Friday, January 30, 2009

Guide to Good Food Student Activity Guide or Sushi Made Easy

Guide to Good Food Student Activity Guide

Author: Deborah L Benc

Guide to Good Food helps students learn how to select, store, prepare, and serve foods while preserving their nutrients, flavors, textures, and colors. This Student Activity Guide provides a wide variety of activities that are designed to help students review content and develop critical thinking skills for various learning styles.



Interesting book: Studying Your Workforce or Democracy and Development

Sushi Made Easy

Author: Nobuko Tsuda

Visually appealing, flavorful, and nutritious sushi has long been one of the most popular foods of Japan and is now a favorite of epicures around the world. Here, the ingredients and utensils for making sushi are introduced and the principles of sushi-making explained through thirty-six recipes illustrated with drawings and sixteen pages of color photographs. Included are instructions for dressing and filleting twenty-one kinds of fish, serving suggestions, and recipes for soups to complete an authentic sushi meal.



Thursday, January 29, 2009

Aperitivos or Las Recetas Mas Sanas

Aperitivos (Cocina tendencias Series)

Author: Blum

A new concept in cookbooks, this series is designed for those who want to replicate at home the trendy international cuisine they typically enjoy at restaurants. Simple and nutritious recipes put elegant dishes within the reach of the novice cook. Each book in the series contains 50 recipes.
 

Un concepto nuevo de libros de cocina, diseñada pensando en los que quieren replicar los platos culinarios internacionales que normalmente disfrutan en los restaurantes. Recetas sencillas y saludable para hacer platos elegantes para los principiantes.



Interesting book: Old New Thing or Jitter Noise and Signal Integrity at High Speed

Las Recetas Mas Sanas: Platos Vegetarianos Para Todas Las Temporadas Del ANO

Author: Santi Avalos

Comer sano es vivir mejor. Las recetas vegetarianas recogidas en este libro aъnan la sabidurнa de las dietas que han demostrado cientнficamente ser mбs saludables, la mediterrбnea y la japonesa, con los ъltimos avances de la ciencia nutricional y las enormes posibilidades de la cocina actual. Una obra repleta de sabrosos consejos para disfrutar comiendo y cuidar nuestra salud.



Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Up a Country Lane Cookbook or Pig Tailsn Breadfruit

Up a Country Lane Cookbook

Author: Evelyn M Birkby

What can Evelyn Birkby possibly do to follow up the success of Neighboring on the Air: Cooking with the KMA Radio Homemakers? She can do what she has done in writing Up a Country Lane Cookbook. For forty-three years she has written a column entitled "Up a Country Lane" for the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel. Now she has chosen the best recipes from her column and interspersed them with a wealth of stories of rural life in the 1940s and 1950s, supplemented by a generous offering of vintage photographs. She has created a book that encompasses a lost time. With chapters on "The Garden," "Grocery Stores and Lockers," "Planting," and "Saturday Night in Town," to name a few, Up a Country Lane Cookbook recalls the noble simplicity of a life that has all but vanished. This is not to say that farm life in the forties and fifties was idyllic. As Birkby writes, "Underneath the pastoral exterior were threats of storms, droughts, ruined crops, low prices, sickness, and accidents." Following the Second World War, many soldiers returned to mid-America and a life of farming. From her vantage point as a farm wife living in Mill Creek Valley in southwestern Iowa, Birkby observed the changes that accompanied improved roads, telephone service, and the easy availability of electricity. Her observations have been carefully recorded in her newspaper column, read by thousands of rural Iowans. Up a Country Lane Cookbook is, then, much more than a cookbook. It is an evocation of a time in all its wonder and complexity which should be read by everyone from Evelyn Birkby's nearest neighbor in Mill Creek Valley to the city slicker seeking an education. Cook a meal of Plum-Glazed Baked Chicken, Elegant Peas, Creamed Cabbage, and Seven-Grain Bread, then finish it off with Frosted Ginger Creams with Fluffy Frosting. While the chicken is baking, read Evelyn's stories and think about the world the way it was.

Publishers Weekly

Birkby, a Shenandoah Evening Sentinel columnist and onetime radio show host in Iowa, draws together her favorite recipes and offers us a context for them: the 1940s and '50s. For her the context is best characterized by what she knew home to be: ``a barn, hog shed, corn crib, equipment shed,'' other outbuildings, ``a small, white, single-story house'' much like others once scattered across the Midwest, and her neighbors. In plain prose that tells us just what it needs to, she considers various country ``heritages''--her own and her friends'--and trots out the food that figures in them: ``White Fluffy Frosting,'' fried chicken, homemade noodles, blueberry salad, oatmeal pancakes. The author takes her backward look straightforwardly, and explains what was involved in raising a clover crop, and in baling hay. Also discussed, methodically: the labor of laundry (including a wringer), the advent of storms, the work of auctions, and what happened on Sundays (``the children would tumble in the soft grass''). Though not sentimental, hers is an affectionate record of living simply. It has a commonplace integrity that can seem, in our era, like fantasy. (Nov.)

Library Journal

Birkby, an Iowa homemaker, has written a weekly newspaper column called ``Up a Country Lane'' for more than 40 years; she also had a long-running radio program, that she chronicled in Neighboring on the Air: Cooking with the KMA Radio Homemakers (Univ. of Iowa Pr., 1991). Now she has collected the best recipes from her column, grouped into chapters in which she describes her family's life on an Iowa farm in the years following World War II. There are lots of good simple recipes from the heartland here, but Birkby's mesmerizing text is the real center of the book; she comes across as savvier but no less engaging than the ``Pioneer Lady,'' Jane Watson Hopping ( The Many Blessings Cookbook , LJ 9/15/93). Writing in understated terms about the realities of rural life in the 1940s and 1950s, she gives a wryly humorous description of sharing a 14-family party line, a memorable cataloging of laundry day, vivid depictions of harvesting and haying, and a wrenching account of a child's death. Highly recommended.



New interesting book: American Government or Debate on the Constitution

Pig Tails'n Breadfruit: A Culinary Memoir

Author: Austin Clark

Part memoir--part cookbook, part family history--by "one of the more talented novelists at work in theEnglish language today" (Norman Mailer). Reminiscent of Like Water for Chocolate, Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit blends lyrical, evocative writing with engaging descriptions of how to cook the dishes of Austin Clarke's native Barbados. Winner of the 1999 Martin Luther King, Jr., Achievement Award and author of eight highly praised novels and five short-story collections, Clarke is considered one of the preeminent Caribbean writers of our time. Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit describes the way he learned traditional Bajan recipes--food that has its origins in the days of slavery, hardship, and economic grief--by listening to his mother, aunts, and cousins talk about food while they cooked it. From Oxtails with Mushrooms, Smoked Ham Hocks with Lima Beans, and Breadfruit Cou-Cou with Braising Beef, to Clarke's renowned Chicken Austintacious, each dish evokes the vibrant, sun-drenched island of his childhood and is accompanied by stories about the rituals of food and family. The result is not only succulent food, but a unique portrait of growing up in Barbados in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Publishers Weekly

In this delightful culinary memoir of Barbados, Clarke deftly captures the way his mother and other women talked about food and treated cooking: vegetarians are dismissed as "those who prefer bush and grass, as if they is sheeps and cows"; the cook is instructed to listen to music while making ham hocks and pig tails, and exhorted, "Show me your motions, girl!" As Clarke notes in his introduction, the whole concept of measurements and written recipes is foreign to the women of Barbados (who do almost all the cooking) since they learn their way around the kitchen from their mothers. Native Bajan Clarke entertains with discussions of Souse (made of pig parts including the snout and ears) and Breadfruit Cou-Cou (which Clarke's mother claims was fed to slaves because they could never hide afterward--the gas they passed gave them away). It's the cultural insight that's the real treat here, though: in a chapter on Bakes (basically, fried dough), Clarke relates the significance of flour in Barbados and the implications of the insult, "Boy, you are wearing a flour bag!" He also has a few stories of his own to tell; a chapter on the sardine omelet he once cooked for Norman Mailer and another on cooking in front of his aging mother (who corrects his technique, even as she readily admits that she has never cooked the African Chicken he is making) are charming. Clarke's voice deserves to be savored. (Apr.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|



Table of Contents:
Introduction1
Bakes42
Privilege54
Dryfood67
Smoked Ham Hocks with Lima Beans, Pig Tails and Rice78
King-Fish and White Rice92
Meal-Corn Cou-Cou100
Breadfruit Cou-Cou with Braising Beef113
Killing a Pig to Make Pork Chops with Onions and Sweet Peppers126
Souse (but no black pudding)147
Split-Pea Soup164
Pepperpot173
Pelau191
Oxtails with Mushrooms and Rice196
Chicken Austintatious210
Omelette (made with sardines)227
Drinking Food238
Frozen in Time 245

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Cooking in Shaker Spirit or NAI Handbook For Safe Food Service Management

Cooking in Shaker Spirit

Author: James Haller

Inspired by his living and cooking at the Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire, James Hailer has created over 200 new recipes in the Shaker tradition of simple elegance. Haller was the resident chef for 10 years on Boston's "Good Day" show.

Library Journal

Haller is the author of the popular Blue Strawbery Cookbook ( LJ 2/1/77) and Another Blue Strawbery ( LJ 12/15/83). While chef for the restaurant at New Hampshire's Canterbury Shaker Village, he developed these recipes, inspired by Shaker cooking but in his own unmistakable style. Shaker cooking was simple, but it was also inventive and quite sophisticated. Haller's recipes, equally inventive, sometimes verging on the esoteric, are interspersed with intriguing but brief background on the Shakers and their cuisine. For area and larger collections.



Book about: In the Minds Eye or Introducing Microsoft Expression Studio

NAI Handbook For Safe Food Service Management

Author: NAI

Designed to prepare readers/students for the nationally recognized Certified Professional Food Manager (CPFM) certification examination for food service personnel. This handbook presents the basic "must know" information needed to serve safe food. Using clear definitions, explanations, illustrations, flow charts, and diagrams, it covers the fundamentals of food sanitation involved in storing, preparing, and serving food, and reflects the latest in the FDA Food Code.

Booknews

Deals with basic information required to perform as a food manager, and introduces the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system in a step-by-step manner. Coverage includes foodborne illness, preparing and serving food, equipment and utensils, pest control, safety and accident prevention, and federal, state, and local rules and regulations, with chapter summaries and review questions, definitions, flow charts, b&w illustrations, and diagrams. Appendices provide agency addresses, a glossary, a sample test, review answers, and sample forms. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.



Table of Contents:

Introduction.


