The Cookbook Shelf
The Berry Bible
Janie Hibler
William Morrow
10 East 53rd St., New York NY 10022
0060085487 $29.95 harpercollins.com
Plenty of cookbooks cover recipes for the well-known blackberry,
raspberry, and
blueberry – but how many discuss and provide recipes for the Jostaberry,
Salmonberry, or Buffaloberry? Janie Hibler's The Berry Bible does,
covering all
these and more with almost two hundred recipes for using both cultivated
and
wild berries, fresh or frozen. The Berry Bible comes from a contributing
writer
to Gourmet, Food & Wine and other well-known professional food magazines,
and
includes a centerfold of color photos and an all-im****tant bibliography of
web
sites as well as the usual index. Berry fans who until now have relied on
domestic varietal coverages will appreciate having more in-depth coverage
in
The Berry Bible.
HempNut Cookbook
Richard Rose & Brigitte Mars
The Book Publi****ng Company
PO Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483
1570671427 $16.95 1-800-695-2241
HempNut Cookbook proffers over 200 delicious recipes for the healthful,
easy-to-digest, drug-free hemp plant, which contains high-quality protein
and
an abudance of other nutrients. Simple, no-nonsense instructions for
everything
from stuffed mushrooms to vanilla hemp nut cake to spiced coffee drink and
more, enhanced with a wealth of facts concerning the hemp plant and a
glossary
and index for quick reference. A highly acessible and easy-to-follow
cookbook
for anyone wanting to enjoy the bounty of this humble seed.
Southwest Slow Cooking
Tammy Biber & Theresa Howell
Northland Publi****ng
PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002
www.northlandpub.com
0873588568 $16.95 1-800-346-3257
Southwest Slow Cooking is an enjoyable recipe book featuring dishes meant
to be
slowly brought to fruitition. Each one proffers mouth-watering
southwestern
flavors, from Hot Artichoke Dip to Rosemary Chicken to Chile Relleno
Casserole
and more. Each recipe is concisely presented in a half-page or
single-page, and
many are illustrated in full color. Tips, tricks, and techniques such as
using
cheese and jicama to balance the heat when eating barbecue ****k as a
sandwich,
also abound.
Northland Publi****ng
PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
www.northlandpub.com
Lynn Nusom's Crazy For Chipolte (0873-588614, $11.95) presents and
celebrates
the smoky chipolte chile in a cookbook packed with dishes and discussions
of
their use. Southwest cuisine has used this chile with great success and
Crazy
For Chipolte reflects this, providing dishes from across the region which
require only an affection for hot foods to prove satisfying. Tommy Gales
edits
the campy cookbook Ultimate Route 66 Cookbook (0873-588533, $9.95), which
celebrates the old-time cross-country route with a cookbook packed with
both
memorabilia in black and white and classics from roadside restaurants.
Each
establishment contributing a dish is not only identified, but a solid
history
is provided after each recipe. More than a cookbook, Ultimate Route 66
Cookbook
is a recommended pick for any who would fondly recall a bygone era.
Wine Re****t 2005
Tom Stevenson
DK Publi****ng
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
0756605067 $15.00 www.dk.com
Wine collectors and fans now have a unique and different kind of book to
turn
to for knowledge: Wine Re****t 2005 takes the form of a series of
newspaper-type
're****ts' on the wine industry, features contributions by wine writer from
around the world, and provides readers with an 'insider's guide' to issues
commonly not discussed outside industry circles. If it's a blend of wine
science, tips, harvest facts, discussions of producers and winemakers, and
top
lists you seek, Wine Re****t 2005 is your ticket.
Robert Rose/Firefly Books, dist.
