 | Heirloom Beans: Great Recipes for Dips and Spreads, Soups and Stews, Salads and Salsas, and Much More from Rancho Gordo
Brand: Chronicle Books
Who would have thought a simple bean could do so much? Heirloom bean expert Steve Sando provides descriptions of the many varieties now available from Scarlet ?Runners to the spotted Eye of the Tiger beans. Nearly 90 recipes in the book will entice readers to cook up bowls of heartwarming Risotto and Cranberry Beans with Pancetta or Caribbean Black Bean Soup. Close-up photos of the beans make them easy to identify. Packed with protein fiber and vitamins these little treasures are the perfect addition to any meal. | *$20.72 |
 | Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Part Number: 0618829255
Witty, one-of-a-kind imaginative cupcake designs using candies from the local convenience store.<BR><BR>America's favorite food photography team, responsible for the covers of America's top magazines, shows how to create funny, scary, and sophisticated masterpieces, using a zipper lock bag and common candies and snack items.With these easy-to-follow techniques, even the most kitchen-challenged cooks can<BR><BR>⢠raise a big-top circus cupcake tier for a kid's birthday<BR>⢠plant candy vegetables on Oreo earth cupcakes for a garden party<BR>⢠trot out a line of confectionery "pupcakes" for a dog fancier<BR>⢠serve sausage and pepperoni pizza cupcakes for April Fool's Day<BR>⢠bewitch trick-or-treaters with chilly ghost chocolate cupcakes<BR>⢠create holidays on icing with turkey cupcake place cards, a white cupcake Christmas wreath, and Easter egg cupcakes<BR><BR>No baking skills or fancy pastry equipment is required. Spotting the familiar items in the hundreds of brilliant photos is at least half the fun. | *$9.00 |
 | Herbs & Spices: The Cook's Reference
Brand: DK ADULT
The first illustrated guide to cover the whole spectrum of herbs and spices for culinary use. <P>Herbs & Spices is an indispensable reference that shows how to prepare fresh and dried herbs, how to use herbs and spices in cooking, and details everything that other books on the subject leave out. Containing a unique collection of recipes, from herb and spice mixes to rubs, pastes, salsas, and marinades, these authentic formulas will encourage cooks to think creatively and experiment on their own. Grouped by aroma and taste, with step-by-step preparation techniques and beautiful full-color photography, this book describes 60 herbs and the benefits of using them fresh or dried, and focuses on 60 spices from around the world, with a look at the early spice trade and how cross-cultural fusion has impacted on contemporary cooking. | *$15.90 |
 | Hip Kosher: 175 Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for Today's Kosher Cooks
Brand: Da Capo Press
A fresh take and indispensable kitchen companion on kosher cooking, for the legions of Jews and others who follow or aspire to adopt Jewish dietary laws. <P> Kosher cuisine is a culinary niche that is rapidly becoming mainstream, as many home cooks outside the Jewish community, seeking more healthful and humane fare, are embracing kosher foods and Jewish dietary laws. Now, <I>Hip Kosher</I> provides detailed, practical resources for finding kosher items in your local stores and more than 175 recipes for every meal and occasion, showcasing contemporary American dishes rather than traditional Eastern European or Sephardic fare. <P> Accessible, easy-to-prepare, and versatile, the recipes are perfect for busy people who don't have hours to spend in the kitchen. Many recipes include menu suggestions, while sidebars note recipe variations, updates on classics, and helpful prep hints about ingredients and tools. Fein also describes Jewish dietary laws (and <I>halal</I>, permitted Muslim foods) and provides comprehensive sources. | *$8.34 |
 | Hobby Farming For Dummies
Brand: For Dummies
Do you long for the country life? <i>Hobby Farming For Dummies</i> is a practical guide that will show you how to handle all the basics of small-scale farming, from growing healthy crops to raising livestock and managing your property. You'll see how to decide what to farm, provide shelter and utilities, select plants, and protect your investment. It's all you need to dig in and start growing! <p> Youâll get a real idea of what it really means to jump from your current lifestyle to a life farming in the countryside. Youâll get the information you need to decide if the farming lifestyle is right for you and your personality. Youâll learn everything you need to know about property and how to access a power supply. Youâll get practical advice on which animals would work best for your farm and youâll learn how to acquire them and what you need to know about caring for them properly. Youâll get help with all of the major decisions like whether youâre better off with subsistence farming or a more ambitious project. Find out how to: <ul type="disc"> <li>Make from change to a farm lifestyle <li>Get along with your neighbors <li>Find and buy rural properties <li>Select and maintain equipment <li>Raise and care for animals <li>Use and preserve food items <li>Avoid common farming pitfalls <li>Choose plans for your farm </ul> <p> Complete with lists of the ten unique opportunities for fun and the top ten misconceptions about farm living, <i>Hobby Farming</i> <i>For Dummies</i> will help you discover how you can live the simple life. | *$11.20 |
 | Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
The classic home cheese making primer has been updated and revised to reflect the increased interest in artisanal-quality cheeses and the availability of cheese making supplies and equipment. <P>Here are 85 recipes for cheeses and other dairy products that require basic cheese making techniques and the freshest of ingredients, offering the satisfaction of turning out a coveted delicacy. Among the step-by-step tested recipes for cheese varieties are farmhouse cheddar, gouda, fromage blanc, queso blanco, marscarpone, ricotta, and 30-minute mozzarella. Recipes for dairy products include crème fraÃche, sour cream, yogurt, keifer, buttermilk, and clotted cream. There are also 60 recipes for cooking with cheese, including such treats as Ricotta Pancakes with Banana Pecan Syrup, Cream Cheese Muffins, Broiled Pears and Vermont Shepherd Cheese, Prosciutto and Cheese Calzones, and Grilled Vegetable Stacks with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce. Profiles of home cheese makers and artisan cheese makers scattered throughout the text share the stories of people who love to make and eat good cheese. Plus information on how to enjoy homemade cheeses, how to serve a cheese course at home, cheese tips, lore, quotes, cheese making glossary, and more. | *$9.54 |
 | Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends
Brand: Clarkson Potter
