Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Cooking for Mr Right or Cocina de Cuchara

Cooking for Mr Right

Author: Mimi Bean

Give Him A Taste Of The Good Stuff

Want to take your relationship to the next level? Cooking for Mr. Right provides the perfect gourmet game plan-whether you're looking for a proposal, a tantalizing means of seduction, or a mouthwatering way of easing into the morning after.

Restaurateur Mimi Bean and food writer Rebecca Chastenet de Gery have concocted recipes that speak straight to the heart of any man, from a hardy Rugged Outdoorsman to a sensitive Starving Artist, and provide revealing insights into each type's turn-ons and turn-offs-culinary and otherwise. Euro Nerds will fall for the bohemian allure of Country French Pat‚ and Coq au Vin followed by Parisian Apple Tart, while an ardent Grill Master will flip over Grilled Porterhouse Steak and a decadent Jack Daniel's Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie. For your own personal Mr. Big, there's a magnate's menu of Carpaccio with Garlic-Parsley Sauce and Lemon Bread, Swordfish au Poivre with Cognac-Mustard Sauce, and Souffl‚ Grand Marnier.

Along with delectable recipes Cooking for Mr. Right includes suggestions for music to set the mood, cocktail and appetizer ideas, Aphrodisiacs 101, and a section of dream menus from celebrity hunks to inspire you in your search for the right partner.

With recipes tailor-made for every scenario-a romantic second date, snuggling up fireside, or even saying a sweet good-bye-this spicy, sassy, fun cookbook will show you how deliciously easy it can be to snag your man!

"It's the entertaining-with-ease equivalent of choosing a drop-dead dress and then sighing, `Oh, this old thing?'"

—Carolyn O'Neil, author of The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous



Interesting book: Your Money and Your Brain or Realityland

Cocina de Cuchara

Author: Igone Marrodan

Hemos decidido recuperar nuestra rica cocina tradicional adaptada a los instrumentos y las necesidades actuales y por ello nada mejor que iniciar cualquier comida con un delicioso plato de cuchara que nos hará recordar el afecto de nuestras abuelas.

Es un amplio recorrido por el mundo de la cocina: desde los tradicionales cocidos a los platos más actuales. Con un lenguaje sencillo y con una letra clara, las recetas, bien equilibradas, van acompañadas en su mayoría de información útil e interesante acerca del plato y, así, de forma amena, enriquecen la cultura culinaria del lector. Aprovechando en cada época del año los productos que la naturaleza nos ofrece, esta obra destierra para siempre viejas concepciones erróneas: Cocinar no es un sufrimiento, es un placer que todos podemos disfrutar.



Tuesday, December 1, 2009

How to Grill or 366 Low Fat Brand Name Recipes in Minutes

How to Grill: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Cooking Steaks, Chops...

Author: Cooks Illustrated Editors

The editors of Cook's Illustrated, the publication legendary for perfecting a recipe through years of fanatical kitchen testing, wanted to discover how to grill foods simply and perfectly. We spent hundreds of hours researching and testing recipes, techniques, equipment & ingredients to bring you no-nonsense advice on how to master the art of grilling. You will find many surprising conclusions: How brining is the ideal preparation for grilling both chicken and shrimp, and how some inferior and less expensive cuts of meat actually have better flavor. How to Grill covers everything from the choice of fuel and equipment, to well-tested recipes and techniques for grilling meat, fish, or vegetables. We take you step-by-step though key cooking methods, and show you fast, easy ways to breeze through culinary tasks. This classic book is a must for anyone who loves to grill.



