 | Taste Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good Health
Brand: Chronicle Books
Acclaimed chef Michel Nischan knows that eating well is all about balance, and his beautiful cookbook proves that robust meals can be both healthy and flavorful. Avoiding the high-fat dairy products prevalent in so many cookbooks, he uses vegetable juices and olive oil to achieve the same luscious flavors. Who knew that sweet potatoes make a rich sauce that's fabulous drizzled over oriander-seasoned duck? Or that creamy white bean dip spread on crusty bread could make you forget about butter? And after eating a healthful dinner, it's okay to indulge in a dessert like Flourless Hazelnut Cake. A chapter on basics provides a solid foundation of stocks and sauces, while the glossary describes how to find and use unusual ingredients. For the good home cook who craves something new and delicious and particularly those who want to eat well while maintaining a heart-healthy diet, it's simply a matter of Taste Pure and Simple. | *$7.40 |
 | From the Earth to the Table: John Ash's Wine Country Cuisine
Brand: Chronicle Books
This beloved cookbook is now available in a handsome paperback edition. Completely revised and updated with 45 all-new recipes, each delicious dish reflects acclaimed chef John Ash's commitment to sustainable agriculture and his love of fresh fruits and vegetables. More than 300 recipes, inspired by the California Wine Country featuring soups, salads, pastas, pizza, risottos, poultry, fish, meats, vegetarian courses, desserts, breads, and more include wine recommendations and abundant tips on how to incorporate everything from chipotle chiles to persimmons into delectable meals. This is a time-honored classic, sure to continue enticing cooks for years to come. | *$12.49 |
 | Cooking School Secrets For Real-World Cooks
Brand: Chronicle Books | *$8.27 |
 | The Big Book of Casseroles: 250 Recipes for Serious Comfort Food
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811822605
Bubbling cheese, golden bread crumbs, tender vegetables, and succulent meats-what's not to like about casseroles? Comfort food just doesn't get any cozier, or more convenient. Now, thanks to Maryana Vollstedt, busy cooks don't have to call up Mom in order to make delicious one-dish meals for family and friends. The Big Book of Casseroles boasts over 250 recipes (including low-fat and vegetarian dishes), plus handy planning, freezing, and storage tips. For hot-from-the-oven dinners equally at home in the dining room or on the kitchen table, cooks need look no further than The Big Book of Casseroles, because serious comfort food never goes out of style. | *$6.50 |
 | The Big Book of Soups and Stews: 262 Recipes for Serious Comfort Food
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 081183056X
Where the best-selling Big Book of Casseroles brought bubbling cheese and golden bread crumbs, The Big Book of Soups and Stews brings succulent meats, tender vegetables, and creamy, savory goodness with 262 comforting recipes for soups, chowders, and stews. From a hot and hearty stew for a cold night to a cool, refreshing Vichyssoise for a sizzling afternoon, there's a recipe here for every occasion. Also included are nostalgic classics (like everyone's favorite Chicken Noodle Soup) as well as innovative new creations inspired by the cuisines of the world--from Thai Ginger Chicken to Mexican Seafood. With a wonderful selection of quick bread recipes and a crockpot full of tips and hints to help soup-makers hone their skills, The Big Book of Soups and Stews is the ultimate one-stop comfort food cookbook. | *$5.95 |
 | Seriously Simple: Easy Recipes for Creative Cooks
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811831949
The subtitle says it all. One of the biggest challenges for the good home cook is creating delicious, healthy meals using just a few ingredients and simple steps. And good cooks know that Diane Worthington is an expert at finding the one strong flavor component that will turn a ho-hum dish into something memorable-without spending the whole day in the kitchen. In Seriously Simple: Easy Recipes for Creative Cooks she does it again. Here are over 90 recipes for everything from Butternut Squash Soup with Chipotle Creme to Lemon-Lime Pound-cake that come together in a snap. Gorgeously photographed, Seriously Simple is full of practical tips for saving time without sparing the savor, such as advice on developing a busy cook’s pantry, making one-pot meals, and creating sauces, rubs, and marinades that will spice up any dish in a flash. Guaranteed to cut down on the prep time, streamline techniques, and pump up the flavor, here’s a new kitchen standby that’s seriously fast, seriously delicious... Seriously Simple. | *$12.00 |
 | The Big Book of Breakfast: Serious Comfort Food for Any Time of the Day
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811833380
The latest in the best-selling Big Book series, The Big Book of Breakfasts starts the day right with over 280 recipes for every kind of breakfast food imaginable. It’s classic Maryana Vollstedt: every delicious dish is so easy to make you can hit the snooze button again and again. From classic blue-plate specials of Corned Beef Hash and Eggs to an innovative brunch of Spicy Orange Pancakes, here are frittatas and omelets, quiches and stratas, casseroles and skillet entrees, sandwiches and wraps, French toast and pancakes, waffles and cereals, meats and potatoes, breads and fruits plus a bevy of beverages and the basic how-to. Breakfast-it’s not just for breakfast anymore. | *$11.00 |
