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A Fistful of Lentils
Syrian-Jewish Recipes from Grandma Fritzie’s Kitchen
A Fistful of Lentils
By Jennifer Felicia Abadi
Paperback, $16.95
This intimate culinary food album features more than 125 Syrian-Jewish recipes, warm family anecdotes, and little-known stories of Syrian-Jewish culture and history. Syrian-Jewish cooking comes from the Spanish and Arabic rather than the Eastern European tradition. The food is exotic, lavish, and, above all, delicious.
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Catalan Cuisine
Vivid Flavors from Spain’s Mediterranean Coast
Catalan Cuisine
By Colman Andrews
Paperback, $17.95
Using many of the same ingredients as other Mediterranean cuisines, the traditional cooks of Catalonia combine them in fresh and unexpectedly delicious ways. Catalan Cuisine, Colman Andrews’s homage to the region, gives home cooks a passport to these simple yet vibrant flavors with 200 show-stopping recipes that are easy to prepare and sure to amaze.
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From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes
175 Fast and Easy Recipes with the Lush, Tropical Flavors of Southeast Asia
From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes
By Theresa and Byron Laursen
Paperback, $14.95
Curries and satays, dishes spiked with the unmistakable presence of lemongrass and ginger, Thai basil and mint, luscious desserts fragrant with the mesmerizing flavors of tropical fruits—and all on the table in less than 30 minutes. Impossible? Not with From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes. Therese Volpe Laursen and Byron Laursen have created 165 fabulous recipes, both authentic and inspired, that use ingredients found in supermarkets everywhere to create home-cooked Southeast Asian meals without intimidation.
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Little Foods of The Mediterranean
500 Fabulous Recipes for Antipasti, Tapas, Hors d’Oeuvre, Meze, and More
Little Foods of The Mediterranean
By Clifford A. Wright
Paperback, $21.95
Mediterranean-food expert Clifford A. Wright presents a jaw-dropping collection of more than 500 recipes for all sorts of appetizers, snacks, and little foods traditionally served across the Mediterranean, including in Spanish tapas bars and Italian cafés, in Tunisian and Moroccan open markets, and on Greek and Turkish meze tables. As versatile as they are delicious, little foods can be served on their own as snacks, at the beginning of a meal, or they can be combined to make a whole meal of little dishes.
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Mediterranean Vegetables
A Cook’s ABC of Vegetables and Their Preparation in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa, with more than 200 Authentic Recipes for the Home Cook
Mediterranean Vegetables
By Clifford A. Wright
Hardcover, $29.95
Award-winning author Clifford Wright presents an original and comprehensive A-to-Z culinary reference work that home cooks will turn to on a daily basis. Eminently accessible and thoroughly useful, Mediterranean Vegetables is a must-have reference and cookbook for anyone who enjoys reading about, growing, cooking with, and eating vegetables.
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Some Like It Hot
Spicy Favorites from the World’s Hot Zones
Some Like It Hot
By Clifford A. Wright
Paperback, $18.95
If you are one of the countless spicy food lovers who constantly strives to test your heat capacity, then this fun and feisty collection of 350 recipes from the world’s hot zones is for you. Each of these real-deal recipes includes a heat index so it’s easy to locate a dish that’s more subtly piquant or to find one that is truly incendiary. Award-winning author Clifford Wright also offers recipes for accompaniments and information on peppers, spices, and the cultures in which each of the dishes is traditionally enjoyed.
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The Basque Table
Passionate Home Cooking from Spain’s Most Celebrated Cuisine
The Basque Table
By Teresa Barrenechea
Paperback, $16.95
This award-winning, internationally acclaimed cookbook explores the splendid cuisine of the Basque region of Spain, which is nestled between the Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees mountains. Basque food glories in fresh fish and shellfish; abundant meat, poultry, and cheeses; the olives and olive oils for which Spain is famous; and much more. From boldly flavored pinchos (Basque tapas) to succulent main-course dishes, Barrenechea captures the unforgettable flavors of the north coast of Spain.
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The Connoisseur’s Guide to Sushi
Everything You Need to Know About Sushi Varieties and Accompaniments, Etiquette and Dining Tips, and More
The Connoisseur’s Guide to Sushi
By Dave Lowry
Paperback, $14.00
This handy guidebook offers all the information sushi lovers need to elevate their knowledge to a higher level. Easy to pop into a bag or coat pocket to bring along to a restaurant, The Connoisseur’s Guide to Sushi covers everything from the types of fish and sushi available to sushi-eating etiquette. The sushi novice and ardent sushi fan alike will find themselves turning often to this useful book.
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The Italian-American Cookbook
A Feast of Food from a Great American Cooking Tradition
The Italian-American Cookbook
By John Mariani, Galina Mariani
Paperback, $19.95
At last, here is the place to look for the tastiest and most definitive renderings of Shrimp Fra Diavolo, Steak Florentine, Pasta alla Primavera, Linguine with Clam Sauce, Spinach with Pignolis, Tiramisu, and all the other treasures of the Italian-American table. In these pages, America’s premier restaurant critic, John Mariani, and his wizard-in-the-kitchen wife, Galina Mariani, update and perfect all the classics, while accompanying sidebars and archival photographs bring to life the family restaurants and home kitchens where these magnificent ethnic dishes are prepared and enjoyed.
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The Japanese Kitchen
250 Recipes in a Traditional Spirit
The Japanese Kitchen
By Hiroko Shimbo
Paperback, $21.95
In The Japanese Kitchen, nominated for the illustrious IACP Cookbook Award, Hiroko Shimbo gently and authoritatively demystifies Japanese home-style cuisine for the Western cook. She first offers up a detailed lesson in Japanese equipment, techniques, and ingredients, then serves up a stunning feast of Japanese dishes, from updated classics of traditional recipes to her own delectable creations. This is an indispensable book for both aficionados and home cooks eager to learn more about Japanese cuisine.
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The South American Table
The Flavor and Soul of Authentic Home Cooking from Patagonia to Rio de Janeiro, with 450 Recipes
The South American Table
By Maria Baez Kijac
Paperback, $24.95
The South American Table is an extraordinary and authoritative culinary, cultural, and historical chronicle of this fascinating landscape. The result of 15 years of research, it is the first comprehensive survey in more than a decade of the diverse Latin cuisines of South America. With more than 450 authentic recipes from 10 countries, it covers everything from the tamales, ceviches, escabeches, and empanadas that are popular across the continent to the specialties that define the individual cuisines, such as Brazil’s feijoada, the barbecue of the frontier areas of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, and the special seafood dishes of Ecuador and Colombia.
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The Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook
Casual and Elegant Recipes Inspired by the Islands
The Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook
By Jinx and Jefferson Morgan
Paperback, $17.95
In The Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook, the Morgans show that you don't need to live in the Caribbean to cook in the island style. In more than 250 recipes that use ingredients easy to find in American groceries, they demystify island cooking. With menus for sophisticated entertaining, and with a wealth of ideas for simple and terrific everyday meals, their book is the ideal companion for travelers who have visited the islands and want to recreate its cooking at home and for fans of global cooking who want to master a new and fascinating cuisine with ease.
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