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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 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...

Cooking the Roman Way

by David Downie

Rome is the most beloved city in Italy, if not the world. Rich in culture, art, and charm, the Eternal City is also home to some of the most delicious and accessible cooking in all of Italy. Influenced by both...

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....

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...

Kibo ("Brimming with Hope"): Recipes and Stories from Japan's Tohoku

by Elizabeth Andoh

  This cookbook is a heartfelt and fascinating tribute to the food, traditions, and courage of the people of Japan’s Tohoku region before and after the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami of March 11,...

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...

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 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...

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine 2001

by Hugh Johnson

An indispensable tool of the wine enthusiast, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclo- pedia of Wine 2001 is thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date information. This 24th edition of the world's bestselling...

Cooking with Fire and Smoke

by Phillip Stephen Schulz

This winning combination of cookbook and equipment guide provides an extraordinary collection of recipes for grilled, smoked, and rotisseried dishes, along with detailed instructions on buying, caring for, and...

The Accidental Gourmet: Weeknights: A Year of Fast and Delicious Meals

by Sally Sondheim & Suzannah Sloan

DO YOU DREAD FIXING DINNER EACH NIGHT, BUT ARE LOOKING FOR BETTER THAN TAKEOUT? THE AUTHORS OF THE BESTSELLING A DINNER A DAY SHOW YOU HOW TO PREPARE DELICIOUS, FAMILY-PERFECTED MEALS EVERY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...