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Good Eating's Gluten-Free Recipes
by Chicago Tribune StaffCompiled from an eclectic range of healthy, delicious recipes that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Good Eating's Gluten-Free Recipes brings together a multitude of the best gluten-free dishes, from hors d'oeuvres to entrees to desserts. These dishes are vibrantly and naturally gluten-free, as tested and approved by the award-winning food writers and journalists at the Chicago Tribune.Organized by courses, this book provides enough recipes for an entire well-balanced meal. With unique takes on vegetables, poultry, and seafood to insights on gluten-free grains, home cooks no longer need to struggle adapting or converting "regular" recipes to gluten-free. Showcasing a range of flavors and a variety of techniques, this beautifully photographed ebook is great for experienced gluten-free cooks and those wanting to incorporate healthier habits into their everyday meals.Good Eating's Gluten-Free Recipes is a convenient, easily searchable guide compatible for any tablet, e-reader, smartphone, or computer that will help readers find simple, creative approaches to making fresh, flavorful gluten-free meals.
Good Eating's Dessert Recipes: Cakes, Pies, Cobblers, Tarts And More
by Chicago Tribune StaffCompiled from the vast archives of kitchen-tested recipes that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, this book is a one-stop recipe shop for all your favorite desserts. Ranging from cakes and cookies to pies and cobblers, as well as souffles, mousses, puddings, tarts, and frozen delicacies, Good Eating's Desserts Cookbook is a sweet and simple guide to creating all the dishes a dessert aficionado could ever want.Try out traditional favorites and exotic experiments, all by following the straightforward step-by-step instructions from the Chicago Tribune's award-winning food writing staff. This book features desserts tailored for season and occasion, as well as beautiful full-color photography and the simple search-and-find interface of every Good Eating cookbook.
Turmeric
by Colleen Taylor Sen Helen SaberiContaining over 70 international recipes, Turmeric is a cookbook dedicated to one of the most versatile and ancient spices. Originally grown in India and southeast Asia, turmeric is often called a "wonder spice" because of its remarkable curative properties and health applications. But it is the unique, peppery, and earthy taste that has made it so popular across the globe. All of the rich history, recipes, and medical properties of this wonder spice have finally been collected in a single cookbook and resource.In recent decades, medical researchers began noticing a lower rate of certain diseases in countries whose inhabitants regularly consume turmeric-rich dishes. Studies have found evidence for turmeric's therapeutic advantages as related to preventing or treating Alzheimer's, arthritis, atherosclerosis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, digestive problems, liver disease, stroke, and infections. Turmeric has many anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which might well be why it has long been used as a panacea.Readers will find a dazzling array of exotic yet straightforward recipes in Turmeric for soups, snacks, meats, seafood, vegetables, and even pickles and chutneys. These delicious and nutritious dishes will quickly add wonderful flavor to any meal while also promoting lifelong healthy habits.
The Perfect Croissant
by Dee CoutelleFrom French cuisine to American brunches, croissants are a staple of many sumptuous meals. But few home cooks understand how to create the perfect balance of light, buttery dough with delicately flaky layers. Culinary instructor Dee Coutelle has been specializing in croissants for over 30 years, and will reveal her pastry secrets in this digital update of The Perfect Croissant.In this delightful book, readers will find croissants surprisingly easy to create, mostly taking far less than an hour of working time. The first section of the book is devoted to the foundational recipe for the perfect croissant, providing helpful photographs and illustrations to demystify each step.From there, The Perfect Croissant features over 70 recipes for fillings, toppings, and variations, including both sweet and savory options. Readers will find recipes for sweet apple turnovers, almond butter-filled pastries, Chicken en Croute (chicken wrapped in flaky croissant dough), and many more ideas within pages of each other. For cooks looking to experiment, the book contains a chapter on novel croissant forms, offering detailed instructions on how to create a croissant in exciting shapes.The Perfect Croissant will liven up brunch receptions with pinwheel-shaped croissants filled with custard, spice up cocktail hour with egg-roll croissant hors d'oeuvres, and enrich dessert with chocolate dough croissants filled with liquored fudge,and topped with a chocolate glaze.