<b>Country music star and bestselling cookbook author Trisha Yearwood is back with an encore of recipes that once again share her family traditions and warm home-grown cooking style.</b><br> <br>In her debut cookbook, <i>Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen</i>, Trisha proved that thereâs much more to her than an award-winning country music career, as she welcomed us into her kitchen and served up a feast of flavorful meals and heartwarming personal anecdotes. Now, in <i>Cooking for Family and Friends</i>, Trisha opens her life and her kitchen once more with a trove of recipes from a lifetime of potlucks and colorful gatherings. <br> <br>Trisha has that southern hospitality gene and sheâs a big believer that cooking for someone else is an act of love. From breakfasts in bed to hearty casseroles and festive holiday meals, Trishaâs delicious recipes are dedicated to her loved ones, including her husband Garth Brooks (whoâs her number one cooking fan <i>and </i>the contributor of a few knockout recipes of his own). <br> <br>Trisha knows how good it feels to bring something to the table. It brings everyone closer together if theyâve had a hand in preparing a meal. These recipes all come with memories attachedâof potlucks with good friends, church suppers, family fish fries, and beach picnics, Motherâs Day, and Christmas gatherings. Many are handed down from her mother, her aunts and cousins, or longtime friends, while others are her own contemporary improvisations on classic southern fare. Each oneâwhether a main dish, a tasty side, or a decadent dessertâcomes with a heartwarming story from Trishaâs life that may remind you of some of your own favorite family foods, or inspire you to create new traditions. <br> <br>You donât have to be a southerner to enjoy Yearwood family specialties such as:<br> <br>⢠Hot Corn Dip<br>⢠Cornbread Salad with French Dressing<br>⢠Baked Bean Casserole<br>⢠Jambalaya<br>⢠Pumpkin Roll<br>⢠Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake<br><br>Plus, Trisha (and her sister and mother) offer up loads of practical advice, on everything from easily icing a cake to cutting a slice of pie, time-saving tips; and ingredient substitutions. With full-color photographs taken at Trishaâs home, this soulful and sincere testament to a southern life well-lived will delight both country music fans and home cooks everywhere. <br> <br>TRISHA YEARWOOD is a three-time Grammy-award winning country music star and the author of the bestselling cookbook <i>Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen.</i> She is married to megastar Garth Brooks. | *$19.79 |
 | Home Sausage Making: Healthy Low-Salt, Low-Fat Recipes
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
A combination how-to manual for 32 types of fresh or cured sausage and cookbook with 175 recipes. | *$21.96 |
 | Homebrewing For Dummies
Brand: For Dummies
Want to become your own brewmeister? <i>Homebrewing For Dummies, 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition,</i> gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from making your first âkitâ beer to brewing an entire batch from scratch. Before you know it, youâll be boiling, bottling, storing, pouring, and kegging your own frothy, delicious suds. <p> This friendly, hands-on guide walks you through each step in the brewing process at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. It fills you in on all the homebrewing basics with a comprehensive equipment list; instructions on keeping your hardware clean and sanitized; and loving descriptions of the essential beer ingredients, their roles in the brewing process, and how to select the best ingredients for you beer. Youâll also find out about additional ingredients and additives you can use to give your homebrew distinctive flavors, textures, and aromas. Discover how to: <ul> <li>Set up your home brewery <li>Select the best ingredients and flavorings <li>Create your own lager, ale, and specialty beers <li>Try your hand at cider, and even meade <li>Brew gluten-free beer <li>Package your beer in bottles and kegs <li>Evaluate your beer and troubleshoot problems <li>Take part in homebrewing competitions <li>Become an eco-friendly brewer </ul> <p> <i>Homebrewing For Dummies, 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition</i> is fully updated with the latest brewing techniques and technologies and features more than 100 winning recipes that will have your friends and neighbors singing your praises and coming back for more. | *$11.20 |
 | Homegrown Whole Grains: Grow, Harvest, and Cook Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice, Corn and More
Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
A backyard field of grains? Yes, absolutely! Wheat and corn are rapidly replacing grass in the yards of dedicated locavores across the country. For adventurous homeowners who want to get in on the movement, <i>Homegrown Whole Grains</i> is the place to begin.<br><br>Growing whole grains is simpler and more rewarding than most people imagine. With as little as 1000 square feet of land, backyard farmers can grow enough wheat to harvest 50 pounds in a single afternoon - and those 50 pounds can be baked into 50 loaves of fresh bread. <br><br>In addition to providing information on wheat and corn, <i>Homegrown Whole Grains</i> includes complete growing, harvesting, and threshing instructions for barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, spelt, and quinoa, and lighter coverage of several specialty grains. Readers will also find helpful tips on processing whole grains, from what to look for in a home mill to how to dry corn and remove the hulls from barley and rice.<br><br>Chapters for each grain include inventive recipes for cereals, desserts, casseroles, salads, soups and stews, and, of course, home-baked breads, the crowning achievement of the home grain grower. Sara Pitzer shares dozens of ideas for using whole grains - from cooking sturdy wheat berries in a slow cooker to malting barley for homebrewed beer. Whether milled into nutritional flours or used in any of their unmilled states, wheat, barley, quinoa, and the other grain crops are healthful additions to every diet.<br> | *$8.41 |
 | How and Why to Build a Wine Cellar, Fourth Edition
Brand: Wine Appreciation Guild
Worried that your beloved Montrachet is coveting the 50-degree embrace of another's cellar? Think one of your own is out of reach? The classic naturally air-conditioned wine-cellar construction guide is now revised and updated for the modern wine collector who wants or needs a wine cellar but lacks the means to fund a massive renovation, or has do-it-yourself-ness in the blood.The book begins with how to plan for optimum humidity and temperature with a discussion on the best positioning (key to a passive system that takes advantage of an existing structure's natural cooling capabilities and keeping temperature fluctuation to a minimum) and insulation.Section two outlines, step-by-step and with detailed diagrams, every level and aspect of construction, including building of racks and storage bins.Section three is all about the art and science of selecting, recording, tracking and enjoying your wines at their peak performance. | *$18.56 |
 | How Baking Works: Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science
Brand: Wiley
Accessible coverage of the science of baking<br> Underlying the artistic considerations involved in baking is science, and no other text offers as in-depth coverage of the "whys" of baking as How Baking Works. By helping bakers and pastry chefs better understand the major ingredient groups and reactions ingredients undergo during basic baking techniques, this insightful book is an essential key to mastering skills, effectively adapting to today's quickly evolving trends, and understanding a wide array of ingredients from different cultures.<br> In a clear, easy-to-understand format, How Baking Works explains how sweeteners, fats, leavening agents, and other ingredients work, as well as how to apply scientific knowledge to answer such questions as: By doubling the sugar in a pound cake, how does that affect the appearance, flavor, and texture of the end product? Each chapter concludes with helpful review exercises and lab experiments, making this book an engaging learning tool.<br> Complete with dozens of informative illustrations, How Baking Works is a versatile instructional book for students in culinary and baking programs and professional bakers and pastry chefs. | *$29.98 |
 | How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds (Revised and Expanded Edition)
Brand: Fair Winds Press
This book is a breezy, chatty, non-technical, fun-to-read explanation of low carbohydrate dieting why it works, the surprising health benefits, and most importantly, how to approach low carb dieting. <P>The book details three very different main approaches to controlling carbohydrates (including the Basic Low Carb Diet, similar to Atkins or Protien Power, and the Mini-Binge Diet, popularized as the Carbohydrate Addict?s Diet), plus several variations, finally summing up the basic principles which tie them all together. <P>The point is to give the reader the tools necessary to construct a new way of eating that will fit his or her body, psyche, and lifestyle, thus allowing them to stay slim, energetic, and healthy for life. | *$5.00 |
