <i>Spice: The History of a Temptation </i>is a history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. Here is an exploration of the centuries-old desire for spice in food, in medicine, in magic, in religion, and in sex—and of the allure of forbidden fruit lingering in the scents of cinnamon, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, mace, and clove.<br> We follow spices back through time, through history, myth, archaeology, and literature. We see spices in all their diversity, lauded as love potions and aphrodisiacs, as panaceas and defenses against the plague. We journey from religious rituals in which spices were employed to dispel demons and summon gods to prodigies of gluttony both fantastical and real. We see spices as a luxury for a medieval king’s ostentation, as a mummy’s deodorant, as the last word in haute cuisine.<br><br> Through examining the temptations of spice we follow in the trails of the spice seekers leading from the deserts of ancient Syria to thrill-seekers on the Internet. We discover how spice became one of the first and most enduring links between Asia and Europe. We see in the pepper we use so casually the relic of a tradition linking us to the appetites of Rome, Elizabethan England, and the pharaohs. And we capture the pleasure of spice not only at the table but in every part of life.<br><br> <i>Spice </i>is a delight to be savored.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> | *$9.17 |
 | Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (Vintage)
Brand: Vintage
A highly acclaimed writer and editor, Bill Buford left his job at <i>The </i> <i>New Yorker</i> for a most unlikely destination: the kitchen at Babbo, the revolutionary Italian restaurant created and ruled by superstar chef Mario Batali. <br><br>Finally realizing a long-held desire to learn first-hand the experience of restaurant cooking, Buford soon finds himself drowning in improperly cubed carrots and scalding pasta water on his quest to learn the tricks of the trade. His love of Italian food then propels him on journeys further afield: to Italy, to discover the secrets of pasta-making and, finally, how to properly slaughter a pig. Throughout, Buford stunningly details the complex aspects of Italian cooking and its long history, creating an engrossing and visceral narrative stuffed with insight and humor. | *$6.99 |
 | The Man Who Ate Everything
Brand: Vintage
<b>Winner of the Julia Child Book Award </b> <P><b>A James Beard Book Award Finalist</b><P>When Jeffrey Steingarten was appointed food critic for <b>Vogue</b>, he systematically set out to overcome his distaste for such things as kimchi, lard, Greek cuisine, and blue food. He succeeded at all but the last: Steingarten is "fairly sure that God meant the color blue mainly for food that has gone bad." In this impassioned, mouth-watering, and outrageously funny book, Steingarten devotes the same Zen-like discipline and gluttonous curiosity to practically everything that anyone anywhere has ever called "dinner." <P>Follow Steingarten as he jets off to sample choucroute in Alsace, hand-massaged beef in Japan, and the mother of all ice creams in Sicily. Sweat with him as he tries to re-create the perfect sourdough, bottle his own mineral water, and drop excess poundage at a luxury spa. Join him as he mounts a heroic--and hilarious--defense of salt, sugar, and fat (though he has some nice things to say about Olestra). Stuffed with offbeat erudition and recipes so good they ought to be illegal, <b>The Man Who Ate Everything</b> is a gift for anyone who loves food. | *$6.73 |
 | 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 |
 | Salt: A World History
Brand: Vintage
Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilization from the beginning, and its story is a glittering often surprising part of the history of mankind. So valuable that it has often served as currency and still does in places today, salt inspired the earliest trade routes across unknown oceans and the remotest deserts. Wars have been fought over salt, and while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multilayered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale. | *$10.36 |
 | The Yeast Connection: A Medical Breakthrough
Brand: Vintage Books
An in-depth guide to those health problems in people of all ages and sexes that can be traced to sensitivity to the yeast germ candida albicans. | *$5.99 |
 | Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too with Over 75 New Recipes You Can Make in a Flash!
