The finest vegan recipes from the top chefs. Great Chefs Cook Vegan includes recipes from 25 of today ’s greatest chefs. Each chef section includes a three or four-course vegan meal, complete with mouth-watering photographs of each recipe and much more. Features meals from the following: Charlie Trotter • Alex Stratta • Anne Quatrano • Cat Cora • Daniel Boulud • David Burke • Gabriel Kreuther • Dan Barber • Eric Ripert • Erik Blauberg • Josef Huber • Jose Andres • Marcus Samuelsson • Matthew Kenney • Michel Nischan • Suzanne Goin • Todd English • Floyd Cardoz • Jason Cunningham • Jean-Georges Vongerichten • John Besh • Bradford Thompson • Phil Evans • Terrance Brennan • Thomas Keller
A re-release of a best-selling vegetarian classic by the late environmental activist and performance artist focuses on fresh, nutritious ingredients that are both quickly prepared and economical, in a volume that offers such options as Avocado and Dill Soup, Beefless Stroganoff and Lentil Cheese Loaf. Reprint.
A follow-up to the best-selling Bento Box in the Heartland follows the food writer author's relocation to China with her boyfriend, her six-year struggles with isolation and friendship, and the ways in which a greater understanding of Chinese culture and cuisine enriched her life.
THE INSTANT TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Over thirty years ago, Linda McCartney first blazed the trail for meat-free cooking, and around the table of the family home in East Sussex, she shared the pleasure that eating compassionately could bring. Now Paul, Mary and Stella bring Linda's kitchen up to date, re-inventing her best-loved recipes for the plant-based cook, alongside their favourite family stories and the dishes that they now eat at home. The original food pioneer, Linda McCartney believed in great tasting, wholesome, meat-free food, and embraced kindness and compassion in everything she did. Her legacy lives on in Linda McCartney's Family Kitchen, a collection of over 90 simple, fresh and inventive plant-based recipes that fit perfectly with how we want to eat now. In Linda McCartney's Family Kitchen, Paul, Mary and Stella have re-imagined Linda's classic recipes, bringing them up to date for the modern, plant-based cook. Because how we eat is changing, with more and more people choosing a meat- and dairy-free diet, even if only for one or two days a week. Alongside family favourites such as American Pancakes, Chilli Non Carne, Sausage Rolls and Shepherd's Pie, Paul, Mary and Stella share the dishes they cook most at home: Pad Thai, Pulled Jackfruit Burgers, Panzanella and Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies to name just a few of the simple, nourishing and sustainable recipes included in this stylish book. Complete with personal stories and intimate family photos spanning three decades, Linda McCartney's Family Kitchen is not only good for you, but for the planet too.
Organic food is the best food possible. It’s synonymous with premium quality, delicious flavor, conscientious farming, and optimum health. It’s what we need to feed our kids, it’s what we deserve to feed ourselves. And thanks in part to Myra Goodman, co-owner and cofounder of Earthbound Farm with her husband, Drew, organic food is now available just about anywhere fresh food is sold, becoming more mainstream every day. Not only has Myra been growing organic food for over twenty years, she has been cooking with it, too. In Food to Live By she combines her twin food passions, serving up hundreds of recipes, ideas, shopping and cooking tips, health notes, and more. Illustrating the book are full-color photographs throughout that bring readers right into the breathtaking California sunshine. This is perfect cooking for friends and family, packed with irresistible dishes for weeknight dinners and casual entertaining, festive breakfasts and fall picnics. Recipes are all about the ingredients and their intrinsic qualities, not fancy techniques or time-consuming steps. Marry chicken with three simple accompaniments— rosemary, lemons, and garlic—and it’s transformed. Heighten the flavor of a springtime fava bean and orzo salad with an unexpected fava bean “pesto.” Combine Meyer lemon juice and soy sauce to create a marinade, tenderizer, and sauce that results in a perfect grilled flank steak. Food to Live By also includes a wealth of information about organic farming and how to make the wisest food choices; there are full-color Field Guides—to gourmet greens, apples, heirloom tomatoes, winter squash—and Farm Fresh ingredient guides to sorrel, corn, melons, avocados, organic poultry, asparagus, artichokes, ginger, and more, featuring what to look for plus care and handling. The book is a boon to food lovers.
