"The achievements of great chefs parade through the columns in this second volume of 'Craig Claiborne's Favorites'. Famed dishes created by Paul Bocuse from his restaurant in Lyons, fine Italian offerings from Luigi Nanni and Alfredo Viazzi, the recipes of T.T. Wang and Uncle Tai -- the finest Chinese chefs in the country. Though classic French, Italian, and Chinese recipes appear frequently in his columns, the cuisines of other countries do not escape Craig Claiborne's enthusiasm. Dill-flavored Scandinavian specialties, Russian soups, German meat rolls, a fabulous Mexican stew, Persian appetizers, Greek salads, sushi, and yakitori, a hot soup from Vietnam. An on-going dialogue with Times' readers elicits a series of recipes for Indian Pudding and other American classics such as chili con carne and potato pancake. Bee-keepers in Illinois talk about cooking with honey and down-home recipes celebrate the sausage from Mississippi and the Boston cod. A dictionary of sauces for the newlywed; simple steps for smoking your own meat, fish, or fowl; recipes for buffets and picnics. Elegant ideas for leftovers and for stuffing most anything. Odes to chicken wings and the fine flavor of pork. Pasta dishes that take you far beyond lasagne. Soups for all seasons -- hot and cold. Formal preparations like preserved goose and quail à la Anglaise. Liqueur-spiked pies and deviled meats. Altogether some 350 recipes form this incomparable collection of Craig Claiborne's favorite columns and recipes of 1975. All the columns are handpicked and updated with comments and recollections of times meant to be shared. This book has a cumulative index incorporating all the recipes from the first volume."--