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Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen

by Paul Prudhomme

Here for the first time the famous food of Louisiana is presented in a cookbook written by a great creative chef who is himself world-famous. The extraordinary Cajun and Creole cooking of South Louisiana has...

In the Hands of A Chef: Cooking with Jody Adams of Rialto Restaurant

by Ken Rivard & Jody Adams

How do great chefs make their food taste better? Is it the ingredients they use? Their cooking techniques and equipment? That's part of the answer. But the real secret is that truly great chefs follow their...

The 50 Best Mediterranean Diet Recipes

by Editors of Adams Media

They're fast. They're flavorful. And they're right at your fingertips. The 50 Best Mediterranean Diet Recipes is an appetizing selection of delicious dishes that will help you lose weight without sacrificing...

The Encyclopedia of Home Winemaking

by André Vanasse & Pierre Drapeau

Clear and well-ordered explanations in The Encyclopedia of Home Winemaking make it easy reading for the home winemaker and an essential reference guide that will be used for years.

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

by Harold McGee

Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking is a kitchen classic. Hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible to which food lovers and professional...

American Cookery

by Amelia Simmons & Melissa Clark

Named by the Library of Congress as one of the 88 "Books That Shaped America," American Cookery was the first cookbook by an American author published in the United States. Until its publication, cookbooks...

The Asian Kitchen

by Ming Tsai, Cheong Liew & Kong Foong Foong Ling

Asian cooks are masters at retaining the goodness of their raw materials, creating surprising and often spicy taste sensations that stimulate the palate. The selection of recipes found in The Asian Kitchen come...

Lemongrass & Limes

by Naam Pruitt

Discover the secrets of exotic Thai cooking with this collection of authentic, easy-to-follow recipes. With its exquisite photographs, extensive glossary, garnishing guide, and fun facts about Thailand, Lemongrass...

Authentic Recipes from Indonesia

by Heinz Von Holzen & Lother Arsana

Authentic Recipes from Indonesia includes over 60 easy-to-follow recipes with detailed descriptions of ingredients and cooking methods, enabling the reader to reproduce the flavors of the Spice Islands at home....

Fabulicious!: Fast & Fit: Teresa's Low-Fat, Super-Easy Italian Recipes

by Teresa Giudice & Heather Maclean

The star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey Teresa Giudice provides a detailed program for how to stay fit with more than 60 Italian recipes.

The Filipino-American Kitchen: Traditional Recipes, Contemporary Flavors

by Jennifer Aranas & Brian Briggs

Containing over 100 traditional and modern adaptations of Filipino recipes, this cookbook is perfect for Americans with little to no experience with Filipino cuisine, and for Filipino-Americans interested in...

Down Home with the Neelys

by Patrick Neely, Gina Neely & Paula Disbrowe

Meet the Neelys: Pat and Gina, husband-and-wife team, hosts of their own television show, and proprietors of the celebrated Memphis and Nashville eateries, Neely’s Bar-B-Que.

The Neelys’ down-home approach...

Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety

by Marion Nestle

Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food "poisonings" raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also...

Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food

by Colman Andrews

The first-ever biography of Ferran Adrià, the chef behind Spain's renowned El Bulli restaurant, by one of the world's foremost food authorities.

Ferran Adrià is arguably the greatest culinary revolutionary...

The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking

by Mimi Sheraton

Here is the completely authentic book of German cuisine, from delicious soups to the greatest baking specialties of the world, complete with indexes and both English and German. In addition to the easy-to-follow...

The 50 Best Mexican Recipes

by Editors of Adams Media

They're fast. They're flavorful. And they're right at your fingertips. The 50 Best Mexican Recipes is an appetizing selection of delicious dishes that bring your restaurant favorites right to your kitchen. From...

The Everything Mediterranean Cookbook: An Enticing Collection of 300 Healthy, Delicious Recipes from the Land of Sun and Sea

by Dawn Altomari-Rathjen

The bountiful cuisine of the Mediterranean evokes thoughts of luscious grains, pasta, vegetables, fruits, and, of course, olive oil. But did you know that current research also indicates that people who reside...

Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes with More Than 300 Recipes

by Paula Deen & Melissa Clark

Hi, y’all!

This book is my proudest achievement so far, and I just have to tell y’all why I am so excited about it. It’s a book of classic dishes, dedicated to a whole new generation of cooks—for every...

Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal

by Jennifer McLagan

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the author’s award-winning Bones and Fat, Odd Bits features over 100 recipes devoted to the “rest of the animal,” those under-appreciated but incredibly flavorful and...

The Casserole Queens Cookbook: Put Some Lovin' in Your Oven with 100 Easy One-Dish Recipes

by Crystal Cook & Sandy Pollock

Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock make a mean Chicken Pot Pie, elevating the classic recipe with white wine and fresh tarragon. Their recipe won them such a following in Texas that Bobby Flay took notice and challenged...