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The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat
by Thomas McnameeIn the 1950s, America was a land of overdone roast beef and canned green beans--a gastronomic wasteland. Most restaurants relied on frozen, second-rate ingredients and served bogus "Continental" cuisine. Authentic French, Italian, and Chinese foods were virtually unknown. There was no such thing as food criticism at the time, and no such thing as a restaurant critic. Cooking at home wasn't thought of as a source of pleasure. Guests didn't chat around the kitchen. Professional equipment and cookware were used only in restaurants. One man changed all that. From the bestselling author of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse comes the first biography of the passionate gastronome and troubled genius who became the most powerful force in the history of American food--the founding father of the American food revolution. From his first day in 1957 as the food editor of the New York Times, Craig Claiborne was going to take his readers where they had never been before. Claiborne extolled the pleasures of exotic cuisines from all around the world, and with his inspiration, restaurants of every ethnicity blossomed. So many things we take for granted now were introduced to us by Craig Claiborne--crÈme fraÎche, arugula, balsamic vinegar, the Cuisinart, chef's knives, even the salad spinner. He would give Julia Child her first major book review. He brought Paul Bocuse, the Troisgros brothers, Paul Prudhomme, and Jacques PÉpin to national acclaim. His $4,000 dinner for two in Paris was a front-page story in the Times and scandalized the world. And while he defended the true French nouvelle cuisine against bastardization, he also reveled in a well-made stew or a good hot dog. He made home cooks into stars--Marcella Hazan, Madhur Jaffrey, Diana Kennedy, and many others. And Craig Claiborne made dinner an event--whether dining out, delighting your friends, or simply cooking for your family. His own dinner parties were legendary. Craig Claiborne was the perfect Mississippi gentleman, but his inner life was one of conflict and self-doubt. Constrained by his position to mask his sexuality, he was imprisoned in solitude, never able to find a stable and lasting love. Through Thomas McNamee's painstaking research and eloquent storytelling, The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat unfolds a history that is largely unknown and also tells the full, deep story of a great man who until now has never been truly known at all.
Pillsbury Fast And Healthy Cookbook
by Pillsbury EditorsFrom America's most-trusted kitchens comes a collection of flavorful, quick and easy recipes for eating well. With many recipes requiring 30 minutes or less preparation time, and all tested and written to be successful every time, eating right has never been so easy. . . or tasted so great! * Appetizers * Salads * Soups, Stews and Chilies * Poultry * Beef, Pork and Lamb * Fish and Seafood * Meatless Entrees * Side Dishes * Breads * Desserts
The Fresh 20
by Melissa LanzThe End of "What's For Dinner?" Say goodbye to grocery lists with 80 items that will eventually go to waste. No more boxed mac 'n' cheese or canned-soup casseroles. No more wasting money on endless nights of takeout. With The Fresh 20 cookbook, the focus is on creating meals the whole family can enjoy together.
Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking
by Gordon RamsayBased on a new cooking show, this book will give experienced as well as novice cooks the desire, confidence and inspiration to get cooking. Ramsay will offer simple, accessible recipes with a "wow" factor. Gordon has travelled the world from India and the Far East to LA and Europe, and the recipes in this book will draw all these culinary influences together to show us simple, vibrant and delicious recipes that reflect the way we eat today. For example: Miso braised salmon fillet with Asian vegetables, Pork and Bacon slider with home made bbq sauce, Curried Sweetcorn Soup, Wild Mushroom Risotto Arrancini, and Baked Lemon Cheesecake with Raspberries. Each chapter will concentrate on a different area of cooking--from the classics to the secret of cooking with Chili and spice, through roasting, baking, and helpful sections on cooking good food for less and cooking for a crowd. Woven into the book will be useful tricks and tips--from ways to save time and money, to cleaning and prepping ingredients, to pan frying like a pro. Stuffed full of delicious recipes, invaluable tips and lashings of Gordon's trademark cheeky wit, Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking is the ultimate cooking lesson from the ultimate chef.
Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood
by Patricia Green Carolyn HemmingOne of the world's healthiest foods, quinoa contains a perfect balance of all eight essential amino acids, and is a great source of protein, making it an increasingly popular food choice for those looking to incorporate 'superfoods' into their everyday diets. Gluten-free, wheat-free, and nutrient-packed, quinoa is ideal for those who are health-conscious, vegetarian, and/or physically active, as well as for those with gluten intolerance, wheat allergies, and other digestive disorders. But that's not all: You can eat quinoa guiltlessly knowing it's free of cholesterol and trans fats.
Food and the City
by Jennifer Cockrall-KingA global movement to take back our food is growing. The future of farming is in our hands--and in our cities.When you're standing in the midst of a supermarket, it's hard to imagine that you're looking at a failing industrial food system. The abundance all around you looks impressive but is really a façade. In fact, there's just a three-day supply of food available for any given city due to complex, just-in-time international supply chains. The system is not only vulnerable, given the reality of food scares, international crises, terrorist attacks, economic upheavals, and natural disasters, but it is also environmentally unsustainable for the long term. As the cold hard facts of peak oil and peak water begin to have an impact, how will we feed a world population of seven billion and growing, most of whom are now urban dwellers? One answer is urban agriculture. This book examines alternative food systems in cities around the globe that are shortening their food chains, growing food within their city limits, and taking their "food security" into their own hands. This award-winning food journalist sought out leaders in the urban-agriculture movement and visited cities successfully dealing with "food deserts." What she found was not just a niche concern of activists but a global movement that cuts across the private and public spheres, economic classes, and cultures. She describes a global movement happening from London and Paris to Vancouver and New York to establish alternatives to the monolithic globally integrated supermarket model. A cadre of forward-looking, innovative people has created growing spaces in cities: on rooftops, backyards, vacant lots, along roadways, and even in "vertical farms." Whether it's a community public orchard supplying the needs of local residents or an urban farm that has reclaimed a derelict inner city lot to grow and sell premium market veggies to restaurant chefs, the urban food revolution is clearly underway and working.This book is an exciting, fascinating chronicle of a game-changing movement, a rebellion against the industrial food behemoth, and a reclaiming of communities to grow, distribute, and eat locally.
The $7 a Meal Slow Cooker Cookbook
by Linda LarsenGone are the days of TV trays and microwaveable meals as more and more families choose to return to the dinner table. Yet as food costs continue to rise, and parents are always strapped for time, they need new ways to cook easy and affordable meals for their kids - and fast. With this cookbook, families will find 301 great recipes that almost cook themselves, including: Spicy Turkey Meatballs; Hearty Root Vegetable Soup; Pizza Fondue; Crock-Pot Fajitas; Black Bean Lasagna; and more. This comprehensive, all-purpose cookbook is packed with simple instructions, nutritional information, and the amount of money needed for each recipe and makes preparing delicious, healthy, and cheap meals easier than ever before.
The Spark Solution: A Complete Two-week Diet Program to Fast-track Weight Loss and Total Body Health
by Becky Hand Stepfanie RomineYour Days of Dieting Are Numbered. Americas number one weight-loss website, SparkPeople. com, combines the latest science on nutrition and their experts experience working with millions of people to lose weight to deliver everything you need to turn your body into a lean, mean, calorie-burning machine. If you've had false starts, if you've tried to diet but given up, if you've lost weight and gained it back, finally there's a lasting solution. With The Spark Solution, there will be no next time. Why waste time, energy, and money experimenting with weight-loss tactics that don't work? Its time to stop the yo-yo dieting cycle; jump-start your weight loss and get ready for long-term success--in just two weeks. With incredibly delicious, healthy recipes that enable you to eat the food you love, customizable workouts perfect for your busy life, and daily tips and inspiration that will motivate you for success, The Spark Solution is built around three key components scientifically proven to deliver results in just two weeks. The program is packed with metabolism boosters--from the frequency with which and amounts you're eating to the types of workouts you're doing. The plan is designed to make over your mind-set and tackle the most common diet bad habits. And you'll also gain the momentum needed to build healthy habits for your journey to better health and permanent weight loss. Millions have already tried it. Now you can find out their top diet secrets--not only how they lost weight but also how they discovered a path to healthy living.
