Selected Cookbooks, June–February
Compiled by Robert Dahlin and Charles Hix -- Publishers Weekly, 7/26/2004
ABRAMS
While not strictly speaking cookbooks, two November titles bearing the Abrams imprint will appeal to foodies with broad tastes. Kitchen Garden A to Z ($45) by Mike McGrath, former editor-in-chief of Organic Gardening magazine, covers both buying and growing vegetables and fruits and, with photographs by Gordon Smith, boasts 347 color illustrations. And those with a sense of humor can chuckle over How’s the Squid? A Book of Food Cartoons (Nov., $19.95) by Jack Ziegler, who has published more than 1,000 cartoons in The New Yorker.
ADAMS MEDIA
Adventurous food boldly influenced by the world’s flavors can result in meals that are daring and creative, and that’s the goal of The Fearless Chef: Innovative Recipes from the Edge of American Cuisine (Sept., $16.95 paper) by Andy Husbands and Joe Yonan. "It’s about breaking the rules and finding shortcuts that work at home," says Husbands.
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
Five hundred new recipes and 400 more step-by-step illustrations have been added to the revised edition of The New Best Recipe (Oct., $35), which will have a 150,000-copy first printing and a $100,000 ad/promo campaign. One-pot or one-dish main courses, vegetables and grain casseroles, all designed to get the meal on the table with less fuss, are the focus of the 175 recipes in Cover and Bake: Casseroles, Pot Roasts, Skillet Dinners and Slow-Cooker Favorites (Oct., $29.95), for which a 60,000 first printing is in store. America’s Test Kitchen Live! All-New Recipes, Techniques, Equipment Ratings, Food Tastings and More from the Hit Public Television Series (Nov., $29.95) is a companion (130,000 first printing) to the new season of the series that begins airing next January. All three books are by the editors of Cook’s Illustrated Magazine.
ARTISAN
Thomas Keller, whose The French Laundry Cookbook has well over 260,000 copies in print, is back with Bouchon (Nov., $50), which is based on his other restaurant in Napa Valley, one that serves up food a bit less complicated and more casual than that prepared at the French Laundry next door. Artisan plans a 100,000 first printing and a $125,000 marketing campaign that will include a seven-city author tour. Chef Frank Stitt, who’s based in Birmingham, Ala., offers his recipes for Provençal-influenced southern food in Frank Stitt’s Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill (Sept., $40), which gets a 60,000 first printing, a $75,000 ad/promo budget and a 17-city author tour. Challah, flatbreads, babkas, bagels and matzoh are some of the fare in A Blessing of Bread: Jewish Bread Baking Around the World (Oct., $35) by Maggie Glezer. Mixologist Nick Mautone suggests how to pair specific drinks with foods, seasonal plates and non-boring garnishes in Raising the Bar: Better Drinks for Better Entertaining (Nov., $27.50).
AVERY
The Change of Life Diet & Cookbook: Delicious Healthy Recipes to Savor Before, During and After Menopause
(July, $16.95 paper) by Elaine Magee seeks to relieve and prevent hot flashes, promote better sleep and restore a lagging libido. Gayle Reichler collects 150 low-fat recipes in Gayle’s Feel Good Foods: Unbelievably Healthy, Impossibly Delicious, Surprisingly Easy Recipes for Every Day (Dec., $17.95 paper). Other health-conscious releases are Wheat-Free Recipes & Menus: Delicious, Healthful Eating for People with Food Sensitivities (July, $16.95 paper) by Carol Fenster, Diabetic Dream Desserts (Sept., $15.95 paper) by Sandra Woodruff and The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics: A Philosophy for Achieving a Radiant Mind and a Fabulous Body (Sept., $16.95 paper) by Jessica Porter.
BALLANTINE
Busy parents who long to have their family come together at the table and consume healthy food can turn to Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way (Jan., $14.95 paper) by Leanne Ely, whose Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table has 60,000 copies in print in less than a year.
BARRON’S
Simple recipes and basic cooking methods for munchies, breakfasts, main courses and more will encourage neophytes who use Cooking Outside the Pizza Box: Easy Recipes for Today’s College Student (June, $14.95 spiral-bound paper) by Jean Patterson and Danae Campbell. Desserts are the celebrities in Easy as Apple Pie (June) by Caroline Barty and Piece of Cake (June, $10.95 each) by Maggie Mayhew.
BAY/SOMA
Two new recipe card decks by Linda Gassenheimer bring the total to three entries in The Low-Carb Meals in Minutes program. Each containing 52 cards detailing every meal of the day for a two-week regimen, they are Low-Carb Meals in Minutes: Which Carbs Recipe Deck and …Right Carbs Recipe Deck (Oct., $14.95 each)
BLOOMSBURY
It’s not sheep’s testicles or cobras’ hearts that are in play here, because this time Anthony Bourdain steps away from extreme eating to demystify French cooking. In Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking (Oct., $34.95), which he wrote with Jose De Meirelles and Philippe Lajaunie, the author of Kitchen Confidental and A Cook’s Tour turns to dishes like onion soup, steak au poivre, cassoulet and clafouti. Wary of cassoulet? Bourdain asserts with his typical air of attitude, "If you can make chili, you can make cassoulet."