1. Managerial Responsibilities.


2. Foodborne Illness.


3. HACCP: A Food Protection System.


4. Purchasing, Receiving, and Storing Food.


5. Preparing and Serving Food.


6. Equipment and Utensils.


7. Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Pest Control.


8. Facilities.


9. Safety and Accident Prevention.


10. Training.


11. Federal, State, and Local Rules and Regulations.


Appendix A. Agency Addresses.


Appendix B. Commonly Used Terms.


Appendix C. Sample Test.


Appendix D. Sources.


Appendix E. Chapter Review Answers.


Appendix F. Sample Forms.


Index.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Fabulous Cake Decorating or Enciclopedia Del Vino

Fabulous Cake Decorating: Step by Step Instruction for Beautiful Results

Author: Eaglemoss Publications Ltd

From a three-tiered wedding cake to special cakes for birthdays, showers and holidays, this guide provides bakers, crafters and do-it-yourselfers with dazzling ideas and techniques for decorating cakes of all kinds. More than 25 inspirational cakes showcase a range of styles and imaginative effects- all of which can be accomplished using ready-made marzipan, easy-to-make icing and basic decorating tools.



Book review: Grants for Nonprofit Organizations or The Regulation of Medical Products

Enciclopedia Del Vino

Author: Oz Clark

Here is a wine reference that contains 37 special sections on the largest vineyards in the world with articles about the 15 most important wine-producing countries, their classification systems, varieties of grapes, and techniques. Una referencia de vino que contiene 37 apartados especiales de las mayores regiones vinícolas del mundo, además de artículos sobre los 15 países productores más importantes, con sus sistemas de clasificación, sus variedades locales de uvas, y sus principales técnicas de elaboración.

Author Biography: Oz Clarke is the liveliest and most popular of today's wine experts. He has received the prestigious Glenfiddich Wine Writer of the Year Award on two occasions. He is the author of The Essential Wine Book, The Wine Book, Oz Clarke's Wine Guide, and many more.



Sunday, January 25, 2009

Hard up and Hungry or Insatiable

Hard up and Hungry: Hassle Free Recipes for Students, by Students

Author: Betsy Bell

A quirky original student cookbook, written by a mother of university-age children, is packed with tempting recipes and tips for civilized student survival. It is the ultimate cookbook for students and anyone who wants to cook fantastic food on a budget.



Look this: Hitler or In the Name of Honor

Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess

Author: Gael Green

With her passion for fine food and, above all, her appetite for love and life, Gael Greene traces her rise from a Velveeta cocoon in the Midwest to powerful critic of New York magazine. Love and food, foreplay and fork play, haute cuisine and social history--all become inextricably linked as the author lifts the lid on her most provocative subject yet--herself. Along the way there are tales of her saucy erotic adventures and intimate portraits of the culinary icons of our time--Julia Child, André Soltner, James Beard, among others--and revealing dissections of New York's legendary "in" spots, including Elaine's, Le Bernardin, Le Cirque, Odeon, and Balthazar.

The New York Times - Liesl Schillinger

Greene's book is a gustatory napkin-ripper that charts the rise of epicurean tastes, trendy restaurants and celebrity chefs, using the frequent crescendos of her own pulse as counterpoint. When she describes the circus at Le Cirque in 1977, she also confides her affair with the chef, Jean-Louis. When she raves about the French chef Jean Troisgros, who gave tutorials to well-heeled foodies at a Napa retreat, she also applauds his performance in the bedroom. And her elegy for Gilbert LeCoze of Le Bernardin includes a recollection of his skill at unsnapping her bra.

Publishers Weekly

As the title of her longtime New York magazine column (which ran from 1968 to 2000) suggests, Greene was indeed an "Insatiable Critic" and not just where food was concerned. Her fun memoir spices up the standard chronicle of food supped and wine sipped with breathless descriptions of sexual trysts, travel tales and signature fashions. Greene's sensual appetite was voracious and her affairs as abundant and indulgent as her meals; her more famous lovers included Elvis Presley, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. With chapter titles like "Splendor in the Foie Gras" and "Bonfire of the Foodies," the book brims with vivid and gluttonously gossipy prose, though it's occasionally repetitive, especially regarding the recent growth of "foodie" culture. At heart a singular story of Greene's gustatory and personal development, the book is also a history of culinary culture since the 1960s. She mentions world events that were occurring as she pursued her sybaritic lifestyle; describes her idols, contemporaries and famous chefs; and depicts spectacular meals throughout France, New York and beyond. This delicious read tells the story of America's haute cuisine awakening as written by the woman who had a seat at the table. (May) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

New York magazine contributing editor and former restaurant critic Greene (Blue Skies, No Candy) serves up a feast in this memoir chronicling her involvement in the history of both the culinary and the sexual revolutions in the United States. A self-proclaimed sensualist, she artfully blends food and sex, liberally spicing talk of restaurants that changed the way Americans ate, chefs who elevated cooking to an art form or launched culinary movements, and food celebrities such as Julia Child and Craig Claiborne with tales of her bedroom encounters. Chapters with titles like "A Peanut Butter Kid in a Velveeta Wasteland" and "Splendor in the Fois Gras" whet the appetite and contain recipes (e.g., Almost Like Mom's Macaroni and Cheese, Infidelity Soup) that capture a memory or reflect a particular decade. Greene's focus is mainly New York restaurants, and that, together with her prose, might be an acquired taste, but the book is still an engaging account of the food world. Recommended for public and academic libraries.-Christine Holmes, San Jose State Univ. Lib., CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

An outrageously fun memoir from novelist and longtime New York magazine dining critic Greene that reads more like Who-I-Slept-With rather than What-I-Ate. Greene, an upper-middle-class girl from Detroit, apparently tall and buxom, talked her way into bedding Elvis by age 21, in 1956, and from then on, nothing would stop her in love and career. "I was born hungry," she declares, referring to her appetite for both sex and food. In amusing, provocative vignettes, many sealed with a cozy favorite recipe ("Danish Meat Loaf"), she scampers through her 30-year career as dining critic for New York magazine. She discusses her travels to France and sexual emancipation during the swinging '60s; her long marriage to New York Times cultural critic and fellow foodie Don Forst; and numerous spectacular adulteries during her heyday in the '70s. Her novels are inspired by her sexcapades, specifically Doctor Love, which tracks her romance with porn star Jamie Gillis. Early freelance journalism for Cosmopolitan and others allowed Greene to interview stars like Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, and she chronicles in purring detail her affairs with both ("Would I have done it just for the story?" she asks. "I wouldn't have not done it for anything"). Friendships with Craig Claiborne and Belgian publicist Yanou Collart opened doors for her and transformed her from a parvenu abroad into a veritable VIP; through James Beard, she first met Alice Waters, though Greene admits she admired the West Coasters from afar and remained a "hopelessly elitist voice speaking for a manic majority." Lively and large-spirited, her account sizzles. Name-dropping with relish.



Friday, January 23, 2009

La Cuisine Creole or Dr Atkins New Diet Cookbook

La Cuisine Creole

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Published circa 1885, this pioneering work compiles the recipes of New Orleans in one volume. Celebrating the range of ethnic influences on Creole cuisine, the book contains recipes for many of the classic New Orleans dishes, including "Gombo file, Bouille-abaisee, Courtbouillon, [and] Jambolaya," as well as those for desserts and mixed drinks. Originally published anonymously but widely accepted to have been written by Lafcadio Hearn, one of New Orleans greatest literary talents, it shows a more literary flair than most modern cookbooks. Because of that, La Cuisine Creole gives a feeling of the flavor, both culinary and cultural, of late-nineteenth century New Orleans.



New interesting textbook: Das Kommunistische Manifest

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Cookbook

Author: Robert C Atkins

This book contains 250 of the most asked for recipes at the Atkins Center.

Publishers Weekly

In 1972, Atkins became a household name with his bestselling book, The Diet Revolution . In it, he claimed that to induce rapid weight loss one need only follow a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet--carbs were the culprit in keeping people overweight. Twenty years later, he published Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution , continuing to maintain that weight gain had little to do with fat intake--a controversial conviction. His latest work is a cookbook designed as a companion to the 1992 volume, and promising to provide the most ``mouth-watering meals for the most effective diet ever devised.'' In case readers are unfamiliar with his weight-loss program, Atkins describes its four stages and offers a selection of sample menus. Recipes range from the simple (hard-boiled eggs) to appetizers, salads, meats and poultry. No-holds-barred desserts call for heavy cream, eggs, sour cream and butter; despite Atkins's claims, his is not always light cooking. In the end, it's the desserts that illustrate the absurdities of the Atkins program: a recipe for cheesecake is chock full of cream cheese, eggs and creme fraiche, yet the final ingredient is 12 packets of a sugar substitute. ``Good cuisine has always rooted itself firmly in luxurious fat,'' writes Atkins in his introduction. Really? (June)

Library Journal

This complement to Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (LJ 7/92) presents menus along with 200 recipes. Devised by Atkins Center director Fran Gare, the recipes follow the same high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet (including the complex carbohydrates) that Atkins proposes in his previous book. Atkins maintains that his diet controls diabetes, but the Atkins diet is contrary to information given by the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetic Association. In the ``University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter'' (December 1992), Dr. Sheldon Margen cautions people against following this diet, arguing that it could harm some people, especially diabetics. All cheeses are allowed freely (though they are high in fat, sodium, and cholesterol), as are all meats. Several recipes for salad dressings contain raw eggs, which could lead to salmonella food poisoning. Since the recipes in this book could be dangerous if followed, it is not recommended.-Loraine F. Sweetland, Rebok Memorial Lib., Silver Spring, Md.



Thursday, January 22, 2009

House of Plenty or Healthy Jewish Cookbook

House of Plenty: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Luby's Cafeterias

Author: Carol Dawson

"Intrigue, mystery, and strategy—all in a historical profile of Luby's Cafeterias. This is a book about an institution we all knew as home—never thinking that the foundation was a business plan destined to work for fifty years. What went wrong? Read on! A 'must' for business schools everywhere, and a fun read for everyone."

—Jon Brumley, Forbes Entrepreneur of the Year, Cofounder and Chairman of the Board of Encore Acquisitions Company

"House of Plenty is a great tale.... It will be of great interest not only to the public, but also to students of American culture. I literally do not know of a book that deals in any major way with the history or culture of the cafeteria... a subject of great social and cultural importance."

—Robert Abzug, Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor in History, University of Texas at Austin

"Who knew that the key to American success and salvation could be found on the cafeteria line? Only Carol Dawson. In crystalline prose, she tells a morality tale that is both as compulsively readable as a mystery novel and as illuminating about the American psyche as anything published in recent years. The death Dawson ultimately investigates is business ethics with a body of evidence that is utterly fascinating and utterly convincing."