155 East 34th St. #5B, NY, NY 10016
www.firefly.com www.amazon.com
Five new cookbooks from Robert Rose in Canada provide excellent basic
'bibles'
of information particularly useful for cooks new to each topic. New owners
of
bread machines, for example, get a inspiriational lift from Donna Washburn
and
Heather Butt's 250 Best American Bread Machine Baking Recipes (0778800997,
$19.95), a survey of bread machine innovations supplementing many tips
with
actual recipes for both 1.5-lb and 2-lb bread machines. Owner****p of such
a
machine is the only prerequisite here: recipes have all been tested with
American flours and provide a wide range of machine dishes – plus other
foods
which can be made using the bread machine. Cookie fans won't want to miss
Esther Brody's 500 Best Cookies, Bars & Squares (0778801039, $19.95),
packing
in ****table comfort food recipes for a wide range of both traditional and
new
cookies. No-bake recipes appear alongside classics and all hold the
special
appeal of being very easy to rush together and bake. 125 Best Pressure
Cooker
Recipes by Chinda Chavich (0778801063, $18.95 does require a pressure
cooker at
hand, but provides an easy set of guidelines to using the pressure cooker
to
develop a range of recipes. Especially im****tant here is a section on how
to
adapt your own recipes to the pressure cooker's specifications –- but
there
are so many recipes here that users will want to begin with this 'bible'
at
hand. Judith Finlayson's 125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes
(0778801-047,
$17.95) addresses a problem apparent with the majority of competing slow
cooker
cookbooks: a focus on meat-based dishes. While 'filler' dishes such as
desserts
are included to help the slow cooker chef produce a complete meal, the
focus is
on the mainstays of a vegetarian's table: the soups, stews, and main
courses a
slow cooker lends to. Many vegan-friendly dishes are included, also
setting
this apart from competing vegetarian cookbooks. Julie Hasson's 125 Best
Chocolate Recipes (0778801012, $18.95) packs in chocolate recipes ranging
from
muffins and cakes to bars, puddings ad more. Especially notable is the
fact
that Hasson has gathered or created many of these recipes from her travels
and
thus packs 125 Best Chocolate Recipes with dishes not to be found in most
of
the competition.
Chronicle Books
85 2nd Street, San Francisco CA 94105
www.chroniclebooks.com
If you're a home baker who regularly celebrates with a homemade cake,
don't
miss Kathryn Kleinman's Birthday Cakes (08-11840190, $24.95): over fifty
color
photos compliment classic and new birthday cake recipes culled from the
collections of such famous chefs as James Beard, Julia Child and Marion
Cunningham. From a layered Banana Spice Cake and a Jelly Roll to an 'Elvis
Cake', Birthday Cakes ****nes as much for its creative decorating photos
which
would be easy to reproduce at home, as for the cakes themselves. And it
may
seem too easy to deserve its own book, but the lowly grilled cheese
sandwich
achieves a stature deserving of such with Marlena Spieler's Grilled Cheese
(0811841294, $16.95). Fifty sandwich recipes designed to melt in your
mouth use
a facing full-page color photo of the completed creation to compliment the
easy
recipe for dishes such as Cuban Sandwich, Bocadillo, and Goat Cheese
Toast. All
are variations on the grilled cheese/bread theme, with award-winning
cookbook
author Spieler providing the right blend of simplicity and unusual twists
on
the theme.
Food And Culture In India
Colleen Taylor Sen
Greenwood Publi****ng
88 Post Road West, Box 5007, West****t, CT 06881-5007
0313324875 $49.95 1-800-225-5800
Plenty of college-level texts cover Indian history and culture with
mention of
food – but few focus exclusively on the connections between food and
culture
as does Colleen Taylor Sen's Food And Culture In India. Using a historical
approach, Indian culinary expert Sen provides an analysis of how cultures
and
cuisines have mixed within India from prehistoric to modern times. There
are
recipes peppered throughout, but the heart of Food And Culture In India
lies in
its cultural approach and college-level collections will consider it a
value
addition to any in-depth section on India.
Why Some Like It Hot
Gary Paul Nabhan
Island Press
1818 Connecticut Street NW #300, Wa****ngton DC 20009
1559634669 $24.00 islandpress.org
One-third of the world's human population is genetically sensitive to
certain
foods – now considered to be adaptations our ancestors evolved in
response to
dietary choices and diseases. Why Some Like It Hot is a masterpiece of
investigation: natural history/food researcher Gary Paul Nabhan takes a
close
look at culinary inclinations underlying world cultures, traveling the
world to
pinpoint these cultural and medical trends. A fascinating survey evolves
which
will thoughtfully interest any truly dedicated nutritionist, professional
chef,
or family kitchen cook.
The Habana Cafe Cookbook
Josefa Gonzalez-Hastings
University Press of Florida
15 NW 15th St., Gainesville, FL 32611
0813027373 $19.95 1-800-226-3822
Florida's Gulf Coast Hababa Cafe began earning its place on 'best' lists
as
soon as it opened its doors, and now readers who live nowhere near the
place
can enjoy some of its signature dishes compliments of chef/author Josefa
Gonzalez-Hastings with her Habana Cafe Cookbook. Customer favorites are
picked
for feature her, with bright color photos supplementing Cuban classic
dishes.
From a traditional Cuban Boliche (stuffed pot roast) to a Veal Marsala and
Mashed Plaintains, The Habana Cafe Cookbook makes it very easy for home
cooks
to turn out classic Cuban fare.
Game Gourmet
William M. McKell
Tradery House
c/o The Wimmer Companies
4650 Shelby Air Dr., Memphis TN 38118
1879958333 $10.95 wimmerco.com
Game Gourmet: Recipes That Celebrate A Culinary Journey Through
Mississippi
Outdoors is an impressive collection of nutritious, delicious recipes.
