Aloha Kitchen


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From a Maui native and food blogger comes a gorgeous cookbook of 85 fresh and sunny recipes reflects the major cultures that have influenced local Hawaiʻi food over time: Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Filipino, and Western. IACP AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND LIBRARY JOURNAL In Aloha Kitchen, Alana Kysar takes you into the homes, restaurants, and farms of Hawaiʻi, exploring the cultural and agricultural influences that have made dishes like plate lunch and poke crave-worthy culinary sensations with locals and mainlanders alike. Interweaving regional history, local knowledge, and the aloha spirit, Kysar introduces local Hawaiʻi staples like saimin, loco moco, shave ice, and shoyu chicken, tracing their geographic origin and history on the islands. As a Maui native, Kysar’s roots inform deep insights on Hawaiʻi’s multiethnic culture and food history. In Aloha Kitchen, she shares recipes that Hawaiʻi locals have made their own, blending cultural influences to arrive at the rich tradition of local Hawaiʻi cuisine. With transporting photography, accessible recipes, and engaging writing, Kysar paints an intimate and enlightening portrait of Hawaiʻi and its cultural heritage.




The Modern Tiffin


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Travel the world in a tiffin with 55 delicious recipes showcasing the global vegan experience. Italy, Mexico, Thailand, India... Self-taught Indian American chef Priyanka Naik loves to travel just as much as she loves cooking! So when she set out to write a cookbook, she knew it couldn’t be just one cuisine—it had to feature a world of plant-based flavors. Drawing on her heritage and her travels, Chef Priyanka introduces you to a world of mouthwatering vegan dishes in The Modern Tiffin. With vegetables as the star of the show, ​Priyanka takes you to a different part of the world in each chapter, adding her own Indian-inspired twist to each dish. The recipes in the book are made to be put into a tiffin, an Indian-style lunch box, so that each meal can be perfectly packaged to take on your own adventures, near and far. You’ll learn recipes like: -Bucatini à la Pumpkin with Pink Peppercorn & Pistachio -Green Chutney Quesadillas -Chili-Maple Skillet Corn Bread -Indian Home Fries with Peanuts -Bondi Blue Tea Cakes -Cardamom Sweet Tea Spritzer -and so many more! Get ready for an international trip from the comfort of your own kitchen: The Modern Tiffin will take you on a delicious vegan voyage around the world!




Cooking with Johnny Vee


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This book teaches the basics of cooking and provides recipes that are not only fun, but are a joy to entertain with.




Ma Baseema


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MA BASEEMA, Middle Eastern Cuisine with Chaldean Flair gives you a taste of a culture that has one of the world's oldest cuisines, dating back to ancient Mesopotamia. This culinary journey will show you the essence of Chaldean food and delight your palate with a tempting collection of recipes ranging from soups, appetizers, salads, main-course dishes, breads and desserts. Upon savoring a Chaldean homemade meal, we hope you will say "Ma Baseema" ("How good it is"). Many of the Chaldean signature dishes found in this cook have been handed down unchanged for generations. And while the cuisine of other cultures and countries may have aspects of a regional character, Chaldean food defies any regional distinctions. . Different families or villages may lay claim to scrumptious variations of specific specialties, but the underlying ingredients and recipes as well as styles of cooking are common to all Chaldeans. The Chaldean people are passionate about their food and enjoy spending time preparing, cooking and eating with family and friends. Presenting a meal to guests is import to Chaldean people and we always strive to entertain warmly and joyously to everyone in our home. Great effort is made in ensuring that our guests are comfortable and enjoying their meal. Hospitality is highly valued, whether a person is a dear friend or merely an acquaintance, whether formally invited or spontaneously dropped by. Meals are more often a festive, casual experience than a formal one. If you are a host, remember to say "fathalo," which means "do me the honor," when you invite the guests to come to the table. Awafi! (Bon Appetite!). Enjoy yourself, excite your senses, and do it in good health. Thank you and "Fathalo" the Chaldean American Ladies of Charity invite you to come to our table to share and enjoy meals that are time honored tradition in the Chaldean culture.




Edible Mosaic


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"An Edible Mosaic nudges the basic cook into the world of Middle Eastern cooking with simple, approachable recipes that jump off the page and into your kitchen. Faith turns creative combinations of real food and spices into beautiful dishes packed with flavor and nutrition. --Kath Younger, KatEats.com blog"




Learn to Cook


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Drawing from a lifetime of cooking, Hilah Johnson (host of the popular internet cooking series, Hilah Cooking) has produced a beginners cookbook for today's young (and young-at-heart) adults. Featuring a casual straightforward style and a focus on fresh, simple recipes "Learn to Cook" will appeal to anyone who loves to eat. Inside you'll find chapters on menu planning, knife skills, shopping, kitchen equipment (including the only three tools you "really" need), and more. Plus, a comprehensive spice chart and over 150 recipes from breakfast to dinner to the snacks in between.




The Drones


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House & Garden


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The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook


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Absolutely nothing is artificial here! Naturally delicious fresh foods, whole-food ingredients, and full flavor is what The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook, 2nd edition is all about. Relying on artificial sweeteners or not-so-real substitutions to reduce calories, sugar, and fat is a thing of the past. Luckily you won’t find any of that in this book—from breakfast to dessert and everything in between. What you will find here is a just-right amount of plant-based goodness, well-rounded nutrition, and simple-to-fix recipes, creating such tempting dishes as Heirloom Caprese Omelet, Party Spinach Dip, California Chicken Burger Sliders, Hibachi Slaw, Baja Bean Chili with Guacamole, Horseradish Pork Tenderloin on Naan with Arugula, Farmers’ Market Mushroom Flatbread Pizza, Thai-Style Halibut with Mango Relish, Cajun Grains, Green Juice Smoothie, Peppermint Brownies, and more. Each recipe is ideal to be enjoyed by people with diabetes, pre-diabetes, heart health issues, or simply looking to improve their diet. The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook, 2nd edition is filled with tips for achieving naturally high-flavor dishes, techniques for no-fuss cooking and baking, sample meal plans, a handy substitution chart for swapping out processed foods from favorite recipes, and much more. Natural, fresh cooking isn't just good for you—it's great tasting!