Finding Home Through Food
Pros: beautiful story, delicious recipes
Cons: wish there were at least some pictures
Pros: beautiful story, delicious recipes
Cons: wish there were at least some pictures

Pros: Beautiful photography, extensive ingredient list
Cons: Poor recipes, some "how to" sections have small thumbnail photos.

Pros: beautiful photographs, comfort food
Cons: not much that's new or different
“ Many people at some point in their lives try to find a place that they can call home. It’s a search for self and belonging. For some it is obvious, but for others it is a journey that can take them far away and back again. Luisa Weiss’ book tells of just such a journey. Luisa grew up with parents from very different worlds, and when they divorced, she was left...” --prtybrd
“ So many cooking ingredients and so little time for a cook, isn’t that the case? It seems just about the time you master one ingredient there is a new recipe that calls for something you have only seen on Iron Chef. Never fear, DK’s “The Illustrated cook’s book of ingredients” is a great reference to look up that mystifying ingredient. It is fun, informative and most all it has what...” --Nicko
“ It seems like the food of Austria is starting to make a little bit of a splash in the US, with the release of Neue Cuisine by Kurt Gutenbrunner. The food is traditional and filling, made for shorter summers and cold winters. While Gutenbrunner's book is a more cafe-oriented haute cuisine survey of Austrian cooking, The Viennese Kitchen takes a look inside the typical Austrian...” --prtybrd
From the Sunday dinners of Maltese grandmothers to classic recipes from restaurants in Malta today, this collection of nearly 200 recipes spans the reaches of a venerable culinary tradition-expanded from the earlier edition. The cuisine of Malta, a tiny, central Mediterranean island, reflects Sicilian, North African and Turkish influences and is a celebration of the fruits, vegetables, herbs...