The finest vegan recipes from the top chefs. Great Chefs Cook Vegan includes recipes from 25 of today ’s greatest chefs. Each chef section includes a three or four-course vegan meal, complete with mouth-watering photographs of each recipe and much more. Features meals from the following: Charlie Trotter • Alex Stratta • Anne Quatrano • Cat Cora • Daniel Boulud • David Burke • Gabriel Kreuther • Dan Barber • Eric Ripert • Erik Blauberg • Josef Huber • Jose Andres • Marcus Samuelsson • Matthew Kenney • Michel Nischan • Suzanne Goin • Todd English • Floyd Cardoz • Jason Cunningham • Jean-Georges Vongerichten • John Besh • Bradford Thompson • Phil Evans • Terrance Brennan • Thomas Keller
A follow-up to the best-selling Bento Box in the Heartland follows the food writer author's relocation to China with her boyfriend, her six-year struggles with isolation and friendship, and the ways in which a greater understanding of Chinese culture and cuisine enriched her life.
Kate is feeling sad. She decides to bake a cake, but she reckons without the interference of her mum. This is one of a series of books written for older beginner readers. The books are graded to support a synthetic phonic approach.
Cooking Mexican meals can be intimidating, but with this cookbook, readers get 300 recipes that are impossible to mess up, like Pineapple, Mango, and Cucumber Salsa, Barbequed Ribs, Mexican Wedding Cake, and more! Whether cooks want to perfect their favorites, prepare a feast for one, or plan a fiesta for friends, this unique cookbook will have readers shouting “vayamos” in no time!
Quickly toss together the ingredients for Cashew Curry, place it in the solar cooker, point the cooker to the midday sun, and head to work. You'll come home to a ready-to-eat hot meal. Solar cooking is a simple and easy way to prepare a meal without constantly stirring and watching pots or heating up the kitchen, but simply using the sun's heat. Easy recipes can be made at home or in camp with little preparation, and the book even includes instructions for making your own solar box or folding panel cooker. “ Cheese Strata and Solar Baked Custard, which require delicate cooking, are excellent, and fish cooks up nice and moist. Stuffed vegetables also turn out well, and they don't need to be parboiled before they are stuffed and baked in a solar cooker. Pasta in baked dishes doesn't need to be boiled first. Foods don't need to be marinated; the solar cooker will marinate as it cooks the food - all in one step.
Well-known fashion designer Linda Allard offers a charmingly illustrated cookbook featuring recipes for more than 150 easy-to-make, sure-fire interpretations of classic dishes. Lovingly illustrated in Allard's own watercolors.
The New Camp Cookbook is a book for day trippers, adventurers, campers, and anyone who enjoys cooking outdoors. You'll find organizational advice and cooking techniques, from planning your meals, packing a cooler, and stocking a camp pantry to building a fire, grilling in foil packs, and maintaining heat in a dutch oven. There's nothing quite like waking up in the woods and making breakfast in the open air or gathering with friends around a fire after a long day of hiking. Good food makes for great camping! The two can and should go hand in hand, and the recipes and tips in this book, will guide you along the way. The recipes are presented by meal: breakfast, lunch, snacks, sweets, and all-out feasts.You can choose your own adventure for each occasion, with recipes as easy as Mexican Street Corn Salad and Tin Foil Seafood Boil to more involved dishes like Korean Flank Steak with Sriracha-Pickled Cucumbers and Dutch Oven Deep-Dish Soppressata and Fennel Pizza. All recipes use a standard set of cookware to streamline your cooking in camp, and are marked with icons to help you quickly find a suitable recipe for your cooking style. Whether you're an aspiring camp chef or a seasoned Scout, you'll find plenty of inspiration in these pages for getting outside and eating well under the open sky. Editors’ Pick for Amazon Best Books of the Month of July 2017
Potlucks are a great way to get friends and relatives together without the pricey grocery or restaurant bill! In this cookbook, veteran cook Linda Larsen gives you an array of options for every meal and course. In addition, easy-to-understand icons indicate whether a recipe is easy, healthy, quick, or inexpensive. Everything you need to host, or attend, a successful potluck is here, including: 300 tasty and creative recipes Tips for transporting food safely Indications of whether a recipe can be made ahead of time Menu suggestions for a variety of potluck parties Guests can make the dishes on their own and bring them to the host’s home, or they can all gather in the host’s kitchen and make them together. With this book, cooking for the perfect potluck party has never been easier!