—Sarah Bird, author of The Flamenco Academy, The Yokota Officers Club, Virgin of the Rodeo, The Mommy Club, The Boyfriend School, and Alamo House

Scarredby the deaths of his mother and sisters and the failure of his father's business, a young man dreamed of making enough money to retire early and retreat into the secure world that his childhood tragedies had torn from him. But Harry Luby refused to be a robber baron. Turning totally against the tide of avaricious capitalism, he determined to make a fortune by doing good. Starting with that unlikely, even naive, ambition in 1911, Harry Luby founded a cafeteria empire that by the 1980s had revenues second only to McDonald's. So successfully did Luby and his heirs satisfy the tastes of America that Luby's became the country's largest cafeteria chain, creating more millionaires per capita among its employees than any other corporation of its size. Even more surprising, the company stayed true to Harry Luby's vision for eight decades, making money by treating its customers and employees exceptionally well.

Written with the sweep and drama of a novel, House of Plenty tells the engrossing story of Luby's founding and phenomenal growth, its long run as America's favorite family restaurant during the post-World War II decades, its financial failure during the greed-driven 1990s when non-family leadership jettisoned the company's proven business model, and its recent struggle back to solvency. Carol Dawson and Carol Johnston draw on insider stories and company records to recapture the forces that propelled the company to its greatest heights, including its unprecedented practices of allowing store managers to keep 40 percent of net profits and issuing stock to all employees, which allowed thousands of Luby's workers to achieve the American dream of honestly earned prosperity. The authors also plumb the depths of the Luby's drama, including a hushed-up theft that split the family for decades; the 1991 mass shooting at the Killeen Luby's, which splattered the company's good name across headlines nationwide; and the rapacious over-expansion that more than doubled the company's size in nine years (1987-1996), pushed it into bankruptcy, and drove president and CEO John Edward Curtis Jr. to violent suicide.

Disproving F. Scott Fitzgerald's adage that "there are no second acts in American lives," House of Plenty tells the epic story of an iconic American institution that has risen, fallen, and found redemption—with no curtain call in sight.



Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Blood Sacrifice in Texas
  • Chapter 2. Planting Seeds
  • Chapter 3. Growing Season
  • Chapter 4. First Harvest: Portrait of a Budding Magnate
  • Chapter 5. Recruiting New Hands for the Second Crop: The Band Begins to Gather
  • Chapter 6. The $60,000 Incubator
  • Chapter 7. Salad Days
  • Chapter 8. The Worm in the Apple
  • Chapter 9. Cutting the Jell-O
  • Chapter 10. Haddock Almondine and Chicken-Fried Steak
  • Chapter 11. The Worm Gnaws Deeper
  • Chapter 12. Scalloped Squash and Spinach Pudding
  • Chapter 13. Yeast Rolls, Biscuits, and Two Kinds of Cornbread
  • Chapter 14. Cherry Cobbler and Coconut Cream Pie
  • Chapter 15. Deviled Eggs and Stuffed Jalapeños
  • Chapter 16. Hot Coffee, Iced Tea, Pink Lemonade, or Just Plain Water
  • Chapter 17. Condiments on the Side
  • Chapter 18. Dirty Dishes
  • Chapter 19. Over, Fork Over
  • Chapter 20. Leftovers
  • Afterword by Carol Johnston
  • Acknowledgments
  • Sources
  • Index

Interesting textbook: Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine or Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness

Healthy Jewish Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes from around the World

Author: Michael Van Straten

Traditionally associated with the heavy, fat-laden foods of Europe — deep-fried latkes, chicken fat, and achingly sweet desserts — Jewish food is, in fact, far more varied. Jews who migrated to other parts of the world developed cuisines unique to their new countries, yet still flavored with the tastes of the Middle East and the strict requirements of Jewish dietary laws. This beautifully illustrated book takes readers on a fascinating journey around the world, showing how Jewish cookery adapted and why it offers so many health benefits. There is the light, flavorful Mediterranean diet of Greek Jews and the Moorish-influenced food of the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, both of which are rich in natural antioxidants, as well as the grain-based dishes of North Africa and the fragrant salads of the Middle East. With recipes like Egg and Onion with Cilantro, Nutty Spinach with Raisins, Schmaltz Herrings, Roast Duck with Cherries, and Ginger Hazelnut Cookies, this cookbook is a treasure trove of delicious, nutritious recipes for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike.

Library Journal

Van Straten, a British author of more than 25 books, has been described as a practicing osteopath, naturopath, acupuncturist, and nutritional consultant. He uses his family heritage to present recipes full of healthy ingredients and lacking saturated fat. The introductory material describes his family, their traditional meals, and the festivals of Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, and so on. The rest of the book is devoted to 100 recipes arranged by course-appetizers, soups, vegetables and salads, main courses, desserts, and cookies and cakes. Most of the pages are devoted to a single recipe with background information and a health note. There are numerous artful color photographs, many as a full-page spread. The recipes are simple but assume some prior cooking knowledge-"poach in simmering water." All the popular dishes are here (minus the fat), including Lekach (honey cake), Veal Schnitzel, Lamb and Lentils, Red Cabbage with Apples and Caraway, Chicken with Matzo Dumplings, and Borscht. The New York Times Jewish Cookbook (2003) remains the standard in the field, but this new publication is recommended for collections that need healthy ethnic cookbooks.-Christine Bulson, SUNY at Oneonta Lib. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.



Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Favorite New Orleans Recipes or Southwest Flavor

Favorite New Orleans Recipes

Author: Suzanne Ormond

New Orleanians have elevated the pleasures of cooking and consuming to a highly skilled, sophisticated art form. In this volume, published simultaneously in English, French, and Spanish editions, the authors have assembled what they consider the 119 recipes most representative of New Orleans home cuisine.



See also: Good Wine or Amazing 7 Minute Meals

Southwest Flavor: Adela Amador's Tales from the Kitchen

Author: Adela Amador

This charming spiral-bound cookbook takes its name from Adela Amador's much-loved food column in New Mexico Magazine, "Southwest Flavor." Organized seasonally, it pairs recipes and "slice of life" stories like "It's raining snakes and toads," with a recipe for margarita pie and Adela's anecdote about a summer cloudburst and hundreds of tiny frogs. Then there was the time Adela and her mother were roasting chile and the stove blew up! Adela describes how the reader can roast chile (with no risk to life or limb), and includes both savory and sweet chile recipes. Her childhood recollections take us back to her days growing up in northern New Mexico, with memories of the magical Christmas lights of Madrid, New Mexico (and the tamales that accompanied that holiday), and of being serenaded as a young girl on New Year's Eve, with a recipe for the posole that her family prepared.

Dozens of traditional recipes enhance Adela's "tales," edited by New Mexico Magazine editors Emily Drabanski and Walter K. Lopez. The volume includes a glossary of Spanish food names and terms, and an index.



Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Flavors of India or Ready to Use Food and Drink Spot Illustrations

Flavors of India: Authentic Indian Recipes

Author: Meena Pathak

The creative force behind Patak's, the world's most popular brand of Indian food, presents a stunningly illustrated collection of more than 100 authentic, simple-to-prepare recipes. With appealing enthusiasm and profound knowledge, Meena Pathak proves that Indian cooking needn't be time-consuming or require long lists of unusual ingredients. And her amazing dishes reveal that Indian cuisine has more to offer than the standard fare served up in so many restaurants. The recipes come from all over the subcontinent, and include Goan-style Fried Fish, Black Pepper Chicken, and Layered Lamb Biryani. Throughout, Meena recalls growing up in India and gives personal notes on the recipes.



Table of Contents:
Introduction6
India's culinary traditions8
My favorite ingredients12
My useful cooking tips18
My kitchen equipment24
The recipes
Appetizers, snacks, and soups26
Fish and shellfish46
Chicken, eggs, and meat56
Vegetable dishes78
Rice, bread, and accompaniments94
Desserts and drinks112
Menu suggestions122
Index124
Acknowledgments126
The Patak's story128

Read also Dok Suni or Best of the Best from Missouri

Ready-to-Use Food and Drink Spot Illustrations

Author: Susan Gaber

390 stylish and graceful spots of food — breads, fruits, fish, meats, much more — ready to use without statting.



Sunday, January 18, 2009

Diabetic Goodie Book or Winetasters Secrets

Diabetic Goodie Book

Author: Kathy Kochan

Gone are the days of making two separate after-dinner desserts, one for those with diabetes and one for those without. The 190 recipes in this title will meet everyone's sweet tooth as they are high in flavor and low in fat, sugar, and calories. Recipes include cakes, cookies, bars, coffee cakes, scones, muffins, puddings, pies, and cheesecakes. No artificial sweeteners are used. 256 pp.



Books about: All about Soups and Stews or Field Guide to Buying Organic

Winetaster's Secrets: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Joy of Winetasting

Author: Andrew Sharp

The secret to this guide's success is that it encourages readers to trust their own palates, rather than simply accept the judgement of "experts."

Wine expert Andrew Sharp conveys vital technical information about the creation of wine and the physiology of taste and smell clearly, with delightful touches of humour.

Winetaster's Secrets covers topics that many other winetasting guides fail to address, such as the effects of aging on the palate, how scoring systems work, and the special techniques for tasting and evaluating unusual varieties of wine such as icewine and "burnt" wine (brandy).

Andrew Sharp was the founder/president of InterVin International, a major annual international wine competition. He was a dedicated wine educator who lectured extensively across North America.



Saturday, January 17, 2009

Pasta Noodles Dumplings or Asian Cooking Made Easy

Pasta, Noodles & Dumplings

Author: Williams Sonoma

Savory Spaghetti Carbonara tossed with bits of pancetta, Spinach Lasagna layered with a long-simmered ragù, Gnocchi Gratin crowned with cheese and bread crumbs, sweet-and-spicy Thai noodles -- these are among the classic pasta, noodle, and dumpling recipes you will soon master with this book.

Williams-Sonoma Mastering Pasta, Noodles & Dumplings is a complete cooking course in a single volume. The opening describes the different types of fresh and dried pastas, dumplings, and Asian noodles available and the ingredients used to make them. You will also learn how to cook, season, and serve pasta, from reading your mise en place to adding restaurant-style finishing touches.

