The fast and easy way to get a flatter belly Tens of thousands of Americans have changed their bodies and their lives with the help of the recipes and guidelines developed to eliminate body fat. Flat Belly Cookbook For Dummies includes an overview of the belly fat; grocery shopping and pantry stocking tip; delicious, nutritious, and even kid-friendly flat belly recipes. All 125 recipes are carefully developed by America's Belly Fat Fighter to make sure every meal includes just the right amount of belly-flattening monounsaturated fatty acids (or MUFAs), found in nuts and seeds, vegetable oils, olives, avocados, and dark chocolate, so you can mix and match meals to suit your taste. * Explains the importance of replacing sugars, saturated fats, and trans fats with whole grains, lean proteins, and fiber * Teaches you how to effectively structure your diet, practice good nutrition, and drop belly fat at the same time * Includes 125 flat belly recipes If you're looking to shed fat and tone your midsection through diet and exercise, Flat Belly Cookbook For Dummies has you covered.

Everybody loves cookies -- eating them and making them! Featuring 100 easy-to-follow, delicious recipes such as Chocolate Chip Cookies, Raspberry-Hazelnut Thumbprints, Mocha-Walnut Coins, and Gingersnaps, this cookbook is perfect for the holidays -- or for anytime at all. It includes cookies to make with kids and cookies for the health conscious, plus scrumptious color photos.

This friendly cookbook helps you choose a grill, understand the health and convenience benefits of indoor grilling, and enjoy 80 great recipes. Find out what all the fuss is about with Indoor Grilling For Dummies -- soon you'll be hooked on year-round grilling for its convenience, great taste, and health benefits.

The book details the types of indoor grilling products, from grill pans to uncovered indoor electric and gas grills to covered grills. It describes easy techniques for grilling (outdoor and indoor), and provides 80 delicious recipes for marinades, spice rubs, and sauces, plus classic favorites like grilled chicken and grilled salmon to entertaining specialties like grilled Cornish hens and leg of lamb. The recipes are written for any indoor grilling device, with notes identifying when technique and timing adaptations may be needed with different products.

Italian Wine For Dummies explores all the major wine regions of Italy from Piedmont in the north to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, explaining the major grapes and the best producers. Explains how Italy names its wines (such as Chianti and Pinot Grigio) and how the grapes, both native and imported," affect modern Italian wine production. This friendly guide describes "the best food wines in the universe," and how to pair Italian wine with food in classic and creative combinations. It details how to buy, drink, and store Italian wines. Plus, it includes a pronunciation guide, a glossary of terms, a vintage chart, and grapes-wine classification wine chart. Also look for helpful regional map illustrations."

French Wine For Dummies explores all the major wine regions of France -- from The Rhone Valley to Alsace, with special emphasis on the wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, the most important wine regions of France (and possibly the world). This friendly guide explains how France names its wines and decodes French wine labels. It describes classic combinations of French wine with foods, with a new look at some versatile French wines with various types of food. Plus, it details how to buy, drink, and store French wines.

More than 125 simple and sweet recipes for Paleo-friendly desserts Following a Paleo Diet doesn't mean you have to give up your favorite desserts and treats. Paleo Desserts For Dummies offers up more than 125 tasty and delectable dessert recipes that you can enjoy while staying true to the Paleo lifestyle. From chocolate cake and blueberry muffins to maple-walnut ice cream and cookie dough Oreo cookies there's something to please every palate in this collection of Paleo-friendly desserts. The Paleo diet is one of the hottest diet and healthy-eating approaches around, as more and more people discover an appealing and sustainable alternative to the restrictive diets that can lead to burnout and failed weight loss efforts. Using natural foods to achieve great health and a perfect physique, the Paleo diet can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, and markers of inflammation, as well as help promote weight loss and optimal health. Plus, it has become a lifesaver for the millions of Americans with celiac disease who benefit from eating natural and gluten-free foods. * Provides recipes that are all made with nourishing, whole foods with no added refined sugars, gluten, grains, or soy * Includes Paleo recipes for holiday treats, like chocolate pumpkin pie, Halloween ghost truffles, and a fudgy peppermint bark * Gives you access to a handful of additional Paleo dessert recipes on dummies.com * Helps you discover the healthy alternatives to sugar and chemical-laden junk food With the satisfying recipes in Paleo Desserts For Dummies, you'll soon discover how sweet it is to give in to primal cravings!

