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Taste of Country Cooking Edna Lewis Knopf Hardcover, 304pp $22.95 In recipes and reminiscences equally delicious, Edna Lewis celebrates the uniquely American country cooking she grew up with some fifty years ago in a small Virginia Piedmont farming community that had been settled by freed slaves. With menus for the four seasons, she shares the ways her family prepared and enjoyed food, savoring the delights of each special time of year. The scores of recipes for these marvelous dishes are set down in loving detail. We come to understand the values that formed the remarkable woman--her love of nature, the pleasure of living with the seasons, the sense of community, the satisfactory feeling that hard work was always rewarded by her mother's good food. Having made us yearn for all the good meals she describes in her memories of a lost time in America, Edna Lewis shows us precisely how to recover, in our own country or city or suburban kitchens, the taste of the fresh, good, natural country cooking that was so happy a part of her girlhood in Freetown, Virginia.	Hot Dish Heaven: Classic Casseroles from Midwest Kitchens Ann L. Burckhardt Minnesota Historical Society Press Softcover, 160pp $16.95 Retired Minneapolis Star Tribune Taste section editor—the delightful auntie every discerning foodie wants to call their own—Ann Burckhardt brings back the comfy casseroles of the fifties and sixties with modern updates for busy families, swingin' singles, and twenty-first-century potluckers in Hot Dish Heaven. A veritable geography of the best-of-the-best hot dishes, this handy cookbook features seventy kitchen-tested recipes collected from casserole connoisseurs across the Midwest. Emphasizing the use of fresh, nutritious ingredients without losing sight of the importance of a good can of soup in the right bake-and-share meal, Burckhardt balances delicious down-home selections like Texas Hash, Football Stew, and Reuben Bake with such wholesome one-dish wonders as Whole Grain Pilaf and Tian of Rice and Zucchini. You too can dine like the stars with such dazzling feasts as Phoebe's Peach Noodle Kugle from the childhood kitchen of comedian Al Franken and the Cedric Adams Hot Dish, named after the late Broadcasting Hall of Famer once known as the "voice of the Upper Midwest." Burckhardt gives us the history of each dish, the classic variations, and ideas for cooking and sharing in today's busy world.
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Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition Irma S. Rombauer Scribner Hardcover, 1132pp $30.00 This all-new, all-purpose anniversary edition of the Joy of Cooking offers endless choice for virtually every occasion, situation, and need, from a 10-minute stir-fry on a weekday night to Baby Back Ribs and Grilled Corn in the backyard, or a towering Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. Joy will show you the delicious way just as it has done for countless cooks before you.	The Best of America's Test Kitchen Cookbook 2007 Cook's Illustrated America's Test Kitchen Hardcover, 352pp $28.00 With the debut of this four-color annual cookbook, the editors at America's Test Kitchen feature the best of the best--the recipes and culinary discoveries from a year's worth of cooking and testing for our books, magazines, and public television cooking show. No fan of our franchise should be without this collection.
Farmer John's Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables John Peterson Gibbs Smith Softcover, 360pp $29.95 This is the companion book to the critically acclaimed documentary The Real Dirt on Farmer John, which has won awards at major film festivals worldwide. This companion volume features exciting recipes grouped by season and by vegetable, provides cooking tips, serving suggestions, and evocative descriptions of each dish, and teaches readers new ways to use a surplus of basil, cabbage, tomatoes, or whatever veggie is plentiful.	The Panera Bread Cookbook Ward Bradshaw Crown Publishing Softcover, 256pp $18.95 Panera's expert bakers guide you through the six easy steps to successful bread-making at home, outlining the ingredients, tools, and techniques that guarantee a perfect loaf. Learn how to work with fresh yeast, adjust recipes according to the baker's percentage, and craft more than a dozen varieties of white, wheat, and rye breads.
Nick Stellino's Family Kitchen Nick Stellino Penguin Group Hardcover, 294pp $27.95 With more than one hundred original recipes, preparation and presentation tips, evocative and entertaining stories, and beautiful full-color and black-and-white photographs, Nick Stellino's Family Kitchen is the eagerly awaited next volume from one of the country's most popular food personalities.	Smoke and Spice: Cooking with Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue Cheryl Jamison Harvard Common Press Softcover, 528pp $16.95 Smoke & Spice, the James Beard Book Award winner that has sold more than half a million copies, is now completely revised and updated. Cheryl and Bill Jamison have added 100 brand-new recipes, the very latest product and technique information, and plenty more of their signature wit and charm.
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Marcella Hazan Knopf Hardcover, 704pp $30.00 Here in one volume, the authentic, delicious recipes and foolproof techniques that made Marcella Hazan's masterpieces, The Classic Italian Cookbook and More Classic Italian Cooking, the most acclaimed, consulted and enjoyed cookbooks in their field.	Brother Juniper's Bread Book: Slow Rise as Method and Metaphor Peter Reinhart Perseus Softcover, 220pp $17.00 A fascinating collection of recipes and anecdotal recipes, rich with humor, warmth, and love.
Almost from Scratch: 600 Recipes for the New Convenience Cuisine Andrew Schloss Simon & Schuster Hardcover, 420pp $25.00 Schloss explains the necessary ingredients to stock the convenience pantry. For the cook who wants to provide quick, tasty and easy dishes.	The James Beard Cookbook James Beard Avalon Publishing Softcover, 460pp $15.95 This award-winning cookbook by the country's foremost food expert has been a favorite with beginning and advanced cooks for over thirty-five years.
From Bangkok to Bali in 30 Minutes Theresa Volpe Laursen Harvard Commons Press Softcover, 320pp $14.95 The Laursens are the co-authors of Victor Sodsook's excellent True Thai, and their new book grew out of their experiences with it.	Marcella Cucina Marcella Hazan Harper Collins Hardcover, 449pp $35.00 Julia Child calls her "my mentor in all things Italian." Marcella Hazan is recognized as one of the world's great cooking teachers.