Mom's Best Meals gives you everything you need to make your meals turn out perfectly every time. Filled with over 260 delicious recipes straight from kitchens across North America, each spread is sprinkled with lively family anecdotes and practical kitchen tips. The recipes, organized by season, cover everything from starters to desserts and include a range of delicious international dishes. Some recipes are flagged for their nutritional value and contain a sidebar with ''Nutritional Analysis'' and ''Diabetic Exchanges'' information.Price: $24.95
The fairy tale lives again in these forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction 
Millions of shoppers save money buying groceries in bulk — trays of boneless chicken breasts, pairs of flank steaks, and flats of ripe tomatoes. But savings can quickly become losses if those bulk quantities spoil in the refrigerator or lie forgotten — unlabeled and unrecognizable under layers of ice crystals — in the back of the freezer.
Women were once taught that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach. In reality, fewer women cook, or really want to. Making reservations or ordering in has become one of the multiminded abilities of today's more progressive woman. Therein is the problem. Men must learn to navigate their way around the kitchens, galleys and cucinas of the world. In fact, to every man's advantage, the women can be very generous to men who know a spoon from a spatula. All men need is some beautiful inspiration and a few words of simple instruction from Rocky Fino. 
Today, 58 percent of American households consist of only one or two people, yet most cookbooks still contain recipes designed to serve 6-8. In this follow-up to the bestselling Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook, Beth Hensperger offers 125 new recipes specifically designed for the increasingly popular 1 1/2 to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. This is the perfect book for busy singles and small families who want the convenience of a small slow-cooker-made meal without sacrificing wholesomeness and flavor.
The slow cooker is perfect for today's fast-paced lifestyle, in which everyone is time and energy-conscious, economy-wise, concerned about nutrition, and demanding of great flavor. This comprehensive collection of 350 exciting recipes takes a new look at cooking withÂ’ America's favorite appliance. Relying on wholesome ingredients and fresh, modern flavors, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook features everything from traditional slow cooker classics to savory international cuisine to delicious no-fuss desserts.
Food From the Family Tree is a collaborative effort between two sisters, Patricia Bell, a former Gourmet magazine editor, and Bonnie Rasmussen, who produced the book's hundred or so witty and whimsical line-drawing illustrations. The book is a light-hearted culinary journey through three generations of the authors' family. It takes the home-cooked comfort food that their grandmother made and traces its route through their mother's kitchen and finally on down into their own kitchens. The 250+ recipes stay true to their roots of homey comfort but are streamlined for today's life styles with make-ahead hints, time-saving shortcuts, health-conscious suggestions, and international flavor accents. Through the stories that introduce each recipe, you will meet the authors, their mother and grandmother, and step into their kitchens. Page by page, you will find yourself sharing their love of cooking (and eating!) and be able to recreate the easy everyday dishes that they make for family and friends. As the book is essentially about food and family, it makes a great gift for grandmothers, mothers, and daughters alike.
The follow-up to Sloan's bestselling Dad's Own Cookbook, this entertaining book includes 30 fun menus that will help any Dad feel at home in the kitchen. Every menu has been created with an eye for the beginner cook, with easy-to-prepare recipes and cooking tips throughout. Sloan asssumes that Dad is new to the entertaining scene, and fills the book with music recommendations, drink suggestions, and plenty of humorous party advice. Illustrations.
The Campaign for Real Ale's acclaimed Good Bottled Beer Guide turns the spotlight on real ale in a bottle, highlighting beers that ferment naturally in the bottle for a fuller, fresher taste. Fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition with around 500 featured beers. Profiles of all Britain's bottled real ales, including bitters, lagers, milds, wheat beers, stouts, porters, fruit beers, and barley wines.
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Does your family have a sheaf of favorite recipes written on scraps of paper? Do you really know how your mom makes that favorite savory or sweet pie? What about these famous appetizers you've always taken to gatherings? Or the meatballs that have always been such a hit at your neighborhood block party? This book is designed to help you record these recipes and prompt you with ideas about recipes you may have forgotten. Mom's Kitchen: Record Your Family's Cooking Memories is an essential book for every family's kitchen.