 | How It All Vegan! 10th Anniversary Edition: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet
Brand: Arsenal Pulp Press
<DIV><p>Since it was first published in 1999, <I>How It All Vegan!</I> has become a bible for vegan cooks, both diehard and newly converted; its basic introduction to the tenets of vegan living and eating, combined with Sarah Kramer's and Tanya Barnard's winning charm, made it an essential cookbook for anyone considering eschewing animal products from their diet. It won <I>VegNews</I>' Veggie Award for Best Cookbook twice, has been reprinted fourteen times, and spawned several successful sequels (including <I>The Garden of Vegan</I>, <I>La Dolce Vegan!</I>, and last year's <I>Vegan </I> <I>Ã </I><I> Go-Go!</I>).</p> <p>In the ten years since <I>How It All Vegan!</I> was first published, however, veganism has "come out of the closet," and is now considered a legitimate diet and lifestyle not only for those wishing to improve their health, but also for those who care deeply about the welfare of animals. This tenth-anniversary edition includes a new color photo section and new recipes; it also includes a new introduction by co-author Sarah Kramer, who speaks personally and passionately about the impact of veganism on her life over the past decade.</p> <p><B>Tanya Barnard</B> is the mother of a newborn son and lives in Kelowna, BC, Canada.</p> <p><B>Sarah Kramer</B> was named "The World's Coolest Vegan" by <I>Herbivore</I> magazine. In addition to creating her vegan masterpieces and maintaining her popular website GoVegan.net, she also owns and operates Tattoo Zoo with her husband in Victoria, BC, Canada.</p> <p><B><br></B></p></DIV> | *$14.16 |
 | How to Boil Water
Brand: Wiley Part Number: 22686
⢠Shows beginning cooks how to do just what the title impliesâand a lot moreâwithout a hint of intimidations. <p> ⢠Features classic comfort foods such as no-flip fried eggs and soul-soothing grilled cheese for one and bolder, ethnic recipes like Tacos Picadillo and Southeast Asian Beef Salad. <p> ⢠Exquisite photography and Food Network recipes, both inspire and build the confidence needed to make every dish a success. <p> ⢠Hundreds of must-know hints, tips and short-cuts for those new to the kitchen. | *$13.43 |
 | How to Brew: Everything You Need To Know To Brew Beer Right The First Time
Brand: Brewers Publications
Everything needed to brew beer right the first time. Presented in a light-hearted style without frivolous interruptions, this authoritative text introduces brewing in a easy step-by-step review. | *$12.71 |
 | How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition), Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Brand: Wiley | *$18.96 |
 | How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
Brand: Wiley
<b>The ultimate one-stop vegetarian cookbook-from the author of the classic How to Cook Everything</b> <p> Hailed as "a more hip Joy of Cooking" by the Washington Post, Mark Bittman's award-winning book <i>How to Cook Everything</i> has become the bible for a new generation of home cooks, and the series has more than 1 million copies in print. Now, with <i>How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian</i>, Bittman has written the definitive guide to meatless meals-a book that will appeal to everyone who wants to cook simple but delicious meatless dishes, from health-conscious omnivores to passionate vegetarians. <p> <i>How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian</i> includes more than 2,000 recipes and variations-far more than any other vegetarian cookbook. As always, Bittman's recipes are refreshingly straightforward, resolutely unfussy, and unfailingly delicious-producing dishes that home cooks can prepare with ease and serve with confidence. The book covers the whole spectrum of meatless cooking-including salads, soups, eggs and dairy, vegetables and fruit, pasta, grains, legumes, tofu and other meat substitutes, breads, condiments, desserts, and beverages. Special icons identify recipes that can be made in 30 minutes or less and in advance, as well as those that are vegan. Illustrated throughout with handsome line illustrations and brimming with Bittman's lucid, opinionated advice on everything from selecting vegetables to preparing pad Thai, How to <i>Cook Everything: Vegetarian</i> truly makes meatless cooking more accessible than ever. <p> <b>Praise for How to Cook Everything Vegetarian</b> <p> "Mark Bittman's category lock on definitive, massive food tomes continues with this well-thought-out ode to the garden and beyond. Combining deep research, tasty information, and delicious easy-to-cook recipes is Mark's forte and everything I want to cook is in here, from chickpea fries to cheese soufflés."<br> âMario Batali, chef, author, and entrepreneur <p> "How do you make an avid meat eater (like me) fall in love with vegetarian cooking? Make Mark Bittman's <i>How to Cook Everything Vegetarian</i> part of your culinary library."<br> âBobby Flay, chef/owner of Mesa Grill and Bar Americain and author of the <i>Mesa Grill Cookbook</i> <p> "Recipes that taste this good aren't supposed to be so healthy. Mark Bittman makes being a vegetarian fun."<br> âDr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center and coauthor of <i>You: The Owner's Manual</i> | *$19.00 |
 | How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Brand: Wiley
<b>Great Food Made Simple</b> <p> Here's the breakthrough one-stop cooking reference for today's generation of cooks! Nationally known cooking authority Mark Bittman shows you how to prepare great food for all occasions using simple techniques, fresh ingredients, and basic kitchen equipment. Just as important, <b><i>How to Cook Everything</i></b> takes a relaxed, straightforward approach to cooking, so you can enjoy yourself in the kitchen and still achieve outstanding results. <p> Praise for <b><i>How to Cook Everything</i></b> by Mark Bittman: <p> "In his introduction to <b><i>How to Cook Everything</i></b>, Mark Bittman says, 'Anyone can cook, and most everyone should.' Now, hopefully everyone will -- this work is a rare achievement. Mark is in that pantheon of a few gifted cook/writers who make very, very good food simple and accessible. I read his recipes and my mouth waters. I read his directions and head for the kitchen. Bravo, Mark, for taking us away from take-out and back to the fun of food."<br> -- Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of the international public radio show "The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper" <p> "Mark Bittman is the best home cook I know, and <b><i>How to Cook Everything</i></b> is the best basic cookbook I've seen."<br> -- Jean-Georges Vongerichten, award-winning chef/owner of Jean-Georges <p> "Useful to the novice cook or the professional chef, <b><i>How to Cook Everything</i></b> is a tour de force cookbook by Mark Bittman. Mark lends his considerable knowledge and clear, concise writing style to explanations of techniques and quick, classic recipes. This is a complete, reliable cookbook."<br> -- Jacques Pepin, chef, cookbook author, and host of his own PBS television series <p> "Sometimes all the things that a particular person does best come together in a burst of synergy, and the result is truly marvelous. This book is just such an instance. Mark Bittman is not only the best home cook we know, he is also a born teacher, a gifted writer, and a canny kitchen tactician who combines great taste with eminent practicality. Put it all together and you have <b><i>How to Cook Everything</i></b>, a cookbook that will inspire American home cooks not only today but for years to come."<br> -- John Willoughby and Chris Schlesinger, coauthors of <i>License to Grill</i> | *$11.89 |
