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FLOUR: which kind to use and for what purpose?

Flour is one of those things we take for granted. It's been around in a crude milling form for about 8,000 years or more. Today,
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A 16 Food+Wine

If recipes are meant to be a map, then the road to take is clearly marked here.A16, the book, is Italian food & wine, focused ...
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Gale Gand's Brunch

Growing up in Deerfield, Illinois, everybody knew Folk Singer Bob Gand and his Village School of Music. (In fact I still have my dulcimer with ...
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GELATO! Italian Ice Creams, Sorbetti, and Granite

I scream, you scream we all scream for Gelato! This is not your mothers ice cream book, unless of course your mother was from Sicily. ...
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Good Housekeeping Baking

The Good Housekeeping Baking book has over 600 recipes a better title would be "The Good Housekeeping Encyclopedia of Baking." This is a tried and ...
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Grand Finales: A Neoclassic View of Plated Desserts

I have had this book for almost a year. I am almost ashamed to say that, as I had not written about it. This book ...
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No Need To Knead : Handmade Italian Breads in 90 Minutes

For all of you who are intimidated by yeast, for whom the mere thought of baking a loaf of bread without the aid of a ...
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The Bloody Mary : A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Most Complex Cocktail

One of the perfect beverages on the planet is in fact, the Bloody Mary. Served with, horseradish, fresh lime Worcestershire, Tabasco, ice, celery and tomato ...
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The Making of a Pastry Chef

Dog-eared, coffee stained, inspiring, visually gorgeous, these are the words I would use for The Making of a Pastry Chef and you will too. This ...
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Totally Potato Cookbook

A teeny tiny cookbook all about the potato makes a swell addition to a shower gift, host gift or stocking stuffer. This book gave me ...
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