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The Gourmet Prescription

by Nancy K. Allen

Followers of the high protein, low carbohydrate Zone and Atkins diets will rejoice at this new cookbook. The Zone diet, created by Dr. Barry Sears, and the Atkins diet consist of protein, carbohydrate and fat balanced meals that regulate... Read More

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The New England Cookbook

by Nancy K. Allen

What at first glance seems to be suspiciously like a Junior League cookbook turns out to be a surprise. The New England Cookbook is packed full of delightful, polished recipes that will bring to life even long jaded tastebuds. If... Read More

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Alan Wong's New Wave Luau

by Sally Ketchum

One might call a book covering both Hawaiian and Hawaiian fusion cuisine a niche book, but Wong’s New Wave Luau is much more than an ethnic cookbook. It is a book for cooks and cookbook collectors, for lovers of beautiful food and for... Read More

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A Year in a Scots Kitchen

by Nancy K. Allen

Choosing a useful cookbook does not come easily or naturally to many homecooks. Often they stumble through the myriad choices to be lured and finally captured by looks. It is only after delving into a cookbook and preparing several of... Read More

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Prairie Home Cooking

400 Recipes that Celebrate the Bountiful Harvests, Creative Cooks, and Comforting Foods of the American Heartland Bon Appetit recently noted, “The cooking rooted in the middle of America has finally been ‘discovered’…Not only is... Read More

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Stacks

by Nancy K. Allen

Will Stacks solve readers? dinner dilemmas and turn them into better cooks? Probably not. Will it banish boredom and bring fun and excitement into their kitchen? Almost certainly. Self-proclaimed non-professional cook Fabricant has put... Read More

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The Stevia Cookbook

by Nancy Tamburello

Is there a healthy substitute for sugar that has zero-calories, is diabetic-friendly, safe for children and does not cause cavities? Yes. It is stevia, a shrub native to South America, and now being grown in China and Japan. Nature has... Read More

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The Global Grill

by Laurene Sorensen

To those whose idea of grilling is a backyard barbecue—good plain protein and lots of it—Sloan’s compendium of marinades, rubs, sauces and intricate multipart recipes for foods like Portuguese-Style Grilled Chicken with Piri-Piri... Read More

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