Publication date: 2004-04
Dewey code: 641.85309
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Price: $23.61
Review Sugar-Plums and Sherbet: The Prehistory of Sweets / Prospect Books (UK):This excellent study of the ingenuity of sugar boiling and the manufacture of those intriguing avatars of childhood happiness: the humbug, the gobstopper, the peardrop and the stick of rock is now published in paperback. As well as a history, it is also a recipe book, with twenty tried and tested methods for sweets ancient and modern. The byways of knowledge that are illuminated make this so rewarding. There have been studies of modern-day sweeties and their immediate antecedents, but this goes further back, to the late Middle Ages. As much as a history of sweets, it is also a study of sugar and its place in our early diet.
Publication date: 2008-10-06
List Price: $22.95
Price: $22.95
Review From My Mama's Kitchen: Food for the Soul, Recipes for Living / THC Investments:From My Mama’s Kitchen – “food for the soul, recipes for living” is a wonderful keepsake book about motherly love. It is a tribute to acknowledge and honor moms all over the world for their spiritual and inspirational contribution in making a positive difference in the lives of their children and their loved ones. Adopted at birth in Malaysia, and later moving to the United States to attend college, Johnny Tan’s life journey led him into crossing paths with various women he admiringly referred to as “Mom. ” It is from his 9 moms’ insightful parenting skills and motivational words of wisdom that guided Johnny in decoding the many mysteries and challenges of everyday living. This served as the wonderful backdrop for everyone to reflect back and rekindle their own memories with their moms – during the various heartfelt moments that might have otherwise been forgotten. Entertaining, inspiring, and educational, Johnny has managed to bring “motherly love” to center stage, honoring the various significant roles mothers play in our daily lives – the forgotten heroes of our time!.
Authors
- Phoebe Deyo Rulon
- Helen Carroll Clarke
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $22.95
Price: $22.95
Review The Cook Book of Left-Overs / Creative Cookbooks:A charming old cookbook, originally published in 1911, with 400 nifty nifty recipes.
Creator: Paul Freedman
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2007-11-07
Dewey code: 641.3
List Price: $39.95
Price: $23.87
Review Food: The History of Taste (California Studies in Food and Culture) / University of California Press:This richly illustrated book is the first to apply the discoveries of the new generation of food historians to the pleasures of dining and the culinary accomplishments of diverse civilizations, past and present. Editor Paul Freedman has gathered essays by French, German, Belgian, American, and British historians to present a comprehensive, chronological history of taste from prehistory to the present day. The authors explore the early repertoire of sweet tastes; the distinctive contributions made by classical antiquity and China; the subtle, sophisticated, and varied group of food customs created by the Islamic civilizations of Iberia, the Arabian desert, Persia, and Byzantium; the magnificent cuisine of the Middle Ages, influenced by Rome and adapted from Islamic Spain, Africa, and the Middle East; the decisive break with highly spiced food traditions after the Renaissance and the new focus on primary ingredients and products from the New World; French cuisine's rise to dominance in Europe and America; the evolution of modern restaurant dining, modern agriculture, and technological developments; and today's tastes, which employ few rules and exhibit a glorious eclecticism. The result is the enthralling story not only of what sustains us but also of what makes us feel alive. Copub: Thames & Hudson.
Authors
- Richard C. Webb
- Jeremy J. Bishop
- Stuart J. Goree
Publication date: 2002
Price: $23.87
Review Exit ramps and cheese grits: Hole in the wall adventures in the Carolinas / Southern Escarpment Co:
Edition: Facsimile Ed
Publication date: 1999-01-01
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $22.95
Price: $22.94
Review The Liebig Company's Practical Cookery Book, 1894 (Southern Historic Cookery & Housekeeping Series) / Southover Press:First published in 1894. Baron Justus von Liegig was one of the greatest organic chemists of the nineteenth century. His discovery of the nutritional properties of beef extract had already been in use for invalids when he and four others decided to go into production in Uruguay, using the flesh of cattle that had been killed for their hides alone. He founded his factory at Villa Independencia, later to be called Fray Bentos, and his purpose was very largely philanthropic-to provide in pre-digested form a cheap and nutritious food which could enhance the lives of the growing populations of the world's poor. His beef extract later became Oxo. This work is a charming promotional book for the Liebig Co. 's Extract of Beef, complete with period advertisements. Brief introduction by Ann Bagnall.
