Harvey Peggy
Great Recipes from the World's Great Cooks: Formerly The Horn of Plenty
New York: Gramercy Books 1964 Hard Cover. VG/VG-. ISBN:0-517-084643. pp. 272 index yellowing pages and edges rubbing corners lightly bumped dj: rubbing chipping sticker remnants on back cover. Hardcover. New York: Gramercy Books, 1964 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 107048 ISBN : 0517084643 9780517084649
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Jones Jeanne
Healthy Cooking for People Who Don't Have the Time to Cook
Emmaus PA: Emmaus PA: Rodale Press Inc. 1997 1997. Hb. VG/VG. 1st. 356 pp. index illustrated. DJ: light rubbing. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, Inc. 1997 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 111084 ISBN : 0875963498 9780875963495
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Gordon Peter
The Sugar Club Cookbook
San Francisco California U.S.A.: Soma Books 1998. 208pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed; Dj corners lightly chipped. Illus.; glossary; index. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. Soma Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 062089 ISBN : 1579590063 9781579590062
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Albright Nancy
Rodale's Naturlaly Great Foods Cookbook
Emmaus PA: Emmaus PA: Rodale Press Inc. 1977 1977. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. pp. 408 index wear corners and spine extremities dj: rubbing tear in bottom spine edge. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, Inc. 1977 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 116447 ISBN : 0878571639 9780878571635
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Grad Laurie Burrows
Make It Easy Make It Light
New York. Simon and Schuster 1987 Pb. VG- 364pp. Extremities rubbed; soiling on rear spine. & bottom edge; sticker on rear. Index. Hardcover. New York. Simon and Schuster, 1987 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 015579 ISBN : 0671625381 9780671625382
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Underwood Greer
Gourmet Light: Simple and Sophisticated Recipes for the Health-Conscious Cook
Guilford Connecticut U.S.A.: Globe Pequot Press 1993. 339pp. Index. Rubbing wraps wear extremities. Paperback. VG. Globe Pequot Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 123357 ISBN : 1564402320 9781564402325
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Pepin Jacques
Jacques Pepin's Kitchen: Encore With Claudine
San Francisco California U.S.A.: San Francisco California U.S.A.: Bay Books 1998 1998. Hb. VG/VG. 1st. 280pp. Index Illus. Light wear DJ: wear extremities fading. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Bay Books, 1998 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 121612 ISBN : 0912333863 9780912333861
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Moine Marie Pierre Illustrated by Wickenden Nadine
French Kitchen: Soups and Vegetables
New York: New York: Simon & Schuster 1994 1994. Hb. VG/VG. 57 pp. Remainder dot light wear. DJ: small sticker residue front slight water stain front dj only. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Wickenden Nadine. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 113664 ISBN : 0671896601 9780671896607
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Harriott Ainsley
Ainsley Harriott's Barbecue Bible
New York NY U.S.A.: New York NY U.S.A.: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Incorporated 2000 2000. Hb. VG/VG. 1st Am. 190pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed. Illus.; index. 1st Am. Hb. VG/VG. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated, 2000 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 043103 ISBN : 0789468077 9780789468079
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Dupree Nathalie
Everyday Meals from a Well-Stocked Pantry
New York: New York: Clarkson Potter 1995 1995. Hb. VG/VG. 1st. 207 pp. biblio index. Light wear. DJ: light rubbing. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1995 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 118577 ISBN : 0517597357 9780517597354
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Kerr Graham
Graham Kerr's Smart Cooking
New York: New York: Doubleday 1991 1991. Hb. VG/VG. 215 pp. index. Very light wear. DJ: small marks top corner front light wear. Hb. VG/VG. New York: Doubleday, 1991 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 118500 ISBN : 0385420749 9780385420747
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Hecht Helen
Cold Cuisine
New York New York U.S.A.: New York New York U.S.A.: Atheneum 1981 1981. Hb. VG/VG. 296 pp. index. Light wear. DJ: rubbing fading light edge wear creased front flap. Hb. VG/VG. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1981 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 120751 ISBN : 0689111304 9780689111303