These
are recipes that are easy to prepare and include appetizers, soups,
salads,
fowl, meat, seafood, and vegetable dishes that would grace any table and
satisfy any appetite. From Gulf Bouillabaisse; Sesame Cucumber Salad;
Rolled
Stuffed Beefsteak; Crawfish in Orange Sauce; and Smoked Wild Turkey; to
Curried
Wild Rice; Grilled Herb Potatoes; Chipotle Mushrooms; and Roasted Balsamic
Vidalia Onions, Game Gourmet offers something for everyone and would make
a
popular addition to any and all kitchen cookbook collections!
Secrets Of Columbian Cooking
Patricia McCausland-Gallo
Hippocrene Books
171 Madison Ave., New York NY 10016
0781810256 $24.95 hippocrenebooks.com
Columbian cooking usually is tossed into general South American cookbooks
and
too rarely receives an entire mention apart from the rest of the region:
enter
Patricia McCausland-Gallo's Secrets Of Columbian Cooking, providing the
much-needed focus on Columbian dishes alone. There are over 175 recipes
here
– more than enough to warrant their own publication – with dishes
ranging
from Coconut Rice with Lentils to Guava Paste and Cheese. Most ingredients
may
be very easily located in today's American market, and the inclusion of
small
black and white photos of both dishes and Columbian cooks throughout adds
a
flavor and touch to both break up text and appeal to audiences unfamiliar
with
Columbian dishes. Author McCausland-Gallo is both a nutritionist and
pastry
chef born in the Caribbean: her culinary background lends to a clear
survey of
classic Columbian fare.
Spice: History Of A Temptation
Jack Turner
Alfred A. Knopf
1745 Broadway, 17th fl., NY, NY 10019
www.aaknopf.com
0375407219 $26.95 1-800-726-0600
Other histories of the spice trade have appeared over the decades, but
Jack
Turner's Spice: History Of A Temptation is more accessible to non-history
buffs
than most: it provide a very lively narrative told through the intimate
human
impulses that drove the search for spices, incor****ating medicine,
religion and
magic in the process. History, myth, literature and archaeology alike
creates
the structure of the journey, turning Spice into a multi-faceted adventure
story as much as a history. Recommended for both college-level collections
and
for public library browsers alike.
Chef Bobo's Good Food Cookbook
Robert W. Surles
Meredith Books
1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50336-0001
www.meredithbooks.com
0696221500 $24.95 1-800-678-8091
Expert culinary teacher Chef Bobo has proven his talent by personally
demonstrating to more than 500 children, ranging in temperament from
skeptical
to finicky, that simple, healthy food can taste great and satisfy a hearty
appetite. Chef Bobo's Good Food Cookbook is a recipe book designed
especially
to help parents create healty and delicious meals for their young ones,
but the
basic recipes within work wonders for the eating habits of all ages. The
im****tance of instilling good eating habits at a young age cannot be
stressed
enough, and Chef Bobo's Good Food Cookbook features such great dishes as
Chunky
Vegetable Soup, Chicken Cacciatora, Rutabaga Fries, Banana Sorbet, and
more. In
a nation oversaturated with junk food, fast food, soda, store bought
cookies
and salad dressing with unnecessary fat and calories, canned soups with
unhealthy levels of salt, and worse, the need for an easy-to-follow,
health
living meal guides like Chef Bobo's Good Food Cookbook has never been
greater.
Great Meals Dutch Oven Style
Dale Smith
The Caxton Printers Ltd.
312 Main Street, Caldwell, ID 83605-3299
www.caxtonpress.com
0870044400 $17.95 1-800-657-6465
Professional baker and Dutch oven cooking expert Dale Smith presents Great
Meals Dutch Oven Style, a spiral-bound cook book offering more than 100
tested
recipes for beef, poultry, fish, ****k, vegetables, soups, chowders,
breads,
pies, marinades and more, all meant to take advantage of the Dutch oven
cooking
process. Also packed with tips, tricks, and techniques on cookware,
seasoning,
and storage of meals, Great Meals Dutch Oven Style is a superb,
step-by-step
referemce amd resource for Dutch oven chefs of all skill and experience
levels.
This is an excellent and savvy exploration into the culinary joys of a
longstanding and traditional cooking tradition.