 | How to Cook Fish
Brand: BiblioBazaar
Other fish who have just been weaned and are beginning to notice solid food will repeatedly take a hook too large to swallow and be dragged into the boat literally by the skin of the teeth. | *$14.98 |
 | How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart
Brand: Broadway
Pam Anderson grew up watching her parents and grandparents make dinner every night by simply taking the ingredients on hand and cooking them with the techniques they knew. <br><br>Times have changed. Today we have an overwhelming array of ingredients and a fraction of the cooking time, but Anderson believes the secret to getting dinner on the table lies in the past. After a long day, who has the energy to look up a recipe and search for the right ingredients before ever starting to cook? To make dinner night after night, Anderson believes the first two steps--looking for a recipe, then scrambling for the exact ingredients--must be eliminated. Understanding that most recipes are simply "variations on a theme," she innovatively teaches technique, ultimately eliminating the need for recipes.<br><br>Once the technique or formula is mastered, Anderson encourages inexperienced as well as veteran cooks to spread their culinary wings. For example, after learning to sear a steak, it's understood that the same method works for scallops, tuna, hamburger, swordfish, salmon, pork tenderloin, and more. You never need to look at a recipe again. Vary the look and flavor of these dishes with interchangeable pan sauces, salsas, relishes, and butters.<br><br>Best of all, these recipes rise above the mundane Monday-through-Friday fare. Imagine homemade ravioli and lasagna for weeknight supper, or from-scratch tomato sauce before the pasta water has even boiled. Last-minute guests? Dress up simple tomato sauce with capers and olives or shrimp and red pepper flakes. Drizzle sautéed chicken breasts with a balsamic vinegar pan sauce. Anderson teaches you how to do it--without a recipe. Don't buy exotic ingredients and follow tedious instructions for making hors d'oeuvres. Forage through the pantry and refrigerator for quick appetizers. The ingredients are all there; the method is in your head. Master four simple potato dishes--a bake, a cake, a mash, and a roast--compatible with many meals. Learn how to make the five-minute dinner salad, easily changing its look and flavor depending on the season and occasion. Tuck a few dessert techniques in your back pocket and effortlessly turn any meal into a special occasion.<br><br>There's real rhyme and reason to Pam's method at the beginning of every chapter: To dress greens, "Drizzle salad with oil, salt, and pepper, then toss until just slick. Sprinkle in some vinegar to give it a little kick." To make a frittata, "Cook eggs without stirring until set around the edges. Bake until puffy, then cut it into wedges." Each chapter also contains a helpful at-a-glance chart that highlights the key points of every technique, and a master recipe with enough variations to keep you going until you've learned how to cook without a book. <br> | *$12.75 |
 | How to Dry Foods
Brand: HP Trade
A kitchen favorite for more than two decades-revised and expanded. Includes more than 100 irresistible recipes. <br><br> When you dry food, you're saving everything: energy, nutrients, money, and, best of all, taste. This step-by-step guide to drying all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and nuts is also the most comprehensive reference available for methods of drying and home dehydrating equipment. The only book needed to master this age-old culinary tradition, <i>How to Dry Foods</i> includes: <br><br> - Step-by-step instructions on how to dry a wide variety of foods<br> - Updated information about equipment and drying techniques<br> - More than 100 delicious recipes, from main courses to desserts and more<br> - Helpful charts and tables for at-a-glance reference<br> - Food safety tips<br> - Clever crafts that are made from dried foods | *$9.87 |
 | How to Eat Fried Worms
Brand: Listening Library (Audio)
Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. The worms are supplied by his opponent, whose motto is "The bigger and juicier, the better!" At first Billy's problem is whether or not he can swallow the worm placed before him, even with a choice of condiments from peanut butter to horseradish. But later it looks as if Billy will win, and the challenge becomes getting to the worm to eat it. Billy's family, after checking with the doctor, takes everything in stride. They even help Billy through his gastronomic ordeal, which twists and turns with each new day, leaving the outcome of the bet continually in doubt. | *$11.39 |
 | How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques
Brand: Workman Press Part Number: 12014
Steven Raichlen is America's grilling authority. He is the author of The Barbecue! Bible, winner of an IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award, and Barbecue! Bible Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades. Esquire calls him the "master griller." The New Yorker writes, "For aspiring gourmets of the grill . . . there is only one book: The Barbecue! Bible." <P>Now Steven Raichlen's written the bible behind The Barbecue! Bible. A full-color, photograph-by-photograph, step-by-step technique book, HOW TO GRILL gets to the core of the grilling experience by showing and telling exactly how it's done. With more than 1,000 photographs and lively writing, here are over 100 techniques, from how to set up a three-tiered fire to how to grill a prime rib, a porterhouse, a pork tenderloin, or a chicken breast. There are techniques for smoking ribs, cooking the perfect burger, rotisserieing a whole chicken, barbecuing a fish; for grilling pizza, shellfish, vegetables, tofu, fruit, and s'mores. Bringing the techniques to life are over 100 all-new recipes-Beef Ribs with Chinese Spices, Grilled Side of Salmon with Mustard Glaze, Prosciutto-Wrapped, Rosemary-Grilled Scallops-and hundreds of inside tips. | *$9.49 |
 | How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America's Hottest Industry
Brand: Wine Appreciation Guild
Hating life in a cubicle where the only greenery is that of the mold growing on the rungs of the corporate ladder? Feel as if you ve graduated with honors into a nation-wide hiring deep freeze? Wine was one of the very few U.S. industries that experienced growth in 2008. Is wine recession-proof as many believe? Not entirely. But even in these times of pervasive layoffs and cutbacks wineries and wine related businesses are creating job prospects every day and in a variety of skill applications from agricultural work to marketing and business. How to Launch Your Wine Career is the first book of its kind. Written by successful and respected industry professionals it gives practical, real-world advice on how to land, develop and succeed in a career in: Wine Making, Wine Production, Vineyard Management, Wine Marketing & Sales, Wine Public Relations, Wine Writing, Wine Education, Winery Management & Administration , Direct to Consumer Sales, Winery Supplier and Wine Marketing with a Distributor or Retailer. Including interviews with some of wine s most prominent figures, like winemaker Heidi Barrett, and wine writer James Laube of the Wine Spectator, about how they made it, the book builds a career from the ground up, explaining job descriptions, educational and skill requirements, the career ladder, how to get started, and job hunting strategies. Each chapter ends with a helpful resource guide of available conferences, books, and websites. The appendix provides a detailed Action Plan Worksheet to help the prospective applicant plan, plot progress and nail that killer wine industry job. . | *$18.77 |
 | How to Open a Financially Successful Bakery : With a Companion CD-ROM
Brand: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.
