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Bestselling Cookbooks - Week of November 7 2005

From our friends at ecookbooks.com, here's their bestselling cookbooks this week--

1. America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook - by Cook's Illustrated Editors - Many years in the making, this comprehensive cookbook delivers more than 1,...
2. Baker's Tour - by Nick Malgieri - 100 delectable recipes for cookies, cakes, breads, ...
3. America's Best Recipes 2005-2006 - forward by Mario Batali - Every year The Best American Recipes is chosen by critics as one of the nation's top cookbooks. ...
4. Best Recipes in the World - by Mark Bittman - Mark Bittman traveled the world to find and bring back the best recipes of home cooks from 44 countries. ...
5. Charcuterie - forward by Thomas Keller - Charcuterie, a culinary specialty that originally referred to the creation of pork products such as salami, ...
6. Cooking at Home with America's Test Kitchen - by America's Test Kitchen - Watching a celebrity chef prepare a recipe on TV can be alot of fun, ...
7. DVD French Chef with Julia Child - by Julia Child - Chefs of all ages and abilities can share Julia's love of fine French food and learn to cook some of her most-loved dishes with this special collection of 18 episodes from her original series. ...
8. Everyday Italian - by Giada De Laurentiis - Charming, gorgeous, and extremely talented, Giada De Laurentiis is the star of Food Network's Everyday Italian...
9. Fast Food My Way - Jacques Pepin - Cooks in a hurry...

Silver Spoon Cookbook - Now in English

Silver Spoon, has been Italy's classic cookbook since it was first published in 1950, is now available in English.  Updated and edited for an international market and contemporary tastes, this classic book should find its place next to other cookbook classics on your shelf.  From Phaidon Press.

Silver Spoon  |  $24 (40% off) at ecookbooks.com

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Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent

In Mangoes & Curry Leaves, discover exotic tastes from the vast region of the Indian Subcontinent that extends from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and down to Sri Lanka.

"The authors are regular travelers to the region, and the text often reads like a letter from a more than usually adventurous friend - a friend who know a lot about food." - From Time Magazine

Coming this fall: An hour-long documentary by award-winning director Jacques Menard. Shot from Colombo to Kandy, Mumbai to Gujarat, in urban markets and rural communities, it follows the authors as they researched, photographed, and wrote this book. For this companion volume to the award-winning Hot Sour Salty Sweet, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid travel west from Southeast Asia to that vast landmass the colonial British called the Indian Subcontinent.

Mangoes & Curry Leaves:  Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent  |  $27 (40% off) at ecookbooks.com

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Culinary Institute of America's Book of Soups

CIA's classic Book of Soups is now available in paperback.

The Culinary Institute of America's BOOK OF SOUPS helps everyone from the beginner to the accomplished cook master the fundamentals of soup making. Simple, clear instructions and more than 50 step-by-step photographs explain the easy-to-master techniques that the pros use for preparing broths, purees, bisques, hearty vegetable soups, cream soups, cold soups, and dessert soups. Each soup recipe provided is sure to satisfy the appetite, no matter what the season or occasion. Learn about choosing the right equipment, the most flavorful ingredients, and tips for quick soup meals on busy nights. Additionally, the BOOK OF SOUPS provides recipes and suggestions for sides and garnishes to accompany soups, including Foccacia, Olive Bread, Buttermilk Biscuits, Sage Dumplings, Pesto, and Vegetable Chips.

CIA's Book of Soups | $12.56 (30% off) at ecookbooks.com

Download Amazing Free Cookbook - Autumn Omakase

Autumn Omakase is a new "electronic" cookbook from Tatsu Nishino of Nishino.  This book is beautifully photographed and presents detailed step-by-step instructions on how to prepare nine recipes by Tatsu Nishino.  What's more--Autumn Omakase is free to download!

The nine recipes fall in line with the publisher's, tastingmenu.com, philosophy of that smaller portions of great food bring more enjoyment than larger entrees.  Why do you think it's often the case that appetizers are more memorable than our entrees? is what tastingmenu.com is all about.

Download Autumn Omakase, A Tasting Menu from Tatsu Nishino of Nishino for free.

America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook is All You Need

From Cook's Illustrated Editors, America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook is the hottest cookbook in the country right now.  With 1,200 foolproof recipes, this comprehensive cookbook is written simply and clearly, with photos showing every cooking technique.  This could be the one basic cookbook that you'll ever need, covering every course, from appetizers to desserts, plus chapters on breakfast, sandwiches, sauces and condiments, and beverages. Friendly and to-the-point test kitchen tip boxes accompany the recipes and point out either where you might go wrong, or a special technique or ingredient that makes the recipe successful.

Includes classic Cook's Illustrated charts and test kitchen tips and fast recipes.

