Perfect Mix or Art of American Indian Cooking

Perfect Mix

Author: Diane Phillips

Diane Phillips has been giving gifts of baked goods from her kitchen for years. When she discovered that the expensive beer bread mix sold in gourmet shops was identical to her own homemade beer bread, she had a brilliant idea. Why not create her own homemade mixes for gift giving at a fraction of the cost? The result? The Perfect Mix,it's filled with make-your-own-mix recipes for soups, rice, seasonings and dressings, breads, muffins and scones, cookies and cakes, and beverages. Each entry includes clear instructions for preparing the mix; a recipe using the mix; creative gift packaging suggestions, including ideas for gift baskets; and detailed instructions for making decorative gift tags. Give a southwestern gift of chili Mix and California Corn Bread Mix, packaged with chili bowls and bandana-print napkins; or a bean crock filled with Fitz-Patrick's Boston Baked Beans Mix, Mom's Heirloom Brown Bread Mix, and a jar of molasses. Dozens of other imaginative mixes include Shellfish Seasoning, Orange Blossom Rice, Lentil Soup, Dutch Baby Pancake, Scottish Shortbread, and Warm Spiced Cranberry Cider. An introductory section on necessary supplies and a source guide for ordering supplies and ingredients round out this unique collection of homemade and heartfelt edible gifts.

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Although holiday cakes and cookies and foodstuffs are a joy to receive, they might not be a delight to prepare, especially in large quantities. Cooking teacher Phillips presents a creative and convenient alternative to stove slavery: blending ready-to-make mixes. More than 90 ideas are featured, from dillweed dip and fine herbs to biscotti and risotto. The time needed is minimal; in addition, there are suggestions for packaging. Most of the recipes, however, represent more traditional tastes, such as shrimp and pasta salad, fresh mozzarella-basil pizza, and shrimp jambalaya. Still, a wonderful way to truly celebrate gift-giving times.

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Art of American Indian Cooking: Over 150 Delicious, Authentic and Traditional Dishes from Five North American Regions

Author: Yeffe Kimball

The Art of American Indian Cooking is a sensuous journey of color, scent, and flavor through five North American regions. Using the bounty in ingredients available - such as avocados, sweet or Idaho potatoes, pineapples, pumpkins, wild game, and seafood, the American Indian first combined these gifts of the earth into what many of us now consider to be traditional American cooking. Offering such delicacies as Zuni green chili stew and roast pheasant stuffed with grapes and nuts, plus simple favorites such as baked acorn squash with honey and Chippewa wild rice, The Art of American Indian Cooking presents some of the best-loved dishes our continent has to impart. Adapted for modern kitchens, these recipes are as inspired today as they were at their inception, reflecting the terrain, climate, and culture from which they emerged. (5 1/2 X 8 1/4, 216 pages, illustrations)