Basic recipes and key techniques then illustrate dozens indispensable culinary building blocks, such as how to judge when a pasta dough is mixed just right or how to dice an onion with ease. Troubleshooting tips show you what can go wrong and how to fix it without having to start all over again. Next the master recipes lead you step-by-step, with friendly text and instructive photographs, through every stage of preparation. These recipes include helpful advice other cookbooks assume you already know, and explain how to taste and season a dish as you go -- one of the most valuable kitchen secrets you can learn. The shorter recipes and variations in each chapter encourage you to continue practicing your newfound skills, building your repertory and your confidence at the same time. Finally, a guide to equipment and a glossary of ingredients round out your comprehensive pasta-making course.

In these pages, you will discover more than fifty classic recipes that tell you, in bothpictures and words, how every dish you make should look and taste from beginning to end. Whether you are an aspiring novice or an accomplished home cook, Mastering Pasta, Noodles, and Dumplings is an invaluable source for the tricks, tips, and insider knowledge that, until now, you could learn only in cooking class.



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Asian Cooking Made Easy

Author: Periplus Editions

Asian Cooking Made Easy features over 40 delicious recipes from the kitchens of China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. Treat yourself to the authentic tastes and sensations of Asian food, from delightful starters such as Crabmeat Omelet to tasty seafood and noodle recipes including Fish Steaks in Fragrant Coconut Gravy and Singapore Hokkien Mee.



Classical Cookbook or Magic Of Provence

Classical Cookbook

Author: Andrew Dalby

The daily life of classical Greece and Rome, although separated from us by 2000 years, can be recreated in almost photographic detail. The Classical Cookbook is the first book of its kind, exploring the daily culture of the Mediterranean through the center of its social life--food and drink. Combining narrative texts and recipes, authors Dalby and Grainger draw on a mass of fascinating resources to describe household life for different social groups and occasions. Each chapter provides a historical outline, with translations of the original recipes followed by versions for the modern cook. The book is illustrated throughout with delightful scenes of food, hunters, and revelers from wall paintings, mosaics, and Greek vases. And the array of delicacies, from Sweet Wine Scones to Chicken Stuffed with Olives to Honey Nut Cake, is sure to tempt any connoisseur.



Table of Contents:
The homecoming of Odysseus
the banquet of Philoxenus
markets of the Mediterranean
a wedding feast in Macedon
Cato's farm
the wealth of empire
on Hadrian's Wall
supper at the baths.

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Magic Of Provence: Pleasures of Southern France

Author: Yvone Lenard

Yvone Lenard's look at her beloved Provence is light-hearted, fun, loving, and sensuous - celebrating its relaxed lifestyle and the abundant pleasures of its kitchens and vineyards.

Her purchase of an ancient ruin of a house in a hilltop village twenty-five years ago opened up an enchanted world, which she describes with verve, wit, and sympathy - and, as a native speaker of French, with unusual depth of understanding. Provence casts its spell on the very first morning in her charmingly restored residence when a prince bearing a jug of village-produced vin rose shows up in her kitchen. The visit provides an entree into the household of the local chateau where both she and her husband encounter flirtatious advances along with dinner. The duchess who heads the family eventually becomes a close confidante when they share a memorable evening during a bitter cold snap, drinking tea laced with rum and making soup over the embers in Lenard's fireplace.

Lenard and her husband have adventures at being chicken rustlers, dispatching graveyard ghosts, and traveling to Saint Tropez where, "breasts are everywhere." Terry, a friend from Connecticut, locates another village ruin with the help of a spirit at a seance in Lenard's basement, restores it to perfection, and establishes a profitable bed-and-breakfast and guided tour business for antique hunters. Lillian, an unhappy Los Angeles widow to whom Lenard lends her house for a desultory visit, finds a vibrant new life in the village. Others drawn to the region, whose stories are told are Vincent Van Gogh, Brigitte Bardot, and Princess Caroline of Monaco.

The "magic" extends to recipes for food and drinks, along with hints for entertaining in the Provençal style, temptingly placed at the ends of chapters. Like Alice you might eat a little of this and drink a little of that and be transported to the wonderland that is the South of France.

Publishers Weekly

On an impulse, during the final hours of a year-long stay in France, the author and her husband, who live in Los Angeles, bought a run-down house in a village in the Luberon mountains of Provence, gave vague instructions to a contractor for its restoration and left for home. When they returned the following summer, they found that, miraculously, the house had been renovated exactly as they wished. And so begins this enchanting collection of essays in which Lenard, the author of several textbooks on French language and culture, tells of a vacation home in a fairy-tale town where a duchess in straitened circumstances lives in an ancient castle, the townspeople are friendly and other Americans rush to find similar ruins to renovate. The village begins to work its magic when the husband of the duchess's niece, a deposed prince from a neighboring European country, acts as their welcoming committee. Soon, neighbors share drinks and conversation at the village caf , aged pensioners help Lenard water flowers in the square and her husband, Wayne, is invited on a ghost-hunting expedition to the local cemetery. Not everything runs smoothly: a gardener hired to care for their plants takes their money and never shows up; a cleaning lady turns nasty. For the most part, however, life in the village is delightful, and Lenard describes it with wit and affection. Adding to the book's appeal, tempting Provençal recipes end each chapter. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Lenard recounts daily adventures with neighbors and local royalty, tells of the adventures of others who have been drawn to the region (including Vincent van Gogh and Brigitte Bardot), and offers recipes for food and drinks along with hints for entertaining. The author was formerly head of the foreign language department at California State University at Dominguex Hills. The book is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

What People Are Saying

Dominique Lapierre
From Dominique Lapierre; Author of Is Paris Burning?

The Magic of Provence is a wonderful book. A delightful mixture of living, eating, drinking and socializing in one of the world's most unique regions. Lively, witty and often touching reading. Bravo Yvone Lenard! A Provençal says 'Merci!' to you.


Raoul Aglion
From Raoul Aglion

This delightful and beautifully written book could be entitled "Joie de Vivre in Provence." With great talent Yvone Lenard writes of the magic to be found in that sunny part of France. Each of the twenty stories is followed by an exquisite menu of regional foods and wines that will enchant and inspire you to share in the spirit and joy of Provence.


Lucien Clergue
Lucien Clergue, Author of My Friend Picasso

The Provence of Yvone Lenard has a distinction, an elegance, a sense of humor and a fragrance! Her book brought tears to my eyes and made me proud of the country where I was born, more beautiful even, as seen through the eyes of this born writer


Peter Baldwin
Peter Baldwin, Emmy award-winning television writer and director

Reading each fascinating tale, I kept thinking,"Why can't these charming, warm adventures ever happen to me?" - and then, just before the end, voila! she pops out a couple of recipes letting me join her in the magic. Thanks, Yvone, for each delicious mouthful. You're the best!


Roger Cossack
From Roger Cossack; Host of CNN's "Burden of Proof"

If you want to taste the wine, smell the lavender and walk the country roads of Provence in the moonlight, this is the book for you.




Friday, January 16, 2009

Orvis Cookbook or Tempted

Orvis Cookbook: Fifty Complete Menus for Fish and Game

Author: Romi Perkins

Orvis represents the best in outdoor life - and what is the essence of living well in the outdoors if not eating well the good things of the earth? In The Orvis Cookbook, Romi Perkins offers her years of expertise with complete fish and game menus to bring out the unique flavors of such pleasures as pheasant, venison, and wild salmon, and advises on the wines that complement them.Extraordinary dishes grace this wonderful cookbook, including Roasted Canada Goose with Butternut Squash and Chestnut Puree, Smoked Venison Haunch, Roast quail on Grit Croustadines, Quail Hash on Buttered Wild Rice, Red Snapper with Sour Cream, Grilled Sharptail Grouse, and "The Best Salmon Recipe of Them All." Romi Perkins also provides recipes for side dishes and desserts that perfectly balance each entrée, including Basil Fritatta, Spinach Roulade with Mushroom Sauce, Melon in Lemon-Ginger Marinade, and Calvados Apple Tart.The Orvis Cookbook blends flavors as eternal as the hunt itself with the exciting cross-cultural influences of the new millennium. And the invaluable appendix by the author's husband, Leigh Perkins, shows how to clean, pluck, hang, cook, and freeze game. The Orvis Cookbook is for all fishing and hunting enthusiasts - and all lovers of fine food and choice wine. (8 3/4 X 111/4, 300 pages, illustrations)

Field & Stream

You would do well to purchase at least one copy immediately.



New interesting textbook: Eatiquettes the Main Course on Dining Etiquette or Salsas

Tempted: 150 Very Wicked Desserts

Author: Glynn

Oh come, all ye sinners! Toss out your scales and burn your diet journal! It's time to throw all caution to the wind: tempted has arrived — and it's irresistible.

• Not for the faint-hearted, this delightful new cookbook is bursting at its seams with unbelievably sinful, mouth-watering sweet treats.

• With an emphasis on decadent tastes and simple preparation, tempted is for the modern cook who wants to make pull-out-all-the-stops desserts.

• This is the ultimate assortment of indulgent sweet dishes, featuring 200 triple-tested recipes for desserts, cakes, and other creamy, dreamy delights from around the world.

• Unique chunky format lends itself to lots of attractive spreads showcasing the prepared dishes in hip, retro scenarios.

• Titillating tartlets! Melt-in-your-mouth morning tea cakes! Rich, robust chocolate mousse! Resistance is futile — give in to temptation!



Arabian Flavours or Traditional Indian Cookery

Arabian Flavours: Recipes and Tales of Arab Life

Author: Salah Jamal

Linking a culture's food to its history and politics, this collection of recipes offers rare insight into real Middle Eastern cuisine and family life. This distinctly different guide to Arab cooking provides authentic recipes for salads, meats, and desserts accompanied by thoughtful tales of Arab culture, etiquette, and history. As the author recollects his childhood in Nablus, adventures in Maghreb, tales of Bedouin women, and various religious customs, he reveals the ancient traditions tied to the food at a Middle Eastern dinner table. The simple and inexpensive recipes include falafel, hummus, couscous, rice, oven-cooked meats, and traditional salads, soups, and sweets. An appetizing mix of food and history, this cookbook explores the knowledge, technical skills, religious teachings, climate, and lifestyle necessary to fully savor the tastes of a true Middle Eastern meal.



New interesting book: Origens Sociais de Ditadura e Democracia:Senhor e Camponês na Criação do Mundo Moderno

Traditional Indian Cookery

Author: Jack Santa Maria

Here is a superb collection of recipes from across the Indian subcontinent. Each step in preparing Indian food is explained, in a simple manner that will produce delicious results. Recipes from many regions of India are presented. The author also provides a brief history of Indian culture, which explains the eating habits in different historical periods and how these are reflected in modern Indian cuisine. Recipes for Indian spices are provided, as well as for many varieties of Indian pilaus and rice dishes. There are sections on beef, pork, lamb, poultry, and fish, with mouth-watering curries and such delicacies as Tanduri Chicken and Beef Vindalu. Vegetables, breads, desserts, chutneys—numerous recipes for all of these are included. Charming line drawings that illustrate the traditional preparation and presentation of Indian food open each chapter of the book.