The Everything Thai Cookbook
by Jam SanitchatA modern, fresh take on Thai cooking! Do you love the taste of Thai food? Wish you could bypass the restaurant and prepare the same delicious food at home? With The Everything Thai Cookbook, 2nd Edition, you can master your favorite Thai dishes right in your own kitchen. This updated edition shows you how to make traditional Thai-American recipes, authentic Thai dishes, and fresh, new takes on Thai ingredients and flavors, including: Glass noodle salad Chicken satay sandwiches Jungle curry Salt-cured eggs Curried mussels Mango sticky rice Vegetarian? No problem! You'll find hundreds of meat-free recipes, and many more that can be adapted for either vegetarians or meat-eaters. No matter what your favorite Thai dish might be, you can learn to cook it at home with whole-food, natural ingredients.
Food System Sustainability
by Catherine Esnouf Marie Russel Nicolas Bricas Catherine Esnouf Marie RusselAs western-style food systems extend further around the world, food sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue. Such systems are not sustainable in terms of their consumption of resources, their impact on ecosystems or their effect on health and social inequality. From 2009 to 2011, the duALIne project, led by INRA and CIRAD, assembled a team of experts to investigate food systems downstream of the farm, from the farm gate, to consumption and the disposal of waste. Representing a diverse range of backgrounds spanning academia and the public and private sectors, the project aimed to review the international literature and identify major gaps in our knowledge. This book brings together its key conclusions and insights, presenting state-of-the-art research in food sustainability and identifying priority areas for further study. It will provide a valuable resource for researchers, decision-makers and stakeholders in the food industry.
The Big Book of Martinis for Moms
by Mavis Lamb Rose Maura LorreMore than 175 martinis just for moms! You're at every game, performance, and practice. You weather colds, flus, and strep throat better than anyone. You can finish a diorama in two hours flat. Isn't it time you had your own happy hour? Filled with more than 175 refreshing martini recipes, this collection gives you a reason to take a seat and just unwind. Featuring simple instructions that can be done in a matter of minutes, you will: Relax tubside with a Bathtub Gin(ger). Relish the view of a spotless bedroom with a Hurricane Martini in hand. Savor bedtime with a Relaxing Tea Martini. Reward yourself with a Cucumber Martini after getting the kids to eat their veggies. Celebrate fitting into your skinny jeans with a Thin Gin. With The Big Book of Martinis for Moms, you'll always have the perfect answer for every joy and accomplishment motherhood has to offer!
The Big Book of Gluten-Free Recipes
by Kimberly A. TessmerHundreds of delicious, gluten-free recipes for every occasion! The Big Book of Gluten-Free Recipes is the perfect guide for creating family-friendly gluten-free meals. It includes detailed instructions as well as a variety of easy-to-make dishes that are not only bursting with flavor, but also missing those key ingredients that you really don't want to use--wheat, barley, and rye. Featuring more than 500 mouthwatering gluten-free recipes, you will find something to satisfy everyone, including: Pull-apart cinnamon raisin biscuits Sicilian eggplant rolls Sausage and shrimp jambalaya Lamb with garlic, lemon, and rosemary Blueberry-peach cobbler Maple pumpkin spice lattes With so many simple, gluten-free dishes in one volume, you'll never have to look anywhere else for wholesome meals that your entire family will love!
Short-Cut Vegetarian
by Lorna SassNow that millions of Americans are exploring the vegan lifestyle, award-winning cookbook author Lorna Sass has updated her classic cookbook to reveal that achieving great flavor and eating healthy meals don't require spending hours in the kitchen. Sass creates culinary magic from a pantry stocked with carefully selected prepared and instant foods, such as homemade curry powder, roasted red peppers, spicy salsas and mustard sauces, and roasted garlic oil. A splash of orange juice, a touch of cinnamon, and a few sliced leeks quickly transform handy frozen spinach and a can of highest-quality lentils into an exotic Orange-Scented Lentil Ragout that will satisfy the most sophisticated palates.