BROADWAY BOOKS
Coasting along from Maine to New Orleans and from Baja to Hawaii, one of the newest companion books for a public television personality is Coastal Cooking with John Shields: 125 of the Best Recipes from the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coasts, and Hawaii (Aug., $32.50) by the popular Mr. Shields. Known for her wise wine palate, Andrea Immer pours out a healthy serving of knowledge in Everyday Dining with Wine: 125 Wonderful Recipes to Match and Enjoy with Wine (Oct., $29.95). Fifty bakers with sterling reputations share recipes they love best-and the stories behind them-in Baking from the Heart: Our Nation’s Best Bakers Share Cherished Recipes for the Great American Bake Sale (Sept., $29.95) by Michael J. Rosen. Holiday menus and recipes suitable for events throughout the year fill the pages of Celebrations 101 (Oct., $29.95 by Rick Rodgers. Happy endings are the stylish goal of Pure Chocolate: Divine Desserts and Sweets from Seattle’s Famed Chocolatier (Oct., $35) by Fran Bigelow with Helene Siegel. Two original titles in trade paper are The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos (June, $17.95) by Robb Walsh and Andrea Immer’s 2005 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone (Sept., $12.95) by the aforementioned vino expert. A pair of reprints are A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (Sept., $16.95) by Marcy Goldman and Grace the Table (Nov., $17.95) by Alexander Smalls.
BULFINCH PRESS
The publisher has earned advance blurbs from the likes of Daniel Boulud, Charlie Trotter and Alain Ducasse on behalf of Patrick O’Connell’s Refined American Cuisine: The Inn at Little Washington (Oct., $45) by Patrick O’Connell, who will undertake a comprehensive author tour. A main Good Cook selection, this book will have a first printing of 100,000 copies.
CELESTIAL ARTS
Organic preparations aplenty can be found in One Bite at a Time: Nourishing Recipes for People with Cancer, Survivors and Their Caregivers (Oct., $24.95 paper) by Rebecca Katz et al.
CHAMPION PRESS
From Basil to Thyme: Culinary Endeavors from the Garden to the Kitchen
(Dec., $18.95 spiral-bound paper) by Tim Haas and Jan Beane includes a planning calendar, step-by-step instructions for establishing a herb garden either inside or outdoors and, of course, recipes. The authors will do demonstrations for the book at gardening outlets, cookware stores and bookstores. Wendy Louise knows what to do with appliances, and she proves it with The Sensational Skillet Cookbook: How to Create Spectacular Meals in Your Electric Skillet (Dec., $16 paper), which covers main courses, sides, desserts and more. Louise also teams up with Brook Noel for Rush Hour Recipes: Recipes, Tips and Wisdom for Every Day of the Year (Dec., $22.95 paper).
CHRONICLE BOOKS
A party favorite comes into its own with Delicious Dips (Sept., $16.95) by Diane Morgan, while appetizers provide the backbone for Surreal Gourmet Bites (Oct., $16.95 paper) by Bob Blumer, aka the Surreal Gourmet on the Food Network. To go along with these, Mittle Hellmich has come up with Sangria (June, $14.95 paper). For what should follow these appetite whetters, hosts can find plenty of direction in Dinner Parties (Sept., $16.95) by Jessica Strand. If the decision is to move everyone outside, there’s Picnics (June, $14.95 paper) by Sara Deseran. Concluding a meal is easier with Luscious Chocolate Desserts (Sept., $19.95) by Lori Longbotham, Irish Puddings, Tarts, Crumbles & Fools (Oct., $24.95 paper) by Margaret M. Johnson and Ice Cream Treats (June, $17.95 paper) by Charity Ferreira. Lobel’s Prime Cuts (Oct., $29.95) by Stanley Lobel makes the most of the leaner cuts of meat and poultry common in today’s markets. One of Chicago’s top Italian restaurants is the main attraction in The Spiaggia Cookbook (Dec., $40) by Tony Mantuano, and Joyce Goldstein picks up similar flavors in Italian Slow and Savory (Nov., $40). The Olive Harvest Cookbook (Nov., $35) by Gerald Gass celebrates the McEvoy Ranch, the California enterprise producing superior extra-virgin olive oil. Two more TV personalities reach out with Cat Cora’s Kitchen (Sept., $22.95 paper) by Cat Cora, whose beat is the Food Network, and with a PBS stalwart’s Martin Yan Quick and Easy (Oct., $24.95 paper) by Yan himself. Comfort food stars in Grilled Cheese (Sept., $17.95 paper) by Marlena Spieler, Joie Warner’s Take a Tin of Tuna (June, $19.95 paper) by Joie Warner and Pasta Salad (June, $18.95 paper) by Barbara Lauterbach. Diane Worthington polishes up recipes for the cooler months in The Tastes of the Season (Oct., $24.95 paper). Kathy Farrell-Kingsley, former food editor of Vegetarian Times, delivers Big Book of Vegetarian (Jan., $19.95 paper), and Sid Goldstein devises 80 recipes using wine as the signature ingredient in Wine Lover Cooks with Wine (Oct., $24.95 paper). Snackers with a sweet tooth will appreciate Big Fat Cookies (Feb., $17.95 paper) by Elinor Klivans, and another of the world’s favorite flavors prompts Everything Tastes Better with Garlic (July, $18.95 paper) by Sara Perry.