Sip your way to ultimate nutrition and feel better than ever Whether you're looking to detox, lose weight, or just add more veggies to your diet, green smoothies are the way to go. Easy to prepare, portable, and endlessly customizable, green smoothies are the trendy new beverage in everyone's cup. Think you don't like kale, collard greens, or watercress? Try them in a smoothie and you'll never see them the same way again. Green smoothies are the easiest, most painless way to add more nutrients to your diet, so you can feel better than ever before. Green Smoothies For Dummies is your beginner's guide to the world of drinkable greens. Author and international smoothie guru Jennifer Thompson explains the benefits of green smoothies, and provides over 90 recipes that will make you start craving your vegetables. You'll get to know the flavors and properties of each ingredient, and how to combine ingredients for complete nutrition. * Replace meals with green smoothies without sacrificing nutrients * Boost your nutrition even higher with protein and fiber supplements * Reduce hunger and feel full longer with the right smoothie blends * Customize your smoothies to your personal nutritional needs Before too long, you'll be experimenting and coming up with your own favorite combinations. Your vegetable intake will skyrocket, and you'll look and feel fantastic. How often does something so good for you taste so delicious? Green smoothies help you fill the nutrient gaps in your diet so you can experience optimal health and well-being. Green Smoothies For Dummies is your guide to all things smoothie, and will get you started now.

Now updated -- your guide to becoming an expert grill master

Are you gearing up to grill? This hands-on guide explains how to purchase, use, and maintain everything from charcoal and gas grills to smokers and rotisseries for your grill. You get the latest on the different types of grills and food prep and grilling techniques, as well as dozens of new and improved recipes that will stretch your skills and tantalize your taste buds

Get ready to grill -- understand grilling lingo, choose the right grill for you, and start and safely maintain a grill-ready fire

Add spice to your life -- stock your griller's pantry with the latest herbs, rubs, flavored oils and marinades, including Asian and Mediterranean seasonings

Grilling the oldies but goodies -- from burgers and sausages to kebabs and ribs, make everyone's favorites taste fabulous

Go beyond the BBQ basics -- expand your grilling skills with tasty tips for grilling pork, beef, poultry, lamb, fish and shellfish, vegetables, pizza, and more

Open the book and find:

The difference between regular grilling and barbecuing

Full-color photos of mouthwatering recipes

Highlights of the latest and best grilling equipment

Extended coverage on grill set-up and maintenance

Expert advice on direct and indirect grilling

Figures and charts featuring meat cuts and food prep techniques

Must-know tips and tricks to master control over the grill

Advice on using smokers and rotisseries

Perfect sushi rolls at home are a cinch with this fun and easy guide;There are now more than 5,000 sushi restaurants across America, and Japanese cuisine has never been more popular. Yet many home cooks are reluctant to try making sushi. This friendly cookbook cuts through the mysteries of sushi-making--and shows just how easy it is to create perfect maki (rolls) and nigiri-sushi (individual pieces). From selecting sushi-quality seafood and finding specialized ingredients to cooking perfect sushi rice, slicing ingredients like a pro, adding that essential dab of wasabi, and rolling 'em up, this illustrated guide makes sushi preparation a snap, whether people want to build a basic California roll or serve up a wide range of more exotic sushi fare.;Judi Strada (LaJolla, CA) is Food Editor of San Diego magazine. Mineko Takane Moreno (San Diego, CA), a native of Tokyo, teaches Japanese cooking at Williams-Sonoma and the San Diego Culinary Institute.

Easy-to-follow recipes for favorite foods from around the world
The majority of today's consumers are cuisine literate but not yet culinary literate. They know about a wide variety of foods and cuisines, but they don't know how to prepare these dishes at home. Cooking Around the World All-in-One For Dummies offers easy-to-follow recipes from the best of the world's cuisines, including dishes from Mexico, Italy, China, Japan, Thailand, France, India, Greece, and the Middle East. Perfect for home cooks who love world foods but don't want to invest in cookbooks for each cuisine, this fun and friendly guide will give readers the know-how they need to creatively expand their culinary repertoires.
Martin Yan, a certified master chef and host of TV's Yan Can Cook, has authored twenty-four bestselling cookbooks.
Cesare Casella transformed his family's restaurant in Lucca, Italy, Il Vipore, into a world-class establishment, earning a Michelin star. He is the coauthor of Diary of a Tuscan Chef.
Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken opened the celebrated City Café in Los Angeles in 1981 and now divide their time between their restaurants in Las Vegas, Santa Monica, and L.A.