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Wine Country Cooking

Joanne Weir

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Delicious 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book provides a wonderful assortment of delicious recipes. All of Joanne's cookbooks take into consideration the best of ingredients and the preparation instructions that making cooking a joy. Another treat from her for our table!

Joanne Has Done It Again! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Joanne Weir has certainly done it again by producing yet another wonderful cookbook. The beautiful pictures definately do the recipes justice! Everything is so fresh and delicious. Joanne's writing makes the cookbook even more enjoyable. Two of my favs include the goat cheese gallette and the panna cotta! Out of all the cook books I have, I always find myself reaching for Joanne's. Please keep writing!

Wine Country Cooking 5 out of 5 stars.
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This cook book has lots of interesting recipes and I look forward to trying several of them this fall.

Editorial Review:

Acclaimed chef Joanne Weir captures the fresh flavors of Napa and Sonoma in this lushly photographed cookbook. With 150 recipes for Mediterranean-inspired bites and meals plus world-class wine pairings, WINE COUNTRY COOKING presents a lifestyle of casual yet gracious eating, drinking, and entertaining.

The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher

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Total reviews: 29 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

chicken recipe is well worth the price 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

zuni is my favorite san francisco restaurant. i bought this book for the chicken recipe, the restaurant signature dish; it works perfectly and satisfies a life long goal of making a perfect roast chicken. have only glanced at other recipes.

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For twenty-four years, in an odd and intimate warren of rooms, San Franciscans of every variety have come to the Zuni Café with high expectations and have rarely left disappointed. In The Zuni Café Cookbook, a book customers have been anticipating for years, chef and owner Judy Rodgers provides recipes for Zuni's most well-known dishes, ranging from the Zuni Roast Chicken to the Espresso Granita. But Zuni's appeal goes beyond recipes. Harold McGee concludes, "What makes The Zuni Café Cookbook a real treasure is the voice of Zuni's Judy Rodgers," whose book "repeatedly sheds a fresh and revealing light on ingredients and dishes, and even on the nature of cooking itself." Deborah Madison (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) says the introduction alone "should be required reading for every person who might cook something someday." 24 pages of color, 50 black-and-white photographs.

Canyon Ranch Cooks: More Than 200 Delicious, Innovative Recipes from America's Leading Health Resort

Barry Correia, Scott Uehlein

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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More Than 200 Delicious, Innovative Recipes from America's Leading Health Resort

For more than 20 years, the chefs and staff nutritionists at Canyon Ranch have created tantalizing recipes that nourish both the body and the soul. The Ranch's commitment to serving meals that use fresh, seasonal ingredients and foods free from additives, preservatives, and chemicals has been the hallmark of their program since their beginnings. In Canyon Ranch Cooks, Executive Chefs Barry Correia and Scott Uehlein, in collaboration with staff nutritionists, share the tools and inspiration you need to eat well and feel fabulous-- along with more than 200 fantastic recipes.

The incredible flavors of dishes such as Beef Tenderloin with Adobado Paste and Potato-Crusted Salmon with Dijon Shallot Sauce demonstrate just how delightful eating well can be. Fun foods like Spinach and Cheese Calzone and Pizza with Grilled Vegetables and Garlic are unsurpassed. And delicious, healthy desserts like Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling, Lemon Blackberry Pie, and the signature Canyon Ranch Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream will take you to new culinary heights.

By using "nutritional intelligence," Correia and Uehlein show you how to apply practical knowledge of food and nutrition while listening to your body's need to enjoy the myriad delights of eating well. No matter what your motivation-- transforming your diet or just fine-tuning it, losing weight or having more energy-- this practical and easy approach to eating well will fit into your plan. Canyon Ranch Cooks provides an effective, balanced, and delicious approach to eating that will energize your body, stimulate your mind, and enrich your spirit.

In 2000, Canyon Ranch was recognized by Gourmet magazine as the world's best spa. In 2001, the readers of Travel & Leisure magazine voted Canyon Ranch in Tucson the top spa for food in the United States.

101 Things to Do witha Cake Mix

Stephanie Dircks Ashcraft

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Many of the 101 recipes are practically clones of each other 3 out of 5 stars.
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Gee, I feel like a bully being critical of this book that so many others have praised, but. . .

Many of the recipes are almost identical but have different names or the most insignificant ingredient change. For example, the old favorite "Gooey Bars/Cake/Brownies" recipe appears many times, albeit with different names, sometimes with nuts, sometimes without, sometimes with chocolate chips, sometimes with white chips, etc.

