Cookbooks: European Cuisine

BALLYMALOE SEASONS: Cooking from an Irish Country House
by Darina Allen. Beautiful color photos illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read 1997 Roberts Rinehart oversized hardcover (2.7 lbs.) and DJ (in mylar jacket), no priting given. DJ shows light edgewear. Inscription on title page. Content: Allen mixes 125 recipes, including Irish classics, with essays reflecting on the changing seasons at Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE BEST OF SMORGASBORD COOKING
by Gerda Simonson. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: Unread 1995 Hippocrene Trade Paperback, no edition given. Content: This book helps you set the perfect Smorgasbord from Stuffed Eggs to Veal Dishes to Sandwich Spreads. Easy to follow recipes. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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COOKING THE FRENCH WAY (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)
by Lynne Marie Waldee. B&W drawings and color photos of completed recipes. Condition: Good+, 1982 Lerner Publications hardcover (library binding), no printing given. This is a former library book with few markings and the interior is actually quite clean & tight. Content: Geared to younger "chefs" - grades 5 - 8. An introduction to the cooking of France, featuring basic recipes for everyday breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes,as well as typical menus and a brief description of the special features of a French table setting. Includes not only easy French recipes, but a glossary of terms, map of France, and a quick history of French cooking. Actually quite neat! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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FRENCH (Creative Cooking Series)
by Rebo International. Color photos of instruction sequences plus of completed dishes. Condition: NEW 2003 Rebo International (Netherlands) large soft cover, no printing given. Content: ooh la la, the seduction of French cuisine. Live like a god in France, they say, and that ideal comes a little closer when you hold this cookbook in your hands. From Creamy Fish Soup with Garlic Mayonnaise to Chicken Provencale, and roast Leg of Lamb with White Haricot Beans to the delicious Tarte Tatin, anything is possible. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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GERMAN COOKERY (The Crown Classic Cookbook Series)
by Elizabeth Schuler. Translated from the German by Joy Gary. Condition: Gently pre-read 1983 Crown Publishers hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), 28th printing. One page top was "cut" imperfectly in the manufacturing & binding process. Content: Germany's best-selling cookbook adapted for American kitchens. Includes recipes for favorites like Wiener Schnitzel, Sauerbraten, and Apple Strudel. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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HOT, HOTTER, HOTTEST: 50 Fiery Recipes from Around the World
by Janet Hazen. Beautiful color photos of completed dishes by Joyce Pool. Condition: UNREAD 1992 Chronicle Books soft cover, third printing. Content: Reviewer: "This cookbook is great intro to cooking with spices and lets you find everything from mild to wildly incinerating. Variety of recipes for each of the five family of spices lets you explore several regional types of approaches to use and quanity of heat considering each spice is unique." Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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MEDITERRANEAN SOUPS
by Carole Robertson. Illustrations by the Author. Photos by David Robertson. Condition: NEW 2001 Frog Ltd. large soft cover, first printing. Content: Mouthwatering recipes for Spanish gazpacho and Italian minestrone share the pages here with more unusual recipes — including yogurt and grain soups from Lebanon, herb soups from the south of France, and Ramadan fare from Damascus. Each of the 120 recipes is prefaced by a bit of local history, an amusing story, or a little-known food fact, tempting both the reader’s taste buds and imagination. You don't want to miss "Hangover" Soup and/or Wild Boar Stew (hmmmm!). [265 pages] Questions welcome.
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Sharon O'Connor's MENUS AND MUSIC VOL. VI: MUSIC AND FOOD OF SPAIN
by Sharon O'Connor. B&W decorations. Condition: UNREAD 1993 Menus & Music Trade Paperback, second printing. Light edgewear. This book once had a music cassete of classical Spanish guitar music - but no more. Sorry 'bout that. Content: This book contains a collection of recipes from Relais & Chateaux inns and rstaurants of Spain and fine Spanish restaurants in the United States. More than 100 easy-to-follow tapas, dinner, and dessert recipes. Questions welcome.
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PITA THE GREAT
by Virginia Habeeb. B&W decorations. Condition: UNREAD 1986 Workman soft cover, first printing. Content: The first book on baking plain and whole wheat pitas at home. There are 100 dazzling recipes for fillings, toppings, and accompaniments to transform unleavened bread into fabulous fare. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service. Questions welcome. [1 copy available.]
