When it comes to food cities, Miami is one to take seriously. It is a colorful culinary tapestry of local and international food traditions with emerging new talents and James Beard-recognized chefs setting the bar for adventurous, experimental, and exciting cuisine. Miami Cooks by Sara Liss celebrates this wonderfully unique food culture with seventy-five recipes by thirty-five of the city's leading chefs and mixologists. Sure, Miami is the Cuban food capital of America, but it also home to so many other cuisines-Peruvian, Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, Haitian, Jamaican-that tempt the palate. From savory duck carnitas tacos to a crab-crusted ribeye steak to a decadent caramelized strawberry (and not to mention, an array of refreshing cocktails), this book boasts recipes all designed for home cooks of all skill levels.

Packing a lunch has never been so fun and creative Instead of grabbing fast food or an instant meal to eat in front of the computer, readers find in Mason Jar Salads and More step-by-step instructions for preparing nourishing, beautiful, and convenient lunches packed with fresh produce and whole foods. Made by layering ingredients vertically in the jars, these meals benefit from the tight seal of the lid -- they can last for up to five days in the refrigerator. Mason Jar Salads and More offers the easiest way to whip up a week's worth of grab-and-go recipes like Layered Quinoa and Veggies, Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes, Southwestern Salad, and Easy Fruity Oatmeal. Mason jars have been used to can and preserve food for over 150 years and are a beloved and trendy item. But there is more to the Mason jar than just canning, and this book reveals how perfect they are for easy breakfasts, lunches, and snacks.

This title presents a collection of tasty ideas in two step-by-step cookbooks. It includes two essential volumes that contains delicious recipes and a visual directory for identifying, preparing and cooking salad ingredients and vegetables. It includes ideas for hot and cold lunches, suppers, picnics, family meals and entertaining, with advice on seasonal availability, and buying and storing each ingredient. Over 1360 photographs illustrate 300 recipes, with step-by-step pictures to guarantee perfect results every time, and a beautiful photograph of each finished dish. It features onions and leeks, shoots and stems, roots, greens, beans and peas, seeds, squashes, fruit, leaves and mushrooms. Includes all the classic dishes, such as Greek Salad, Waldorf Salad, French Onion Soup, Potato Dauphinois, Borscht, Stuffed Mushrooms, and Fresh Fruit Salad. These two classic books offer a complete guide to making salads and cooking with vegetables. "The Salad Book" shows there is much more to a salad than a handful of lettuce leaves and a few tomatoes. There is a salad for every season and every occasion, from a simple Carrot and Orange Salad to the extravagant San Francisco Salad. The World Encyclopedia of Vegetables combines a complete illustrated guide to vegetables with a compendium of delicious recipes, such as Spinach Ravioli and Squash Risotto. Together, the books provide a one-stop box set, with everything you need to create perfect salads and vegetable dishes all year round.

A great way of getting our daily 5 a day is to eat plenty of salads. Salads are more than lettuce - a huge variety of different vegetables, meat, chicken, fish or tofu can be used to make a tempting dish. The versatility of salads is such that they can be made with fresh, frozen, cooked or canned ingredients, and there are endless possible variations. Fresh, colourful and exciting, this book is filled with recipes for every type of salad. From Chinese Chive and Onion Salad and Asparagus and Langoustine Salad to Lebanese Country Salad and Panzanella, you will never be short of inspiration. Each recipe clearly lists the ingredients you will need, and detailed step-by-step instructions ensure great results every time. Also included is a comprehensive guide to salad essentials, such as vegetables, leaves and herbs, plus recipes for salad dressings, dips, oils and vinegars. Beautifully illustrated with 245 stunning pictures, this book is the perfect guide to producing tempting and tasty salads at any time, for any occasion.

This fabulous collection of 175 protein-packed salads provides a wonderfully nutritious recipes that are perfect for creating fresh and healthy meals. There is something for every occasion in this vibrant book, whether you're looking for an elegant appetizer for a dinner party, a simple low-carb lunch, or a hearty evening meal. Recipes include traditional appetizers, such as Prawn Cocktail, Marinated Herrings, or Carpaccio with Rocket; impressive low-carbohydrate fish dishes, such as Trout & Ginger Salad, Moroccan Tuna Salad with Green Beans & Eggs, or Anchovy & Roasted Pepper Salad; and protein-rich meat and poultry recipes, such as Roasted Chicken & Walnut Salad and Warm Chorizo & Spinach Salad. Full nutritional information is provided for every recipe, detailing the protein, carbohydrate and fat content of each dish, as well as the calories. Stunning photographs and straightforward step- by-step instructions make this cookbook invaluable to anyone planning a nutritious and protein-rich diet for health or weight loss.

