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On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (3rd Edition)
by Sarah R. Labensky Alan M. Hause Steven LabenskyThis contemporary introduction to cooking and food preparation focuses on information that is relevant to today's aspiring chef. Comprehensive and well-written, it emphasizes an understanding of cooking fundamentals, explores the preparation of fresh ingredients, and provides information on other relevant topics, such as food history and food science. This introduction to cooking outlines professionalism, food safety and sanitation, nutrition, recipes and menus, tools and equipment, knife skills, kitchen staples, dairy products, principles of meat, fish and vegetable cookery, garde manger, baking, and presentation. For Chefs, Restaurant Managers and others in the food service industry.
The whole family Cookbook
by Michelle SternThere's no better way to teach your children to eat fresh, healthy, organic food than with recipes you can cook and eat together! Written by the founder of San Francisco's premier children's cooking school and award-winning, green-parenting blogger Michelle Stern, this cookbook gives your family the resources you need to cook delicious, local food in any season, including:Practical advice like how to pick the best of local and natural food without spending too much time or money. Color-coded instructions that guide kids of all ages through age-appropriate steps in every recipe. More than 75 organic, family-friendly recipes and beautiful 4-color photos that will get everyone excited about what's for dinner!Whether you're cooking Summertime Kabobs on a balmy June evening or Sweet and Savory Turnovers for a toasty winter breakfast, your family will learn to love the wholesome food--and priceless memories--you can make together.
Christmas 101
by Rick RodgersEveryone knows that the holidays are hectic--but Rick Rodgers, cooking teacher and bestselling cookbook author, knows that they don't have to be. Christmas 101 offers the busy cook carefree ways to entertain with surefire recipes of old favorites, menus, timetables, make-ahead tips, and more. Rodgers will help you throw fabulous cocktail parties and traditional buffets, cook a perfect roast, and spice up your favorite recipes with a contemporary twist. You'll also learn how to make classic breads, candies, and desserts that are the tokens of this special time of year. With patience, kindness, and humor, Rodgers will help you to cook up the very best holiday season yet.
Body By Design
by Jamie Eason Kris GethinMAKE YOUR DREAM BODY A REALITYFROM KRIS GETHIN, editor in chief of the world's leading online fitness site Bodybuilding.com, comes a revolutionary 12-week diet and exercise program--supported by two million members and thousands of real-life success stories. Body by Design is a plan that promotes health from the inside out, starting by breaking down the mental blocks that are holding you back, then by building up the muscles on your body, and finally by adding delicious, healthy food onto your plate.Rather than subtracting things from your life-- cutting out calories, losing weight, banishing your belly--here's how to add more of the right things: more muscle, more support, and more success. Motivation is the key factor that drives permanent change, and with Body by Design you can finally learn how to activate your inner motivation andWith the proper balance of weight training, make fit happen forever. cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition--along with the motivational tools to stick with that program for the long term--even people who have struggled with fitness for their entire lives can achieve spectacular, lasting results. Join the "Transformation Nation" and create your own story that will inspire others--with Body by Design.In Body by Design, you'll learn the optimal balance of weight training, cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition--along with the motivational tools to stick with your goals and achieve dramatic results. Rather than subtracting things from your life (cutting calories, losing weight, banishing your belly), here's how to more muscle, more support, and more success.Based on the best practices found at Bodybuilding.com (the world's leading online fitness site), Body by Design shows that amazing things can happen when people get the tools they need to achieve their fitness goals.***YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOUR BODY. GET AND STAY MOTIVATED.Identify your "Transformation Trigger" and create a system of radical accountability in your life--whether your goal is to lose 30 pounds of fat or gain 30 pounds of muscle.EXERCISE FOR OPTIMUM RESULTS with a fully illustrated, 12-week workout. By changing your routine often, you will "shock" your body into doing more than you ever thought you could.EAT CLEAN TO GET LEAN with simple, inexpensive, and delicious recipes. Supercharge your metabolism and keep hunger under control.***TIFFANY FORNI is a self-professed "fat girl turned fitness nerd" who turned her newfound passion for health into a career as a personal trainer.ROCHELLE FORD came from a family of unhealthy eaters but eventually lost more than 100 pounds--and converted her family to her good habits in the process.CLAUDIO RAMOS has more energy than ever after his 135-pound weight loss--"It's like I've been reborn."RICKY HOWELL achieved a stronger body and a newfound sense of confidence after his divorce.PLUS, YOU'LL READ AMAZING STORIES-- and see remarkable before-and-after photos-- from people just like you who have experienced dramatic, life-changing results.
