Appetizers For Dummies

Appetizers For Dummies
Author: Dede Wilson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2002-09-05
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0764554395
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First impressions count, and nothing makes a better first impression on dinner guests than those delectable little nibbles that you set out before the main course. And you don’t have to limit yourself to serving appetizers at the beginning of a meal. Appetizers are first and foremost about entertaining. They set the tone and the mood of an occasion, whether it’s a formal dinner, an intimate get-together, or a big birthday bash. And, best of all, the cooking times are short, the ingredients are simple to find (mostly), and it’s easy to make a few different recipes at the same time so you can impress your guests with a festive assortment. In Appetizers For Dummies, celebrity chef, Dede Wilson shows you how to make foolproof recipes for 75 mouthwatering, bite-sized wonders—ranging from an Italian-inspired antipasto to a classic shrimp cocktail. Step-by-step, she fills you in on everything you need to know to: Impress your guests with delicious finger food and first courses Whip up everything from the classics to original, exotic, and offbeat appetizers Plan parties with theme menus that will get rave reviews from your guests Experiment with flavors and international cuisines Whether you’re looking for general ideas about designing appetizer menus or helpful lists of conventional ingredients, it’s all here. Among other things, you’ll discover: Helpful lists of pantry ingredients and how to use them to make appetizers almost instantly Ready-to-go menus for all occasions Recipes for munchies that can be eaten by the handful, as well as recipes for traditional favorites like deviled eggs and crab cakes How to expand your culinary horizons with tea sandwiches, quesadillas, puff pastries, tartlets, muffins, biscuits, and dozens of ethnic recipes Plated recipes for formal occasions, including artichokes with vinaigrette, smoked salmon, caviar, foie gras, and more Whether you’re new to the world of appetizers or you’ve been delighting guests with your famous finger foods and hors d’oeuvres for years, Appetizers For Dummies is the ultimate guide to spicing up any gathering with delicious mini culinary creations.

365 Slow Cooker Suppers

365 Slow Cooker Suppers
Author: Stephanie O'Dea
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2013
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1118230817
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New slow cooker recipes from the wildly popular Crockpot365.blogspot.com and New York Times best-selling author Stephanie O'Dea

HowExpert Guide to 365 Hobbies

HowExpert Guide to 365 Hobbies
Author: HowExpert
Publisher: HowExpert
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2024-08-21
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:
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If you're looking to explore a new hobby every day and unlock your creative potential, then HowExpert Guide to 365 Popular Hobbies is your ultimate resource. Welcome to a year-long adventure filled with creativity, discovery, and growth. This guide is your gateway to mastering a diverse range of hobbies, organized from A to Z and tailored to fit every month. Whether you’re seeking to ignite your creativity, improve DIY skills, connect with nature, or find a new passion, this book offers endless inspiration and practical tips to enrich your life daily. Inside this book, you'll find: - Introduction: The Joy of Hobbies – Discover how hobbies can enrich your life, reduce stress, and spark joy. Use this guide to explore new passions daily or focus on specific interests. - January: Arts and Crafts – Start your year with creativity by diving into hobbies like painting, knitting, and wood carving. Each day introduces a new craft to let your artistic side shine. - February: Building and DIY – Channel your inner handyman or handywoman with projects ranging from carpentry to gardening. Perfect for anyone who loves to build, fix, or create with their hands. - March: Collecting – Explore the fascinating world of collecting, from antiques to rare books and coins. Learn the ins and outs of starting, maintaining, and expanding your collection. - April: Food and Drink – Satisfy your culinary curiosity by mastering the art of baking, brewing, and gourmet cooking. This chapter is a feast for your taste buds, with a new food-related hobby daily. - May: Games and Entertainment – Unleash your inner gamer with a month of board games, video games, and other forms of entertainment. Whether you’re into strategy or action, there’s something for every gamer. - June: Music and Performing Arts – Harmonize your love for music and performing arts by exploring instruments, singing, and acting. Each hobby helps you express yourself through sound and movement. - July: Nature and Outdoors – Embrace the outdoors with hobbies like hiking, birdwatching, and gardening. Perfect for nature lovers and adventurers, these activities connect you with the natural world. - August: Personal Development – Focus on self-improvement with hobbies that nurture your mind and soul, from journaling to meditation. This chapter is about building better habits, enhancing well-being, and fostering personal growth. - September: Science and Technology – Dive into science with hobbies ranging from robotics to astronomy. Ideal for curious minds, this chapter expands your understanding through hands-on experiments and tech projects. - October: Sports and Fitness – Get moving with a variety of physical activities that promote fitness and fun. Whether you’re into yoga, weightlifting, or extreme sports, this chapter keeps you active, energized, and healthy. - November: Travel and Exploration – Feed your wanderlust with hobbies that encourage exploration, from camping to cultural tours. This chapter is your passport to adventure, offering new ways to discover the world. - December: Writing and Literature – Cap off the year by indulging in the written word. Whether writing your memoirs or crafting fiction, these literary hobbies inspire you to unleash your creativity and reflect on your experiences. - Conclusion: Reflecting on Your Year of Hobbies – Reflect on your journey with tips on exploring new activities, embracing lifelong learning, and finding new inspirations. - Appendices – Delve into resources, journals, and community connections to keep your hobby pursuits thriving and ensure your passion for learning never fades. Whether you're a seasoned hobbyist or just starting out, HowExpert Guide to 365 Popular Hobbies is your go-to source for daily inspiration and growth. Buy the book today and embark on a year-long adventure of discovery, creativity, and fun! HowExpert publishes how-to guides on all topics from A to Z.