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Grigson Sophie
Gourmet Ingredients
New York NY U.S.A.: New York NY U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Incorporated 1991 1991. Hb. VG/VG-. 1st. 192pp. Index Color Illus. Light wear DJ: wear extremities tear bottom corner small tear top spine. 1st. Hb. VG/VG-. New York, NY, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 1991 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039666 ISBN : 0442303130 9780442303136
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Neely Martina & William
International Chili Society Official Chili Cookbook
St Martin's Press 1981 New York VG Pb 246pp. Corners & ends of spine lightly rubbed. Illus. index. Soft cover. St Martin's Press 1981 New York Paperback
Bookseller reference : Books2012296 ISBN : 0312419899 9780312419899
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Stock Melissa T.; Wilan Mary Jane; DeWitt Dave
Hot and Spicy and Meatless : Over 150 Delicious Fiery and Healthful Recipes
New York NY U.S.A.: New York NY U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group 1993 1993. Paperback. VG. 262pp. Index Biblio. Wear extremities soiling topedge. Paperback. VG. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1993 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 049097 ISBN : 1559583614 9781559583619
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McCullough Frances; Witt Barbara
Great Food Without Fuss: Simple Recipes from the Best Cooks
New York New York U.S.A.: New York New York U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co 1992 1992. Pb. VG. 274 pp. index. Light wear extremities little scratching front wrap. Pb. VG. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1992 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 120478 ISBN : 0805022309 9780805022308
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Magida Phyllis; Grunes Barbara
Gourmet Fish on the Grill: More Than 90 Easy Recipes for Elegant Entertaining
Lincolnwood Illinois U.S.A.: Lincolnwood Illinois U.S.A.: Contemporary Books 1989 1989. Paperback. VG. 186pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Index. Paperback. VG. Lincolnwood, Illinois, U.S.A.: Contemporary Books, 1989 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 061589 ISBN : 0809245965 9780809245963
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Prince Francine
Francine Prince's New Jewish Cuisine
New York NY U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group 1992 Pb. VG. Later. ISBN:0399517553. 223pp. Extremities lightly rubbed; sticker remnants on front cover. Index. Soft cover. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1992 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035300 ISBN : 0399517553 9780399517556
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Kolpas Norman
Pizza Presto
Contemporary Books 1996 Chicago IL 1996. VG Pb 163pp. Corners & ends of spine lightly rubbed & chipped. Illus.; index. Soft cover. Contemporary Books 1996 Chicago, IL Paperback
Bookseller reference : Books2012382 ISBN : 0809232200 9780809232208
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Pastor Carol
Food Magic : Easy Ideas for Pastry Dishes
Etobicoke ON Canada: John Wiley & Sons Canada Limited 1996 1996. Hb. VG/VG. 1st Am. ISBN:047023606x. 112pp. Corners & ends of spine rubbed. Dj extremities lightly rubbed & scratched. Illus.; index. F. Hardcover. Etobicoke, ON, Canada: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, 1996 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 034577 ISBN : 047023606X 9780470236062
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Reader's Digest Editorial Staff
One-Dish Meals the Easy Way
Pleasantville NY: Pleasantville NY: Reader's Digest Association Canada 1991 1991. Hard Cover. VG. ISBN:0895773899. pp. 352 index illus. rubbing corners bumped. Hard Cover. VG. Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association (Canada), 1991 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037350 ISBN : 0895773899 9780895773890
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Meras Phyllis
The New Carry-Out Cuisine
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1986. 374pp. Index. Light soiling wear extremities fading. Paperback. VG-. Houghton Mifflin Paperback
Bookseller reference : 122187 ISBN : 0395425042 9780395425046
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Jones Judith and Evan Illustrated by Jarrett Lauren
The L.L. Bean Book of New England Cookery