CITADEL PRESS
Ruby Ann Boxcar includes almost 50 recipes along with passels of holiday entertaining advice in Move Over Santa, Ruby’s Doin’ Christmas (Oct., $12.95 paper).
COUNTRYMAN PRESS
King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook
(Oct., $29.95) by King Arthur Flour is a follow-up to The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion, which won the James Beard 2004 KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year. Indexes in The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (Sept., $29.95), edited by Patsy Jamison, indicate which recipes among the more than 350 included are suitable for low-carb, low-fat or three-phase diets.
JOHN DANIEL & CO.
Recipes are included in the autobiographical Out of the Kitchen: Adventures of a Food Writer (Oct., $15 paper) by Jeannette Ferrary, whose writing venues have included The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle. Ferrary also portrays such luminaries as Julia Child, Alice Waters and Marcella Hazan. More than 90 tapas dishes are presented in Lumière Light: Recipes from the Tasting Bar (July, $22.95 paper) by Rob Feenie and Marnie Coldham. Feenie is the owner and executive chef of Lumière Restaurant in Vancouver, Canada.
DEARBORN TRADE
Fans of TV’s reality show, The Restaurant, will get a different perspective in The New Restaurant Entrepreneur: An Inside Look at Restaurant Deal-Making and Other Tales from the Culinary Trenches (June, $22.95 paper) by Kep Sweeney.
DK
Local experts proffer recommendations about the best vintages in Wine Report 2005 (Sept., $15 paper) by Tom Stevenson, and there is even more advice in Wines of the World (Oct., $30). Young chefs are the target for Children’s Cookbook (Oct., $17.99), which has accessible recipes for kiddies eight and up. A hundred recipes that will help anxious overeaters lose weight are collected in The Food Doctor Daily Diet (Jan., $15 paper) by Ian Marber.
DOUBLEDAY/NAN A.TALESE
Who knew that the author of The Prince of Tides and The Lords of Discipline was also an accomplished cook? He’s about to prove it with The Pat Conroy Cookbook (Oct., $29.95), which includes 100 recipes (developed with the help of Suzanne Williamson) as well as recollections of memorable meals Conroy has consumed around the world.
DUTTON
Taking aim at boredom at the table, Drs. Rachael F. Heller and Richard F. Heller arm home cooks with The Satisfy-Your-Cravings Low-Carb Cookbook: 200 All-New Recipes So Good You’ll Never Cheat Again (Jan., $23.95).
FAIR WINDS PRESS
Low-carb goes international with a 100,000-copy first printing of 500 More Low-Carb Recipes: 500 All-New Recipes from Around the World (Oct., $19.95 paper) by Dana Carpender. A $100,000 marketing budget has also been announced. The publisher’s new Kitchen Miracle series gets a boost with 500 3-Ingredient Recipes: Simple and Sensational Recipes for Everyday Cooking (Nov., $19.95 paper) by Robert Hildebrand and Carol Hildebrand.
FIREFLY BOOKS
Wine Label Language
(Aug., $19.95) by Peter Saunders translates the mysterious writings on wine bottles from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, South Africa and elsewhere.
FOURTH ESTATE
Donna Hay is back with The Instant Cook (Nov., $34.95), which features her personal approach to food prep with its attention to bright flavors, simple techniques and clear instructions. A 75,000 first printing is planned, as is a five-city tour.
GALLOPADE INT’L
Graced with a witty title, The South Peach Diet (Oct., $12.95 paper) by Carole Marsh promises to make heart-healthy eating a painless experience with its 160 recipes.
GLOBE PEQUOT
Anyone in the mood for a Picasso or a Keith Haring can turn that longing into a visual culinary treat with Pizza Art: The Most Delicious Pieces of Art You Have Ever Eaten! (Sept., $12.95 paper) by Karin Niedermeier. Ann Marie Michaels and Drew Campbell advise their male readers to determine the type of female they’re about to spend some time with, and next the authors supply them with ammunition that will help win her attention in Cooking to Hook Up: The Bachelor’s Date-Night Cookbook (Oct., $16.95).
GOOD BOOKS
Volumes three and four in Phyllis Pellman Good’s wildly successful Fix-It and Forget-It series (more than 4.5 million sold of the first two titles) are hitting the stores in August and January, each with a 750,000-copy first print and a hefty $1 million marketing budget. Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly: Healthy, Low-fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker ($24.95; paper, $15.95; plastic comb binding, $18.95) offers more than 500 new and revised guilt-free recipes that allow feasting healthfully with a minimum of time and fuss. Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone! ($24.95; paperback, $15.95; plastic comb binding, $18.95) also offers some 500 recipes, each with an Exchange Value and a Basic Nutritional Analysis.
GOTHAM BOOKS
A Grammy-winner earns a reprint edition with Patti LaBelle’s Lite Cuisine (Oct., $15 paper) by Patti LaBelle and Laura Randolph Lancaster.
