The American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy (Cooking in America) by Applewood Books $9.95
Includes interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips for housekeepers. From 1832-1845, this popular book went through thirty-two editions.
Essential Pepin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $40.00
For the first time ever, the legendary chef collects and updates the best recipes from his six-decade career. With a searchable DVD demonstrating every technique a cook will ever need.In his more than sixty years as a chef, Jacques Pépin has earned a reputation as a champion of simplicity. His recipes are classics. They find the shortest, surest route to flavor, avoiding complicated...
114 Thai Food Recipes by $2.99
"Thai cooking is a paradox, It uses robustly flavored ingredients - garlic, shrimp paste, chilies, lemongrass - and yet when they are melded during cooking they arrive at a sophisticated and often subtle elegance."- David Thompson (an Australian restaurateur). This book contains a collection of 114 delicious Thai recipes. They use easy-to-find ingredients and quick cooking approaches.
Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes by Salzwasser-Verlag im Europäischen Hochschulverlag $79.00
'My object in writing this little book is to show you how you may prepare and cook your daily food, so as to obtain from it the greatest amount of nourishment at the least possible expense; and thus, by skill and economy, add, at the same time, to your comfort and to your comparative slender means.' First published in 1852, Charles Elme Francatelli's "Plain Cookbook for the Working Classes"...
10 Ways To Make Beautiful Danish Bread That Will Amaze Your Family And Friends by
Danish cooks have a talent for bread making that goes back 100’s of years. Long before the common people used dishes to eat the food from, the Danes were baking flat bread to serve their food on. In those days only the elite used dishes and the common man usually ate his plate. Scandinavian soldiers in Roman times apparently learned baking techniques when working as mercenaries in the Roman...
The Sriracha Cookbook: 50 "Rooster Sauce" Recipes that Pack a Punch by Ten Speed Press $16.99
You’ve drizzled the addictively spicy chili sauce over your breakfast eggs, noodles, and French fries, but now it’s time to take your Sriracha obsession to bold, new heights. Food writer and trained chef Randy Clemens presents 50 palate-expanding recipes that make the most of Sriracha’s savory punch, such as: Spicy Ceviche, Honey-Sriracha Glazed Buffalo Wings, Bacon-Sriracha Cornbread, the...
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Karin Kretschmann $35.00
With more than 100 illustrations by Karin Kretschman.
The Kimchi Chronicles: Korean Cooking for an American Kitchen by Jean Georges Vongerichten $32.50
Long a favorite of in-the-know foodies, Korean cuisine is poised to become the next big food trend,with dishes like bibimbap and kimchi popping up on menus nationwide. In a new PBS series that willbegin airing in May 2011, Marja Vongerichten and three-star Michelin chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will give viewers an insider’s look at Korea as they travel the country and experience its authentic...
Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery by Da Capo Press $16.95
In April 2003 Patt Levine underwent "Lap-Band" gastric surgery, one of the primary bariatric surgeries being widely practiced today. As a lifelong foodie, she was expecting the worst when her surgeon's nutritionist handed her dietary guidelines to follow post-surgery, and she was right. With her decades of cooking skills, she immediately set out to devise low-fat dishes that would be just as...