Lamb 101: Master Cooking Lamb with 101 Great Recipes (101 Recipes)
by Perrin DavisThe 101 series expands with an all-new, everything-you-need-to-know guide to making delicious lamb recipes. This cookbook features 101 delicious, diverse, and accessible recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen tested. Lamb 101 also features a simple, contemporary-looking design that's as practical as it is elegant, with measures calculated using both traditional and metric quantities.Scattered throughout are beautiful full-color photographs that enhance the book's utility and visual appeal. Lamb 101 starts off with a detailed introduction that covers kitchen basics and provides plenty of helpful how-tos, insider tips, and keys to best results. The idea is to provide everything a reader needs to know in order to make these recipes successfully. The 101 recipes included feature a breadth of different dishes drawn from a wide range of culinary traditions, all of them featuring clear, straightforward directions, and all of them delicious. The 101 series is perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons.
Beef 101: Master Cooking Beef with 101 Great Recipes (101 Recipes)
by Kate DevivoThe 101 series expands with an all-new, everything-you-need-to-know guide to making delicious beef recipes. This cookbook features 101 delicious, diverse, and accessible recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen tested. Beef 101 also features a simple, contemporary-looking design that's as practical as it is elegant, with measures calculated using both traditional and metric quantities.Scattered throughout are beautiful full-color photographs that enhance the book's utility and visual appeal. Beef 101 starts off with a detailed introduction that covers kitchen basics and provides plenty of helpful how-tos, insider tips, and keys to best results. The idea is to provide everything a reader needs to know in order to make these recipes successfully. The 101 recipes included feature a breadth of different dishes drawn from a wide range of culinary traditions, all of them featuring clear, straightforward directions, and all of them delicious. The 101 series is perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons.
Good Eating's Cocktail Recipes
by Chicago Tribune StaffGood Eating's Cocktail Recipes presents original recipes and innovative twists on classic cocktails from the Chicago Tribune's award-winning food and drink writers, as well as from highly respected local bartenders. Included are tips on setting up a home bar, choosing the freshest ingredients, and creating the perfect mixed drink for yourself, family, and friends.Good Eating's Cocktail Recipes is a highly useful and easily searchable guide-pull it up on your Smartphone or keep it on a nearby tablet. Conveniently organized by base liquor, this book allows readers to explore their favorite spirits more extensively and to try exotic drinks through proven recipes. Whether cocktail aficionados favor vodka, rum, gin, tequila, brandy, or whiskey, or are intrigued by Campari, sherry, and absinthe, this book has it all.Emphasizing simplicity, this book offers a variety of drinks featuring two-or-three ingredients, such as Sidecars and Manhattans. But for the more adventurous sort, unique gourmet creations like the Orange Jazz (combining citrus-infused vodka with Jasmine tea) will satisfy any craving for craft cocktails. Good Eating's Cocktail Recipes is a fun, easygoing, and modern take on mixology, helping thirsty readers find easy yet creative approaches to fresh, artisanal drinks for any occasion.
The Secrets of Living and Loving with Diabetes
by Steven V. Edelman Jay S. Skyler William H. Polonsky Roszler JanisWhen you or a loved one has diabetes, it can bring stress, tension, and worry into your relationship. Using current medical information, skill-building exercises, questionnaires, personal anecdotes, and humor, The Secrets of Living and Loving with Diabetes helps readers gain control of their diabetes and reach a new level of confidence in their relationships.In this book, three experts deliver advice on issues such as handling nagging friends and relatives, injecting insulin discreetly while dining out, bringing up the subject of blood sugar highs and lows before turning out the bedroom lights, and avoiding diabetes urgencies becoming emergencies. Also included are practical tools like exercises, quizzes, questions, checklists, and coping strategies.According to the American Diabetes Association, over 29 million people in the US have diabetes-nearly 10% of the population. There is a great urgency to not only better understand the physical effects of diabetes, but the emotional and interpersonal ones as well. The Secrets of Living and Loving with Diabetes helps readers take control of their diabetes; deal with fears, feelings, and emotions; enlist support from family, friends, and online resources; have diabetes and a fulfilling sex life; and discover the communication tools needed to build better relationships.