HARPERCOLLINS
A "valedictory recipe collection" is what the publisher calls Marcella Says…Italian Cooking Wisdom from the Legendary Teacher’s Master Classes, with 120 of Her Irresistible New Recipes (Oct., $29.95) by Marcella Hazan. A 75,000 first printing is in the works. Bruce Aidell’s Complete Book of Pork (Nov., $29.95) by Mr. Aidell, founder of Aidell’s Sausage Co., contains nearly 150 recipes with an international flair that deal with much more than simply sausage. A guide with recipes, The Complete Book of Spirits (Oct., $24.95) by Anthony Dias Blue covers the many brands and varieties of liquors and spirits on the market. Ethnic influences hold sway in The International Meat Book (Feb., $18.95), edited by Carole Lalli.
HARVARD COMMON PRESS
Double-Crust Cherry Blackberry Pie, Maple Pumpkin Pie and Creamsicle Ice Cream Pie are just three of the goodies Ken Haedrich has come up with for Pie: 300 Tried-and-True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie (Oct.; $37.95, paper $24.95). In the fall, Haedrich will head out on a 12-city "Pie Clinic" author tour. More sweets are in order with Dede Wilson’s A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies (Sept., $16.95). Hosts who really want to please their guests can avail themselves of Party Drinks! 50 Classic Cocktails and Lively Libations by A.J. Rathbun and Party Dips! 50 Zippy, Zesty, Spicy, Savory, Tasty, Tempting Dips (Oct., $12.95 each) by Sally Sampson.
HEARST
Good Housekeeping Great American Classics Cookbook
(Oct., $24.95) hits all the traditional bases with dishes ranging from Southern Fried Chicken to Iowa Corn Salad. Bake It! Favorite Good Housekeeping Recipes: Cakes, Cookies, Bars, Pies, Quick Breads and More (Oct., $14.95) compiles 150 of the magazine’s best recipes. Lush photographs illustrate Good Housekeeping 100 Best Italian Recipes (Oct., $14.95), which, like the rest, is triple-tested in the Good Housekeeping kitchens.
HIPPOCRENE
Remaining true to its primary international approach, Hippocrene announces the advent of Secrets of Colombian Cooking (July, $24.95) by Patricia McCausland-Gallo; Gypsy Feast: Recipes and Traditions of the Romany People (Aug., $22.50) by Carol Wilson; Tasting Chile: A Celebration of Authentic Chilean Foods and Wine (Aug., $24.95) by Daniel Joelson; Aprovecho: A Mexican-American Border Cookbook (Sept., $24.95) by Teresa Cordero Cordell and Robert Cordell; Spoonfuls of Germany (Sept., $24.95) by Nadia Hassani; A Swedish Kitchen: Recipes and Reminiscences (Oct., $24.95) by Judith Pierce Rosenberg; Mexican Culinary Treasures: Recipes from Maria Elena’s Kitchen (Oct., $24.95) by Maria Elena C. Lorens; Cuisines of the Alps: Recipes, Drinks and Lore from France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany, Austria and Slovenia (Oct., $24.95) by Kay Shaw Nelson; Flavorful India: Treasured Recipes from a Gujarati Family (Nov., $24.95) by Priti Chitnis Gress; and My Mother’s Bolivian Kitchen: Recipes and Recollections (Nov., $24.95) by José Sanchéz-H.
HOLLYWOOD CIRCLE PRESS
Recipes of the Stars: Eating Like Hollywood Royalty
(June, $14.95 paper) by Leo Pearlstein contains such celebrity cuisine as Bob Hope’s Crunchy Broiled Grapefruit, Mickey Rooney’s Kahlua Savory Stuffing and Dinah Shore’s Prune Whip and Port Wine.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Calling it "the cornerstone of its cookbook program," Houghton Mifflin announces The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 Recipes (Sept., $40), edited by Ruth Reichl, Gourmet magazine’s editor-in-chief, the result of reviewing more than 60,000 recipes that have appeared in the magazine over the past six decades, and then reworking, retesting and retasting the best. A Good Cook main selection, it will have a 250,000 first printing and a $1 million ad/promo campaign, which will include a 20-city author tour. Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way (Sept., $32) by Jacques Pépin is a companion to his 26-part PBS series beginning in October. Bobby Flay wrote the foreword to this year’s annual, The Best American Recipes 2004-2005 (Oct., $26), edited by Fran McCullough and Molly Stevens, which pulls from cookbooks, box tops, newspapers and the Internet. Among this year’s finds are Minted Pea Soup from Jamie Oliver and Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars from Rick Bayless.