2020 James Beard Award Winner With recipes for gumbos and stews-plus okra pickles, tofu, marshmallow, paper, and more! "A love song long overdue. It is anything and everything you wanted to know about this hallmark ingredient."-Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene Chris Smith's first encounter with okra was of the worst kind: slimy fried okra at a greasy-spoon diner. Despite that dismal introduction, Smith developed a fascination with okra, and as he researched the plant and began to experiment with it in his own kitchen, he discovered an amazing range of delicious ways to cook and eat it, along with ingenious and surprising ways to process the plant from tip-to-tail: pods, leaves, flowers, seeds, and stalks. Smith talked okra with chefs, food historians, university researchers, farmers, homesteaders, and gardeners. The summation of his experimentation and research comes together in The Whole Okra, a lighthearted but information-rich collection of okra history, lore, recipes, craft projects, growing advice, and more. The Whole Okra includes classic recipes such as fried okra pods as well as unexpected delights including okra seed pancakes and okra flower vodka. Some of the South's best-known chefs shared okra recipes with Smith: Okra Soup by culinary historian Michael Twitty, Limpin' Susan by chef BJ Dennis, Bhindi Masala by chef Meherwan Irani, and Okra Fries by chef Vivian Howard. Okra has practical uses beyond the edible, and Smith also researched the history of okra as a fiber crop for making paper and the uses of okra mucilage (slime) as a preservative, a hydrating face mask, and a primary ingredient in herbalist Katrina Blair's recipe for Okra Marshmallow Delight. The Whole Okra is foremost a foodie's book, but Smith also provides practical tips and techniques for home and market gardeners. He gives directions for saving seed for replanting, for a breeding project, or for a stockpile of seed for making okra oil, okra flour, okra tempeh, and more. Smith has grown over 75 varieties of okra, and he describes the nuanced differences in flavor, texture, and color; the best-tasting varieties; and his personal favorites. Smith's wry humor and seed-to-stem enthusiasm for his subject infuse every chapter with just the right mix of fabulous recipes and culinary tips, unique projects, and fun facts about this vagabond vegetable with enormous potential. "If you are an okra lover, this book is an affirmation, filled with interesting stories and great ideas for using pods, flowers, and more. If you are not yet an okra lover, Chris Smith's enthusiasm may well convert you."-Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation

This title features fabulous pasta sauces, starters, salads and soups, shown in over 300 step-by-step photographs. It presents a combination of traditional dishes, regional specialities, and original recipe ideas. It guides you through each stage of preparation with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. It features classic recipes such as Penne all' Arrabbiata and Minestone Soup, as well as contemporary ideas such as Paglia e Fieno with Prawns and Vodka, and Tagliatelle with Radicchio and Cream. It includes guidelines on how to cook pasta to perfection, with tips on how to eat it, how to match shapes to sauces, and how to serve. This superb book is a truly comprehensive guide to choosing, cooking and enjoying Italian pasta. The introductory identification section contains fabulous photographs and fascinating information on a huge range of dried and fresh pasta types, including long and short varieties as well as flavoured and colored pasta. There is also a fully illustrated technique section showing how to cook and serve pasta, and how to choose the right pasta for your sauce. The book features more than 100 inspirational recipes for pasta sauces, salads and soups, encompassing all kinds of pasta.

It starts with an unexpectedly wide range of ingredients, such as Japanese eggplants, broccoli rabe, shirataki noodles, Bosc pears, and chrysanthemum leaves. It emphasizes contrasting textures - toothsome, fluffy, crunchy, crispy, hefty. And marries contrasting flavours - rich, sharp, sweet, and salty. Toss all together and voila: an irresistible symphony that's at once healthy and utterly delicious. Cooking the saladish way has been Ilene Rosen's genius since she unveiled the first kale salad at New York's City Bakery almost two decades ago, and now she shares 100 fresh and creative recipes, organised seasonally, from the intoxicatingly aromatic (Toasty Broccoli with Curry Leaves and Coconut) to the colourfully hearty (Red Potatoes with Chorizo and Roasted Grapes). Each chapter includes a fun party menu, a timeline of preparation, and an illustrated tablescape to turn a saladish meal into an impressive dinner party spread.