Brand: Voice
<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Series . . . <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> <P>Lose Weight without Losing Your Mind!</b> <P>Discover what everyone is talking about: the easiest, most enjoyable way to lasting weight loss. Following the smash hit original comes this brand-new collection of over 75 even easier recipes, plus smart cooking tips and real-life success stories. Finally, a diet to savor . . . <P><i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> delivers <b>more</b> mouthwatering low-fat recipes, <b>more</b> skinny alternatives to your cravings, and <b>more</b> quick and easy meals in HALF the time! We know there's hardly ever enough time to cook. With <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER</i> you can drop a dress size without sacrificing the foods you love <i>and</i> spend less time in the kitchen so you can enjoy . . . life! <P>Have your cake and eat it too with these delectable recipes: <P>Mini Blueberry Muffins<br> Seven-Layer Dip<br> Pineapple Mojitos <br> Asian Chicken Salad<br> Shrimp and Grits <br> Cheese "Fries" <br> Carrot Soup with a Kick <br> Flank Steak with Indian Salsa <br> White Pizza with Roasted Mushrooms <P>What are you waiting for? <i>Cook Yourself Thin FASTER!</i> | *$5.00 |
 | Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes
Brand: Voice
Lose weight without losing your mind! <br/><br/> <i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> is a healthy, delicious way to drop a dress size without all the gimmicks. The ladies of "Cook Yourself Thin," a new Lifetime reality show, offer 80 easy, accessible recipes in this companion cookbook that teaches readers how to cut calories without compromising taste.</p> <P>For some of us, losing weight has always been a struggle. The challenge: figuring out how to cook healthy, low-fat foods that won't leave you hungry, bored, or running for a gallon of ice cream! <i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> shows how to cut calories, change diets, and improve health without sacrificing the foods we love.</p> <P><i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> is not a fad diet. It gives skinny alternatives to your cravings. You can't live without your chocolate cake or mac 'n' cheese? You don't have to! (See Deep Dark Chocolate Cake, page 197.) There's never enough time to cook? <i>Cook Yourself Thin</i> keeps it simple─with easy instructions and fun recipes you'll want to make again and again.</p> <P>What are you waiting for? Cook Yourself Thin!</p> | *$0.36 |
 | Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time")
Brand: W. W. Norton
<strong>At last, a cookbook that brings Mexican food within easy reach: named to <em>Food & Wine Magazine</em>’s Year’s 25 Best Cookbooks as part of its annual Best of the Best cookbook.</strong> In his previous books, Rick Bayless transformed America's understanding of Mexican cuisine, introducing authentic dishes and cooking methods as he walked readers through Mexican markets and street stalls. As much as Rick loves the bold flavors of Mexican foods, he understands that preparing many Mexican specialties requires more time than most of us have. <i>Mexican Everyday</i> is written with the time sensitivities of modern life in mind. It is a collection of 90 full-flavored recipes—like Green Chile Chicken Tacos, Shrimp Ceviche Salad, Chipotle Steak with Black Beans—that meet three criteria for "everyday" food: 1) most need less than 30 minutes' involvement; 2) they have the fresh, clean taste of simple, authentic preparations; and 3) they are nutritionally balanced, full-featured meals—no elaborate side dishes required. Companion to a thirteen-part public television series, this book provides dishes you can eat with family and friends, day in and day out. | *$16.42 |
 | What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
<strong>"Like having a scientist at your side to answer your questions in plain, non-technical language."—<em>Science News</em></strong> Why is red meat red? How do they decaffeinate coffee? Do you wish you understood the science of food but don't want to plow through dry, technical books? In <em>What Einstein Told His Cook</em>, University of Pittsburgh chemistry professor emeritus and award-winning <em>Washington Post</em> food columnist Robert L. Wolke provides reliable and witty explanations for your most burning food questions, while debunking misconceptions and helping you interpret confusing advertising and labeling. A finalist for both the James Beard Foundation and IACP Awards for best food reference, <em>What Einstein Told His Cook</em> engages cooks and chemists alike. | *$9.27 |
 | Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