 | The Bride & Groom First and Forever Cookbook
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 081183493X
Here is the perfect gift for the happy couple—the first and only cookbook they will ever need. Best-selling authors Sara Corpening Whiteford and Mary Corpening Barber start the bride and groom off right with essential information on the equipment they’ll need to begin cooking in their new home, as well as invaluable tips on getting the pantry stocked. Then they offer 125 recipes—those special dishes to turn to again and again. Ready to entertain the new in-laws? A weekend brunch featuring Sausage and Cheddar Cheese Strata comes together in a snap and is certain to impress. If something a little more romantic is in order, Brie and Champagne Fondue for Two shared in front of a roaring fire is as cozy as it gets. Everyday favorites like Classic Lasagna, Grilled Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Salsa, and the impossible-to-resist Silken Chocolate Tart will have even inexperienced cooks looking like pros in the kitchen. Whether cooking on the fly with Dinners in a Dash—a meal on the table in 30 minutes or less: perfect for the working couple!—or hosting that first-ever holiday dinner, this is the cookbook newlyweds need to chop, peel, sauté, and roast in harmony in the kitchen. Complete with beautiful photographs and menu ideas for special occasions (including the first anniversary), the Bride & Groom First and Forever Cookbook will have the happy couple—and their family and friends—eating well from this day forward. | *$14.91 |
 | Luscious Chocolate Desserts
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811835162
Sexy, rich, and good in bed -- chocolate is the ultimate indulgence. And Luscious Chocolate Desserts is the ultimate chocolate cookbook. Lori Longbotham, author of the best-selling Luscious Lemon Desserts, delivers more than 70 of the best recipes for tantalizing cakes, sumptuous tarts and pies, velvety puddings and souffles, plus melt-in-your-mouth cookies, ice cream, and candy -- all with enough chocolate to satisfy even the deepest craving. Recipes run from simple-to-prepare chocolate pound cake and chocolate mousse pie to more elaborate desserts such as chocolate profiteroles with chocolate ice cream and chocolate sauce and the decadent mocha tiramisu. For those who don't know their cocoa from their cacao, this compendium for chocoholics educates readers from bean to bar, including how to choose from the many forms of chocolate available in today's markets, plus the basics of storing, chopping, melting, and -- the best part -- tasting them. Luscious Chocolate Desserts is pure chocolate satisfaction for proud chocolate lovers everywhere. | *$3.50 |
 | Grilled Cheese: 50 Recipes to Make You Melt
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811841294
Toasted golden in a pan or browned to melty perfection under the broiler, grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food -- and a meal in itself. And believe it or not, it just got better. Author Marlena Spieler has created 50 mouthwatering new takes on this fromagophile's favorite. Her tantalizing pairings range from hearty Sage Sausage and Jack Cheese with Preserved Lemon to Melted Alpenzell, Emmentaler, Pear, and Cumin. There are also plenty of new twists on the tried and true, such as Smoky Bacon and Cheddar with Chipotle Relish or Fresh Mozzarella, Prosciutto, and Fig Jam. Oozing with cheese suggestions, an array of quick-to-make mustards, and tips on choosing the perfect bread for each sandwich, this cookbook will make anyone stand up and say "cheese!" | *$5.23 |
 | Sangria: Fun and Festive Recipes
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811842908
From classic Spanish sangria to sparkling raspberry lemoncello, Sangria offers pitcher-perfect recipes for fruity wine and champagne drinks, plus tapas perfect for easy entertaining. With recipes for red, white, and sparkling sangria, these concoctions will turn any party into a full-blown fiesta. The sangria repertoire kicks off with fun-to-make recipes such as zesty Spanish Harlem Sangria, Sangria Caliente with a tequila kick, and Lime and Roses Rose Sangria blooming with the perfect melding of citrus and rose wine. Tapas offerings make the perfect complement with a summer ensalada of ripe Bosc pears or tasty Citrus Zest Olives. Sangria has a colorful history, which author Mittie Hellmich covers with her typical flair in a lively introduction. Red, white, or sparkling, the best is la sangria! | *$4.75 |
 | The Beach House Cookbook
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811843084
A great day at the beach calls for great food—especially delicious, quick dishes that leave time for fun in the sun. Barbara Scott-Goodman serves up more than 75 recipes for sensational meals for those spending a weekend at the coast or for whom the seaside is home. Recipes for appetizers, soups, sandwiches, main courses, salads, desserts, and cocktails feature farmstand fruits and vegetables, fresh fish and shellfish, and meats for the grill that celebrate summer's bounty. Steamed Mussels in Tomato-Fennel Broth and Chicken & Soba Noodle Salad with Spicy Asian Peanut Sauce make for delightful post-beach fare. Fire up the barbecue for Grilled Swordfish with Mango Salsa and—voilà !—instant backyard beach party. For dessert, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie or Brownie Sundaes with Raspberry Sauce are guaranteed to please. With photos that capture the beauty of both the coast and the cuisine, The Beach House Cookbook offers all the right ingredients for fabulous dining—with an ocean view. | *$13.97 |
