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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Jorge Amado
Vintage, 2006
A joyful read - infinitely better than the movie!
+ Great Book
+ Jorge Amado
+ The Best Book About Marriage
+ Excelent book
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Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
Brian Wansink
Bantam, 2006
Credible, Informative, and Humorous!
+ Mindless Eating Reminder
+ Eye opening book
+ Understand what makes you eat as much as you do
+ Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
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Citrus: A History
Pierre Laszlo
University Of Chicago Press, 2007
5 star Citrus lovers book
+ Engaging read for the scientifically inclined
Living where we do in California we do indeed have a cornucopia of citrus to enjoy. And this book is so wonderful and informative. And we love learning the rich long history of citrus like Minneolas which are a crossing between a tangerine and a grapefruit.
Or the Satsuma which originated in ...
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The World Is a Kitchen: Cooking Your Way Through Culture
Travelers' Tales, 2006
What's not to like?!
+ Stir well with a pinch of longing and a cup of soul
+ Christmas Dinner and The World is a Kitchen
Who doesn't love either food or travel? Traveler's Tales hits the jackpot with this new collection of stories to savor. What makes this collection different is the related recipes after each story and the fabulous resources at the end of the book for food related travel. The book itself is ...
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The Art of the Dessert
Ann Amernick
Wiley, 2007
wonderful cookbook
+ Perfect
+ ART OF THE DESSERT
+ Great! But...........
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La Cucina Di Lidia: Recipes and Memories from Italy's Adriatic Coast
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Jay Jacobs
Broadway, 2003
Peasant Cuisine from Europe's Crossroads
+ LIDIA RULES Mia Cucina
+ Once you have one of her cookbooks you must have all!
+ MORE THAN RECIPES
+ Home cooking, with elegance
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
Penguin Press HC, The, 2006
One of the most interesting books you will ever read.
+ Excellent Book, Great reading
+ An important read concerning global resources
+ The dilemma - where do we shop, and what do we buy?
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Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on ...
Hervé This
Columbia University Press, 2005
For the scientist-cook
+ interesting, sometimes dry or explanations unclear
+ What's Cooking?
After reading the Italian translation a coupe of years ago, I was so much hoping for an English translation, and here it is; and it's brilliant! It's quite one thing to follow recipes and follow instructions, and quite another to understand at a physico-chemical level WHY you need to do things in a ...
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A Taste of Heritage: Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines (At Table)
Alma Hogan Snell
Bison Books, 2006
Lovely book
This is not only a very lovely book on the botany of Mrs. Snell's people, it's a very homey book and becomes somewhat of a biography. Just a beautiful, sitting-in-her kitchen book. A very enjoyable read.
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Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors
Lizzie
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Food as History
+ Fascinating!
+ Sumptious
+ Curry is apparently and English invention
+ A concoction that is India!
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The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket
Trevor Corson
HarperCollins, 2007
Nice Blend of People, Fish & Sushi
+ Put Your Maki Where Your Mouth Is
+ Like Sushi....Not a book reader...you will like this book
+ Great book
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Honey from a Weed (The Cook's Classic Library)
Patience Gray
The Lyons Press, 1997
Epitome of Great Culinary Writing. Buy it and Read it Now!
+ Real Food for the Soul
+ A Fascinating Window on Rural Greek and Italian Life and Eating
+ A rare treasure
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Travels with Alice
Calvin Trillin
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999
Efficient delivery
+ A funny travelogue
Travels with Alice arrived within two weeks after it was ordered. It was in perfect condition as described, though it was a used copy. I find that the choices of books I have made with Amazon are always aptly described. Amazon is where I order all of my books and CDs.
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How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table
Russ Parsons
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
With Juice Running Down Your Arms and Mouth Watering Taste
+ Good Read
+ An excellent reference for finding high quality fruits and vegetables
+ Great resource for taking advantage of fresh produce
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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
Ruth Reichl
Broadway, 1999
Warning - lot's of gushing to follow
+ Delicious to read
+ !!
+ I'm Hungry for More!
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