Publication date: 2005-02-01
Dewey code: 641.50922
List Price: $29.99
Price: $23.39
Review Tough Cookies: Tales of Obsession, Toil and Tenacity from Britain's Kitchen Heavyweights / Profile Books:British food was never renowned for its flair and inventiveness until the 1980s when Marco Pierre White led an extraordinary revolution in British cuisine. Passionate and unpredictable, he inspired many of the top chefs in Britain today. In this insightful book, Simon Wright exposes the revolution for what it was and shows how the passionate idealism of the early years has been compromised. He travels inside the brotherhood of chefs and tells the very distinct tales of Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal, Shaun Hill, and Marcus Wareing—four men who have risen through the vicious climate of the kitchen to make a special mark. Theirs is an elite band, tough to join, and these are the stories of how they qualified for membership.
Publication date: 2007-09-13
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $35.95
Price: $23.66
Review A Course Of Lectures On The Principles Of Domestic Economy And Cookery / Kessinger Publishing, LLC:The lectures printed within this volume were delivered by Juliet Corson, superintendent of the New York School of Cookery, in the "Farmers Lecture Course," at the College of Agriculture, Minneapolis, during the session of 1884. "The lectures were familiar, extemporaneous discourses upon the topics under discussion, and the lecturer was surrounded by all the appointments of a well-ordered kitchen. The dishes as prepared were passed to the audience for examination and criticism, and full opportunity allowed for discussion," thus giving the lectures a familiar, colloquial tone.
Publication date: 2005-05-31
Dewey code: 641.092
List Price: $50.00
Price: $37.97
Review Dinner For Dickens: The Culinary History Of Mrs Charles Dickens' Menu Books / Prospect Books (UK):Catherine, the wife of Charles Dickens, was herself an author, but of just one book: What Shall we Have for Dinner? Satisfactorily Answered by Numerous Bills of Fare for from Two to Eighteen Persons. As the title indicates, it was a cookery book, in fact a pamphlet containing many suggested menus for meals of varying complexity together with a few recipes. It went through several editions after 1851, under the authorial pseudonym of ‘Lady Maria Clutterbuck’ with a brief introduction that was, commentators aver, the work of Charles Dickens himself. In this book, Susan Rossi-Wilcox has investigated the life of Catherine Dickens, the domestic arrangements of the Dickens family, the composition of this menu-book and how the various changes in succeeding editions reflect both Catherine’s own development and the state of play in Victorian cookery, entertainment and food supply. At the same time, it contains a transcript of the menu-book itself and the appendix of recipes. It would not be sensible to claim the little book changed very much about Victorian cookery, but it serves as a potent marker of what was going on at the time, for example the modes of service, the sorts of dishes cooked, the domestic organisation necessary to maintain a reasonably well-off household. Catherine Dickens herself is a very interesting character and this book has much to offer people seeking to get behind the facade thrown up by Charles Dickens and his biographers (the couple separated in 1858 and Catherine suffered from much negative spin). Susan Rossi-Wilcox paints a sympathetic portrait of a capable and resourceful woman. Dinner for Dickens is fully referenced and illustrated with contemporary photographs, drawn largely from the collections of the Charles Dickens Museum in Doughty Street, London.
Authors
- James Canora
- Judith Choate
Edition: Ill
Publication date: 2008-10-01
Dewey code: 641.59747
List Price: $45.00
Price: $26.99
Review Dining at Delmonico's: The Story of America's Oldest Restaurant / Stewart, Tabori & Chang:The name Delmonico’s is synonymous with fine dining. Ever since the establishment—the country’s first real restaurant—opened its doors in Manhattan’s Financial District in 1837, Delmonico’s has been showing Americans just what it means to eat well. Delmonico’s was where American diners were introduced to some of our most beloved dishes: Lobster à la Newburg, Eggs Benedict, Manhattan Clam Chowder, Baked Alaska. Many were created in Delmonico’s kitchen by New York’s first star chef, Charles Ranhofer; others were popularized here. And always heading the bill of fare was the Delmonico’s Steak—an unbelievably succulent 20-ounce prime rib-eye, grilled to perfection and topped with herbed butter—which remains the gold standard that other steakhouses try to emulate. Delmonico’s history is one of “firsts”: the first American restaurant to use tablecloths, to offer private dining rooms, to furnish a separate wine list, to admit women diners, and to re-envision haute cuisine for the American palate. That tradition of exquisite food served in a luxurious setting continues to flourish today. Now, Dining at Delmonico’s invites the home cook into the restaurant’s legendary kitchen, providing more than 80 recipes that let you re-create the gastronomic glories of Delmonico’s dining room for your own table.