"Cat Head Biscuits" - 180 hand picked, family tried and tested, real southern recipes. Everything from traditional meat and vegetable dishes to homemade desserts so good, they will almost make a grown man cry. 
It's time to become the new hero of the kitchen. Or at least put aside your fear of frying (not to mention sautéing, roasting, or tossing a salad). Dad's Own Cookbook shows how to do everything from handling a knife properly to juggling three dishes so that dinner comes together on schedule. Its lively charts, tips, and directions replace intimidation with pleasure and camaraderie, and its 150 great recipes will turn the most culinarily challenged dad into the family chef.
When Dad suggests making a cake, Jed is very excited. But Dad is putting in some strange ingredients...who will want to eat this cake?
Food writer Tony Casillo shares his family's culinary secrets and amusing family anecdotes passed down over the generations in this unique cookbook filled with over 400 recipes. With over 200 photographs and illustrations and savvy advice on food buying and preparation, this book will be treasured by every cook-from the most accomplished to the kitchen novice.
Bill Horzuesky, Illustrated Chef and Co-Owner of Bluephies, is as colorful as his food. His kitchen creations are twists on familiar recipes—comforting and adventurous without being scary. His All Dressed Up Meat Loaf and World-Famous Home-Style Mashed Potatoes are an upscale version of what Mom used to make. Chile-Infused Sweet Potatoes and Thai Peanut Chicken wake up your taste buds without setting them aflame. "Retro Chic" is how he describes his food. Mostly, he wants you to have fun, so go ahead—forget what Mom said, and play with your food. You’ll be happily surprised with his recipes.
Succulent crispy chicken, thick moist hamburgers with a light brandy sauce, grilled and roasted pork tenderloin rosemary, special Sunday night pot roast, vegetable casseroles with a special touch and special tips (Bevie Bits) plus special guides for entertaining and planning that special event. Beverly enjoys it all. She just loves to entertain and does it so well that no one ever sends "regrets" to her parties. Special themes for parties, special holidays, special recipes and special love and laughter - whatever you need whether it be a big "hug", special cooking tip, or just to share an idea or a special recipe - Call Mom. "Call Mom" is filled with delicious taste treats. It is "easy cooking and elegant dining". This cookbook is filled with memories and love with a sprinkling of laughter and bits of "cooking wisdom" as well as many easy and elegant recipes. It is said "Give a man a steak and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to use a cookbook and he will eat for a lifetime."
Bill Horzuesky, Illustrated Chef and Co-Owner of Bluephies, is as colorful as his food. His kitchen creations are twists on familiar recipes—comforting and adventurous without being scary. His All Dressed Up Meat Loaf and World-Famous Home-Style Mashed Potatoes are an upscale version of what Mom used to make. Chile-Infused Sweet Potatoes and Thai Peanut Chicken wake up your taste buds without setting them aflame. "Retro Chic" is how he describes his food. Mostly, he wants you to have fun, so go ahead—forget what Mom said, and play with your food. You’ll be happily surprised with his recipes.
When it comes to hearty food, Dad's the hero of the flame grill and the master chef of the most fabulous food. Every family is in for a special treat with Dad's flavorful dishes and sizeable portions. Unleash your taste buds and enjoy the fun of his culinary delights. 
Great Meals with Minimal Cleanup!
