August 2023 MBR The Cookbook Shelf

The Cookbook Shelf

Taste of Home Cool Kitchen Cookbook
Taste of Home, editor
Trusted Media Brands
https://www.trustedmediabrands.com
9781621459293, $19.99, PB, 320pp

https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Home-Cool-Kitchen-Cookbook/dp/1621459292

Synopsis: "The Cool Kitchen Cookbook" from Taste of Home lets you set satisfying, crowd-pleasing meals on the table without breaking a sweat. Summer salads make the most of the fresh bounty of seasonal vegetables. No-bake cookies and cheesecakes, homemade ice cream and frozen desserts satisfy the sweet tooth. When you do turn on the stovetop, ultra-quick recipes and one-pot dishes keep the heat to a minimum. Refreshing smoothies, shakes and summer drinks let you kick back and enjoy when it's time to relax.

There's even a chapter on backyard grilling -- right where the heat belongs in the summer! At-a-Glance icons, expert tips from our Test Kitchen pros, serving suggestions and more.

"The Cool Kitchen Cookbook" features 392 Recipes that take the heat out of summer cooking. Leave comforting stews and cozy suppers for the colder months. At-a-Glance Icons. Look for handy icons that spotlight which recipes are freezer-friendly, take advantage of the air fryer, Instant Pot, or slow cooker, or are done in record time. Recipes for today's convenient gadgets. Slow cookers, air fryers, Instant Pots and other appliances these ultra-helpful devices let you create full meals any night of the week and still keep your kitchen cool. Dozens of Tips & Hints. Expert advice from the pros in the Taste of Home Test Kitchen keep you on track and guarantee the recipes deliver -- the first time and every time after. Complete Nutrition Facts and Diabetic Exchanges. Nutrition information with every recipe help you plan meals that make sense for your family.

Critique: An especially recommended compendium of 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes in light of our Climate Change driven and rapidly increasing heat waves, "Taste of Home Cool Kitchen Cookbook: When temperatures soar, serve 392 crowd-pleasing favorites without turning on your oven!" is not just for preparing meals in the heat of summer, but all year rounnd whenever the temperature rises.

From Veggie Brown Rice Wraps, Microwave Rice Pilaf, and Air-Fryer Pizza Puffs, to Ice Cream Balls, Blueberry Cream Pops; and Watermelon Fruit Pizza, "The Cool Kitchen Cookbook" will prove a welcome addition to personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections. It should be noted that "The Cool Kitchen Cookbook" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $11.99).

Editorial Note: For more than 25 years, Taste of Home has been one of the world's most popular cooking publications. Through the pages of the flagship magazine, popular cookbooks and online community, Taste of Home offers a friendly exchange of family-favorite recipes, cooking tips and personal stories from genuine home cooks. Because professional food staff test and evaluate every recipe in the Taste of Home Test Kitchen, readers are guaranteed success every time. (https://www.tasteofhome.com)

Taste of Home Cook it Quick
Taste of Home, editor
Trusted Media Brands
https://www.trustedmediabrands.com
9781621459316, $19.99, PB, 448pp

https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Home-Cook-Quick-All-time/dp/1621459314

Synopsis: Today's family cooks know how to set a homemade meal on the table even on their busiest nights. Now with the publication of "Taste of Home Cook it Quick: All-time family classics in 10, 20 & 30 Minutes" they are sharing their time-saving snacks, entrees, sides and desserts with you in this invaluable culinary collection.

Just choose the menu that fits your schedule. Ten minutes to dinner? Turn to the "10-Minute Mains" area for dozens of ultra-easy ideas. Want to eat in a half-hour? Flip to the "30-Minutes" section and you'll find more than 50 favorites to choose from. What could be easier or faster?

Comprised of 488 Recipes, with "Taste of Home Cook it Quick" anyone can make every recipe with confidence, knowing that each was tested and approved by the Taste of Home Test Kitchen.

Of special note are: 3 At-A-Glance icons (Save when you stock your freezer with pre-made meals.); The "Freeze It" icon (showing you which recipes freeze best -- storage and reheating direction included); A "5-Ingredient" icon (to save time and money); and an "Eat Smart" icon (for when you want healthy foods that come together quick); Nutrition Facts (every recipe offers a complete set of nutrition facts).