The humble egg is full of goodness and a go-to ingredient for millions of people across the world. Sales of eggs are on the up as shoppers recognise the health benefits offered by this cheap, storecupboard staple. But do we know how to make the most of this amazing ingredient? Linda Tubby offers a huge variety of recipes, from classic to contemporary, and includes insider tips on how to make the perfect boiled, scrambled, poached egg as well as how to master meringues, hollandaise sauce, mayonnaise and pasta. With recipes for Egg Hoppers with Kachumber, Bun Cha with Omelette Noodles, Cheesy Kale and Nut Fritters, Quail Egg Coconutty Curry, Mocha Meringue topped Brownies and Blueberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake, this is an inspirational collection of dishes for anyone who likes eggs!
Garden-fresh recipes from an island retreat. Imagine a educational retreat center nestled in the tall forest of an island paradise where the sea laps at the beach below. Now add the most delicious food imaginable, created by a host of talented artist-cooks using vegetables and flowers gathered from the center's lush gardens, and presented with delicate care. Then think of the most well-known names from the body, mind, and soul circuit who frequently teach here, and the guests who hail from the furthest reaches of the continent. This is Hollyhock. Located on Cortes Island in British Columbia's Georgia Strait, Hollyhock is about nourishing those who work to make the world a better place. It has been attracting visitors like bees to honey for the past twenty-five years-partly because of its delicious food. Now, for the first time, Hollyhock Cooks showcases the best of its globally influenced cuisine, with over 200 recipes including everything from soups and salads to entrées, sauces and spreads, desserts, and drinks. Special chapters focus on how to combine garden with kitchen, and on secrets for cooking for a crowd. And interspersed throughout are comments from the famous Hollyhock presenters-Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, Robert Bly, Joan Borysenko and more-on their very favorite dishes. "Maharaji said that we should eat only food cooked with love. The food at Hollyhock is tasty, cooked with care and love. I take away a soft sweetness and a fat stomach!"-Ram Dass
The doorbell rings - it's show time! Stop blubbering into your apron, down that glass of red, and drag yourself to the door to greet your guests with a smile. You, the Rebel Cook, the one with two left spoons, will lead the evening's expedition. By midnight, with any luck, your guests will be so beguiled by the dècor, the music, and the clever conversation that they won't have a free moment to stop and consider the limitations of the meal. Become a Rebel Cook: a non-cooking host or hostess with so many devious tricks hiding under the dinner plates that your innocent guests will have a great time, regardless of what you have done to the food. This is not a cookbook! Think of it as a cheat sheet for the culinary clueless or a survival guide for the hopelessly inept and fearlessly hospitable. It is a call to arms for all of you, who, like the author, are terrified of hosting a dinner party. Author Linda Kupecek offers her secrets to a successful soirèe - from the clueless to the clueless with love. Rebel in the kitchen and join the author as she stuns, terrifies, and stops clocks with what she presents at table, yet continues bravely to entertain. She calls and they come - like lemmings.
When you are new to the world of tins and pans, handling spatulas and balloon whisks, herbs or spices, any recipe can seem daunting and challenging, but cooking is just a matter of practice. That is why, Linda Lawrence is on a mission to teach novices of all ages culinary techniques with inspirational recipes that are simple to make. Yes! You Can Cook. A Guide For The Absolute Beginner is a collection of everyday dishes, which require easily available ingredients and a handful of essential tools. Linda also provides tips and advice for reducing food waste, saving money on kitchen equipment and making cooking an enjoyable experience. With step-by-step instructions and her wise guidance, you will be able to build your personal cook’s compendium that will really impress your guests. Linda Lawrence was born in Bingley, West Yorkshire where she grew up and attended the local Grammar School. As the mother of four sons on a tight budget, Linda learned many of her cooking skills from her Yorkshire granny. Now living in Gloucestershire with her husband, Linda has become ‘my Yorkshire granny’ to her grandchildren.
