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Fast Appetizers

by Sally Ketchum

Good things come in small packages, and well over 100 fresh recipes for appetizers neatly packaged in a slim, 10“ x 10“ cookbook is a pleasant thing indeed. Although the title suggests a less sophisticated book, and many of the... Read More

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The Healthy College Cookbook

Healthy cooking in college? The authors are genuine college students who wanted to come up with simple, healthy meals to get over that daily “what’s-for-dinner” quandary. The authors start out telling us how to stock the... Read More

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The Kitchen Sessions

by Jennifer Sperry

Trotter, whose townhouse restaurant in Chicago has continued to seduce both critics and patrons since its opening in 1987, has released another addition to his highly acclaimed collection of cookbooks. Ranging from the James Beard award... Read More

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A Cowboy in the Kitchen

by Carol Hopkins

The author of this cookbook used to punch cows. Now he tells you how to cook them. Realize some other things about this book… first, it’s a good read. Wedged between recipes is cowboy lore and Texas history. Second, the restaurant... Read More

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The Christmas Eve Cookbook

by Joyce Wardwell

If you were to visit Ybor City in Tampa, Florida, during the winter holiday season, you would probably be more likely to witness the celebration of Nochebuena, Epiphany or Chanukah, than the “All-American Christmas.” In The Christmas... Read More

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More White Trash Cooking

If you’re having a bad day and everythings going crappy, grab a cookie, cake or pie and just be fat and happy. This cookbook, the third in a series of White Trash Cooking, (is the world ready for three?!) follows closely the style and... Read More

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Food of Asia

by Nancy K. Allen

As a chef once said, food in Asia is an exercise in tradition, in aesthetics, mutual caring and moral lessons. This delightful book, like the food it describes, was created with tradition, aesthetics and obvious care in mind. The Food of... Read More

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