<strong>The only book for home cooks offering a complete introduction to the craft.</strong> CHARCUTERIE—a culinary specialty that originally referred to the creation of pork products such as salami, sausages, and prosciutto—is true food craftsmanship, the art of turning preserved food into items of beauty and taste. Today the term encompasses a vast range of preparations, most of which involve salting, cooking, smoking, and drying. In addition to providing classic recipes for sausages, terrines, and pâtés, Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn expand the definition to include anything preserved or prepared ahead such as Mediterranean olive and vegetable rillettes, duck confit, and pickles and sauerkraut. Ruhlman, coauthor of <i>The French Laundry Cookbook</i>, and Polcyn, an expert charcuterie instructor at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan, present 125 recipes that are both intriguing to professionals and accessible to home cooks, including salted, airdried ham; Maryland crab, scallop, and saffron terrine; Da Bomb breakfast sausage; mortadella and soppressata; and even spicy smoked almonds. 50 line drawings | *$20.95 |
 | The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
For twenty-four years, in an odd and intimate warren of rooms, San Franciscans of every variety have come to the Zuni Café with high expectations and have rarely left disappointed. In <I>The Zuni Café Cookbook</I>, a book customers have been anticipating for years, chef and owner Judy Rodgers provides recipes for Zuni's most well-known dishes, ranging from the Zuni Roast Chicken to the Espresso Granita. But Zuni's appeal goes beyond recipes. Harold McGee concludes, "What makes <I>The Zuni Café Cookbook</I> a real treasure is the voice of Zuni's Judy Rodgers," whose book "repeatedly sheds a fresh and revealing light on ingredients and dishes, and even on the nature of cooking itself." Deborah Madison (<I>Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone</I>) says the introduction alone "should be required reading for every person who might cook something someday." 24 pages of color, 50 black-and-white photographs. | *$20.95 |
 | The Bread Bible
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
The new baking masterwork from the author of <I>The Cake Bible</I> and <I>The Pie and Pastry Bible.</I> <P><I>The Bread Bible</I> gives bread bakers 150 of the meticulous, foolproof recipes that are Rose Levy Beranbaum's trademark. Her knowledge of the chemistry of baking, the accessibility of her recipes, and the incomparable taste of her creations make this book invaluable for home cooks and professional bakers alike. <P>Recipes include bread made with yeast starters, quick breads, flatbreads, brioche, and much more. From ciabatta, semolina, rye, and sourdough breads to bagels, biscuits, crumpets, and pizza dough, <I>The Bread Bible</I> covers all the baking bases. <P>"Understanding" and "Pointers for Success" sections explain in simple, readable language the importance of various techniques and ingredients demonstrated in a recipe, providing a complete education in the art of baking, with thorough sections on types of flour, equipment, and other essentials. Easy-to-use ingredient tables provide both volume and weight, for surefire recipes that work perfectly every time. 225 line drawings and 32 pages of color illustrations. | *$20.77 |
 | All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
<B>From the perfect pot roast to the fragrant complexity of braised endive, there's no food more satisfying than a well-braised dish.</B> <P>The art of braising comes down to us from the earliest days of cooking, when ingredients were enclosed in a heavy pot and buried in the hot embers of a dying fire until tender and bathed in a deliciously concentrated sauce. Today, braising remains as popular and as uncomplicated as ever. Molly Stevens's <I>All About Braising</I> is a comprehensive guide to this versatile way of cooking, written to instruct a cook at any level. Everything you need to know is here, including: <UL> <LI>a thorough explanation of the principles of good braising with helpful advice on the best cuts of meat, the right choice of fish and vegetables, and the right pots <LI>125 reliable, easy-to-follow recipes for meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetables, ranging from quick-braised weeknight dishes to slow-cooked weekend braises <LI>planning tips to highlight the fact that braised foods taste just as good, if not even better, as leftovers <LI>a variety of enlightened wine suggestions for any size pocketbook with each recipe <LI>16 color photographs, 50 line drawings </UL> | *$20.45 |
 | Land of Plenty: A Treasury of Authentic Sichuan Cooking
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