The small bakeries that are popping up every where in this country can be started with a low investment compared to other food business, and can be highly profitable! This is the A-to-Z guide to making it in your own small bakery! Learn the expert tips, tricks, and a vast gold mine of crucial how-to information you just can't find anywhere else. This is a perfect book for entrepreneurs, schools, colleges and technical training centers. This detailed text contains all the information you will ever need to needed to start, operate, and manage a highly profitable bakery. <P>While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through finding a location that will bring success, learn how to draw up a winning business plan (The Companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in MS Word TM), how to buy and sell a bakery, basic cost control systems, profitable product planning, sample floor plans & diagrams, successful kitchen management, equipment layout and planning, food safety & HACCP, successful food & beverage management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, pricing formulas, learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, learn how to hire & keep a qualified professional staff, brand new IRS tip reporting requirements, managing and training employees, generate high profile public relations and publicity, learn low cost internal marketing ideas, low and no cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales, learn how to keep bringing customers back, accounting & bookkeeping procedures, auditing, successful budgeting and profit planning development, as well as thousands of great tips and useful guidelines. Never before has so much practical information about the bakery business been offered in one book. <P>This is an ideal guide new for comers to the business as well as experienced operators. In addition to basic operational practices this book will demonstrate show how to: increase impulse sales and improve presentation, utilize merchandising fixtures and techniques, cross merchandising, point of purchase materials, how to develop a product sampling program. | *$19.97 |
 | How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking
Brand: Little, Brown and Company
<!--StartFragment--> A rising star in the food world, Michael Psilakis is co-owner of a growing empire of modern Mediterranean restaurants, and one of the most exciting young chefs in America today. In <i>How to Roast a Lamb</i>, the self-taught chef offers recipes from his restaurants and his home in this, his much-anticipated first cookbook. <div> Ten chapters provide colorful and heartfelt personal essays that lead into thematically related recipes. Gorgeous color photography accompanies many of the recipes throughout. </div><div> Psilakis's cooking utilizes the fresh, naturally healthful ingredients of the Mediterranean augmented by techniques that define New American cuisine. Home cooks who have gravitated toward Italian cookbooks for the simple, user-friendly dishes, satisfying flavors, and comfortable, family-oriented meals, will welcome Psilakis's approach to Greek food, which is similarly healthful, affordable, and satisfying to share any night of the week. <br></div> | *$18.68 |
 | How to Store Your Garden Produce
Brand: Green Books
In <i>How to Store Your Garden Produce</i>, author Piers Warren teaches how to store and preserve your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy to use reference section enables you to quickly look up applicable storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce grown commonly in gardens and allotments. The techniques include freezing, clamping, hanging, drying, bottling, pickling, and fermenting. | *$8.95 |
 | How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine
Brand: Simon & Schuster
<b><P>What better way to learn about wine than to taste it?</b><P>Hailed by Jerry Shriver in <I>USA Today</i> as "the woman who makes the wine world gulp when she speaks," Jancis Robinson created in <I>How to Taste</i> a classic for connoisseurs of all levels and the first introduction of its kind to focus on practical tasting exercises. Now fully revised and updated, Robinson's renowned guide proves once again that learning about wine can be just as engaging as drinking it.<P>Written in Robinson's trademark accessible style, the new <I>How to Taste</i> features thoroughly updated vintages and producers as well as up-and-coming wine regions and styles. Incorporating wines that are both easily obtainable and reasonably priced, Robinson's lessons are separated into complementary portions of theory and practice to help you both learn and taste your way to wine expertise.<P>One of the world's best-loved authorities on wine, Robinson explains first how to get the most out of the flavor of your wine and food, and then about specific grapes and the wines themselves. By the time you finish the book, you will have learned how to recognize the most popular grape varieties from Chardonnay and Riesling to Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, and why a good sparkling wine is always better than cheap champagne. You will discover how to judge sweetness, acidity, and fruitiness as well as the difference between the length and the weight of a wine. You will also be given practical advice for dealing with wine in the real world: how to choose from a wine list, organize your own wine tastings, and pair wines with specific foods.<P>From the armchair to the wine shop and back to the table, <I>How to Taste</i> will transform anyone on any level into a confident connoisseur who can leave faltering sips behind and have fun along the way. | *$12.65 |
 | Humble Pie (Quick Reads)
Brand: Harper
Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, driven, stubborn. But this is his real story! In this fast-paced, bite-sized edition of his bestselling autobiography Ramsay tells the real story of how he became the world's most famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother's heroin addiction, his failed first career as a footballer, his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection and his TV persona - all the things that have made him the celebrated culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about: / his tough childhood: his father's alcoholism and violence and the effects on his relationships with his mother and siblings / his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen, and how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later / his brother's heroin addiction. / Gordon's early career: learning his trade in Paris and London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux and his seven Michelin-starred restaurants. / kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door, and how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style. / and how he copes with the impact of fame on himself and his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, and his own drive for success. | *$0.45 |
 | Hungry Girl 1-2-3: The Easiest, Most Delicious, Guilt-Free Recipes on the Planet
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
<DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Are you HUNGRY? The number-one <I>New York Times</I> bestselling phenomenon is BACK---with even more yum-a-licious guilt-free recipes. This time, the EASIEST ones on the planet!</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Â </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Hungry Girlâs recipes aren't just delicious, theyâre SUPER-SIMPLE, too. <I>Hungry Girl 1-2-3</I> will help you make the worldâs most delicious guilt-free appetizers, meals, snacks, desserts, etc., with practically no effort whatsoever! There are loads of crock-pot recipes, microwavable meals, HGâs famous âfoil packs,â and more. Some are such a cinch, you wonât even have to turn on the oven or stove! Really.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Â </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">With more than 200 recipes and two-ingredient âcouplesâ to choose from, youâll never be hungry again! Get ready to chew on:</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"></P><UL type=disc><LI>Crazy Pineapple Salmon Teriyaki (347 calories)</LI><LI>Mom-Style Creamy Chicken ân Veggies (307 calories)</LI><LI>Queen-of-the-Castle Sliders (254 calories)</LI><LI>Caramel Swirl Cream Puffs (121 calories)</LI><LI>Corndog Millionaire Muffins (160 calories)</LI><LI>Chili Cheese Dog Nachos (218 calories)</LI><LI>Turkey & Veggie Meatloaf Minis (142 calories)</LI><LI>Planet Hungrywood Sweet & Capân Crunchy Chicken (234 calories)</LI><LI>Shrimp & Grits . . . for Hungry Chicks! (380 calories)</LI><LI>Cannoli-Stuffed French Toast Nuggets (228 calories)</LI></UL></DIV></DIV> | *$10.79 |