Thursday, January 15, 2009

Whats for Breakfast or Month of Sundaes

What's for Breakfast?: Light and Easy Morning Meals for Busy People

Author: Donna S Roy

Targeted at a nation on the go, this book contains more than 100 time-sensitive recipes (Super Quick, Do-Ahead, and Worth-the-Effort). The title received the MBA Best Cookbook of the Year Award in 1995. Sample recipes include Ham & Cheese Calzones with Apples, Sunrise Carbonara, Sour Cream Pancakes, Orange Cappuccino, and "Beat the Blues" Coffeecake. Recipes work well as light evening meals. Diabetic exchanges and charts are included. 288 pp.



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Month of Sundaes

Author: Michael Turback

A nostalgic look at a great American dessert that features ice cream emporiums across the country, 150 sundae recipes, and remembrances of one-time soda jerks such as Harry Truman, Lucille Ball, and Malcolm X.

MSNBC - Tuchman

Sweet and breezy newcomer in the summer roadfood category. Ice cream lovers will lick through this well designed and well researched book.

Publishers Weekly - Dick Dononhue

Answers a question....Who created the sundae? Replete with 150 recipes.....also recomments the best sundae sources.

Editor's Pick Amazon.com

Charming and informative.

Florence Fabricant -

Weaves together sundae history, regional styles, folk lore and trivial.

Good Housekeeping

Check out this charming, beautifully-illustrated book. It may be called A Month of Sundaes but it has enough fabulous recipes and amusing lore to keep you smiling all year round.

Booksense

It'll be a great summer with the help of A Month of Sundaes.

The Food Paper

The pursuit of the sundae is clearly the pursuit of happiness, and Turback makes our read a joyful and vivid one.



Winemakers Essential Phrasebook or A Survival Guide for Restaurant Professionals

Winemaker's Essential Phrasebook

Author: James March

This groundbreaking international phrasebook is a thorough, extensive compilation of the most commonly used and practical winemaking terms and phrases in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. It's divided into five sections: glossary of words, introductory terms, viticulture, vinification, and tasting. Over 2,000 phrases in English cover every process involved in making every type of wine, and icons allow quick reference to the chosen language or section.



Interesting textbook: Quick Family Meals In No Time or Anne Lindsays Light Kitchen

A Survival Guide for Restaurant Professionals

Author: Alan Gelb

In the fast-paced culinary arts professions where anything that can go wrong will go wrong and where the customer rules, students and professionals alike need quick access to helpful information. Four Star Tips: A Survival Guide for Restaurant Professionals is a lively, easy-to-read book that is full of anecdotes and useful information for the busy student or professional. With tips from restaurant professionals on everything from organization to stress management to owning your own restaurant, this is one book busy students and professionals won?t want to be without.



Hemingway Cookbook or Virtues of Soy

Hemingway Cookbook

Author: Craig Boreth

Ernest Hemingway’s insatiable appetite for life was evident in his writing and equaled by little else than his voracious appetite for good food and drink. The Hemingway Cookbook collects, for the first time, more than 125 recipes from Hemingway’s life and art featuring such unique dishes as Dorado Fillet in Damn Good Sauce, Woodcock Flambé in Armagnac, Campfire Apple Pie, and Fillet of Lion washed down with Campari and Gordon’s Gin or a cool Cuba Libre. These pages are enriched by family photos, dining passages from stories such as A Moveable Feast, The Old Man and the Sea, and A Farewell to Arms, his short stories, personal correspondence, and even a contribution from his last wife Mary. Collecting recipes from former Hemingway haunts, period cookbooks, and other sources, this book is an authentic re-creation of the meals that enriched Hemingway’s literature

School Library Journal

YA-Hemingway's stories are rich in the description of foods and wines. In what can only be described as a labor of love, Boreth has written a book that brings to life the memorable meals that Hemingway so vividly delineated or was famous for. The cookbook is divided by the major periods of Hemingway's life, and readers will be able to sample the foods he ate in Italy during World War I, in Paris and Spain in the 1920s, in the Caribbean in the 1930s and 1940s, and, of course, on safari in East Africa in the 1950s. The examples range from the mundane (pancakes and coffee) and the exotic (Empanadilla de Pescado) to the absurd (Fillet of Lion and Eland Piccata). Boreth concludes with a discussion of Hemingway's favorite wines and recipes for re-creating his favorite mixed drinks. Snippets from many of Hemingway's stories place the recipes in their proper context. The instructions are easy to follow and are not beyond the capability of average cooks. A moveable feast.-Robert Burnham, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA



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Virtues of Soy: A Practical Health Guide and Cookbook

Author: Monique N Gilbert

Soy, often declared the miracle food of the new millennium, is the most popular and complete vegetable protein

source in the world. Nutritionally packed and extremely versatile, soy and soy-based products provide a vast array of health

benefits. Yet many people are still unsure how to use these foods in their everyday cooking. Virtues of Soy addresses this

dilemma. Discover exactly why soy products such as tofu, tempeh, textured soy protein, soymilk, miso and soy flour are good

for your health. Learn more than 169 delicious ways to incorporate these soy foods into your diet. Find out about soy's

culinary history, evolution and nutritional breakdown.

Based on solid scientific and medical research, Virtues of Soy explains how soy foods can lower cholesterol, fight heart

disease, prevent strokes, reduce hypertension, inhibit certain cancers, ward off osteoporosis, moderate menopausal symptoms,

ease PMS, regulate diabetes and control kidney disease. This guide thoroughly examines these medical conditions and

extensively details soy's influence upon them. Presented in an easy to understand question and answer format, Virtues of Soy

takes the mystery out of soy foods. It describes what the various soy products used in the recipes are, where to buy them,

how much is needed to produce positive results, and which ones are best at improving these various medical conditions.

This scrumptious collection of 169 truly tasty soy enriched recipes has simple to follow directions, and all are meat and

dairy free. These original and creative recipes range from quick and easy comfort foods to elegant entertaining cuisine, and

are perfect for anyone who wants to preserve or enhance their health. Whether young or old, male or female, vegetarian or

non-vegetarian, this book will teach you how to implement a well-balanced, heart-healthy, anti-cancer, hormone-regulating and

bone-strengthening diet. Not only is Virtues of Soy a practical health guide and magnificent cookbook, it is truly the only

comprehensive soy reference manual you will ever need!



Table of Contents:
Introduction1
Chapter 1Soy Culinary History & Diets2
Chapter 2Nutritional & Beneficial Compounds8
Chapter 3Heart Disease, Stroke & Cholesterol18
Chapter 4Cancer22
Chapter 5Osteoporosis29
Chapter 6Menopause & Other Female Concerns32
Chapter 7Diabetes & Kidney Disease37
Chapter 8Overview of Soy Foods40
Chapter 9Breakfast Items45
Chapter 10Breads, Pizza, Burgers & Patties55
Chapter 11Dips, Spreads, Dressings & Vinaigrettes84
Chapter 12Salads, Sandwiches & Wraps94
Chapter 13Chili & Soups107
Chapter 14Stir-Fry, Saute, Pasta & Baked Entrees121
Chapter 15Side Dishes, Gravies & Sauces154
Chapter 16Desserts, Snacks & Drinks165
Glossary176
References182
Index189
Weights & Measurements Chart194

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Little Book of Soup or Good Day for a Picnic

Little Book of Soup

Author: Thomasina Miers

A mini-gift edition of Soup Kitchen.



Table of Contents:
Foreword
Introduction   Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Stocks     12
Vegetables     16
Meat     40
Pulses & Pasta     54
Acknowledgements     71
Index     72

New interesting book: The Better Birth Book or Hungry for More

Good Day for a Picnic: Simple Food That Travels Well

Author: Jeremy Jackson

Bored with traditional picnic fare? Coleslaw'Potato salad? Soggy sandwiches? In Good Day for a Picnic, Jeremy Jackson offers up a collection of new recipe ideas for the park and the patio, the backyard and the beach, and beyond.

This is not a book of "classics" -- after all, who needs another fried-chicken recipe? It's a fresh, flavorful (and funny) look at picnics. The 120 recipes include everything from drinks and starters to sandwiches, entrées, and desserts. There's Ginger Iced Tea and Fig Pâté, Lamb Pita Meze and Noodles with Walnut and Blue Cheese Pesto, Sour Cherry Mini-Crumbles and Strawberry Cupcakes. The dishes are simple, wholesome, and quick to prepare, with lots of make-aheads and tips on food transport.

In Good Day for a Picnic, Jeremy Jackson gives dining alfresco the attention it deserves. So whether you've found a sunny spot of grass or a cozy patch of carpet, it's time to spread out the food and dig in!

Publishers Weekly

In this collection of pleasant enough recipes, Jackson (The Cornbread Book) takes one of our most enduring leisure activities and complicates it absurdly. His aggressively quirky introduction starts with the observation that any food eaten outside will taste better than when eaten indoors. Fair enough, but doesn't that make a book of specially devised picnic foods counterintuitive? Jackson goes on to recommend concoctions like Sekanjabin, a Mideastern sweet and sour drink made with vinegar and mint, and Crepes Stuffed with Chard, Feta, Pine Nuts, and Golden Raisins. Neither would fare well when stashed in a knapsack slung over the shoulder as one heads into the great outdoors. Many of these dishes are meant to be served warm, like Cornsomm , a soup made of a single shallot, three ears of corn and a few thyme sprigs, to be transported in a thermos. Make Your Own Spring Rolls (with Two Sauces) aka "Choose Your Own Adventure Spring Rolls" aren't only a mouthful to pronounce, but require assembling small, separate bowls of 10 different ingredients. Even the appealingly seasonal Chunky Summer Salad with Peaches, Tomatoes, and Farmer Cheese is better if tossed together on-site, Jackson admits. The recipes are all competent, and some sound delicious, but they're never going to replace potato salad and fried chicken. Photos. (May 3) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.



The Kentucky Mint Julep or The Sideways Guide to Wine and Life

The Kentucky Mint Julep

Author: J NICKELL

"The mint julep is Kentucky's signature cocktail. Made with the world's finest bourbon (aged in charred oak barrels that contract and expand with the state's extreme seasonal temperatures) and blended with the pure, iron-free limestone water of the Bluegrass, it is a taste that no other place can duplicate or claim. As the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep has become synonymous with civilized society and old-time southern hospitality." Colonel Joe Nickell has spent years researching the julep - probing its history, gathering julep lore, and experimenting with variations on the "perfect" julep recipe. In The Kentucky Mint Julep, he brings together these bits of wisdom about the drink, from the meaning of the word "julep" to a description of Kentucky's famed Bourbon Trail. Along the way, Nickell reveals little-known anecdotes, including how arguments over the proper julep recipe may have caused the Civil War.



