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Risotto

Judith Barrett, Norma Wasserman

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

"Judith Barrett and Norma Wasserman have written a beautiful book on risotto. [It] . . . is not just a recipe book but a piece of man's history."
--Arrigo Cipriani

"Delectable."
--Booklist

"For the rice lover . . . this well-crafted book is a unique source."
--Chicago Tribune

Risotto is the hottest development in Italian cooking since pasta, and Risotto is the definitive book on this classic rice dish from Northern Italy. Risotto contains more than120 authentic risotto recipes, many of which can be made in thirty minutes or less witha minimum of preparation.

Here is just a sampling of the many delicious risotto variations you'll find:
* Scallops, Shrimp, and Mushrooms
* Lamb with Egg and Lemon Sauce
* Turkey, Red Peppers, and Tomatoes
* Prosciutto, Chicory, and Fontina
* Monkfish in Tomato Basil Cream
* Chicken with Olives
* Mussels in White Wine
* Sausage, Artichoke, and Peas
* Fresh Tuna and Curry
* Veal in White Cream Sauce


In addition to these mouthwatering recipes, Risotto also contains informative chapters on risotto ingredients and preparation methods. For the rice and risotto lover, Risotto is an incomparable kitchen companion.

Feast of Santa Fe: Cooking of the American Southwest

Huntley Dent

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Absolutely the BEST SW Territorial Cuisine - AUTHENTIC! 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 13 people found this review helpful.

There is no doubt in my mind or on my tongue that this cook book has absolutely the best recipes for SW Territorial Cuisine. When you dine in Santa Fe or Taos, this is the food you eat in private homes or at the best restaurants. The meals are totally authentic. Dent takes you through time and tradition providing descriptions of ingredients and preparation methods that are sure to get your juices flowing! There isn't a better reference. I've given over a dozen of these books to people who have commented on my enchiladas and green chile. Go for it without hesitation!

The Cookbook I Use the Most 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 11 people found this review helpful.

I have used this cookbook for over 5 years and I still find new things to try. Today I showed this book to my in-laws and they were so excited to see long forgotten recipies from their childhood. I will now buy another copy to give my father-in-law otherwise he will have me make all his favorites everytime he visits.

Editorial Review:

Dent explores the traditions of Native American cooking and shows how they were modified by Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American influences and by the bounty of the land. More than 150 recipes have been adapted to suit the modern coo k, making it easy to create an authentic feast from appetizer to dessert. 2-color illustrations.

175 Best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades and Other Soft Spreads

Linda J. Amendt

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Preserve the very best in available fresh foods.

Home canning is fun and exciting for the whole family, and enjoying homemade treasures is an unbeatable pleasure. In 175 Best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades and Other Soft Spreads, Linda J. Amendt shares her recipes and techniques for preserves that are easy to make and enjoyable any time of year.

Instructions are easy to understand and complete. Along with reliable recipes is a preplanning guide, essential for a successful home-canning project.

Canners and their lucky family members and friends will experience the tasty pleasures of such preserves as:

• Caramel apple jam, seedless blackberry jam, cherry raspberry jam, strawberry peach jam, sweet onion jam
• Apple cider jelly, boysenberry jelly, nectarine jelly, basil jelly
• Citrus trio marmalade, red onion marmalade, bing cherry marmalade, Tequila lime marmalade
• Blackberry preserves, apple raisin conserve, pineapple apricot conserve
• Apple butter, plum apricot butter, lemon curd, sunrise curd.

From expert techniques to safety concerns and choosing the right equipment, the author shares what every home canner needs.

Fit For A King: The Elvis Presley Cookbook

Elizabeth McKeon, Ralph Gevirtz, Julie Bandy

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Mother in Law Loved it! 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 10 people found this review helpful.

My mother in law is an Elvis fanatic, so I thought this would be cute to add to her Elvis things. Since recipes come from his cook and plenty of pictures alot have never seen. She actually uses the recipes too. She loves it.

Eat like Elvis! 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

It's probably not the best idea to eat like Elvis all the time, but nothing beats his recipes for peanut butter and banana
sandwiches or fried okra. Elvis sure loved his fried foods. Learn how to make Southern cuisine and mouth-watering desserts fit
for dinner at your own Graceland, but don't over do it. After all, Elvis didn't end up a skinny-minny from eating all that fried
chicken cooked in pancake batter. (...)