 | The Big Book of Easy Suppers: 270 Delicious Recipes for Casual Everyday Cooking
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811843505
What nine-to-fiver, busy mom or stay-at-home dad isn’t looking for the Big Easy? Enter the next title in the best-selling Big Book series—a guaranteed hit for anyone whose duty it is to put a nutritious meal on the table as quickly as possible. With more than 270 recipes at the ready, cooking dinner will be a pleasure, any and every night of the week. Each chapter offers a full range of choices, from soups and salads to hearty entrees and side dishes to stir-fries and grilled favorites. And a selection of simple desserts makes an already sweet deal even sweeter. For easy recipes and big taste, look no further than The Big Book of Easy Suppers. | *$7.98 |
 | The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811843513
Ultimate Bar Book is the first and only guide to classic and new drink recipes. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips, this book has it all. As a mistress of mixology, the author has the classics down to a T -- the Martini, the Bloody Mary, plus the many variations (the Dirty Martini, the Virgin Mary). And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table, like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler. Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink. With dozens of recipes for garnishes, rims, infusions, and syrups; punches, gelatin shooters, hot drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages; and -- let's not forget -- an essential selection of hangover remedies, Ultimate Bar Book is nothing short of top-shelf. | *$8.22 |
 | Cupcakes!
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811845451
What's short and sweet and cute as a button? Cupcakes! And everyone loves 'em! Trusted favorites at picnics, potlucks, and bake sales, cupcakes go equally well at relaxed and informal gatherings or at elegant parties. Here are 50 scrumptious ways to bring smiles and those nostalgic memories back faster than a kid can lick the batter off a beater. Try a Cinnamon Sugar Puff Cupcake—they go from mixing bowl to oven to one happy taker in less than an hour. Who needs a peanut butter cup when there's a peanut butter cupcake in the house? Ethereal Lemon Angel Cupcakes soar even higher when served with some fresh seasonal fruit. With tips and techniques for perfect cupcake-making, basic "head-start" recipes, and gorgeous photographs, it's time to get out the baking pans and join the cupcake craze. These diminutive cakes may be small but they stand tall in the world of sweets. | *$10.43 |
 | The Big Book of Fish & Shellfish: More Than 250 Terrific Recipes (Big Book (Chronicle Books))
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811849252
For those who love fish -- or clams, lobster, scallops, mussels, octopus, oysters, crab, or shrimp -- but are in need of a definitive guide to making it at home, here's a Big Book that's a whale of catch. This tell-all volume helps the home cook not only select the fish or shellfish from the market, but also then turn it into a delicious meal in a few easy-to-follow steps. The book is organized by type of seafood, so if, say, snapper is not available that day, a quick substitution can be made with catfish, flounder, or whatever similar fish is freshest. The author's tips for selection, preparation, and cooking techniques (including poaching, steaming, baking, grilling, frying, and roasting) allow the reader to cook with confidence. With more than 250 outstanding recipes, from appetizers and main courses to great classic side dishes, this latest addition to the Big Book series means nobody has to be chicken of the sea. | *$2.99 |
 | Mastering the Grill: The Owner's Manual for Outdoor Cooking
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811849647
Grilling is a science, and it's only when you understand the science of grilling that you can transform it into an art. That's what makes <i>Mastering the Grill</i> a standout on the cookbook shelf. From equipment (grill types and tools) to fire (wood, charcoal, or gas) to ingredients (meat, poultry, fish, and vegetables), the authors have shared their impressive grilling know-how to explain the whys and the hows and guarantee the wows clearly and comprehensively. In addition to hundreds of tips and techniques, this ultimate guide is packed with how-to illustrations and mouthwatering photographs plus 350 surefire recipes everything from rubs and marinades to appetizers, entrees, side dishes, and desserts. <i>Mastering the Grill</i> is a master class in cooking, destined to become a sauce-stained, well-thumbed classic. | *$6.90 |
 | Grill Every Day: 125 Fast-Track Recipes for Weeknights at the Grill
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811852081
Whoever said grills are reserved for weekend barbecues has never met Diane Morgan. In her newest grilling cookbook, she presents a compelling argument that grills should be used every night, complete with 125 recipes and the promise of less dishwashing. For novice grillers, she's incorporated chapters on types of grills, cleaning and safety tips, and lists of helpful tools. Mouthwatering recipes include meat and veggie entrees, side dishes, and even flame-broiled desserts like Bananas Slicked with Rum and Molasses. If that's not enough, she's even added The Grill Planner, a chapter devoted to ensuring that Tuesday's leftover ingredients from Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers with Garlic and Cilantro Drizzle will become Wednesday's Pineapple, Shrimp, and Anaheim Chile Salad. | *$13.97 |
