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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

A Natural History of Four Meals

"Outstanding . . . a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits." —The New Yorker One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year and Winner of the James Beard Award Author of How to Change Your Mind and the #1 New York Times Bestseller In Defense of Food and Food Rules What should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with The Omnivore’s Dilemma, his brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan’s revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food. Bringing wide attention to the little-known but vitally important dimensions of food and agriculture in America, Pollan launched a national conversation about what we eat and the profound consequences that even the simplest everyday food choices have on both ourselves and the natural world. Ten years later, The Omnivore’s Dilemma continues to transform the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.

The Omnivore's Dilemma

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Wisconsin

A Cookbook

Two legendary cooks invite us into their kitchen and show us the basics of good home cooking.

Julia Child and Jacques Pépin are synonymous with good food, and in these pages they demonstrate techniques (on which they don't always agree), discuss ingredients, improvise, balance flavors to round out a meal, and conjure up new dishes from leftovers. Center stage are carefully spelled-out recipes flanked by Julia's and Jacques's comments--the accumulated wisdom of two lifetimes of honing their cooking skills. Nothing is written in stone, they imply. And that is one of the most important lessons for every good cook.

So sharpen your knives and join in the fun as you learn to make:
 
* Appetizers: from traditional and instant gravlax to your own sausage in brioche and a country pâté
* Soups: from New England chicken chowder and onion soup gratinée to Mediterranean seafood stew and that creamy essence of mussels, billi-bi
* Eggs: omelets and "tortillas"; scrambled, poached, and coddled eggs; eggs as a liaison for sauces and as the puffing power for soufflés
* Salads and Sandwiches: basic green and near-Niçoise salads; a crusty round seafood-stuffed bread, a lobster roll, and a pan bagnat
* Potatoes: baked, mashed, hash-browned, scalloped, souffléd, and French-fried
* Vegetables: the favorites from artichokes to tomatoes, blanched, steamed, sautéed, braised, glazed, and gratinéed
* Fish: familiar varieties whole and filleted (with step-by-step instructions for preparing your own), steamed en papillote, grilled, seared, roasted, and poached, plus a classic sole meunière and the essentials of lobster cookery
* Poultry: the perfect roast chicken (Julia's way and Jacques's way); holiday turkey, Julia's deconstructed and Jacques's galantine; their two novel approaches to duck
* Meat: the right technique for each cut of meat (along with lessons in cutting up), from steaks and hamburger to boeuf bourguignon and roast leg of lamb 
* Desserts: crème caramel, profiteroles, chocolate roulade, free-form apple tart--as you make them you'll learn all the important building blocks for handling dough, cooking custards, preparing fillings and frostings
* And much, much more . . .

Throughout this richly illustrated book you'll see Julia's and Jacques's hands at work, and you'll sense the pleasure the two are having cooking together, tasting, exchanging ideas, and raising a glass to savor the fruits of their labor. Again and again they demonstrate that cooking is endlessly fascinating and challenging and, while ultimately personal, it is a joy to be shared.

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

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Michael Pollan

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Connecticut

Joshua Weissman

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Tennessee

an Unapologetic Cookbook

A Weissman once said... ...can we please stop with the barrage of 2.3 second meals that only need 1 ingredient? I get it...we're busy. But let's refocus on the fact that beautifully crafted burgers don't grow on trees. Ironically this sounds a lot like he's trying to convince you to cook, but he's really not. Is this selling the cookbook? The point is that the food in this book is an invitation that speaks for itself. Great cooking does, and should, take time. Now is the time to double down and get your head in the cooking game. Or you know, don't. Maybe get someone else to cook this stuff for you...that works too. How can you know if something is your favorite if 50 to 80 percent of the stuff you've been eating was made by someone else? Butter, condiments, cheese, pickles, patties, and buns. For a superior and potentially even life-changing experience, you can (and should, to be honest) make these from scratch. Create the building blocks necessary to make the greatest meal of your life. While you're at it, give it the Joshua Weissman--or your own--twist. As Joshua would say, "If you don't like blue cheese, then don't use blue cheese." From simple staples to gourmet to deep-fried, you are the master of your own kitchen, and you'll make it all, on your terms. With no regrets, excuses, or apologies, Joshua Weissman will instruct you how with his irreverent humor, a little bit of light razzing, and over 100 perfectly delectable recipes. If you love to host and entertain; if you like a good project; if you crave control of your food; if fast food or the frozen aisle or the super-fast-super-easy cookbook keep letting your tastebuds down; then Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook is your ideal kitchen companion.

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New Hampshire

Shares recipes that reflect the author's philosophies about simple preparation, seasonal ingredients, and satisfying flavors, providing complementary recommendations for entertaining, menu planning, and wine selection.

The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook

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Jenny Engel

Heather Bell

New York

A Vegan Cookbook: Learn to Cook Plant-Based Meals That Satisfy Everyone

"Not only are the dishes in Vegan 101: A Vegan Cookbook so impressive that they rock the kitchen, they are easy-peasy to prepare--even for a big eater but cooking dunce like me!"
--Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA

Now more than ever people are choosing to make vegan meals part of their regular rotation. But with so many vegan cookbooks and blogs available, knowing exactly how to start can be challenging. Vegan 101: A Vegan Cookbook is your crash-course in creating vegan meals that get an A+ in nutrition and taste.