The Elvis Presley Cookbook 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

It's a complete cookbook with rare pictures and words of
Elvis. I love it some much. In this way we know what kind of food Elvis liked. The friends that he had and a lot of things.
WONDERFUL!!!

Editorial Review:

More than three hundred recipes for foods Elvis enjoyed, many of them provided by his long-time cook, Alvena Roy. Contains rare photos and delightful anecdotes and quotations. Illustrated and indexed.

The Little Cyanide Cookbook; Delicious Recipes Rich in Vitamin B17

June de Spain

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What a Title! 5 out of 5 stars.
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When my friends see this book on my bookshelf they often look puzzled. Perhaps they think twice about letting me cook for them! After all with a title like "Little Cyanide Cookbook," the book is bound to raise some eyebrows.

In reality this is a collection of recipes rich in cyanide containing foods, specifically amygdalin, which the author believes should be called `Vitamin B17.' This chemical is also known as `laetrile' which is the biggest name (some would say biggest shame) in alternative cancer therapies. Some scientists hold the theory that eating enough of these cyanide-containing sugars (which incidentally are anti-oxidants) will prevent cancer. Indeed many societies that are free from cancer (such as the Hunzas) consume quite a bit of these sugars. I have investigated the whole laetrile controversy for many years, which is why I own the book.

I can't say that I completely swallow all of the theory, but if you do, or are just investigating cyanide-containing chemicals as a cancer preventative, this book should be of use. The only drawback is that many of our favorite foods do not contain these "cyanogenic glycosides," so the recipes may be hard to put together. Also, many of the recipes call for ground-up apricot seeds, which are semi-legal and bitter tasting. For those wondering, there is no real danger of cyanide poisoning from the recipes that De Spain promotes. Some of the foods that contain cyanide which we eat everyday in large amounts are: lentils, millet, blackberries, raspberries, buckwheat, lima beans, and peas.

Editorial Review:

A professional nutritionist offers over 300 tasty recipes rich in the cyanide containing substance that many scientists believe is nature’s control for cancer. Cyanide, in minute quantities and in proper food forms, instead of being poisonous, actually is essential to health. 192-page book.

Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two

Betty Crocker

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

saves room in your fridge! 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.

My husband and I received this book for our wedding, and 4 years later we still love it. All our other books yielded 4 servings in most recipes, and we would end up with piles of tupperware containers in the fridge holding leftovers that inevitably went bad. We have tried all of the entree recipes in the book and love them. There are also a lot of recipes for soups, salads, and even some sandwiches food that is easily portable. My husband is the cook in our house- I rarely cook, and am very much a beginner, but all of these recipes were simple enough for me. Yes, there is a lot of chicken, but I don't know too many people who don't like chicken! And yes, there are a lot of vegetables too- but you're gonna be looking a long time for a recipe book without chicken or vegetables. If we didn't want to eat chicken or vegetables, we'd go to McDonalds.

Editorial Review:

Cooking for two is as easy as individual pies with this new Betty Crocker cookbook that's tailor-made for smaller households and the needs of retirees, young couples, students, roommates, and single parents. More than 120 main-dish recipes that yield just two servings allow cooks to prepare exactly the right amount of food. 32 full-color photos. Index.

1,001 Foods To Die For

Andrews McMeel Publishing, Madison Books

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The Ultimate Food Bible 5 out of 5 stars.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful.

I browse at cookbooks in bookstores as a hobby. I am the proud owner of some titles among the bestsellers' list of Amazon's food, cooking, and wine category but I have never encountered something like this before. I received an email from Amazon offering me to pre-order this item a few months ago. I am so glad that I had stuck it out since its release has been postponed again and again. When the book arrived, I didn't know what to expect besides its cover. I was amazed. This hefty book is the compendium of all delicious foods from all over the world. As I flipped through the pages, it felt like I was touring the world and experiencing the different exotic food each country has to offer. Majority of the foods are foreign sounding. However, there are some as basic as crab cakes, lemon chicken, short ribs, angel food cake, baked cheesecake, lentil soup, etc. The list is broken down into these food groups:
appetizers and small food
soups and salads
noodles and rice
fish and seafood
poultry and game
meats
beans, cheese, and vegetables
desserts
bread, cookies, and patries
beverages
I don't own the other book entitled "1001 Foods You Must Eat Before You Die", so I am curious if they contain more or less the same things. I am very satisfied with this one I have though and I intend to use it as a check list. I will try to taste as many of these foods as I can in my lifetime.

