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The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook

Rice cookers are perfect for how we cook today—versatile and convenient, they have one-button technology, don’t take up much counter space, and are a breeze to clean. And they can do so much more than produce foolproof rice, beans, and grains. The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook shows you how to make everything from Thai Curried Rice to Chocolate Pots de Crème with Poached Fresh Cherries, from Breakfast Barley to Turkey Chili with Baby White Beans.

The Best Stews in the World

Stews are as old as the invention of the first pot. James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award–winning author Clifford A. Wright brings his formidable culinary expertise to the subject, offering 300 classic home-cooking recipes from all over the world. The authentic recipes are easy to follow, the techniques are straightforward, the narrative is rich with the history and tradition of each stew, and, most important, the rewards are plentiful and satisfying.

The Ploughman’s Lunch and the Miser’s Feast

A tour of the U.K.’s traditional cuisine, very much back in style today, from pubs to country inns to home kitchens, with 100 recipes and over 70 color photographs

The Bonne Femme Cookbook

Here is authentic French cooking without fuss or fear, the way real French families eat today. Now that the typical French woman, the bonne femme of the title, works outside of the home just like her American counterpart (and now that French men, like their American frères, are often in charge of getting dinner on the table), the emphasis is on easy techniques and speedy preparation.

Ginger Bliss and the Violet Fizz

Liqueur-based cocktails—colorful, intensely flavored, made to balance and complement but not overwhelm fine spirits—are a hot trend, in stylish bars and among home mixologists alike. The drinks range from classic (such as the Violet Fizz) to ultracontemporary (such as Ginger Bliss, a decidedly twenty-first century concoction), with an emphasis throughout on neglected treasures and cutting-edge creations that do not appear in the standard bartending guides. Chapters are organized by flavor profile, along with a special chapter on vermouth-based drinks that go way beyond the Martini.

Gourmet Gifts

The first food-gifting book to give equal weight to recipes and their wrappings, with 100 recipes and full-color, step-by-step photos and instructions.