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See You on Sunday - Sam Sifton Cover Art

See You on Sunday

See You on Sunday A Cookbook for Family and Friends by Sam Sifton

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the  New York Times  food editor and former restaurant critic comes a cookbook to help us rediscover the art of Sunday supper and the joy of gathering with friends and family   “A book to make home cooks, and those they feed, very happy indeed.”—Nigella Lawson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Town & Country • Garden & Gun “People are lonely,” Sam Sifton writes. “They want to be part of something, even when they can’t identify that longing as a need. They show up. Feed them. It isn’t much more complicated than that.” Regular dinners with family and friends, he argues, are a metaphor for connection, a space where memories can be shared as easily as salt or hot sauce, where deliciousness reigns. The point of Sunday supper is to gather around a table with good company and eat. From years spent talking to restaurant chefs, cookbook authors, and home cooks in connection with his daily work at  The New York Times , Sam Sifton’s  See You on Sunday  is a book to make those dinners possible. It is a guide to preparing meals for groups larger than the average American family (though everything here can be scaled down, or up). The 200 recipes are mostly simple and inexpensive (“You are not a feudal landowner entertaining the serfs”), and they derive from decades spent cooking for family and groups ranging from six to sixty. From big meats to big pots, with a few words on salad, and a diatribe on the needless complexity of desserts,  See You on Sunday  is an indispensable addition to any home cook’s library. From how to shuck an oyster to the perfection of Mallomars with flutes of milk, from the joys of grilled eggplant to those of gumbo and bog, this book is devoted to the preparation of delicious proteins and grains, vegetables and desserts, taco nights and pizza parties.

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Discover Cigars - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Choosing A Fine Cigar! - Martin Keen Cover Art

Discover Cigars - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Choosing A Fine Cigar!

Discover Cigars - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Choosing A Fine Cigar! by Martin Keen

This book is for anyone who wants to know more about smoking and enjoying fine cigars. When starting to look at cigars you could be very overwhelmed by the sheer variety of them, not to mention all the jargon.  Not knowing your Gran Corona from your Presidente can make it difficult to enjoy smoking cigars as there is such a varieation between the types and brands.  This book will help to clear up any confusion and provide you with a step-by-step guide the explains cigars so that you can enjoy these fine smokes. Discover the world of cigar smoking in this informative and helpful book!

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On Food and Cooking - Harold McGee Cover Art

On Food and Cooking

On Food and Cooking The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee

An award-winning kitchen classic for over 35 years, and hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn to for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious. For its twentieth anniversary, Harold McGee prepared a new, fully revised and updated edition of On Food and Cooking . He has rewritten the text almost completely, expanded it by two-thirds, and commissioned more than 100 new illustrations. As compulsively readable and engaging as ever, the new On Food and Cooking provides countless eye-opening insights into food, its preparation, and its enjoyment. On Food and Cooking pioneered the translation of technical food science into cook-friendly kitchen science and helped birth the inventive culinary movement known as "molecular gastronomy." Though other books have been written about kitchen science, On Food and Cooking remains unmatched in the accuracy, clarity, and thoroughness of its explanations, and the intriguing way in which it blends science with the historical evolution of foods and cooking techniques. Among the major themes addressed throughout the new edition are: · Traditional and modern methods of food production and their influences on food quality · The great diversity of methods by which people in different places and times have prepared the same ingredients · Tips for selecting the best ingredients and preparing them successfully · The particular substances that give foods their flavors, and that give us pleasure · Our evolving knowledge of the health benefits and risks of foods On Food and Cooking is an invaluable and monumental compendium of basic information about ingredients, cooking methods, and the pleasures of eating. It will delight and fascinate anyone who has ever cooked, savored, or wondered about food.

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The Hell's Kitchen Cookbook - Hell's Kitchen Cover Art

The Hell's Kitchen Cookbook

The Hell's Kitchen Cookbook Recipes from the Kitchen by Hell's Kitchen

The official companion cookbook from the enormously popular Fox cooking competition show . Hell's Kitchen debuted in 2005 on Fox and is currently in in its 14th season. On the show, one explosive, charismatic Head Chef oversees 16 chefs as they battle it out to win a job as Head Chef of top restaurant with a total prize value of $250,000. In each episode the chefs are put to the test in a skill's-based challenge, and must follow it up by completing dinner service at the exclusive Hell's Kitchen restaurant set in Los Angeles. Now, in their first ever cookbook, readers will learn how to recreate over one hundred of the contestant's delectable, restaurant-worthy dishes in their own home and will be given access to the recipes, menus, and behind-the-scenes secrets that they've been craving!

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Carb Charts - Low Carb Reference - Lisa Shea Cover Art

Carb Charts - Low Carb Reference

Carb Charts - Low Carb Reference by Lisa Shea

** Revised for 2018! More values and information! ** When you're out and about, and you lose internet access, do you wish you could still know the carb value in the food you're thinking about ordering? This 98 page carb chart book keeps you on a healthy path. It's important to eat foods that are low in sugar and starch. We all know that. But how do we know which foods are better than others? This handy carb chart provides the solution, no matter what style of diet you are on. No more guessing at what a food will 'cost you' while out at a supermarket or at a restaurant. This useful book provides all the details you need to create a more healthy you! From fruits and vegetables to nuts and berries, many items in a store don't provide you the data you need. With this book you will have the data you need at your fingertips. There is also complete coverage of popular low carb beers, liqueurs, whiskeys, and more. In addition to the base information, all of my low carb books provide appendices which explain how to successfully manage a low carb diet. Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions! I frequently update all my low carb books based on your recommendations.

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Food to Die For - Amy Bruni Cover Art

Food to Die For

Food to Die For Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places (A Spooky Paranormal Cookbook with Delightfully Creepy Meals, Eerie Destinations, and Spine-Tingling Ghost Tales) by Amy Bruni

Discover tantalizing recipes, spine-tingling stories, and historic photos from the most notoriously haunted locations across America in this fun and fascinating cookbook. Paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits co-host Amy Bruni leads you through eerie hotels, haunted homes, hellish hospitals, and spooky ghost towns, giving you stories and a recipe from each place. Whether you're in the mood for Lizzie Borden's meatloaf or want to serve up spooky prison stories along with sugar cookies from Alcatraz, Food to Die For is your guide to ghoulish gastronomy. One of America's favorite ghost hunters, Amy Bruni takes you to mysterious hotels, eerie ghost towns, and possessed pubs in this delightfully sinister collection of stories and recipes. Each of the nearly 60 locations in Food to Die For includes: Vintage photographs and charmingly creepy stories rooted in historyA noteworthy recipe associated with the people or placeFull-color, captivating, and hauntingly styled food photos to inspire a killer kitchen experience Enjoy creepy recipes like: Southern Fried Chicken from the Missouri State PenitentiarySheboygan Asylum Caesar SaladCornbread inspired by the Villisca Axe Murder HouseAbsinthe Frappé from the Old Absinthe HouseErnest Hemingway's Bloody Mary from Hemingway Home & MuseumVegetable Soup from Waverly Hills Sanatorium This terrifyingly tasty cookbook will bewitch anyone who: Has a taste for the paranormal and a hunger to try new foodsLoves history, travel, and culinary curiositiesEnjoys entertaining guests in unique and memorable waysWould get goosebumps making a recipe written 300 years ago History buffs, thrill-seekers, and foodies will all get shivers seeing the past come to life with every enchanted recipe and delicious tale from Food to Die For.

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Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook - Mary Berry Cover Art

Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook

Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook Over 650 Recipes by Mary Berry

More than 650 classic recipes from Britain's best loved cookery writer. From mouth-watering classics like cheesy cottage pie, steak Diane, and salmon en croûte to family favorites such as lasagna, chili con carne, and three-cheese macaroni, you'll find your belly full and your heart fuller. With some exciting twists and turns along the way - prawn tacos, Thai spiced soup, and stir-fried Chinese noodles - there is really something for everyone! Not to mention a sumptuous collection of desserts guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth, including cakes, pastries, soufflés, and trifles. Perfect for everyday cooks, baking enthusiasts, and Mary Berry fans alike, Mary Berry The Complete Cookbook is the crowning glory of every cook's shelf.