Preserving
by Pat CrockerPreserve it! A comprehensive guide to canning and freezing Home canning and freezing are time-honored kitchen skills that are being rediscovered by a new generation of Americans-both for the pleasure of performing these simple activities and for their inherent economy. Now home cooks can take advantage of their local farmer's markets to buy fresh, inexpensive and seasonal produce to enjoy all year round. In Preserving, Pat Crocker offers practical, easy-to-follow information on home canning and freezing to get novices started and inspire experienced hands. Relish it! More than 200 recipes for pickles, chutneys, jams, sauces, curds, relishes and so much more Organized by season and focused on simple but effective concepts, this practical guide offers thorough information on preserving a diverse range of foods for the pantry, from asparagus and blueberries to peaches and winter squash. Here are techniques on canning, jamming and freezing everything from the most basic hot-packed fruit recipes to gorgeous, internationally flavored chutneys and relishes. Filled with safe and detailed instructions, step-by-step photography and more than two hundred recipes, Preserving is a kitchen essential that is sure to become a classic.
Baby Greens
by Michaela Lynn Michael Chrisemer Gabriel CousensThe typical American diet is a major factor in the epidemic of obesity and poor health in the country's children. Baby Greens helps parents establish healthy eating habits in their children--and themselves--through a diet rich in raw foods. A lively mix of education, philosophy, recipes, and activities, the book adapts the living foods approach for all ages and lifestyles. The first part of the book explains the principles of bioenergetic nutrition and shows how cutting-edge nutritional practices--including nutritional individuality, pH balance, terrain testing, and homeopathy--can dramatically improve a child's health. In addition to recipes and resources, the second part offers insights into the holistic approach to pregnancy, breastfeeding, extended breastfeeding, weaning, food experimentation, play, and other daily activities. Written in reassuring, easy to understand language, Baby Greens empowers parents to step outside the fast food box and take a proactive approach to maintaining their family's health and well-being.
Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey
by Holley Bishop"Honey has been waiting almost ten million years for a good biography," writes Holley Bishop. Bees have been making this food on Earth for hundreds of millennia, but we humans started recording our fascination with it only in the past few thousand years -- painting bees and hives on cave and temple walls and papyrus scrolls, revering them in poetry and art, even worshipping these amazing little insects as gods. From the temples of the Nile to the hives behind the author's own house, people have had a long, rapturous love affair with the beehive and the seductive, addictive honey it produces. Combining passionate research, rich detail, and fascinating anecdote, Holley Bishop's Robbing the Bees is an in-depth, sumptuous look at the oldest, most delectable food in the world.Part biography, part history, Robbing the Bees is also a celebration, a love letter to bees and their magical produce. Honey has played significant and varied roles in civilization: it is so sweet that bacteria can't survive in it, so it was our first food preservative and all-purpose wound salve. Honey wine, or mead, was the intoxicant of choice long before beer or wine existed. Hindus believe honey leads to a long life; Mohammed looked to honey as a remedy for all illness. Virgil; Aristotle; Pythagoras; Gregor Mendel; Sylvia Plath's father, Otto; and Sir Edmund Hillary are among the famous beekeepers and connoisseurs who have figured in honey's past and shaped its present.To help navigate the worlds and cultures of honey, Holley Bishop -- beekeeper, writer, and honey aficionado -- apprentices herself to a modern guide and expert, professional beekeeper Donald Smiley, who harvests tupelo honey from hundreds of hives in the remote town of Wewahitchka, Florida. Bishop chronicles Smiley's day-to-day business as he robs his bees in the steamy Florida panhandle and provides an engaging exploration of the lively science, culture, and lore that surround each step of the beekeeping process and each stage of bees' lives.Interspersed throughout the narrative are the author's lyrical reflections on her own beekeeping experiences, the business and gastronomical world of honey, the myriad varieties of honey (as distinct as the provenance of wine), as well as illustrations, historical quotes, and recipes -- ancient, contemporary, and some of the author's own creations.
The World in your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods
by Claire EarnerIn The World in Your Lunch Box, readers explore a week of lunches--from apples to pizza--by taking a romp through thousands of years of extraordinary events.