Crock-pot, the Original Slow Cooker

Crock-pot, the Original Slow Cooker
Author: Publications International, Ltd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011
Genre: Electric cooking, Slow
ISBN: 9781450823364
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The Crock-Pot® 365 Year-Round Recipes cookbook offers a slow-cooker recipe for every day of the year, helping you get the most out of your Crock-Pot® slow cooker. The 365 recipes offer easy-to-follow directions for perfectly prepared slow-cooker meals. Full-color photographs of the completed dish accompany most of the recipes. The recipes are sorted by season: winter, spring, summer, and autumn. Find recipes for summer side dishes for backyard cookouts, hearty main dishes for winter, and specialty dishes for holiday entertaining. Recipes for breakfast and brunch, appetizers, side dishes, breads, main dishes, one-dish meals, beverages, and desserts are all included. Here is a sample of the slow cooker recipes in the spiral-bound, 320-page cookbook: Winter Recipes: Beef Stew, Chicken and Dumplings, Three-Bean Chili, Chili Mac, Short Ribs, Fondue, Burritos Spring Recipes: Minestrone Soup, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Enchiladas, Sloppy Joes, Greek-Style Chicken, Spinach Risotto, Bread Pudding Summer Recipes: Tuna Casserole, Boston Baked Beans, Clam Chowder, Rice Pilaf, Beef Brisket, Brown Betty, Chicken Wings, Bananas Foster Autumn Recipes: Roast Chicken, Paprikash, Jambalaya, Cassoulet, BBQ Ribs, Lentil Soup, Vegetarian Lasagna The Crock-Pot® 365 Year-Round Recipes cookbook also includes slow-cooker hints and tips, information on getting the most use out of your Crock-Pot® year-round, and an index of all the recipes.

The Vintage Baker

The Vintage Baker
Author: Jessie Sheehan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1452163960
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One of the Washington Post’s Best Cookbooks of the Year: “Just reading it puts me in a very happy place.” —Nigella Lawson Designed with fetching retro patterns and illustrations alongside luscious photography, this cookbook features blue-ribbon recipes inspired by baking pamphlets from the 1920s to the 1960s, rendered with irresistible charm for modern tastes. Here are more than fifty cookies, pies, cakes, bars, and more, plus informative headnotes detailing the origins of each recipe and how they were tweaked into deliciousness. For home bakers and collectors of vintage cookbooks or kitchenware, this little collection is a gem. “A sweet blend of cheeky nostalgia and modern-day baking innovation. Expect to find revamps of classic standards like silky Bavarian Pie with a Mexican Hot Chocolate twist, rich Devil’s Food Cake with espresso undertones, and a glossy chocolate- and ginger-glazed update of Molasses Doughnuts.” —Bake From Scratch Magazine “Ms. Sheehan has elevated vintage baking and cooking to a fancier standard.” —GeekMom