New York: New York: Random House 1987 1987. Hb. VG/VG. 669 pp. index. Name on endpaper very light wear. DJ: wear top edge sticker residue front. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Jarrett Lauren. New York: Random House, 1987 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 118687 ISBN : 0394544560 9780394544564
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Schlesinger Sarah
500 Low-Fat and Fat-Free Appetizers Snacks and Hors D'Oeuvres
New York: Villard Books 1996. 451pp. Index. Light wear DJ: wear extremities. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. Villard Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 122112 ISBN : 0679432787 9780679432784
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Hurley Judith Benn
Savoring the Day: Recipes and Remedies to Enhance Your Natural Rhythms
New York: William Morrow & Co 1997. 442pp. Index Biblio. Light wear DJ: wear extremities. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. William Morrow & Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 057798 ISBN : 0688142923 9780688142926
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Atkins Robert C. & Gare Fran
Dr. Atkins New Diet Cookbook
New York: New York: M. Evans 1997 1997. Hb. VG/VG. 247 pp. index appendices. Very light wear. DJ: light rubbing. Hb. VG/VG. New York: M. Evans, 1997 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 119542 ISBN : 087131794X 9780871317940
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Gourmet Magazine Staff
Best of Gourmet 1997 : Featuring the Flavors of Greece
New York: Conde Nast 1997 1997. Hb. Fine/Fine. 1st. ISBN:0-679-45735-6. 320pp. Index Illus. Appendix. F. Hardcover. New York: Conde Nast, 1997 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 034552 ISBN : 0679457356 9780679457350
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Kerr Graham
Graham Kerr's Smart Cooking
New York NY U.S.A.: New York NY U.S.A.: Doubleday 1991 1991. Hb. VG/VG. 1st. ISBN:0385420749. 215pp. Corners & ends of spine rubbed. Dj extremities lightly rubbed & chipped. Illus.; index. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1991 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037842 ISBN : 0385420749 9780385420747
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Hart Leisa
Buns of Steel Cookbook : Recipes for a Totally Fit Body
Irving TX U.S.A.: Summit Publishing Group - Legacy Books 1995 Pb. VG. ISBN:1565301730. 192pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Illus.; index. Soft cover. Irving, TX, U.S.A.: Summit Publishing Group - Legacy Books, 1995 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 034873 ISBN : 1565301730 9781565301733
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Ward Susie; Clifton Claire; Stacey Jenny
The Gourmet Atlas
New York: Macmillan 1997. 224 pp. index illustrated. Light wear. DJ: light rubbing. Hb. VG/VG. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 121218 ISBN : 0028619889 9780028619880
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Abadie Marie
Chilli to Vanilla
France: Hachette Livre Direction Paris 2003. 174pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed; Dj extremities lightly scratched. Illus.; index. Hb. VG/VG. Hachette Livre Direction Paris Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 062913 ISBN : 1844300048 9781844300044
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Anderson Jean & Hanna Elaine
Micro Ways: Every Cook's Guide to Successful Microwaving
New York: New York: Doubleday 1990 1990. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 1st. pp. 592 index dj: rubbing crease in back flap. 1st. Hard Cover. VG/VG. New York: Doubleday, 1990 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 045248 ISBN : 0385243006 9780385243001
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Reed Ben
The Cocktail Hour
Fort Lee New Jersey U.S.A.: Ryland Peters & Small 2002. Index Illus. Light wear DJ: wear extremities. Hb. VG/VG. Ryland Peters & Small Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 122312 ISBN : 1841723223 9781841723228
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Magida Phyllis; Grunes Barbara
Gourmet Fish on the Grill
New York NY U.S.A.: New York NY U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Trade 1989 1989. Paperback. VG-. 186pp. Wear wraps light soiling. Paperback. VG-. New York, NY, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Trade, 1989 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 039627 ISBN : 0809245965 9780809245963
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Brody Jane; Flaste Richard
Jane Brody's Good Seafood Book : A Guide to Healthy Eating with More Than 200 Low-Fat Recipes
