Garnishing Meals

300 Sandwiches: A Multilayered Love Story . . . with Recipes

“Honey, you are 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring.”   When New York Post writer Stephanie Smith made a turkey and Swiss on white bread for her boyfriend, Eric (aka E), he took one bite and uttered those now-famous words. While her beau’s declaration initially seemed unusual, even antiquated, Stephanie accepted the challenge and got to work. …

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Creative Ideas for Garnishing & Decorating

Kick your plating techniques up a notch with this exhaustive guide to garnishing and decorating. Ideal guide for those who regularly entertain guests. More than 330 images capture step-by-step procedures for quick and easy plate garnishes, including elaborate displays of canaps. A wide spectrum of ingredients and products, including fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, chocolate, and marzipan demonstrate …

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Garnishing Made Easy: Crafting Tasty & Spectacular Food Decorations

Presenting the best, the easiest to use and the most attractive guide to garnishing available, with techniques for more than 200 decorations. “Surpassing any garnishing book we’ve seen, this shows how to craft fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, dried mushrooms, [and] dairy products into eye-catching table decorations, all using ordinary implements…of interest to caterers or aspiring party givers.”–World of …

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Appetizers

Cindy Pawlcyn’s favorite small plates—appetizers, soups, salads, and snacks—collected from her previously published books, with 10 new recipes from her restaurants.Cindy Pawlcyn’s legions of fans have long made meals of her restaurants’ sampler-size starters. Bringing home the biggest trend in eating out, CINDY PAWLCYN’S APPETIZERS offers a tempting collection of recipes designed to satisfy big appetites as well …

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Barrafina: A Spanish Cookbook

Barrafina brings you brilliant tapas-style recipes from Sam and Eddie Hart and Nieves Barragan Mohacho, creators of the best Spanish restaurants in London When Sam and Eddie Hart opened Barrafina, their no-reservations tapas bar and restaurant in London’s Soho, they had no idea how successful it would be. Eight years, two more branches and one Michelin star …

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Back To Basics: 100 Simple Classic Recipes With A Twist

Michael Smith goes back to basics with a twist! Michael Smith has been passionate about cooking simple, great-tasting food since his mom first introduced him to cooking at an early age. Since then, Michael has become one of Canada’s most successful cookbook writers and a hugely popular celebrity chef on Food Network Canada. But, never far from …

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Food for Thought: Reflections and Recipes

By Francis Foucachon, with new foreward by Douglas Wilson FOOD FOR THOUGHT represents a lifetime of reflection on the place of food in the Christian life. For pastor and chef Francis Foucachon, food is not just fuel for our bodies-it is about community and family relationships, it is about beauty and flavors, it is about God-given pleasure and …

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A Girl Called Jack: 100 Delicious Budget Recipes

100 easy and delicious meals on a tight budget with Jack Monroe’s A Girl Called Jack. Jack is a cash-strapped single mum living in Southend. When she found herself with a shopping budget of just £10 a week to feed herself and her young son, she addressed the situation with immense resourcefulness, creativity and by embracing her …

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Elizabeth David’s Christmas

Elizabeth David is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. She introduced post-war Britain to the sun-drenched delights of the Mediterranean and her recipes brought new flavours and aromas into the kitchens across Britain. Beautifully written and illustrated, Elizabeth David’s Christmas contains over 150 recipes, together with a selection of her wonderful articles, notes …

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