Same thing with cookies. There is a basic recipe for making cookies out of a cake mix, and most of us have enough imagination to substitue M&M's for Reese's pieces, or a chocolate cake mix for a yellow for a lemon.

And there are probably inadvertent ommissions such as the oven temperature.

If you're an experienced cook, you will probably find this too simplistic. If you're not experienced, or not very imaginative, then you'll probably enjoy it.

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Move over Betty Crocker--101 Things to Do With a Cake Mix will amaze your friends and leave them Jell-O green with envy! From Snickers Surprise Cookies to Christmas Rainbow Poke Cake, it's the best thing to happen in the kitchen since your last romantic rendezvous! So what are you waiting for? Grab a cake mix, whip up some goodies, and throw some flour on your face so it looks like you spent days in the kitchen.
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The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country

Michael Chiarello, Penelope Wisner

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Gorgeous pictures, in depth content, delicious recipe 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have had this book for over a year and have tried several of his recipes which all comes out great. It is one of the few cookboos that I have which I use often. The recipes are easy to follow, simple, and most important of all, delicious. I espcially like the stuffed pepper recipe. It is also a book one can sit down to read for leisure. Plus there are lots of tips, not just recipes.

He Can Write AND Cook 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a wonderful culinary book. It's more than a cookbook, as it focuses on various vegetables, etc. of the season, then uses those featured ingredients in several great recipes. If you've ever eaten at Tra Vigne in the Napa Valley town of St. Helena, you can even picture in your mind Michael in the kitchen, and almost taste the restaurant's just-pressed olive oil. If you know anyone who likes to read culinary books (like my mom, who literally reads cookbooks cover to cover, then goes back to earmark certain recipes), you should give them this book for the holidays. It is a beautiful, coffee table-quality, glossy work.

Editorial Review:

This classic cookbook from Food Network star Michael Chiarello is at last available in paperback. It's vintage Chiarello: blending simple yet sophisticated recipes from Napa Valley's famed Tra Vigne restaurant with the grace of Wine Country living and the warmth of his Italian heritage. More than 80 rustic recipes are enhanced by personal stories, detailed descriptions of how to choose ingredients for seasonal perfection and deliciousness, and Chiarello's personal philosophy of life as it relates to cooking—and feeding—those you love.

The All-American Cowboy Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes From the World's Greatest Cowboys

Ken Beck, Jim Clark

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Cowboy Cookin' FUN!!!!!!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I absolutely LOVED this book. I'm a big fan of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, and was delighted to see pictures of them in there, and actual recipes from the real people! Not only are the recipes real cowboy food, but the facts, trivia, and other neat stuff in the book is just as much part of the book as the recipes! The sections are labeled in a very western-y style: Appetizers are "The Frontier", Beverages are "Watering Hole", Soups and stews are "Stir-ups", and so on.
There's a whole section on chili, one of my favorite foods! I was very excited to find "Gene Autry's Texas Chili", and several from Roy Rogers too. There's recipes from all the greatest cowboys in there; from TV stars to rodeo champions, to just ranches who still love the American cowboy and his great food. There's a recipe from the show Gunsmoke, called "Gun-smokin' Chili", which I thought was really neat! The desserts are great as well (just like everything else in the book!). From pies to cakes to cookies and ice cream, it's got it all! I really love cowboys, and I am a cowgirl myself. I have my own horse, and wear a cowboy hat, boots, a leather belt and a big belt buckle with a horse on it every day. This All American Cowboy Cookbook really hit the spot! I can't wait to show it to my friend, who is also a cowgirl.

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Here is a collection of over 300 recipes from the world's greatest movie, television, music, and rodeo cowboys, from Clint Eastwood to George Strait to Yosemite Sam. With movie and television trivia, western facts, and rare photos, this is a rootin'-tootin' good cookbook! Illustrated and indexed.

Texas Cowboy Cooking

Tom Perini

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Total reviews: 30 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

genuinely good cooking 5 out of 5 stars.
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Wonderful in all respects- the recipes are excellent ways to fix good substantial food, written understandably. Outstanding pictures and commentary. I have been a Texas Panhandle cowboy and New Mexico rancher.
Have cooked for hunters and working crews and own an extensive array of gourmet cookbooks. This is the one used for our recent holiday, and I have given 3 of them to friends since. Don't think this is rough food - it's the kind that everybody loves.