 | La Paella: Deliciously Authentic Rice Dishes from Spain's Mediterranean Coast
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811852512
The most famous dish of the hottest cuisine in town right now, paella is as flavorful as it is festive. Longtime Barcelona resident and Spanish food expert Jeff Koehler fills us in on this cherished rice dish, from its origins to just what it takes to make the perfect one (even without an authentic paella pan). Thirty recipes range from the original paella valenciana, studded with chicken and rabbit, to his mother-in-law's Saturday shellfish special, to sumptuous vegetarian variations, to surprising soups and sweet takes. Stunning scenic photographs, shots of the finished dishes, plus a source list of unusual ingredients and special equipment round out this gorgeous homage to one of Spain's national culinary treasures. | *$7.49 |
 | The Art of the Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the Classics
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811854981
From Tokyo to New York, a cocktail renaissance is happening as "bar chefs" create delicious elixirs worthy of their kitchen counterparts. An epicenter of this barroom artistry can be found at the Absinthe Brasserie & Bar in San Francisco (a city that spends more money per capita on alcohol than any other in the country). Bartenders Jeff Hollinger and Bob Schwartz share their artisan approach for stunning creations that unveil a new spectrum of flavors. Fresh herbs and even aromatic lavender are deftly used to augment classic and new cocktail recipes. Syrups and mixes are carefully crafted from scratch, ensuring small-batch perfection and a harmony of flavors. Acclaimed photographer Frankie Frankeny captures their virtuoso mixing performances with a refreshing take on the cocktail, creating a showpiece for any living room. | *$6.96 |
 | The Big Book of Chicken: Over 300 Exciting Ways to Cook Chicken (Big Book (Chronicle Books))
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811855280
Whether it's roasted, fried, grilled, broiled, braised, saut ed, or baked, chicken is always delicious. Maryana Vollstedt has created a new addition to Chronicle's best-selling <em>Big Book</em> series with this glorious homage to everyone's favorite fowl. The tremendous variety of ideas ranges from creative recipes like Pomegranate-Molasses Chicken Drummettes and Chipotle Cheddar Chicken Corn Chowder to comforting favorites like Chicken Marsala and Old-Fashioned Fried Chicken. Every recipe is simple to follow with lots of helpful tips on identifying parts of the chicken, cutting up and storing it, and safe preparation techniques. With more than 275 recipes inspired from cuisines around the world, this big book serves up everything there is to know about chicken. | *$7.38 |
 | Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 081185566X
Chocolate Caramel-Pecan Souffl Cake . . . Cinnamon-Donut Bread Pudding . . . Double-Crumble Hot Apple Pies . . . Giant Coconut Cream Puffs . . . Here's a collection of desserts that gives more than 75 sticky, chewy, messy, gooey reasons to stock up on napkins. In addition to each sugary favorite, the author has included simple techniques and tools to help home cooks recreate each decadent treasure again and again. Sprinkled throughout are tips on using phyllo dough, toasting nuts, and making a heavenly ganache, so every over-the-top treat tastes as irresistible as it sounds. For the serious sweet tooth, pour a tall glass of milk and get ready to bite into all that's <i>Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey</i>! | *$12.85 |
 | The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811856249
A good cook once said that a casserole is a blend of inspiration and what's on hand. Beatrice Ojakangas must have had inspiration by the gallon to come up with these 500 casseroles. From a breakfast of Eggs Florentine to a dinner of Pork Chops with Apple Stuffing soon even the most casserole-wary cook will be dishing about these delights. Yummy treats like Parmesan and Sun-Dried Tomato Quiche and Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp are just right for parties. Even appetizers are reinvented in casserole form! The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever will inspire comforting dishes and innovative feasts for any meal of the day—no matter what's in the fridge. | *$13.97 |
 | The New Whole Grain Cookbook: Terrific Recipes Using Farro, Quinoa, Brown Rice, Barley, and Many Other Delicious and Nutritious Grains
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 081185647X
From whole wheat, oats, and rice to farro, barley, and quinoa, no grain is left unturned in this compendium of more than 75 healthful recipes. There's a tasty dish for every meal of the day: Quick Skillet Flatbreads made with millet or teff for breakfast, or a hearty dinner entr e of lamb and rye berries braised in red wine. Even desserts get the whole-grain touch with such sweets as Chocolate-Chunk Buckwheat Cookies. A source list helps find the more unusual grains and a glossary describes each one in detail. <em>The New Whole Grains Cookbook</em> makes it easy to eat your grains and love them, too. | *$9.38 |
 | Art of the Slow Cooker: 80 Exciting New Recipes
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811859127