Kilner jars are perfect for a healthy and delicious salad. The dressing goes on the bottom, with heavier or harder ingredients making up the next layer(s), perhaps topped off with some fresh leafy greens. Everything stays crisp and separate until it is time to toss the salad in a bowl ready to serve and enjoy. When made ahead these 125 tempting and innovative recipes last for days in the fridge for almost a week's worth of lunches and/or dinners. These 'grab and go' salads are ideal on those harried weekday mornings or busy weekends. Tanya Linton includes creative snacks and breakfasts as well as a chapter devoted to rice bowls and even desserts. Lettuce-based salads like Italian Salad (chopped salami, spicy green beans, white beans and Pecorino), Green Goddess (sugar snap peas, proper peas and edamame with hoisin chicken) or Sweet and Salty Salad (rocket, figs, buffalo mozzarella and prosciutto) are great for the whole family. For something more hearty, there are also noodle and grain/legume based salads like Pasta Carbonara Salad (pasta, cooked eggs, cooked pancetta, baby arugula), Chicken Soup Salad (noodles, carrots, celery, chopped kale and chicken) and Layered Tabbouleh Salad (cous cous, cucumber, tomatoes, parsley, onion). For a dessert idea for an office celebration or a picnic, Pretty Pavlovas, Layered Cheater Chocolate Cheesecake and Banana Bread Parfait are favourites.

If you have decided you want to be vegan, where do you start?

Or if you are an experienced cook, how do you make plant-based meals that are delicious and full of variety?

And if you are already vegan but looking for inspiration, are there simple principles to help you come up with your own dishes?

Ask no more - The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone has the answers. After twenty years of plant-based cooking, bestselling chefs Dave and Steve Flynn have developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of how it works and how to make vegan food simple, creative and totally irresistible.

Dave and Steve's new book distils all their knowledge into ten chapters that are full of master recipes, step-by-step guides, fun variations and top tips, and an approach to plant-based eating that will inspire you to become the best cook of vegan food you can possibly be.

'An honest and fascinating account of the journey that Tom made from discovering he was a type 2 diabetic to doing something about it. This book will change lives.' Michael Mosley, on The Sunday Time's bestseller Downsizing From the bestselling author of Downsizing, a guide to losing weight - and keeping it off - as well as improving health, from someone who has successfully done both, Lose Weight 4 Life outlines the programme Tom Watson followed for his own remarkable 8-stone (50kg) weight loss. Divided into 4 sections - Motivation, Movement, Measurement and Maintenance - it includes relatable examples of Tom's own, often bumpy, journey to better health, which saw him transform from someone who mindlessly hoovered up entire packets of biscuits at one go and had to rummage in the XXXL bin for exercise gear into someone who rowed the length of the UK. Packed with practical advice backed up by the latest research, Lose Weight 4 Life demonstrates that it is never too late to turn things around, even if you are someone who has failed umpteen times before.

Hundreds of healthy ideas for everyday using lots of vegetables, wholegrains, protein and natural flavourings. With vibrant full colour photography and a whole host of easy, affordable, convenient and substantial recipes, lunchtimes will never be the same again! 'Awesome book, great recipes, great ideas' -- ***** Reader review 'What a fab book. Just what I was looking for!!' -- ***** Reader review 'Love it!' -- ***** Reader review 'Takes making packed lunches to a whole new level!' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************************************************* Fun, flavour-packed 'al-desko' ideas for every working day! Invest in a lunchbox you love and fill it with these amazing recipes. They are packed with flavour and nourishment to keep you happy and your stomach content. Food-loving Naomi and Anna are trained chefs and have poured their lunchmaking-wisdom into this handy book, ensuring their cost-effective, easy, delicious recipes take no more than 30 minutes to make, transport well and will last up to 2 days in tupperware. Arranged by main ingredient, recipes are suitable for vegetarians, vegans and meat-lovers. With loads of tips to help you customize recipes to your heart's delight - this will soon become your go-to lunch guide!