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The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook: Indian Spice, Oakland Soul

Vibrant and unexpected, The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook brings the outsized opinions and culinary daring of Preeti Mistry, chef/owner of Oakland’s Juhu Beach Club, to the page. Influenced by her background as a second-generation Indian — born in London, raised across the US, now based in the Bay Area — Preeti’s irreverent style informs …

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The Bloody Mary Book: Reinventing a Classic Cocktail

The stalwart cocktail classic has been around for almost a century and continues to be the go-to drink for weekend brunches, parties, and game-day tailgating. The Bloody Mary Book features 65 new and innovative recipes to surprise any party guest.A basic Bloody Mary requires no more skill than simply pouring, but this book makes use of all possible …

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Les Marchés Francais: Four Seasons of French Dishes from the Paris Markets

Eat Like the FrenchIn France, the best way to start dinner is to consult the markets; there, all of the country’s flavors are at your fingertips, from the bright and clear coastal Mediterranean to the French Alps, and the Basque regions near Spain, without ever leaving your kitchen. Brian DeFehr used the markets as inspiration to create dishes …

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Pickles and Ice Cream: A Bizarre Pregnancy Cravings Cookbook

Pregnancy is known for eliciting some of our most outlandish food cravings. Having a miniature human growing inside of you can really mess with how your tongue and brain work. Suddenly, the food you used to love is waging war on your stomach. And your new favorite food resembles something that a stoned college student whipped up from …

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Baker’s Royale: 75 Twists on All Your Favorite Sweets

Baker’s Royale is full of desserts, but not just any desserts-they’re modernized classic recipes for all seasons and occasions. In 75 recipes, author Naomi Robinson turns familiar desserts on their heads: macarons get a s’mores treatment; pavlova is gilded with Snickers and brownies; profiteroles are a canvas for pecan and caramel crunch. Shortcuts like premade cookie dough and …

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Vietnamese Market Cookbook: Spicy Sour Sweet

Bring the Flavor of Vietnam to Your KitchenSalty, sweet, bitter, sour, and spicy: these are the flavorful tenets of Vietnamese cuisine. This exhilarating culinary culture is rich but light, deeply flavorful but made with simple ingredients, and filling while also easy to prepare. That’s the message that authors Van Tran and Anh Vu wanted to bring to a …

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Master Plants Cookbook: The 33 Most Healing Superfoods for Optimum Health

Food isn’t just food, it can be medicine! A whole food, plant-based diet can help prevent and even reverse chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, while also promoting a healthy weight. Far from being a fad, knowing the health benefits of certain foods have become “must-have” information for many households–but the big question is: “How …

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Open Range: Steaks, Chops, and More from Big Sky Country

Not just a major vacation destination, Montana is a veritable melting pot of delicious grub. Add to it the wide-open spaces, outdoor living, and the riches of nature, and it’s enough to make any vacationer question the decision to go home! Prepare yourself for what the authors call “great, honest, and authentically hearty chow you can prepare at …

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Cowgirl Chef: Texas Cooking with a French Accent

Moving to Paris was the best bad decision that Texan Ellise Pierce ever made. Wooed to the city by a Frenchman, she soon found herself with just 100 euros in her bank account. So she launched a last-ditch effort to stay in the City of Light: She started her own catering business and began teaching other American expats …

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