Here's what's on this vegan cookbooks syllabus:

 * 100 totally plant-based recipes to make delicious vegan dishes like Apple Coffee Cake Muffins, Tortilla Soup with Ancho Green Topping, and Quick and Easy Red Bean Veggie Burgers
 * Expert guidance from vegan culinary instructors Jenny Engel and Heather Bell, owners of the popular LA-based vegan cooking school Spork Foods
 * "Take It From Us" testimonials offering valuable information from Jenny and Heather's students, vegan and non-vegan alike
 * Chapters beginning with "Go-To Recipes" highlighting a popular vegan dish and three variations on it

No matter your skill level or regular diet, you'll be at the top of your class with this standout among vegan cookbooks.

"Now THIS is veganism! Vegan 101: A Vegan Cookbook is for anyone who is looking to eat healthier and more consciously but who may be slightly intimidated by the term 'vegan.' THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOU!"--Katie, Amazon Customer

Vegan 101

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James Marshall

California

Emily Pig accepts Eugene Turtle's advice to walk as a way of losing weight but runs into too many tempting edible diversions.

Yummers!

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Utah

My Life Through Food

"From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen"--

Taste

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This book is in excellent condition considering its age.

Missouri

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

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Coco Morante

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Fast and Easy Family Meals Using Your Instant Pot and Air Fryer

From the bestselling author of The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook Coco Morante--a one-stop cookbook for 100 foolproof recipes for the Instant Pot and/or the Air Fryer Oven. Authorized by Instant Brands. The Instant Kitchen Cookbook combines two of today's most popular kitchen appliances: the Instant Pot and the Air Fryer. By using both, you can cut down on time spent watching a pot, reduce cleanup, and have your dinner ready faster than ever. These two appliances make cooking easier, and they're also much more convenient than cooking on the stove or in a traditional oven. The Instant Pot is great for slow cooked meat, stews, and soups, but is also perfect for making rice, grains, yogurts, and even desserts. The Air Fryer is perfect for roasting crispy vegetables, baking with conduction heat, and of course making healthy versions of your favorite fried foods. With chapters for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and the occasional special treat, the globally inspired recipes will be adaptable to everybody's tastes, but still easy to prepare. Every recipe will have dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegetarian options, so everyone can enjoy them. Recipes include: Fried Wontons with Mango Poke Coconut Chicken Adobo Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Baked Potatoes Focaccia with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes White Chocolate Macadamia Oatmeal Cookies

The Instant Kitchen Cookbook

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Tembi Locke

A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is “a captivating story of love lost and found” (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hours. It was love at first sight when actress Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street in Florence. There was just one problem: Saro’s traditional Sicilian family did not approve of his marrying a black American woman. However, the couple, heartbroken but undeterred, forged on. They built a happy life in Los Angeles, with fulfilling careers, deep friendships, and the love of their lives: a baby girl they adopted at birth. Eventually, they reconciled with Saro’s family just as he faced a formidable cancer that would consume all their dreams. From Scratch chronicles three summers Tembi spends in Sicily with her daughter, Zoela, as she begins to piece together a life without her husband in his tiny hometown hamlet of farmers. Where once Tembi was estranged from Saro’s family, now she finds solace and nourishment—literally and spiritually—at her mother-in-law’s table. In the Sicilian countryside, she discovers the healing gifts of simple fresh food, the embrace of a close knit community, and timeless traditions and wisdom that light a path forward. All along the way she reflects on her and Saro’s romance—an incredible love story that leaps off the pages. In Sicily, it is said that every story begins with a marriage or a death—in Tembi Locke’s case, it is both. “Locke’s raw and heartfelt memoir will uplift readers suffering from the loss of their own loved ones” (Publishers Weekly), but her story is also about love, finding a home, and chasing flavor as an act of remembrance. From Scratch is for anyone who has dared to reach for big love, fought for what mattered most, and those who needed a powerful reminder that life is...delicious.

From Scratch

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Jonathan Safran Foer

Like many young Americans, Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his teenage and college years oscillating between enthusiastic carnivore and occasional vegetarian. As he became a husband, and then a father, the moral dimensions of eating became increasingly important to him. Faced with the prospect of being unable to explain why we eat some animals and not others, Foer set out to explore the origins of many eating traditions and the fictions involved with creating them. Traveling to the darkest corners of our dining habits, Foer raises the unspoken question behind every fish we eat, every chicken we fry, and every burger we grill. Part memoir and part investigative report, Eating Animals is a book that, in the words of the Los Angeles Times, places Jonathan Safran Foer "at the table with our greatest philosophers."

Eating Animals

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Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Texas

A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle

Practical Paleo

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Danny Farmer book of good dinners

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Florida

Turn off Cravings, Rewire Your Appetite for Weight Loss, and Determine the Foods That Work for You

A recipe-complemented guide outlines a thirty-day program based on the latest research to rewire the appetite, regulate blood sugar, and lose weight more easily by consuming paleo-based whole foods.