HP BOOKS
Half-Baked Gourmet: Desserts
(Sept.) by Tamara Holt and …Party Foods (Sept., $15.95 each) by Jan Turner Hazard emphasize the increasingly popular "not-quite-from-scratch" approach to food prep. Next up in the new series will be …Family Suppers (Feb.) by Mary Jane Henderson and …Pasta by Jean Galton (Feb., $15.95 each). Book of Chocolate (Aug., $12 paper) by Carole Tennant and Who Wants Candy? (Aug., $19.95 paper) by Jane Sharrock buck the trend of low-fat, low-sugar, low-carb cooking. On the other hand, low-fat and high-protein fare is the theme of The Everyday Turkey Cookbook (Oct., $13.95 paper) by Franki Papai Secunda. Guidance for proper behavior is sprinkled through Church Ladies’ Celestial Suppers and Sensible Advice (Nov., $25.95) by Brenda Rhodes Miller. Using packaged foods for ease, Donna Klein promises no more dicing, slicing and chopping with Vegetarian Cookbook PDQ (Dec., $18.95 paper). Cooking Low and Slow (Jan., $17.95 paper) by Frances Giedt turns slow cookers into low-carb cookers. The Book of Quiches (Jan., $12 paper) is by Mandy Phipps. Cable foodies will like what they find in Food Network The Best of The Best of (Oct., $17.95 paper) by Jill Cordes and Marc Silverstein, which contains recipes from their popular program.
HYLAS
Mary Cadogan, editor-in-chief and food director of BBC Good Food Magazine, recommends everything from shortbread to blueberry cheesecake in 101 Cakes & Cookies: Tried-and-Tested Recipes. Orlando Murin, editor of the same magazine, heats up some exotic dinners with 101 Hot & Spicy Dishes… (Dec., $9.95 each paper).
HYPERION
Asserting that even the busiest families can get back in the kitchen with 100 easy-to-afford and easy-to-prepare gourmet dishes, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver returns with Jamie’s Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook (Oct., $34.95), which will expand a cook’s repertoire with a meal such as Japanese-Style Saturday Night Steak. Recipes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Passover and a host of other special events come together in Feast: Food to Celebrate Life (Nov., $35) by Nigella Lawson. Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef, encourages simpler, more satisfying food in Kitchen Life: Real Food for Real Families-Even Yours! (Oct., $18.95). The star of NBC-TV’s The Restaurant shares for the first time favorite family recipes-such as Mamma’s Meatballs-in Rocco’s Italian-American (Nov., $24.95) by Rocco DiSpirito. Reducing empty carbs and bad fat while favoring protein, fruits, vegetables and grains, The Pump Energy Food (Jan., $16.95 paper) by Steve and Elena Kapelonis with Mary Goodbody assembles more than 150 recipes popular with diners at the Pump Energy Food restaurants in New York City.
INTERLINK
Havana chef and food writer Beatriz Llamas takes a gastronomic tour of her intriguing (and off-limits) island in A Taste of Cuba (Sept., $26.95). The African Kitchen (Sept., $20 paper) is by Josie Stow, a safari chef who offers a menu of quick lunches, leisurely suppers and more. Lore, history and recipes (Moroccan mint tea, anyone?) make up an international literary anthology, Steeped: In the World of Tea (Sept., $20 paper), edited by Sharon Bard et al.
JONES BOOKS
Of the approximately 340 recipes in From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking with Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce (Sept., $19.95 paper) by the Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition, 90% are new to this third edition. Tom Carpenter, curator of the Jane Austen House in Chawton, England, provides the foreword to Tea with Jane Austen (Oct., $16.95) by Kim Wilson, a book with excerpts from Austen’s letters and novels, historical notes on tea and recipes.
KENSINGTON
Let’s Dish Up a Dinner Party: A Fabulous Guide to Entertaining with Style
(Oct., $12 paper) by Nelson Aspen walks readers through all the necessary steps and includes more than 75 new recipes. Some 25 new recipes are also integral to the novel, Sugar Cookie Murder (Oct., $16) by Joanne Fluke, featuring bakery owner Hannah Swenson.
KNOPF
A perennial on public television, restaurateur Lidia Matticchio Bastianich creates more than 200 new dishes for Lidia’s Family Table (Dec., $35), which specializes in master recipes for everyday feasting Italian-style. A new PBS series begins in January, and Bastianich will embark on a 10-city tour. Bill Buford expands on his New Yorker article about apprenticing with Mario Batali in his Babbo restaurant with Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen (Nov., $24).
KODANSHA
Characterizing Japanese cooking as a hot trend, Kodansha will issue Best of Tofu (Oct., $17.95 paper) by Junko Takagi, a book that even tells how to make authentic Japanese tofu. Hana Sushi: Flower Sushi Rolls (Oct., $15.95 paper) by Boutique Sha is a guide to fancifully designed sushi rolls for special occasions. New to the Quick & Easy series are Quick & Easy: A Taste of Tofu (Sept.) and …Favorite Japanese Dishes (Sept., $12.95 each paper), both by Yukiko Moriyama.
KYLE BOOKS
Brunches, lunches, Sunday dinners and picnics are some of the events that can be staged with the help of Entertain (Sept., $19.95 paper) by U.K. TV personality Ed Baines. Aiming to simplify, Dublin and New York City chef Conrad Gallagher creates 100 recipes for Take 6 Ingredients (Sept., $19.95 paper). A premier brand of organic chocolates based in London is the force behind Unwrapped: Green & Black’s Chocolate Recipes (Oct., $19.95 paper). Miso Soup with Tofu and Marinated Tiger Prawns in Sweet Ginger Vinegar are two of the tasty dishes in The Japanese Kitchen (Oct., $29.95) by U.K. culinary teacher Kimiko Barber. Drying, smoking, salting, fermenting, bottling, canning and freezing are some of the techniques explained by Nick Sandler and Johnny Acton in Preserved (Sept., $29.95). Michael Bateman searched both the Old and New Worlds for the recipes in The World of Spice (Sept., $29.95).