Interesting textbook: MATLAB for Engineers or Podcasting for Profit

366 Low-Fat Brand-Name Recipes in Minutes: More Than One Year of Healthy Cooking Using Your Family's Favorite Brand-Name Foods

Author: M J Smith

Create A Year’s Worth of Healthy and Fast Family Favorites using Popular Brand-Name Foods. If you crave good cooking and good health but find yourself short on time, delicious and healthful meals are now as close as your cupboard. With brand-name foods you may already have around the kitchen, you can create mouthwatering and nutritiously sound meals in minutes. In fact, most of these recipes take less than 30 minutes to prepare. You’ll save precious time and money at the same time as reducing unwanted calories, fat, salt, and cholesterol. With Brands You Trust, This Creative Cookbook Offers Such Temptations As:

  • Green chili spoon bread
  • Bartles & Jaymes® tropical fruit salad
  • Pepper chicken tortellini salad
  • Speedy baked ziti
  • Saturday night seafood scramble
  • Dannon® brownies
  • Frosted pistachio marble cake
366 Low-Fat, Brand-Name Recipes in Min utes also includes tips on reducing the fat in brand-name foods, recipe preparation times, food exchanges for weight loss and diabetes, recipes for bread machines, and more. From appetizers to dessert and Betty Crocker® to Velveeta®, 366 Low-Fat, Brand-Name Recipes in Minutes makes it easy to eat conveniently, inexpensively, and healthfully every day.



Table of Contents:
Beverages.
Appetizers.
Breads.
Bread-Machine Breads.
Salads.
Soups and Stews.
Main-Dish Salads.
Casseroles.
Grain-Based Side Dishes.
Low- or No-Meat Entrees.
Entrees.
Vegetables.
Desserts.
Index.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Toasters Handbook or Traditional Irish Recipes

Toaster's Handbook

Author: Peggy Edmund

Introductions by MARY KATHARINE REELY.



Interesting textbook: Hmong in Minnesota or As It Was in the Beginning

Traditional Irish Recipes

Author: George L Thomson

This beautifully designed cookbook includes authentic Irish recipes for soups, fish, meat, vegetables, breads, cakes, sweets, and drinks, presented in artist George Thomson's elegant calligraphy. Accenting each page is a stunning two-color design.



Saturday, November 28, 2009

Carmens Worldwide Kitchen or Chafing Dish Possibilities

Carmen's Worldwide Kitchen: English/Spanish Cookbook

Author: Carmen Kolenda

This book offers a variety of typical dishes from different parts of the world. Many of these dishes have become part of our kitchen. I am confident you will give each recipe a high score in superb taste. The objective of this book is to provide a variety of recipes with savory and healthy ingredients in every bite. I know you will enjoy the different recipes and the wide selections facilitated in this book.



Go to: What Remains or El regreso del perfecto idiota latinoamericano

Chafing Dish Possibilities

Author: Fannie Merritt Farmer

The grande dame of the Boston Cooking School delves into the history of this venerable cooking utensil including notes on the illustrious past of the chafing dish and recipes illustrating its many applications and virtues. From Fried Calf's Brains to Scotch Woodcock to Lemon Taffy -- everything that could be cooked elegantly at the table. Her recipes are clear and easy to follow. She seems to be as popular today as she was almost 100 years ago.



Friday, November 27, 2009

Chicken or Cider Making

Chicken (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:

  • Authoritative: Written by experts in their field so you have the most reliable information available.
  • Clear: Our explanations take you step-by-step through everything from performing CPR to threading a needle.
  • Concise: You’ll learn just what you need to know—no more, no less.
  • Precise: Quamut charts include detailed text, photos, and illustrations to show you exactly how to do just about anything.
  • Portable: Your know-how goes with you wherever your projects lead.

Chicken, explained.

Everything you need to know in order to buy and prepare perfect chicken every time, including:

  • The history, different types, and nutritional value of chicken
  • What to look for when buying chicken, and how to store it after you buy
  • How to cook chicken in the tastiest and most popular ways



Interesting textbook: Pie Aaaaaggh or Uncle Bubbas Chicken Wing Fling

Cider Making

Author: Michael B Quinion

Cider has been made in pastoral areas of Britain and north-western Europe since ancient times and the techniques of rural cider makers are still in use today. This book explains the methods and traditions of the rustic orchardist and farm cider maker and describes the procedures of the travelling Victorian with his portable cider mill and press. The author also discusses modern, factory-based cider production, influenced by the time-honoured customs of the past, yet adapted to producing large quantities of cider for the mass consumer markets of the twentieth century.