At the end of the day, gather around the table for a simple, fresh, and healthy meal. That's Linda Hafner's no-fail formula for a thriving family. With her farm-fresh focus and divide-and-conquer strategy, it's entirely doable, even for those with the busiest schedules. Linda has developed a repertoire of simple, delicious, and visually stunning recipes that celebrate local seasonal produce. She's a master at cooking in easy increments, so that meals come together in a flash at the end of a busy day. In the time it takes to cook a pound of pasta, Linda can prepare her vibrant Pure Plum Tomato Sauce from scratch. Her signature After-Dinner Salad is much easier and more nutritious than a prepackaged salad mix drenched in preservatives and processed salad dressing. And, while fresh, healthy meals are Linda's priority, she's also famous for fabulous, indulgent desserts such as her Sublime Strawberry Trifle and Happy Birthday Chocolate Cake. With Linda, it's all about finding the balance between nourishing the body and fueling the family spirit.
Kansas-born Jess marries Paul and removes with him to the sultry paradise of Hawaii to challenge Paul's haunting past. All goes well until an act of disloyalty exposes Jess to the mythical beliefs of Hawaii, and she discovers the true weight of her husband's betrayal and heritage. The author weaves a chilling tale of old memories, secrets, and a clash of cultures--with an undercurrent of peril throughout.
This book examines Lee Smith's novel-length fiction and its powerful reflection of her personal search for and journey toward spiritual reconciliation. The protagonists of Smith's novels feel estranged from any sense of feminine sacredness as they struggle for a belief system that offers them hope and validation. Chapters describe how Smith has retrieved in her fiction a source of transformative power--the power of the sexual, maternal, feminine divine--in hopes of creating a new image of the total, sacred female whose sexuality, creativity, spirituality, and maternity can reside comfortably in the bodies of everyday heroines.
Linda Dale demonstrated a strong will and a determination to succeed at physical challenges. She was self-driven to prove that she could ice skate, dance, or twirl a baton as well as anyone. Not at all self-centered or egotistical, perhaps Linda felt she could win her motheras love, or at least her approval. With her talent cut short by a tragic car accident in her senior year of high school, Linda faced challenges of a new kind. Would her high school sweetheart still love her? Would she graduate with her classmates? Would she walk again? Could she ever bear children? Would her life ever again have meaning and purpose? This story of seemingly insurmountable challenges takes a lifetime to play out. Surely there is a higher power that guided Linda through many miraculous events in her life. But where this divine guidance glows brightest is in her compassion for others. Through challenge, Linda Dale has found a purpose in lifeathe will to succeed, and the ability to effect positive change in others.
Andra Cook and Linda Stradley, with clarity, thoroughness and organization, offer more than 800 family-tried-and-tasted recipes, accompanied by a wealth of helpful information, cooking trivia and culinary history. This book will move into America's kitchens to stay. What's Cooking America is the most complete lexicon of kitchen wisdom and mouthwatering recipes that represents the best table fare in America. Like The Joy of Cooking, this book should become a kitchen heirloom. -- Unique, sound, easy-to-follow recipes from across America. -- An eye-pleasing layout that defies confusion, enhanced by illustrations, and offers information with clarity and orderliness. -- Well-organized, standardized listings of ingredients for no-mistake cooking.
Cooking Mexican meals can be intimidating, but with this cookbook, readers get 300 recipes that are impossible to mess up, like Pineapple, Mango, and Cucumber Salsa, Barbequed Ribs, Mexican Wedding Cake, and more! Whether cooks want to perfect their favorites, prepare a feast for one, or plan a fiesta for friends, this unique cookbook will have readers shouting “vayamos” in no time!
The easiest cooking method is now even easier Forget about ordering takeout—slow cooking is the absolute easiest way to serve up delicious meals at home. No matter how busy you get, this slow cooker cookbook makes mealtime simple with recipes you can start before work (or bed!) and have ready and waiting to dish out at mealtime. All you need is a handful of ingredients, a few minutes to prep, and, of course, the Super Easy Slow Cooker Cookbook. 115 healthy recipes—From breakfast to dessert, discover a full range of slow cooker dishes that avoid processed ingredients while still satisfying even the pickiest eaters. Beginner-friendly guidance—Get the most out of your time and effort with an introductory guide to slow cooking, shopping tips, pantry stocking advice, and more. Batch cooking staples—Create and store your own sauces, broths, and other essentials with an entire chapter dedicated to must-have basics. Make great tasting dishes with ease thanks to this collection of slow cooker recipes.