Editorial Review:

TEXAS COWBOY COOKING collects Tom Perini's all-time favorite recipes for mouth-watering Texan food and drinks. Perini also shares his award-winning tips preparing them, including his secrets to cooking the perfect steak - for selecting the cut, preparing it, knowing when to turn it, and when to call it done. Throughout, stunning photography, archival illustrations, and Perini's own dry, Texan wit bring to life the romance, adventure, character, and humor of life in cowboy country.

* Beautiful, artful photographs complemented by drawings of regional western art

* Written descriptions of historic Texas regions capture the romance of cowboy food and culture

* Showcases heritage food, with heirloom recipes and cowboy practicality complemented by modern kitchen shortcuts

101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker

Stephanie Ashcraft, Janet Eyring

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Total reviews: 27 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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From the New York Times best-selling author of 101 Things to Do With a Cake Mix! comes 101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker! Call it a slow cooker, a crockery cooker, or your best friend, the popularity of these handy machines has exploded recently, and "Mrs. 101" Stephanie Ashcraft has stepped up to the plate (or bowl, or serving tray) with an amazing collection of timesaving recipes. From South of the Border Pot Roast to Hearty Vegetable Soup to Cherries Jubilee, now anyone can make hearty, healthy dishes for the whole family the "throw-n-go" way-simply throw several ingredients into the slow cooker, get on with life, and come home to a kitchen filled with the aroma of real home cooking. 101 recipes for main courses, side dishes, desserts, and more are included, along with suggestions for how and what to serve with each dish, time-saving meal preparation tips, and easy modifications to fit your families tastes.
Stephanie Ashcraft, New York Times best selling author of 101 Things to Do With a Cake Mix, is a full-time mom who has created and collected recipes for years. She also teaches a monthly cooking class for Macey's Little Cooking Theater.
Janet Eyring's interest in learning how to cook healthy, inexpensive meals without living in the kitchen inspired her to write a cookbook that relied on the ease of the slow cooker. She also teaches cooking classes at Macey's Little Cooking Theater.

A Cowboy in the Kitchen: Recipes from Reata and Texas West of the Pecos

Grady Spears, Robb Walsh, James Evans

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

The Best Damn Cookbook to Come out of Texas! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

As an avid cook and an amateur collector of quality cookbooks, I've seen a lot of theme cookbooks like this that are often more story that recipe. This cookbook combines both and is my absolute favorite cookbook ever! The recipes are amazing (though to all of you out there counting points/carbs/calories, etc., this is probably not for you), the back story is interesting, and the knowledge expressed in these pages is priceless to anyone from an aspiring weeknight cook to the most recent C.I.A. graduate (the cooking school, not the espionage organization). In short, there's something for everyone, and everyone will love the food from this book. As I write this, I'm enjoying the buttermilk biscuits that in a few days I will make into the buttermilk biscuit pudding with Southern Comfort cream!

Simple, tasty and large portions - the way it should be 5 out of 5 stars.
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Although the recipies are good, easy to make and tasty it's the stories that accompany it that make the book. Grady doesn't try to be anyone he's not. He's a simple cowboy who enjoys cooking who fell into a career as a chef. Oh, and if you get the book, try the "Sissyfied Son-of-a-B*tch" it's definately better than it sounds.

Colorado Cache Cookbook

Junior League of Denver

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Great Cookbook for families 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I grew up eating many meals made from this cook book! And now I use it for my own family. There are great recipes that are not difficult, not time consuming, and use all the basics you already have in your kitchen. Healthy cooking too! I like the Chicken Spagetti-great for potluck dinners!

It's still the best 5 out of 5 stars.
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and is the only Denver Junior League cookbook that features original art, easy to use recipes, and is truly a classic.

Colorado Cache 5 out of 5 stars.
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Junior League cookbooks can be a mixed bag. But generally keep in mind that they represent a community's best cooks showing off for attention.
Southern cookbooks should reflect Southern cooking traditions and so on.
Colorado Cache is a very inviting collection of newer cooking traditions, often new twists on older recipes. Great gift for newlyweds, as it reflects more recent but dependable trends in cuisine. Always keep in mind that a Jr. League cookbook has earned its price if it only generates 4 to 6 favorite recipes for you! Colorado Cache provides wonderful Denver summer and winter favorites.

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From the Junior League of Denver, this classic cookbook offers a treasure trove of recipes that reflect Colorado's casual style of living and natural bounty. Features 680 delicious triple-tested recipes within a spiral-bound book with washable cover.