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Различные книги в жанре КулинарияEdible Heirloom Garden
Plant, grow, and harvest the vegetables of a century ago—and serve them up with modern flair! In The Edible Heirloom Vegetable Garden , edible landscape guru Rosalind Creasy presents a beautifully illustrated guide to growing heirloom vegetables. Readers can learn the basics of planting, caring for, and preparing traditional favorites, including:Saving and storing seeds from year-to-yearHow to make everything from tomatoes and squash to kale and beans thriveRecipes for soups, main dishes, and sides Beautiful color photos and a tour of American heirloom gardens provide inspiration for aspiring gardeners. With a little bit of yard space and the right guidance, anyone can join the «garden-to-table» movement, and The Edible Heirloom Vegetable Garden will be their go-to resource.
Italian Vegetable Garden
Rosalind Creasy, the ingenue of edible landscaping, does it again with <i>The Edible Italian Vegetable Garden</i>—an invitation to grow and prepare some of the exceptional varieties of produce for which Italian cooking is so justly famous. This beautifully illustrated guide to growing Italian vegetables gives you tips for planting and preparing fantastic varieties of tomatoes, greens, beans, eggplants, artichokes, peppers, herbs and more! <br><br> Readers will find suggestions on how to grow Italian vegetables in most North American climates, and how to prepare these fresh veggies: antipasti, soups, sauces and sides—from a delicious classic marinara to bread pudding with artichokes—and even preserves. <br><br> Mouthwatering photos throughout evoke the flavors of these delectable vegetables and dishes, and highlights Italian specialties, such as the greens that grow wild on Italy's hillsides.
Vegetarian Sushi Secrets
Everybody loves sushi. Now vegetarians can fully enjoy it too! American sushi expert Marisa Baggett has been working passionately for years to perfect sushi recipes that take full advantage of the freshest garden vegetables, herbs, tofu, mushrooms and spices available at your local farmer's market or co-op. Her innovative use of sustainable ingredients like fresh asparagus, apple, daikon radish, basil, tomatoes, beets, corn, shiitake mushrooms and cucumbers set her sushi recipes apart from all others you may have seen. This vegetarian cookbook offers completely new ways for localvores to enjoy their community supported agriculture and market vegetables with sushi rice. This is the ultimate farm-to-table book with a creative Asian flair! Marisa not only shows you how to make the usual thick and thin rolls but other types of sushi that are just as delicious—and even easier to make! These recipes are about combining delicious rice with tantalizing pairings you might not have tried or thought of before, such as: Apple & daikon radish Cucumber & peanut Spicy carrot & tomato Pomegranate & basil Ginger & beet Summer corn & pickled okra Sweet potato & shiitake mushrooms Strawberry & rhubarb All of Marisa's sushi recipes are extra simple to make. For example, her Tempura Avocado Hand Rolls are a snap to put together—even if you've never made sushi before! Marisa starts by giving surefire recipes for making perfect sushi rice every time. She provides tips on which vegetables work best with sushi rice and how to create your own original combinations. Vegetarian Sushi Secrets is a gem of a Sushi cookbook that shows you how to make foolproof thin rolls, thick rolls, inside-out rolls, hand rolls, bowl rice sushi and many more in no time at all!
Homestyle Vietnamese Cooking
With its clear defined photos and easy to read recipes, Homestyle Vietnamese Cooking contains everything you need to know to create over 40 delicious and authentic Vietnamese dishes.This Vietnamese cookbook contains recipes for a variety of dishes that are both healthy and appetizing. Homestyle Vietnamese Cooking features recipes for appetizers, salads, snacks, noodles, soups, rice, seafood, meat, poultry, and desserts.Featured Vietnamese recipes include:Crispy fried shallotsCrabmeat omeletPork and prawn crepesHanoi beef noodle soup (Pho bo) Fried rice with prawnsBlack pepper sauce crabsGrilled lemongrass spare ribsBananas in coconut milkAnd many more Vietnamese favorites! Also included are unit conversion tables, dual measurements, and an overview of the basic necessities for cooking authentic and appetizing Vietnamese food. Each recipe includes cook time, prep time, and serving sizes. Enjoy!