Critique: Profusely illustrated throughout with full color photos of finished dishes, "Taste of Home Cook it Quick: All-time family classics in 10, 20 & 30 Minutes" is particularly ideal as a low-budget menu resource for time-stressed, time-limited family cooks wanting to serve palate-pleasing, appetite-satisfying, and on the table in 30 minutes or less meals. While a popular pick for personal, professional, family, and community library cookbook collections, it should be noted that "Taste of Home Cook it Quick" is also readily available in a Spiral Bound edition (9781617658334, $24.99) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $11.99).

Editorial Note: Taste of Home (https://www.tasteofhome.com) is the leading multi-platform producer of information on food, cooking and entertaining, serving home cooks engaging media that capture the joy and comfort received from food made with love. Taste of Home magazine has a circulation of 2.25 million, 4.6 million newsletter subscribers, and publishes Simple & Delicious magazine six times a year; top-selling bookazines, newsstand specials, and popular cookbooks. The Taste of Home brand reaches 27.3 million people every month.

Fix-It and Forget-It Everyday Instant Pot Favorites
Hope Comerford
Good Books
www.goodbooks.com
c/o Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
9781680998610, $19.99, PB, 240pp

https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Forget-Everyday-Instant-Favorites/dp/1680998617

Synopsis: Featuring recipes of 100 dinners, sides and desserts, "Fix-It and Forget-It Everyday Instant Pot Favorites" by Hope Comerford is the perfect culinary resource to answer that eternal question -- "What's for dinner?"

This is a beautifully illustrated compendium of DIY recipes that are easy to prepare, don't require a lot of hard-to-find ingredients, and will appeal to the whole family.

In addition to great recipes, you'll also find tips on how to set up and use your Instant Pot, how to know when your food is perfectly done, and more. As to the recipes, the range from: Beef with Broccoli; Mediterranean Lentil Soup; Tender Tasty Ribs; and Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole; to Salsa Lime Chicken; Lasagna the Instant Pot Way; Family Favorite Chicken Fajita Soup; Barbecued Brisket; and Cilantro Lime Rice.

Of special note are the recipes for scrumptious desserts ranging from Lemon Pudding Cake to Cookies & Cream Cheesecake.

Critique: A cornucopia of palate-pleasing, appetite-satisfying, kitchen cook friendly recipes that will turn the most novice of cooks into truly seasoned family chefs, "Fix-It and Forget-It Everyday Instant Pot Favorites: 100 Dinners, Sides & Desserts" will prove to be an immediately welcome and enduringly prized addition to personal, professional, family, and community library cookbook collections. It should be noted that "Fix-It and Forget-It Everyday Instant Pot Favorites: 100 Dinners, Sides & Desserts" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.99).

Editorial Note: Hope Comerford is the food blogger behind A Busy Mom's Slow Cooker Adventures and is the author of The Gluten-Free Slow Cooker and editor or author of several Fix-It and Forget-It books including Fix-It and Forget-It Freezer to Instant Pot, Fix-It and Forget-It Instant Pot Light & Healthy Cookbook, and the Welcome Home Cookbook series. There is a listing of her books at: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/hope-comerford/1972708

Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts
Jeremy Pang
Hamlyn
c/o Octopus Books
236 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9780600637776, $26.99, HC, 208pp

https://www.amazon.com/Jeremy-Pangs-School-Wok-Simple/dp/0600637778

Synopsis: Bringing together the best Asian flavors from across the continent, "Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts" makes Asian cooking quick and accessible so you can spend less time fussing over dinner and more time together.

Each individual dish comprising "Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts" can be enjoyed on its own for a simple supper or grouped together for larger feasts with something for everyone to enjoy. Family cooks will learn how to group dishes together with rice and noodles and other accompaniments as per traditional Asian cuisine.

Most of the 80 recipes showcased in "Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts" utilize the 'wok clock' technique, where the ingredients are laid out in a clock formation in the order they will be cooked for complete simplicity. You will also find handy feast planners with the order and cooking times of each dish to make life as easy as possible.