Mediterranean Diet Cookbook Made Simple

Mediterranean Diet Cookbook Made Simple
Author: Emily Tarantino
Publisher: Emily Tarantino
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2022-04-02
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:
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RECIPES TWICE AS EASY AND DELICIOUS Each recipe in this book is the result of the experience the author has gained over the years in the kitchen and from the valuable information she received during her cooking and nutritional studies in Italy. With this book, Emily shares the true aromas and flavors of the Mediterranean in the clearest and simplest possible way. Here’s how: ✓ Kitchen-Tested Recipes – All the recipes in this cookbook have been tried, tested, and improved over the years. ✓ High-Quality Color Images – Among the few cookbooks on the market featuring color images for every recipe. ✓ Step-by-Step Preparation – Each step of the process is explained in a clear and simple way. - Original presentation for each recipe - Cooking and preparation times - Ingredient list with American measures - Nutritional values - Tips & Tricks ✓ It doesn't waste your time – The book is divided into sections so that you can quickly find the dish you want according to your needs: - Breakfast - Starters (Fish, Meat, Dairy, Vegetables) - Special Salads - First Courses (Fish-Based, Meat-Based, Vegetable Legume-Based) - Main Courses (Fish-Based, Meat-Based, Egg-Based) - Side Dishes & Sauces - Fruit & Dessert ✓ 28-Day Meal Plan: A monthly meal plan with an incredible variety of dishes—enough for 365 days! ✓ Bonus: Included inside is another book where you will learn absolutely everything there is to know about the Mediterranean Diet, including an explanation of what foods to eat and which to avoid, 10 valuable tips for success, principles to follow, and more! Take this cookbook now and learn how to cook the healthiest dishes by discovering the true aromas and flavors of Mediterranean cuisine!

Garde Manger

Garde Manger
Author: The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 730
Release: 2012-04-16
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0470587806
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The leading guide to the professional kitchen's cold food station, now fully revised and updated Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen has been the market's leading textbook for culinary students and a key reference for professional chefs since its original publication in 1999. This new edition improves on the last with the most up-to-date recipes, plating techniques, and flavor profiles being used in the field today. New information on topics like artisanal cheeses, contemporary styles of pickles and vinegars, and contemporary cooking methods has been added to reflect the most current industry trends. And the fourth edition includes hundreds of all-new photographs by award-winning photographer Ben Fink, as well as approximately 450 recipes, more than 100 of which are all-new to this edition. Knowledge of garde manger is an essential part of every culinary student's training, and many of the world's most celebrated chefs started in garde manger as apprentices or cooks. The art of garde manger includes a broad base of culinary skills, from basic cold food preparations to roasting, poaching, simmering, and sautéing meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, and legumes. This comprehensive guide includes detailed information on cold sauces and soups; salads; sandwiches; cured and smoked foods; sausages; terrines, pâtes, galantines, and roulades; cheese; appetizers and hors d'oeuvre; condiments, crackers, and pickles; and buffet development and presentation.

Cuisines, Corkscrews and Cultures:

Cuisines, Corkscrews and Cultures:
Author: Gina Zarcadoolas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2018-08-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986846059
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Cuisines, Corkscrews & Cultures features many recipes from Italian, Italian-American, the Caribbean, Greek and Middle-Eastern cuisines, plus more than 160 tidbits, tips, headnotes, Gina's notes, and wine pairing suggestions. This cookbook is packed with valuable content for the beginner cook to the most advanced. Explore Gina's kitchen for some delicious meals; let her share with you her knowledge in food & wine and cultures of the world. You will discover a rustic side to her personality, with a touch of glamour!

Ad Hoc at Home

Ad Hoc at Home
Author: Thomas Keller
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2009-11-06
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1579653774
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Thomas Keller shares family-style recipes that you can make any or every day. In the book every home cook has been waiting for, the revered Thomas Keller turns his imagination to the American comfort foods closest to his heart—flaky biscuits, chicken pot pies, New England clam bakes, and cherry pies so delicious and redolent of childhood that they give Proust's madeleines a run for their money. Keller, whose restaurants The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and Per Se in New York have revolutionized American haute cuisine, is equally adept at turning out simpler fare. In Ad Hoc at Home—a cookbook inspired by the menu of his casual restaurant Ad Hoc in Yountville—he showcases more than 200 recipes for family-style meals. This is Keller at his most playful, serving up such truck-stop classics as Potato Hash with Bacon and Melted Onions and grilled-cheese sandwiches, and heartier fare including beef Stroganoff and roasted spring leg of lamb. In fun, full-color photographs, the great chef gives step-by-step lessons in kitchen basics— here is Keller teaching how to perfectly shape a basic hamburger, truss a chicken, or dress a salad. Best of all, where Keller’s previous best-selling cookbooks were for the ambitious advanced cook, Ad Hoc at Home is filled with quicker and easier recipes that will be embraced by both kitchen novices and more experienced cooks who want the ultimate recipes for American comfort-food classics.