The Complete Book of Mushrooms


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"Previously published: as The ultimate mushroom book."--T.p. verso.




The Ultimate Mushroom Book


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Expert advice on identifying, picking and using mushrooms - a visual field reference and recipe collection.




The Ultimate Guide to Mushrooms


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Everything You Could Ever Want to Know about Mushrooms! Mushrooms are an incredibly vast range of species, including all shapes and sizes and colors. This exciting collection includes a wealth of information on two hundred essential mushroom varieties, including their: Scientific names Habitats Modes of development Botanical specificities Uses in culinary cuisine And more! Spread throughout this book are hand-drawn illustrations and full-color photographs of every mushroom you can imagine. Whether you want to identify mushrooms, study mushrooms, or use edible mushrooms in your recipes, The Ultimate Guide to Mushrooms is for you!




The Complete Mushroom Book


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Antonio Carluccio, known as "the mushroom man," has been gathering, cooking, and devising recipes for mushrooms for more than sixty years. In The Complete Mushroom Book, this award-winning Italian chef brings together more than 150 recipes that show off the strengths and subtleties of widely available varieties. Mushrooms contribute tremendous flavor without adding significant fat or calories, and here you'll find dishes from classic to contemporary, from Asian to Italian -- accompanied by stunning photography. You'll learn how best to pair different varieties with cooking methods and other ingredients, as well as the uses of dried and preserved mushrooms. For those who want to join in the thrill of collecting their own mushrooms -- "the quiet hunt" -- The Complete Mushroom Book includes an illustrated field guide for North America. This section provides detailed descriptions of all the major species to help distinguish between edible wild mushrooms and their poisonous, look-alike relatives. Fruity, buttery, nutty, spicy -- mushrooms can offer a surprising spectrum of flavors. They can enrich your cooking with an earthy sensuality unlike anything else. Let The Complete Mushroom Book be your guide to reaping the pleasures of these delectable gems of the forest. Book jacket.




The Complete Book of Japanese Cooking


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Bring the authentic cuisine of Japan to your own home with these master recipes that highlight the elegant simplicity of Japanese cuisine. Every aspect of Japanese cooking is here in an easy-to-follow format: soups, rice, sushi, tempura, noodles, sukiyaki, teriyaki, noodles, pickles, desserts, beverages and more. In addition to recipes The Complete Book of Japanese Cooking includes menu plans and a complete glossary of Japanese cooking terms and methods. An informative introduction explains the traditions of Japanese cuisine and line drawings illustrate precisely how Japanese foods are prepared, what special ingredients look like, and the proper culinary equipment to use in their preparation. This is the cookbook for anyone who enjoys the simple, fresh and beautifully presented foods of Japan, and is the ideal introduction for those who have yet to taste its delights.




The New Complete Book of Food


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Praise for the previous edition:" ... an excellent quick-reference tool."




The Complete Mushroom Hunter


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The only mushrooming book that will introduce you safely and with confidence to the not-so “underground” hobby of mushroom hunting and gathering. Gathering edible wild food is a wonderful way to forge a connection to the earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local food source; they grow literally everywhere, from mountains and woodlands to urban and suburban parks to your own backyard. The Complete Mushroom Hunter will enrich your understanding of the natural world and build an appreciation for an ancient, critically relevant, and useful body of knowledge. Amateur mycologists and mushroom enthusiasts will find this is a guidebook for their passion. Mushroom guru Gary Lincoff escorts you from the mushroom’s earliest culinary awakening, through getting equipped for mushroom forays, to preparing and serving the fruits of the foray, wherever you live. Inside you’ll find: A brief, but colorful history of mushroom hunting worldwide How to get equipped for a mushroom foray A completely illustrated guide to the common wild edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes: where to find them, how to identify them, and more How to prepare and serve the fruits of your foray, plus more than 30 delicious recipes Plus, dozens of colorful, priceless anecdotes from living the mushroom lifestyle




The Complete Book of Pasta Sauces


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The quick, easy, creative, and full-of-flavor sauces in The Complete Book of Pasta Sauces get you from here to dinner in a flash.




The Complete Book of Pasta and Noodles


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Featuring more than five hundred recipes, this celebration of pasta and noodles includes instructions for preparing a wide range of fresh pastas and hundreds of tasty sauces, casseroles, and side dishes. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.