Fast, fresh and flavorsome, Simple Family Feasts will help you discover exciting family favorites that you will return to again and again.

Critique: The recipes reflect Chines, Thai, Singaporean, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Pinoy, Korean, and Japanese cuisines. Of special note is the section on Desserts. Gorgeously and profusely illustrated with full page, full color photographs of finished dishes, "Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts" is an extraordinary and truly 'kitchen cook friendly' compendium of wonderful Asian dishes that are guaranteed to be palate pleasing, appetite satisfying, and truly memorable! While also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $12.99), "Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts" is a strongly recommended pick for personal, professional, and community library Asian Wok Cuisine cookbook collections.

Editorial Note: Jeremy Pang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Pang) won both Rising Young Star and Best Specialist Cookery School at the British Cookery School Awards 2015. Since then, his recipes and work have been featured in a wide variety of publications including: The Guardian, Independent, The Sunday Times, Delicious & BBC Good Food. Along with regular appearances on UK TV shows including: Channel 4's Sunday Brunch and ITV's Ainsley's Food We Love and Nadiya's Family Favourites. Jeremy's refreshing laid-back, straightforward approach has helped him build an ever-growing and thriving specialist cookery school in London called School of Wok. He can be followed on: Instagram.com/jeremypang_official; Twitter.com/ChefJeremyPang; Twitter.com/schoolofwok; Instagram.com/schoolofwok; YouTube.com/SchoolofWok

House & Garden: A Year in the Kitchen
Blanche Vaughan
Mitchell Beazley
c/o Octopus Books
236 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9781784728953, $49.99, HC, 304pp

https://www.amazon.com/House-Garden-Year-Kitchen-Seasonal/dp/1784728950

Synopsis: "House & Garden A Year in the Kitchen: Seasonal recipes for everyday pleasure" by Blanche Yaughan is the first cookbook from Conde Nast's premier UK lifestyle magazine, House & Garden, and features contributions from an array of well-known chefs and a wealth of gorgeous, aspirational, and culinary imagery.

A culinary compendium of more than 150 elegantly simple recipes, "A Year in the Kitchen" showcases thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly recipes that range from Chard, Spinach and Egg Gratin; Braised Summer Peas; Squash and Cavolo Flan; Apple and Blueberry Cobbler; and Warming Madagascan Curry; to Lemon Risotto, Chocolate Rye Tart; Brown Irish Soda Bread; and Pecan Stuffing.

Critique: Presented seasonally (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) and brilliantly illustrated with full color culinary photography throughout, "House & Garden A Year in the Kitchen: Seasonal recipes for everyday pleasure" will prove to be a welcome, kitchen cook friend, and iconic addition to personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections. It should be noted that "House & Garden A Year in the Kitchen: Seasonal recipes for everyday pleasure" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $20.99).

Editorial Note: Blanche Vaughan (https://blanchevaughan.com) is the Food Editor at House & Garden, as well as a food writer and chef who worked at the River Cafe, Moro and St John. She has written for the Guardian and published four books with Weidenfeld & Nicolson including One Pot and Egg and Itsu: The Cookbook.

Beach Eats
The Editors of Coastal Living
IPG Publishing & Licensing
c/o Independent Publishers Group
814 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60610
www.ipgbook.com
9781957317243, $30.00, HC, 288pp

https://www.amazon.com/Beach-Eats-Favorite-Surfside-Occasion/dp/1957317248

Synopsis: The beach is a gathering place for vacationers, an inspired place to call home for locals, and a magical spot for dreamers who live far from sea breezes and ocean waves. Likewise, seaside homes and sandy beaches are idyllic places for families and friends to come together to celebrate both the everyday and the special occasions few and far between.

"Beach Eats: Favorite Surfside Recipes for Every Occasion" is visually stunning cookbook with some 100 recipes for dishes that reflects the locales where people gather to share a drink, a meal, or a little something sweet by the shore -- Cabana Bar, Beachside Grill, Seafood Shack, Roadside Stand, Boardwalk Bakery, and Ice Cream Cart.