This collection of over 200 recipes were some of Mom's 
"Mom's Caribbean and Americas Soulfood Cooking for Excellent Health and a Long Life," is a powerpack of delicious recipes. These recipes include a wide variety of dishes that include a wide variety of vegetables, meats, fish, poultry, drinks salads, pies more. The book brings to the forefront the point that in order to create dishes that help to promote good nutrition, good health and a long productive life, simply eating is not and will not be enough. In fact, the tradition in the Caribbean and Soulfood style of cooking is that ingredients that help keep the body healthy and the taking of a limited yet properly balanced meal with the proper spices, vegetables, legumes, meats help to extend life and keep the body trim and active. The reader of this book must know that this book emphasizes that when there is already fats in a dish or recipe, (eg. meats, poultry) it is not necessary to add more. These recipes help reduce fat intake and keep a standard weight if less food is eaten and intake is controlled.
Divorcing dads know all too well how daunting it can be to live through the break up of a marriage-there's the attorneys, the counselors, and the judges-all ready with advice. But it's time to leave all that behind and learn the real secret to gaining custody of your kids. Put down your phone, your pen, and your checkbook-and leave your resentment at the kitchen door. It's time for a new beginning, so grab a spatula and get ready to learn how to cook your way to custody! 
Written from the common person's perspective, "Cooking for Mom & Pops", is easy to read and understand, not be loaded down with technical jargon. Laid out in three parts for ease of retention, the first part deals with the common knowledge available. Bounding this knowledge together is a great aid for those under the duress of caring for or being cared for, which makes a great De-stressing mechanism. 
Written to inspire moms to see the incredible opportunity they have in the kitchen. Not just a cookbook! Pages are filled with ideas that are practical and simple for serving others from your kitchen.
Succulent crispy chicken, thick moist hamburgers with a light brandy sauce, grilled and roasted pork tenderloin rosemary, special Sunday night pot roast, vegetable casseroles with a special touch and special tips (Bevie Bits) plus special guides for entertaining and planning that special event. Beverly enjoys it all. She just loves to entertain and does it so well that no one ever sends "regrets" to her parties. Special themes for parties, special holidays, special recipes and special love and laughter - whatever you need whether it be a big "hug", special cooking tip, or just to share an idea or a special recipe - Call Mom. "Call Mom" is filled with delicious taste treats. It is "easy cooking and elegant dining". This cookbook is filled with memories and love with a sprinkling of laughter and bits of "cooking wisdom" as well as many easy and elegant recipes. It is said "Give a man a steak and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to use a cookbook and he will eat for a lifetime."
100 recipes from BBQ to Crockpot to Casseroles , all for the Weekend Cook !!
Lafferty Wrote Out Of The Nest, Into The Frying Pan When Her 3 Kids Were In The Process Of Cutting The Apron Strings And Heading For Pads Of Their Own. In This Sequel, Lafferty Dishes Out More Helpful & Hilarious Hints For Genx'ers Who Flew The Coop, Only To Find They Have Too Much On Their Plates To Do Much About Cooking. A Quick Flip Through Out Of The Frying Pan Makes One Thing Abundantly Clear: It Takes More Than A Grip On A Frying Pan To Stay Afloat In The Kitchen. What About Flops? Or Unexpected Company? Or Making Ends Meet When The Middle Is Missing? Lafferty Has The Answers And Then Some. And Best Of All, It's All In Fun. So For Anyone Who's Feeling Too Stuck In His Tracks To Make A Serious Stab At Cooking, Out Of The Frying Pan Could Be Just The Ticket... A Way To Get Dinner On The Table Without Falling Over The Edge In The Process.
For their first book, The Veggie Cooks wanted to bring easy and tasty meals to vegetarian beginners. Filled with great ideas for people who enjoy meals like "hamburgers" and hearty chilli, this is not your typical cucumber-and-eggplant salads-only cookbook. In order to make sure these meals appeal to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike, these recipes were taste-tested by one of the world's toughest food critics . their dad. He's a man who enjoys ham at Christmas and pork chops for dinner. He also loves these recipes. If he gives this food the thumbs up, it's bound to satisfy anyone's appetite.