LAKE ISLE PRESS (dist. by NBN)
One of America’s favorite cookbook writers, Rachael Ray, turns up with a trio of new paperback titles. Cooking ’round the Clock: Rachael Ray’s 30-minute Meals (Oct., $16.95) advises the home cook what’s appropriate 24/7, from breakfast and brunch to lunch and all-night diner food. Cooking Rocks! Rachael Ray’s 30-Minute Meals for Kids (Oct., $16.95) contains age-specific, but not age-restrictive fodder for youngsters age four to 16, including Super Snackers and One-Pot Wonders. $40 a Day: Best Eats in Town (Aug., $16.95) is a companion volume to the Food Network program, for which Ray ventures to New York, Hawaii, Miami, Rome, Paris and beyond.
LEBHAR-FRIEDMAN
The title says it all for The Culinary Institute of America’s Gourmet Meals in Minutes: Elegantly Simple Menus and Recipes from the World’s Premier Culinary College (Sept., $40), a collection of more than 200 recipes accompanied by more than 125 color photos.
LYONS PRESS
Ingredients from local markets are all that’s needed for Supermarket Confidential: The Secrets of One-Stop Shopping for Delicious Meals (Nov., $16.95 paper) by Joanna Pruess. Pruess is also the byline on Soup for Every Body: Low-Carb, High-Protein, Vegetarian and More (Nov., $22.95). Outdoor and travel writer Randy Wayne White contributes a breezy commentary to his new book, A Fishing Guide’s Guide to Tropical Cooking (Oct., $16.95). Rebecca Gray’s somewhat similarly themed collection of more than 25 undomesticated meals is Chefs Go Wild: Fish and Game Recipes from America’s Top Chefs (Jan., $24.95).
MERCAT (dist. by Interlink)
Haggis and Cullen Skink are among the treats in the newly revised edition of Scottish Cookery (Sept., $19.95 paper) by Catherine Brown.
MEREDITH BOOKS
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book 75th Anniversary Limited Edition
(Aug., $29.95 ring-bound) has a special chapter with 75 "best-of-the-best" recipes from the cookbook’s first 11 editions. Among them are Almond Butter Crunch, Potluck Potato Salad and Chinese Smoked Ribs. Chef Bobo’s Good Food Cookbook (Oct., $24.95) by Robert W. Surles addresses the issues of overweight children and what foods will kids really take to. Jyl Steinback takes advantage of convenient prepared or homemade mixes to create dishes that need no more than 15 minutes to prepare in Jyl Steinback The Busy Mom’s Make It Quick Cookbook (Oct., $19.95 comb-bound paper). Appetizers, main courses, sides and desserts have been well-tested for Food Network Kitchens Making It Easy (Aug., $24.95). Better Homes and Gardens 8 Grams or Less Low Carb Recipes (Oct., $14.95 paper) and …15 Minutes or Less Low Carb Recipes (Nov., $19.95) fit right in with America’s current diet craze. American Medical Association Diabetes Cookbook: 60 Inspiring Recipes for Fighting Diabetes (Sept.) and …Healthy Heart Cookbook (Sept., $19.95 each) are written by health experts.
MERRY LION PRESS
The community spirit that’s vital to a small New England town finds its expression in The Pudding Hollow Cookbook (June, $29.95) by Tinky Weisblat and in its recipes for onion soup, zucchini bread, Indian pudding and more.
MORROW
Recipes to feed a large crowd with second and third helpings of Cowboy Chicken Casserole or Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie are just the thing in Emeril’s Potluck (Oct., $24.95) by Emeril Lagasse. Another celebrity chef, Michael Lomonaco, teams up with Andrew Friedman on Nightly Specials (Nov., $34.95), which will have a 40,000 first printing. Alfred Portale Simple Pleasures-from the Gotham Bar and Grill (Nov., $34.95) by Alfred Portale also joins with Andrew Friedman for a collection of at-home recipes that are sophisticated, uncomplicated and supermarket-friendly. Bill Granger, a popular chef in Australia, gathers up some of his relaxed and easy recipes in bills Food (Feb., $24.95). Granger will leave Down Under long enough to tour the U.S. A stovetop smoker and some wood chips are necessary accessories for Smokin’: Recipes for Smoking Ribs, Salmon, Chicken, Mozzarella and More with Your Stovetop Smoker (Aug., $17.95 paper) by Christopher Styler. Challah and Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls are two of the traditional recipes in How to Keep Kosher (Aug., $24.95) by Lise Stern, who also goes adventurous with a dish like Enchilada Lasagna. Jean Anderson equips the cook with more than 275 recipes in One-Dish Dinners (July, $14.95 paper). Bakers will find new ideas in Anderson’s Quick Loaves (Feb., $24.95) and in The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book (Sept., $16.95 paper) by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. Wall Street Journal writers Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher answer a host of their readers’ questions in Wine for Every Day and Every Occasion (Oct., $24.95).
NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
Stu Stein and Mary Hinds, chefs/co-owners of The Peerless Restaurant in southern Oregon, along with Judith H. Dern, advocate seasonal ingredients grown locally in The Sustainable Kitchen: Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans (June, $22.95 paper).
W.W. NORTON
Molly Stevens extols the principles of good braising techniques and points to the most appropriate cuts of meat and poultry in All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking (Oct., $35), her latest book for which she will go on an extended tour. Categorized by the amount of time they require, the recipes in The Weekend Baker: Irresistible Recipes, Simple Techniques and Stress-Free Strategies for Busy People (Nov., $30) by Abigail Johnson Dodge collects 150 sweet and savory treats that can be a) ready in under an hour; b) easily executed in manageable steps; or c) assembled from several simple components.
OXMOOR HOUSE
Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World Barcelona by Paul Richardson, …Florence by Lori De Mori, …Paris by Marlena Spieler and …San Francisco (Oct., $24.95 each) by Janet Fletcher launch a series that will range far and wide through international cuisines. Oxmoor is planning a major promotional thrust to establish the project, including author tours. George Dolese knows how to throw a successful party, and he suggests a wide array of menus, buying lists and recipes in Williams-Sonoma Entertaining (Oct., $34.95), a lushly photographed book to help the reader do the same. The fourth book in the Essentials series is Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Roasting (Oct., $34.95) by Rick Rodgers et al., a collection of more than 130 recipes for meat, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables.
PELICAN
More than 400 recipes cover jams, jellies, butters and condiments when Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld educates home cooks how to preserve nature’s bounty safely in The Jamlady Cookbook (July, $35). Sweetly Southern: Delicious Desserts from the Sons of Confederate Veterans (June, $22.50), edited by Lynda Moreau, comprises nearly 200 recipes borrowed from the group’s members’ kitchens across the country. Vintage photos illustrate and folk tales punctuate Audubon Plantation Country Cookbook (June, $25) by Anne Butler. An 80-year-old family restaurant in New Orleans spreads new, current and old recipes across the pages of Uglesich’s Restaurant Cookbook (Aug., $24.95) by John Uglesich. Zydeco Shoes: A Sensory Tour of Cajun Culture (Sept., $35), edited by Alexandria Hayes and illustrated by Earl Hebert, is a collection of Cajun art supplemented by recipes from Mulate’s Cajun Restaurant. Members of exclusive hunting clubs supply favorite game recipes to Vanishing Paradise: Duck Hunting in the Louisiana Marsh (Sept., $45) by John R. Kemp. Diane C. Arkins caters to the imp in all of us with Halloween Merrymaking: An Illustrated Celebration of Fun, Food and Frolics from Halloweens Past (Sept., $19.95).
PERIGEE
JoAnna Lund continues her popular Healthy Exchanges Cookbook series with Sensational Smoothies (June, $17.95 paper) and Cooking Healthy with Splenda (June, $18.95 paper). Menus facilitate advance planning in Lund’s Family and Friends Cookbook (Jan., $17.95, comb-bound paper). Budget Living Party Central (Oct., $19.95 paper) by the editors of Budget Living is all about entertaining and comes complete with recipes.
CLARKSON POTTER
Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot Contessa, puts her own personal imprint on classic French bistro favorites with Barefoot in Paris (Nov., $35), which features casual fare for American kitchens and starts out with a first printing of 250,000 copies. Italian Easy: Recipes from the River Café London (June, $35) by Rose Gray and Ruth Rodgers reinvents easy Italian home cooking without stinting on traditionally rich flavors. As they put it in their introduction, "Easy food doesn’t have to mean unsophisticated food." Easy-to-find U.S. ingredients are the key to Sushi, American Style (July, $22.50) by Tracy Griffith. Accessible ingredients and reader-friendly instructions make a welcome union in Indian Home Cooking in America: A Fresh Introduction to Indian Food, with More than 150 Recipes (Aug., $32.50) by Suvir Saran and Stephanie Lyness. Simple tablescapes and recipes inspirit the perfect party, thanks to Christopher Lowell The Hassle-Free Host (Sept., $29.95) by Christopher Lowell. Good food, family activities and easy-to-make decorations conspire to bring happiness in Pillsbury Family Christmas Cookbook: Celebrate the Season with More than 150 Recipes, Plus Fun Craft Ideas (Oct., $37.50) by The Pillsbury Editors. New England provides the attractive setting for Stonewall Kitchen Harvest: Celebrating the Bounty of the Seasons (Nov., $30) by Jonathan King, Jim Stott and Kathy Gunst. Bread guru Peter Reinhart penned the foreword and Ward Bradshaw and Joel Cammett came up with the recipes for The Panera Bread Cookbook: Breadmaking Essentials and Recipes from America’s Favorite Bakery-Café (Nov., $18.95 paper) by The Panera Bread Team. Vino Italiano Buying Guide: The Ultimate Quick Reference to the Great Wines of Italy (Nov., $12.95 paper) by Joseph Bastianich and David Lynch is a shopping-oriented pocket guide. American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low Cholesterol Cookbook (June, $25.95) is a newly revised third edition, and The New American Heart Association Cookbook (Nov., $32.50), both by The American Heart Association, is a revised seventh edition. The Association is also the byline on American Heart Association One-Dish Meals: Over 200 All-New, All-in-One Recipes (Dec., $15.95 paper).