For the Art of the Slow Cooker best-selling author Andrew Schloss has developed 80 recipes for soups stews succulent braises vegetarian dishesóeven dessertsóthat bring slow-cooked meals to new heights. Slow cooking gives a wonderful velvety texture to meatloaf an incredible richness to Osso Buco Milanese and bold and complex flavors to Curried Vegetables and Dal simmered in Indian spices. Each chapter offers recipes for both simple everyday meals and spectacular dishes perfect for entertaining. With cooking charts to help with timing advice on finding the right slow cooker for every kitchen and glorious color photographs throughout the Art of the Slow Cooker will delight readers looking for easy and amazing meals. | *$13.97 |
 | Toddler Café: Fast, Healthy, and Fun Ways to Feed Even the Pickiest Eater
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811859271
Every toddler goes through the stage where they want nothing but "O"-shaped cereal. The challenge for parents is getting kids to ask for fruit salad instead of cupcakes. Faced with this seemingly impossible task with her own child, Jennifer Carden has created <em>The Toddler Caf </em>, a guide to making mealtime with children fun and interactive. It offers simple, creative ways for kids to identify with their food, like saying tuna salad is what mermaids eat, or making Minty Pea Pops in ice cube trays. Carden has created over 50 unique recipes that encourage families (including toddlers) to work together to prepare, eat, clean up, and best of all, look forward to a healthy, delicious meal. | *$5.78 |
 | Quick & Easy Chinese: 70 Everyday Recipes
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811859301
Throw away that take-out menu and turn to one of the recipes in this wonderful new cookbook. Using readily available ingredients and a few simple techniques Quick & Easy Chinese brings the delicious flavors of Asia into anyone's kitchen. Included are many familiar restaurant classics like Cashew Chicken Hot and Sour Soup and even Fortune Cookies—all simplified for easy home cooking. With a wide range of appetizers soups entrees drinks and desserts Quick & Easy Chinese will bring everyone good fortune and good eating. | *$10.00 |
 | Simply Organic: A Cookbook for Sustainable, Seasonal, and Local Ingredients
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811860444
The world is changing, and along with it, so must our eating habits. Author and restaurateur Jesse Ziff Cool has compiled over 30 years of knowledge about organic, local, and sustainable food into one magnificent cookbook, including indespensible elements of her earlier cookbook, <i>Your Organic Kitchen</i>, which is now out of print. With 150 enticing recipes, <i>Simply Organic</i> encourages home cooks to embrace organics as a lifestyle rather than a fad. Cool organizes her chapters seasonally to ensure that the freshest, ripest ingredients enhance the flavors of dishes like Filet Mignon with mashed Potatoes and Leek Sauce in early spring to Pumpkin Raisin Bread Pudding in autumn. Inspiring profiles on farmers and producers reveal how these individuals are working to create a sustainable future every day. | *$13.97 |
 | Margaritas, Mojitos & More
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811862097
Blended, shaken, stirred, sweet, tangy, or citrusy—this summertime collection of cocktails will have everybody's senses singing. Entertaining expert Jessica Strand puts a new spin on classic concoctions by mixing and matching garnishes and adornments, and using flavored vodkas and unique ingredients to create modern fusion drinks. Here's the best part: The drinks are easy to make and absolutely delicious, not to mention gorgeous in a glass. Passionfruit Margaritas, Blackberry Mojitos, Asian Pear Martinis, and artfully styled daiquiris all make for something new and cool to bring to the party. Summer might not last forever, but the good times can go on and on with <em>Margaritas, Mojitos & More</em>. | *$9.56 |
 | The NFL Gameday Cookbook
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811863957
The fans are roaring, the pigskin is flying, and only one thing is missing . . .grub. Acclaimed author Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe has created this cookbook specifically for NFL fans, with delicious recipes easy enough for the novice chef and also designed to travel to the game. Although most recipes center around the tailgater's sacred grill, the cookbook also includes sections on sandwiches, side dishes, desserts, and refreshing drinks. With photos of memorable NFL moments and 150 delicious recipes, like Bloody Mary Chicken Wings and Whiskey-Marinated Rib-eye Steaks, this game day cookbook ensures that the chef will be the star of this year's Super Bowl party. | *$8.00 |
 | Top Chef The Cookbook
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 0811864305
Pack your knives and go . . . straight to the bookstore. <em>Top Chef</em> presents the official companion cookbook to the No. 1 rated food show on cable television! Featuring 100 fabulous recipes from the first three seasons of the show, including dishes from the Elimination Rounds and the Quick-Fire Challenges, <em>The Top Chef Cookbook</em> invites fans into the hottest kitchen on prime time. In-depth discussions with contestants, judges, and crew reveal the inner workings of the show, and lavish photographs take readers behind-the-scenes into the <em>Top Chef</em> pantry and the competition sites. Handsomely packaged with a canvas cover inspired by the chef's jacket worn by each of the <em>Top Chef</em> contestants, this cookbook will have aspiring culinary contenders reliving classic show moments and relishing new recipes just in time to obsess over Padma's outfits in Season 4. | *$10.39 |
 | Field Guide to Herbs & Spices: How to Identify, Select, and Use Virtually Every Seasoning at the Market (Field Guide To...)