Here is the companion cookbook to Florence Henderson's brand-new twenty-six-part public television series, Florence Henderson's Shortcut Cooking, airing nationwide starting in September. The youngest of ten children, and with four children of her own, Florence knows from experience how to save time in the kitchen and whip up fantastic meals. More than 125 recipes, from Sun-dried Tomato Pasta with Fresh Vegetables to Chicken and Tomato Tortilla Soup, maximize flavor with minimal preparation and allow for creativity in the kitchen. Florence also offers great tips that make cooking a breeze, such as ingredient substitutions if what you need isn't in the pantry, household hints for cleaning up, and easy ways to measure ingredients when you're making a recipe. Let Florence help you get dinner on the table at top speed, without sacrificing variety, flavor, or fun.
Everyone loves a home-cooked meal--even babies and toddlers! Experts agree that homemade baby food is the healthiest way to feed young children. By making their own baby food, parents can drastically reduce the sugar, salt, artificial colors, fillers, additives, and preservatives in their child's diet. And now making baby food from scratch has never been easier--with this practical, user-friendly cookbook by Martha and David Kimmel, founders of the phenomenally successful Mommy Made* line of baby and toddler food.
Basic science concepts are explored as children make discoveries (and magic) while cooking. The book features humorous artwork with fun, bubbly characters, plus notes and a recipe so the story can be recreated at home. Full color.
Bill Horzuesky, Illustrated Chef and Co-Owner of Bluephies, is as colorful as his food. His kitchen creations are twists on familiar recipes—comforting and adventurous without being scary. His All Dressed Up Meat Loaf and World-Famous Home-Style Mashed Potatoes are an upscale version of what Mom used to make. Chile-Infused Sweet Potatoes and Thai Peanut Chicken wake up your taste buds without setting them aflame. "Retro Chic" is how he describes his food. Mostly, he wants you to have fun, so go ahead—forget what Mom said, and play with your food. You’ll be happily surprised with his recipes.
Sorry, fellas, June Cleaver doesn’t live here anymore, and the days when a dad could claim to be clueless in the kitchen and get away with it are gone forever. Today, Dad is expected to be right there in the thick of it—preparing dinner, whipping up lunches, and making sure the family starts off the day with a healthy breakfast. But what’s a guy to do if he’s never filled a pot with water, let alone boiled any?
Bob Sloan offers tasty recipes, sage advice, and witty reflections in this ultimate tribute to the glory of dads and their grills. He shows how easy it is to transform fresh ingredients into 100 sizzling, delicious dishes like Honey-Glazed Spareribs, Lamb Burgers, and Grilled Sweet Potatoes. Even super-busy dads will run out of excuses with the section on 10 Super-Fast, Foolproof, Grilling Recipes perfect for weeknight dinners. In addition to these family-impressing recipes, this essential grilling book serves up tips on keeping it simple when it comes to tools, how to choose between charcoal and gas, and why no one can ever have too many serving dishes.
From the earliest tomes on the art of cooking to the latest works by today's celebrity chefs, cookbooks have always reflected more than just passing culinary fads. As historical artifacts, they offer a unique perspective on the cultures that produced them. Twentieth-century America, which witnessed profound social, technological, and economic changes in only a few decades, is no exception, and in Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking, Jessamyn Neuhaus looks at how the content and tone of cookbooks published between the 1890s and the 1960s reveals America's cultural assumptions and anxieties--particularly about women and domesticity. 
From Mom with Love . . . is perhaps the only cookbook that contains: 
Michael W. Smith is a legend in the music business. But growing up, he was just "Smitty" who loved his mom's cooking. Now some of her best recipes have been gathered in this collector's cookbook. A professional caterer for 15 years, Mrs. Smith offers up a huge helping of family memories, community celebrations, and fabulous dishes. This celebration of love from the kitchen includes more than 40 pictures and 300 recipes, with an easy-to-use lay-flat design. Whether you're catering for five or 50, you'll discover down-home recipes that will have everyone asking for more.