New York NY U.S.A.: New York NY U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company Incorporated 1994 1994. Hb. VG/VG. 577pp. Index. Inscription FEP light wear DJ: soiling wear extremities. Signed by Authors. Hb. VG/VG. New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1994 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 052526 ISBN : 0393036871 9780393036879
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Butel Jane with McMeen Gordon Illustrated by Burchard Michelle
Jane Butel's Southwestern Grill
New York: New York: HPBooks 1996 1996. Pb. VG. pp. 279 index appendix rubbing corner creasing sticker on back cover. Pb. VG. Illus. by Burchard Michelle. New York: HPBooks, 1996 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 106796 ISBN : 1557882428 9781557882424
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Prudhomme Paul; Prudhomme Chef Paul
Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fiery Foods of the World That I Love
Scranton Pennsylvania U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co 1995. pp. 307 index glossary dj: rubbing Small tear one corner Dj. Hard Cover. VG/VG. William Morrow & Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 060408 ISBN : 0688121535 9780688121532
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Forgione Larry
An American Place
Morrow 1996 New York VG/VG 2nd ptg. Hb 293pp. Corners & ends of spine lightly rubbed. Corners Dj lightly rubbed & chipped. Illus.; index. Hardcover. Morrow 1996 New York Hardcover
Bookseller reference : Books2013132 ISBN : 0688087167 9780688087166
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O'Connor Sharon
Italian Intermezzo: Recipes by Celebrated Italian Chefs Romantic Italian Music
Emeryville California U.S.A.: Menus & Music Production 2000. 247pp. Index. Lacks CD. Rubbing wraps light wear. wraps. VG. Menus & Music Production Paperback
Bookseller reference : 123751 ISBN : 1883914221 9781883914226
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Paula Owen
The Lamb Cookbook
New York: Random House 1959. Nice copy clean bright and unmarked. Jacket shows light soiling 2" surface tear at lower left front corner. "The complete book on lamb from the traditional roast through the popular shish kebab". 300 recipes; indexed. First Printing. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007037
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Hirsch David P
The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden: Creative Gardening For The Adventurous Cook
Old Tappan New Jersey U.S.A.: Fireside 1992. very good clean USED copy in very good dust jacket Sewn binding. paper over boards. cloth spine 288 p. Topics American; Cookery Herbs; Cookery Vegetables; Cooking; Gardening; General; Herb gardening; Herbs; Herbs Spices Condiments; Moosewood Restaurant; New York; Non-Fiction; Organic gardening; Regional & Ethnic; Specific Ingredients . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Fireside Hardcover
Bookseller reference : Garden3024 ISBN : 0671692399 9780671692391
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Mabbutt Bill and Mabbutt Anita editors
Tastes of Idaho Cookbook
Solstice Press 1989. Trade paperback US. Glued binding. 139 p. Topics Cookery; Cooking; General; Idaho; Pacific Northwest; Plains; Western U.S. very good to near fine copy cover shows minimal wear interior is clean in a firm binding. Soft Cover. Very Good . 4to. Solstice Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : Cookbook3021 ISBN : 0932722164 9780932722164
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Guthrie Margaret
Quivey's Grove Heritage Cookbook
Madison Wisconsin U.S.A.: Prairie Oak Pr 1994. copy has water damage/waveiness especially at top still a useable copy binding is firm. Soft Cover. Fair. 4to. Prairie Oak Pr Paperback
Bookseller reference : CookBook3013 ISBN : 1879483181 9781879483187
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Marquis Vivienne and Patricia Haskell with an additional chapter by Charles Senelick
The Cheese Book: The Definitive Guide to the Cheeses of the World
Simon & Schuster / A Fireside Book 1985. Soft Cover. Very Good. REVIEWS "This little book mine is paperback is one of my favorite of all time. Two women amateurs head to Europe in order to try cheeses. In the process they receive an education in all facets of the cheese industry from animals to growing to types to - best of all - the history behind a number of popular cheeses. They are adventuresome eaters and what is particularly endearing about the pair is their unabashed enthusiasm for their product as they sample and smell and spoon all manner of things. No sophisticated air or silent nod of the head from these two. They traipse through country after country in Europe eating as they go. The chapters are divided into logical categories - mainly by types of cheese - "aromatic" cheddars blues Double and Triple Cremes Monastery etc. They present a good discussion of the pros and mostly cons of "pasteurization" and the resulting blandness in the American diet. Some parts of the book are hilarious - the Goat cheese contest is worth the price of the book alone. The recipes are simply an added bonus with the tip of the hat going to the beer Welsh Rarebit - a snack of divine origins." -- review by Avid Reader. "I came upon this book long after it swept into thousands of American homes via Book Clubs. 