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The Lazy Genius Kitchen - Kendra Adachi Cover Art

The Lazy Genius Kitchen

The Lazy Genius Kitchen Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before by Kendra Adachi

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way comes a fresh perspective for getting the most out of your kitchen! “An empowering, transformative, and slightly sassy guidebook.”—Jenna Fischer, actress, author, and producer/cohost of Office Ladies podcast  You want your kitchen to be the heartbeat of the home, but you’re overwhelmed and out of breath trying to make it happen. Meals are on a never-ending loop, and you don’t have time to prepare dinner, much less enjoy it. Popular Lazy Genius expert and bestselling author Kendra Adachi is here to help!  Packed with proven Lazy Genius principles, the book will teach you to:  • name what matters to you in the kitchen—whether that’s flavor, convenience, or something else entirely  • feed your people with efficiency and ease  • apply a simple, actionable five-step process—prioritize, essentialize, organize, personalize, and systemize—to multiple areas of your kitchen, empowering you to enjoy your kitchen the way you’ve always wanted  You don’t need magical recipes, fancy gadgets, or daunting lists to follow to the letter; you just need a framework that works whether you’re cooking for one or for twenty.  Straightforward, strategic, soulful, and a little sassy, The Lazy Genius Kitchen will turn your hardest-working room into your favorite one, too.

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Note-by-Note Cooking - Hervé This Cover Art

Note-by-Note Cooking

Note-by-Note Cooking The Future of Food by Hervé This

A renowned chemist and cooking pioneer breaks down the properties and benefits of cooking with molecular gastronomy. 1-Octen-3-ol, which has a scent of wild mushrooms; limonene, a colorless liquid hydrocarbon that has the smell of citrus; sotolon, whose fragrance at high concentrations resembles curry and at low concentrations, maple syrup or sugar; tyrosine, an odorless but flavorful amino acid present in cheese—these and many other substances, some occurring in nature, some synthesized in the laboratory, make it possible to create novel tastes and flavors in the same way that elementary sound waves can be combined to create new sounds. Note-by-note cooking promises to add unadulterated nutritional value to dishes of all kinds, actually improving upon the health benefits of so-called natural foods. Cooking with molecular compounds will be far more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable than traditional techniques of cooking. This new way of thinking about food heralds a phase of culinary evolution on which the long-term survival of a growing human population depends. Hervé This clearly explains the properties of naturally occurring and synthesized compounds, dispels a host of misconceptions about the place of chemistry in cooking, and shows why note-by-note cooking is an obvious—and inevitable—extension of his earlier pioneering work in molecular gastronomy. Includes an appendix with representative selection of recipes, vividly illustrated in color. "Taking kitchen science to a whole new (molecular) level, Hervé This is changing the way France―and the world―cooks."— Gourmet "[This] explores the science behind shape, consistency, odor, and color, giving readers the knowledge to create their own magnum opus in the kitchen."— Discover

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Williams-Sonoma: Better from Scratch - Ivy Manning Cover Art

Williams-Sonoma: Better from Scratch

Williams-Sonoma: Better from Scratch Delicious D.I.Y Foods You Can Make at Home by Ivy Manning

This go-to guide features 60 delectable recipes inspired by everyday food products we tend to buy. From homemade granola and jams to condiments and kimchi, this cookbook is full of easy recipes, helpful tips, and clever ideas for making these favorite items at home. Armed with this collection of do-it-yourself recipes—easy to personalize and customize with the seasons—stock your kitchen with flavor and make delicious gifts for friends and family. You’ll start to rethink what goes into your grocery cart when you realize the endless possibilities, and health benefits, of making these favorite foods from scratch. Whether whipping up your favorite sandwich condiments, fermenting your own sauerkraut, or making beef jerky from scratch, so many kitchen staples, from sauces to snacks, are simply better and more nutritious homemade. This collection of do-it-yourself recipes will inspire you to stock your kitchen with made-from- scratch favorites without the added preservatives, sugar, and unpronounceable ingredients found in similar store-bought products. Organized by savory and sweet items, the recipes span classic to innovative and provide solutions for everyday items, inspiration for new creations, and ways to satisfy salty and sugary cravings. You’ll also find expert advice on storing foods, easy and seasonal variations on recipes, and how- to’s for DIY food gifts, trendy sodas and cocktails, and entirely homemade snack platters. These modern DIYs, like homemade chocolate-hazelnut spread, nut milks and butters, infused syrups, and vodka-brined olives, will provide just the arsenal you need to create an endlessly inspiring and tasty kitchen.

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Upside Down Cooking - Dominic Franks Cover Art

Upside Down Cooking

Upside Down Cooking LAYER, BAKE, FLIP A Brand New Way to Cook in One Tray by Dominic Franks

The book that flips your kitchen upside down, with joyfully delicious results. Dominic Franks (@dominthekitchen) shows you how to play with your food and cook easy, impressive meals for every occasion. This is one-pan cooking like you've never seen it before. With 85 recipes including twists on classic one-pot dishes – from mini puff pizzas to chicken pot pies, blueberry muffin traybakes to banana toffee tarts – Dom gives you the confidence to remix your own one-tray dinners, plus sides, snacks, party treats, and desserts. Simply layer up tasty ingredients in a single pan, cover with puff pastry and other fabulous toppings, bake to gloriously golden perfection – and you’ll be turning out stunning upside down creations in no time at all. No fuss, minimal washing up, and never a soggy bottom in sight!

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The Feel-Good Way - Cara Clark Cover Art

The Feel-Good Way

The Feel-Good Way Simple Recipes for a Better Life by Cara Clark

A sustainable, science-based plan for nourishing your body, mind, and spirit from a celebrity nutritionist and bestselling co-author of The Wellness Remodel “Cara’s approach to diet and health is a lifestyle that is completely attainable for anyone who is seeking to take care of this one precious body that God has given to them.”—Carrie Underwood, from the foreword As a certified nutritionist who works with celebrities, professional athletes, and people from all walks of life, Cara Clark knows that taking care of yourself physically does not need to add to your hardship with deprivation or crash diets. And it doesn’t have to mean completely overhauling your life. Packed with nearly a hundred easy, delicious, macro-balanced recipes—including Peach Berry Cobbler Overnight Oats, Make-Ahead Pad Thai, Chili Lime Chicken, and nourishing snacks, smoothies, shakes, bowls, and desserts — The Feel-Good Way will empower you to become an expert on the food that fuels your body and soul. With the Feel-Good fundamentals, there is no deprivation and no absolute restrictions—it’s not all all-or-nothing approach. Instead, only a forever healthy lifestyle that you’ll want to continue because it makes you feel good, inside and out. Whether you’ve tried every diet and ended up more discouraged or you’re looking for creative, healthy recipes that your family will love, The Feel-Good Way is an essential guide to a better kitchen and a better life.

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The Science of Cooking - Dr. Stuart Farrimond Cover Art

The Science of Cooking

The Science of Cooking Every Question Answered to Perfect Your Cooking by Dr. Stuart Farrimond

Get answers to all your cooking science questions, and cook tastier, more nutritious food using fundamental principles, practical advice, and step-by-step techniques. Where does the heat come from in a chili pepper? Why is wild salmon darker than farmed? Does searing meat really "seal in" the juices? A good recipe goes a long way, but if you can master the science behind it, you'll be one step ahead. Using full-color images, stats and facts through infographics, and an engaging Q&A format to show you how to perfect your cooking, The Science of Cooking brings food science out of the lab and into your kitchen. Topics include meat and poultry, seafood, dairy, pulses and grains, fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs, baked goods, and more, making it perfect for perfecting everyday cooking as well as for special meals.