Smiling Sushi Roll
Turn your lunch break into the perfect time to create priceless works of sushi art in this humorous book! With Smiling Sushi Roll , lunch can resemble great works of art, like Munch's «The Scream» and Rodin's «The Thinker.» In this unique, humorous little book, modern maki (sushi roll) artist and instructor Tama-chan—otherwise known as Takayo Kiyota—shows how familiar ingredients like rice, seaweed, pickles, and cucumber can be used like paint and ink to create maki that is so fun to look at, you almost won't want to eat it. Mostly humorous art book, part sushi cookbook, Smiling Sushi Roll includes a few of the basics of using condiments, herbs and spices to colorize rice as well as preparing a sushi roll for some artistic strokes. Tama-chan's rolls feature original whimsical cartoons of Japanese culture and social commentary, as well as interpretations of famous works. Some of the pictures even change with each slice of the roll to form a running narrative. Some of the sushi art projects in this book include: Famous paintings, like «The Kiss» by Gustav Klimt Objects, like a gun or a guitar People, like a Hula dancer or a Ninja Animals, like a dinosaur or a fish Symbols, like a Japanese character or a «radiation» warning signThe result is a funny, joyous celebration of food preparation and presentation, and a whole new definition of «culinary art.»
Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook
"Katie Chin has done us all a huge favor: she's provided us with recipes for so many of the Chinese dishes we always wanted to cook but have never had clear and easy instructions to prepare…Thank you, Katie Chin!" —<b>Martha Stewart</b><br><br><b>Home chefs will enjoy preparing these Chinese home cooking-inspired dishes with this easy-to-follow Chinese cookbook.</b><br><br>Author Katie Chin's love of cooking blossomed at an early age—watching and later helping her renowned mother, Leeann Chin, prepare delicious Chinese dishes in her popular restaurants. Born in China, Leeann was an award-winning restaurateur and author revered for her ability to demystify Chinese cooking for the American home cook. Katie inherited her mom's passion and talent, and has become a respected food writer and television personality in her own right. Sadly, Leeann passed away in 2010, but her recipes live on. Katie is eager to share her mother's food legacy with you in this book—an homage to Leeann's mastery of all that Chinese cooking has to offer. <br><br>This treasury of family recipes includes many unique dishes that Leeann developed during a six-decade career in the food business, including time-honored classics that she herself learned from her mother in China. Some dishes reflect Leeann's Chinese-American childhood or are recipes which Katie and Leeann developed while together. Others are creations that Katie has developed more recently. Woven throughout the book are fond memories and anecdotes from Katie's childhood, always involving cooking and eating with her mom. <br><br><i>Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cooking</i> is a celebration of Leeann Chin's amazing mastery of the complete array of flavors and techniques in Chinese cuisine, and her unique ability to make them accessible to Westerners. Katie provides tips and techniques which allow anyone to create a refined and tasty Chinese meal at home. <br><br><b>Favorite Chinese recipes include:</b><ul><li> Firecracker Shrimp</li><li> Mu Shu Pork</li><li> Peking Duck Summer Rolls</li><li> General Tso's Chicken</li><li> Tangerine Beef</li><li> Hoisin Lacquered Ribs</li><li> Tea-Smoked Sea Bass</li><li> Banana Wontons</li><li> Five Spice Chocolate Cake</li><li> And many more…</li> </ul><br>Let yourself be inspired by the exquisite flavors of Leeann and Katie Chin's signature Chinese cuisine!