"Mom's Caribbean and Americas Soulfood Cooking for Excellent Health and a Long Life," is a powerpack of delicious recipes. These recipes include a wide variety of dishes that include a wide variety of vegetables, meats, fish, poultry, drinks salads, pies more. The book brings to the forefront the point that in order to create dishes that help to promote good nutrition, good health and a long productive life, simply eating is not and will not be enough. In fact, the tradition in the Caribbean and Soulfood style of cooking is that ingredients that help keep the body healthy and the taking of a limited yet properly balanced meal with the proper spices, vegetables, legumes, meats help to extend life and keep the body trim and active. The reader of this book must know that this book emphasizes that when there is already fats in a dish or recipe, (eg. meats, poultry) it is not necessary to add more. These recipes help reduce fat intake and keep a standard weight if less food is eaten and intake is controlled.
Mom's Best in Minutes Quick & Easy Cookbook includes over 230 delicious quick & easy recipes. Hardcover. Laminated pages. Fold out easel for stand alone on counter. When kids ask, "What's for dinner, mom?", reach for these easy recipes. Deliver tasty dishes to the table with fewer ingredients and less prep time. Next mealtime, serve your family the best! 2008 Copyright.
Kathleen A. Tatich loves to cook, and she loves to share her cooking experience with others. In this wonderful collection of recipes, you will discover how to make traditional Russian and American food. Kathleen’s mother taught her to cook. Kathleen shows you how to prepare the Russian Christmas and Easter foods and the traditional Thanksgiving foods that her mother prepared. This cookbook is for you, Mom. You taught me well. I love you and miss you. This one is for you! Love always, Kathleen
This is a cookbook with a difference! It explores in fascinating detail Australian Indigenous methods of food preparation and cooking with a down to earth practical guide on how to prepare more conventional recipes. It is of great interest to a wide range of readers, particularly those wishing to extend their knowledge of Australian Indigenous culture or in travelling or exploring the outback.
Just remembering the crispy fried chicken and luscious peach cobblers a grandmother or aunt used to make can set your mouth watering. And since remembering is no substitute for eating, cooks across the country have turned to Cooking Texas Style to find recipes for the "comfort foods" we love best. In just ten years, public acclaim has made this collection of favorite family recipes the standard source for traditional Texas cooking. Here are over three hundred tasty recipes from the kitchens of Candy Wagner and Sandra Marquez, including guacamole, chili, chicken-fried steak, barbecue, and cornbread hot with jalapeños. Over sixty recipes are new to this edition, while others present novel, exciting ways to prepare old favorites such as Tortilla Soup, Fajitas, and Chicken and Dumplings. Essential for everyone interested in cooking--and eating--Texas style, all these recipes are clearly explained, simple to prepare, and simply delicious.
For a taste of life in the south, this cookbook captures all the hominess of Southern cuisine with a dose of healthful eating in recipes that are vegetarian versions of standard favorites. Included are the sumptuous vegetable and fruit dishes and baked goods that have graced Southern tables for ages. Plus recipes handed down through generations showcasing other well loved combinations of favorite foods: tomatoes and green beans, biscuits and piping gravy, watermelon and pecan pies. You'll go back to a time and place where the pace is slow and friendly, close to the earth, and full of good food.
Explore the authentic flavors of TRUE TEX-MEX cooking
For a taste of life in the south, this cookbook captures all the hominess of Southern cuisine with a dose of healthful eating in recipes that are vegetarian versions of standard favorites. Included are the sumptuous vegetable and fruit dishes and baked goods that have graced Southern tables for ages. Plus recipes handed down through generations showcasing other well loved combinations of favorite foods: tomatoes and green beans, biscuits and piping gravy, watermelon and pecan pies. You'll go back to a time and place where the pace is slow and friendly, close to the earth, and full of good food.
A variety of flavorful, entertaining dishes makes up a taste-tempting selection representing the best in regional New Orleans cuisine, featuring the unique traditions of Louisiana cookery in such recipes as Shrimp Creole, Pralines, Jambalaya, and Mardi Gras cakes.