The High-Calcium Low-Calorie Cookbook: 250 Delicious Recipes to Help You Beat Osteoporosis
by Hope S Warshaw David E FardonThe High Calcium Low-Calorie Cookbook presents a tasty panoply of recipes for every occasion that are low in cholesterol and fat, sodium, and calories, and are made without sugar.<P><P> Veteran cookbook author Betty Marks has collected over 250 fun and creative recipes using often overlooked low-calorie, high-calcium foods. With tasty appetizers, entrees, desserts, and more, this book takes a variety of delicious ingredients and turns them into healthy, easy-to-make meals. A healthy diet that is rich in calcium yet low in cholesterol is essential from childhood to old age. In particular for women: osteoporosis, or bone loss, affects at least half of North American women. A diet of calcium-rich foods, combined with a regular exercise program, can help slow bone loss and help keep both men and women strong no matter what their age.Drawing from numerous culinary traditions, Betty Marks delivers a broad spectrum of healthful recipes. From simple salmon dip and lamb kebobs in spinach sauce to curried shrimp with scallops and papaya pistachio cream, the recipes in The High Calcium Low-Calorie Cookbook are unique and flavorful. Home cooks no longer need to compromise, as they can now keep the calcium but cut the fat.
Gourmet Preserves Chez Madelaine: Delicious Marmalades, Jams, And Jellies Plus Desserts, Pastries, And Breakfast Treats
by Madelaine Bullwinkel"A remarkable culinary windfall." --Charlie Trotter"I only own one book on making jams and preserves and this is it." --Gale GandGourmet Preserves Chez Madelaine shows a new generation of home cooks the old-fasioned art of "putting food by" with easy DIY recipes for jams, jellies, and marmalade. In addition, author and French cooking instructor extraordinaire Madelaine Bullwinkel includes dozens of recipes for muffins, scones, crepes, puddings, pastries, desserts, and breakfast treats to use with these preserves.The full flavor of fruit picked at the peak of freshness shines through in more than 100 recipes for preserves and 40 recipes for desserts. Most of the recipes avoid using commercial pectin, which means you can use less sugar, or, in some cases, none at all. Bullwinkel has taught French cooking for over 35 years at her home-cooking school Chez Madelaine and across the US and France. Her thorough style combines with how-to illustrations and time-saving techniques in this book, making the process of canning and preserving surprisingly simple.
Chicken 101: Master Cooking Chicken with 101 Great Recipes (101 Recipes)
by Kate DeVivoThis complete cooking guide is packed with chicken tips and techniques—plus 101 recipes from Chicken Soup to Chicken Masala and Chicken Cordon Bleu.Chicken 101 features delicious, diverse, and accessible recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen tested. It is both a cookbook and a comprehensive reference guide covering everything you need to know about chicken, from poultry dos and don’ts to kitchen equipment and supplies. Its practical layout makes it easy to use, with measures calculated in both traditional and metric quantities.Full of mouthwatering photographs, Chicken 101 starts off with a detailed introduction full of helpful hints and insider tips. The 101 recipes included feature a breadth of different dishes drawn from a wide range of culinary traditions, all of them featuring clear, straightforward instructions, and all of them delicious. The 101 series is perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons.
