The Global Gourmet ®

Sep-03-2010

This week's Cookbook Profile features Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America's Farmers by Sur La Table with Janet Fletcher, Kate reviews the Harris Poll on Cooking at Home, Fred McMillin picks his favorite California varietals, and I Love Desserts presents Dulce: Desserts in the Latin-American Tradition by Joseluis Flores. And don't miss our Labor Day Recipes and tips.

Eating Local

Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America's Farmers by Sur La Table with Janet Fletcher, includes recipes like Lebanese Pickled Turnips; Grilled Cauliflower Steaks with Tahini Sauce; and Grilled Eggplant Cannelloni with Ricotta and Prosciutto.

Last week's featured Cookbook Profile: Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Seasonal, Cooking Fresh by Emeril Lagasse.

Cooking at Home

Kate reviews the Harris Poll on Cooking at Home and also plans a Central American Pupuseria Party with recipes for Pupusas de Queso and Curtido, plus picks her end-of-summer/Labor Day recipes in What To Eat This Month.

Dulce

Dulce: Desserts in the Latin-American Tradition by Joseluis Flores with Laura Zimmerman Maye, includes recipes like Liquid Chocolate Croquettes Croquetas de Chocolate Liquido; Mango Catalonian Crème Brûlée Crema Catalana de Mango; and Peruvian Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Fritters with Spiced Syrup Picarones con Miel de Especias.

Last month's featured I Love Desserts cookbook: Seasonal Fruit Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Market by Deborah Madison

California Wines Versus THE WORLD!

Fred McMillin and his San Francisco wine crew taste California varietals and compare them to similar wines outside California, from nearby Oregon and faraway Bulgaria.

Our Super Recipe Search includes searching ONLY top recipe sites—all at once—without the fluff of junk sites. Or search Amazon for cookbooks or cookware. Search our archives. Find what you're looking for quickly and easily. You can also discover what topics other people are searching for.

Coxinhas

Featuring Brazil

Bolinhos de Arroz (little rice balls)
Caipirinha (brandy cocktail)
Camarao na Moranga (Winter squash with shrimp)
Coxinhas (Mock chicken legs)
Farofa de Manteiga (buttered manioc meal)
Moqueca de Camarao (shrimp stew)
Mugunza (hominy dessert)
Picandinho de Porco (minced pork)

Check out the hundreds of cookbooks and thousands of recipes in our Archives. Here's one to get you started:

from 2002:
Classic Vegetarian Cooking
from the Middle East and North Africa
by Habeeb Salloum

Bread and Potato Delight (L'Khobz bi Batata, Morocco)
Falafel, Yemeni-Style (Falaafil Yamanee, Yemen)
Lentils with Rice (Aeesh Al dal, Arabian Gulf)

Good Eats 2
The Middle Years
by Alton Brown
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
October 1, 2010

Good Eats 2: The Middle Years picks up where the bestselling Good Eats: The Early Years left off. Showcasing everything Alton Brown fans (and they are legion!) have ever wanted to know about his award-winning television show, The Middle Years is chock-full of behind-the-scenes photographs and trivia...

More upcoming cookbooks

The Global Gourmet Store is a subset of the main Amazon store, bringing you secure shopping, fast shipping, and great prices, but focused on cookbooks, cookware, kitchen gadgets and other products we think might interest you.