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REGIONAL ITALIAN COOKING
by Valentina Harris. David Sim (Cover & Illus). Condition: Fine 1986 Pantheon hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first American edition. Full color illustrations. Content: Italian recipies for any and all occasions - any and all types. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SALSE DI POMODORO: Making the Great Tomato Sauces of Italy.
by Julia Della Croce. Color photos of completed recipes by Ellen Silverman. Condition: NEW 1996 Chronicle Books soft cover, first edition, first printing. Tiny edgewear bottom cover edge. Content: Whether your tomato sauce of choice is raw, cooked, sweet, racy, buttery, velvety, chunky, fruity, complex or simple, Croce makes it clear that certain principles adhere. An ardent proponent of quickly cooked sauce, she divides her 45 recipes into five varieties for use on pasta, pizza, risotto and more: basic, quick, vegetarian, with meat (the only long-simmering kind) and with seafood. She stresses the simplicity of Italian-made sauces and the techniques whereby an American kitchen can turn out a delicious sauce in which the tomato is made to "taste like a tomato." Especially useful is a discussion of canned tomatoes (whole, crushed, pureed), tomato pastes and prepared "sauces." History, fundamentals and mail-order sources round out this useful and enticing specialty compendium. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SCANDINAVIAN COOKING: Classic Cooking from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
by Sonia Maxwell. Color photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2003 Quantum large softcover, first printing. Beautiful color photos of completed dishes. Content: Clean directions make learning to make Scandinavian dishes easy. [1 copy available] Questions welcome.
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SPANISH (Creative Cooking Series)
by Rebo International. Color photos of instruction sequences plus of completed dishes. Condition: NEW 2003 Rebo International (Netherlands) large soft cover, no printing given. Content: Bring the flavors of sunny Spain into your kitchen. Spanish cuisine has many passionate secrets, in which you can share through this book. The dishes selected come from every corner and province of Spain, from the coasts - Fish Soup with Saffron, Fried Sea-bream - to the interior - Artichokes Braised in White Wine, Boiled Beef Madrid-style, and Bean Casserole with Chorizo. Then there is a choice of delicious desserts. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SPANISH TAPAS: The Essence of Spain in Deliciously Authentic Snacks and Appetizers
by Silvana Franco. Color photos of instruction sequences plus of completed dishes. Condition: NEW 2006 Hermes (UK) soft cover, first printing. Content: Taste the delights of the Spanish lifestyle with this enticing collection of authentic tapas. Recipes range from traditional dishes such as Classic Potato Tortilla, Fried Squid and Spicy Potatoes to more unusual delights such as Olive and Anchovy Bites, and Steamed Mussels with Bacon and Beer. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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TASTING DIVERSITY: A Celebration of Immigrant Women and Their Cooking
by Working Women Community Centre. B&W photos. Condition: NEW 2002 Whitecap Books (Canada) soft cover, first printing. Content: In support of the Working Women Community Centre in Toronto, Canada, women from around the world tell the stories of their arrival and settlement in a new country. And like a group of friends around a kitchen table, these women share the hearth through their favorite foods. Here are the delicious results in a collection of culturally diverse recipes such as Empanadas de Verde from Ecuador, genuine Italian meatballs, spicy Pakoras and Chana Curry from India, and Irish Bread and Butter Pudding. These amazing dishes will inspire readers to get back to their roots. [This is a great book! So what if the women are Canadian - they could just as easily be living in the USA - and the recipes are wonderful!] Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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TRADITIONAL FOOD FROM SCOTLAND:
The Edinburgh Book of Plain Cookery Recipes
by Hippocrene International Cookbook Series (no author or editor given, although Davidovic Mladen.is listed online). B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 1999 Hippocrene Books (UK) Trade Paperback second printing. Content: Originally published in 1932. A delightful assortment of Scottish recipes and helpful hints for the home -- this classic volume offers a window into another era. Haggis anyone?
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TRADITIONAL SOUTH AFRICAN COOKERY
by Hildagonda Duckitt. Condition: NEW 1997 Hippocrene Books (UK) Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Originally published in 1891. this book is as much a history book of South Africa as it is a cook book. A collection of recipes culled from two previous books by the author, this volume provides ideas for tasty, British- and Dutch-inspired meals and insight into daily life of colonial Africa. There are a few things which were traditional in 1891 that should be avoided today - i.e., leaving part of a recipe out on the counter for 2 - 3 days, etc. In general, a great cook book.
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