The Chinese call the province of Sichuan in southwest China "the land of plenty" and "the place for flavor." Although it is mostly known in the West for its hot-and-spicy dishes, the Chinese love Sichuan food for its inventive use of seasonings and its many styles of preparation. Fuchsia Dunlop immersed herself in Sichuanese cooking and culture for two years, gathering from regional chefs and home cooks a full range of recipes from soups to desserts. She provides glossaries of Sichuan's ingredients and cooking methods, and Chinese characters for and definitions of the twenty-three flavors at the heart of the Sichuanese culinary canon. Equally valuable for novices and experts, <I>Land of Plenty</I> teaches everything from how to wield a cleaver to how to make delicious Kung Pao chicken, offering a unique user-friendly introduction to one of China's richest cuisines. 16 pages of color photographs. | *$18.49 |
 | My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
<strong>Lahey’s “breathtaking, miraculous, no-work, no-knead bread” (<em>Vogue</em>) has revolutionized the food world.</strong> When he wrote about Jim Lahey’s bread in the <em>New York Times</em>, Mark Bittman’s excitement was palpable: “The loaf is incredible, a fine-bakery quality, European-style boule that is produced more easily than by any other technique I’ve used, and it will blow your mind.” Here, thanks to Jim Lahey, New York’s premier baker, is a way to make bread at home that doesn’t rely on a fancy bread machine or complicated kneading techniques. Witnessing the excitement that Bittman’s initial piece unleashed worldwide among bakers experienced and beginner alike, Jim grew convinced that home cooks were eager for a no-fuss way to make bread, and so now, in this eagerly anticipated collection of recipes, Jim shares his one-of-a-kind method for baking rustic, deep-flavored bread in your own oven.<br /> <br /> The secret to Jim Lahey’s bread is slow-rise fermentation. As Jim shows in <em>My Bread</em>, with step-by-step instructions followed by step-by-step pictures, the amount of labor you put in amounts to 5 minutes: mix water, flour, yeast, and salt, and then let time work its magic—no kneading necessary. Wait 12 to 18 hours for the bread to rise, developing structure and flavor; then, after another short rise, briefly bake the bread in a covered cast-iron pot.<br /> <br /> The process couldn’t be more simple, or the results more inspiring. My Bread devotes chapters to Jim’s variations on the basic loaf, including an olive loaf, pecorino cheese bread, pancetta rolls, the classic Italian baguette (<em>stirato</em>), and the stunning bread stick studded with tomatoes, olives, or garlic (<em>stecca</em>). He gets even more creative with loaves like Peanut Butter and Jelly Bread, others that use juice instead of water, and his Irish Brown Bread, which calls for Guinness stout. For any leftover loaves, Jim includes what to do with old bread (try bread soup or a chocolate torte) and how to make truly special sandwiches. <br /> <br /> And no book by Jim Lahey would be complete without his Sullivan Street Bakery signature, pizza Bianca—light, crispy flatbread with olive oil and rosemary that Jim has made even better than that of Italy’s finest bakeries. Other pizza recipes, like a <em>pomodoro</em> (tomato), only require you to spread the risen dough across a baking sheet and add toppings before baking. <br /> <br /> Here—finally—Jim Lahey gives us a cookbook that enables us to fit quality bread into our lives at home. color photos throughout | *$16.29 |
 | Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes from the Author of The Vegetarian Epicure
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company | *$12.95 |
 | Fiesta at Rick's: Fabulous Food for Great Times with Friends
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
<strong>Entertaining made easy, with Mexican-inspired recipes and handy tips from the celebrity chef and winner of Bravo’s <em>Top Chef Masters</em>.</strong> Whether you’re hosting a casual get-together with friends or throwing an outdoor shindig, no one can teach you the art of fiesta like Rick Bayless. With 150 recipes, Bayless offers you the key to unforgettable parties that will have guests clamoring for repeat invitations. There are recipes for small-dish snacking (Mushroom Ceviche, Devilish Shrimp), dynamic cocktails to get the party started (Champagne Margarita, Sizzling Mojito), and Bayless’s signature takes on Mexican street food (Grilled Pork Tacos al Pastor, Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas). Live-fire grilled fish and meat dishes like the “Brava” Steak with “Lazy” Salsa will draw friends and family to the glow of open flames. And if you’re going to throw a truly epic celebration, you’ll need a killer finale like Frontera Grill’s Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars or Dark Chocolate–Chile Ice Cream. <br /> <br /> <em>Fiesta at Rick’s</em> offers 150 diverse preparations organized into easy-to-follow chapters. But it’s far more than a collection of recipes. With four complete, can’t-miss menus for parties ranging from a Luxury Guacamole Bar Cocktail Party for 12 to a Classic Mexican Mole Fiesta for 24, Bayless has all your friends covered. Each of these parties has a complete game plan, from a thought-out time line with