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Portuguese Homestyle Cooking

Ana Patuleia Ortins

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great for new portuguese cookers 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I am portuguese through my mother but the past three generations of family have given up their language and traditions for an American life. This book has excellent traditional meals and a little bit of history as well. The recipes are easy for me to follow.

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Everyone loves Mediterranean food, but few can put their finger on exactly what makes the understated peasant food of Portugal so beguilingly delicious and distinct from the cuisine of its near neighbours.Peppered with a lifetime of anecdotes from a passionate cook steeped in the local ways of life, "Portuguese Homestyle Cooking" draws readers into the kitchen where traditional culinary methods have been handed down generation-to-generation, shared and refined with the help of family and friends who have watched, chopped, stirred and tasted.Featuring over 150 delicious recipes - from hearty soups to sumptuous seafood platters - and accompanied by stunning full-colour photography throughout, this authentic cookbook is a welcome addition to all food lover's bookshelves.

The Spice Merchant's Daughter: Recipes and Simple Spice Blends for the American Kitchen

Christina Arokiasamy

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

It was the aroma. The exotic scent of spices: rich, alluring, and almost magical. A scent that would sometimes overpower the freshness in the air and sometimes subtly mingle with it to create a tantalizing bouquet. A scent that would always bring me back to my childhood.

Growing up enveloped in the aromas of her mother’s spice stall in Kuala Lumpur, Christina Arokiasamy developed an artist’s sense of how to combine and use spices in traditional and innovative ways. In The Spice Merchant’s Daughter, she shares her family’s spice secrets, expertly guiding and enticing home cooks to enliven their repertoires.

Christina weaves evocative stories of cooking at her mother’s side with real-world practical advice gleaned not only from working in professional kitchens but also from tackling the nightly task of getting a home-cooked dinner on the table for her family of four using American ingredients. She shows how easy it is to build layers of complex flavor to create 100 tempting Southeast Asian–inspired recipes, including Lemon Pepper Wings, Spicy Beef Salad, Steamed Snapper with Tamarind-Ginger Sauce, Cardamom Butter Rice with Sultanas, and Coconut Flan Infused with Star Anise. She unlocks the transformative power of homemade spice rubs, curry pastes, and sauces, as well as chutneys and pickles, enabling home cooks to bring new depth and dimension to their favorite dishes.

With lush photography and a chapter identifying and defining key pantry ingredients and aromatics, The Spice Merchant’s Daughter both inspires and empowers, awakening the senses and unlocking the alluring world of spices.

Real Thai: The Best of Thailand's Regional Cooking

Nancie McDermott

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Total reviews: 23 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Fantastic Cookbook - been using over 8 years! 5 out of 5 stars.
25 of 25 people found this review helpful.

We've been using this book as our Thai cooking bible now for eight years, from LA to Baltimore. We became so addicted we even bought a kaiffer lime tree (sadly, had to leave in LA.) We love the tome kai gia, the clay pot shrimp with bean thread noodles, crab fried rice and use the dipping sauce for beef to marinate pork ribs. Once you master the flavors, the recipes are easy to adapt to your taste. We add ginger to the dipping sauce, and cut down on the coconut milk in the tome kai gai. However you do it, it's an amazing cook book. You will need to find a Thai grocery store in your area, though.

Editorial Review:

Nancie McDermott, widely regarded as the American expert on Thai cooking, offers a clear, straightforward approach to dishes that many Westerners have tasted only in restaurants. In Real Thai, she demystifies once and for all every aspect of this flavorful, healthy cuisine. Organized geographically by region, over 100 tempting, easy-to-follow recipes explore not only dishes that may be familiar to Americans, such as Chicken Coconut Soup and Pork Satay, but also lesser-known local specialties such as Crab Cakes with Cilantro Paste, Fish with Yellow Curry Steamed in Banana Leaves, Sticky Rice with Mangoes, and Son-in-Law Eggs. Including advice on basic utensils and techniques, a glossary of ingredients, a list of shopping sources, and a section of suggested menus, this is the definitive guide for novice and expert alike to the diverse flavors of a regional Asian cuisine that is rapidly becoming an international favorite.

Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day

Padma Lakshmi

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

I Knew She Could Cook! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Ever since Padma Lakshmi arrived on the Top Chef set I've been defending her to my nay-saying foodie friends who question her credibility to be a critic and judge to determine the nation's "top chef". Sure she's pretty and, especially in her first season on the show, liked to bare her midrift a lot. But she always came across to me as having a pretty accurate opinion and good taste.

This cookbook proves my point. The girl CAN cook. I'm a personal chef and knew from just perusing the pages in the bookstore that I was going to like this cookbook and use it a lot. And I do. The only dish I have been wishy-washy on was the Chicken Korma, but it's possible I did something wrong on my part. Have only made it once. Otherwise, I have been delighted with the interesting and tasty dishes I've made from this book. So far I've really enjoyed the Green Dragon Curry with Shrimp, Andouille Sausage with Black Lentils and Artichokes (odd combination but great flavors!), Linguine with White Ragu, Chicken with Ground Cashews, and my favorite, Passata of White Beans and Sage.

