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101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes

101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes

Jet Tila knows a thing or two about authentic Asian cuisine. From a kid growing up in LA in a Thai and Chinese family to a prominent chef, restaurant owner and judge on Cutthroat Kitchen, he brings his years of experience and hard-earned knowledge together in this breakthrough book. Step inside Jet’s kitchen and learn the secrets to making your favorite Asian dishes taste better than takeout. Here are some of the recipes you’ll learn to master:-Korean BBQ Short Ribs on Coke-Jet’s Famous Drunken Noodles-Beef Pho-Miso Roasted Black Cod-Panang Beef Curry-Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich-Sweet Chili Sriracha Hot WingsAnd if you haven’t made your own Sriracha yet, Jet’s killer recipe will change your life. All in all, you get Jet’s 101 best Asian recipes to impress your…

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Burma Superstar: Addictive Recipes from the Crossroads of Southeast Asia

Burma Superstar: Addictive Recipes from the Crossroads of Southeast Asia

From the beloved San Francisco restaurant, a mouthwatering collection of recipes, including Fiery Tofu, Garlic Noodles, the legendary Tea Leaf Salad, and many more. Never before have the vivid flavors of Burmese cooking been so achievable at home. Known for its bustling tables, the sizzle of onions and garlic in the wok, and a wait time so legendary that customers start to line up before the doors even open—Burma Superstar is a Bay Area institution, offering diners a taste of the addictively savory and spiced food of Myanmar. With influences from neighboring India and China, as well as Thailand and Laos, Burmese food is a unique blend of flavors, and Burma Superstar includes such stand-out dishes as the iconic Tea Leaf Salad, Chili Lamb, Pork and Pumpkin Stew, Platha (a buttery layered flatbread), Spicy Eggplant, and Mohinga, a fish noodle soup that is arguably Myanmar’s national dish.Each of these nearly 90 recipes has been streamlined for home…

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Momofuku

Momofuku

With 200,000+ copies in print, this New York Times bestseller shares the story and the recipes behind the chef and cuisine that have changed the modern-day culinary landscape. Never before has there been a phenomenon like Momofuku. A once-unrecognizable word, it’s now synonymous with the award-winning restaurants of the same name in New York City (Momofuku Noodle Bar, Ssäm Bar, Ko, Má Pêche, Fuku, Nishi, and Milk Bar), Toronto, and Sydney. Chef David Chang single-handedly revolutionized cooking in America and beyond with his use of bold Asian flavors and impeccable ingredients, his mastery of the humble ramen noodle, and his thorough devotion to pork.  Chang relays with candor the tale of his unwitting rise to superstardom, which, though wracked with mishaps, happened at light speed. And the dishes shared in this book are coveted…

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Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

The most important, consulted, and enjoyed Italian cookbook of all time, from the woman who introduced Americans to a whole new world of Italian food. Essentials of Italian Cooking (IC) is a culinary bible for anyone looking to master the art of IC, bringing together Marcella Hazan’s most beloved books, The Classic Italian and More Classic IC, in a single volume, updated and expanded with new entries and 50 new recipes. Designed as a basic manual of all levels of expertise-from beginners to accomplished professionals-it offers both an accessible and comprehensive guide to techniques and ingredients and a collection of the most delicious recipes from the Italian repertoire. As home cooks (HC) who have used Marcella’s classic books for years (and whose copies are now splattered and worn) know, there is no one more gifted at teaching us just what we need to know about the taste and texture of a dish and how to achieve it, and there is no one more passionate and inspiring about authentic Italian food…

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Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook

Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook

From the Emmy-winning host of Lidia’s Kitchen, best-selling author, and beloved ambassador for Italian culinary traditions in America comes the ultimate master class: a beautifully produced definitive guide to IC, coauthored with her daughter, Tanya—covering everything from ingredients to techniques to tools, plus more than 400 delectable recipes. Teaching has always been Lidia’s passion, and in this magnificent book she gives us the full benefit of that passion and of her deep, comprehensive understanding of what it takes to create delicious Italian meals. With this book, readers will learn all the techniques needed to master IC. Lidia introduces us to the full range of standard ingredients—meats and fish, vegetables and fruits, grains, spices and condiments—and how to buy, store, clean, and cook with them. The 400 recipes run the full gamut from classics like risotto alla milanese and Tagliatelle with Mushroom Sauce…