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 4082
Herbs and spices make everything taste better but can you tell your thyme from your sage? Do you know the difference between dill and rosemary? Where can you find hyssop or rose geranium? <p><i>Field Guide to Herbs & Spices</i> is here to help. With color photographs of more than 200 different international seasonings, you'll soon be flavoring your dishes like a pro. Award-winning chef Aliza Green shows the basic history of these spices (saffron used to be worth more than gold!), its season (if applicable), names in other languages, a recipe featuring the seasoning, and much more. This handy field guide will make all of your meals complete! | *$8.95 |
 | What's Cooking? Recipe Box
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 9780811845922v
Time to get cooking! Remember grandma's kitchen, pots simmering on the stove, recipe box flipped open on the counter? Now here's your chance to make a culinary keepsake of your very own. You'll be off to a fantastic start with 50 recipes for classic dishes, plus 50 blank recipe cards to personalize your collection with family favorites. All are housed within an appealing and durable metal tin that will look terrific on a kitchen counter.Includes:- 50 delicious recipes for appetizers, main dishes, and desserts - 50 blank cards for you to fill in your own favorites- 7 tabs: appetizers, salads, soups, main dishes, pastas, side dishes, and desserts | *$9.97 |
 | Bride & Groom First and Forever Recipe Box
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 9780811850957v
Love, cherish, and eat well together for the rest of your lives. The Bride & Groom First and Forever Recipe Box is a wedding keepsake the couple will treasure. Inside the vintage-style, collectible tin box are classic recipes adapted from Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford's best-seller, Bride & Groom First and Forever Cookbook. In addition to recipes such as Chicken Soup for Your Soul Mate and Better Than Grandma's Meatloaf, there are blank cards for the couple to add family favorites. The perfect shower gift! Includes: - 50 delicious recipes including appetizers, main dishes, and desserts - 50 blank cards for you to fill in family favorites and new treats - 7 tabs: appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, side dishes, breakfast, and sweets | *$6.78 |
 | Wine Journal: A Companion for Wine Lovers
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 9780811865609v
Created for serious wine lovers this deluxe leather-bound volume is the ultimate tool for recording everything about the world's most revered libation. With ample room for jotting down notes on all aspects from memorable wine tastings to vineyard visits to food pairings it's also filled with expert information on wine varieties growing regions and tasting terminology. With extra features like a bound-in pocket for preserving keepsake labels this journal is the ideal companion on the journey to discovering wine's most sublime secrets. | *$16.56 |
 | Cupcake Kit: Recipes, Liners, and Decorating Tools for Making the Best Cupcakes!
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 9780811866590v
This kit has everything needed for making and decorating dozens of festive cup-sized confections: 14 scrumptious recipes 250 decorative cup liners in two sizes a pastry bag and an assortment of piping tips for creating one-of-a-kind masterpieces. | *$12.58 |
 | Bon Appetit Recipe Binder
Brand: Chronicle Books Part Number: 9780811868242v
Keep track of all of your favorite recipes with this innovative new recipe organizer. Featuring a handy easel format for easy countertop display 12 high-capacity pocket dividers recipe splashguards and a collection of best-loved recipes selected by the editors of Bon Appétit it's an indispensable addition to any home chef's bookshelf. | *$13.58 |
 | William Yeoward on Entertaining
Brand: Cico
William Yeoward’s passion for good company and sumptuous dining inspires the vibrancy and elegance of his table settings and the beauty of the tableware designs for which he is internationally renowned. This book shows you how to emulate William’s sense of occasion with 21 table settings and menus. He applies his unique touch to creating a Wedding Buffet and a Christmas Lunch, but also shows how ordinary occasions can be lifted into the realms of fantasy and drama. Try the Boating Lunch, or make Breakfast for Two a memory to be treasured. Create your own mood: look at the sophisticated elegance of Chic Dining or the fun of the Fantasy Breakfast. • William Yeoward on Entertaining is the ideal companion for anyone wanting to throw the perfect party. • Discover how attention to the tiniest detail enhances the ambience of any social gathering. • Illuminating photography by Paul Ryan. | *$10.90 |
 | The Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook: Over 100 "Tail Wagging" Recipes
Brand: Cider Mill Press
When it comes to dog biscuits, there s a lot out there, but not one as concerned with your pet s health and happiness as ours! While most of the competition goes for novelty, the Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook stands alone in featuring tail-waggingly tasty 100% organic ingredients. Written by an expert who runs the Bubba Rose Biscuit Company, it contains more than 100 all-natural recipes double what most other dog cookbooks have. That s sure to appeal to owners eager to feed their dog homemade after the recent commercial pet food scare. The wholesome doggie dishes (all tried, true and taste tested) include a Luck of the Irish Wolfhound dog treat with such ingredients as oat flour and spinach leaves, and a beef-based Grillin and Chillin hot dog! | *$7.47 |