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The Sideways Guide to Wine and Life

Author: Alexander Payn

A lighthearted companion to the best-reviewed film of the year—a pocket-sized illustrated guide to the locations and wines featured in Sideways including maps, winery listings, tips for drinking wine, and Oscar®-winning dialogue.

Yesterday, you didn't know Pinot Noir from film noir.

Now, after seeing the marvelous movie Sideways, you are living the life uncorked, and this is the perfect little book to celebrate your own sideways journey. Inside you will find:

  • Wine recommendations, tips for tasting wine, and a list of bottles featured in the film
  • Places and wineries to visit in the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County that were featured in the movie
  • Excerpts from the Oscar®-winning screenplay
  • Web sites and information for planning your own trip
This hilarious and useful guide is fully illustrated in color with movie stills, location stills, and delightful drawings by artist Robert Neubecker, who created the film's poster.

Originally created as a specialty item for wineries and tourist sites, The Sideways Guide to Wine and Life has been featured widely in articles (USA Today, The New York Times, and Wine Spectator) about the Sideways phenomenon and the surge in Pinot Noir's popularity across the country. Now available in an expanded trade edition for the first time, this is a terrific gift and countertop book year round.



Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Perfect Parties or Lose Weight the Smart Low Carb Way

Perfect Parties

Author: Alison Pric

Everyone dreams of throwing a fabulous party, one that lingers in the memory long after the last guest has gone. In Perfect Parties, Alison Price dishes the secrets of the most A-list affairs, offering the last word in effortless chic and memorable entertaining. The key is preparation. So, clearly and simply, Alison makes easy every step of organizing a successful party: from invitations, menu-planning, and table settings to recipes and preparations for cocktail parties, buffets, dinner parties, and outdoor feasts. Abounding in stunning color photos and imaginative and achievable ideas, Perfect Parties will give you the confidence to relax and have fun--even as the host. Alison Price has been a professional party planner for more than 15 years; among her clients are Dame Judi Dench, the Getty family, and members of European royalty.

Alison Price’s book offers a comprehensive guide to planning your event. Her celebrity client list is recommendation enough.

What People Are Saying

Sir Elton John
Whether it’s a simple dinner for eight or a huge extravaganza for 400, [Alison Price's] parties are always perfect.




Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION

PRE-PARTY

Prepare to Party

Fantasy Themes

Home or Away?

Invitations

Menu Planning

Hardware

Helping Hands

Room Transformations

Flower Festival

Candlelight

Table Settings

Formal Dining

New Ways with Napkins

It's Showtime

Party Etiquette

FOOD & DRINK

The Party Spirit

Coolest Cocktails

Fresh Fruit Drinks

Practical Cooking

For a Cocktail Party

For a Buffet Party

For a Dinner Party

For a Supper Party

For Eating Outdoors

Cheeseboard

Basic Recipes

Essential Equipment

ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

INDEX

Look this: Police Procedure and Investigation or Thunder Run

Lose Weight the Smart Low-Carb Way: 200 High-Flavor Recipes and a 7-Step Plan to Stay Slim Forever

Author: Bettina Newman

Indulge in your fantasy foods…and drop 10, 20, 50 pounds! Introducing the first low-carb cookbook to successfully combine a long-term weight-loss plan and cookbook into one, providing lasting weight loss, sound nutrition, and eating satisfaction.

This gorgeous, four-color cookbook includes sample menus and low-carb shopping, cooking, and eating tips. It also includes inspiring before-and-after stories, tips and recipes from people who have already lost weight the Smart Low-Carb way!

Eat rich, be thin and peel off pounds forever - feasting on the foods you love!

Publishers Weekly

Newman and Joachim explain the science behind a low-carb success and why low-carb does not mean no-carb, but rather the right sort of carbohydrates those with a low glycemic index. Unlike many other low-carb diets, this one promotes not high-fat and refined sugars but unsaturated fat instead of saturated fat, moderate amounts of lean protein, adequate fiber and the key elements of calorie control. The authors provide a low-carb pyramid of suggested eating proportions and begin with a seven-step weight loss program that promotes eating whole grains, controlling portion size and getting exercise. Each recipe (supported by a seven-day eating plan) includes a chart indicating the number of calories, diet values and diet exchanges. These are easy, basic dishes from the Hearty Country Vegetable Soup to the Lamb Chops with Olives. While many recipes are nicely spiced (such as the Turkey Drumstick Curry and Curried Chicken with Coconut), some, such as the Baked Cod with Lemon and Olive Oil, can be bland. These simple recipes are interspersed with time-saving and flavor tip sidebars and include more than 90 full-color photographs. (Apr.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.



Culinary New Mexico or Elsies Biscuits

Culinary New Mexico: The Ultimate Food Lover's Guide

Author: Moor

and wow is it incredible. Book includes a nice set of local recipes, places to go, and my favorite a listing of specialty food stores to find my favorite ingrediants. I strongly recommend this title for those that like southwestern food, or are planning a trip to New Mexico and want to get a taste for the real flavor of the state.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Albuquerque: The Duke City
Santa Fe: The City Different
Taos:Mountains and More
Northwest New Mexico: Indian Country
Aztec
Farmington
Gallup
Grants
Northeast New Mexico:Where the Mountains Meet the Plains
Las Vegas
Southwest New Mexico: Rio Abajo
Las Cruces and Mesilla
Silver City
Socorro
Southeast New Mexico: Outlaws and Extraterrestrials
Ruidoso
Capitan
Roswell
Carrizozo
Appendix AIndian Pueblo Feast Days
Appendix BRegional Contacts
Appendix CIngredient Sources
Appendix DCookbooks
Index

Read an Excerpt

Albuquerque: The Duke City
With a population of nearly 500,000, Albuquerque is New Mexico's largest city.Named in 1706 for the Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy to the king of Spain, it is beautifully situated between the Sandia Mountains to the east and a volcanic escarpment etched with ancient petroglyphs to the west. On either side of the Rio Grande, the cottonwood bosque, a green ribbon of life, provides cooling shade and an oasis in the midst of the city. Albuquerque's setting and quality of life are superb, but its image problem has traditionally suffered in comparison to its nearby neighbor Santa Fe.
Perhaps the best way to illustrate the difference between the cities is to draw an analogy between two women "of a certain age." Both wear their years well, but that's where the similarity ends. Santa Fe is the wealthy dowager, a classic beauty who retains her peerless presence with elegant attire and immaculate grooming. Albuquerque is your best friend's mama, straightforward, gracious, and unpretentious. She may have a few wrinkles and a nolongershapely figure, but she will always greet you with a warm abrazo.
Albuquerque is a town of neighborhoods. Old Town with its shaded plaza, bandstand, and shops celebrates where the city began. Downtown is the heart of the business district. South Valley is a blend of small industry and agricultural enterprise. North Valley encompasses some of the areas priciest real estate. The North Valley's Los Ranchos is a city within the city, a rural enclave of estates and horse farms. West Mesa, which includes Taylor Ranch, is the area boomtown, filled with shops, restaurants, and the largest mall in New Mexico.
Likewise, Albuquerque's culinary reputation has suffered in comparison to Santa Fe, and until recently there was some truth to that notion. However, in the past decade more chefs have discovered the boost to their business that Albuquerque's steady, yearround, loyal local clientele provides. Access to locally grown fresh produce is about even for both cities, but since Albuquerque has the state's only major airport, the city has a transport edge on produce, fish, and meat from other areas.

Bakeries, Panaderнas, and Tortillerнas
French Riviera Bakery, Inc.
Daniel Reymonenq is a secondgeneration baker who learned his skills from his father in Toulon, France. He came to the States in 1971 and was drafted into the Marine Corps, where he worked in many of the world's trouble spots. After discharge, he settled in Taos where he was employed at the Austing Haus and the Saint Bernard restaurants. He moved to Albuquerque and opened his French Riviera Bakery on 4th Street in 1992. Currently, he bakes around 500 loaves a day that he retails from his shop and sells to local restaurants. His selection of Old World breads includes many types and configurations: alpine, alpinette, baguette, boule, couronne, йpices, fougasse, Parisian, peasant loaf, rye, and six grain.
You'll find pastry shelves containing croissants, brioche, pain de campagne, napoleons, linzertorte, strudel, йclairs, profiteroles, Danish pastry, and tarts. For the holidays he'll do a bыche de Noлl and for weddings, a croquembouche. All baked goods are preservative free, made from scratch using only pure butter as shortening.
French Riviera Bakery, Inc., 4208 4th Street NW, Albuquerque, 87107; (505) 3430112.

Le Paris French Bakery & Deli
Parisians Philippe and Aude Laau arrived fresh from Europe in 1999 and opened their bake shop, first on San Pedro and finally on Eubank, where they have a larger floor plan. A combination of cafй and bakery, the store is a little bit of France in Albuquerque. It's a welcoming atmosphere with its cream colored walls, a wheat sheaf wall frieze, French and U.S. flags, and a collection of miniature Eiffel towers. A case filled with bread, cookies, pastries, and cakes lines one wall, and the dining area extends into another room with its bistro tables and whiteandblue color scheme.
They bake Parisian, Parmesan, alpinette, miche, herb and garlic, and baguette loaves. On weekends, they will add epis, sun bread, and marguerites (flowershaped loaves). Pastries include palmiers, scones, turnovers, croissants, brioche, sacristans, strudel, profiteroles, chou a la crиme, tarts, cheesecake, cookies, and meringues. No preservatives are used.
The cafй serves a bistro menu with quiche, salads, soups, and nine varieties of sandwiches. Try their Asiago Bisque paired with the Royal Sandwich of turkey, ham, and cheese, or the Rustic with housemade pвtй and tomato. All sandwiches are served with the tiny pickles called cornichons, which you don't find in many U.S. delis. In addition, they serve breakfast, which features omelets, crкpes, and egg dishes. Closed Sunday.
Le Paris French Bakery & Deli, 1439 Eubank Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, 87112; (505) 2994141.