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The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home

The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home

Good pizza is magic. Something indescribably wonderful happens when you combine crust, tomato, and cheese and bake them to melted perfection. In this highly anticipated book, Ken Forkish-owner of the beloved restaurant Ken’s Artisan Pizza in Portland, Oregon; the James Beard and IACP Award-winning author of Flour Water Salt Yeast; and one of the most trusted baking authorities in the country-proves that amazing pizza is within reach at home. The Elements of Pizza breaks down each step of the pizza-making process, from choosing a dough to shaping your pie to selecting cheeses and toppings that will work for your home kitchen setup. Forkish offers more than a dozen different dough recipes-same-day “Saturday doughs” that you can make in the morning to bake pizza that night, levain doughs made from a naturally fermented yeast starter, and even gluten-free dough-each of which results in the best, most texturally sublime crust you’ve ever made at home…

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The Complete Make-Ahead Cookbook: From Appetizers to Desserts-500 Recipes You Can Make in Advance

The Complete Make-Ahead Cookbook: From Appetizers to Desserts-500 Recipes You Can Make in Advance

Take back your kitchen with a collection of 500 foolproof recipes for everything you would ever want to make ahead of time. Everyone knows the benefits of home cooking: tastier, healthier meals and significant savings. But some nights there’s just no time to make dinner from scratch. And sure, you can make a casserole and keep it in the fridge or freezer–but why struggle with all the guesswork involved in making a recipe ahead (how long can you safely store it? Will it dry out in the fridge? Will the texture be affected by the freezer? How much do you need to increase the baking time?) And how many times have you been stuck cooking at the last minute while your guests enjoyed the party? Enter America’s Test Kitchen. We’ve eliminated the guesswork with 500 foolproof recipes so that you can cook on your own schedule…

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The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!: Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!: Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives

Delicious recipes for busy lives from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and Food Network host. For HC, nothing beats spending a long, leisurely day preparing dinner for your family while savoring every flavorful step. But let’s face it: Few of us really have the time to do that anymore, with school, sports, work, and activities pulling us in all directions. What busy HC really need are scrumptious, doable recipes to solve the challenge of feeding their families wholesome food that tastes great, day after day, week after week—without falling into a rut and relying on the same old rotation of meals.Ree Drummond provides readers with her very best make-it-happen dishes, pulled from her own non-stop life as a devoted wife, mother of four, food lover, and businesswoman. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! includes more than 125 of Ree’s best solutions for tasty, nutritious meals (with minimal fuss!) for breakfast, lunch, or dinner…

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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

A visionary new master class in cooking (C) that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements, from the woman declared “America’s next great C teacher” by Alice Waters. In the tradition of The Joy of C and how to cook Everything comes Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, an ambitious new approach to C by a major new culinary voice. Chef and writer Samin Nosrat has taught everyone from professional chefs to middle school kids to author Michael Pollan to cook using her revolutionary, yet simple, philosophy. Master the use of just four elements—Salt, which enhances flavor; Fat, which delivers flavor and generates texture; Acid, which balances flavor; and Heat, which ultimately determines the texture of food—and anything you cook will be delicious. By explaining the hows and whys of good C, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will teach and inspire a new generation of cooks how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredients, anywhere, at any time….

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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

The New York Times bestselling winner of the 2016 James Beard Award for General C and the IACP book of the Year Award. A grand tour of the science of C explored through popular American dishes, illustrated in full color.Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that’s perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac ‘n’ cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)―and use a foolproof method that works every time?As Serious Eats’s culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered all these questions and more. In The Food Lab, Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don’t work that well, and HC…

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