This is a must have for the Indian food enthusiast... Taste bud-Tingling New Book Exposes Secrets to Whipping up World's Favorite South Asian Cuisine. Packed with 'QUALITY' tested, simplified and tried recipes stemming from Farhana's Indian food cooking classes spanning over two decades, adapted for success for the novice and experienced cooks alike This mouth-watering new book demystifies the process of cooking authentic, restaurant-quality Indian and Pakistani food at home. Exchanging complicated ingredient lists and laborious techniques with simple methods that anyone will enjoy. With her simplified techniques presented in the book Farhana has eliminated the fear of using spices and made Indian cooking approachable for anyone and everyone. Based on her experience as a teacher and seeing first hand people's challenges in cooking Indian, Farhana wanted to offer recipes of a very foreign and often intimidating cuisine with simple ingredients that yield remarkable results in a minimum amount of time. 'Flavorful Shortcuts to Indian/Pakistani Cooking' is a true definitive work filled with easy to follow Indian/Pakistani food recipes for making popular meat and vegetable favorites, including: samosas, saag paneer, aloo ghobi, malai Kofta, daal, chicken Qorma, tandoori chicken, seekh kabobs, chicken tikka, biryanni, mango lassi, Gulaab jamun, kulfi and so much more... a book designed to help you lose your fear of cooking Indian and to impress your friends and family with your skills and expertise. To date, the book has attracted a consistent string of rave reviews: 'This book is filled with food that is exciting, fresh and do-able. And with Farhana's tips and tricks and easy to follow techniques, it's easy enough for even a novice.' notes Ms. Joanne Weir, the award winning cookbook author, Television Personality and cooking teacher -who also offered to write the 'foreword' of this book. ..".this book is mouthwatering -this is amazing stuff with spices and flavors..." state Elizabeth Dougherty & Michel Serio of Food Nation Talk Radio "Ami, I cooked Aloo Palak from your book today, your easy directions made the cooking a breeze and it came out so good, yum, yum, yum.... " says Mehnaz. Naureen & Angel were equally as impressed, adding, "Guess what? We cooked Chicken Karai, Aloo Gajjar and rice last night. It came out delicious and the recipes were so easy to follow." Marketing and sales figures reveal and confirm the book's growing demand and popularity. Recipes from Farhana's new cookbook have been part of the menu at popular main stream cafes and restaurants around Los Angeles featuring an 'Indian Week' as a special for their clientele.

The American city is thriving. In urban neighborhoods across the country you can find intriguing restaurants, gourmet and ethnic markets, farmers' markets, and artisanal breads and cheeses. In her new book, "Weir Cooking in the City, " chef and teacher Joanne Weir takes readers and home cooks into our nation's ethnically diverse and vibrant culinary and cultural urban landscape.

Exploring her adopted city of San Francisco as a guide, Joanne invites readers to search their own cities for the myriad international flavors and tastes they will find there. From local ethnic neighborhoods to the butcher to the farmers' market, Joanne seeks out the best ingredients and most delicious dishes and shows how they can be re-created in home kitchens anywhere. A companion volume to her new series on public television, "Weir Cooking in the City" brings every city to life.

With chapters on Firsts, Soups, Mains, and Desserts, Weir includes more than 125 vividly flavored, inventive recipes, created with urban cooks in mind: those cooks with not enough time and too little space, but an appetite for creating memorable meals and social gatherings. Start your meal with Joanne's Straw Potato Cakes with Smoked Salmon and Caviar, Parmesan Flan, or Kale Soup with Pancetta and White Beans. Showcase beautiful salad greens in a Radicchio, Arugula, Golden Raisin, and Pine Nut Salad or a Duck Salad with Pecans and Kumquats, or spice things up with a Thai Beef Salad with Mint and Cilantro. Simple yet delicious main courses include Silver-Roasted Salmon with Sweet-Hot Relish; Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts with Mustard, Rosemary, and Capers; and Green Lasagna with Artichokes and Leeks. Sweets like Warm Chocolate, Cinnamon, and Coffee Tart; Plum Cake; Double Chocolate Ice Cream with Dried Cherries; and Panna Cotta with Raspberries will complete your meal. Each recipe is accompanied by wine suggestions from wine expert Tim McDonald.

Filled with mouth-watering photographs throughout, "Weir Cooking in the City" is the cookbook for the modern home cook, with essential information on stocking your pantry, matching wine with food, and effortless entertaining. From creating a party of Mediterranean-inspired small plates to a simple but sophisticated supper after a movie or play, from bustling neighborhood markets to Joanne's welcoming kitchen, this excursion into city cuisine will inspire you to create a weekday meal or an impromptu dinner party.