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Cocinología (The Science of Cooking) - Dr. Stuart Farrimond Cover Art

Cocinología (The Science of Cooking)

Cocinología (The Science of Cooking) La ciencia de cocinar by Dr. Stuart Farrimond

La ciencia de los alimentos y la cocina para lograr el plato perfecto cada vez Con impactantes imágenes y diagramas, este libro muestra los principales procesos y técnicas de cocción, trata los ingredientes básicos, como la carne, el pescado, los lácteos, las especias, la harina o los huevos, y te orienta para que equipes mejor tu cocina. La cocina se considera un arte pero para ser creativo hay que entender los principios y la lógica que hay detrás. Con un lenguaje informal y sin apenas tecnicismos, Stuart Farrimond te muestra la ciencia de los alimentos y la cocina, para darte las bases para que seas más intuitivo y aventurero en la cocina. Encuentra las respuestas a 160 preguntas que siempre te hiciste (o no): ¿Hay que poner las judías en remojo antes de cocinarlas? ¿Cuánto tiempo hay que marinar la carne? ¿Cómo hay que asar las verduras para que no queden blandas? ¿El alcohol realmente se evapora cuando se cocina? ¿Cómo salvar un plato muy salado? ¿Podemos utilizar levadura química en lugar de bicarbonato sódico? Un libro de referencia esencial en la biblioteca de todo foodie, cocinero o persona interesada en la alimentación.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender Official Cookbook (Avatar: The Last Airbender) - Nickelodeon Publishing Cover Art

Avatar: The Last Airbender Official Cookbook (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Avatar: The Last Airbender Official Cookbook (Avatar: The Last Airbender) by Nickelodeon Publishing

Feast on delicacies unique to the Earth Kingdom, Water Tribe, Air Nomads, and the Fire Nation with the Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Official Cookbook.  From the shores of Kyoshi Island to the crowded streets of Ba Sing Se, this official cookbook collects signature dishes from all four nations, like vegetarian plates of the Air Nomads, fiery entrees from the Fire Nation, seafood from the North and South Poles, and delectable cuisine from the Earth Kingdom. Featuring enticing color photography, step-by-step instructions, and tips for adapting dishes to specific diets, this book includes sixty authentic food and beverage recipes inspired by the beloved series. Enjoy this diverse compendium of delicacies from the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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How to Cook for Beginners - Gwyn Novak Cover Art

How to Cook for Beginners

How to Cook for Beginners An Easy Cookbook for Learning the Basics by Gwyn Novak

"This book would make Julia Child smile. Gwyn teaches all the basic techniques, along with relevant recipes, giving the reader delicious culinary exercises." ―John Shields, author of Chesapeake Bay Cooking If recipes look like secret codes and boiling an egg might as well be rocket science, How to Cook for Beginners is for you. Easy lessons and delicious recipes teach you everything you need to know to get started in the kitchen. Cooking a whole meal can seem daunting, but with this cookbook for beginners—and a little practice—you can become a skilled home chef. Begin with guides to must-have equipment, a well-stocked pantry, and kitchen safety. Then, master fundamental techniques with recipes designed to teach you dicing, pan cooking, broiling, and more. With this beginner cookbook, you'll build your skills from mixing a simple seasoning blend to roasting a whole chicken (with gravy!). Then, enjoy over thirty other recipes like Speedy Shrimp Sauté, Pasta Bolognese, and Mexican-Style Street Corn Salad. How to cook everything —Discover step-by-step guidance for basic cooking techniques that you can apply to nearly any ingredient or recipe you come across. Tools and tips —Each recipe clearly lists the tools and ingredients you'll need so you can get prepared before you start. You'll even find ways to customize flavors or make prep even easier. Options for every meal —Create quick breakfasts, mouthwatering mains, and delicious desserts—plus snacks, sides, and veggies. Let this guide to cooking for beginners show you: you can cook! "Gwyn Novak has written a clear and engaging book that I was really impressed with and enjoyed." ―Robert Wiedmaier, Michelin-starred chef

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The Flavor Bible - Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page Cover Art

The Flavor Bible

The Flavor Bible The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs by Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page

Widely hailed as one of the most influential cookbooks of all time, this is the timeless classic guide to culinary creativity and flavor exploration, based on the wisdom of the world's most innovative chefs Eight years in the making,  The Flavor Bible  is a landmark book that has inspired the greatest creations of innovative cooks and chefs by serving as an indispensable guide to creativity and flavor affinities in today's kitchen.  Cuisine is undergoing a startling historic transformation: With the advent of the global availability of ingredients, dishes are no longer based on geography but on  flavor . This radical shift calls for a new approach to cooking -- as well as a new genre of "cookbook" that serves not to document classic dishes via recipes, but to inspire the creation of new ones based on imaginative and harmonious flavor combinations.  The Flavor Bible  is your guide to hundreds of ingredients along with the herbs, spices, and other seasonings that will allow you to coax the greatest possible flavor and pleasure from them. This astonishing reference distills the combined experience of dozens of America's most innovative culinarians, representing such celebrated and transformative restaurants as A Voce, Blue Hill, Café Atlántico, Chanterelle, Citronelle, Gramercy Tavern, the Herbfarm, Jardinière, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, the Modern, and the Trellis. You'll learn to: explore the roles played by the four basic tastes -- salty, sour, bitter, and sweet -- and how to bring them into harmony; work more intuitively and effectively with ingredients by discovering which flavors have the strongest affinities for one another; brighten flavors through the use of acids -- from vinegars to citrus juices to herbs and spices such as Makrut lime and sumac; deepen or intensify flavors through layering specific ingredients and techniques; and balance the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of cooking and serving an extraordinary meal. Seasoned with tips, anecdotes, and signature dishes from the country's most respected chefs and pastry chefs,  The Flavor Bible  is an essential book for every kitchen library.  For more inspiration in the kitchen, look for The Vegetarian Flavor Bible  and Kitchen Creativity. 

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The Vegetarian Flavor Bible - Karen Page & Andrew Dornenburg Cover Art

The Vegetarian Flavor Bible

The Vegetarian Flavor Bible The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity with Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Legumes, Nuts, Seeds, and More, Based on the Wisdom of Leading American Chefs by Karen Page & Andrew Dornenburg

Throughout time, people have chosen to adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet for a variety of reasons, from ethics to economy to personal and planetary well-being. Experts now suggest a new reason for doing so: maximizing flavor -- which is too often masked by meat-based stocks or butter and cream. The Vegetarian Flavor Bible is an essential guide to culinary creativity, based on insights from dozens of leading American chefs, representing such acclaimed restaurants as Crossroads and M.A.K.E. in Los Angeles; Candle 79, Dirt Candy, and Kajitsu in New York City, Green Zebra in Chicago, Greens and Millennium in San Francisco, Natural Selection and Portobello in Portland, Plum Bistro in Seattle, and Vedge in Philadelphia. Emphasizing plant-based whole foods including vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, the book provides an A-to-Z listing of hundreds of ingredients, from avßav? to zucchini blossoms, cross-referenced with the herbs, spices, and other seasonings that best enhance their flavor, resulting in thousands of recommended pairings. The Vegetarian Flavor Bible is the ideal reference for the way millions of people cook and eat today -- vegetarians, vegans, and omnivores alike. This groundbreaking book will empower both home cooks and professional chefs to create more compassionate, healthful, and flavorful cuisine.