The RealAge Diet: Make Yourself Younger with What You Eat
by John La Puma Michael F. RoizenFood Can Make You Younger!Dr. Michael Roizen presents his program for eating the RealAge way: a diet that is good for your overall health, plus works to delay or even reverse aging. If there's one thing you will learn from this book, it's that no matter who you are, if you eat foods that are high in nutrients and low in calories you will be on the road to renewed health and vitality. The RealAge Diet Shows You How To: Use foods to regain the energy of your youth; Eat nutritiously while still enjoying delicious food choices; Choose the right vitamins and supplements to keep you young; Modify various popular weight-loss diets to maximize their age-reducing benefits; Read between the lines of restaurant menus to find the most healthful options. Make your RealAge younger with every bite.
YOU(r) Teen: Losing Weight
by Mehmet C. Oz Michael F. RoizenEvery stage of life has its share of obstacles. But many folks would argue that the teen years--with all the ups, downs, and in-betweens of freaky friends and freaky and fiery hormones--can be more complex than rocket science. In YOU(R) Teen: Losing Weight, Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz offer choices that aren't just simple but are smart ways to control hunger. That's our goal: to teach you how to diet smart, not hard. YOU(R) Teen: Losing Weight has many simple, smart choices for health and fitness that teach readers what works in terms of weight loss and how to create an environment that allows these actions to become fun, sustained, and automatic. Excerpted from YOU: On a Diet and YOU: The Owner's Manual for Teens, this book is packed with the strategies and tips that you can employ to lose weight safely and practically. It's also loaded with great family-friendly recipes, a sample two-week diet plan, and three family-friendly workouts that will help burn calories and build stronger bodies. Aimed specifically at some of the health and body issues that directly affect teens, but written for the whole family, YOU(R) Teen: Losing Weight is about learning the best practices for a lifetime of good health. Managing weight and health doesn't have to be a struggle; with the right techniques, you can make it much easier than you ever dreamed! Many of these strategies will work for anyone trying to lose weight; this book can be used as a way to help the whole family make improvements in their health.
La Dieta de 17 Dias
by Mike MorenoSi necesitas perder peso rÁpido y de manera segura, eficaz y duradera, ¡este es el libro para ti! La Dieta de 17 DÍas del Dr. Mike Moreno se basa en mÉtodos comprobados para ayudarte a perder peso y mantenerlo a raya por siempre, bien sea que tengas que perder 10 libras o 100. Su programa revolucionario regularÁ el metabolismo de tu cuerpo para que quemes grasa todo el dÍa. El programa estÁ estructurado en torno a cuatro ciclos de 17 dÍas: Acelerar: la fase de pÉrdida rÁpida de peso que te ayudarÁ a eliminar de tu sistema el azÚcar y la grasa acumulada. Activar: es la fase del reinicio de tu metabolismo, alternando dÍas de calorÍas bajas y altas para ayudarte a eliminar grasa corporal. Lograr: esta fase consiste en aprender a controlar las porciones y a introducir nuevas rutinas de acondicionamiento. Llegar: es una combinaciÓn de los tres primeros ciclos para mantener buenos hÁbitos para siempre. ¡Puedes disfrutar de tus comidas favoritas los fines de semana! Esta no es una dieta basada en una pequeÑa lista de alimentos aprobados, rutinas de ejercicio extenuante o conteos de calorÍas poco realistas que te dejan insatisfecha y con hambre. La moderaciÓn y las porciones adecuadas son factores clave en La Dieta de 17 DÍas; el truco consiste en descubrir los alimentos y las rutinas que funcionen mejor con tu verdadero estilo de vida. Es por eso que el libro estÁ lleno de consejos para evitar las trampas de alimentos habituales como las vacaciones, comer por fuera para probar diferentes cocinas, o simplemente un frasco de dulces tentadores. Cada fase cuenta con una extensa lista de alimentos, recetas y muestras de programas de comidas para que las compras de alimentos sea fÁcil. La Dieta de 17 DÍas es un programa sencillo con el que obtendrÁs grandes resultados si lo sigues y dejas que el Dr. Mike te ayude a lo largo del camino. Independiente- mente de que Éste sea tu primer intento o el nÚmero cincuenta con una dieta, tienes que creer que puedes hacer esto. Lo importante ahora es concentrarte en tus objetivos, identificar quÉ necesitas para lograrlos, y tomar medidas para comenzar el proceso. Tu salud y tu felicidad son importantes, asÍ que sÉ fuerte, cree en ti, ¡y deja que tu Dieta de 17 DÍas comience ahora mismo!
