The Dictionary of Food is the indispensable companion for everyone who loves reading about food, or cooking it. We live in a globalised world, and our tastes in food have widened dramatically in recent years. The Dictionary of Food reflects this huge cultural shift. With concise descriptions of dishes, ingredients, equipment, and techniques, it brings the world's cuisines, familiar and less familiar, within our grasp.'... so interesting that it only stayed on my desk very briefly b...

The Ultimate Motor Repair Book: Understand, Diagnose, and Repair Engines With Ease and ConfidenceGentlemen, start your engines—and then let's dive deep to fix them up! Introducing "The Ultimate Motor Repair Book," your one-stop guide to understanding, diagnosing, and repairing engines. Whether you're revving up a classic coupe or a futuristic flyer, this is the Bible of mechanical brilliance you've been waiting for!Diagnostic Detective: Before any repair, comes the diagno...

From the Emmy-nominated host of Top Chef, an A-to-Z compendium of spices, herbs, salts, peppers, and blends, including beautiful photography.Award-winning cookbook author and television host Padma Lakshmi, inspired by her life of traveling across the globe, brings together the world's spices and herbs in a vibrant, comprehensive alphabetical guide. This definitive culinary reference book is illustrated with rich color photographs that capture the essence of...

Just a century ago, cheese was still a relatively regional and European phenomenon, and cheese making techniques were limited by climate, geography, and equipment. But modern technology along with the recent artisanal renaissance has opened up the diverse, time-honored, and dynamic world of cheese to enthusiasts willing to take its humble fundamentals—milk, starters, coagulants, and salt—and transform them into complex edibles.Artisan Cheese Making at Home is the most ambi...

The biggest mobile cookbook in the world. With over 1000 recipes you are guaranteed to never run out of ideas! Audience Intended for everyone. No previous experience is necessary.FEATURES:- Detailed explanations of each recipe. - National and Ethnic Cuisines - Special Diets - Be prepared for your special guest. - Easy and fast viewing - Always have the cookbook available for a new idea. - Search function- Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page - Add Bookmarks - Designed for o...

Part cookbook, part travelogue, Ikaria is an introduction to the food-as-life philosophy of the Greek island "blue zone" and a culinary journey through luscious recipes, gorgeous photography, and captivating stories from locals.The remote and lush island of Ikaria in the northeastern Aegean is home to one of the longest-living populations on the planet, making it a "blue zone." Much of this has been attributed to Ikaria's stress-free lifestyle and Mediterr...

A descriptive compendium of just about everything we eat and how we cook it—selected as "one of the greatest cookbooks of all time" ( Waitrose Food Illustrated).Arranged alphabetically from Abalone to Zampone, Cook's Encyclopedia covers the majority of foods and processes used in cooking. Hundreds of ingredients are described, with English and foreign synonyms and scientific names; recipes are given in many cases to illustrate the use of the foods...

The Vegan Scoop brings the pleasures of the ice cream parlor into your home with 150 recipes for delicious frozen desserts that are so rich and creamy, they're better than the "real" thing-and contain one-third the calories! Developed by vegan hipster Wheeler del Torro of Wheeler's Frozen Desserts, these "faux" creams feature 100 percent vegan-certified ingredients, making them suitable for both vegans and those with lactose intolerance and other dairy aversions. And with each serving cont...

Best-selling authors and acclaimed fermentation teachers Christopher Shockey and Kirsten K. Shockey are back, and this time they’ve brought the heat with more than 60 recipes for hot sauces, mustards, pickles, chutneys, relishes, and kimchis from around the globe.Learn about the history of spices plus the best techniques for fermentation before diving into the fiery recipes. Chiles take the spotlight, but other traditional spices like horseradish, ginger, and peppe...

Larousse Gastronomique is the world's classic culinary reference book, with over 35,000 copies sold in the UK alone. Larousse is known and loved for its authoritative and comprehensive collection of recipes. Here it is brought up to date for 2009 in an attractive edition containing over 900 new colour and black and white photographs. All chapters have been read and edited by field specialists, and 85 biographies of chefs have been added. Entries have also been regrouped for increased acces...

This beautifully illustrated guide to growing and cooking with fresh herbs offers 50 recipes that showcase the flavor of basil, sage, mint, and more.Cooking teacher and best-selling cookbook author Lynn Alley shows you how to make the most of fresh herbs, from your own garden to your own table. With profiles on mint, dill, rosemary, thyme, parsley, tarragon, sage, basil, cilantro, and oregano, Lynn proves that fresh herbs are an easy way to add flavor without a lot ...

Herbs have been used in cooking for hundreds of years. They can, and should, be an integral part of your life in the kitchen, adding extra layers of delicious flavour and interest to your cooking. This short-e guide looks at the most popular and easily obtainable culinary herbs, plus a few that are slightly more unusual but are nevertheless worth seeking out.The availability of a wide range of fresh herbs at supermarkets makes it easy to include them in your cooking. You can buy pa...