Italian Cooking 101: Master Italian Cooking with 101 Great Recipes (101 Recipes)
by Kate DeVivoExplore the rich tradition of Italian cooking with this complete guide featuring tips, techniques, and 101 recipes for pastas, risottos, seafood, and more.Italian Cooking 101 features delicious, diverse, and accessible recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen tested. It is both a cookbook and a comprehensive reference guide covering everything you need to know about homestyle Italian cuisine, from the various culinary regions to grocery and pantry tips. Its practical layout makes it easy to use, with measures calculated in both traditional and metric quantities.Full of mouthwatering photographs, Italian Cooking 101 starts off with a detailed introduction that covers kitchen basics and offers plenty of helpful tips. The 101 featured recipes cover everything from appetizers to desserts with plenty of meat, poultry, and fish dishes, as well as soups, stews, pizzas and more—all with straightforward instructions. The 101 series is perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons.
Ask The Expert: Tips On Health, Parenting, Nutrition And More From Specialists And Medical Experts
by Bonnie Miller RubinCollecting more than 60 articles written by Bonnie Miller Rubin for the Chicago Tribune between 2011 and 2014, Ask the Expert is a go-to source for questions about health and family. Each article in the series features an interview with a specialist, including a gerontologist, a clinical social worker, and a neuroscientist, among many others. The interviews are concise yet instructive, and Bonnie Miller Rubin's introductory commentary for each article combines helpful foundational information and snappy, engaging writing. Ask the Expert covers a wide variety of topics from cardiovascular troubles and women's hair loss to alternative medicine and avoiding children's mood swings. The first section of the book includes articles about health, covering areas such as aging, end-of-life care, brain health, cholesterol, medical advancements, and mental health. Also included are sections on nutrition, exercise, and weight loss, as well as pregnancy, parenting, and women’s health. The final section of the book includes articles about lifestyle and family issues.
Good Eating's Vegetarian Cooking: Healthy Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes for Appetizers, Entrees and Desserts
by Chicago Tribune StaffGood Eating's Vegetarian Cooking presents exciting yet simple vegetarian and vegan recipes selected or created by Kay Stepkin, author of "The Veggie Cook" column for the Chicago Tribune. <P><P>Along with each recipe is an explanation of why Stepkin chose it for the column, often including dietary benefits, the origin of the dish, and how the flavors complement one another or the time of year. Organized by course, this book makes it easy to find the vegetarian or vegan dish you're looking for. Good Eating's Vegetarian Cooking includes interesting information on the origins of most of its dishes and discusses which ingredients contain important nutrients to supplement plant-based diets. Hearty recipes based off rice and beans are included, along with more exotic global dishes and decadent desserts. Good Eating's Vegetarian Cooking is a guide to everyday vegan and vegetarian cooking. It includes dishes from many cultures, as well as methods for making more traditional vegetarian dishes exciting. The book is great for vegetarians looking for variety, as well as those who wish to bring more flavorful meatless dishes to their home.
1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes
by R.D. Linda R. Yoakam Sue Spitler C. D. E. Linda EugeneAnyone with diabetes knows how important it is to eat well, but healthful food need not be dull, nor does reducing fat and calories have to mean giving up flavor. Why feel deprived when you could start the day with blueberry pancakes with blueberry maple syrup? Company coming? Everyone will enjoy a savory chutney cheese spread or queso fundito followed by pork tenderloin with gremolata. For an easy weeknight dinner, try lasagna casserole or pizza with carmelized onions and smoked turkey. Want to indulge a sweet tooth? Lemon cloud pie or white chocolate cheesecake will satisfy. The recipes in this massive book draw on the latest diabetes recommendations and make the best use of the new lower-fat ingredients available today. Each recipe is accompanied by a nutritional analysis and the most current diabetes exchange information, and the book includes timely information on exercise, carbohydrate counting, and food-exchange lists.
