Food and Wine : Courses & Dishes

If you own a convection oven, but don’t really know how to use it, this book is for you. Beatrice Ojakangas, an authority on convection cooking and author of more than two dozen previous cookbooks, explains how to use your convection oven to achieve perfect results in dramatically less time than with a conventional oven. more...

Price: $18.99

With Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove Cookbook, you can relish the same superb meals found in Cedar Cove's households. Charlotte Rhodes, one of the series' most beloved characters, invites all fans of Cedar Cove, as well as anyone who enjoys classic home cooking, to join her in touring the town's kitchens as she shares more than 130 of her treasured family recipes. (And she's got plenty to tell you about the people of Cedar Cove, too!). You'll find such mouthwatering dishes as:. -- Justine Gunderson's Grilled Salmon with Lime-Jalapeno Butter. -- Teri Polger's Macaroni & Cheese. -- Charlotte Rhodes's Cinnamon Rolls. -- Olivia Griffin's Creamy Tarragon Chicken Salad. -- The Pot Belly Deli's Broccoli & Cheese Soup in a Bread Bowl. -- And many more. Whether you've just discovered the world of Cedar Cove or have devoured all the books, you can now partake of the town's culinary traditions and cook just like Charlotte, her family and friends! more...

Price: $26.95

John T. Edge concludes a delicious series of books that combine iconic American food and cultural history. Acclaimed food writer and cultural historian John T. Edge conjures nostalgia by revealing portions of our history through our most cherished foods. Donuts is the cap on a scrumptious series toting comfort food, belying calorie-counting, and embracing those cornerstone, iconic dishes that have come to define American cuisine and customs over the years. In Donuts, Edge walks us though the donut's inception as Dutch fare, the Salvation Army's wartime donuts, the invention of the donut machine, the 1950s donut-shop craze, the Krispy Kreme revolution, the appropriation by other ethnicities, and the fanatical chefs that take donuts to a new art form. Nothing encourages our sweet-tooth cravings like the donut. It is honest. It is satisfying. It is a national symbol that has survived the low carb-diet dogma and the death of the local donut shop, and it is making a comeback into the hearts of Americans more...

Price: $19.95

A riotous and all-wrong collection of real recipes from Heather Whaley— think Amy Sedaris meets a warped Martha StewartIn this hilarious tongue-in-cheek collection, actress and playwright Heather Whaley reminds us that unlike fair weather friends and reliable sources of income, food will always be there for you— and for each of life’s pitfalls she has provided the perfect recipe to cheer you up. Whether you’ve just been dumped, fired, found naked pictures of yourself online, or are forty-five and living with your parents, Eat Your Feelings will help fill any void.With a dark comedic edge, this book collects the comfort foods necessary for any emotional rollercoaster: Sky-High Banana Cream Pie Because You’re Dating a Married Guy, Lonely Christmas Pudding, Little Sister Earns More Than You Ham-and- Cheese Toastie, and many more. Illustrated with photos that add the perfect punch, this collection confounds life’s little dramas with wit and brevity. more...

Price: $25.95

Packed with hundreds of creative fondue ideas for appetizers, main courses, and desserts, this crowd-pleasing cookbook from chef Rhonda Lauret Parkinson will satisfy any crowd, offering a wealth of helpful preparation tips, as well as the skinny on the do's and don'ts of this decadent treat. more...

Price: $14.95