America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook  |  $20.97 (40% off)  at ecookbooks.com

Must Have Cookbooks for the Season

Time Magazine suggests their must-have cookbooks for the season with these three books--

• GRAND LIVRE DE CUISINE Alain Ducasse's culinary encyclopedia is now available in English
• RECIPES FROM A VERY SMALL ISLAND Celebrates the food of Maine's Isle au Haut
• SUSANNA FOO FRESH INSPIRATION Fuses Asian ingredients with Western techniques

via Time Magazine

Holiday Cookbook Gift: King Authur Flour Cookie Companion

This book is just in from the award-winning team that put together the "King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook." "King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion" is a thorough, comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about cookies. The first few chapters are devoted to cookies developed from one or two "essential" recipes. These are ingredient-based cookies such as Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Molasses Cookies. Later pages cover an incredible range of cookie varieties, separated into chapters such as Bars and Squares, Drop Cookies, Roll-Out, Shaped, Batter, and No-Bake. Each recipe is as tempting as the next, but what makes this cookbook so special is that you get tons of tips, techniques, and explanations that lead to a complete understanding of what goes into making a great cookie. The King Arthur team includes hints on measuring molasses without making a mess, intricate illustrations that outline steps for essential techniques, and sidebars with informative tidbits on certain ingredients. Unlike many cookie books, which only give one recipe for each type of cookie, you can make every cookie-lover happy here with chewy and crispy versions of many of your favorite cookies.

Whether you want to build a gingerbread house for the holiday season, or simply have a hankering for a big whoopie pie, the "King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion" is a cookie resource you will return to again and again for years to come.

Lidia Bastianich's "Lidia's Family Table" Arrives

Join Lidia Bastianich on another wonderful cooking adventure in "Lidia's Family Table." Lidia Bastianich has changed the way Americans think of Italian food. With her bestselling cookbooks, authentic restaurants, and her PBS cooking shows, Lidia has revolutionized the way we understand traditional Italian meals.  From pasta to pizza to lamb to dessert, Lidia Bastianich has an authentic and inspired way to prepare traditional Italian meals.

Purchase Lidia's Family Table from ecookbooks.com at 40% off.

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Star Palate - Celebrity Recipe Cookbook Just Released

Star Palate, a celebrity cookbook for a cure, includes 72 favorite recipes, photos, and personal notes from Robin Williams, Katie Couric, Jay Leno, Quincy Jones, Celine Dion, Emeril Lagasse, Bill Gates, Phil Mickelson, Tim McGraw, Andre Agassi, and many others. Read more about Star Palate at bcrfcure.org.

Compiled by Tami Agassi, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, proceeds from the sale of Star Palate benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research.

Read a review at the Super Chef Blog.

Looking for a Cocktail Recipe?

CocktailDB catalogs over 4000 cocktail recipes and mixes, and probably is one of the larger cocktail recipe databases online. You can search by drink name or by the ingredients in your desired drink. There's also a Mixalator page where you can search for or create your own drink by picking features that you want in your cocktail. The choices range from complexity level, strength, taste characteristics, to time of day.

Getting Ready for Holiday Baking

Halloween kicks off the holiday baking season, so whip out your favorite recipes or start testing new ones. Every year, we have favorite recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and we also make sure we try new ones. Whether we find new baking recipes in our local newspaper, in our recipe clippings, or in current magazines, we also consult some of our favorite cook books. Here's a couple of our standards for baking reference during the holidays.

King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion | Baking Illustrated

Gourmet Magazine's New Modern Cookbook: The Gourmet Cookbook

Edited by Ruth Reichl, The Gourmet Cookbook, weighs in at over five pounds and 1200 recipes from the past 60 years of Gourmet Magazine. Updated for the modern cook, and contemporary kitchens and lifestyles, you'll find classic recipes, great advice and tips straight from Gourmet's test kitchens. Read reviews from Time Magazine and the Boston Herald.

Available thru Amazon | Jessica's Biscuit

Related Items: Interview with Ruth Reichl from Gourmet Magazine

Caterer Serena Bass's First Book: Serena, Food & Stories

New York caterer to the stars, Serena Bass, has written her first book , Serena, Food & Stories: Feeding Friends Every Hour of the Day. Filled with stories, tips, anecdotes, and over 100 recipes, you may be inspired to throw your best dinner party ever.

Available thru Amazon

Cookbooks for Summer Entertaining

Here's some great summer cookbooks that fit right into the flavors of the season. These great books are perfect for updating your home cookbook library, or for bringing a gift to that wonderful backyard summer party.

Bobby Flay's Boy Get Grill: 125 Reasons to Light Your Fire- Food Network's favorite grill expert Bobby Flay presents more recipes and tips for grilling.

Viva Margarita by W. Park Kerr is a beautiful book filled with vibrantly colorful photographs about margaritas brought to you by design book publisher Chronicle Books.

Crazy for Crab by Fred Thompson. It's not really summer with out sitting down and getting messy eating lots of crabs.

Picnics by Sara Deseran. Another great book by Chronicle Books, which means the best presentation and beautiful writing all about summer picnics.

Icebox Pies by Lauren Chattman. Cool off your summer evenings with these cool recipes for pies straight out of the refrigerator.

Available at Amazon. Read a detailed review here.