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Pig Perfect: Encounters with Remarkable Swine and Some Great Ways to Cook Them by Peter Kaminsky
Part travelogue, part cookbook, part naturalist's encounter, and part love letter, this book takes readers from Kentucky, Burgundy, and Madrid to the Yucatan and back to Brooklyn to tell the tale of the pig
, 291 pp, $30.95. Buy
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Portuguese Cooking; The Authentic and Robust Cuisine of Portugal by Carol Robertson
Portugal is blessed with a flavorful and complex cuisine that brings together influences from Europe, Africa, and the Muslim world. Author Carol Robertson shares her fascination with the country as well as its cuisine in recipes, lively journal entries, and delightful drawings, while David Robertson's evocative photographs reveal the wonders of the Portuguese landscape and culture
, 184 pp, $52.95. Buy
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My Grandmother's Chinese Kitchen; 100 Family Recipes and Life Lessons by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
In this inspiring and instructive book, award-winning cookbook author and celebrated food expert Eileen Yin-Fei Lo collects 100 recipes she learned in her grandmother's kitchen, along with the life lessons, observations, and other gifts she hopes to pass on to readers and future generations
, 275 pp, $39.95. Buy
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Daughter of Heaven; A Memoir with Earthly Recipes by Leslie Li
This powerful, touching memoir vividly recounts how Leslie Li's grandmother's traditional Chinese cuisine helped the author bridge the cultural divide in an America in which she is a minority. Interspersed throughout this poignant memoir are the author's personal recipes, most from her grandmother's kitchen
, 304 pp, $42.95. Buy
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Dori Sanders' Country Cooking; Recipes and Stories from the Family Farm Stand by Dori Sanders
America's beloved peach farmer and celebrated novelist offers up over 100 fresh recipes and a bushel of family stories
Paperback, 224 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Bento Box in the Heartland; My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America by Linda Furiya
While growing up in Versailles, an Indiana farm community, Linda Furiya tried to balance the outside world of Midwestern America with the Japanese traditions of her home life. As the only Asian family in a tiny township, Furiya's life revolved around Japanese food and the extraordinary lengths her parents went to in order to gather the ingredients needed to prepare it. As immigrants, her parents approached the challenges of living in America, and maintaining their Japanese diets, with optimism and gusto. Furiva, meanwhile, was acutely aware of how food set her apart from her peers: She spent her first day of school hiding in the girls' restroom, examining her rice balls and chopsticks, and longing for a Peanut Bullter and Jelly sandwich. "B
Paperback, 307 pp, $22.95. Buy
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The Cooking Ladies' Recipes from the Road; Stovetop Creations and Travel Adventures by Phyllis Hinz and Lamont Mackay
The Cooking Ladies share more than 100 recipes and regional specialties discovered on their travels throughout North America
Paperback, 232 pp, $25.95. Buy
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Chez Jacques; Traditions and Rituals of a Cook by Jacques Pepin
An autobiography of Jacques Pepin, one of America's most beloved cooking teachers, cookbook authors, and television personalities. It presents 100 of his favorite recipes culled from a lifetime of cooking professionally, from the special truffle and pistachio sausage to a variation on the elegant lobster souffle, and more
, 272 pp, $65.00. Buy
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Voices in the Kitchen: Views of Food and the World from Working-Class Mexican and Mexican American Women by Meredith E. Abarca
Through the ages and across cultures, women have carved out a domain in which their cooking allowed them to express themselves, strengthen family relationships, and create a world of shared meanings with other women. In "Voices in the Kitchen", Meredith E. Abarca features the voices of her mother and several other family members and friends, seated at their kitchen tables, to share the grassroots world view of these working-class Mexican and Mexican American women. In the kitchen, Abarca demonstrates, women assert their own sazon (seasoning), not only in their cooking but also in their lives. Through a series of oral histories, or charlas culinarias (culinary chats), the women interviewed address issues of space, sensual knowledge, artistic
Paperback, 240 pp, $42.95. Buy
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A Book of Mediterranean Food, 2nd Edition by Elizabeth David
This tasty book ushers in cooking's modern era, emphasizing fresh ingredients and the idea that good food need not be the exclusive province of the master chef. "A Book of Mediterranean Food" includes recipes David collected when she lived in France, Italy, Greece, and Egypt. Illustrations
Paperback, 203 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Sushi Secrets by Kazuko Masui, Chihiro Masui and Chihiro Mazui and others
Two generations of sushi lovers--mother and daughter--join forces to tell the long and fabulous story of this quintessentially Japanese food, and to offer their differing perspectives. Starting from a simple plate of sushi, they explain the art of making and eating this remarkable cuisine, capture the astonishing atmosphere of the fish market, revel in the uniqueness of each different sushi bar, and discuss the know-how of the "sushiya" (or sushi maker). In addition, they provide more than 40 recipes, all explained in detail and illustrated with wonderful photos
, 200 pp, $42.95. Buy
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Adventure of Food
Contributors including M. F. K. Fisher, P. J. O'Rourke, and Colin Thubron recount culinary journeys that follow a pilgrimage in Casablanca for an authentic meal, a mysterious prankster in a southern France garden, and a crabbing expedition beneath a Caribbean sky.
Paperback, 430 pp, $41.95. Buy
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Hollyhocks & Radishes: Mrs. Chard's Almanac Cookbook by Bonnie Stewart Mickelson
A unique look at a little-known corner of America, Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula, where the simple values of life--family, friends, the good earth and good food it produces--still abide. The book is a compilation of happy thoughts and memories of good times and good food that can be made with these unique recipes. This award-winning cookbook is filled with Americana nostalgia and 330 wonderful recipes
Paperback, 307 pp, $27.95. Buy
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