 | Hungry Girl Chew the Right Thing: Supreme Makeovers for 50 Foods You Crave
Brand: CloseoutZone
<DIV><DIV><DIV>Hungry Girl's FIRST-EVER recipe card set!!! </DIV><DIV>Now You Can Give In To Temptation... 50 Insanely Delicious Guilt-Free recipe swaps in a super-fun card deck!<BR><BR>Take a look at these crazy delicious treats:<BR>  *Red Velvet Insanity Cupcakes:<BR>           140 calories each!</DIV><DIV><BR>  *Woohoo Waffle Stack:<BR>           226 calories for the whole stack!</DIV><DIV><BR>  *Amazing Ate-Layer Dip:<BR>           105 Calories per serving!</DIV><DIV><BR>  *Planet Hungrywood Sweet & Capân Crunchy Chicken:<BR>           234 calories per serving</DIV><DIV><BR>Enjoy 50 Supreme Makeovers for 50 foods you crave! </DIV></DIV></DIV> | *$9.39 |
 | Hungry Girl Happy Hour: 75 Recipes for Amazingly Fantastic Guilt-Free Cocktails and Party Foods
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
Margaritas and cosmos and mudslides, oh my! Blended drinks, mixed drinks, fruity drinks... any and every cocktail you desire is here in Hungry Girl Happy Hour, and theyâve all got Hungry Girlâs guilt-free guarantee! Also included are recipes for Hungry Girlâs delicious, decadent, party-pleasing finger foods and appetizers. INDULGE IN: ⢠Cocoa-nut Banana Rum-ble Frenzy ⢠Hungry, Hungry Hurricane ⢠Blendy Bananas Foster ⢠Red Hot Cinnamon Shots ⢠Spiked Strawberry Shake ⢠Black Forest Jell-O Shot Dessert AND ON THE SIDE: ⢠Buff Chick Hot Wing Dip ⢠Death by Chocolate Cone Cakes ⢠De-Pudged Pigs in a Blanket ⢠Bacon-Bundled BBQ Shrimp ⢠... And much more! | *$10.11 |
 | Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
<i>Hungry Girl</i> mania is sweeping the nation! <i>The New York Times</i> bestselling phenomenon delivers even more yum-tastic recipes in an easy-to-use cookbook containing 200 Hungry Girl recipes all under 200 calories. Recipes include: <p>* H-O-T Hot Boneless Buffalo Wings <BR>* Sassy Southwestern Roll-Ups <BR>* Cheesy-Good Cornbread Muffins <BR>* Holy Moly Guacamole <BR>* HG s So Low Mein w/Chicken <BR>* Cheeseburger Lettuce Cups ;<BR>* Chocolate Chip Cookie Crisp Puddin Shake <BR>* Swirls Gone Wild Cheesecake Brownies <BR>* Personal Pretzel-Bottomed Ice Cream Pie, and many more.</p>Told with Lisa's signature wit and sassy style, these recipes are as fun to read as they are to make! <BR> | *$10.97 |
 | Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
<P>Do you want to eat burgers, chocolate cake, frozen margaritas, fudge, and French fries--and still fit into your pants? Is life not worth living without brownies and onion rings? Do you want a surefire way to tame your cravings? From breakfast ideas and chopped salads to guilt-free junk food and cocktails, Hungry Girl recipes taste great but are low in fat and calories. Check it out!</P> <P>* Eggs Bene-Chick: 183 calories<BR>* Bring on the Breakfast Pizza: 127 calories<BR>* Ooey Gooey Chili Cheese Nachos: 216 calories<BR>* Big Bopper Burger Stopper: 202 calories<BR>* Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge: 65 calories<BR>* Lord of the Onion Rings: 153 calories<BR>* Rockin' Tuna Melt: 212 calories<BR>* 7-Layer Burrito Blitz: 277 calories<BR>* I Can't Believe It's Not Sweet Potato Pie: 113 calories<BR>* Cookie-rific Ice Cream Freeze: 160 calories<BR>* With easy instructions, simple steps, and hilariously fun facts and figures, Hungry Girl recipes are as fun to read as they are to make!</P> <P>And when you're not in your kitchen, check out HG's 10 mini survival guides, plus tips 'n tricks that'll help you make smarter food choices anywhere, anytime!</P> | *$8.62 |
 | Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Co
Matthew Amster-Burton was a restaurant critic and food writer long before he and his wife, Laurie, had Iris. Now he's a full-time, stay-at-home Dad and his experience with food has changed â¦a little.<BR><BR>Hungry Monkey is the story of Amster-Burton's life as a food-lover--with a child. It's the story of how he came to realize that kids don't need puree in a jar or special menus at restaurants and that raising an adventurous eater is about exposure, invention, and patience. He writes of the highs and lows of teaching your child about food--the high of rediscovering how something tastes for the first time through a child's unflinching reaction, the low of thinking you have a precocious vegetable fiend on your hands only to discover that a child's preferences change from day to day (and may take years to include vegetables again). Sharing in his culinary capers is little Iris, a budding gourmand and a zippy critic herself--who makes hug sandwiches, gobbles up hot chilis, and even helps around the kitchen sometimes.<BR><BR>A memoir on the wild joys of food and parenting and the marvelous mélange of the two--Hungry Monkey takes food enthusiasts on a new adventure in eating (with dozens of delicious recipes!). In the end, our guide reminds us: "Food is fun, and you get to enjoy it three times a day, plus snacks!" | *$11.49 |
 | I Am Grateful: Recipes and Lifestyle of Cafe Gratitude
Brand: North Atlantic Books
With locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, Marin, and Los Angeles, Café Gratitude has become well known for its inspiring environment and distinctive, flavorful organic foods. In <i>I Am Grateful,</i> cofounder Terces Engelhart presents her and her husband Matthewâs view of life and business philosophy. She also presents her story of personal healing, sharing highlights of her recovery from food addiction while explaining the benefits of a raw lifestyle. The bookâs gorgeous, full-color photographs accompany easy-to-follow recipes for the caféâs most popular items, making it easy for readers to prepare live foods at home. Recipes include café favorites such as the âI Am Lusciousâ raw chocolate smoothie, âI Am Bountifulâ bruschetta, âI Am Elatedâ spicy rolled enchiladas, and âI Am Amazingâ lemon meringue pie with macadamia nut crust. | *$13.78 |
 | I Can't Believe It's Food Storage
Brand: Brigham Distributing
Do you have a three-month supply of food for your family? Are you building up and using your long-term food storage? In I Can't Believe It's Food Storage , author Crystal Godfrey explains how to transition common food-storage items (such as powdered milk, whole wheat, and dried beans) into your own recipes. Godfrey also provides over 100 kitchen-tested recipes for you to try. In addition, you'll learn how to put together a personalized three-month supply and how to involve your entire family in planning and preparing meals. And as for that vitally important long-term food supply, you'll learn what to store, and you'll be using it every day to make meals your family will love. All you have to do is follow the easy step-by-step program outlined in the book. When you taste the wonderful meals you'll effortlessly create once you follow the program, you'll be saying, "I can't believe it's food storage!" | *$11.38 |
 | I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening!: Over 150 Ridiculously Easy Recipes for the Super Busy
Brand: Broadway