Wired to Eat

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Leah Koenig

Sang An

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Recipes and Customs for Today's Kitchen (Jewish Cookbook, Jewish Gifts, over 100 Most Jewish Food Recipes)

From a leading voice of the new generation of young Jewish cooks who are reworking the food of their forebears, this take on the cuisine of the diaspora pays homage to tradition while reflecting the values of the modern-day food movement. Author Leah Koenig shares 175 recipes showcasing handmade, seasonal, vegetable-forward dishes. Classics of Jewish culinary culture--such as latkes, matzoh balls, challah, and hamantaschen--are updated with smart techniques and vibrant spices. Approachable recipes for everything from soups to sweets go beyond the traditional, incorporating regional influences from North Africa to Central Europe. Featuring holiday menus and rich photography, this collection is at once a guide to establishing traditions and a celebration of the way we eat now.

Modern Jewish Cooking

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Faye Martin

Charles Gerras

Over 300 kitchen-tested recipes

Guide to using nonsugar sweeteners

"How-to' photographs in color accompany dozens of recipes

Healthful, irresistible snacks

Hints on handling whole-grain flours in desserts

Readily available ingredients

Desserts that do your family a favor

Colorado

Rodale's Naturally Delicious Desserts and Snacks

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Rose Grant

The slip cover has minor flaws but the book itself is in very good sound condition 

Street Food

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Yotam Ottolenghi

Jonathan Lovekin

Michigan

A vegetarian cookbook from the author of Jerusalem Cookbook and other Ottolenghi cookbooks: A must-have collection of 120 vegetarian recipes from Yotam Ottolenghi featuring exciting flavors and fresh combinations that will become mainstays for readers and eaters looking for a brilliant take on vegetables. Mastering the art of French cooking the Yotam Ottolenghi way: One of the most exciting talents in the cooking world, Yotam Ottolenghi's food inspiration comes from his Cordon Bleu training, Mediterranean background, and his unapologetic love of ingredients. "My approach can be the opposite to traditional French cooking, where everything is a little bit uniform and you work hard to process a sauce into the most fine and homogenous thing. I go the other way and use spices, herbs and other ingredients to create a sense of surprise." Not a vegetarian himself, his approach to vegetable dishes is wholly original and innovative, based on freshness and seasonality, and drawn from the diverse food cultures represented in London. The Plenty cookbook: Plenty is the cookbook that launched Yotam Ottolenghi from a fabulous chef, London restaurant owner, and British newspaper columnist to an international food celebrity. In the Plenty cookbook, Yotam puts a spotlight on vegetarian restaurant-caliber recipes that every home cook can make. A vibrant photo accompanies every recipe in this visually stunning Ottolenghi cookbook. Essential for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike! The Plenty cookbook is indispensable for every home library.

Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi (Vegetarian Cooking, Vegetable Cookbook, Vegetable Cooking)

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Aaron Franklin

Jordan MacKay

A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [a Cookbook]

When Aaron and Stacy Franklin opened up a small barbecue trailer on the side of an Austin, Texas, interstate in 2009, they had no idea what they'd gotten themselves into. Today, Franklin Barbecue has a national reputation and several major barbecue awards. Now the authors share years' worth of hard-won knowledge and the secrets behind truly great barbecue. This resource for the backyard pitmaster includes chapters dedicated to building or customizing your own smoker; finding and curing the right wood; creating and tending perfect fires; sourcing top-quality meat; and of course, cooking mind-blowing, ridiculously delicious barbecue.

Franklin Barbecue

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Bourdain’s travels and advice on places to eat, see and stay. 

World Travel

2007 1080 Recipes; by Simone and Inés Ortega.

Pennsylvania

1080 Recipes

Joel Fuhrman

The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Revised Edition

Eat to Live

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Ree Drummond

Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper!

The #1 bestselling author and Food Network personality at last answers that age-old question—“What's for Dinner?”—bringing together more than 125 simple, scrumptious, step-by-step recipes for delicious dinners the whole family will love. For families juggling school, work, and a host of other time-consuming daily obligations, the idea of making dinner from scratch can be daunting. Ree Drummond makes it easy for families to make simple, scrumptious, homemade meals with minimum fuss and maximum enjoyment. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime! includes delicious, easy-to-make recipes for comfort classics, 16-minute meals, freezer-friendly food, as well as soups, main dish salads, and a favorite of her own family: breakfast for dinner. You’ll find more than 125 fast-and-delicious recipes that combine pantry staples with fresh ingredients, including Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Taco Salad, Pasta Puttanesca, Ready-to-go freezer Meatballs (and many dinners you can make with them!), Oven Barbecue Chicken, Mexican Tortilla Casserole, Veggie Chili, Beef with Snow Peas, and many, many more. Included is a section of mouthwatering quick desserts—literally the icing on the cake. Filled with Ree’s signature step-by-step photos, relatable humor, and irresistible, folksy charm, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime! is the go-to cookbook every home cook can rely on for any—and every—night of the week.

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