Who inspired Jamie Oliver to put a premium on fresh, 'naked' food? Who influenced Sylvia Woods' talent for titillating the sweet tooth? It just might have something to do with their mothers. Now, in this one-of-a-kind cookbook, America's top celebrity chefs divulge the cooking secrets that started it all. Mom's Secret Recipe File features endearing stories, approachable recipes, family cooking lore, valuable tips, and timeless advice from each chef/mother pair. The duos are featured in 'mini chapters' that begin with short introductions written by the chefs-a favorite memory about how their moms' cooking styles inspired their own-followed by four recipes from their moms' secret files.Mom's Secret Recipe File is not only a perfect Mother's Day gift, it's sure to become a cooking classic.

Go wild in the kitchen Venture beyond the usual beans, grains, and vegetables to include an exciting variety of organic vegetarian fare in your meals. "Going Wild in the Kitchen "shows you how. In addition to providing helpful cooking tips and techniques, this book offers over 150 kitchen-tested recipes for taste-tempting dishes that contain such unique ingredients as edible flowers; tasty sea vegetables; wild mushrooms, berries, and herbs; and exotic ancient grains like teff, quinoa,

and Chinese forbidden black rice. Author Leslie Cerier encourages the creative instincts of novice and seasoned cooks alike, prompting them to go wild by adding, changing, or substituting ingredients in existing recipes.
"Going Wild in the Kitchen "is more than a unique cookbook it s a recipe for inspiration. Excite your palate with this treasure-trove of distinctive, healthy, and taste-tempting recipe creations."

The Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book is the classic bestselling cookbook devoted to baking light, healthful, delicious bread entirely from whole grains. This specially updated edition includes an entirely new chapter on making excellent whole-grain loaves in a bread machine. Now even the busiest among us can bake the delectable loaves for which Laurel’s Kitchen is famous.

New research proves what we’ve known all along: Eating whole grains really is better for your health! Here, the switch from “white” is made fun and easy.

Like a good friend, the “Loaf for Learning” tutorial guides you step-by-step through the baking process. You’ll make perfect loaves every time, right from the start.

Here you’ll find recipes for everything—from chewy Flemish Desem Bread and mouthwatering Hot Cross Buns to tender Buttermilk Rolls, foolproof Pita Pockets, tangy Cheese Muffins, and luscious Banana Bread—all with clear explanations and helpful woodcut illustrations.

The brand-new chapter on bread machines teaches you to make light “electric” loaves from whole-grain flour. No matter what your schedule, you can come home to the wonderful smell of baking bread, fresh, hot, and ready to enjoy.

Join chef and founder of London’s famous Darjeeling Express restaurant on a flavour odyssey as she shares delicious Indian recipes and family favourites to awaken your palette and nourish your soul.

Get ready to embrace six seasons of flavour in this stunning new collection of 80 bright and vibrant Indian recipes inspired by Asma’s native Bengal.

Be guided on an atmospheric journey through India's culinary landscape and discover the principles of Ayurvedic cooking. Enjoy a masterclass in creating mouthwatering, easy curries, sides, and desserts that sing with flavour, such as::

• MIDWEEK CURRIES: Quick Bengali chicken korma
• VEGETARIAN MAINS: Delicate lentil fritters with spiced yoghurt
• INDIAN STREETFOOD: Crispy and spicy tawa toasties
• COMFORT FOOD: Spiced and creamy pumpkin dhal
• SWEET TREATS: Yogurt with saffron and pistachio

**YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS ARE NOT JUST FOR SUNDAYS** The beloved hollowed-out cup shape of the Yorkshire Pud can house delicious fillings to suit any time of the day or week. From breakfast to dessert and everything in between, use these pages to transform the humble Yorkshire Pudding into mouth-watering wraps, pizzas, blinis, canapes, burritos, tacos or even burgers. Then whip up some scrumptiously sweet pancakes with any leftovers! Celebrate the untapped versatility of the Yorkshire Pudding and make life a little bit batter.

Marlene Koch proves Splenda[registered] is versatile enough to be used in all types of recipes for all meals. Here are 150 delicious all-new recipes for all meals ranging from breakfast foods to midnight snacks and from appetisers to desserts - all low in sugar, fat, carbohydrate and calories.

Walk into any restaurant or trattoria in Italy and you'll be greeted by antipasto tables laden with platters of colorful salads, tender seafood dishes, regional salamis and cheeses, and fresh vegetables prepared in every way imaginable. With this inspiring collection of two hundred versatile, simple-to-prepare recipes, Michele Scicolone recreates these antipasto tables at home. "The Antipasto Table" includes many traditional favorites passed down by the author's family as well as new interpretations based on her own travels in Italy, and even some antipasti new to this country.

Imagine a table of hot antipasti -- fresh mozzarella rolled in bread crumbs and fried until crisp outside and melted within or grilled calamari with oregano and white wine. Or sample the cold dishes -- Sicilian eggplant salad or trout marinated in olive oil, vinegar, and sage. Bread-based antipasti include taralli, fennel-laced biscuits, perfect with a glass of red wine; and bruschetta, grilled country bread topped with fresh tomatoes and herbs or Gorgonzola and pine nuts.

This marvelous cookbook also features special sections on the art of preparing vegetables and selecting the proper wines to serve with antipasti. "The Antipasto Table" highlights the foods that make Italian cuisine so wonderfully appealing.

This is a delicious read for any cookery enthusiast or historian. Recipes are extensively illustrated with text and full page photographs. Contents Include: Meat Casseroles, Poultry Casseroles, Fish and Sea-Food Casseroles, Egg and Cheese Casseroles, Vegetable Casseroles, Desserts That Come From Casseroles, Casseroles to Freeze, Casseroles For-a-Crowd, a Bake-Alongs. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.