Now, a more critical perspective. I would like to have bigger and more number of photographs... but I suppose the book will be thicker than its 960 pages if that is the case.Hmmm! There are a few foods enlisted that don't have photographs to support them but overall, the book is fine for a visual person like me. It's hard to believe that this is the work of one single person. It's an encyclopedia for an adventurous foodie like me. Imagine how exciting it'll be to have some fantastic food for the first time in one's life and to be informed of its history. Each food has its story of how it came to be.

Editorial Review:

Every epicure seeks the very best-of-the-best foods the world has to offer, from extra-virgin olive oil and artisanal cheeses to rich, dark chocolate. 1,001 Foods To Die For is an essential list for food lovers, featuring luscious photographs and descriptions of must-eat foods from soup to nuts and from all over the world. This food bible includes everything from simple classics like foie gras and aged aceto balsamico to more exotic fare such as blowfish sushi or gratin Dauphinois. The book's contributors include more than eighty renowned culinary professionals--chefs, writers, critics, and historians--share their expert opinions on the delicious dishes and cuisines that must be experienced at least once in a lifetime. With lots of informational sidebars, and recipes for some of the featured dishes, 1,001 Foods To Die For is the ultimate culinary catalog for foodies everywhere.

The Book of Yields: Accuracy in Food Costing and Purchasing

Francis T. Lynch

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THE BOOK OF YIELDS 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This is an excellent book for any chef or food and beverage manager looking to save time while maintaining accuracy of food cost work sheets. Contains a lot of food yield tables as well as many excellent examples of worksheets that you can use. Money well spent to save time.

Editorial Review:

For years, The Book of Yields has been and indispensable tool for professional chefs, culinary educators, and culinary students, helping them accurately calculate recipe costs and easily make purchases based on recipe requirements. The Book of Yields Seventh Edition CD-ROM contains pricing, yield, and equivalency for the more than 1,500 ingredients included in the book, plus it allows users to efficiently and easily:

• Look up yield data for foods.
• Find purchase requirements for a serving.
• Create new recipes.
• Add new ingredients.
• Calculate ingredient or recipe costs.
• Look up cost data for foods.
• Create shopping lists.

This culinary software can be used on its own or to complement The Book of Yields Seventh Edition. The Book of Yields CD-ROM can also be used as part of a food and beverage cost control, purchasing, or menu design class.

The Organic Food Shopper's Guide

Jeff Cox

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Why Should You Choose Organic Foods?

Organic food has never been more popular, and for good reason: it tastes better, it's more nutritious, and it's better for the environment. This handy guide shows you how to select the freshest, tastiest varieties and transform your organic groceries into memorable meals. You'll find guidance on what to look for when shopping, how to handle each food in the kitchen, and why, when foods are organic, they're so darn good for you. Here's everything youneed to enjoy food that you can feel great about eating:
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Profiles of more than 100 organic foods
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Complete coverage of fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, dairy, eggs, meat, and more
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At-a-glance advice on peak seasons, nutrition, good varieties, and what to look for
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Detailed information on preparation, storage, complementary flavors, and kitchen uses
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More than 100 tasty recipes and dozens of cooking tips

Eat This .. It'll Make You Feel Better

Dom Deluise

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Great Cook Book 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I love to cook. Over the years I have collected a large number of cookbooks of all varieties. I am also of Italian decent so naturally I am somewhat biased with regards to Italian cookbooks. I owned a copy of this book for years and I used it so often that it literally fell apart so I purchased another copy. The recipes in this book are extremely easy to follow and Dom Deluise fills the book with humorous stories that any Italian can relate to. The meals I have cooked bring back memories of eating at my grandparents home and the taste is almost identical to the way my grandmother made them. I thought those meals would be lost forever when they died but thanks to Dom, I can re-create them in my own home and my children can carry on the tradition. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to cook and eat great southern Italian food.

A good Italian cookbook 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I have been looking for this cookbook for a long time. My Italian mother-in-law had made many of the recipes from this book and they were wonderful.