An understanding, helpful - and somewhat hilarious - guide to the do's and don'ts of 'dining Japanese' - Accompanied by stunning full-colour illustrations and hand-lettered text throughout - a real visual feast - Learn how to hold chopsticks and the etiquette of slurping soup - from world-famous sushi to fatally attractive fugu, all is explained in this all-important guide - Will help confused readers decipher menus, avoid unwise dining decisions, stay within their budget, find the bathroom, and...
Count Dracula's Bloody Good Diet Cookbook (Classics in the Kitchen)
by Richard Germain
Ideal gift for those who fall for every fad they can get their teeth into, Dracula's Bloody Good Diet - Food for Fashion Victims is a vampire's guide to eating and exercising your way into health - keeping out of the cof??in and staying tasty.
Farmer Jane profiles thirty women in the sustainable food industry, describing their agriculture and business models and illustrating the amazing changes they are making in how we connect with food. These advocates for creating a more holistic and nurturing food and agriculture system also answer questions on starting a community - supported agriculture (CSA) program, how to get involved in policy at local and national levels, and how to address the different types of renewable energy and financ...
Perfect Peach
by David Mas Masumoto, Marcy Masumoto, and Nikiko Masumoto
A cookbook showcasing the luscious flavor of peaches in 50 sweet and savory dishes, drawing on the life stories and experiences of America's foremost peach farming family, the Masumotos of California's central valley.Enjoy the luscious versatility of summer’s finest fruit with fifty sweet and savory dishes. The Masumoto family’s amazing heirloom peaches—which are available for a few weeks each year at the best produce markets and top restaurants in the country—are widely considered the best peac...
We've become separated from the ingredients that form our food, and have lost an appreciation for how those ingredients came to be, how they grew, and how they were cultivated. We forget that there is magic in food. Tales from a Forager's Kitchen by Fox Meets Bear blogger Johnna Holmgren is here to restore that excitement, that wonder, to spark an adventurous spirit both in the kitchen and out. She's an adventurer - someone who aims to inspire others when she cooks enchanting meals or bakes with...
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband with Bettina's Best Recipes (Dover Humor)
by Louise Bennett Weaver
There is a sense in which all Irish cooking - at least the good stuff, the real thing - is country cooking. That is to say that it's almost inevitably straightforward, homey fare, based on first-rate raw materials whose identity shines through. "The Country Cooking of Ireland" captures this culinary spirit with 250 recipes, over 100 color photographs and stories about farmers, producers and regions and - yes, indeed - limericks. Author Colman Andrews traveled Ireland many times over, talking and...
The Cooking Club Cookbook is the story of how six friends learned to cook, the meals they created, and the fun they had along the way. Filled with tales of broken broccoli Christmas trees and seduce-me steaks, this book is at once an easy-to-follow guide to starting a cooking club, a collection of menu suggestions, and an inspiration for anyone who’s ever wanted to feel really at home in the kitchen. Having created hundreds of dishes, the members of the Cooking Club now offer tips for re-creati...
For residents and visitors alike, The Food Lover's Guide to Portland is a road map to finding the best of the best in America's favorite do-it-yourself foodie mecca. Navigate Portland's edible bounty with this all-access pass to hundreds of producers, purveyors, distillers, bakers, food carts, and farmers markets. For home cooks or couture snackers, bring the best of Portland to your kitchen. From kombucha to whiskey to the freshest handmade cheese, fill your pantry, your table, and yourself wit...