Weekly Book Special: Goat Cheese: Delectable Recipes for All Occasions by Georgeanne Brennan

Weekly Book Special: August 31st-September 6th

August marks National Goat Cheese Month, a celebration of the versatile ingredient that’s made its onto menus and dinner tables around the world. To commemorate, this week’s book special is:

Goat Cheese:
Delectable Recipes for All Occasions
Written by Georgeanne Brennan and Ethel Brennan
Illustrated by Philippe Weisbecker
Hardcover, 1987, 72 pages, ISBN: 0811812391
List Price: $10.00, OUR PRICE: $1.95

Goat cheese is an amazingly versatile ingredient that enhances any course of a meal. Known to the French as “fromage de chevre,” goat cheese has slowly but surely made its way onto American menus and dinner tables.

This is a charming introduction to using goat cheese in your everyday cooking. With a short history of this versatile ingredient and a description of how it’s made, this book features profiles of all the varieties and tips for storing, serving and cooking.

From tempting appetizers such as Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Rolls to satisfying entrees like Gnocchi with Spinach and Goat Cheese to luscious desserts, including Poached Winter Pears with Sweet Goat Cheese. Charmingly illustrated and complete with a guide to the many varieties of goat cheese.

Our favorite recipe is for Chile and Feta Popovers (click to enlarge):

Georgeanne Brennan is the author of numerous cooking and gardening books, and the recipient of the James Beard Foundation Award and the IACP/Julie Child Cookbook Award for her writing. She lives in northern California and Provence, where she has a seasonal cooking school.

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Award-Winning Indian Cookbook: Emperor’s Table, The Art of Mughal Cuisine by Salma Husain

Weekly Book Special: August 18th-August 24th

India celebrated its Independence Day on August 15th. Learn more about the country’s rich food history with this week’s book special:

Emperor’s Table: The Art of Mughal Cuisine
Written by Salma Husain, Illustrated by Pavan K. Varma
(Hardcover, 2008, 144 pages)
List Price: $27.00, OUR PRICE: $5.95

For The Mughals transformed India’s cooking by intermingling Middle Eastern cuisine with Indian spices and ingredients to produce some of the most exquisite Mughlai food.

This book not only traces the history of the Mughal emperors through their fondness for food and contribution to the growth of recipes, but is an engaging read on the role of each ruler’s personal likes and dislikes as well as how this has shaped the course of food habits in India.

Offers a mouth-watering selection of dishes ranging from soups and breads to exotic meat dishes. Showcases the splendor of the Mughal table through full-color miniature paintings. The recipes were selected from the original Persian manuscripts and books. They are easy to follow, but are modified for modern times.

Deepika, our Indian-American intern, says her favorite recipe is for Orange Flavoured Chicken Pulao (click to enlarge: illustration / recipe):

This book won Gourmand’s 2008 World Cookbook Award for "Best Culinary History."

Writes Time Out Mumbai: "Her study of food from the Mughal era puts recipes second and the people who loved them first." Author Salma Husain, who spent six years on the cookbook, told the magazine, "I didn’t want to do just a collection of recipes. This book shows the journey of Mughal food in India.”

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Weekly Book Special: Terry Foster’s Pale Ale, No. 1 in Classic Beer Style Series (ISBN: 0937381187)

Weekly Book Special: August 3rd-August 9th

August 5th is International Beer Day, a celebration of beers, breweries and bars. Learn about the history of pale ale in this week’s book special:

Pale Ale: No. 1 in Classic Beer Style Series
by Terry Foster (Hardcover, 134 pages)
List Price: $15.00, OUR PRICE: $5.95

This concise guide traces the convoluted history of pale ale, the giant of beer styles.

Terry Foster, the author and longtime master brewer who holds a Ph.D. in chemistry, dissects the flavor profile, lays out an in-depth examination of brewing techniques, tosses in a handful of recipes and wraps up with a look at several leading commercial examples of pale ales.

Chapters: History: The First India Pale Ale, Competition, Bitter and Modern Times, Adjuncts — Use or Abuse; Character Profile of Pale Ale; How Pale Ale is Brewed: Ingredients, Equipment and Procedures; Pale Ale Recipes; and Glossary.

More than a dozen Illustrations and recipes highlight this highly-prized handbook, which combines the British tradition with intense American ideas.

Read how to brew the perfect wheat malt (click to enlarge):

“Foster is perhaps the last of this tradition of British home brewing writers […] a bit folksy while also well researched,” writes Alan McLeod on A Good Beer Blog. “Foster provides context and technique, showing how historical styles can be recreated with confidence.”

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Weekly Book Special: Ice Cream and Iced Desserts: Over 150 Irresistible Ice Cream Treats, from Classic Vanilla to Elegant Bombes and Terrines

Weekly Book Special: July 6th-July 12th

July is National Ice Cream Month, which celebrates the popularity of ice cream in the United States. To commemorate, this week’s special is:

Ice Cream and Iced Desserts:
Over 150 Irresistible Ice Cream Treats, from Classic Vanilla to Elegant Bombes and Terrines
Written by Joanna Farrow and Sara Lewis, Photography by Gus Filgate
(Hardcover, 256 pages, 2006) List Price: $27.00, OUR PRICE: $9.95

This beautifully-designed cookbook is the definitive step-by-step guide to making 150 memorable ice creams, sorbets, granitas and stunning desserts.

Chapters include the history of ice cream, choosing and using essential equipment and techniques, ideas for presentation, recipes for all the classic ice cream flavors, ideas for delicious combinations of ingredients and a wealth of elegant iced desserts. There are even iced drinks for hot summer afternoons.

This hard-to-find edition imported from the United Kingdom has more than 800 stunning color photographs, and is sure to impress.

Our favorite recipes are for Red Berry and Blackcurrant sorbet (click to enlarge):

“All you need to know about equipment, key ingredients and basic techniques, followed by a wealth of recipes,” writes Inspired by Food magazine. “Experiment with different flavours, learn to layer and ripple, create classic sauces and toppings, or learn how to add that final decorative touch.”

View the delicious results of the desserts made by food bloggers based on recipes from this book: Daily Delicious’ Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, Kitchen Delight’s Gingered Semi-Freddo Cupcakes, Jill’s Lime Coconut Ice Cream and Ice Cream Alchemy’s Chocolate and Brandied Fig Torte.

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