"Eagle, a chef and food writer, uses a nine-dish lunch as the occasion to ruminate about cooking, and life" ( New York Times Book Review). First, Catch is a cookbook without recipes, an invitation to journey through the digressive mind of a chef at work, and a hymn to a singular nine-dish festive spring lunch. In Eagle's kitchen, open shelves reveal colorful jars of vegetables pickling over the…
More than three hundred recipes that use wild game, fresh and saltwater foods, and natural seasonings, to bring the taste of the outdoors to your table. This cookbook is for those who take the time to scout the woods and wetlands—bringing home quail or duck, deer, turkey, crabs, shrimp, and fish. And it's also for those who don't have the means to hunt or fish or gather, but do have access to…
"A charming compilation of eighteenth-century recipes . . . a well-researched account of Mrs. Horry's fascinating life-style." — The North Carolina Historical Review Harriott Pinckney Horry began her receipt book more than two hundred years ago. It is being published now for the first time. You will get a lively sense of what colonial plantation life was like from reading Harriott's receip…
This book is a must read for anyone who wants to make their own wines and liqueurs. Every page is cram packed with recipes. The ingredients are all easily obtainable or closely copied if you use your common sense.
A brilliant collection of 32 classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen illustrated with the charming colour plates and black and white drawings of Rie Cramer. Tales include The Wild Swans, The Little Sea Maid, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, Little Ida's Flowers, Emperor's New Clothes, The Hardy Tin Soldier and many more. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in …
This book will prove of great interest to today's home brewer looking to make liqueurs. It contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
HAVE YOURSELF A VERY VEGGIE CHRISTMAS Whether you are hosting veggie relatives and are at a loss of what to cook, or you're a vegetarian or vegan who wants more than a dry nut roast, these special festive recipes will help you celebrate in style! Chapters include: • CHRISTMASSY CANAPÉS • SPARKLING SALADS & SIDES • MERRY MAINS • HOLLY JOLLY LEFTOVERS • DAZZLING DESSERTS