The recipes comprising "Beach Eats" include tropical thirst-quenchers like a Candied Kumquat Manhattan and a Ginger-Lime Daiquiri to enjoy with savory Crab Rangoon or creamy Macadamia-Coconut Dip. Grill up Hoisin Burgers with Pickled Vegetables or a White Pizza with Clams and Bacon. Cool off with Hawaiian Shaved Ice or tasty Avocado-Lime Paletas.

Critique: A colorful and welcome compendium of thoroughly 'user friendly' recipes for palate-pleasing, appetite satisfying, and just plain fun eating, "Beach Eats: Favorite Surfside Recipes for Every Occasion" truly lives up to its title and is especially and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, family, and community library cookbook collections.

Editorial Note: For over 20 years Coastal Living has provided readers with the best seaside spots to shop, dine, explore, and unwind. Diverse brand loyalists agree: "coastal" is a state of mind. From inspiring design and decorating to gorgeous, blissful getaways and fresh-from-the-sea meals for entertaining, Coastal Living offers its audience an escape to the good life -- to be enjoyed barefoot, of course. (https://www.southernliving.com/author/coastal-living)

The Grazing Table
Natalie Thomson
Hamlyn
c/o Octopus Books
236 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9780600637967, $24.99, HC, 160pp

https://www.amazon.com/Grazing-Table-Create-Beautiful-Platters/dp/0600637964

Synopsis: Grazing boards are a wonderful, sociable way to share a meal with family or a party with friends. With surprisingly little effort, with Mantalie Thomson's "The Grazing Table: How to Create Beautiful Butter Boards, Food Platters & More" you can easily create eye-catching and delicious spreads for sweet and savory lovers alike.

Whether it's a midweek meal or a big celebration, there's a grazing board for every occasion thanks to "The Grazing Table" which features butter boards, charcuterie, cheeseboards, antipasti, mezze, fruit platters, dessert boards and more, Indeed, "The Grazing Table" is an impressive compendium of inspiring ideas for building your own grazing boards at home and includes more than 60 simple recipes for making some of the elements from scratch.

"The Grazing Table" covers Dairy, Fruit & Vegetables platters (including Whipped salted butter board, Cheesy tear & share bread wreath and Rainbow fruit platter); Fish & Seafood arrays (including Seafood platter, Build-your-own poke bowl and Fish tacos); Poultry layouts (including Crispy chicken butter board, Chipotle chicken nachos and Cobb salad); Meat boards (including Luxury picnic, Classic charcuterie and Burger boards); and Treat platters (including Pancake platter, Mini doughnuts and an Ice cream station).

Critique: Beautifully illustrated throughout with full page, full color photos, "The Grazing Table: How to Create Beautiful Butter Boards, Food Platters & More" is a very special, quite unique, culinarily inspiring, and extraordinary addition to personal, family, and community library cookbook collections. It should be noted that "The Grazing Table" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $10.99).

Editorial Note: Natalie Thompson (Nataliethomsonfood.com) has been styling and recipe writing since 2012 after completing a diploma in food and wine from Leiths Cookery School in London. In that time, she has successfully built a broad client base and has worked with UK magazines, publishers, advertisers and film companies. She writes recipes for cookbooks and magazines. She can be followed on: Instagram.com/nataliethomsonfood and on Twitter.com/nataliejmt1

Campfire Cooking
Jakob Nusbaum
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
9781510774902, $24.99, HC, 184pp

https://www.amazon.com/Campfire-Cooking-Mouthwatering-Skillet-Recipes/dp/1510774904

Synopsis: With the publication of "Campfire Cooking: Mouthwatering Skillet, Dutch Oven, and Skewer Recipes", chef Jakob Nusbaum showcases 50 mouth-watering recipes to enjoy around the campfire!

Sharing a meal around a campfire is one of life's purest pleasures. Whether you've come back to camp after a long day of hiking or you're stepping out onto the patio to sit around the fire pit, there's something special about the smell of smoke, the stories, the laughter, and the sound of food sizzling over the open flames.

The recipes comprising "Campfire Cooking" will take your campfire experiences up another level with incredible food and invaluable advice. Of special note are tips on how to split firewood safely, suggestions for choosing equipment, and advice for getting your fire going and keeping it hot.