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Ruhlman's Twenty - Michael Ruhlman Cover Art

Ruhlman's Twenty

Ruhlman's Twenty 20 Techniques, 100 Recipes, A Cook's Manifesto by Michael Ruhlman

James Beard Award, 2010 winner! — Ruhlman's Twenty — Redefining how we cook Michael Ruhlman cookbook: Rare is the cookbook that redefines how we cook. And rare is the author who can do so with the ease and expertise of acclaimed writer and culinary authority Michael Ruhlman. Ruhlman's Twenty distills Michael Ruhlman's decades of cooking, writing, and working with the world's greatest chefs into twenty essential ideas—from ingredients to processes to attitude—that are guaranteed to make every cook more accomplished. Learn Michael Ruhlman's twenty key cooking concepts: Whether cooking a multi-course meal, the juiciest roast chicken, or just some really good scrambled eggs; Ruhlman reveals how a cook's success boils down to the same twenty concepts. With the illuminating expertise that has made him one of the most esteemed food journalists, Michael Ruhlman explains the hows and whys of each concept and reinforces those discoveries through 100 recipes for everything from soups to desserts. A game-changing James Beard Award winning cookbook: Ruhlman's Twenty shows you how he does it in over 300 photographs. Cooks of all levels will revel in Michael Ruhlman s game-changing Twenty. If you liked The Food Lab: Better Cooking through Science, you'll love Ruhlman's Twenty

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Diners, Drive-ins and Dives - Guy Fieri & Ann Volkwein Cover Art

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! by Guy Fieri & Ann Volkwein

Food Network star Guy Fieri takes you on a tour of America's most colorful diners, drive-ins, and dives in this tie-in to his enormously popular television show, complete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia. Packed with Guy's iconic personality, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives follows his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places most of us have never heard of. From digging in at legendary burger joint the Squeeze Inn in Sacramento, California, baking Peanut Pie from Virginia Diner in Wakefield, Virginia, or kicking back with Pete's "Rubbed and Almost Fried" Turkey Sandwich from Panini Pete's in Fairhope, Alabama, Guy showcases the amazing personalities, fascinating stories, and outrageously good food offered by these American treasures.

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Vegetables Unleashed - José Andrés & Matt Goulding Cover Art

Vegetables Unleashed

Vegetables Unleashed A Cookbook by José Andrés & Matt Goulding

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the endlessly inventive imaginations of star Spanish-American chef José Andrés and James Beard award-winning writer Matt Goulding, Vegetables Unleashed is a new cookbook that will transform how we think about—and eat—the vast universe of vegetables. Andrés is famous for his unstoppable energy—and for his belief that vegetables are far sexier than meat can ever be. Showing us how to creatively transpose the flavors of a global pantry onto the produce aisle, Vegetables Unleashed showcases Andrés’s wide-ranging vision and borderless cooking style. With recipes highlighting everything from the simple wonders of a humble lentil stew to the endless variations on the classic Spanish gazpacho to the curious genius of potatoes baked in fresh compost, Vegetables Unleashed gives us the recipes, tricks, and tips behind the dishes that have made Andrés one of America’s most important chefs and that promise to completely change our relationship with the diverse citizens of the vegetable kingdom. Filled with a guerilla spirit and brought to life by Andrés’s globe-trotting culinary adventures, Vegetables Unleashed will show the home cook how to approach cooking vegetables in an entirely fresh and surprising way – and that the world can be changed through the power of plants.

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Diabetic Friendly Cooking: Easy low carb, low sugar recipes - Betty Yells Cover Art

Diabetic Friendly Cooking: Easy low carb, low sugar recipes

Diabetic Friendly Cooking: Easy low carb, low sugar recipes Easy low carb, low sugar recipes by Betty Yells

Last year I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Not something I wanted to hear at all. My blood sugar was 105, which is not too bad, just a bit higher than normal. I told my doctor I was not going to give my self any kinds of shots, so don’t even suggest that to me. She laughed, and then said no, no, you don’t have to do that, nor do you have to take any pills as long as you start eating the proper foods and loose a few pounds starting now. OK, I thought, that is not so hard. She told me no more cokes, chocolate shakes, junk food, etc. She also said I could eat pasta, but a small amount. I love pasta, I love shakes and I love coke. She told me now and then is OK on that stuff, but only now and then. I was beside myself and wondered what can I eat now. I started looking through books, web sites and talking to other people who have diabetes. I have found there are a lot of substitutes out there that are just as good. Wheat bread, wheat pasta, brown rice, low fat desserts, they are out there. So I started collecting information and recipes. Soon I started creating my own recipes based on the information I had gathered. This book is the culmination of my efforts. There are 143 diabetic friendly recipes, including main dishes, soups, stews, salads, casseroles, snacks, and desserts. It’s not really so bad I am finding. By watching your weight, watching what you eat, and getting lots of regular exercise you can keep your blood sugar down. Give it a try, you won’t be sorry.

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Low Fat Crock Pot Cookbook: Meals Under 400 Calories - Celeste Wilson Cover Art

Low Fat Crock Pot Cookbook: Meals Under 400 Calories

Low Fat Crock Pot Cookbook: Meals Under 400 Calories Meals Under 400 Calories by Celeste Wilson

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and eating deliciously while doing so is difficult. With that in mind I have created a no hassle, easy to follow book to help with transitioning into a better way of living. Life is sometimes hectic and whether a large family meal is in order or a single dinner is in order, crock pots (also known as slow cookers) are a fantastic tool to have. Not only are they easy to clean-up but they also don't need constant supervision. All the recipes in Low Fat Crock Pot Cookbook provide serving sizes that are under 400 calories. There are 100 recipes in all, 23 with pictures.

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Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2 - Todd Wilbur Cover Art

Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2

Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2 More Amazing Clones of Famous Dishes from America's Favorite Restaurant Chains: A Cookbook by Todd Wilbur

#1 bestselling Top Secret Recipes series! The kitchen clone recipe king is back with a new Top Secret Restaurant Recipes collection—the first since his bestselling Top Secret Restaurant Recipes , which has sold over one million copies. Wilbur takes readers behind the scenes of big-name restaurants like Olive Garden, Applebee’s, and Outback Steakhouse, revealing the key ingredients and tricks of the trade they use to keep diners coming back for more. The book will feature 150 recipes, including: • Red Lobster® Cheddar Bay Biscuits • Cheesecake Factory® White Chocolate RaspberryTruffle® Cheesecake • Romano’s Macaroni Grill® Penne Rustica® • California Pizza Kitchen® Thai Crunch Salad • Original Pancake House® Apple Pancake • Chili’s® Southwestern Eggrolls • Houston’s® Chicago-Style Spinach Dip • Tony Roma’s® Baked Potato Soup Forget takeout—with these fun recipes and blueprints, all using ingredients you can buy at your local supermarket, you can re-create your favorite restaurant signature dishes right in your own kitchen.

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Keys to Good Cooking

Keys to Good Cooking A Guide to Making the Best of Foods and Recipes by Harold McGee

The answers to many kitchen conundrums in one easy-to-use volume, from the author of the acclaimed culinary bible On Food and Cooking. From our foremost expert on the science of cooking, Harold McGee, Keys to Good Cooking is a concise and authoritative guide designed to help home cooks navigate the ever-expanding universe of ingredients, recipes, food safety, and appliances, and arrive at the promised land of a satisfying dish. A work of astounding scholarship and originality, Keys to Good Cooking directly addresses the cook at work in the kitchen and in need of quick and reliable guidance. Cookbooks past and present frequently contradict one another about the best ways to prepare foods, and many contain erroneous information and advice. Keys to Good Cooking distills the modern scientific understanding of cooking and translates it into immediately useful information. Looking at ingredients from the mundane to the exotic, McGee takes you from market to table, teaching, for example, how to spot the most delectable asparagus (choose thick spears); how to best prepare the vegetable (peel, don't snap, the fibrous ends; broiling is one effective cooking method for asparagus and other flat-lying vegetables); and how to present it (coat with butter or oil after cooking to avoid a wrinkled surface). This book will be a requisite countertop resource for all home chefs, as McGee's insights on kitchen safety in particular- reboil refrigerated meat or fish stocks every few days. (They're so perishable that they can spoil even in the refrigerator.); Don't put ice cubes or frozen gel packs on a burn. (Extreme cold can cause additional skin damage )-will save even the most knowledgeable home chefs from culinary disaster. A companion volume to recipe books, a touchstone that helps cooks spot flawed recipes and make the best of them, Keys to Good Cooking will be of use to cooks of all kinds: to beginners who want to learn the basics, to weekend cooks who want a quick refresher in the basics, and to accomplished cooks who want to rethink a dish from the bottom up. With Keys to Good Cooking McGee has created an essential guide for food lovers everywhere.