advance shopping and preparation to a fiesta playlist. Whether a first-time entertainer or a seasoned veteran, anyone can learn from the helpful sidebars, which cover topics such as how to shuck oysters, the perfect avocado for guacamole, and the best way to pick out fresh fish for ceviche preparations. Bayless breaks down the timeless building blocks that make up authentic Mexican food, explaining the value of fresh tortillas and providing surprisingly simple instructions for making your own Mexican Fresh Cheese. <br /> <br /> Bayless’s entertaining blueprint eliminates the guesswork, so you can let your inspiration run free. Companion to seasons six and seven of Rick’s Public Television series <em>Mexico—One Plate at a Time</em>, <em>Fiesta at Rick’s</em> is required reading for everyone who loves opening their home to friends and good times. Four-color photographs throughout | *$12.90 |
 | Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation
Brand: Wadsworth Publishing Company
This is an introductory-level text that covers the basic elements of food, food service, and food preparation. The text also incorporates valuable information about the nutritive value and the chemical composition of food. A rich illustration and photo program and unique pedagogical features help to make the information easily understandable and interesting to students. | *$94.95 |
 | An Edible History of Humanity
Brand: Walker & Company
<DIV>More than simply sustenance, food historically has been a kind of technology, changing the course of human progress by helping to build empires, promote industrialization, and decide the outcomes of wars. Tom Standage draws on archaeology, anthropology, and economics to reveal how food has helped shape and transform societies around the world, from the emergence of farming in China by 7500 b.c. to the use of sugar cane and corn to make ethanol today. <I>An Edible History of Humanity </I>is a fully satisfying account of human history.</div> <DIV><DIV><B>Tom Standage</B> is business editor at <I>The Economist</I> magazine and the author of four works of history, including <I>A History of the World in 6 Glasses </I>and <I>The Victorian Internet. </I>He has also written for the <I>Guardian</I>, the<I> New York Times</I>, <I>Wired, </I>and other publications. He is married and has two children.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV>More than simply sustenance, food historically has been a kind of technology, changing the course of human progress by helping to build empires, promote industrialization, and decide the outcomes of wars. Tom Standage draws on archaeology, anthropology, and economics to reveal how food has helped shape and transform societies around the world, from the emergence of farming in China by 7500 b.c. to the use of sugar cane and corn to make ethanol today. <I>An Edible History of Humanity </I>is a fully satisfying account of human history.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV>"A fascinating history of the role of food in causing, enabling and influencing successive transformations of human society. This is an extraordinary and well-told story, a much neglected dimension of history."—<B><I>Financial Times</I></B></DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>"Tom Standage does an admirable job of showing the ‘invisible fork’ behind the fate of nations."—<B><I>Nature</I></B></DIV></D IV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>"A fascinating history of the role of food in causing, enabling and influencing successive transformations of human society. This is an extraordinary and well-told story, a much neglected dimension of history."—<B><I>Financial Times</I></B></DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><D IV>"Never mind the contradictions, you can buy books proving that curry, oranges, salt or beef each single-handedly made our world modern. There is a certain P. T. Barnum appeal in this: you are aware codfish or whatever didn't really transform the universe by itself, but part of the fun is being taken in by the audacious cleverness of tying all of history to one foodstuff. Tom Standage could have written a similar 'noun' book. A few, in fact, since he highlights a dozen foods and spices with outsize personalities. But instead of casting backwards for one thread to stitch everything together, Standage sensibly casts a net, writing not a history of any one food but a history through food. Using this approach he demonstrates how changes in food production, technology and consumption have dragged humanity forwards from its hunter-gatherer days . . . The emphasis on food as a cultural catalyst differentiates Standage from Michael Pollan, whose plants' eye view of the world keeps the consumables central. With Standage it is not what changes in food that matters, but rather what food changes. And it's not just one food lifting and guiding history, but what Adam Smith might have called the 'invisible fork' of food economics."