Sear, deglaze, enhance, and serve: flavorful dinners can be that simple. In her unique, approachable style, Susan Volland first explains how to skillfully wield a hot skillet to sear entrees, then shows how a sauce can be made quickly in that same hot pan. In more than 60 enticing recipes for seafood, poultry, meats, vegetables, tofu, and eggs, Volland invites home cooks to adapt her recipes for taste, diet, and ingredient availability. Searing Inspiration gives cooks the confidence to invent their own dishes, reintroducing a classic technique to modern tastes and kitchens.

Your family has a hankering--a yen for chicken tikka masala or queso fundido, for shrimp pad thai or a Philly cheesesteak--and they want it bad. So you decide to eat out at a local ethnic or roadside restaurant, or do take-out. It's expedient, but is the food really that good? Really really good? Because Lucinda Scala Quinn's versions of all those dishes families crave will knock your socks off and prove beyond a doubt that the foods you love can be made better, faster, tastier, cheaper, and more healthfully at home.

Lucinda Scala Quinn is all about smart strategies that simplify and make for great taste, so why outsource feeding our families when it takes less time, money, and effort to cook these favorite comfort foods ourselves? And why miss out on the untold gifts of sitting at home with your family around the dining room table? So next time there's a request for pulled pork or deep-dish pizza or chicken fettuccine Alfredo, or cold soba noodles or fried rice, forget about soggy takeout and overpriced restaurants--just crack open this book and you'll find simple recipes for all those dishes your family wants to eat, right now.

The Classic South African Cookbook is exactly that - classic home cooking for South Africans the way they eat now.

In line with the country's diverse cultures, which often blend more harmoniously in the kitchen than in any other sphere of life, this book is a kaleidoscope of our modern lifestyle with influences from grandma's kitchen, popular Mediterranean cuisine, as well as both Indian and African culture. But no matter what your roots may be, this book sets a foundation for good, honest, carefree home cooking, incorporating all the well-loved and familiar favourites.

The more than 170 recipes have been refi ned to guarantee mouth-watering results, no matter your skill level. Only fresh and locally available ingredients are used, while the various techniques are carefully explained - a real boon to those just setting out on their culinary journeys. Best of all, every recipe is accompanied by a full-colour photograph.

There's nothing better than treating your family to a delicious breakfast. Whether it's a sandwich on the go or a huge stack of pancakes on a sunny Sunday, breakfast is a meal everyone loves. And who doesn't love breakfast for dinner?! When your morning is full of hustle & bustle, everyone can still enjoy a wholesome, tasty breakfast with dishes that are ready in a jiffy. Try Melon Berry Bowls, Speedy Huevos Rancheros and Slow-Cooker Breakfast Casserole. When those lazy weekend mornings roll around, sit back and enjoy worth-the-wait breakfasts like Bacon & Egg Potato Skins, Red Velvet Pancakes and Farmers' Market Omelet. Invite everyone over for brunch and delight them with Apple-Walnut Coffee Cake, Festive Corn Tortilla Quiche and Mom's Cheesy Hashbrowns. For Brunch-Bunch try breakfast burgers, breakfast pizzas, quiches, stratas, frittatas, biscuits & gravy, steak & eggs, hearty casseroles and more! 208 Recipes.

Best-selling title now updated with 16 pages of photos associated with recipes throughout the book! Friendly chatter, cheery farm stands, bushels of produce, baskets of fruit and Mason jars overflowing with just-picked blooms. The farmers' market is in full swing! With everything in sight locally grown, there's just no better place to find the absolute freshest foods. In Farmers' Market Favorites you'll find the best, tried & true recipes to get the tastiest meals on the table. Wake up your family to Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake or pancakes topped with Fresh Raspberry Butter. For lunch, whip up Dilly Chicken Sandwiches or Ranch BLT Wraps with a yummy side of Crispy Zucchini Fritters or Tangy Summer Slaw. If you're having girlfriends over for a plant swap, serve Sunflower Strawberry Salad and Garden-Fresh Gazpacho with slices of Aunt B's Sweet Butter Bread. And everyone will ask for seconds of Apple Blush Pie and Mom's Blackberry Cake. We've tucked in lots of market shopping tips, along with a handy conversion chart for when it's off-season and fresh ingredients just aren't available. And in the spirit of the saying, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without," we've included crafty tips for reusing favorite vintage finds. So, come along with us to the farmers' market for wholesome, delicious food and where old-fashioned neighboring is still a part of every day. 222 Recipes.

The vital components of a Sunday lunch are a plentiful supply of food, beginning with a small appetizer to whet the appetite, followed usually by a joint of roast meat, various side dishes including some kind of potato, a rich, tasty gravy, and - just when everyone believes they've had enough - a sweet and toothsome pudding served with custard! This book exactly follows those expectations, with a chapter on each course. Every recipe comes with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrations and a glorious picture of the finished dish, for confident cooking every time, whatever your experience.