Publication date: 2003-06-30
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $29.32
Price: $23.83
Review Country Cookbook and Country Stories / Xlibris Corporation:
Publication date: 2007-06-30
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $30.95
Price: $23.52
Review Ilustrados y romanticos / Illustrated and romantics: Cocina Y Sociedad En Espana XVIII Y XIX / Cuisine and Society in Spain XVIII to XIX (Libros Singulares) / Alianza Editorial Sa:
Publication date: 1989
Review 50 golden years with Herman Weber / Weber's Inn:
Creator: Gregg Wallace
Publication date: 2008-09-09
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $36.95
Price: $23.12
Review 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die / Universe:From single press extra-virgin olive oils and artisanal cheeses to more exotic fare such as zebra jerky, this compilation is a cornucopia of culinary delicacies from every cuisine around the globe. Featuring luscious photographs and descriptions of must-eat foods from sweet to savory, this culinary gazetteer of the world offers expert guidance on how to really eat like a local when in Rome or how to find the most authentic Peking duck when visiting Beijing. Any foodie will delight at the fact-filled descriptions and marginalia and sidebars bursting with culinary history and trivia. Whether looking for the "must-taste treats" to seek out on your next vacation or inspiration for a romantic dinner for two, this compendium is sure to be a source of gourmet inspiration, certain to expand even an experienced epicure’s mental grocery list. The book is divided into sections based on food type (meats, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, sweets and confections, etc). Included are classics as well as delicacies little known outside their home turf. Each entry features authoritative yet opinionated descriptions as well as anecdotes about the producers or the region ensuring that this book will have wide appeal to connoisseurs and novices alike.
Publication date: 2007-10-28
Dewey code: 641.5973
List Price: $40.00
Price: $23.00
Review Forklore: Recipes and Tales from an American Bistro / Temple University Press:Forklore is a collection of recipes and stories from Ellen Yin, one of the leading restaurateurs in the country. In it, Yin tells of the beginnings of Fork, and how it coincided with Philadelphia's second restaurant renaissance. She describes how she fell in love with food, how Fork was born, and of the chefs who came through Fork's doors and helped contribute to its unique cuisine. And through it all, she offers recipes - simple, delicious, and easy to cook at home - that represent the flavors of Fork and American bistro cooking.
Publication date: 1990
Review Food & fun: Cameron Ellegaard's guide to social hour & Sunday brunch in San Diego County / Food & Fun Publishing:
Publication date: 2008-08-01
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $27.95
Price: $23.35
Review The Book of Life: Mind and Body (Y) / Applewood Books(MA):Upton Sinclair, one of America's foremost and most prolific authors, addresses the cultivation of the mind and the body in this 1922 volume. Sinclair's goal was to attempt to tell the reader how to live, how to find health, happiness and success, and how to develop fully both the mind and the body. Part One: The Book of the Mind covers such subjects as faith, reason, morality, and the subconscious. Part Two: The Book of the Body develops such subjects as errors in diet, the fasting cure, food and poisons, work and play, and diseases and their cures.
Publication date: 2000-09
Dewey code: 641
Price: $14.95
Review Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own / Countryman Press:Once the drink of choice in England and the Americas, cider was also integral to early American cooking. Now this drink is finding its way back into markets and onto menus as an alternative to handcrafted beer. This book explores the cultural and historical roots of cider. It introduces the reader to the different styles of cider - draft, farmhouse, French, New England, sparkling, and speciality blends made with honey or other fruit juices - and describes how they are made today. It offers tips on both the fundamentals and advanced techniques of cider making, including: the best types and blends of apples, from American dessert fruit like Baldwin and Golden Russet, to Vintage European cider apples like Foxwhelp and Dabinett; new and traditional techniques for harvesting, storing and pressing apples; and tips on how to cook creatively with cider, including recipes for jelly, syrup, vinegar, apple wine and applejack. Slack-My-Girdle. Never has a fruit been better named. It's an apple, in this case, favored in Devonshire, England, by apple cider makers. A few pints of their good cider and you may want to slack your girdle, too. Crack the cover of Ben Watson's Cider, Hard and Sweet and you may find yourself planting apple trees against the day you too can fill your basement with jugs of fermenting apple juice. [+]You would be following in a long, long tradition. Watson's history of cider starts with the apple itself in the Tien-Shan mountains of far off Kazakstan. Alma-Ata, formerly the Kazak capital, translates as "father of apples. " There have been a number of apple-centric books published of late, all of them echoing similar historic details. Watson distinguishes himself by focusing on the place of cider-the alcoholic beverage-in human history, particularly American history. "In 1726," the author tells us, "it was reported that a single village near Boston, consisting of about 40 families, put up nearly 10,000 barrels of cider. One historian stated that in the year 1767 a per capita average of 1. 14 barrels of cider were consumed in Massachusetts. " That'd be 35 gallons per person! The arrival of breweries and brewers with German and eastern European immigration in the late 1800s, the codling moth, the exodus from farm to city of the majority American population, Prohibition, bad winters-all these factors and more led to the decline of cider making in America. A few farmers continued in the tradition; everyone else made and sold apple juice and called it cider. The tradition hung on in Britain and Europe, however, and new American cider makers are taking advantage of this living body of knowledge, planting European cider apples and trying some of the old varieties still available in this country. A book such as Cider will encourage the movement. Watson gives clear instructions to get the cider enthusiast started, and then fills in with the kind of details that push the beginner deeper into the subject, deeper into the skills and legacy. A valuable resource for anyone interested in giving cider making a go, Cider, Hard and Sweet will be just as useful to anyone who has discovered the delicious world of cider, and wants to know more. -Schuyler Ingle.