Rosalind Creasy's Recipes from the Garden
"<I>Rosalind Creasy's Recipes from the Garden</I> is not just another pretty-face cookbook. This one has depth. This is a cookbook to be trusted and used again and again." <br>—<b><i>The American Gardener</i></b><br><br>Luscious, perfectly ripe tomatoes. Crisp, sweet melons. Sharp onions and mellow garlic. Everyone knows that nothing tastes better than fresh organic food from the garden. <i>Rosalind Creasy's Recipes from the Garden</i> will help you celebrate the incredible flavors of garden-fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs.<br><br>This collection of mouthwatering garden recipes from Rosalind Creasy, a pioneer of the edible landscaping movement, is the perfect gift for anyone looking to find new and tasty uses for their kitchen gardens. In these pages, you'll find delicious, fresh salads ranging from the classic to the extraordinary. Indulge with Rhubarb and Strawberry Cobbler, Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce, and Savory Bread Pudding with Sorrel and Baby Artichokes. But most of all, you'll come to a new appreciation for the countless healthy possibilities that await right in your garden, farmer's market, or produce section.<br><br>Featuring delectable recipes perfect for both vegetarians and meat eaters; for family breakfasts, solo lunches, and grand, celebratory dinners; this indispensable cookbook will broaden your food horizons and inspire countless delicious and healthy meals.<br><br><b>Delicious and healthy recipes include:</b><ul><li>Watermelon Spicy Salad</li><li>French Onion Soup Gratinee</li><li>Wonton Dumpling Soup with Oriental Chives</li><li>Gudi's Potato Pancakes with Chives</li><li>Sunny Delight Squash Blossom Omelet</li><li>Zucchini Pancakes with Tomato Salsa</li><li>Pork Shoulder Sandwiches with Tomatillos</li><li>Grilled Swordfish with Rosemary</li><li>Braised Belgian Endive</li><li>Brussels Sprouts with Cream and Nuts</li><li>Baked Beets</li><li>Lavender Shortbreads</li></ul>
Food of Vietnam
Learn all about Vietnamese cuisine and enjoy over 80 authentic recipes with this beautifully illustrated Vietnamese cookbook. Vietnamese food is fast emerging as one of the most popular of all Asian cuisines. Its emphasis on fresh herbs, raw vegetables and light seasonings makes it ideal for the health-conscious cook. This lavishly illustrated book of recipes, gathered and photographed in Vietnam, examines the historical and regional influences that have shaped the cuisine and presents a selection of classic dishes. The 84 easy-to-follow Vietnamese recipes present a diverse range of dishes from the country's major regions—from Hanoi and the cooler north, to Saigon, the Mekong Delta, and all the points in between. Detailed information on Vietnamese ingredients and cooking techniques make The Food of Vietnam the perfect guide for anyone interested in the cuisine of this vibrant and bountiful country, where food is a daily celebration of life. Vietnamese recipes include: Pork Rice Paper Rolls Lotus Stem Salad with Shrimp Clam Soup with Starfruit and Herbs Fried Tofu with Lemongrass and Five Spice Crabs with Tamarind Sauce Braised Duck with Ginger Pork Stewed in Coconut Juice Slush Ice Lychee in Coconut Milk
Edible Rainbow Garden
Learn to plan, plant and maintain a bountiful garden of brightly colored vegetables and then enjoy your harvest on the dinner table with this illustrated vegetable cookbook and gardening guide.With brilliant photos, plant information, and technical how-to, author Rosalind Creasy explains how to plan gardens with an eye for color. She takes us on a walking tour through The Hidden Villa, where she designed a 2,000 square-foot rainbow garden—with the help of Josephine and Frank Duveneck, among others—to the delight and amusement of thousands of school children from northern California.A section full of savory, delicious—and colorful—recipes gives fabulous suggestions on what to do with the great vegetables you can find in a rainbow garden. Some of these bright and tasty dishes include:Golden CazpachoPickled Golden BeatsRomano Bean Salad with Grilled TunaRainbow Party Slaw with ChardRed, White, and Blue Potato SaladBraised Red CabbageYellow Tomatoes Stuffed with Shrimp and SalsaTechnicolor nachosTrue-Blue PancakesAnd many more!
Edible Asian Garden
With beautiful photography and region-specific growing tips, The Edible Asian Garden features delicious recipes and gardening techniques from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia.With plant information and practical how-to, author Rosalind Creasy takes us on a tour of three of her own successful Asian gardens—one suitable for cool weather, another for warmer weather, and a stir-fry garden—to show the variety of vegetables that can be grown in a range of climates and for a variety of purposes.In «The Asian Garden Encyclopedia,» Creasy gives information for 108 distinct varieties of Asian vegetables. Looking for a novel ingredient to add to Friday night stir-fry supper? Why not grow it—the Resources section offers many seed sources for Asian vegetables that are easier to plant than to find at your local market.Finally, in the Recipes section, Creasy presents common Asian ingredients and cooking methods.Featured Asian recipes include:Pickled GingerLemon Grass TeaCarrot and Garlic Stir-fryPea Shoots with Crab SauceThai Chicken Soup with Pigeon PeasVietnamese Salad RollsWinter Squash, Japanese StyleThai Red Vegetable CurryVegetable TempuraAnd many more!