Beyond Atkins: A Healthier, More Balanced Approach to a Low Carbohydrate Way of Eating
by Douglas J. MarkhamIt's a fact: Not all carbohydrates are bad for you. Unlike Atkins, South Beach, and other diets, Dr. Douglas Markham's breakthrough health plan is a more comprehensive, sustainable, and satisfying program for weight loss and total-body health. Dr. Doug's signature Total Health Plan features the More Balanced Approach to low-carb meal programs, along with his 30-minute "Fat Burning" Circuit Training WorkoutTM. This groundbreaking book will allow you to discover: * the safest, most effective way to follow a low-carbohydrate lifestyle * how the kind of food you eat affects your body, your energy level, and your quality of life * why fat does not make you fat * how healthful eating can replace the need for prescription drugs to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and adult-onset diabetes ...and much more. This empowering resource can help you to both lose pounds and maintain your weight; improve your eating habits; enhance your self-image; and lead a healthy, balanced life.
Who Wants Pizza? The Kids’ Guide to the History, Science and Culture of Food
by Jan ThornhillUsing one of the most common foods that kids eat -- pizza -- as a jumping off point, and, using a bold, graphic approach, Thornhill take an extraordinary and comprehensive look at some of the following topics: Why we eat and why we eat what we eat, how we moved from eating the raw flesh of animals to becoming sophisticated consumers of food, how food is produced for an ever-growing population, and more.
The Miracle Berry Diet Cookbook
by Homaro CantuEXPERIENCE THE FOOD REVOLUTION! What if you could eliminate the sugar from your favorite comfort foods without sacrificing the flavors you love? What if you could alter the taste of your meals so that even the most wholesome dish was as good as dessert? What if the simple solution to years of frustrating health and dieting woes was a small, mild-tasting fruit? WHAT IF THIS COOKBOOK COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE? One of the most innovative chefs of our time, Homaro Cantu unveils the amazing properties of the organic, all-natural miracle berry and shares more than 150 carefully tested, scrumptious, and easy-to-follow recipes that can completely transform your diet. HOW DOES IT WORK? The miracle berry temporarily blocks your ability to taste sour flavors and makes even the most bitter of foods mouthwateringly delicious. When used correctly, this extraordinary fruit allows you to replace the sugar and artificial sweeteners in your favorite recipes with low-glycemic foods such as lemons, limes, vinegar, and sour cream. The miracle berry can make anyone's life just a little bit sweeter. The Miracle Berry Diet Cookbook will answer all of your questions, from how this tiny fruit works, to where to get it, and even how to grow it yourself. You'll also learn how to mix "flavor-tripping" cocktails for your friends! The future of food is here! You may never look at another cookbook again! *** TRANSFORM SOUR FOODS INTO EXTRAORDINARY SWEET-TASTING TREATS All-natural and organic, the miracle berry will alter your taste buds and add new depth to bitter, salty, and spicy flavors. It especially turns sour flavors into sweet ones, eliminating the need for adding refined sugar or artificial sweeteners to your foods and beverages. You can lose weight, lower blood sugar levels, and eat healthier with the miracle berry! Here is just a brief list of how the miracle berry can trick your taste buds: * Lemons will taste like lemonade. (Add lemon juice to your coffee instead of sugar!) * Limes will be as sweet as oranges. * Even the most flavorless tomatoes will taste perfectly ripe. * Bananas will have notes of passion fruit or pineapple. * Hot sauce will have layers of pepper flavors--not just heat. * Pineapple will taste like pure candy. MORE THAN 150 DELICIOUS RECIPES!
Simply Good Bread
by Peter SidwellNote: this book contains only images. Nothing beats the smell and taste of freshly baked bread and Peter Sidwell has created over 50 delicious, easy-to-follow recipes for baking loaves using either conventional methods or a bread-maker. Simply Good Bread is packed with dozens of ideas to suit every mealtime and occasion: you'll find everyday breads such as French Onion Bread to make a simple lunch really special; Sun-dried Tomato and Thyme Loaf that's perfect for a dinner party; and Peter's favourite Cumbrian Whigg Bread - great for family picnics. With this book you too can enjoy the wholesome goodness and versatility of home-made bread.<P> Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.