—<B><I>New Scientist</I></B> </DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>"This meaty little volume . . . 'concentrates specifically on the intersections between food history and world history.' But history isn’t Standage's only concern. He takes the long view to illuminate and contextualize such contemporary issues as genetically modified foods, the complex relationship between food and poverty, the local food movement, the politicization of food and the environmental outcomes of modern methods of agriculture . . . Cogent, informative and insightful."—<B><I>Kirkus Reviews</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>" Earliest civilizations appeared on earth when farmers banded together and exploited their excess crops as a means of trade and currency. This allowed some people to abandon agriculture [leading to] organized communities and cities. Standage traces this ever-evolving story through Europe, Asia, and the Americas and casts human progress as an elaboration and refinement of this foundation . . . Standage also uncovers the aspects of food distribution that underlay such historic events as the Napoleonic Wars and the fall of the Soviet empire."—<B>Mark Knoblauch, <I>Booklist</I></B><I> </I></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>"Standage's previous book, <I>A History of the World in 6 Glasses</I>, theorized that the titular six drinks were reflections of the eras in which they were created. In this new work, he instead shows how one of humanity's most vital needs (hunger) didn't simply reflect but served as the driving force behind transformative and key events in history. Dividing the vast subject into six general sections (such as food's role in the development of societies and social hierarchies, its impact on population and industrialization, and its uses as a weapon both on the battlefield and off), Standage illustrates each section with historical examples and observations. Some topics, like the spice trade's encouragement of exploration, are fairly obvious choices, but the concise style and inclusion of little-known details keep the material both entertaining and enlightening. Perhaps the most interesting section is the final one, which looks at the ways in which modern agricultural needs have acted as a spur for technological advancement, with Standage providing a summary of the challenges still faced by the green revolution. Recommended."—<B>Kathleen McCallister, University of South Carolina Library, Columbia, <I>School Library Journal</I></B></DIV></DIV> | *$8.97 |
 | A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Brand: Walker Publishing Company
<DIV><DIV>From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history<BR>Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. <BR><BR><I>A History of the World in 6 Glasses</I> tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization.<BR><BR>For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again.<BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><B>Tom Standage</B> is technology editor at <I>The Economist</I> and the author of <I>The Turk</I>, <I>The </I><I>Neptune</I><I> File,</I> and <I>The Victorian Internet</I>. He lives in Greenwich, England.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV>Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history during pivotal epochs—from humankind's adoption of agriculture and the birth of cities to the advent of globalization. <I>A History of the World in 6 Glasses</I> presents a vision of world history, telling the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. For Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV>"<I>A History of the World in 6 Glasses</I> is loaded with the kind of data that get talked about at the figurative water cooler . . . Incisive, illuminating and swift."—<B>Janet Maslin, <I>The New York Times</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>"[S tandage] uses something mundane and everyday to tell vivid and accessible stories about the changing textures of human life."—<B>Steven Shapin, <I>The New Yorker</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>"A s refreshing as a cool glass of beer on a hot day and as stimulating as that first cup of coffee in the morning. There aren't many books this entertaining that also provide a cogent crash course in ancient, classical and modern history."—<B>Wendy Smith, <I>Los Angeles Times</I></B></DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV> </DI V><DIV><DIV>"Historians, understandably, devote most of their attention to war, politics and, not least, money. But history can also be seen through the prism of the commodities that money buys. In <I>A History of the World in Six Glasses</I>, Tom Standage argues that beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and cola have each, in their own way, helped to shape the course of history."