1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make, Healthy Meals for Everyone (1,001 Best Recipes)
by R.D. Linda R. Yoakam Sue SpitlerThis new edition of 1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes is completely revised to reflect current food trends and cooking preferences.The introduction will adhere to American Heart Association guidelines and will include the new FDA nutritional guidelines, with comments on the importance of exercise as part of a total healthy lifestyle.In general, recipes will be easier and faster to prepare with fewer ingredients and more concise cooking methods. Recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less will be identified throughout the book with an "express veg" icon. The "super foods" that boast high nutritional, antioxidant, and phytochemical qualities will be emphasized in recipes-blueberries, kiwi, pomegranate juice, melons, citrus fruit, edamame, leafy dark greens, broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, beets, tomatoes, bell peppers, beans and legumes, nuts, flax and hemp seeds, whole grains, and soy and dairy products.As in the previous edition, recipes will include every recipe category from appetizers through desserts, with more than 500 entrees, offering a rich choice of satisfying vegetarian meals. Each recipe will be labeled with an identifying icon for vegan, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, and lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Nutritional data and diabetic exchanges are included for each recipe.
1,001 Best Slow-Cooker Recipes
by Sue Spitler R.D. Linda R. YoakamSlow-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.
Gluten-Free Baking Classics: 90= New Recipes And Conversion Know-how: The Heirloom Collection
by Annalise G. RobertsThis revised edition of Annalise Roberts' popular cookbook is a welcome choice for those allergic to gluten who want to enjoy delicious fresh-baked foods. Roberts presents easy-to-use recipes and techniques for baking everyday basics like bread and cookies as well as classic treats like brownies and biscuits. Sample delights include Multi-Grain Artisan Bread, Hazelnut Cake, and Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts. These recipes use precise mixes of non-wheat-based, gluten-free flours that only the baker need know are allergy safe. Gluten-Free Baking Classics is designed for all skills levels, from beginner to seasoned, and the book is especially useful for novices since it contains detailed instructions on how to get started, as well as timeless baking techniques and guidelines to assure success. Also included are tips on how to incorporate gluten-free baking into a busy weekly schedule, and the book explains why baking wholesome and delicious breads, muffins, cakes, and other items is so important for emotional and physical well-being.
Market-Fresh Mixology
by Bridget Albert Mary BarrancoToday's diners and drinkers are seeing a bold new integration of culinary art and cocktail culture. Market-Fresh Mixology shows how fabulous additions from the farmer's market, garden, or pantry can elevate classic cocktails to the next level. It introduces an entirely new dimension to the ideal of seasonal cocktails, with a clean, contemporary approach that uses fine spirits and fresh ingredients to create cocktails for every occasion. Hot day? Blustery night? Snowbound? No matter what the weather, season, or event, Market-Fresh Mixology offers a recipe, from the refreshing summer mojito to the cozy hot buttered rum, that's as easy to follow as it is delicious. With its gorgeous full color photos, the book is a treat for the eyes, but it's also eminently practical, with tips on cocktail mixing techniques, garnishes, enhancements, glassware, and bar tools, as well as amusing lore surrounding classic cocktails.
The Parthenon Cookbook
by Camille StaggThis collection of terrific Greek recipes, from old favorites to unique house specialties, is also a tribute to the oldest restaurant in Chicago's fabled Greektown, a landmark innovator of legendary dishes like saganaki and the first gyros in Chicago. Filled with colorful history and lush photographs, the book features 40 of the restaurant's most popular recipes from all courses, appetizers to desserts. They include Feta a la Soto, Marathon Salad with Shrimp, Moussaka, Sokolatina, and more. In addition, Greek wine pairings are included as well as full Greek dinner menus with tips for entertaining.
Gluten-Free Baking Classics for the Bread Machine
by Annalise G. RobertsBread may be the staff of life, but if it contains gluten it can trigger an allergic reaction, and even provoke serious digestive disorders like celiac disease. Consumers who love bread but must avoid gluten have long been at the mercy of mediocre products and high prices. With this timely cookbook, they can have their bread and eat it, too. Acclaimed author Analise Roberts developed these simple, foolproof recipes for the Zojirushi bread machine. Roberts' outstanding recipes range from simple and satisfying Basic Sandwich Bread to complex and scrumptious Golden Italian Bread with Raisins and Fennel. She also offers ethnic breads like Challah and Babka and seasonal delights such as the irresistible Holiday Breakfast Bread. Included are loaves, like Sundried Tomato Roasted Garlic Bread, that contain no eggs or dairy products.