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown
by Guy FieriThe Food Network star is back with an all-new, all-American book in his #1 New York Times bestselling seriesIn its seventeenth season, Guy Fieris Diners, Drive-ins and Dives continues its reign as Americas best source for finding the funky, scratch-made, and delicious. Now the host and #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with more of his favorite joints across the country--and a few in Canada In this third entry in his Diners, Drive-ins and Dives series, Guy keeps his motto front and center--"If its funky, Ill find it. " This time around hes bringing on the big personalities, the rockin real-deal recipes, and the homegrown restaurants that capture the freewheeling American spirit at its finest. Also along for the ride are members of Guys rambunctious Krew, sharing their most memorable shoots, meals, behind-the-scenes stories, and killer pranks from the road. And check out this new feature--a tricked-out, full-color foldout map that shows the location of every diner in the book
Beer: A Cookbook
by Kimberley WillisContains 40+ damn-good dishes made with your favorite ingredient: beer. Spicy Beer-Soaked Shrimp Sauced Meatballs Drunk Cheddar Soup Pub Chops Beer-Buttered Steak Tailgate Salmon Three-Beer Chili Chocolate Stout Lava Cake
Milk
by Anne MendelsonPart cookbook--with more than 120 enticing recipes--part culinary history, part inquiry into the evolution of an industry, Milk is a one-of-a-kind book that will forever change the way we think about dairy products.Anne Mendelson, author of Stand Facing the Stove, first explores the earliest Old World homes of yogurt and kindred fermented products made primarily from sheep's and goats' milk and soured as a natural consequence of climate. Out of this ancient heritage from lands that include Greece, Bosnia, Turkey, Israel, Persia, Afghanistan, and India, she mines a rich source of culinary traditions.Mendelson then takes us on a journey through the lands that traditionally only consumed milk fresh from the cow--what she calls the Northwestern Cow Belt (northern Europe, Great Britain, North America). She shows us how milk reached such prominence in our diet in the nineteenth century that it led to the current practice of overbreeding cows and overprocessing dairy products. Her lucid explanation of the chemical intricacies of milk and the simple home experiments she encourages us to try are a revelation of how pure milk products should really taste.The delightfully wide-ranging recipes that follow are grouped according to the main dairy ingredient: fresh milk and cream, yogurt, cultured milk and cream, butter and true buttermilk, fresh cheeses. We learn how to make luscious Clotted Cream, magical Lemon Curd, that beautiful quasi-cheese Mascarpone, as well as homemade yogurt, sour cream, true buttermilk, and homemade butter. She gives us comfort foods such as Milk Toast and Cream of Tomato Soup alongside Panir and Chhenna from India. Here, too, are old favorites like Herring with Sour Cream Sauce, Beef Stroganoff, a New Englandish Clam Chowder, and the elegant Russian Easter dessert, Paskha. And there are drinks for every season, from Turkish Ayran and Indian Lassis to Batidos (Latin American milkshakes) and an authentic hot chocolate.This illuminating book will be an essential part of any food lover's collection and is bound to win converts determined to restore the purity of flavor to our First Food.
The Best of Everything Juicing
by Adams MediaEverything® cookbooks are a popular choice for home cooks looking for fresh, original recipes that only taste like you’ve spent all day in the kitchen. And now we’ve collected 50 of the tastiest, healthiest juicing recipes to help you get more fruits and vegetables in your diet. Here’s all you need to get started making delectable smoothies and juices, from Mango Tea to Fountain of Youth Cocktail.
The Best of Everything Healthy Slow Cooker
by Adams MediaEverything® cookbooks are a popular choice for home cooks looking for fresh, original recipes that only taste like you’ve spent all day in the kitchen. We’ve collected fifty of the tastiest, healthiest recipes for that wonderful, palate-pleasing slow cooked taste. Here’s all you need to get started making delectable slow cooked meals from Pineapple Teriyaki Drumsticks to Berry Cobbler.