—<B>Matthew Rees, <I>The Wall Street Journal</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>" When Standage decided to follow his readable study of an 18th-century chess-playing automaton, <I>The Turk</I>, with a book about six beverages that really did change the world, he had the grace to take both the title and the story in a new direction."—<B>Stephen Meuse, <I>Boston Globe</I></B></DIV><DIV><DIV> </DIV><DI V><DIV>"The book makes an easy and agreeable read, never seeming discursive or unwieldy, despite the vast amount of ground it covers. I'll happily raise my glass to that."—<B>Yiling Chen-Josephson, <I>Newsday</I></B></DIV><DIV><B><I></I>< /B> </DIV><DIV><DIV>"Technology historian Standage follows the flow of civilization as humanity guzzles a half-dozen prime beverages. First made by nature in prehistory was beer. Finding it good, and more salubrious than plain water, mankind turned brewer. (And so the stage was set for cartoons set in barrooms eons later). From cuneiform beer ledgers, Standage's story hops to Dionysus and the oenophiles of Greece and Rome, who knew as much about the pleasures of the grape as any modern wine snob. Here, we learn the vintage that Caligula preferred. In Córdoba, distilled spirits formed rum. Allotments of rum, in turn, enhanced the fighting effectiveness of British tars against foreign sailors debilitated by scurvy. The attempt to pay for the recent revolution by imposing federal taxes on independent stills produced the short-lived Whiskey Rebellion in the new United States. Islam eschewed booze, but a sober gift from the Arab world was coffee. In 17th-century Europe, coffeehouses were not only as ubiquitous as Starbucks, they were 'information exchanges' where people traded news as 'vibrant and unreliable' as that found on a contemporary Internet blog. Tea, which tradition holds was first brewed some 4,500 years ago (our author dates it closer to the first century), became largely controlled, along with opium, by the East India Company. From British tea-time dominance, beverage history goes to that fizzy badge of American hegemony, Coca-Cola. We learn why drugstores once featured soda fountains and how Coke fought Pepsi in WWII. Don't drink the water: throughout history, beer, wine, whiskey, coffee, tea and soda pop were all more potable. Ironically, now that it's bottled and pricey, water seems to making a comeback. Standage offers a distilled account of civilization founded on the drinking habits of mankind from the days of hunter-gatherers to yesterday's designer thirst-quencher. History, along with a bit of technology, etymology, chemistry and bibulous entertainment. Bottoms up!"—<I><B>Kirkus Reviews</B></I></DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Historian Standage explores the significant role that six beverages have played in the world's history. Few realize the prominence of beer in ancient Egypt, but it was crucial to both cultural and religious life throughout the Fertile Crescent, appearing even in the Gilgamesh epic. Wine's history has been recounted in many places, and its use to avoid often—polluted water supplies made it ubiquitous wherever grapes could be easily cultivated. Spirits, first manufactured by Arabs and later rejected by them with the rise of Islam, played a fundamental role in the ascendance of the British navy. As a stimulant, coffee found no hostility within Islam's tenets, and its use spread as the faith moved out of Arabia into Asia and Europe. Tea enjoyed similar status, and it bound China and India to the West. Cola drinks, a modern American phenomenon, relied on American mass-marketing skills to achieve dominance. An appendix gives some modern sources for some of the primitive beers and wines described in the text.”—<I><B>Booklist</B></I></DIV><D IV> </DIV><DIV>"Standage starts with a bold hypothesis—that each epoch, from the Stone Age to the present, has had its signature beverage—and takes readers on an extraordinary trip through world history. <I>The</I> <I>Economist</I>'s technology editor has the ability to connect the smallest detail to the big picture and a knack for summarizing vast concepts in a few sentences. He explains how, when humans shifted from hunting and gathering to farming, they saved surplus grain, which sometimes fermented into beer. The Greeks took grapes and made wine, later borrowed by the Romans and the Christians. Arabic scientists experimented with distillation and produced spirits, the ideal drink for long voyages of exploration. 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In and around these grand ideas, Standage tucks some wonderful tidbits—on the antibacterial qualities of tea, Mecca's coffee trials in 1511, Visigoth penalties for destroying vineyards—ending with a delightful appendix suggesting ways readers can sample ancient beverages."—<B><I>Publishers Weekly</I> (starred review)</B></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV ></DIV></DIV> | *$9.42 |
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