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Cooking Light The New Way to Cook Light

Cooking Light The New Way to Cook Light Fresh Food & Bold Flavors for Today's Home Cook by Editors of Cooking Light

The New Way to Cook Light is the signature cookbook from Cooking Light , America's number one food magazine. This rich, visual book is a celebration of food, delivering inspiration and approachable recipes, all of which are rooted in smart cooking methods that extract maximum flavor from every food you enjoy. That includes butter and cream and chocolate and bacon, but also smoked paprika and Meyer lemons and olive oil and fresh, sweet corn. The "new way to cook light" is about getting more—more pleasure, more flavor, more satisfaction in knowing that you are cooking food that is uncompromising in taste and in promoting good health. The New Way to Cook Light contains more than 400 recipes that exemplify this new way to cook light. Readers will also find Cooking Light magazine's 10 Essentials of Healthy Eating, which have been honed to perfection through 25 years of extensive research and exhaustive kitchen testing, and more than 200 full-color photographs throughout. In addition, sidebars within the chapters focus on classic Cooking Light elements such as go-to ingredients, expert cooking techniques, and trusted nutrition information. At the touch of your fingertips… • Enlarge each recipe by tapping the title, so you can easily see the ingredient list and method––no pinching and zooming needed! • How-to photos make step-by-step instructions easy to follow. • Tap on a recipe title in the table of contents or other highlighted spots throughout the book to view that recipe––no more flipping through pages!

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Cakeballs!

Cakeballs! by J Brentzel

Cakeballs are the Solution to your Dessert Making Dilemmas Tiny balls of cake &frosting dipped in chocolate not only taste great but are portable and easy to serve. Cakeballs look like you spent hours in the kitchen and taste sinfully good. From Tiramisu & RootBeer Floaties to Chocolate Madness and Mocha Chip,your favorite cakeball recipe is in this great collection of over 70 original recipes.

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The Elements of Cooking

The Elements of Cooking Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen by Michael Ruhlman

New York Times bestselling author Michael Ruhlman deconstructs the "essential knowledge all cooks and food people need" ( The New York Times Book Review ) to reveal what professional chefs know only after years of training and experience. With alphabetically ordered entries and eight beautifully written essays, Ruhlman outlines what it takes to cook well: understanding heat, using the right tools, cooking with eggs, making stock, making sauce, salting food, what a cook should read, and exploring the most important skill to have in the kitchen, finesse. The Elements of Cooking gives everyone the tools they need to go from being a good cook to a great one.

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Julia's Kitchen Wisdom

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking: A Cookbook by Julia Child

In this indispensable volume of kitchen wisdom, Julia Child gives home cooks the answers to their most pressing cooking questions—with essential information about soups, vegetables, eggs, baking breads and tarts, and more. How many minutes should you cook green beans? What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette? How do you skim off fat? What is the perfect way to roast a chicken? Here Julia provides solutions for these and many other everyday cooking queries. How are you going to cook that small rib steak you brought home? You'll be guided to the quick sauté as the best and fastest way. And once you've mastered that recipe, you can apply the technique to chops, chicken, or fish, following Julia's careful guidelines. Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom is a perfect compendium of a lifetime spent cooking.

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Guy Fieri Food

Guy Fieri Food Cookin' It, Livin' It, Lovin' It by Guy Fieri & Ann Volkwein

Bursting with personality, fun, and flavor, Guy Fieri Food is the first-ever cookbook from the Food Network superstar, host of NBC’s popular game show “Minute to Win It,”  and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Diners, Drive-ins & Dives and More Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.  Guy Fieri loves all types of good food—and that he'll do what's required to track it down. In Guy Fieri Food, he cooks with his iconic flair, from the perfect recipe for Pepper Jack Pretzels (from Mr. Awesome Pretzel himself—him!) to how to pull together a Red Rocker Margarita Chicken sandwich to a full-on vegetable Guy'd (bet you didn't see that one comin'!). He'll have you throwing parties with everything from Bacon-Jalapeno Duck appe-tapas to Chicago Beef Pizza to Johnny Garlic's Cedar Plank Salmon. Filled with more than 150 original recipes, gorgeous full-color photos, and loads of great cooking tips, Guy Fieri Food  is an absolute must for any Fieri fan!

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Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook

Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis by Peggy Layton

Always Be Prepared What if your life was disrupted by a natural disaster, food or water supply contamination, or any other type of emergency? Do you have the essentials for you and your family? Do you have a plan in the event that your power, telephone, water and food supply are cut off for an extended amount of time? What if there were no medical or pharmaceutical services available for days, weeks, or months? How prepared are you? With this guide by your side, you and your family will learn how to plan, purchase, and store a three-month supply of all the necessities—food, water, fuel, first-aid supplies, clothing, bedding, and more—simply and economically. In other words, this book may be a lifesaver. Inside you'll find 10 steps to an affordable food storage program plus how to: •Prepare a home "grocery store" and "pharmacy" •Use what you store and store what you use •Store water safely and provide for sanitation needs •Create a first-aid kit, car kit, and 72-hour emergency kit for the whole family •And many more invaluable hints and tips "This clear, concise, step-by-step program is not only affordable and doable, it's essential in these uncertain times. Now, everyone from apartment dwellers to basement owners can store a three-month supply of the essentials, including peace of mind!" — Joni Hilton, author of Once-a-Week Cooking Plan and Cooking Secrets My Mother Never Taught Me

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Cooking at Home

Cooking at Home More Than 1,000 Classic and Modern Recipes for Every Meal of the Day by Chuck Williams

"A painstakingly thorough aid that has something to offer everyone, from the culinary novice to the seasoned home cook."—Tom Colicchio, James Beard Award-winning chef/owner Crafted Hospitality   For nearly 60 years, Williams-Sonoma has connected and inspired home cooks with the best cooking equipment and kitchen-tested recipes. Cooking at Home celebrates that legacy with recipes culled from its award-winning publishing program, which was guided by Chuck Williams for more than two decades. More than just a recipe collection, the book features a wealth of informative tips, techniques, and cooking know-how.   Re-released and updated in celebration of Chuck Williams' 100th birthday, Cooking at Home features over 1000 recipes from the Williams-Sonoma publishing program, which Chuck guided. In addition, the book includes 100 recipes from Chuck's personal recipe collection. The book's 22 chapters cover cooking topics from A-Z, making it a complete cooking reference book you can use every day, whatever you are in the mood for and whatever the occasion. Be sure to check out "Chuck's Finds," which highlight special merchandise that Chuck introduced in his Williams-Sonoma stores to the U.S. public.   "A compilation of his favorite recipes spanning decades. These dishes are classics in their own right."—Thomas Keller, James Beard Award-winning chef/owner The French Laundry   "A visual and tactile treat containing a comprehensive array of eclectic cooking and prep tips (two per page) presented with a sophisticated aesthetic . . .  a book for everyone, a beautiful gift, and a practical long-term tool for the coziest room in the house."— Publishers Weekly

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Mark Bittman's Kitchen Matrix

Mark Bittman's Kitchen Matrix More Than 700 Simple Recipes and Techniques to Mix and Match for Endless Possibilities: A Cookbook by Mark Bittman

Bestselling author Mark Bittman anthologizes his popular Matrix series in a boldly graphic new cookbook featuring 400 recipes that emphasize creativity, improvisation, and simplicity as the keys to varied cooking. For years, Mark Bittman has shared his formulas, recipes, and kitchen improvisations in his popular New York Times Eat column, in which an ingredient or essential technique is presented in different variations in a bold matrix. Accompanied by striking photographs and brief, straightforward instructions, these thematic matrices show how simple changes in preparation and ingredient swaps in a master recipe can yield dishes that are each completely different from the original, and equally delicious. In Mark Bittman’s Kitchen Matrix , Mark’s matrices come together to create a collection of over 400 flexible recipes covering vegetables, fruits, meats and chicken, and even desserts. Whether you're cooking up soup (creamy, brothy, earthy, or hearty), freezing ice pops (in fruity, savory, creamy, or boozy varieties), or preparing asparagus (steamed, roasted, stir-fried, or grilled) , following Mark’s approach to culinary improvisation will deliver stand-out results.

