Книги. Художественная литература. Учебники и пособия.

Michael Ruhlman

Modeled on Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, The Element of Cooking is an opinionated reference work destined to stand alongside the shelf among the great works of the kitchen: On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee, Escoffier, The Joy of Cooking and the CIA's The Professsional Chef. Unlike those monoliths of the kitchen, this book is slim, clear and very to the point: here are the things you need to know how to do, here are the words you need to speak the langauage of food, and, most importanly, here are the ways you need to think about an approach food, the absolute essentials that every, not only good but great, cook knows. Just as Strunk and White sits on the desk of every student and professional who has to write a sentence, The Elements of Cooking is destined to be the go-to book for any amatuer or professional cook. It defines terms, offers the basic ratios of important preparations (sauces, cakes, etc.) so that you will never need a recipe again and provides...

Frances Bissell

Using flowers in the kitchen has grown massively in popularity in recent years, and Frances Bissell's eagerly awaited new book includes the simple and highly effective flavoring of basic ingredients that allows the cook to transform other dishes. Enjoy the scents and flavors of wild and garden flowers such as lavender, elderflower, fennel, and roses in this highly original cookbook.

Rick Black

Recipes for small game, big game, game birds, seafood, and exotics including Rabbit, Squirrel, Beaver, Muskrat, Opossum, Raccoon, Armadillo, Whitetail, Antelope, Boar, Buffalo, Bear, Caribou, Elk, Moose, Wild Goat, Wild Sheep, Grouse, Partridge, Squab, Quail, Pheasant, Wild Duck, Wild Geese, Wild Turkey, Crab, Salmon, Crawfish, Clams, Oysters, and Catfish.

Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf

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Flavors of the Seasons is the newest must-have cookbook from Barbour Publishing. Featuring recipes for all four seasons with the added bonus of inspirational verse from America's best-loved poet, Helen Steiner Rice, this unique cookbook serves dual roles-cooks everywhere will find much-needed inspiration not only for the kitchen, but also for their hearts. Dozens of recipes are divided into seasonal categories Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall--and feature everything from appetizers and breads, to soups and salads, and main dishes and desserts. With a beautiful full-color interior and lay-flat binding.

"Life is uncertain, eat dessert first!" This beautiful cookbook maintains that you should "Eat Dessert Always!" Even the Red Hatters who no longer bother to cook regular meals will still strut their stuff with chocolate, meringues, pastries, and cakes. Compiled by Red Hatters from around the country, this luscious collection ranges from simple to sublime, delightful to decadent. Beautiful full-color photos will inspire cooks of all ages and tempt cookbook buyers to add this book to their collection. More than 200 recipes include cakes, pies, candies, breads, puddings, cookies, and much more. For the non-cooks who still want to impress, there will be a special section of non-cook, easy-to-assemble desserts guaranteed to succeed.

Jeanne Kelley

A visually stunning guide to the emerging kitchen garden culture-combining home-grown ingredients with globally influenced tastes! Like many of today's home gardeners, Jeanne Kelley's backyard kitchen garden is a means to indulge her desire for fresh, organic, and flavor-rich produce. Just minutes outside of downtown Los Angeles, this same backyard is also home to Kelley's pet goat and Ameraucana chickens, which provide her with a plentiful amount of milk and sky blue eggs that often feature in Kelley's internationally inspired dishes. Now she shares more than 150 of her recipes, all of which incorporate new and authentic ways to take advantage of local and seasonal foods and incorporate the multi-ethnic flavors into your everyday meals. This remarkable cookbook presents a contemporary version of field-to-table cooking that hails from a region where home chefs prune their kitchen gardens in the shadow of metropolitan cities and year-round farmers' markets provide...

McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Sixth Summary Edition provides authoritative and comprehensive nutrient data for over 1,200 of the most commonly consumed foods in the UK. This new summary edition, which incorporates data from supplements published since the 4th and 5th editions, covers all food groups. In addition to new and previously unpublished data, it includes updated information on key foods such as milk, cheese, bread, breakfast cereals, and meat and meat products. There are also new entries for many foods that have become popular in recent years, such as fresh pasta and creme fraiche. Values for a wide range of nutrients (e.g., proximates, vitamins, inorganics, non-starch polysaccharides, and fatty acid totals) are provided. Additional tables cover phytosterols, carotenoid fractions and, for the first time, vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and AOAC fibre. Aimed at students and professionals in all food and health disciplines, THE COMPOSITION OF FOODS remains the...

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Michael J. Baruch

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