A ham is (let us not mince words) a pig's rear end. It's a hefty hunk of flesh and bone, weighing in somewhere between 12 and 30 pounds. Fresh or cured, ham can be prepared in innumerable ways. And (here's the clincher) ham is incredibly delicious—the kind of meat whose sheer scrumptiousness can entice even the most diehard vegan into having second thoughts.In Ham: An Obsession with the Hindquarter, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarborough take readers on a globetrotting tour ...

"Dinners that chefs whip up for their kitchen- and waitstaffs before the evening's guests pile in serve as an object lesson in thoughtful meal planning." — BooklistSome of the best food you'll never eat in a restaurant . . . Family Table takes you behind the scenes of Danny Meyer's restaurant empire to share the food that the chefs make for one another before they cook for you.Each day, before the lunch and dinner services, the staff sits do...

A "delightful" cookbook that "breaks new culinary ground" with recipes using goat meat, goat cheese, goat milk, and more (David Leite, author of The New Portuguese Table).From high-end restaurants to street food carts coast-to-coast, goat meat and dairy products are being embraced across the country as the next big thing. With its excellent flavor, wide-ranging versatility, and numerous health benefits, goat meat, milk, and cheese are a new frontier for ho...

Move beyond dried apricots and jerky into an amazing world of healthy and delicious dried foods!This ultimate food drying resource has something for everyone: vegetarians, natural and raw food enthusiasts, hunters, fishermen, gourmet cooks, gardeners, and hikers. Children will love the yummy fruit roll-ups. Everyone will be thrilled at how easy it is to preserve fruits, vegetables, and herbs without chemicals or preservatives. Animal lovers will enjoy making treats...

As seen on the Today Show!The team behind the world famous Vij’s and Rangoli restaurants in Vancouver have an approachable follow-up to their award-winning, bestselling cookbook Vij’s: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine. The easily adaptable, versatile recipes in Vij's at Home are tailored for busy households like theirs. Meeru and Vikram share how to prepare flavorful vegetarian dishes that go from stove to plate in less than 45 minutes as well ...

Love Indian food but feel it's too daunting to recreate at home? Those complex authentic flavors! Those dozens of spice blends! The long prep time! Fear not. Award-winning cooking teacher Raghavan Iyer puts the breeze and ease into Indian cooking. Taking a heavily illustrated, step-by-step approach, he introduces cooks to one of the world's most popular cuisines. With his natural charm and enthusiasm, Raghavan begins each chapter by explaining the recipe choices, what techniques are includ...

Minnesota native Amy Thielen, host of Heartland Table on Food Network, presents 200 recipes that herald a revival in heartland cuisine in this James Beard Award-winning cookbook.Amy Thielen grew up in rural northern Minnesota, waiting in lines for potluck buffets amid loops of smoked sausages from her uncle’s meat market and in the company of women who could put up jelly without a recipe. She spent years cooking in some of New York City’s best restaurants,...

From sweet to savory and from breakfast to bedtime, apples take center stage in this fun cookbook, with recipes ranging from traditional apple pies and crisps to unexpected surprises like Ground Lamb Kebabs with Apple Mint Raita.Learn all about apples – from selecting the right kind to how to properly store them, plus discover the many ways to prepare and cook an apple. Featuring 125 apple-themed goodies, this best-selling classic will teach you everything you need...

Fill your home with the nostalgic aromas and sweet flavors of traditional homemade treats with this cookbook featuring more than forty recipes.Nothing says home like just-out-of-the-oven cookies or a warm and toasty apple pie. With Homemade Cakes, Cookies, and Tarts, you can harken back to days gone by while creating sweet new memories for you and your family. This illustrated cookbook from food writer and photographer Kari Finngaard shares old-style recip...

DIY fever + quality meat mania = old-school butchery revival! Artisan cooks who are familiar with their farmers market are now buying small farm raised meat in butcher-sized portions. Dubbed a rock star butcher by the New York Times, San Francisco chef and self-taught meat expert Ryan Farr demystifies the butchery process with 500 step-by-step photographs, master recipes for key cuts, and a primer on tools, techniques, and meat handling. This visual manual is the first to teach by...

"Recipes for hikers seeking an alternative to the expensive, often boring, freeze-dried prepared meals that are sold in stores." — Library JournalImprove your backpacking experience by creating the delicious and healthy home-dried meals and snacks featured in this book. Easy to rehydrate in camp and lighter than lugging ingredients and extra fuel, these foods are perfect for backpackers. Updated with twenty brand-new recipes, including Sesame Lasagna, Stuf...

You can't get enough of these syrupy, sticky, sweet confections in this delicious recipe book!Maple Syrup Cookbook has convinced thousands of readers that maple syrup makes everything taste better. Now, the revised third edition of this classic cookbook features full-color photographs and a dozen of the author’s favorite new recipes.In all, the book now offers more than 100 ways to enjoy maple syrup at every meal, including:.Buttermilk Corn ...