 | The New Soul Food Cookbook: Healthier Recipes for Traditional Favorites
Brand: Citadel
A collection of more than one hundred soul food dishes, including appetizers, breads, entrees, desserts, and much more, offers traditional African-American fare with a difference, as it shows how to prepare delicious meals with healthy low-fat ingredients. | *$5.18 |
 | The African-American Heritage Cookbook: Traditional Recipes and Fond Remembrances From Alabama's Renowned Tuskegee Institute
Brand: Citadel Press
Enjoy more than 200 traditional African-American recipes! This remarkable volume is the ultimate African-American cooking collection, with time-tested recipes for everything from beverages to soups and salads to main and side dishes to breads to desserts. And, the African-American Heritage Cookbook is more than just a recipe collection. It also features personal vignettes, pictorial accounts, literary passages, and poetry combined together to honor a notable American landmark—the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington. You’ll learn to make such delectable, traditional dishes as: <P>-Hot Clam Dip <BR>-Old-Time Potato Salad <BR>-Salmon Croquettes <BR>-Creole Rice <BR>-And more! <P>Beginning with the final days of slavery and extending through the struggle for civil rights, this singular anthology is a historic tribute to African-Americans of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. | *$8.48 |
 | Eat What You Want And Die Like A Man: The World's Unhealthiest Cookbook
Brand: Citadel Press
Eat healthy and live to be 100?. <br> <P>Screw that. <P><br>Why choke down bland, mushy steamed veggies and brown rice when there s so much fat-laden, calorie-rich, heart-bursting cuisine out there to be savored? Because you want to live? So you can spend your golden years wandering aimlessly around a Florida shopping mall and eating dinner at 2 in the afternoon? So your rotten, ungrateful kids can plop you into some hellhole of a nursing home the minute you forget what day it is?<br><br> <P>So go ahead, triple your cholesterol and triglyceride counts and clog those arteries . You ll never get out of this world alive, so you might as well enjoy your life while you can. Here are 30 artery-clogging, colon-blistering recipes sure to satisfy the most insatiable cholesterol craving. Instead of, steamed tofu, try Lard-Oozing Caja-China-Roasted Hog or Pizzeria-style Baked Ziti with Sausage and Mozzarella!. Follow up with a decadent dessert of Deep-Fried Twinkies or Ice Cream Lasagne. You ll die quicker but with a smile on your face. <br><br> <P>Eat What You Want and Die Like a Man will put you back in touch with your Inner Hog. <br><br> <P>Raves for Steve Graham s THE GOOD, THE SPAM, AND THE UGLY<br> <P>"Gleefully offensive." --Publishers Weekly<br> <P>"Thanks for using a pseudonym." --Steve s father | *$4.94 |
 | Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat
Brand: Clarkson Potter | *$12.93 |
 | The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
Brand: Clarkson Potter
Perhaps more responsible than anyone for the revolution in the way we eat, cook, and think about food, Alice Waters has “single-handedly chang[ed] the American palate” according to the <i>New York Times</i>. Her simple but inventive dishes focus on a passion for flavor and a reverence for locally produced, seasonal foods.<br><br>With an essential repertoire of timeless, approachable recipes chosen to enhance and showcase great ingredients, <i>The Art of Simple Food</i> is<i> </i>an indispensable resource for home cooks. Here you will find Alice’s philosophy on everything from stocking your kitchen, to mastering fundamentals and preparing delicious, seasonal inspired meals all year long. Always true to her philosophy that a perfect meal is one that’s balanced in texture, color, and flavor, Waters helps us embrace the seasons’ bounty and make the best choices when selecting ingredients. Fill your market basket with pristine produce, healthful grains, and responsibly raised meat, poultry, and seafood, then embark on a voyage of culinary rediscovery that reminds us that the most gratifying dish is often the least complex. | *$21.29 |
 | Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries, and Shakes
Brand: Clarkson Potter | *$9.10 |
 | BabyCakes: Vegan, (Mostly) Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery
Brand: Clarkson Potter
<b>Forget everything <br>you’ve heard about <br>health-conscious baking.</b> <br><br>Simply, <i>BabyCakes</i> is your key to an enlightened, indulgent, sweets-filled future. This is important news not only for parents whose children have allergies, for vegans, and for others who struggle with food sensitivities, but also for all you sugar-loving traditionalists. The recipes in these pages prove that there <i>is</i> a healthy alternative to recklessly made desserts, one that doesn't sacrifice taste or texture.