The Fearless Chef
Andy Husbands & Joe Yonan
Adams Media/F&W Publications
57 Littlefield St., Avon, MA 02322
159337092X $16.95 adamsmedia.com
In The Fearless Chef: Innovative Recipes From The Edge Of American
Cuisine,
award winning professional chef Andy Husbands and "The Boston Globe"
travel
editor Joe Yonan effectively collaborate to compile an impressive
anthology of
avant garde recipes showcasing dishes that would please even the most
discerning gourmet. From Tomato-Ginger Chutney; ****k Soup with Yellow
Pepper
Curry and Pecans; Sweet Potato Rice Cake; and Blackened Salmon with
Lemon-Scallion Butter; to Twelve-Spice Turkey Breast with Cucumber-Yogurt
Sauce; Zinfandel-Braised Beef Brisket; Sesame Flatbread; and Jamaican
Rum-Baked
Bananas, The Fearless Chef will prove to be one of the more exciting and
"kitchen cook friendly" additions to any culinary cookbook collection.
Sweet & Snappy Cherry Drinks
Lori Hall Steele
Eighth Sea Books
PO Box 1925, Traverse City, MI 49685
097495490X $9.95 cherrydrinks.com
Award-winning journalist Lori Hall Steele, who has covered Michigan's
cherry
industry since the early 1990s, presents Sweet & Snappy Cherry Drinks, a
delicious recipe guide of cherry-juice concoctions. Recipes include 65
alcohol
free-drinks and 139 cocktails and mixed drinks, and drinks for special
occasions and tonics that take full advantage of cherries' natural pain
relievers and oxidents. Sweet & Snappy Cherry Drinks is a superb and
enthusiastically recommended anthology of specialized beverages for anyone
looking to enjoy the taste, health benefits, and pure zest of cherry juice
in a
wide variety of ways.
Salad Dressing 101
Nathan Hyman, Editor
Whitecap Books
351 Lynn Avenue, North, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1552855244 $12.95 www.whitecap.ca
Finally: a guide to salad dressing which provides easy, quick chapters
separating dressings by vinaigrettes, creamy and low-fat dressings and
which
packs in a wide variety of toppings, from the classic Blue Cheese and
Caesar to
Maple Thyme Vinaigrette and Creamy Lemon Yogurt. No color photos in Salad
Dressing 101, but these very simple dressing recipes don't really need
anything
more than a blender for 2-minute productions that would enhance any salad
dining occasion.
Aroma
Mandy Aftel & Daniel Patterson
Artisan
708 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
1579652646 $30.00 artisanbooks.com
Mandy Aftel is the owner of Aftelier Perfumes and custom designs
one-of-a-kind
blends for individuals and formulates fragrances for private labels.
Daniel
Patterson is a professional chef and the owner of Frisson in San
Francisco. In
Aroma: The Magic Of Essential Oils In Food & Fragrance, Aftel and
Patterson
effectively collaborate to reveal how aromatics play a critically
im****tant
role in the perception of flavor in cooking. With a special focus on 27
concentrated aromas, recipes are crafted around the fragrant quality of a
single ingredient providing such illustrative examples as enhancing a
white
peach sorbet jasmine, or augmenting asparagus soup a mint-infusion.
Kitchen
cooks are shown how to incor****ate concentrated oils in their homemade
dishes
such as adding a bit of oil drizzled into the dressing to invigorate a
salad,
or sprinkling several drops into a batter to add an additional note to a
dessert. The combination of basic information with aromatically enhanced
recipes makes Aroma a highly recommended addition to any personal or
professional cookbook collection.
Crazy About Crockery!
Penny E. Stone
Champion Press
4308 Blueberry Road, Fredonia, WI 53021
www.championpress.com
1891400363 $24.95 1-877-250-3354
Crazy About Crockery! 3 Books In 1 combines three of author Penny Stone's
previous titles, each offering 101 budget recipes that cost less than
$0.75 a
serving to prepare, for a total of over three hundred crockery-cooked
delights
in a single, spiral-bound volume. Solid, straightforward instructions and
the
occasional creative tip for a delightful assortment of dishes ranging from
E-Z
Vegetable Lasagna to Vera's Tuna Cheese Soup to Baked Rhubarb Pudding and
more.
Crazy About Crockery! is a very welcome addition to any kitchen due to its
unbeatable combination of healthy ingredients, low-cost good sense, and
easy-to-follow time-saving guidelines.
The Little New Orleans Cookbook
Gwen McKee
Quail Ridge Press
PO Box 123, Brandon, MS 39043
www.quailridge.com
0937552429 $8.95 1-800-343-1583
Gwen Mckee'sThe Little New Orleans Cookbook is a simple cookbook of
fifty-seven
classic Creole recipes, from trout amandine to jambalaya to New Orleans
vs.
microwave bread pudding, and more. Straightforward instructions, along
with
notes offering delicious variations or bits of history and tradition, make
the
recipes easy-to-follow. An excellent introduction to a wondrous and
flavorful
style of food preparation, The Little New Orleans Cookbook is a marvelous
addition to personal and professional ethnic cookbook collections.
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