Thendral: Vol 13, Issue 2, January 2013
by MadhurabharathiThis issue features Interviews with Pragathi Guruprasad and O. S. Arun; Biography of Mridangam exponent Palakkad Mani Iyer; Three mouth-watering Recipes in Maya Bazaar; a tribute to Sitar exponent Pandit Ravishankar; two Short stories; a religious article on Tirunelveli Nellivana Nathar; Biography of novelist Ervadi S. Radhakrishnan and a short story writeen by him; Travelogue on Kollimalai Part-5; To Laugh and Think (In a lighter vein) by Geeta Bennett, plus other usual features such as Thendral Pesukirathu, Anbulla Snehitiye, Nalam Vazha, Ialnthendral, Jokes, Surya Thupparikirar, Poetry, etc.
Bobby Flay’s Boy Gets Grill
by Bobby Flay Julia MoskinSequel to the bestsellingBoy Meets Grill, Boy Gets Grillmarks Bobby Flay's return to the fire with his first grilling book in five years. The connection between Flay and fire began when, as a kid growing up in New York City, Bobby learned to grill during trips to the Jersey Shore. As a young chef starting out, he always wanted to work the grill station, and when he opened his first restaurant in 1991, he called it Mesa Grill. The wordgrillwas firmly hooked to his name. And then, the Food Network called. Like his highly rated prime-time grilling show,Boy Gets Grillis set on a rooftop in Queens overlooking the Manhattan skyline and celebrates the explosive flavors of his hometown's diverse neighborhoods. This is Bobby Flay's New York, and everywhere he goes, there is great grilling: from Chinatown to Astoria, Queens (Greek food); Arthur Avenue in the Bronx (for old-style Italian); and lower Lexington Avenue (better known as Curry Hill, for Indian); and the flavors go on and on. The question isn't "Can I grill this?" but "Is there a reason not to grill this?" Usually the answer is "Go ahead and try it!" Throughout, Bobby gets more and more out of the grill, making life easier and encouraging everyone to think big, have fun, and get their hands dirty. The grill is no longer for weekends only. The recipes inBoy Gets Grillare the quickest and easiest that Bobby has ever created, making the grill a perfect vehicle for busy weeknight meals. Flavors are (pleasantly) challenging. For the simplest of suppers, try Grilled Quesadillas with Sliced Steak, Blue Cheese, and Watercress; Grilled Shrimp with Triple Lemon Butter; Grilled Tuna with Red Chile, Allspice, and Orange Glaze; or a Pressed Cuban-Style Burger. Boy Gets Grillis also full of great ideas for entertaining and enjoying the company of family and friends. In the "Big Parties" section, Bobby takes hosts and hostesses through every step of preparation for a Fish Taco Party, Burger Bar, and a Skewer Party (perfect for backyard cocktail parties where one hand stays free to hold a glass). There are even recipes for brunch on the grill. The book includes cool drinks to sip while the fire gets hot, as well as appetizers, salads, simple desserts, and, of course, the meats, fish, and poultry that everyone loves to grill. Bobby also gives tips on what equipment you need to grill (and more important, what you don't); six simple (and decidedly low-tech) steps to test for doneness; how to gauge how hot your fire is; and Bobby's Guide to Steak.
The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner)
by Jill Conner BrowneThey're wild, beloved, and all-around fabulous, but with the Sweet Potato Queens, there are just never enough good times--or enough good eats. Well, now all fabulous women everywhere can have their own mountains of royal fun and food, because bestselling author and Boss Queen Jill Conner Browne is revealing her big-ass top secret recipes--and the events that inspired them--in The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner). And, of course, she's dishing up plenty of hilarious stories, including: * Queenly adventures in mothering *The tiniest bit of plastic surgery * The all-true story of the Cutest Boy in the World And, oh yes, as promised: * Sound financial planning. Tip number one: Hope that Daddy lives forever.
Holly Clegg's Trim & Terrific Kitchen 101: Secrets to Cooking Confidence
by Holly CleggWhatever your stage of life, if you're ready to take on cooking, KITCHEN 101 will guide you through the kitchen with easy recipes and the basic tools and tips you need to cook healthier. Over 150 simple, practical, quick and super-satisfying healthy recipes with full-color photographs. Chapters like Cooking Basics, Start Simple, Fix It Fast, Ready-Made Menus and Crock Pot Cooking plus Diabetic Friendly options and nutritional and dietary information.