Swiss Alps Bakery
The dream of owning his own bakery stayed with Raimond Pepe from his boyhood in a small village near Zurich, Switzerland, through his baking apprenticeship. His working experience ranged from Swiss hightech operations to places without electricity in Thailand. For 16 years, he traveled and gained experience, always searching for a place he could call his own. One day he saw an advertisement for a bakery for sale in Albuquerque, and in April 1999 he made the decision to move his family west and set up shop.
The Swiss Alps Bakery is the fruit of his labors, and a better Old World bakery couldn't be found anywhere. Raimond specializes in dark breads such as rye, pumpernickel, and farmer's loaves. (Author's favorite: his ciabatoni.) In addition, he bakes traditional Italian and French breads; sourdough; and specialty breads such as sunflower, walnut, Calabrese, and challah. His pastries make you drool just looking at them. He does napoleons, rum balls, йclairs, beehives, tнramisu, fruit tarts, profiteroles, brownies, strudelthe list is almost endless. His Danish pastries are diet breakers, especially the Swiss nut rolls, almond horns, and Swiss delights. Of course, he does cakesBlack Forest, hazelnut, mocha, and chocolate.
In addition to staffing his shop, you'll also find him or his wife, Soraida, summer Saturday mornings at the Los Rancho de Albuquerque farmers' market.
Swiss Alps Bakery, 6607 Menaul Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, 87110; (505) 8813063.

Golden Crown Panaderнa
Tucked away in a neighborhood of modest homes in the old Sawmill District, the Golden Crown Panaderнa is housed in an aged adobe flamboyantly decorated with a riot of Mexican vines and flowers. Owner Pratt Morales is the oneman dynamo in charge. A former Air Force accountant, Morales knew counting numbers wasn't in his future. He says, "The accounting profession didn't allow for creativity. I wasn't in love with it."
Baking fascinated him, and wherever he was stationed, he visited bake and bread shops for whatever knowledge he could garner. When a bakery in Albuquerque went out of business after a half a century, Morales bought the operation and jumped in cold, learning as he went. He has been at his current location on Mountain Road for the past 12 years, and he is living his dream, baking bread that is "nutritious, delicious, and beautiful."
His breads fill all those requirements. Using a recipe for hardcrust Italian loaves, he makes baguettes, epis, rustic shapes, and bolillos, the Mexican roll that he does in both large and small dinnerroll sizes. He loves to "give life to his bread" by creating bread sculptures for special events. He has crafted Thanksgiving roasted turkeys, castles for visiting dignitaries, and once a whole state fair booth made entirely of bread.
His piиce de rйsistance is his greenchile bread, which is decorated with a coyote howling at the moon. "I wanted to create a bread that captured the aroma of green chiles roasting," he explains. "I use fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro, green chile, Parmesan cheese, and spices. The secret is my method of incorporating these ingredients without making the dough soggy."
In addition to bread, Morales bakes Hispanic specialties such as crisp flautas stuffed with fruits and Bavarian cream; tasty empanadas in assorted flavors; powder sugarcoated Mexican wedding cookies; bizcochitos in anise, chocolate, and cappuccino; and other delights. His bizcochitos are famous for their elimination of what most consider a key ingredient: lard. Wanting a healthier alternative, he experimented with many possibilities before settling on a soy replacement. "Most customers swear they can't tell the difference," he says. Open only Tuesday through Saturday.
Golden Crown Panaderнa, 1103 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, 87102; (505) 2432424; www.goldencrown.biz.

Pastelandia
If you are searching for a panaderнa like you found in Mexico, Pastelandia is the place to go. Remember how in Mexico City, Oaxaca, or Guadalajara you'd search out a bakery by the yeasty smells emanating from the ovens? You'd wander in and there would be rack after rack of sweet rolls in all configurations with myriad decorations from icing to colored sugars. The person behind the counter did not wait on you but pointed to a stack of small trays and tongs used to make the selections, which you took to the cashier. Pastelandia is just like those Mexican shops.
Little English is spoken, but the drill is obvious. The bakery is immaculately clean and the help accommodating even if you can't speak Spanish. By exact count one day, we numbered 30 different types of sweet rolls, or pan dulce, plus several trays of bizcochitos.
Pastelandia, 139 Coors Boulevard SW, Albuquerque, 87121; (505) 8363933.

Tortillerнas
Tortillas are now almost mainstream, and you no longer have to search high and low for this basic product of the Hispanic kitchen. Years ago in the East I had to use regular cornmeal, a rolling pin, and a fry pan to make tortillas for enchiladas. They were really quite terrible. Although considerably more available now, the grocery store variety cannot hold a candle to the freshly made product. Albuquerque has a number of tortillerнas, large and small, from the Albuquerque Tortilla Company, which makes nearly 1.5 million corn and flour tortillas a day, to the little neighborhood store handing them right off the comal. To sift the wheat from the chaff, we visited them and did a taste test on both the corn and flour varieties.

Dos Hermanos
Dos Hermanos's plattersized flour tortillas are close on the heels of the Frontier's. With four locations throughout the metro area, you don't have far to drive for your tortilla fix. More expensive than most (but larger than most), Dos Hermanos's tortillas are handrolled and made from a special family recipe.
The restaurants themselves are basic, with takeout and ordering counters and nofrills seating. Owner Robert Martinez created Dos Hermanos in 1992, and many of his recipes come from his mother, Jessie, who has a restaurant in Espaсola. Their most popular item is the burrito, using those delicious flour tortillas, and many Duke City residents favor their tamales, which sell out during the holiday season.
Dos Hermanos, 6211 4th NW, Albuquerque, 87107; (505) 3454588; 7600 Jefferson NE, 87109; (505) 8281166; 2435 Wyoming NE, 87112; (505) 2948945; 5010 Cutler NE, 87110; (505) 8812202; www.redorgreen.com.

The Frontier Restaurant
First place for flour tortillas goes to the Frontier Restaurant. Located on Central Avenue across the street from the University of New Mexico bookstore, the Frontier has been an Albuquerque tradition since 1971. It covers a city block and is open 24 hours a day. You'll find it packed with college students eating, chatting, and pouring over books. The unusual order counter features a series of stations with flashing green lights signaling the next available clerk. Lines wind out the door at busy times, but the action is swift.
Some of their specialties include freshsqueezed orange juice, platesized sweet rolls swimming in butter, and bellybusting breakfast burritos filled with scrambled eggs, melted cheese, hash browns, and green chile. However, it's their wonderful, light flour tortillas that bring us back time after time. A semiautomatic tortilla machine runs constantly, shaping and baking the dough into light, fluffy rounds that sell by the dozen. Their flavor, freshness, and consistency cannot be beaten.
The Frontier Restaurant, 2400 Central SE, Albuquerque, 87106; (505) 2660550; www.frontierrestaurant.com.

Tortillerнa Cuauhtemoc
Coming in a respectable third in the flour tortilla taste test but first in the corn tortilla test, tiny Tortillerнa Cuauhtemoc sells only tortillas. Located east of the river in the South Valley, it is housed in a simple storefront. No English is spoken. You walk in, and if you're fluent in Spanish, you order. If you're linguistically challenged, you pick out your order and watch the cash register for the total. Flour tortillas are sold by the dozen. Corn tortillas come only in packages of 36. Piping hot, fragrant, and wrapped in unglazed paper, they are the essence of corn.
Tortillerнa Cuauhtemoc, 844 Bridge Street SW, (near National Spanish Cultural Center), Albuquerque, 87105; (505) 2549940.

Breweries and Brewpubs

Assets Grille and Brewing Company
Albuquerque and vicinity have a fine roster of breweries and brewpubs. Assets Grille and Brewing Company is one of the earliest leaders in bringing craftbrewed beer to the state in 1993. Brewmaster Daniel Jaramillo produces nine standard beers that rotate by season. A recent roster includes Albuquerque Pale Ale, Duke City Amber, Kaktus Kolsch, Pablos Porter, Rio Grand Copper Ale, Roadrunner Ale, and Sandia Stout. Do you want to take some home? They sell half and fullgallon growlers, 5 and 15gallon kegs for offpremises consumption.
The restaurant always features five or six of their own beers, a handsome copper and wood bar, and seating at a dozen or so tables and booths. An outdoor patio opens up in warm weather.
Assets Grille and Brewing Company, 6910 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, 87109; (505) 8896400.

Chama River Brewing Co.
Chama River Brewing Co. has locations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Ted Rice handles the responsibilities of head brewer in the Duke City, while Cullen Dwyer fills that job in Santa Fe. They produce High Altitude Pale Ale, which they describe as "altitude with an attitudeaggressively brewed with Centennial hops for bold beer lovers and hopheads."
Their Honeymoon Wheat Ale is dry, crisp, and delicately spiced with coriander and orange peel. Plaza Porter has chocolate and smoke tones with a balance of hops and malt for a subtle aroma and quick finish. End of the Trail Brown Ale is a dark beer with a light taste, and their Atomic Blonde Ale is a mediumbodied barley beer infused with American hops for balanced bitterness. In the Albuquerque location, brewmaster Rice holds Friday night brew tours.
Lunch specials meld southwestern enchiladas, tacos, carne adovada, and huevos rancheros with allAmerican entrйes such as fishandchips and homestyle meatloaf. The dinner menu expands the Southwest selections and adds specials including cedar plank salmon, Tbone and strip steaks, and a ribs and chicken basket.
Chama River Brewing Co., 4939 Pan American, Albuquerque, 87109; (505) 3421800; Cafй & Brewery, 4056 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, 87507; (505) 4381800; Downtown Cafй, 133 Water Street, Santa Fe, 87501; (505) 9841800; www.riochamabrewery.com.

Kelly's Brewery
The hangout in Nob Hill you see jumping with thirtysomethings is Kelly's Brew Pub. If the building resembles an old auto dealership, that's because it was. Constructed as a Ford automotive center on historic Route 66, Kelly's served the needs of another generation's motorists with its big bays and Texaco service. The great old building fulfilled many purposes until 1997 when Janice and Dennis Bonfantine took it over and transformed it into a brewery and restaurant. The original Texaco sign is still out front with "Kelly's" emblazoned in the star in place of the original "T."
As one of the largest breweries in the state, they have 20 styles of beer constantly available: Blonde Ale, Golden Ale, Red Ale, Apricot Ale, ESB (extra strong/special bitter), Hefeweizen, Dunkleweizen, Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Dubbel, British Pale Ale, Indian Pale Ale, Amber Ale, Altbier, Scottish Ale, Brown Ale, Black Ale, Bitter, Robust Porter, Oatmeal Stout, and Imperial Stout. In addition, they do seasonal specials such as Oktoberfest. In 2002, they produced 1,010 barrels, or 2,020 kegs (a barrel equals 31 gallons). On a busy Friday night, they have been known to finish off 25 kegs.
Another Kelly's special feature is their Brew Your Own Beer facility, the only one in the state. Customers may choose a beer recipe and, using the inhouse ingredients, brew their own beer. The first operation takes about two hours, and the product is allowed to ferment for two weeks. The customer returns and performs the bottling operation, which results in a full keg of beer.
The restaurant's menu specializes in pub fare: appetizers such as jalapeсo poppers and chicken wings, soups and salads, and sandwiches ranging from Kelly's Club to an ostrich burger. Dinners run from steak to bratwurst with sauerkraut.
Kelly's Brewery, 3222 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, 87106; (505) 2622739.