The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm
by Deborah Madison Terra BrockmanHenry's Farm is in central Illinois, some of the richest farming land in the world. There, Henry Brockman and his family - five generations of farmers, including sister Terra - farm in a way that produces healthy, nutritious food without despoiling the land. Terra Brockman tells their story in the form of a yearlong diary/memoir - with recipes - that takes readers through each season of life on the farm. Studded with vignettes, photographs, family stories, and illustrations of the farm's vivid plant life, the book is a one-of-a-kind treasure that will appeal to readers of Michael Pollan, E. B. White, Gretel Ehrlich, and Sandra Steingraber. The book opens a window into what sustainable farming really entails and why it is vital and relevant to everyone who eats. Though rooted in the rolling oak-hickory hills and fertile fields and flood plains of the Mackinaw River Valley, the book ranges widely, incorporating literary, scientific, and culinary reflections occasioned by the week-by-week events of farm life.
Sweetness
by Sarah LevyWhen 27-year-old Sarah Levy opened her own pastry shop in 2004, she was barely out of college. She hails from a noted Chicago-based restaurant dynasty, but the success she's achieved has been all hers, and she's since gone on to open a second location inside Macy's. Sweetness shows how anyone can make delicious desserts and sweet snacks regardless of cooking experience (or lack thereof) - especially younger women who may not have a lot of kitchen training, but want to have a few go-to recipes for events, gifts, or that special someone. This is the book for readers who want to learn how to make top-quality treats that will knock the socks off anyone who samples them. Levy's warm personality, step-by-step instructions, and vibrant color photos make this the perfect addition to the bookshelf of both budding chefs and seasoned pros.
The Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book: Great Dairy, Egg, and Nut Free Treats for the Whole Family
by Kelly RudnickiThe Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book is a one-stop guide to delicious, everyday baked goods free of dairy, eggs, and nuts - the most common food allergens. It offers timeless, foolproof recipes that are easy to prepare even for kitchen novices. It's an invaluable resource for home bakers (and their families) who loves sweets and treats. These recipes are more than delicious enough to be enjoyed by everyone who craves great baked treats, whether they have food allergies or not. But they fill a particular need for families who find baking at home to be the smartest and safest option. All the traditional favorites are included, with chapters devoted to the best and tastiest muffins and quick breads, cookies and bars, and all manner of cakes, pies, crisps, and cobblers. In addition, the book is filled with practical advice about dealing with classroom and birthday parties, as well as easy ingredient substitution ideas. It is the go-to guide for food-allergy mamas everywhere.
The Gluten-Free Good Health Cookbook: The Delicious Way to Strengthen Your Immune System and Neutralize Inflammation
by Annalise G. Roberts Claudia PillowFrom Annalise Roberts, author of the celebrated Gluten-Free Baking Classics, and Claudia Pillow, PhD, comes this new full-scale gluten-free cookbook--a breakthrough in healthier eating, featuring 140 great new recipes. The Gluten-Free Good Health Cookbook is a true departure from other diet cookbooks--learn how you can make daily decisions that will strengthen your immune system, prevent disease, and help you lose weight by eating real food.The book includes compelling food choice explanations, guidance, and cooking advice, plus 140 field-tested recipes, including gluten-free roux for Macaroni and Cheese; traditional pan sauce gravies; innovative low-fat sauces and creamy soups; and a comprehensive chapter on the art and science of cooking great-tasting vegetables.Readers will enjoy a wide selection of flavorful and diverse recipes like Buffalo Meatballs, Roasted Poblano Asiago Soup, Kale with Puttanesca Sauce, Chicken Noodle Gratin, Moroccan Lamb Stew, and more.