FREE/BARGAIN — Cookbooks

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

The book description says that chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is "one of the world's greatest chefs." And we all know that book descriptions would never exaggerate or lie, now don't we? ha

Maybe he is one of the world's greatest chefs, but I'm still wavering on buying this one. It's not that it isn't very highly rated (it is--4.6 stars) or that it's not marked down significantly (it is--85%!). It's that I'm so cheap . . . er . . . frugal that I hate to pay $2.99 for any ebook!

Anyway, if I don't buy, I'm at least going to get the free recipe, on the book's webpage at Amazon, for French Toast with Roasted Apples. Yummers.

Home Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes. By Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Rated 4.6 stars, from 33 reviews, at Amazon. Print list price $40.00; digital list price $19.99; Kindle price now $2.99. Clarkson Potter, publisher. 256 pages. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005U3V3NK.

Book Description
Join one of the world’s greatest chefs in his most personal book yet, as Jean-Georges Vongerichten shares his favorite casual recipes in Home Cooking with Jean-Georges.

Though he helms a worldwide restaurant empire—with locations in New York, Las Vegas, London, Paris, and Shanghai—Jean-Georges counts his greatest joy in life as family first, then food. In Home Cooking with Jean-Georges, he brings readers into his weekend home, where he cooks simple, delicious dishes that leave him plenty of time to enjoy the company of friends and loved ones.

A few years ago, Jean-Georges decided to give himself a gift that most of us take for granted: two-day weekends. He and his wife, Marja, and their family retreat to their country home in Waccabuc, New York. There, the renowned chef produces the masterful, fresh flavors for which he is known—but with little effort and few dishes to clean at the end. These quick, seasonal, Vongerichten-family favorites include: Crab Toasts with Sriracha Mayonnaise, Watermelon and Blue Cheese Salad, Herbed Sea Bass and Potatoes in Broth, Lamb Chops with Smoked Chile Glaze and Warm Fava Beans, Parmesan-Crusted Chicken, Fresh Corn Pudding Cake, Tarte Tatin, and Buttermilk Pancakes with Warm Berry Syrup.

With 100 recipes and 100 color photographs—all taken at his country house—Home Cooking with Jean-Georges will inspire home cooks with fantastic accessible dishes to add to their repertoires.

From the Hardcover edition

I think I will pass on this cookbook. It just isn't appealing to me.

[murg]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

The book description says that chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is "one of the world's greatest chefs." And we all know that book descriptions would never exaggerate or lie, now don't we? ha

This sort of advertising prose always brings up the question: Greatest at what?

Maybe he was the World Tiddlywinks champion for 12 years.

"Vongerichten is the greatest we've ever seen" - Howard Cosell

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by murg

This sort of advertising prose always brings up the question: Greatest at what?

Maybe he was the World Tiddlywinks champion for 12 years.

"Vongerichten is the greatest we've ever seen" - Howard Cosell

I thought it was jacks.

[GtrsRGr8]

#1 in two different Kindle categories, for that matter:
Diets > Vegetarian
U.S. Regional Cookbooks > Middle Atlantic

Wondering what percentage off of the digital list price $1.99 represents? It's 83%!

New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant (Revised Edition). By Moosewood Collective Staff. Rated 4.4 stars, from 26 reviews at the present moment, at Amazon. Print list price N/A; digital list price $11.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Random House LLC, publisher. 321 pages. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009QJMW5W.

Book Description
For almost 30 years, Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York, has been at the epicenter of America's evolving vegetarian cuisine.

These 200 classic dishes are as sophisticated and eclectic as the the innovative cooks of the Moosewood Collective who serve them. Bon Appétit named Moosewood Restaurant one of the 13 most revolutionary restaurants since the beginning of the 20th century. From soups and sandwiches to main dishes, this spirited collection of creative and accessible recipes will liven up your table.

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant (Revised Edition).


Random House LLC, publisher. 321 pages. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009QJMW5W.

Book Description
For almost 30 years, Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York, has been at the epicenter of America's evolving vegetarian cuisine.

reduced in Canada still very much full price in UK

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B009QJMW5W/

[GtrsRGr8]

That's 86% off of the digital list price.

This is just what people just starting to learn to cook a particular ethnic food need--a cookbook of classic recipes.

If you don't believe the ratings, that this is a great cookbook, check out the large number of positive editorial reviews, located on the book's webpage.

Simple Thai Food: Classic Recipes from the Thai Home Kitchen. Rated 4.6 stars, from 81 reviews at the present moment, at Amazon. Print list price $24.99; digital list price $13.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Ten Speed Press, publisher. 236 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Thai-Fo.../dp/B00GQAOSVU.

Book Description
Thai takeout meets authentic, regional flavors in this collection of 100 recipes for easy, economical, and accessible Thai classics--from the rising star behind the blog She Simmers.

Who can say no to a delicious plate of Pad Thai with Shrimp; a fresh, tangy Green Papaya Salad; golden Fried Spring Rolls; or a rich, savory Pork Toast with Cucumber Relish? Thai food is not only one of the most vibrant, wonderfully varied cuisines in the world, it also happens to be one of the tastiest, and a favorite among American eaters.