A renowned chef and physician shares her secrets to a healthy life in this cookbook filled with healthy recipes that will fuel and energize your body and mind. "I like to think of a spicebox as the cook's equivalent of a doctor's bag--containing the essential tools to use in the art of cooking. Learning to use spices is the best way to add interest and vibrancy to simple home cooking."—from the Introduction In her first cookbook, chef and physician Linda Shiue puts the phrase "let food be thy medicine" to the test. With 175 vegetarian and pescatarian recipes curated from her own kitchen, Dr. Shiue takes you on a journey of vibrant, fresh flavors through a range of spices from amchar masala to za'atar. With a comprehensive "Healthy Cooking 101" chapter, lists of the healthiest ingredients out there, and tips for prevention, Spicebox Kitchen is a culinary wellness trip you can take in your own kitchen.
Slow cooking for dinner duos. Twosomes who share a kitchen face a dinner dilemma: get takeout or spend tons of time preparing meals with way too much leftover. Not anymore. The Complete Slow Cooking For Two serves up good-for-you slow cooker meals that save hours and are portioned precisely for duos. Think slow cookers are only for soups and stews? Think again. This slow cooker cookbook introduces you to the best of the best slow cooker recipes from tender Teriyaki Pork Roast to spicy Curried Veggie Bake and more. Complete with a guide to slow cooker dos and don’ts plus shopping and planning tips, you’ll find everything you need to slow down and enjoy meals together. This slow cooker cookbook includes: Slow Cooking 101—Get the lowdown on how to choose and use your slow cooker for the best results. 150 Weeknight Worthy Recipes—Cook up hearty, wholesome meals with recipes for soups, stews, chilis, beef, lamb, pork, poultry, vegetarian, and more! Easy Tips—Learn how to pull a meal together and transform your leftovers (if you have any). The Complete Slow Cooking For Two is your go-to slow cooker cookbook for making pared-down portions―perfect for two.
Buy Green. Eat Green. Save Green. If you've wanted to eat like it matters but felt you couldn't afford it, Wildly Affordable Organic is for you. It's easy to think that "organic" is a code word for "expensive," but it doesn't have to be. With these ingenious cooking plans and healthy, satisfying recipes, Linda Watson reveals the incredible secret of how you can eat well every day--from blueberry pancakes for breakfast to peach pie for dessert--averaging less than two dollars a meal. Get ready for wild savings! You'll discover how to: Ease your family into a greener lifestyle with the 20-minute starter plan Go organic on just 5 a day--or go thrifty and spend even less Take advantage of your freezer and freeze your costs Find the best deals at your local farmers' market or grocery store Cook easy, scrumptious, seasonal dishes from scratch Packed with tips for streamlining meals, from shopping and cooking to washing dishes, this book shows how sustainable living is within everyone's reach. Slow global warming with delicious dinners? Lose weight, save money, and save the polar bears at the same time? When you live the Wildly Affordable Organic way, it is possible! Join the movement to change the way you eat--and keep the change.
Slow-cookers are a great complement to today’s busy lifestyles. Once the ingredients are added, the virtually meal cooks itself. This collection brings together a huge number and variety of recipes that show off the value, ease, and versatility — not to mention delicious taste — of this cooking method. Seasoned cookbook author Sue Spitler covers every aspect of using slow-cookers. The book explains the various kinds and sizes of cookers, from 1-1/2 quarts to seven quarts, and shows what recipes work best in each type. From there, readers learn to prepare all the necessary ingredients beforehand so that they can refrigerate the food and the crock for anywhere from hours to overnight and then plug the appliance in when it's time to cook. Included are more than a thousand scrumptious recipes — all thoroughly tested — for appetizers, entrees, side dishes, breads, sandwiches, and desserts.
