Cook Books

Originally self-published in 1931, THE JOY OF COOKING has been the right-hand of Americans in the kitchen for more than 75 years. Conceived by Irma S. Rombauer as a reaction to the difficulties of the Depression, JOY was meant to be a user-friendly guide for women unfamiliar with the kitchen, packed with everything the cook might need to know, from metric conversions to how to skin a squirrel (including tasteful but riveting drawings in the original edition). With its enormous wealth of recipes and easy-to-follow advice, this American classic continues to be popular.

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Harold McGee's perennially helpful and fascinating tome (nearly 1000 pages long) delves deeply into its subject from a variety of angles. He explains how to tell if a fish is fresh, what the difference is between eating raw and cooked garlic, the story of French sauces vs. English ones, why stock is called "stock," and what exactly is wasabi (and why you're not getting the real thing in the average Japanese restaurant). Ranging through foods and cooking techniques around the globe, McGee reveals their history, their science (including why certain foods taste good together), and even the literature surrounding them.

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This newly updated version of the traditional favorite features ethnic recipes and even such comparatively modern ingredients as tofu. It does not, however, neglect old standbys like macaroni and cheese, Southern fried chicken, and baked beans. The handy looseleaf-bound book includes 950 recipes, with over a hundred color illustrations.

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In this tough, candid memoir, Anthony Bourdain, who has been a chef at several well-known restaurants, takes the reader backstage to reveal the secrets of restaurant kitchens--some of them not so appetizing, most of them hilarious, all of them illuminating. Bourdain's alcohol and adrenaline-soaked world, both enticing and repellant, will endlessly fascinate readers.

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This immensely popular cookbook has stood the test of time and has been chosen for the James Beard Book Awards Hall of Fame. The cookbook contains 300 recipes of sophisticated, delicious, and easy-to-follow recipes, profusely illustrated with helpful line drawings.

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For fans of Jan Karon's Mitford novels, here is a cookbook full of recipes beloved by her characters. Uncle Billy contributes a sweet potato pie, Miss Sadie an apple pie, and Emma her famous pork roast--and Father Tim himself provides the secrets for his beef Tenderloin. Karon also shares reminiscences and recipes from her own life, as well as four brand-new Mitford stories.

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Inspired by Dr. Weston Price's views that an omnivorous, organic, whole-milk diet low in sugar is the key to good health, author Sally Fallon discusses in detail how a modern diet filled with artificial processed foods and vegetable oils is wreaking health havoc on Americans. With recipes.

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Tomatoes, walnuts, yogurt, salmon, and pumpkin are all among 14 foods that are packed with nutrients and other radically healthy stuff. Author Steven G. Pratt penned this book after some of his patients took a sudden, extraordinary upswing in their condition after going on a diet containing these superfoods. The author, whose theory is that this group of foods are remarkably superior to other foods, believes that the foods actually change the body's biochemistry actually ward off a number of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's. Each chapter offers a thorough discussion and nutritional analysis of the 14 superfoods. The book also provides recipes (provided by Chef Michael Stroot of the Golden Door Spa) and simple suggestions for how to build them into one's regular nutritional routine. Don't have a taste for some of the top 14? The author provides alternatives for the finicky.

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Designed for both beginners and old hands, Julia Child's definitive handbook of cooking techniques and basic recipes is lavishly illustrated with 600 color photographs and includes more than 800 clearly presented recipes--with the emphasis on French cuisine.

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Anthony Bourdain follows up his best-selling memoir, KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, with this account of a world tour in search of not only the perfect meal but the perfect total food experience. Traveling to Vietnam, Japan, France, Mexico, and other places, he has a series of adventures, both culinary and other, including many wonderful meals.

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Missy Chase Lapine cleverly advises parents on how they can hide high-nutrient ingredients in their children's food. Turning grilled cheese sandwiches into a "Guerilla Grilled Cheese" and desserts like brownies into something fiber-packed are just part of her many suggestions.

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Food Network celeb Alton Brown explores the wide world of cooking equipment from coffeemakers to fish turners. In passing, he also provides hints for storage, rates tools, analyzes the kitchen knife situation, and discusses Teflon vs. other materials for pans. He also includes 25 recipes.

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Popular Food Network chef Rachael Ray presents her collection of easy-to-prepare meals with an emphasis on making everyone at the table happy--Rachael's trademark.

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