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From the Oven to the Table

From the Oven to the Table Simple dishes that look after themselves by Diana Henry

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'For bung-it-in-the-oven cooks everywhere, this is a must-have book: Diana Henry has a genius for flavour.' - Nigella Lawson Whether you're short of time or just prefer to keep things simple, From the Oven to the Table shows how the oven can do much of the work that goes into making great food. Diana Henry's favourite way to cook is to throw ingredients into a dish or roasting tin, slide them in the oven and let the heat behind that closed door transform them into golden, burnished meals. Most of the easy-going recipes in this wonderfully varied collection are cooked in one dish; some are ideas for simple accompaniments that can be cooked on another shelf at the same time. From quick after-work suppers to feasts for friends, the dishes are vibrant and modern and focus on grains, pulses and vegetables as much as meat and fish. With recipes such as Chicken Thighs with Miso, Sweet Potatoes & Spring Onions, Roast Indian-spiced Vegetables with Lime-Coriander Butter, and Roast Stone Fruit with Almond and Orange Flower Crumbs, Diana shows how the oven is the most useful bit of kit you have in your kitchen. Praise for How to Eat a Peach : 'This is an extraordinary piece of food writing, pitch perfect in every way. I couldn't love anyone who didn't love this book.' - Nigella Lawson '...her best yet...superb menus evoking place and occasion with consummate elegance' - Financial Times Food Book of the Year at the André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards 2019

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Food IQ

Food IQ 100 Questions, Answers, and Recipes to Raise Your Cooking Smarts by Daniel Holzman & Matt Rodbard

WINNER OF THE 2023 IACP COOKBOOK AWARD (FOOD ISSUES AND MATTERS) In the spirit of books like Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and Food Lab, an informative, entertaining, and essential guide to taking your kitchen smarts to a higher level—from two food world professionals (a chef and a writer). A Publishers Weekly bestseller and one of the top cookbooks of 2022 (Food & Wine, The Sporkful, CBS Saturday Morning, Today Show). When food writer Matt Rodbard met chef Daniel Holzman while covering the opening of his restaurant, The Meatball Shop, on New York's Lower East Side, it was a match made in questions. More than a decade later, the pair have remained steadfast friends—they write a popular column together, and talk, text, and DM about food constantly. Now, in Food IQ, they're sharing their passion and deep curiosity for home cooking, and the food world zeitgeist, with everyone. Featuring 100 essential cooking questions and answers, Food IQ includes recipes and instructions for a variety of dishes that utilize a wide range of ingredients and methods. Holzman and Rodbard provide essential information every home cook needs on a variety of cooking fundamentals, including: Why does pasta always taste better in a restaurant? (The key to a perfect sauce is not pasta water, but a critical step involving . . . emulsification.) When is it okay to cook with frozen vegetables? (Deep breath. It's very much OK, but only with certain types.) What is baker's math, and why is it the secret to perfect pastry every time? (It uses the weight of flour as the constant and . . . we have a handy chart for you.)  Rodbard and Holzman also offer dozens of delicious recipes, such as Oyakodon--Chicken and Eggs Poached in Sweet Soy Sauce Dashi, The Cast Iron Quesadilla That Will Change the Way You Quesadilla, and 40 Minute Red Sauce. Throughout this culinary reference guide and cookbook readers can expect to find both wisdom and wit, as well as stunning photos and illustrations, and illuminating conversations with notable chefs, writers, and food professionals such as Ina Garten, Roy Choi, Eric Ripert, Helen Rosner, Thérèse Nelson, Priya Krishna, and Claire Saffitz.  From grilling to sous vide, handmade pasta to canned fish, and deconstructing everything from salt and olive oil to organic produce and natural wine, Food IQ is a one-stop shop for foodies and home cooks, from novices to the most-adventurous culinarians. You don't know what you don't know.

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Dinner: A Love Story

Dinner: A Love Story It all begins at the family table by Jenny Rosenstrach

Inspired by her beloved blog, dinneralovestory.com, Jenny Rosenstrach’s Dinner: A Love Story is many wonderful things: a memoir, a love story, a practical how-to guide for strengthening family bonds by making the most of dinnertime, and a compendium of magnificent, palate-pleasing recipes. Fans of “Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond, Jessica Seinfeld, Amanda Hesser, Real Simple, and former readers of Cookie magazine will revel in these delectable dishes, and in the unforgettable story of Jenny’s transformation from enthusiastic kitchen novice to family dinnertime doyenne.

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Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders

Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders by Emeril Lagasse

In chef Emeril Lagasse’s tribute to one-pot wonders, he shows there’s nothing more satisfying than a hearty meal prepared in your most cherished pot or pan. Whether baked in a cast-iron skillet, braised in a Dutch oven, seared in a hot wok, or simmered in a slow-cooker, Emeril’s Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders serves up delicious meals to fit any pan or palate. Go beyond your typical soups, stews, and casseroles to indulge in crave-worthy main courses like “BLT” Risotto or New England-Style Fish and Shellfish Chowder, and comforting classics such as Cola-Braised Pot Roast with Vegetables and Southern-Style Chicken and Dumplings. Emeril also explores the spice trail with his bold twist on some of the world’s global traditions—Indian Karahi Chicken, Korean Kimchi and Beef Stew, and Mexican Pork and Red Chile Posole. With more than 130 flavorful dishes and beautiful color photos throughout, Emeril’s recipes use foolproof techniques and staples from a well-stocked pantry to create filling meals that you’ll be proud to bring to the table. The perfect family dinner or star of your next potluck celebration is just one pot away!

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Guy Fieri Food (Enhanced Edition) (Enhanced Edition)

Guy Fieri Food (Enhanced Edition) (Enhanced Edition) More Than 150 Off-the-Hook Recipes by Guy Fieri & Ann Volkwein

This book is enhanced with content such as audio or video, resulting in a large file that may take longer to download than expected. The enhanced edition includes video and two top-10 lists from the author. If you’ve checked out my Diners, Drive-ins and Dives books or visited my restaurants, Johnny Garlic’s and Tex Wasabi’s, you know I’m down with all types of good food—and that I’ll do what’s required to track it down. In Guy Fieri Food, I’m cookin’ it my way, from the perfect recipe for Pepper Jack Pretzels (from Mr. Awesome Pretzel himself—that’s me) to how to pull together a Red Rocker Margarita Chicken sandwich to a full-on vegetable Guy’d (bet you didn’t see that one comin’!). Before I’m finished I’ll have you throwing parties with everything from Bacon-Jalapeno Duck appe-tapas to Chicago Beef Pizza to Johnny Garlic’s Cedar Plank Salmon. Fact is, I’ve been cookin’ it, livin’ it, and lovin’ it since I was just a kid, and it’s a privilege to help you bring home some of my own classic, big, and bold flavors.

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Kitchen Hacks

Kitchen Hacks How Clever Cooks Get Things Done by America's Test Kitchen

Innovative solutions to everyday cooking challenges—from maximizing minimal counter space to preparing delicious meals without special appliances—from the Cook’s Illustrated team of test kitchen MacGyvers The test cooks of Cook's Illustrated have hacked their way through the kitchen—and beyond—to find innovative solutions to everyday cooking challenges. A kitchen hack is an unusual, easier, and/or better way of performing a task that often saves money and time or improves the quality of the outcome. Kitchen Hacks features over 1,000 of Cook’s Illustrated ’s test kitchen-approved tips and tricks to help you face down kitchen conundrums, such as: • Need extra counter space? Place a baking sheet on top of a pulled-out kitchen drawer. • No rolling pin to be found? Pull out a bottle of wine to flatten your pie dough. • Can’t get that sticky jar open? Fit a rubber band around the lid for a helpful grip. Throughout, you'll find fun and helpful illustrations that guide you every step of the way. Additionally, you’ll find 22 “How Did They Do That?” recipes, which include hacks like how to make the perfect vanilla ice cream without a machine, how to whip up a DIY eggless mayonnaise in no time—and much more. Become a more efficient and inventive cook and take your skills to the next level with our kitchen hacks—and have fun while doing it.