I think that the cookbook is written well and is a great narrative of her exciting life shown through her food and the stories behind them. I definitely expected there to be a lot of Indian dishes in it, and there are several, but there are also some great American, Mexican, European, etc... dishes. Check it out if you want to go on a culinary journey around the world. Granted I am a professional chef, but I think that the recipes are not too difficult for the average joe cook. The only difficulty may be in finding some ingredients. But it's amazing how a dish can come together by substituting ingredients you don't have with similar ones you do have.

Looking forward to future cookbooks from Padma!

Editorial Review:

As host of Bravo's popular Top Chef, Padma reaches millions of viewers each week and returns to the page with recipes for sophisticated international cuisine that are easy to prepare. Inspired by her travels to some of the most secluded corners of the planet, Padma shares with cooks the origins of her latest exotic recipes. But you'll never have to feel as though you've just traveled the world in order to prepare them. Padma makes it simple to impress your guests with more than two hundred elegant and savory dishes such as Hot and Sour Fruit Chaat, Tangy Jicama Salad, Purée of Roasted Aubergine, Couscous with Merguez Sausage, South Indian Spinach and Lentil Soup, Red Snapper with Green Apple and Mint Chutney, Roasted Citrus Chicken, Barbecue Korean Short Ribs, and Honeycomb Ice Cream. From appetizers to entrées, soups to desserts--Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet is the perfect book for anyone who wants cooking to be easy, elegant, and unforgettable.

Moroccan Modern

Hassan M'souli

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Delicious Recipes, Great Pictures 5 out of 5 stars.
33 of 33 people found this review helpful.

I love to cook and I am an avid cookbook collector. I was looking for a "modern" moroccan cookbook for a long time. Finally I found one. All the recipies are well-thought-out, simple and delicious. Chef/Author Hassan M'Souli combines the traditional Moroccan recipes with the the innovative and fresh perspective of Australian way of cooking. Great for entertaining and cooking for the family.

A Hit at a Moroccan Dinner Party 5 out of 5 stars.
32 of 32 people found this review helpful.

My course was dessert at a recent dinner and I found the recipe for Moroccan chocolate cake in this book. It was an amazing hit at the dinner party and one of the best desserts we have ever had at our gourmet dinners.

I love the recipes in this book and the accompanying full-page photos of what each recipe is to look like. The recipes are varied, and the ingredients can be found in my market. The book is not only a book recipes one might try to taste the cusine of Morocco, but a book of recipes one would use every day.

Editorial Review:

The cuisine of Morocco is rated among the best in the world. In Moroccan Modern, Hassan M'Souli, executive chef and owner of Out of Africa restaurant on Sydney's northern beaches, shares over 100 of his favorite recipes.

Learn how to cook using traditional recipes, creating the fabulous flavors of Morocco. Feast on favorites such as fish or chicken tagine, learn the secret to making perfect couscous, experiment with new spice blends and mixes, create salads using ingredients such as dates, almonds, and oranges, and enjoy exotic Moroccan desserts and drinks.

The Language of Baklava

Diana Abu-Jaber

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Moving and Delicious 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.

A lovely book, reminding me somewhat of my own childhood and my over-the-top overprotective father. The descriptions of her family's meals are incredible. I found myself rushing to make the recipes, looking forward to enjoying devouring them as I read, like I was sitting at the table with the author.

One of those books that you think, "Ok, it's late... I'll just read until the end of this chapter," then you don't put it down.

Well, if you're a foodie daughter of an immigrant like me, anyway.

Editorial Review:

Diana Abu-Jaber’s vibrant, humorous memoir weaves together stories of being raised by a food-obsessed Jordanian father with tales of Lake Ontario shish kabob cookouts and goat stew feasts under Bedouin tents in the desert. These sensuously evoked repasts, complete with recipes, in turn illuminate the two cultures of Diana's childhood–American and Jordanian–while helping to paint a loving and complex portrait of her impractical, displaced immigrant father who, like many an immigrant before him, cooked to remember the place he came from and to pass that connection on to his children. The Language of Baklava irresistably invites us to sit down at the table with Diana’s family, sharing unforgettable meals that turn out to be as much about “grace, difference, faith, love” as they are about food.

Santa's North Pole Cookbook: Classic Christmas Recipes from Saint Nicholas Himself

Jeff Guinn

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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In this one-of-a-kind Christmas cookbook, Saint Nicholas himself invites readers to pull up their chairs to his dining table at the North Pole and enjoy a bounty of his most cherished holiday recipes. Featuring classic American holiday dishes as well as mouthwatering Christmas fare from all over the world-Santa's favorite finds from his extensive travels-Santa's North Pole Cookbook offers an abundance of holiday meals that are as delicious as they are rich in Christmas tradition.