1960's At that time it must have been considered an incredible resource as cheeses beyond the standards were still largely unfamiliar commodies to most. It may have been a bit overly-thorough for the average reader at that time. Today we are on the whole a lot more cheese-savvy in this country and there are wonderful cheeses to be found near at hand. It's wonderful to find a book that takes the time to go into all the various aspects of cheese-making buying storing serving as well as covering the fascinating history of cheese down through the ages. Every possible type of cheese seems to be covered - it's amazing how many there are! Then finally one comes to the recipes - not many but all use basic ingredients are quite simply prepared and incredibly tasty. They've all worked well for me and I've tried most all of them. The cheddar cheese soup is easy to prepare and is one of the best I've ever tasted. It's the two creamy onion soups with cheese one with a hard sharp cheese like cheddar one with parmesan that are the piece de resistance for me in this fine book. I consider the book worth it for the soup recipes alone! If you like cheese -- ANY kind of cheese -- grab yourself a copy of this now out-of-print book!" -- review by Song & Song Lover. Book is in very good condition with normal shelf wear. The covers are a little yellowed and smudged. The lower page block has a bit of soiling. Simon & Schuster / A Fireside Book unknown
Bookseller reference : 110994 ISBN : 0671531336 9780671531331
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Murfitt Janice
Savory to Sweet: Pies & Tarts The Creative Cook
Santa Rosa CA: Cole Group 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall; 64 p. Indexed. Illustrated with full color photographs. Foreword by Albert Roux. Instructions for mixing and rolling pastry; utilizing ready-made pastry; a guide to baking unfilled pastry shells and advice on equipment and baking dishes. The recipes include such classic favorites as Summer Fruit Tartlets Rosemary Tart Tatin and Quiche Lorraine. Many of the recipes include pastry tantalizingly flavored with added ingrdients such as herbs spices ground nuts and citrus zest that make the most of the moouth-watering fillings. Book is near fine with minimal edge wear lightly bumped corners and spine. The jacket not clipped is also near fine with light edge wear. Cole Group hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110957 ISBN : 1564266516 9781564266514
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Rolnick Harry
The Complete Book of Coffee
Melitta 1982. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Interesting book on all aspects of coffee. Illustrated with both color and black & white photographs and illustrations. Some of the sections in the book : Coffee and Coffee Houses; Coffee and Art; Coffee and Politics; Coffee and Religion as well as the Making of Coffee the various types of coffee and coffee recipes. Book is fine with little edge wear. The dust jacket is near fine with some surface scuffing and smudging. Melitta hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110722 ISBN : 1116007606 9781116007602
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Lindsay Jessie and V H Mottram
Manual of Modern Cookery
London: University of London Press 1948. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair. Blue cloth; 318 p. Book shows its age. Sunning to cloth of spine some soiling to front cover spots and two small ink-like smears. Some faint soiling to the lower page block. Inside hinges back and front are loose and the front hinge shows crack down its length. Binding is sewn and secure. Interior clean and nearly solid one page splays open. No dust jacket. The picture is a scan of the actual book. University of London Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110392
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de Kuyper John
John De Kuyper's Complete Guide to Cordials: Cordial Welcomes Cocktails Cooking Desserts Coffees
