Kategoria BISAC: Cooking >> Regional & Ethnic - American - General

A user-friendly cookbook that draws on many flavorful culinary traditions such as Cajun, Caribbean, Middle Eastern. The recipes are designed for good health and efficiency and are adaptable to different dietary needs. It works from basic building blocks to a variety of crowd-pleasing dishes that are easy to freeze.

In the United States today, how and what we eat--with all of its myriad ethnic varieties and endless choices--is firmly entrenched in every part of our culture. The American diet underwent constant evolution throughout the 20th century, starting from the meat-and-potatoes fare of the early-20th century and maturing into a culture that embraced the cuisines of immigrant populations, fast-food chains, health fads, and emerging gourmet tastes. Societal changes moved women out of the kitchen and into the workforce, spawning the invention of convenience foods and time-saving kitchen appliances....

Deb thinks that cooking should be an escape from drudgery. Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites presents more than one hundred...

This book examines the history and practice of cooking in what is now the United States from approximately the 15th century to the present day, covering everything from the hot-stone cooking techniques of the Nootka people of the Pacific Northwest to the influence of Crisco--a shortening product intended as a substitute for lard--upon American cooking in the 20th century. Learning how American cooking has evolved throughout the centuries provides valuable insights into life in the past and offers hints to our future.

The author describes cooking methods used throughout...

In Three Squares, food historian Abigail Carroll upends the popular understanding of our most cherished mealtime traditions, revealing that our eating habits have never been stable--far from it, in fact. The eating patterns and ideals we've inherited are relatively recent inventions, the...

New York Times Bestseller

In Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown, Guy Fieri, one of Food Network's biggest stars, keeps his motto front and center: "If it's funky, I'll find it."

Continuing the series of New York Times bestselling books, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives includes profiles of great American restaurants, delicious recipes, tons of photos, hilarious stories from Guy, his Krew, and the restaurant owners, and a tricked-out, full-color fold-out map of the United States featuring every...

In my limited time I have here in this book I strive to introduce you to, or maybe remind you of, two key ideas: food heals and we all get a second chance to eat right about every six hours at the next meal.

The Japanese have a saying, "Fall down seven times, get up eight." I've always liked this saying and it really fits here when we are talking about our health and food choices. We all make poor food choices occasionally, but eating clean to nourish our bodies should be our primary goal. Eating anything just to get full, just to stop the hunger pangs, is what usually happens to us...

Exploring her adopted city of San Francisco as a guide, Joanne invites readers to search their own cities for the myriad international flavors and tastes they will find there. From local ethnic neighborhoods to...