The Best of Everything Glycemic Index
by Adams MediaEverything® cookbooks are a popular choice for home cooks looking for fresh, original recipes that only taste like you’ve spent all day in the kitchen. Here are fifty of the freshest, healthiest, low glycemic recipes. You’ll find all you need to learn how to balance your glycemic intake, with recipes ranging from Banana-Kiwi Smoothies to Asian Sesame-Crusted Scallops.
The Best of Everything Low Cholesterol
by Adams MediaEverything cookbooks are a popular choice for home cooks looking for fresh, original recipes that only taste like you’ve spent all day in the kitchen. And now we've collected fifty of our most delicious and healthiest low-cholesterol recipes. Here’s all you need to get started making heart-healthy dishes from Blueberry Corn Pancakes to Wasabi-Roasted Filet Mignon.
The Best of Everything Vegan
by Adams MediaEverything® cookbooks are a popular choice for home cooks looking for fresh, original recipes that only taste like you’ve spent all day in the kitchen. We’ve collected fifty of the tastiest, healthiest recipes that are also environmentally friendly. Here’s all you need to get started making satisfying, delicious vegan dishes from Apple Cinnamon Waffles to Asian Sesame Tahini Noodles.
The $5 a Meal College Vegetarian Cookbook
by Nicole Cormier300+ meat-free dishes for $5 or less! Tired of your dining hall's sorry excuse for a vegetarian meal? Can't afford to spend all your money on mediocre takeout? Well, now you can enjoy hundreds of delicious, meat-free dishes that will not only satisfy your cravings but your wallet, too! The $5 a Meal College Vegetarian Cookbook makes it easy to create satisfying vegetarian dishes you'll actually want to eat. Featuring simple instructions and more than 300 tasty recipes, this book provides you with a variety of meat-free meals that will keep you full throughout the day. Best of all, each dish will only cost you no more than $5, so you'll never have to worry about breaking the bank when you create soon-to-be favorites, such as: Potato poblano breakfast burritos Avocado and shiitake pot stickers Hearty mexican taco salad Quinoa and hummus sandwich wrap Easy eggplant parmigiana Chocolate mocha ice cream Whether you need an energy-boosting breakfast, a cram-session snack, or a date-night entree, you will get the most out of your meals--and budget--with The $5 a Meal College Vegetarian Cookbook.
Cakes: To Inspire and Desire
by Lindy SmithDiscover a collection of 15 truly inspirational celebratory cakes, each with a modern and distinctive finish. Lavish colour photographs display a unique variety of traditional and contemporary styles from florals and frills to stripes and beadwork. Each cake is accompanied by exquisite mini-cakes to put a creative twist on the main theme, or to make as an alternative when time is short. Chapters are divided by shape, showing how a simple square or round design can be the basis for the most desirable of cakes.
The Secret Lives of Baked Goods
by Jessie Oleson MooreHave you ever wondered where the ideas for baking red velvet cupcakes, brownies, birthday cake, Girl Scout cookies, and other dessert recipes came from? Discover the history behind America's most popular and nostalgic desserts with popular CakeSpy blogger and self-proclaimed "dessert detective" Jessie Oleson Moore. Moore has put her sweet-sleuthing skills to work uncovering the fascinating histories and tastiest recipes for America's favorite sweets, including whoopee pies, chocolate chip cookies, Baked Alaska, and New York cheesecake. From romantic musings on how desserts got their names to sugar-fueled scandals, these classic recipes and photographs are guaranteed to offer food for thought and leave you with plenty of room for dessert.
Eat My Globe: One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything
by Simon MajumdarSimon Majumdar's mission is simple: go everywhere and eat everything. Though his job in book publishing was not bad as 9-5's go, as Majumdar hurtled towards his middle years he realized, "There has to be more to life than this." There's a whole big world out there, and he'd hardly eaten any of it. So he quit his job to spend his life savings on a mission that would take him to 30 countries, into the kitchens of food-obsessives the world over, where he would eat cod sperm sushi--so you don't have to.