Supergrains
by Chrissy FreerA fresh look at ten delicious super-foods (over half of which are gluten free) to add a nutrient-packed punch to your day! No longer being held captive by the health food store, the world is waking up to the unique health benefits of grains. Supergrains includes over 100 delicious recipes. Firstly, you get the lowdown on the nutritional stats for each grain--for instance, did you know that chia contains more omega 3 and dietary fibre than any other food found in nature?--and then 10-12 delicious recipes for each one. All of the grains are ready to buy at your local supermarket--quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, brown rice, chia seeds, millet, oats, spelt, kamut and barley--and with the recipes in Supergrains you'll see how easy it is to include them in your everyday diet. The step-by-step and easy-to-follow methods will give you the confidence to cook with these super-foods in fresh and contemporary ways, with dishes such as: Quinoa with Lamb, Pine Nuts and Currants; Buckwheat Pasta with Pancetta, Broccoli and Chili; and Roasted Nectarines with Barley and Almond Crumble. Six out of ten of these grains are gluten free and many are a complete source of protein, making these recipes perfect for vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike. Get ready to cook some delicious, healthy meals that your whole family will love.
Scones and Sensibility
by Lindsay ElandSeek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions of Pride & Prejudice and Anne of Green Gables, twelve-year-old Polly decides her purpose in life: helping along lonely hearts in search of love. Polly's only task this summer is to make deliveries for her parents' bakery, leaving ample time for this young cupid to find hearts to mend--beginning with the kite-store owner, Mr. Nightquist, who will pair perfectly with Miss Wiskerton (the unfairly labeled town curmudgeon). Polly's best friend Fran Fisk is in desperate need of a mother ever since hers ran off with a man she met on the Internet; Polly must find a match for Mr. Fisk. And while she's at it, it wouldn't hurt to find Clementine, Polly's teenaged sister, a beau worthy of her (so she can shed that brute, Clint). Polly's plans are in full swing, so she definitely cannot be bothered by the advances of classmate Brad Barker.But maybe Polly should have turned her attention to Miss Austen's Emma next, because she quickly learns the pitfalls of playing matchmaker. How will Polly patch up her own relationships, while ensuring that destined love can take its course?
101 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol
by Shirley S. Archer David EdelbergToday, more than ever, people are thinking about their cholesterol levels. But the resources they've had to help them be healthy were intimidating and expensive--until now. This guide is the non-intimidating, easy-to-follow, one-stop resource for managing and maintaining healthy HDL, or "good" cholesterol levels. From recognizing the risks of high cholesterol and artery blockage to creating a sound diet and exercise plan, this is a comprehensive yet uncomplicated guide. In bite-sized tips, it provides the keys to lowering the risk of heart disease--the leading killer of men and women in the United States. Helping you take the steps you need to live a healthier lifestyle, this tip-based book is the ultimate collection of life-saving suggestions for anyone affected by bad cholesterol.
Blue Jean Chef: Comfortable Under Pressure
by Meredith Laurence Jessica WalkerEasy pressure cooker recipes for anyone to follow.
Poisons in Your Food
by Ruth WinterThis classic Crown book is back with all of Ruth Winter's original, thorough research about dangerous foods and what consumers can do to protect themselves.
The Menial Art of Cooking: Archaeological Studies of Cooking and Food Preparation
by Sarah R. Graff Enrique Rodríguez-AlegríaAlthough the archaeology of food has long played an integral role in our understanding of past cultures, the archaeology of cooking is rarely integrated into models of the past. The cooks who spent countless hours cooking and processing food are overlooked and the forgotten players in the daily lives of our ancestors. The Menial Art of Cooking shows how cooking activities provide a window into other aspects of society and, as such, should be taken seriously as an aspect of social, cultural, political, and economic life. This book examines techniques and technologies of food preparation, the spaces where food was cooked, the relationship between cooking and changes in suprahousehold economies, the religious and symbolic aspects of cooking, the relationship between cooking and social identity, and how examining foodways provides insight into social relations of production, distribution, and consumption. Contributors use a wide variety of evidence--including archaeological data; archival research; analysis of ceramics, fauna, botany, glass artifacts, stone tools, murals, and painted ceramics; ethnographic analogy; and the distribution of artifacts across space--to identify evidence of cooking and food processing left by ancient cooks. The Menial Art of Cooking is the first archaeological volume focused on cooking and food preparation in prehistoric and historic settings around the world and will interest archaeologists, social anthropologists, sociologists, and other scholars studying cooking and food preparation or subsistence.