<br><br>Having experimented endlessly with alternative, health-conscious sweeteners, flours, and thickeners, Erin McKenna, the proprietress of beloved bakery BabyCakes NYC, developed these recipes–most are gluten-free, all are without refined sugar–in hopes of combating her own wheat, dairy, and sugar sensitivities. In <i>BabyCakes,</i> she shares detailed information about the ingredients she uses (coconut flour, xanthan gum, and agave nectar, for example) and how to substitute them properly for common ones–all the while guiding you safely through techniques she’s spent years perfecting. <br><br>When BabyCakes NYC opened on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 2005, it helped propel the gluten-free and vegan baking movement into a new stratosphere. Suddenly there was a destination for those with wheat allergies and other dietary restrictions–and, soon enough, celebrities and dessert lovers of every kind–to indulge freely in delectable muffins and teacakes, brownies and cookies, pies and cobblers.<br><br>Enclosed within these pages are all the “secrets” you’ll need to bring the greatness of BabyCakes NYC into your own home as well as raves and recommendations from devotees such as Natalie Portman, Jason Schwartzman, Mary-Louise Parker, Zooey Deschanel, and Pamela Anderson.<br><br>For confectionists of all kinds, delicious alternatives lie within: Red Velvet Cupcakes, Chocolate Shortbread Scones with Caramelized Bananas, Strawberry Shortcake, and BabyCakes NYC’s celebrated frosting (so delicious it has fans tipping back frosting shots!), to name just a few. Finally, Erin’s blissful desserts are yours for the baking! | *$14.77 |
 | Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods
Brand: Clarkson Potter
For anyone who's ever headed to their local farmers' market reciting the mantra "I will not overbuy" but has lumbered home with bags overflowing with delicious summer strawberries, zucchini blossoms, and tomatoes, or autumn apples, pears, and cauliflower, this book will be your saving grace. <br><br><i>Well-Preserved</i> is a collection of 30 small batch preserving recipes and 90 recipes in which to use the preserved goods. Preserving recipes like Marinated Baby Artichokes are followed by recipes for dishes like Marinated Artichoke and Ricotta Pie and Sausages with Marinated Baby Artichokes; a Three-Citrus Marmelade recipe is followed by recipes for Chicken Wings Baked with Three-Citrus Marmelade, Shrmp with Three-Citrus Marmelade and Lime, and Crepes with Three-Citrus Marmelade, and so on.<br><br>In this book, Eugenia Bone, a New Yorker whose Italian father was forever canning everything from olives to tuna, describes the art of preserving in an accessible way. Though she covers traditional water bath and pressure canning in detail, she also shares simpler methods that allow you to preserve foods using low-tech options like oil-preserving, curing, and freezing. Bone clearly explains each technique so that you can rest assured your food is stable and safe.<br><br>With <i>Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods</i>, you will never again have a night when you open your cupboard or refrigerator and lament that there's "nothing to eat!" Instead, you'll be whipping up the seasons' best meals all year long. | *$16.47 |
 | Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets from a Legendary Barbecue Joint
Brand: Clarkson Potter | *$14.72 |
 | The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Brand: Clarkson Potter
For more than twenty years, Barefoot Contessa, the acclaimed specialty food store, has been cooking and baking extraordinary dishes for enthusiastic customers in the Hamptons. For many of those years, people have tried to get the exuberant owner, Ina Garten, to share the secrets of her store. Finally, the energy and style that make Barefoot Contessa such a special place are shown here, with dozens of recipes and more than 160 breathtaking photographs, in <b>The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook</b>.<br><br>Ina's most popular recipes use familiar ingredients, but they taste even better than you would expect. Her Pan-Fried Onion Dip is the real thing, with slowly car-amelized onions and fresh sour cream. Tomato soup is created from oven-roasted tomatoes and fresh basil to intensify the flavors. Meat loaf is as good as your grandmother's, but it's healthier because it's made with ground turkey and fresh herbs. The light and flaky Maple-Oatmeal Scones are baked with rolled oats, whole wheat, and real maple syrup. Now these and other famous Barefoot Contessa recipes can be prepared at home.<br><br>Ina says that before she owned a specialty food store she often spent a week making dinner for six friends. Her experience at Barefoot Contessa has given her hundreds of ideas for creating wonderful parties in a few hours. And they're all in this book. Crab Cakes with Rémoulade Sauce can be stored overnight in the refrigerator and sautéed just before the guests arrive. Cheddar Corn Chowder can be made days ahead, reheated, and served with a salad and bread for a delicious autumn lunch. The ingredients for Grilled Salmon Salad can all be prepared ahead and tossed together before serving. The batter for the Raspberry Corn Muffins can be mixed a day before and popped into the oven just before breakfast.<br><br>Ina Garten teaches us how to entertain with style, simplicity, and a relaxed sense of fun. There are notes throughout the book for giving cocktail parties, lunches, and dinner parties where everything is done before the guests arrive. And there are easy instructions for creating gorgeous party platters that don't even require you to cook!<br><br>With Ina Garten and <b>The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook</b>, you have the perfect recipe for hosting parties that are easy and fun for everyone--including the cook. | *$19.99 |
 | 'wichcraft: Craft a Sandwich into a Meal--And a Meal into a Sandwich
Brand: Clarkson Potter | *$16.70 |
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