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Cooking Up an Italian Life

by Nancy K. Allen

There’s a great wave of enchantment for things Italian washing over America. Immersed deeply in it are Sanders and her husband, Walter. Sanders, an American cook and food writer lovesick for Italy, has found that “I don’t need to... Read More

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The Cool Mountain Cookbook

by Nancy K. Allen

With her folksy, enthusiastic style and rich assortment of recipes, Walters could be one of the keepers of the twenty inns she highlights in this travel guide/cookbook. Walters divides her book into sections by ski lodge. Each section... Read More

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The Italian-American Cookbook

by Nancy K. Allen

With this cookbook the Marianis put Americans on notice that Italian-American food is no longer the homey red-checkered-tablecloth-with-wax-dripped-Chianti-bottle and red sauce. What began in this country as the cuisine of poor southern... Read More

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Italian Intermezzo

by Nancy K. Allen

In this fifteenth volume of her cookbook-paired-with-a-compact-disc series, O’Connor, a musician, cook, and founder of the San Francisco String Quartet invites readers to peek into twenty-one Italian restaurant kitchens in Italy and... Read More

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The Southwestern Grill

by Nancy K. Allen

Although McLaughlin’s book arrives in the peak of summer, it’s destined for year-round discovery and inspiration. His background as a chef and restaurateur in the Southwest and author of two previous cookbooks plus many magazine... Read More

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Barbecue Dishes

by Nancy K. Allen

California’s embarrassingly idyllic climate, fertile soil, and rich bounty of growing things echo some of the great wine-growing regions of Europe, but it’s only in the last ten years that California wines weren’t just wistful... Read More

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Trout

by Nancy K. Allen

With its distinctive photography, entertaining fishing tales and bows to Julia Childs and M.F.K. Fisher, Trout invites readers to enjoy this book. Tennant, whose experience is as a game cook and author of several books in Willow Creek... Read More

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