The good news is, with the right ingredients and a few basic tools and techniques, authentic Thai food is easily within reach of home cooks. Take it from Leela Punyaratabandhu, a Bangkok native and author of the popular Thai cooking blog She Simmers. In her much-anticipated debut cookbook, Leela shares her favorite recipes for classic Thai fare, including beloved family recipes, popular street food specialties, and iconic dishes from Thai restaurant menus around the world.

All of Leela’s recipes have been tested and tweaked to ensure that even the busiest cook can prepare them at home. With chapters on key ingredients and tools, base recipes, one-plate meals, classic rice accompaniments, and even Thai sweets, Simple Thai Food is a complete primer for anyone who wants to give Thai cooking a try. By the end of the book, you’ll be whipping up tom yam soup and duck red curry that will put your local takeout joint to shame. But perhaps more importantly, you’ll discover an exciting new world of Thai flavors and dishes—including Stir-Fried Chicken with Chile Jam, Leaf-Wrapped Salad Bites, and Crispy Wings with Three-Flavored Sauce—that will open your eyes to all the wonderful possibilities that real Thai cooking has to offer.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

#1 in two different Kindle categories, for that matter:
Diets > Vegetarian
U.S. Regional Cookbooks > Middle Atlantic

Wondering what percentage off of the digital list price $1.99 represents? It's 83%!

New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant (Revised Edition). By Moosewood Collective Staff. Rated 4.4 stars, from 26 reviews at the present moment, at Amazon. Print list price N/A; digital list price $11.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Random House LLC, publisher. 321 pages. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009QJMW5W.

Book Description
For almost 30 years, Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York, has been at the epicenter of America's evolving vegetarian cuisine.

These 200 classic dishes are as sophisticated and eclectic as the the innovative cooks of the Moosewood Collective who serve them. Bon Appétit named Moosewood Restaurant one of the 13 most revolutionary restaurants since the beginning of the 20th century. From soups and sandwiches to main dishes, this spirited collection of creative and accessible recipes will liven up your table.

Just a word of warning - this contains fish recipes so it's not vegetarian.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Just a word of warning - this contains fish recipes so it's not vegetarian.

Thanks for letting us know.

Have you ever noticed how fish apparently often is not considered a meat? I often read, and hear people say, things like "meat and fish," as though they're two different things. So, I guess some people who call themselves "vegetarians" and, yet still eat fish, look at it that way.

[GA Russell]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Thanks for letting us know.

Have you ever noticed how fish apparently often is not considered a meat? I often read, and hear people say, things like "meat and fish," as though they're two different things. So, I guess some people who call themselves "vegetarians" and, yet still eat fish, look at it that way.

Gtrs, I know a little bit about this. The Latin word carnis meant meat, including poultry, but it did not include seafood. When the Pope declared that Christians should not eat "carnis" on Fridays, seafood was not forbidden.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Thanks for letting us know.

Have you ever noticed how fish apparently often is not considered a meat? I often read, and hear people say, things like "meat and fish," as though they're two different things. So, I guess some people who call themselves "vegetarians" and, yet still eat fish, look at it that way.

There are many different types of vegetarians, classified by what foods they will or won't eat, as described in
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conten...getarians.html
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism#Varieties

[pdurrant]

"Meat is Murder, but Fish is Justifiable Homicide"

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Gtrs, I know a little bit about this. The Latin word carnis meant meat, including poultry, but it did not include seafood. When the Pope declared that Christians should not eat "carnis" on Fridays, seafood was not forbidden.

When I was in Catholic School, we were taught we could eat Fish or Chicken on Fridays.
With the exception of Good Friday when we had lamb. Good Friday was also the only day we did not have to bring our own lunches.
Note this was from 1976-78.
Of course, that led to most Friday's my mother reminding me that I wasn't catholic.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Gtrs, I know a little bit about this. The Latin word carnis meant meat, including poultry, but it did not include seafood. When the Pope declared that Christians should not eat "carnis" on Fridays, seafood was not forbidden.

I realized that seafood wasn't forbidden on the no-meat days, but I had never connected the two ideas. I learned a little Latin, too. ha Thanks.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Froide

There are many different types of vegetarians, classified by what foods they will or won't eat, as described in
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conten...getarians.html
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism#Varieties

But calling a person who eats fish a "vegetarian" is a misnomer. Of course, there are lots of misnomers around.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

When I was in Catholic School, we were taught we could eat Fish or Chicken on Fridays.
With the exception of Good Friday when we had lamb. Good Friday was also the only day we did not have to bring our own lunches.
Note this was from 1976-78.
Of course, that led to most Friday's my mother reminding me that I wasn't catholic.

Yeah, I was thinking that some didn't consider chicken a meat, either, as seen in phrases like "chicken or meat" or "meat and chicken."

In case anyone (else) cares, the dictionary says that "meat" is "the flesh of animals." Therefore, if it is an animal and has flesh (so animals such as insects would be excluded?), the flesh of it is "meat." "Meat," then includes chickens and fish (and all seafood, I suppose). BTW--the dictionary that I looked in, did not have as any secondary definition that it sometimes meant "the flesh of red-blooded animals" or whatever. It probably should, based upon the fact that many people do use the word "meat" in that way, at least in some contexts.