<b>From the <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling author of <i>The Biggest Loser</i> cookbooks: amazingly simple, super-speedy, and decadent recipes that taste sinful but are 100 percent guilt-free</b><br> <br>Devin Alexander lives by the motto that "twenty minutes in the kitchen can save you 3 hours on the treadmill!" The chef and author of <i>The Biggest Loser Cookbook </i> has maintained a weight loss of fifty-five pounds for almost twenty years by transforming the decadent dishes that we all crave into fantastic lo-cal indulgences. Now, she shows us how to make those mouthwatering favorites in mere minutes. Becauseâlet's face it, we want what we want and we want it NOW!<br> <br>With simple, super easy-to-follow recipes for delectable dishes such as Unbelievable Easy Chicken Parmesan, Carmelized Apple Buuter-Topped Pork Chops, Bacon Cheeseburger,  and even a Peppermint Brown "Pizza," you can now whip up fantastic, slimming meals in the time it would take to go through the drive-thru. | *$11.64 |
 | I Know How to Cook
Brand: Phaidon Press
The bible of French home cooking, <i>Je Sais Cuisiner</i>, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It is a household must-have, and a well-thumbed copy can be found in kitchens throughout France. Its author, Ginette Mathiot, published more than 30 recipe books in her lifetime, and this is her magnum opus. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook. With more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes for every occasion, it is an authoritative compendium of every classic French dish, from <i>croque monsieur</i> to <i>cassoulet.</i><br><br>Clear, practical and comprehensive, it is an essential guide to the best home cooking in the world: no cuisine is better than French at bringing the very best out of ingredients to create simple, comforting and delicious dishes. The recipes have been carefully updated by a team of editors led by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier, to suit modern readers and their kitchens, while preserving the integrity of the original book. The great reputation of <i>I Know How to Cook </i> has been built over three generations by the fact that it is a genuine cookbook: each recipe has been cooked many times, and because it is used by domestic cooks rather than chefs. And with its breadth of recipes and knowledge of techniques, <i>I Know How to Cook</i> doesn't just teach you how to cook French, it teaches you how to cook, period.<br><br>In the tradition of Phaidon's other culinary bibles, <i>The Silver Spoon, 1080 Recipes</i> and <i>Vefa's Kitchen, I Know How to Cook</i> offers menus by celebrated French bistro chefs at the end of the book, including recipes by Daniel Boulud and Francois Payard. | *$22.87 |
 | I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Brand: Grand Central Publishing
The bestselling entertaining guide from America's most delightfully unconventional hostess is now available in paperback! </BR></BR><BR/> Are you lacking direction in how to whip up a swanky soiree for lumberjacks? A dinner party for white-collar workers? A festive gathering for the grieving? Don't despair. Take a cue from entertaining expert <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Amy</ST1:PERSONNAME> Sedaris and host an unforgettable fete that will have your guests raving. No matter the style or size of the gathering-from the straightforward to the bizarre-I LIKE YOU provides jackpot recipes and solid advice laced with <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Amy</ST1:PERSONNAME>'s blisteringly funny take on entertaining, plus four-color photos and enlightening sidebars on everything it takes to pull off a party with extraordinary flair. You don't even need to be a host or hostess to benefit-<ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Amy</ST1:PERSONNAME> offers tips for guests, too! (Number one: don't be fifteen minutes early.) Readers will discover unique dishes to serve alcoholics (Broiled Frozen Chicken Wings with Applesauce), the secret to a successful children's party (a half-hour time limit, games included), plus a whole appendix chock-full of arts and crafts ideas (from a mini-pantyhose plant-hanger to a do-it-yourself calf stretcher), and much, much more! | *$6.29 |
 | I Love Macarons
Brand: Chronicle Books
Cute-as-can-be, buttery macarons capture the whimsy and elegance of Paris, where they're traditionally served with tea or wrapped up in ribbon to give as a gift. But the secrets of making perfect macarons have long eluded home bakers until now! In <em>I Love Macarons</em>, renowned Japanese pastry-maker Hisako Ogita brings her extensive experience to the art of baking macarons with fully illustrated foolproof step-by-step instructions. This charmingly designed guide is sure to have pastry lovers everywhere whipping up these colorful confections at home, using ordinary baking equipment and simple ingredients to create myriad flavors of perfection. | *$8.83 |
 | I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking
Brand: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
In his best-selling first book, Food Network star Alton Brown described what happens when food meets heat. Now Brown is back and ready to revolutionize the world of baking-and more. Breads, cakes, cookies, pies, custards, ice creams: The popular host of <I>Good Eats</I> explores the science behind our favorite sweets-and savories-explaining it all in his own inimitable style.<BR><BR>The book opens with a complete encyclopedia of the core ingredients or "the molecular pantry"-what they are, what they do, and how they play together (or don't). The main part of the book is divided by mixing method: Biscuit, Creaming, Muffin, Straight Dough, Modified Dough, Eggfoam, Custards, and a section called As Well As . . . , which includes such specialized methods as crepes, popovers, mousse, and doughnuts. .<BR><BR>To underscore the importance-and ease-of mastering the mixing techniques, the book features a special design that adds a half-page flap to the opening page of each mixing section. Printed on the flap is the master mixing technique to serve as a ready reference for each recipe that follows in that section.<BR><BR>The more than 80 recipes cover all the basics any baked-good lover could covet, from pie crust to funnel cake to homemade Pop Tarts to cheese soufflé. Select master recipes feature variations that underscore the effects of altering ingredient ratios or preparation methods. The classic chocolate chip cookie, for example, can be interpreted in soft, chewy, and crispy consistencies.<BR><BR>At 304 pages, the trivia-filled tome also contains all the fun components Brown fans have come to expect: fact-packed sidebars, intricate illustrations, glossaries, appendices, equipment lists-the works. It's everything readers have been waiting for . . . and more! AUTHOR BIO: Alton Brown is the writer, director, and host of the popular Food Network television program <I>Good Eats</I>. His first book, <I>I'm Just Here For the Food</I>, received the 2003 James Beard Foundation KitchenAid Book Award for Best Reference Book. His second book, <I>Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen</I>, was nominated for both a James Beard and an IACP cookbook award. | *$18.77 |
 | I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0
Brand: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Eight years ago, Alton Brown set out to create a cooking show for a new generation. The result was "Good Eats", one of Food Network's most popular programmes. Four years ago, when Alton Brown set out to write "I'm Just Here for the Food", he wanted to create a cookbook unlike any other - a cookbook for people who would rather understand their food than follow a recipe. A mix of cutting edge graphics and a fresh take on preparing food, "I'm Just Here for the Food" became one of the best-selling cookbooks of the year - and received the James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Award as best reference book. This year, to commemorate and celebrate this more-than-300-thousand-copies-sold success story, STC is pleased to announce "I'm Just Here for the Food: The Director's Cut". This special edition features 10 brand-new recipes, 20 pages of material not included in the original book, a jacket that folds out into a poster and a removable refrigerator magnet - all wrapped around the material that made the original a classic instruction manual for the kitchen. The book now combines more than 90 recipes with a wealth of information that allow anyone - at any level of expertise - to understand the whys and wherefores of cooking. | *$17.36 |
 | Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar Featuring the Origina
Brand: Perigee Trade
A lively, historically informed, and definitive guide to classic American cocktails. <P>Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks-and the ultimate mixologist's guide-in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar. <P>Wondrich reveals never-before-published details and stories about this larger-than-life nineteenth-century figure, along with definitive recipes for 100 punches, cocktails, sours, fizzes, toddies, slings, and other essential drinks, plus twenty new recipes from today's top mixologists, created exclusively for this book. <P>This colorful and good-humored volume is a mustread for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink-and the uniquely American history behind it. | *$12.95 |
 | In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Brand: Penguin (Non-Classics)
<B>The companion volume to <I>The New York Times</I> bestseller <I>The Omnivore's Dilemma</I><BR><BR> Michael Pollan's lastbook , <I>The Omnivore's Dilemma</I>, launched a national conversation about the American way of eating; now <I>In Defense of Food</I> shows us how to change it, one meal at a time. Pollan proposes a new answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: <I>Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants</I>. Pollan's bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating. | *$7.48 |
 | In Search of Bacchus: Wanderings in the Wonderful World of Wine Tourism
Brand: Scribner
<b>From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of <I>Judgment of Paris</i> and <I>To Cork or Not To Cork</i> comes a delightful, entertaining, and informative exploration of the thriving world of wine tourism.</b><P>George M. Taber set out on the wine lover's ultimate dream: a journey to the twelve most beautiful and fascinating wine-producing regions around the globe. <I>In Search of Bacchus</i> chronicles that experience: the gorgeous landscapes, conversations with winemakers, unforgettable meals, must-do activities, and of course, the taste of the wines. Here he offers suggestions for travelers, commentary on trends in the wine world, charming anecdotes, and recommendations of vintages available in the United States, so that oenophiles at home can live vicariously through his travels.<P>From the Napa Valley, where the art of wine tourism was perfected, to the deserts of Argentina, to a thousand-year-old monastery in Tuscany, to the famed châteaux of Bordeaux, Taber discusses the history, architecture, and culture of each destination in fascinating detail. He provides insight into the latest in the technology, politics, and business of wine, and uncovers a host of interesting characters who are major figures in their local wine worlds, including a Chilean arms merchant, a German-born Polish refugee living in South Africa, the dynamic woman who started the Wine Tourism Movement in Italy, and many more. Taber blends his own wine in Portugal, bungy jumps in New Zealand, and goes on a safari in South Africa, all in the attempt to quench his thirst for fine wine and adventure.<P>An accessible blend of wine lore and travel memoir, <I>In Search of Bacchus</i> is another engaging, immersive read from George M. Taber, sure to satisfy wine lovers everywhere. | *$14.70 |
 | In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart
Brand: Clarkson Potter
Alice Waters has been a champion of the sustainable, local cooking movement for decades. To Alice, good food is a right, not a privilege.  <i>In the Green Kitchen</i> presents her essential cooking techniques to be learned by heart plus more than 50 recipesâfor delicious fresh, local, and seasonal mealsâfrom Alice and her friends. She demystifies the basics including steaming a vegetable, dressing a salad, simmering stock, filleting a fish, roasting a chicken, and making bread. An indispensable cookbook, she gives you everything you need to bring out the truest flavor that the best ingredients of the season have to offer.<br><b> </b><br><b>Contributors:< /b> Darina Allen * Dan Barber * Lidia Bastianich * Rick Bayless * Paul Bertolli * David Chang * Traci Des Jardins * Angelo Garro * Joyce Goldstein * Thomas Keller * Niloufer Ichaporia King * Peggy Knickerbocker * Anna Lappé & Bryant Terry * Deborah Madison * Clodagh McKenna * Jean-Pierre Moullé * Joan Nathan * Scott Peacock * Cal Peternell * Gilbert Pilgram * Clair Ptak * Oliver Rowe * Amaryll Schwertner * Fanny Singer * David Tanis * Poppy Tooker * Charlie Trotter * Jerôme Waag * Beth Wells | *$18.48 |
 | In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules
Brand: HarperBusiness
<blockquote> <p> The untold story of the renegade burger chain that evokes a passionate following unlike any other </p> </blockquote> <p> In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. Begun in a tiny shack in the shadow of World War II, this family-owned chain has steadÂfastly refused to franchise or be sold. It is a testament to old-fashioned values and remÂiniscent of a simpler time when people, loyalty, and a freshly made, juicy hamburger meant something. Over time, In-N-Out Burger has become nothing less than a cultural instituÂtion that can lay claim to an insanely loyal following. </p> <p> Perman uses her investigative skills to uncover the story of a real American success story. It is not only a tale of a unique and profitable business that exceeds all expectations, but of a family's struggle to maintain a sustainable pop empire against the industry it helped pioneer, internal tensions, and a bitter lawsuit that threatened to bring the company to the brink. </p> <p> This is a lesson in a counterintuitive approach to doing business that places quality, customers, and employees over the riches promised by rapid expansion. <i>In-N-Out Burger</i> is a keenly observed narrative that explores the evolution of a California fad that transformed into an enduring cult of popularity; it is also the story of the conflicted, secretive, and ultimately tragic Snyder family who cooked a billion burgers and hooked a zillion fans. As the story of In-N-Out Burger unfolds, so too does the cultural history of America as influenced and shaped by car culture and fast food. </p> | *$13.53 |
 | Independence Days: A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage & Preservation
Brand: New Society Publishers
<DIV><p>Hard times arenât just coming, they are here already. The recent economic collapse has seen millions of North Americans move from the middle class to being poor, and from poor to hungry. At the same time, the idea of eating locally is shifting from being a fringe activity for those who can afford it to an essential element of getting by. But aside from the locavores and slow foodies, who really knows how to eat outside of the supermarket and out of season? And who knows how to eat a diet based on easily stored and home preserved foods?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><I>Independence Days</I> tackles both the nuts and bolts of food preservation, as well as the host of broader issues tied to the creation of local diets. It includes:</p> <ul> <li> How to buy in bulk and store food on the cheap</li> <li>Techniques, from canning to dehydrating</li> <li>Toolsâwhat you need and what you donât</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">In addition, it focuses on how to live on a pantry diet year-round, how to preserve food on a community scale, and how to reduce reliance on industrial agriculture by creating vibrant local economies.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Better food, plentiful food, at a lower cost and with less energy expended: <I>Independence Days</I> is for all who want to build a sustainable food system and keep eatingâeven in hard times.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Sharon Astyk</B> is a former academic who farms in upstate New York with her family. She is the author of <I>Depletion and Abundance</I>, the co-author of <I>A Nation of Farmers</I>, and she blogs at www.sharonastyk.com.</p></DIV> | *$12.03 |
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