<p>1965. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Good. How to use cordials. From the Table of Contents -- Cocktails; Punches; Nogs; Easy Dips and Spreads; Hot or Cold Hors d'Oeuvres; Savory Meats; Baking with Cordials; Crepes; Coffees and Teas. Includes a Glossary and Index. Book is in good condition but the covers are worn. The picture is a scan of actual book so you can see it is edge worn rubbed and bumped with several bare spots. The interior of the book is fine with lovely decorated end pages and heavy stock. The picture is a scan of the actual book.</p> hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110417
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Simon Frederick J with John Harrisson and Mark Kiffin
The Steaklover's Companion Omaha Steaks presents
New York: Harper Collins 1997. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 7 x10 inches; 194 p. Color photographs by Lois Ellen Frank. Book is in fine condition in a near fine dust jacket not clipped. Dust jacket has mild edge wear and a tiny piece of inside flap is curled. Harper Collins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110150 ISBN : 0060187816 9780060187811
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Beahrs Andrew
Twain's Feast Advance Uncorrected Bound Manuscript
<p>New York: Penguin Press 2010. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Trade Paperback. Very Good . Pictorial wraps. From the back cover - In the winter of 1879 Mark Twain paused during a tour of Europe to compose a fantasy menu of the American dishes he missed the most. He was desperately sick of European hotel cooking and his menu made up of some eighty regional specialties was a true love letter to American food: Lake Trout from Tahoe. Hot biscuits Southern style. Canvasback-duck from Baltimore. Black-bass from the Mississippi. When food writer Andrew Beahrs first read Twain's menu in the classic work A Tramp Abroad he noticed the dishes were regional in the truest sense of the word-drawn fresh from grasslands woods and waters in a time before railroads had dissolved the culinary lines between Hannibal Missouri and San Francisco. These dishes were all local all wild and all Beahrs feared had been lost in the shift to industrialized food. In Twain's Feast Beahrs sets out to discover whether eight of these forgotten regional specialties can still be found on American tables tracing Twain's footsteps as he goes. Twain's menu it turns out was also a memoir and a map. The dishes he yearned for were all connected to cherished moments in his life-from the New Orleans croakers he loved as a young man on the Mississippi to the maple syrup he savored in Connecticut with his family during his final lonely years. Tracking Twain's foods leads Beahrs from the dwindling prairie of rural Illinois to a six-hundred-pound coon supper in Arkansas to the biggest native oyster reef in San Francisco Bay. He finds pockets of the country where Twain's favorite foods still exist or where intrepid farmers fishermen and conservationists are trying to bring them back. In Twain's Feast he reminds us what we've lost as these wild foods have disappeared from our tables and what we stand to gain from their return. Weaving together passages from Twain's famous works and Beahrs's own adventures Twain's Feast takes us on a journey into America's past to a time when foods taken fresh from grasslands woods and waters were at the heart of American cooking. "Twain's Feast takes us on an engaging quixotic search for the lost regional specialties Mark Twain loved-and reminds us of how food always shapes our sense of where we come from and who we are. Whether gorging on barbecued raccoon mourning the endangered terrapin or whipping up a chess pie with his young son Andrew Beahrs pays attention to the details that make meals memorable. Anyone who likes Twain or cooking or the bittersweet history of our changing landscape will savor this feast."-Jane Smith author of The Garden of Invention"Long before the Slow Food movement Mark Twain championed regional American cooking. In this beautifully written ode to Twain and local delicacies like possum oysters and Philadelphia terrapin Andrew Beahrs has given us an instant classic in the literature of the table." -Andrew Todhunter author of A Meal Observed"I had no idea that a menu written down by Mark Twain over a century ago could teach us so much about American food but in the skillful hands of Andrew Beahrs it does that and more. Twain's Feast is a brilliant book: elegant insightful and funny part history and part hungry-making. It's not only an illuminating and relevant read but a fun one." - Molly Wizenberg author of A Homemade Life In very good condition with only a little edgewear and lower front spine rubbed. Book is in very good condition</p> Penguin Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 110168 ISBN : 1594202591 9781594202599
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