With more than seventy classic Christmas recipes from German Christmas Goose with Cabbage and Potato Dumplings and Santa's Favorite Rosemary Turkey to Christopsomo (the traditional Greek holiday bread that children decorate with dough designs before baking) and English Christmas Plum Pudding, Santa's North Pole Cookbook is a must-have for anyone who delights in preparing delectable, yet easy-to-make holiday food for their family. Santa also tells the fascinating lore of the celebration of the winter solstice and the festivities of Christmas, sharing with readers the wonderful stories about how and where he personally encountered these toothsome delicacies in his yuletide travels.

Full of appetizers, side dishes, main courses, beverages-and, of course, desserts!-Santa's North Pole Cookbook guides readers in creating special holiday meals for their loved ones at Christmastime.

A World of Dumplings: Filled Dumplings, Pockets & Little Pies from around the Globe

Brian Yarvin

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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The cookbook for making dumplings and small pies of all kinds, from pot stickers, ravioli, and knish to empanadas, pasties, and samosas—and many, many more.

Ever tried a Turkish borek? Swedish kroppkakor? How about Cajun meat pie? Acclaimed photographer Brian Yarvin has traveled to neighborhood kiosks, festivals, and restaurants in ethnic neighborhoods throughout the northeastern U.S. to bring more than 100 traditional dumpling and filled-pie recipes from places as near as Flushing, Queens to as far away as Uzbekistan and beyond.

Starting with the basics of dough making, steaming, and frying, Yarvin provides mouth-watering color photographs and step-by-step instructions so that anyone can recreate their grandmother's pierogi or street-food treat at home, using ingredients from the local supermarket. Also included are tips for where to buy hard-to-find ingredients, and—if you just can't stand the wait of making your own—ethnic neighborhoods where you can find dumplings ready-to-eat. Paperback with French flaps, full-color throughout, appendices, index.

Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family

Judy Bart Kancigor

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Got kugel? Got Kugel with Toffee Walnuts? Now you do. Here's the real homemade Gefilte Fish – and also Salmon en Papillote. Grandma Sera Fritkin’s Russian Brisket and Hazelnut-Crusted Rack of Lamb. Aunt Irene's traditional matzoh balls and Judy's contemporary version with shiitake mushrooms. Cooking Jewish gathers recipes from five generations of a food-obsessed family into a celebratory saga of cousins and kasha, Passover feasts – the holiday has its own chapter – and crossover dishes. And for all cooks who love to get together for coffee and a little something, dozens and dozens of desserts: pies, cakes, cookies, bars, and a multitude of cheesecakes; Rugelach and Hamantaschen, Mandelbrot and Sufganyot (Hanukkah jelly doughnuts). Not to mention Tanta Esther Gittel’s Husband’s Second Wife Lena’s Nut Cake.

Blending the recipes with over 160 stories from the Rabinowitz family—by the end of the book you'll have gotten to know the whole wacky clan—and illustrated throughout with more than 500 photographs reaching back to the 19th century, Cooking Jewish invites the reader not just into the kitchen, but into a vibrant world of family and friends. Written and recipe-tested by Judy Bart Kancigor, a food journalist with the Orange County Register, who self-published her first family cookbook as a gift and then went on to sell 11,000 copies, here are 532 recipes from her extended family of outstanding cooks, including the best chicken soup ever – really! – from her mother, Lillian. (Or as the author says, "When you write your cookbook, you can say your mother's is the best.")

Every recipe, a joy in the belly.

Williams-Sonoma: Food Made Fast Asian (Food Made Fast)

Farina Wong Kingsley

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Wonderful! 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I like to collect cookbooks, and this is the first book I have ever bought that I tried four recipes in a week and loved all of them! The ingredients are common and simple, the instructions precise and easy to follow, and the end result is certainly delicious! Buy this book if you want to cook up some tasty and authentic Asian meals. Enjoy!

Best Asian Cookbook that I have Found 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This cookbook make cooking fast and easy. All the recipes take 30 minutes or less start to finish. Living in Japan, this has made shopping and cooking much easier as I can easily find all of the ingredients here. Other Asian cookbooks have specialty ingredients that are hard to find.

Editorial Review:

Designed for the busy home cook, Food Made Fast is the latest collectible series from Williams-Sonoma. Using a straightforward approach to everyday cooking, Food Made Fast is about delicious food, simply prepared, with easy-to-follow recipes and tips. Each book emphasizes keeping a well-stocked pantry, planning ahead, and using fresh ingredients. Dedicated to a single subject--from Grill to Asian to Seafood--each volume makes it simple to plan, cook, and enjoy great-tasting food throughout the week.