More than 75 satisfying recipes to warm body and soul as you snuggle up against the cold by the fireside. Winter is the perfect time to stay indoors and prepare comforting home-cooked meals. Lizzie Kamenetzky takes her inspiration from snow-covered mountains, ski towns and cosy winter cabins, to bring you recipes that are perfect for snuggling up against the cold in front of a crackling log fire. Enjoy these delicious recipes from dawn till dusk. Start your day with coffee and a sugar-dusted breakfast bake, still warm from the oven. Rustle up a hearty winter salad or serve a bowl of steaming soup for lunch, as you look forward to a satisfying plate of dumplings, or a rich casserole come the evening. Create creamy gratins, tasty supper skillets, slow-cooked meats and deep-filled pies, or entertain your friends with a traditional cheese fondue. Finish your indulgent meal with a rustic fruit tart, or a baked souffle spiked with a little warming winter spirit. Whatever your craving, you will find the perfect recipe to satisfy it here, as winter food has never been so comforting or delicious.

Sauces have always played an important role in cooking. They complement and enhance so many foods, adding nuances of flavour and taking dishes to new heights. With his wealth of culinary knowledge, Michel Roux is recognised as a master at the art of sauce-making. This comprehensive collection of over 200 sauces has attained classic status as the essential guide in every good cook's kitchen. The techniques and methods of sauce making are explained simply and clearly, many illustrated with step-by-step instructions and photographs. A comprehensive directory which recommends the best sauces for key dishes and ingredients is also included.

Starting with the basics of dough making, steaming and frying, Brian Yarvin provides mouth-watering colour photographs and step-by-step instructions so that anyone can recreate their grandmother's pierogi or street-food treat at home, using ingredients from the local supermarket.

In The Forager's Kitchen Handbook, expert forager and cook Fiona Bird shares the knowledge she has gained from years of gathering food from the land. Whether you live in a large city, in open countryside or by the coast, if you open your eyes and follow Fiona Bird's advice, you will find more ingredients growing in the wild than you could imagine. Each chapter focuses on a different food type - Flowers and Blossom, Woodland and Hedgerow, Fruits and Berries, Herbs, and Sea and Shore - and includes useful information about where to find it, how to forage and gather it, and how to use it. And once you have brought your bounty home, there are more than 100 recipes for you to try. If you love baking, try the carrot and clover cake, wild hazelnut shortbread or sea lettuce madeleines. Make the most of a hedgerow glut by making honeysuckle jelly or quince and wild thyme sorbet. Try a food-for-free main course of chanterelle puffs or wild mussels steamed with dandelions, or a quick snack of garlic mustard, chickweed and tomato bruschetta. Or indulge your sweet tooth with a wild cherry panna cotta. Armed with this handbook, head off to the great outdoors and you will be amazed by the sheer quantity of food that is available for free.

Sauces Reconsidered: Apres Escoffier replaces the traditional French hierarchy of sauces with a modern version based on the sauces' physical properties. While it is not a traditional cookbook, it does include many recipes. Cooks need not slavishly follow them, however, as the recipes illustrate their underlying functions, helping cooks to successfully create their own sauces based on their newfound understanding of sauces' intrinsic properties. Gary Allen explores what makes a sauce the type of sauce it is, how it works, why it is specific to a particular cuisine, and how cooks can make it their own through an understanding of how the ingredients work together to create a sauce that enriches a dish and tantalizes the taste buds.

Get your recommended daily allowance of facts and fun with Food Anatomy, the third book in Julia Rothman's best-selling Anatomy series. She starts with an illustrated history of food and ends with a global tour of street eats. Along the way, Rothman serves up a hilarious primer on short order egg lingo and a mouth-watering menu of how people around the planet serve fried potatoes and what we dip them in. Award-winning food journalist Rachel Wharton lends her editorial expertise to this light-hearted exploration of everything food that bursts with little-known facts and delightful drawings. Everyday diners and seasoned foodies alike are sure to eat it up.

In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Antoni in the Kitchen, Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski shares easy and delicious dinners for every night of the week. Let's Do Dinner is an invitation into Antoni's easy kitchen. Dinner with Antoni means satisfying meals full of lean protein and loads of vegetables, with splurges of carbs and decadence. Simple, yes, but always special. Antoni keeps shopping lists short and steps and pans to a minimum. Pulled chicken nachos, pasta carbonara with spring onions and peas, or pan-seared steak with harissa butter and crispy potatoes - it's all good for post-work evenings or casual entertaining. Antoni shows how to crank up the flavour, make exciting suppers from pantry staples, create new takes on classics by swapping in one surprising ingredient, and build a rousingly flavoured vegan grain bowl. Plus, he lets you in on the secret weapons in every kitchen that get great food on the table fast.