From Cowboy toast with Cheddar, blue cheese, red onions & barbecue sauce; Grilled trout with herbs & lemon; Pizza on a stick with pepperoni, mozzarella & red onions; and Juicy barbecued spareribs with grilled coleslaw; to Chili con carne; French toast with blackberries & maple syrup; Baked apples with cinnamon, raisins, brown sugar, nuts & whipped cream; Hot chocolate with whipped cream, cognac & grilled marshmallows, "Campfire Cooking" has breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and hot drinks covered.

Critique: Profusely and beautifully illustrated throughout with full color, full page photos of finished dishes, "Campfire Cooking: Mouthwatering Skillet, Dutch Oven, and Skewer Recipes" is an ideal culinary resource for out-of-doors cooking that will result in truly memorable outdoor dining augmenting the joy and adventure of camping. While a superbly qualified addition to personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections, it should be noted for campers that "Campfire Cooking" is also available in an easily portable digital book format (Kindle, $16.99).

Editorial Note: Currently residing in Denmark, Jakob Nusbaum worked for twelve years as art director in an advertising agency, but embers and pots won over office life, and since 2016 he has been an outdoor chef full time.

The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood
John Ash, author
Ashley Lima, photographer
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
www.abramsbooks.com
9781951836870, $40.00, HC, 352pp

https://www.amazon.com/Hog-Island-Book-Fish-Seafood/dp/1951836871

Synopsis: Featuring favorites from the kitchens of Hog Island Oyster Bars and other talented chefs who have embraced the company's sustainability ethos, "The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood: Culinary Treasures from Our Waters" from restaurateur, cookbook author, and two-time James Beard Award winner John Ash is an authoritative compendium that showcases more than 250 dishes drawn from cuisines around the world, including regional favorites like San Francisco cioppino, Southern crawfsh etouffee, and New England clam chowder.

Presenting a wide variety of cooking methods (such as steaming, roasting, grilling, pan-frying, curing) along with illustrated techniques like shucking oysters, opening clams, and ?lleting ?sh, "The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood" is a comprehensive cookbook that will guide you through all the basics of seafood preparation. And the extensive list of sauces, butters, and seasonings will help you turn your choice of seafood into a stellar dish.

Simply stated, "The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood" is the next best thing to taking a master class taught by John Ash, an award-winning chef who shows amateur, family, and professional cooks how to bring culinary gifts from the water to the table at their peak of perfection.

Critique: Beautifully illustrated throughout with full color photography by Ashley Lima, "The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood: Culinary Treasures from Our Waters" is a culinary joy to browse through -- one inspiring recipes after another. This large format (8.3 x 1.5 x 10.3 inches, 3.3 pounds) hardcover edition from Harry N. Abrams publishing is a very special resource for planning memorable menus and will prove to be an immediately and enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, family, and community library Fish & Seafood cookbook collections. It should be noted that "The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $16.99).

Editorial Note #1: John Ash (https://chefjohnash.com) is a restaurateur, cookbook author, and two-time James Beard Award winner. He previously cohosted the Good Food Hour radio show on KSRO for 35 years, and he has hosted two shows on the Food Network. Ash regularly contributes to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and has written for magazines such as Fine Cooking and Eating Well. In 2014, Ash was honored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium as the Sustainable Seafood Educator of the Year.

Editorial Note #2: Ashley Lima (https://www.ashleylima.com/about) is an art director and professional photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: food to warm the soul
Diana Henry, author
Aster
c/o Octopus Books
236 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9781783255764, $29.99, HC, 208pp

https://www.amazon.com/Roast-Figs-Sugar-Snow-Food/dp/1783255765

Synopsis: From multi-award-winning food columnist and cookbook author, Diana Henry, comes a new edition of "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: food to warm the soul" -- a hidden gem at the heart of her repertoire of irresistible cold-weather recipes that celebrate the unique pleasures of autumn and winter, and in this new edition, featuring seven new recipes and a foreword by Nigel Slater.

The recipes comprising "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow" celebrates not only the ingredients of the winter these showcased dishes including the pumpkins and pomegranates, chestnuts and soft, sweet spices associated with the cold-weather season.