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Ideas in Food

Ideas in Food Great Recipes and Why They Work: A Cookbook by Aki Kamozawa & H. Alexander Talbot

Alex Talbot and Aki Kamozawa, husband-and-wife chefs and the forces behind the popular blog Ideas in Food , have made a living out of being inquisitive in the kitchen. Their book shares the knowledge they have gleaned from numerous cooking adventures, from why tapioca flour makes a silkier chocolate pudding than the traditional cornstarch or flour to how to cold smoke just about any ingredient you can think of to impart a new savory dimension to everyday dishes. Perfect for anyone who loves food, Ideas in Food is the ideal handbook for unleashing creativity, intensifying flavors, and pushing one’s cooking to new heights.   This guide, which includes 100 recipes, explores questions both simple and complex to find the best way to make food as delicious as possible. For home cooks, Aki and Alex look at everyday ingredients and techniques in new ways—from toasting dried pasta to lend a deeper, richer taste to a simple weeknight dinner to making quick “micro stocks” or even using water to intensify the flavor of soups instead of turning to long-simmered stocks. In the book’s second part, Aki and Alex explore topics, such as working with liquid nitrogen and carbon dioxide—techniques that are geared towards professional cooks but interesting and instructive for passionate foodies as well. With primers and detailed usage guides for the pantry staples of molecular gastronomy, such as transglutaminase and hydrocolloids (from xanthan gum to gellan), Ideas in Food informs readers how these ingredients can transform food in miraculous ways when used properly.   Throughout, Aki and Alex show how to apply their findings in unique and appealing recipes such as Potato Chip Pasta, Root Beer-Braised Short Ribs, and Gingerbread Soufflé. With Ideas in Food, anyone curious about food will find revelatory information, surprising techniques, and helpful tools for cooking more cleverly and creatively at home. 

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Prep School

Prep School How to Improve Your Kitchen Skills and Cooking Techniques by James P. DeWan

An IACP Cookbook Award finalist. "A good primer for beginning cooks and an excellent reference for experienced cooks needing a refresher." — ChicagoNow   Prep School is the ultimate collection of the weekly Chicago Tribune column of the same name, written by culinary instructor and award-winning food writer James P. DeWan. This compilation is focused on teaching readers how to become better cooks, from amateurs who are learning to cook for themselves or their families to professional and gourmet chefs who are searching to perfect their technique. Illustrated with full-color photography and a plethora of simple, plainspoken instructions, Prep School is an easy go-to guide for becoming more adept at any kitchen skill.   Prep School is filled with more than fifty delicious recipes, as well as insightful and straightforward tips on knife skills, preparation techniques, pantry essentials, holiday meals, and general advice on how to make your kitchen as user-friendly as possible. Before any home cook or professional chef picks up a cookbook, they should first pick up Prep School and be sure to take DeWan's advice to heart. His recommendations on improving kitchen efficiency and ease, along with his in-depth knowledge of shortcuts and cooking common sense, make DeWan the perfect teacher for any aspiring culinary student.   Finalist for 2014 International Association of Culinary Professionals' Best Compilation Cookbook Award   "From cooking with booze to conquering crab cakes, reading James P. DeWan's column has helped me graduate from cooking like I still live in a college dorm." — RedEye

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The New Food Lover's Companion, 5th edition

The New Food Lover's Companion, 5th edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst & Ron Herbst

The fifth edition of this widely praised and highly esteemed reference guide has been updated with new information to reflect the way we eat in today’s world. The authors have taken into account our healthier lifestyles and more diverse palates to include:  - Over 500 new listings, including Korean, Persian, and South American additions - Updated information for hundreds of existing entries - A blood alcohol concentration chart for men and woman - An extensive breakdown of food labels and nutritional facts - Department of Agriculture recommendations for a 2,000 calorie per day food plan Among the myriad foods and culinary subjects defined and explained are cooking tools and techniques, meat cuts, breads, pastas, and literally everything else related to good food and enjoyable dining. Handy appendices cover many topics including suggestions for substituting recipe ingredients, a microwave oven conversion chart, recommended safe cooking temperatures for meats and fish, and much more. The New Food Lover’s Companion is a reference guide—not a cookbook—but it includes hundreds of cooking tips plus an extensive bibliography of recommended cookbooks. More than 7200 entries plus line art are included in this seminal work.

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Maximum Flavor

Maximum Flavor Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook: A Cookbook by Aki Kamozawa & H. Alexander Talbot

Whether you’re interested in molecular gastronomy or just want a perfect chicken recipe for dinner tonight, the authors of Ideas in Food deliver reliable techniques and dishes—no hard-to-find ingredients or break-the-bank equipment required—for real home cooks.   On the cutting edge of kitchen science, Kamozawa and Talbot regularly consult for restaurants to help them solve cooking conundrums. And yet they often find it’s the simplest tips that can be the most surprising—and the ones that can help home cooks take their cooking to a new level.   With this book, you’ll learn:    • Why steaming potatoes in the pressure cooker before frying them makes for the crispiest French fries    • Why, contrary to popular belief, you should flip your burgers often as you cook them for the best results    • How a simple coating of egg white, baking soda, and salt helps create chicken wings that are moist and juicy on the inside with a thin, crackling exterior    • How to cook steak consistently and perfectly every time    • How to make easy egg-free ice creams that are more flavorful than their traditional custard-base cousins    • How to make no-knead Danish that are even better than the ones at your local bakery    • How to smoke vegetables to make flavorful vegetarian dishes    • Why pâte à choux—or cream puff dough—makes foolproof, light-as-air gnocchi    • How pressure cooking sunflower seeds can transform them into a creamy risotto    • How to elevate everyday favorites and give them a fresh new spin with small changes—such as adding nori to a classic tomato salad Sharing expert advice on everything from making gluten-free baking mixes and homemade cheeses and buttermilk to understanding the finer points of fermentation or sous-vide cooking, Kamozawa and Talbot chronicle their quest to bring out the best in every ingredient. With a focus on recipes and techniques that can help anyone make better meals every day and 75 color photographs that show both step-by-step processes and finished dishes, Maximum Flavor will encourage you to experiment, taste, play with your food, and discover again why cooking and eating are so fascinating and fun.

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Cook's Encyclopaedia

Cook's Encyclopaedia by Tom Stobart

A descriptive compendium of just about everything we eat and how we cook it—selected as "one of the greatest cookbooks of all time" ( Waitrose Food Illustrated ).   Arranged alphabetically from Abalone to Zampone, Cook's Encyclopedia covers the majority of foods and processes used in cooking. Hundreds of ingredients are described, with English and foreign synonyms and scientific names; recipes are given in many cases to illustrate the use of the foodstuff in question. Cooking processes—including bottling, brewing, brining, curing, smoking, and vacuuming—are explained in great and illuminating detail. The aim is to both entertain and to instruct—in particular, to give a sense of the essence and individuality of each ingredient. Tom Stobart traveled widely, both as an explorer and a filmmaker, and his book was informed by an eye for telling details.   Many fans say they would be lost without this book, which segues effortlessly between exhaustive reference work and handy recipe book, and back again. It explains the world of the kitchen, whether you're a beginner or an old hand, revealing the facts behind foods, equipment, and techniques. Stobart describes how baking powder works, for instance, the temperature at which bacteria grow, and how to make your own tomato ketchup, so every time you dip into this book, you'll be better equipped to return to the stove.   "A MUST, comprehensive, well-organized and well-written . . . a serious and important work of reference." —Alan Davidson, author of The Oxford Companion to Food

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The New Essentials Cookbook

The New Essentials Cookbook A Modern Guide to Better Cooking by America's Test Kitchen

