Synopsis: Presents a collection of traditional recipes from Lazio, Calabria, Sicily, Tuscany, Lombardy, Venezia, and other regions of Italy as well as commenting on great Italian restaurants and providing photographs of the Italian countryside

Synopsis: Finger food is made to be shared with friends, but with an emphasis on simplicity and taste. Fresh ingredients create Eastern treats from dim sum to sushi; a cool plate of antipasto is perfect for a summer lunch; and simple but mouthwatering tapas and meze can be passed around at a party. With over 600 full-color photographs, we see that finger food can be exciting and a bit risky -- even the most cautious will try a new taste sensation if it's…

Synopsis: Crock-Pot Cookbook and Recipes Cards is a collection of 48 recipes for your Crock-Pot slow cooker. The recipes in this invaluable book make it easy to feed your family or wow guests with hearty meals. In the morning, just place the ingredients in your Crock-Pot and have a delicious, homemade dinner waiting for you in the evening. Each recipe includes a full-color photo and an accompanying tear-out recipe card for sharing or traveling. The…

Synopsis: Suggests menus for breakfasts, picnics, and sporting events, and shares recipes for appetizers, breads, meat, poultry, seafood, soups, salads, and desserts

Synopsis: Sharon Tyler Herbst, culinary tipster extraordinaire, has collected thousands of shortcuts and hints on hundreds of subjects including foods, beverages, cooking techniques, measuring, kitchen equipment, substitutions, and even cleaning up. Essential for both the experienced and beginning cook, this handy kitchen encyclopedia is packed with cooking ideas and fast, accurate answers to culinary questions.

Synopsis: In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men's clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma became a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death at every turn behind Confederate lines.

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Synopsis: One of America's best-known chefs shows how to prepare more than 115 simple, healthful and contemporary recipes. The companion cookbook to PBS'd 26-program series, Today's Gourmet, beginning in January, 1991.

Synopsis: This new edition of Enid Donaldson's popular cookbook, completely re-designed with additional photographs and a brand new cover, takes food lovers and cooks into Jamaican kitchens and restaurants to sample the full range of native cuisine prepared by local housewives, restaurateurs and roadside "jerkies". Enid Donaldson presents her dishes with flair and imagination, delicately spiced and flavoured with curry, scotch bonnet peppers, jerk sauce,…

Synopsis: Fifteen master chefs reveal their secrets for creating more than three hundred dishes, including fried catfish, turtle soup, and Creole gumbo, and describe their own tricks of the trade

Synopsis: Eagerly anticipating her Quincea±era, the fifteenth birthday celebration that will signify her adulthood, Marisol is troubled by a lack of money, her mother's new boyfriend, changes in her best friend, and the absence of the father she never knew.

Synopsis: Mary Ann Esposito, best-selling author and host of public television's popular cooking show "Ciao Italia, returns with an all-new collection of recipes and reminiscences. In "Nella Cucina, America's favorite Italian cook combines cooking and customs, tradition and travel as she reinterprets the best of traditional Italian cooking for today's cooks."Nella Cucina features 170 simple Italian recipes that rely on the freshest ingredients and a…

Synopsis: Culinary Calculations, Second Edition provides the mathematical knowledge and skills that are essential for a successful career in today's competitive food service industry. This user-friendly guide starts with basic principles before introducing more specialized topics like costing, AP/EP, menu pricing, recipe conversion and costing, and inventory costs. Written in a non-technical, easy-to-understand style, the book features a case study that…

Synopsis: The ultimate gift for Poldark fans!85 authentic recipes for your manor or boarding house…The mouthwatering Poldark cookery book you’ve dreamed about!Divided into boarding house or manor, and complete with homey and festive dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, this Poldark cookbook features these classic recipes from the show including:Cornish PastiesAle-Battered Fried FishRed Lion Mutton PieTruro Turnip GratinBlueberry and Lemon…

Synopsis: 0132550792 / 9780132550796   Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts: Level 1 and 2, 1/e  Package consists of:    0131380222 / 9780131380226 Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts: Level 2 013801938X / 9780138019389 Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts: Level 1

Synopsis: Does your Victoria sponge always sink in the centre? Does your choux pastry end up flat and dry? Are your brownies more soggy than squidgy? In [this book] James Morton takes on cakes, biscuits, macarons, pastry, muffins, tortes and more, explaining with step-by-step instructions and photographs how to achieve the perfect bake every time. He gently takes you through the essential processes, techniques and timings - and how you can adapt and…

Synopsis: Jacques Maniere's seminal work on steam cooking is now available to American readers--thanks to an easy-to-follow, expanded interpretation by food writer, teacher, and chef Stephanie Lyness. Timing charts, techniques and tips for steaming all kinds of food make this simplest of all cooking methods even simpler. Includes more than 100 recipes.