Now revisited, revised, and refreshed nearly 20 years after its first publication, "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: food to warm the soul" continues to feature recipes personally gathered from Diana's travels to Scandinavia, the French and Italian Alps, Scotland, Ireland, and New England.

Ranging from Pumpkin Tarts with Spinach and Gorgonzola; Vermont Baked Beans; Roast Pork with Black Pudding, Apple and Mustard Sauce; Melting Leg of Lamb with Juniper; and Snow Biscuits; to Skier's Chocolate with Bugnes; Roast Figs and Plums in Vodka with Cardamom Cream; Crimson leaf, black lentil, roasted grape and walnut salad; Beetroot and blackberry soup with walnut relish; Ham and haddie pie -- and more! Of special note is Diana's evocative writing about both place and food.

Critique: A very special culinary compendium of palate pleasing, appetite satisfying, kitchen cook friendly, "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: food to warm the soul" is a choice and strongly recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections. It should be noted that "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: food to warm the soul" is also available in a paperback edition (9781845335243, $20.99) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $12.99).

Editorial Note: Diana Henry (https://www.splendidtable.org/bio/diana-henry) is food columnist for The Sunday Telegraph and contributes to numerous other publications, including the Daily Telegraph and House and Garden. Her book Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons was short listed for the prestigious Glenfiddich awards and in 2007 she won "Cookery Writer of the Year" at the Guild of Food Writers Awards.

Chetna's Indian Feasts
Chetna Makan
Hamlyn
c/o Octopus Publishing
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9780600637677, $32.99

https://www.amazon.com/Chetnas-Indian-Feasts-Everyday-entertaining/dp/0600637670

Chetna's Indian Feasts: Everyday Meals & Easy Entertaining comes from a participant in The Great British Bake Off and features Indian-inspired dishes that are varied, appealing, and easy to reproduce at home. While other Indian cookbooks hold some of these same attractions, what sets Chetna's Indian Feasts apart from others is a focus on fast dishes that are not only easy to put together, but different from many of the classic Indian fare to be found in competing cookbooks. Full-page color photos illustrate such dishes as Dal with Mango, Garlic Chilli Corn (suitable for the barbecue), or Red Chilli Pulao with Chicken. This take-off on traditional Indian fare is highly recommended for enthusiasts of Indian food seeking something satisfyingly different.

Flavor Kitchen
Crystelle Pereira
Kyle Books
c/o Octopus Books
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9781914239793, $29.99

https://www.amazon.com/Flavor-Kitchen-Creative-Recipes-Sharing/dp/1914239792

Flavor Kitchen: Vibrant Recipes With Creative Twists features original creations not to be found in other cookbooks. Perhaps this is because Crystelle Pereira's Portuguese-Goan roots and travels encouraged her to meld new flavors. She developed these different combinations as she traveled the world. Full-page color photos accompany this British Bake-Off cook's original dishes, such as Spicy Korean-inspired Smashed Potatoes or Slow-Roasted Harissa Carrots. From small plates and dips to desserts and main dishes, Pereira's unique creations are powerfully appealing and highly recommended for cooks seeking flavor combinations not to be found elsewhere.

The Healthy Back Kitchen
Griffin R. Baum, MD
America's Test Kitchen
21 Drydock Avenue, Suite 210E, Boston, MA 02210
www.americastestkitchen.com
9781954210653, $29.99

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Back-Kitchen-SimplerHow-Managing/dp/1954210655

The Healthy Back Kitchen: Move Easier, Cook Simpler is all about mitigating the effects of back pain from common kitchen movements such as bending, lifting, and preparing foods. Worst of all is the standing required in cooking. Dr. Griffin R. Baum, a neurosurgeon in New York, is an avid cook who here offers new cooking methods to protect the back and address the common motions of cooking that set off pain. He advocates a simpler way of moving in the kitchen and includes over two hundred color photo-enhanced recipes designed to avoid prolonged standing. Tricks that make cooking easier include taking breaks mid-cooking, prepping ahead, buying already-trimmed veggies, and other simple routines for avoiding the usual long-standing backache-causing kitchen routines, making The Healthy Back Kitchen highly recommended for health and cookbook collections alike.

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