Take your cooking skills to the next level while developing a knockout repertoire of 200 essential, satisfying dishes—from simple meals to dinner-party center­pieces We’ve made improvements to well-loved dishes by incorporating innovative techniques in recipes such as Butter-Basted Rib-Eye Steak and added modern classics such as Vegetable Bibimbap and Olive Oil-Yogurt Bundt Cake. In this book, you’ll find the perfect roast chicken and a killer banana bread but also a Turkish-inspired tomato soup, luscious Chinese braised short ribs, and a set of wholesome grain bowls. A chapter on weeknight dinners offers smart paths to great flavor—from Bucatini with Peas, Kale, and Pancetta that cooks in one pot to a pizza that bakes in a skillet—including plenty of vegetarian options. Other chapters turn up the volume on breakfast and dessert standbys; try the 100 Percent Whole-Wheat Pancakes and Brown Sugar Cookies and you may never go back to the regular versions. We'll also help you pull off your next—or even your first!—dinner party with recipes guaranteed to impress (and to work), such as Braised Lamb Shanks with Bell Peppers and Harissa, Miso-Marinated Salmon, and Roasted Zucchini and Eggplant Lasagna. Most of us—not just newbies—could stand to bone up on certain culinary basics, and our methods may surprise even more experienced cooks, from seeding fresh chiles (we use a measuring spoon) to hulling strawberries (a plastic straw works well). And that’s just the tip of the iceberg of what these recipes teach. You'll discover how to “reverse sear” thick pork chops so they turn out juicy all the way through, grind meat in a food processor for the ultimate burger, and shape fresh corn tortillas without a tortilla press or rolling pin. As you progress through this book, you will also gain a deeper understanding of ingredients, better ­techniques, and the secrets we use in the test kitchen via sidebars called “Think Like a Cook,” which offers insights that can help in your larger culinary life—from picking the perfect avocado to cooking the perfect eggs.

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I'm Just Here for the Food

I'm Just Here for the Food Version 2.0 by Alton Brown

The creator and host of Food Network's Good Eats updates his award-winning primer on essential cooking techniques—now with fifteen new recipes! First published in 2002, Alton Brown's I'm Just Here For the Food received the James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Award for best reference book. This revised and updated edition features fifteen brand-new recipes, along with everything that made the original a classic kitchen instruction manual. Each of the book's fifteen sections is a mini-master class on a given cooking method—from pan searing to pressure cooking, stewing, steaming, and more. And each includes a "master" recipe that epitomizes the technique along with a selection of recipes that demonstrate its range. Plus Brown shares a plethora of fascinating food facts, history, lore, and science.

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Emeril's Potluck

Emeril's Potluck Comfort Food with a Kicked-Up Attitude by Emeril Lagasse

America's favorite chef Emeril Lagasse is ready to party. Parties and celebrations mean food. Lots of food: tureens of soup, platters of chicken, bowls of salad, casseroles of baked pasta. From family reunions to holiday buffets, summer barbecues to tailgate parties, and weekend brunches to bridal showers, Emeril's Potluck offers crowd-pleasing dishes perfect for gatherings with friends and family. Emeril's Potluck brings together everything Emeril loves most about cooking and eating. The food is simple, flavorful, and perfect for sharing at any get-together. Each recipe serves a whopping 8 to 10 people, but don't assume you're making too much -- everyone will be heading back for seconds and thirds of these Emerilized starters, entrees, drinks, sides, and desserts. Start by toasting the occasion with a glass of Champagne Punch, a Watermelon Daiquiri, or an Orange Emeril. Then let the feast begin! Classic Blue Cheese Dip, Alain's Sweet and Spicy Asian Wings, or Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms will get your party started right! Main courses range from Olive-Stuffed Leg of Lamb and Creole Mustard and Herb-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin to homey favorites such as Charlotte's Lasagna Bolognese, Penne à la Vodka Casserole, and Tuna Tetrazzini. Of course, it wouldn't be a party without dessert, so save room for Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, Strawberry Shortcake, and Emeril's Tiramisu. The recipes are quick, easy, and portable. Enjoy these dishes at home or take them on the road. Emeril's Potluck -- so foolproof, so easy, so crowd pleasing that luck has nothing to do with it.

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Weelicious - Catherine McCord Cover Art

Weelicious

Weelicious 140 Fast, Fresh, and Easy Recipes by Catherine McCord

Every parent knows how difficult it is to get to get kids eating happily and healthily. Catherine McCord has the answer: Weelicious! Creator of the wildly popular blog Weelicious.com, Catherine, who honed her cooking skills at Manhattan’s Institute of Culinary Education, strongly believes in the “one family/one meal” idea—preparing a single, scrumptious meal the entire family can sit down and enjoy together rather than having to act as “short order cook” for kids who each want something different. In Weelicious, she offers dozens of recipes and tips for creating quick, easy, healthy, and fun food that moms, dads, and young children of any age will absolutely adore—from the most persnickety infants to the pickiest grade-schoolers.

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Flavorama - Arielle Johnson Cover Art

Flavorama

Flavorama A Guide to Unlocking the Art and Science of Flavor by Arielle Johnson

“Arielle changed the way that I think about flavor, and in these pages, she will do the same for you” (René Redzepi, chef of Noma). A 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG • DELISH • KCRW/NPR GOOD FOOD • LOS ANGELES TIME • NEW YORK TIMES • SAVEUR • SCIENCE NEWS • TIMES UNION • WASHINGTON POST • ROBB REPORT An irreverent, accessible, essential guide to the science of flavor and how to use it in your own kitchen, from the food scientist-confidante of some of the world’s best chefs, Arielle Johnson, with more than 75 recipes—plus a foreword by René Redzepi. Meet Arielle Johnson—she’s a flavor scientist (she loves flavor so much, she got a Ph.D. in the subject). She spends most of her time helping chefs better understand what’s going on beneath the hood of flavor and make delicious new foods. Now, with Flavorama, she shares this invaluable knowledge with home cooks everywhere. Mixing equal parts fun and braininess, Arielle dives into how chemistry, sensation, and craft unite to create flavor, distilling what flavor really is (molecules!) and how to get it to work for you (spotting patterns, breaking rules) in an easy-to-digest handbook. You don’t need a lab or a professional kitchen—or even a background in science—to get something out of the science of flavor. With Flavorama, you’ll be able to easily finesse flavor while cooking to give any dish a little oomph, easily swap out an ingredient for one you have on hand, use a recipe or technique to improvise something new, or boldly replicate a flavor. Out of basil for pesto? Pivot and use mint, shiso, or tarragon—all are members of the same “herbal-aromatic” flavor family—for a new-but-somehow-familiar herb sauce. Or add a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of flaky salt to chocolate ice cream— a simple hack for deliciously complex flavor. Included are 99 recipes so you can hit the ground running with your new science-of-flavor knowledge:  An Algorithm for a Minimalist but Excellent Dressing for LettuceUmami-Boosted Cacio e PepeChilled Soba Noodles with GrapefruitThe Meatiest Slow-Cooked MeatPanela-Coconut Iced CoffeePineapple Caramel SauceBurnt Scallion ButterUnder-appreciated–Spice Pumpkin Pie Cook with the creativity, confidence, and flexibility of a world-class chef and learn how to unlock the flavor potential of your ingredients, create your own dishes, make your own bitters, ferment your own miso, and much, much more. Charming illustrations and diagrams drawn by Arielle herself accompany this indispensable guidebook to flavor town.

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Kitchen Smarts - Cook's Illustrated Cover Art

Kitchen Smarts

Kitchen Smarts Questions and Answers to Boost Your Cooking IQ by Cook's Illustrated

The experts at Cook’s Illustrated magazine offer hundreds of definitive, researched, and kitchen-tested answers in this Q&A-style guide for home cooks looking to improve their kitchen prowess Does searing meat really seal in juices? Does it matter what kind of salt you use? What's the best way to measure a sticky ingredient like honey? Why does whiskey taste better when you add water? How do you actually pronounce dacquoise , and what on earth is it? In this follow up to Kitchen Hacks , the expert editors at Cook’s Illustrated magazine answer your burning questions, offering tips and tricks on how to become a better, more confident cook.   Kitchen Smarts captures all the questions Cook’s Illustrated test cooks have worked through in their quest to determine the best way to do everything in the kitchen, and it does so in a fun, hip, but still very practical way.   It can be a real challenge to figure out who’s right and who has no idea what they’re talking about when it comes to cooking. We are used to being able to simply Google any kitchen question—no matter how strange—the moment it arises. But how do you know you're getting the best (or even the right) answer? Silence all the noise and avoid confusion by going straight to this go-to cooking reference guide from one of America’s most trusted cooking magazines!

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