Publication date: 2008-09-12
Dewey code: 641.59763
List Price: $35.00
Price: $23.09
Review You Are Where You Eat: Stories and Recipes from the Neighborhoods of New Orleans / University Press of Mississippi:Eating and cooking well are not just industries but ways of life for all New Orleans. Writer and photographer Elsa Hahne has visited the kitchens of thirty-three of New Orleans's home cooks and raconteurs and has served up an expansive smorgasbord inspired by this vibrant city's love affair with food. Almost every cultural group that has made its mark on New Orleans is represented in these pages: Creole, African American, Native American, Isleño, German, Cajun, Italian, Irish, Greek, Hungarian, Croatian, Cuban, Honduran, Mexican, Indian, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese, and more. With thirty-three first-person accounts and over one hundred black-and-white and full-color photographs, You Are Where You Eat proves that the local population remains as passionate about cooking after the hurricanes of 2005 as at any time before. Among the eighty-five recipes are such classic New Orleans dishes as red beans and rice, catfish court bouillon, crawfish bisque, filé gumbo, grillades, and daube glacé, but also more recent arrivals to local tables: yakamein, pork tamales, crawfish samosas, and Vietnamese spring rolls. Elsa Hahne is the creator of the touring exhibit You Are WHERE You Eat-Stories and Recipes from the Crescent City, which was supported by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Her work has appeared in numerous international magazines and newspapers.
Publication date: 1961
Review The wonder of food, / Appleton-Century-Crofts:
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Sugar-Plums and Sherbet: The Prehistory of Sweets, From My Mama's Kitchen: Food for the Soul, Recipes for Living, The Cook Book of Left-Overs, Food: The History of Taste (California Studies in Food and Culture), Exit ramps and cheese grits: Hole in the wall adventures in the Carolinas, The Liebig Company's Practical Cookery Book, 1894 (Southern Historic Cookery & Housekeeping Series), Tough Cookies: Tales of Obsession, Toil and Tenacity from Britain's Kitchen Heavyweights, A Course Of Lectures On The Principles Of Domestic Economy And Cookery, Dinner For Dickens: The Culinary History Of Mrs Charles Dickens' Menu Books, Dining at Delmonico's: The Story of America's Oldest Restaurant, Country Cookbook and Country Stories, Ilustrados y romanticos / Illustrated and romantics: Cocina Y Sociedad En Espana XVIII Y XIX / Cuisine and Society in Spain XVIII to XIX (Libros Singulares), 50 golden years with Herman Weber, 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die, Forklore: Recipes and Tales from an American Bistro, Food & fun: Cameron Ellegaard's guide to social hour & Sunday brunch in San Diego County, The Book of Life: Mind and Body (Y), Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own, You Are Where You Eat: Stories and Recipes from the Neighborhoods of New Orleans, The wonder of food,Top headlines: Yellowstone reverts to more snowmobiles: Yellowstone National Park will let in 720 snowmobiles a day the same as the past three winters while officials try to form a long-term access plan. ›22:33 18 Nov, Tue Study: Fast-food ad ban may cut obesity in kids: Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday. ›23:32 19 Nov, Wed Photographer tries to capture Earth's artistry: An environmental activist who's also a crack photographer hopes to jar people into protecting the planet with a free exhibit of 150 aerial photos from around the globe. ›19:00 18 Nov, Tue Woman pleads no contest in corpse case: A member of a religious sect pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after being accused of leaving another member's corpse in her bathroom so the group could collect her Social Security checks. ›21:19 17 Nov, Mon Did attacker use a club sandwich?: A man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving on Interstate 95 on Friday. ›02:42 19 Nov, Wed Will oil tycoon's wife save wild horses?: The wife of Texas oil tycoon T. 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