Isn't it about time to start nose-to-tail cooking with vegetables? Learn how to make the most of the edibles in your garden or the farmer's market bounty! The No Waste Vegetable Cookbook will help you cook your way through greens, beans, roots, and herbs with seasonal recipes that utilize every edible part of the plant. Author Linda Ly shares a wide variety of recipes and techniques from her popular CSA Cookbook, from creative pickling (think watermelon rind) to perfect pestos. Chapters and recipes include: Tomatoes and Peppers: Spicy Minty Tomato Sauce Infused with Tomato Leaves, Spicy Fermented Summer Salsa, Ginger-Spiced Chicken Soup with Wilted Pepper Leaves, Blistered Padron Peppers and White Onions Leafy Greens: Kale Stem Pesto Spring Bulgur Salad with Kale Buds, Stuffed Collard Greens, Potlikker Noodles with Collard Greens, Broccoli Green and Baked Falafel Wrap Peas and Beans: Pea Shoot Salad with Radish and Carrot, Pan-Charred Beans with Bean Leaf Pesto, Yardlong Bean Curry with Wilted Spinach, Fava Leaf Salad with Citrus, Feta, and Walnuts, Charred Fava Pods with Parmesean Bulbs and Stems: Fennel Front and Ginger Pesto, Kohlrabi Home Fries with Thyme Aioli, Leek Green, Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese Crostini, Scallion Soup, Green Onion Pancake with Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce Roots and Tubers: Carrot Top Salsa, Beetza Beetza, Quick-Pickled Sweet 'n Spicy Radish Pods, Savory Sweet Potato Hummus, Creamy Sweet Potato Soup with Maple Syrup, Hasselback Potatoes, Vietnamese Carrot and Daikon Pickles Melons and Gourds: Watermelon Rind Kimchi, Stir-Fried Watermelon Rind, Gingered Butternut Bisque, Four Ways to Toast Pumpkin Seeds, Sicilian Squash Shoot Soup, Drunken Pumpkin Chili, Pan-Fried Cucumber in Honey Sesame Sauce Flowers and Herbs: Chive Blossom Vinegar, Nasturtium Pesto, Cilantro Pepita Pesto, Chimichurri, Marinated Feta with a Mess of Herbs, and "All In" Herb Dressing Whether you're excited to make the most of the farmer's market or use every bit of your garden's bounty, this is the book that keeps the food on your table and out of the trash can (or compost bin)!
With food and gas prices growing more expensive each day, families are always looking for new ways to save. This cookbook offers delicious recipes that are great for a shoestring budget, including: Big Batch Guacamole for next to nothing; Spicy Thai Peanut Noodles that are cheaper than takeout; Sicilian Meatballs made from pantry items you already have; peach Foster Crepes for only 56 cents per serving; and more tasty and affordable options! In this comprehensive, all-purpose cookbook, families will find simple instructions, nutritional information, and the amount of money needed for each recipe. They’ll feel like their dining at a five-star restaurant - at a price they can afford!
Veteran food writer Linda Lau Anusasananan opens the world of Hakka cooking to Western audiences in this fascinating chronicle that traces the rustic cuisine to its roots in a history of multiple migrations. Beginning in her grandmother’s kitchen in California, Anusasananan travels to her family’s home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe—including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Peru, and beyond. More than thirty home cooks and chefs share their experiences of the Hakka diaspora as they contribute over 140 recipes for everyday Chinese comfort food as well as more elaborate festive specialties. This book likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of "soul food," or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Earthy, honest, and robust, it reflects the diversity of the estimated 75 million Hakka living in China and greater Asia, and in scattered communities around the world—yet still retains a core flavor and technique. Anusasananan’s deep personal connection to the tradition, together with her extensive experience testing and developing recipes, make this book both an intimate journey of discovery and an exciting introduction to a vibrant cuisine.
Many crops, including herbs, can be produced in a relatively small space with a little pre-planning and organizing: in containers, on a balcony, and indoors. Herbs are perfect for enhancing the flavour of cooking, treating minor ailments, and preventing colds and flu. Your own back garden will not only produce the best food on the planet for you and your loved ones, it is also economical, environmentally friendly and more fun than shopping. Gardening is more than a hobby; it''s a way of life. This book provides all the information you need to keep your family and friends healthy, fit and enjoying life to the full.
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