Milagro Brewery and Milagro Grill
Milagro Brewery and Milagro Grill are just north of Albuquerque in Bernalillo. The brewery is located below the restaurant, and seats in the lounge overlook the brew house and the huge copper vats. Brewmaster Robert Lee, who trained at the American Brewers' Guild in Woodland, California, makes 20 different styles of beer, three of which are always on tap: Milagro Gold, a pale ale; Milagro Silver, a Kolsch; and Milagro Bronze, a porter. Seasonal additions might include Hefeweizen, English Brown Ale, Milagro Copper (a bitter), Extra Stout, Weizenbock, 80 Schilling Scottish Ale, English Indian Pale Ale, MSB (Milagro special bitter), Fallfest, Sandia Blonde Ale, Platinum Blonde Ale, Diablo de Oro (Belgian strong), and Barleywine. All his malt is English floormalted, which gives it a better taste and superior quality.
The Milagro Grill occupies the major portion of the upstairs building, with dining rooms and a patio that have a combined occupancy of 400. The dining rooms, lounge area, and patio all have a panoramic views of the Sandia Mountains. The lunch menu includes fishand chips, greenchile enchiladas, fish tacos, a variety of wraps, and bratwurst made with their own Milagro Bronze. For dinner entrйes, you'd find Angus New York strip steak, Chicken Marsala, Roast Loin of Pork, and a daily fish special.
Milagro Brewery and Milagro Grill, 1016 Paseo del Rio West (U.S. 550), Bernalillo, 87004; (505) 8677200; www.milagrobrewing.com.

Il Vicino
Il Vicino is a restaurant group that includes two restaurant locations in Albuquerque and one each in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Clayton, Missouri; Wichita, Kansas; and Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado. They brew their own specialty beers. The brewery for all New Mexico locations is on Vassar Street in Albuquerque, where a taproom is available for sampling and purchase of pints, halfgallon growlers, and kegs in 5 and 15 1/2gallon sizes.
Albuquerque brewmaster Brady McKeown makes a variety of styles, although in the taproom they feature six: the Wet Mountain India Pale Ale, Slow Down Brown Ale, Irish Red Ale, Pigtail Blonde Ale, and two special selections, usually a porter and a stout. The taproom is open noon to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday through Friday and 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. Saturday.
Il Vicino Restaurants, 3403 Central NE, Albuquerque, 87106; (505) 2667855; 11225 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque, 87111; (505) 2710882; Brewing Company Tap Room, 4000 Vassar Street NE, Albuquerque, 87107; (505) 8304629; www.ilvicino.com.

Butcher Shops and Carnicerнas
If you've never been inside one of Albuquerque's Mexican butcher shops, you will find the meat selections a mystery. First, there is bewildering number of cuts, most of which have unfamiliar Spanish names. Second, the cuts resembling steak or chuck are thinner and have bones in odd places. Third, you'll notice more "innards," such as tongue, tripe, and liver. However, if you are looking for authentic ingredients for a special Mexican or New Mexican meal, the carnicerнa is the place to go.

Carniceria Familia Mexicana
One of the best is Ron Baca's Carniceria Familia Mexicana at the SoLo Shopping Center on Bridge Street. Ron has been in business six years, and he typifies his customer base as 70 percent native Mexican, 20 percent Hispanic, and the remaining 10 percent Anglo. His 48foot refrigerated meat case is immaculate and beautifully arranged in sections for beef, pork, sausage, chicken and poultry, fish and shrimp, and Mexican as well as Mennonite cheese. He sells 20,000 pounds of meat a week, so his offerings are always fresh. His best seller is chuleta de siete, an inexpensive cut used for carne adovada and carne asada.
The store isn't large, but it's packed with all varieties of Mexicanstyle canned goods, produce, tortillas, hot sauces, and chiles, some of which aren't easily available elsewhere. Special masa flour for tamales is in stock as well as the more common tortilla masa. They even stock Bimbo Bread, Mexico's answer to our Wonder Bread, as well as Mexican cookware including metates and comals. Huge, colorful piсatas hang from the ceiling. It helps if you speak Spanish, but Ron or one of his butchers usually can help in English. Open daily.
Carniceria Familia Mexicana, 1720 Bridge Boulevard SW, Albuquerque, 87105; (505) 2443107.

El Mesquite Mercado Y Carniceria
Sergio Burmudez and his family emigrated from Sonora, Mexico, in 1999 and immediately stunned the community by opening four stores, one right after the other. Scattered through the city and in nearby Los Lunas, these Hispanic supermarkets are stocked with groceries and produce at the front and massive meat counters stretching the width of the back. Thankfully for gringos, the meat selections are bilingually labeled so even if the butcher does speak English you can tell the spareribs from the beef shanks. Their encyclopedic selection covers all things Latino, and they bake their own tortillas. There are snack bars serving all the usual noshes.
El Mesquite Mercado Y Carniceria, 3645 Isleta Boulevard SW, Albuquerque, 87105; (505) 8770980; 201 San Pedro SE, Suite B1, Albuquerque, 87108; (505) 2551163; 4401 4th Street, Albuquerque, 87107; (505) 3443235; 1910 Main Street "A", Los Lunas, 87031; (505) 5650990.

Theobroma Chocolatier
Theobroma Chocolatier in the Glenwood Village Shopping Center is a chocoholic's heaven. Charles and Heidi Weck's little store is packed floor to ceiling with gift baskets and bags, chocolate sculptures, molded items, and special seasonal fruit dipped in chocolate. Selftaught chocolatiers, the Wecks use only the best, Peters Ultra Swiss Chocolate, and all pieces are handdipped, not enrobed.
The exceptionally attractive packaging is done in house, and Charles says "Our items are dual gifts. You enjoy the chocolate and use the containers after the fact. I believe chocolate is the highest impact gift you can give. Most people will not buy the luxury chocolate for themselves, so when it's received, it's so much more special."
The Wecks have more than 300 molds for various occasions and seasons. Of course, everyone knows the chocolate bunnies, but have you ever seen a chocolate "sweet tooth," a pair of cowboy boots, a guitar, a tennis racquet, or a "chocoholic diet pill"?
Charles reports that his alltime best seller is the Chocolat y Maiz, which, unbelievably, is dark or milk chocolatecoated cornflakes. Other favorites are the dark chocolate buttercream truffles dusted with French Brut Cocoa Powder and the Cortez Crunch, which has a layer of dark chocolate, a layer of chocolate caramel, and a layer of milk chocolate. It is topped with crushed chocolate cookie topping. Additionally, they sell Taos Cow, a regional premium ice cream, in seven flavors, including their store special that mixes the Cow's regular dark chocolate with a bit of Amaretto. Closed Sunday. Theobroma Chocolatier, 12611 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque, 87111; (505) 2936545.

Cooking Schools
Le Cafй Miche
Tuesday evenings Chef Claus Hjortkjaer puts on his toque blanche and teaches a twohour demonstration class at the Wine Bar of Le Cafй Miche. For a threecourse dinner with wine pairing, he might tackle steamed mussels, lamb shanks, and a dessert of crиme caramel. At class end, students enjoy the fruits of his labor.
Le Cafй Miche, 1431 Wyoming NE, Albuquerque, 87112; (505) 2996088; www.lecafemiche.com.

Jane Butel Southwestern Cooking School
The Jane Butel Cooking School of Albuquerque specializes in weekend and weeklong handson instruction with Jane or her staff of internationally trained guest chefs and teachers. Housed in a spacious 2,000squarefoot facility in the historic La Posada de Albuquerque hotel downtown, the school has a mirrored demonstration area plus six complete workstations with sink, stove, and utensils. Classes are broken up into groups of three or four, with each group working at one of the stations under supervision of the teacher.
The traditional weekend class begins Friday with a welcome reception and a discussion of the history and traditions of the ingredients to be used. After Saturday or Sunday's continental breakfast with Jane and her staff, the rest of the morning is spent preparing selected popular dishes for your luncheon. An expanded weeklong version is available Sunday through Friday, and the school offers some evening programs on culinary techniques, barbecue, and southwestern smoking and grilling.
Jane Butel Southwestern Cooking School, 125 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque, 87102; (505) 2432622 or (800) 4728229; www.janebutel.com.

Now We're Cooking
Now We're Cooking, a fab cookware store at the Northtown Mall, has twohour demonstration classes most Thursday evenings. Programs feature guest chefs such as Claus Hjortkjaer of Le Cafй Miche and store staff. You'll find subjects ranging from "fearless baking" to light pasta sauces, rolling your own sushi, how to use Thanksgiving leftovers, and more.
Now We're Cooking, 5901 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, 87109; (505) 8579625.

Soirйe Personal Caterers
On Saturday mornings, Albuquerque's National Restaurant Supply Company opens its kitchens to Jennifer and Craig Sharp of Soirйe Personal Caterers, who teach a twohour handson class. Topics have included quick breads, heavenly potatoes (gnocchi and blinis), hors d'oeuvres, and sushi. They also run threehour classes in a Monday series that addresses single subjects such as cheese and poultry preparation.
Soirйe Personal Caterers, National Restaurant Supply Company, 2513 Comanche Road NE, Albuquerque, 87107; (505) 9229367.

Vivace
Vivace, that bastion of regional Italian cooking, runs Sunday cooking schools with Chef Gordon Schutte of Vivace and experts in wine pairing, seafood selection, and more. You might learn about Italian grilling, how to do a fast Italian dinner in less than 30 minutes, or the best way to construct an Italian salad.
"We've really had a great time with the classes and wine tastings we have been doing," says Gordon, "and this is another way for our friends to come together and enjoy our cuisine while mastering some of the techniques for their own kitchens."
Vivace, 3118 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, 87106; (505) 2685965

Book review: Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind or Daily Bean

Elsie's Biscuits: Simple Stories of Me, My Mother, and Food

Author: Laurey Masterton

Elsie's Biscuits is a collection of culinary memoirs with recipes. The book tells the story of author Laurey Masterton, her childhood in Vermont at Blueberry Hill Inn, the loss of her parents, and of finding them once again, through food and writing.