PUTNAM
Recipes and entertaining tips from one of the largest African-American women’s service organizations have inspired Occasions to Savor: Our Meals, Menus and Memories (Oct., $40) by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The foreword is by Camille O. Cosby. Fried Chicken: An American Story and Apple Pie… (Oct., $18.95 each), both by John T. Edge, spin stories of favorite dishes with long histories.
QUARRY BOOKS
Two wildly different titles due this fall are The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs: 50 Home-Cooked Recipes for the Health and Happiness of Your Canine Companion (Nov., $19.99 paper) by Donna Twichel Roberts and Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum Cocktail to Don the Beachcomber’s Zombie (Oct., $15.99 paper) by Dr. Cocktail, aka Ted Haigh.
RANDOM HOUSE
Meaningful moments in Maya Angelou’s life that were centered on the dinner table are recalled-as are recipes for fried meat pies, biscuits, pot roast and more-in her autobiographical Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes (Sept., $29.95). Adriana Trigiani, her four sisters and their mother cook up a book of anecdotes and recipes demonstrating the importance of food in their household, Cooking with My Sisters: One Hundred Years of Family Recipes from Bari to Big Stone Gap (Oct., $24.95). Authentic Mediterranean recipes and historical tidbits flavor The Philosopher’s Kitchen: Recipes from Ancient Greece and Rome for the Modern Cook (Oct., $35) by Francine Segan. Tru: A Cookbook from the Legendary Chicago Restaurant (Nov., $35) by Rick Tramonto with Gale Gand and Mary Goodbody includes such notable dishes as Black Trumpet Mushroom-Crusted Ahi Tuna and Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Truffled Potato Puree. Creole and French Acadian culinary traditions live on in The Trout Point Lodge Cookbook: Creole Cuisine from New Orleans to Nova Scotia (Nov., $29.95) by Daniel Abel et al.
READER’S DIGEST BOOKS
Cookies: 1001 Mouthwatering Recipes from Around the World
(Nov., $35) by the editors of Reader’s Digest is a follow-up to this year’s IACP finalist, Cakes: 1001 Classic Recipes from Around the World. Ground Beef Cookbook (Jan., $26.95) by the editors of Taste of Home magazine is the publisher’s first book branded with this publication boasting a circulation of some 5 million. Cooking Smart for a Healthy Heart (Jan., $29.95) by the editors of Reader’s Digest promotes sound eating practices, and Pasta Italia (Feb., $29.95) by Gabrielle Mari and Christina Blasi pleases a truly Italian palate.
REGANBOOKS
Catering to all the senses at every stage of preparation, chef Ludovic Lefebvre presents more than 100 recipes in Crave: See, Touch, Smell, Hear, Taste (Oct., $39.95). Forty-eight three-course meals, 12 for every season, are accompanied by shopping lists, an equipment list and a game plan for each in Fresh Food Fast (June, $34.95) by Peter Berley with Melissa Clark. An area in New York’s Bronx that’s known as Little Italy is the location visited by The Arthur Avenue Cookbook (Aug., $34.95) by Ann Volkwein. Monica Lynn, who founded 5 Squares, a food delivery service for anyone wishing to lose weight, puts her philosophy to paper with 5 Square Low-Carb Meals (June, $19.95).
RODALE
A Man, A Can, A Microwave: 50 Tasty Meals You Can Nuke in No Time
(June, $15.95) by David Joachim is the latest and last entry in this successful series. Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks: 5000 Ingenious Kitchen Hints, Secrets, Shortcuts and Solutions (July, $19.95 paper), also by Joachim, seeks to make life a lot easier for home cooks. Joachim returns yet again to edit The Church Supper Cookbook: A Special Collection of Over 375 Potluck Recipes from Families and Churches Across the Country (Aug., $15.95 paper). Angela Shelf Medearis travels widely with The Ethnic Vegetarian: Traditional and Modern Recipes from Africa, America and the Caribbean (Aug., $18.95 paper). Judith Barrett makes the case for legumes in Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy (Oct., $22.95). Carbs maintain their minimal profile in The Low-Carb Gourmet: 250 Delicious and Satisfying Recipes (Nov., $35) by Karen Barnaby and Low Carb 1-2-3 (Jan., $16.95 paper) by Rozanne Gold. Paulette Mitchell takes a somewhat unexpected path in The Spirited Vegetarian: Over 100 Recipes Made Lively with Wine and Spirits (Feb., $16.95 paper).
ROBERT ROSE (dist. by Firefly)
The Cook’s Essential Kitchen Dictionary: A Complete Culinary Resource
(Sept., $14.95 paper) by Jacques Rolland lists 4,500 definitions for 6,000 terms, along with historical background notes. Reportedly there are more than two million indoor grills sold annually, so the market should be there for 125 Best Indoor Grill Recipes (Sept., $18.95 paper) by Ilana Simon.
ROUTLEDGE
While not a cookbook, Chewing Gum: The Fortunes of Taste (June, $24) by Michael Redclift does involve an activity very much like eating, just without swallowing.
RUNNING PRESS
Beans: More than 200 Delicious, Wholesome Recipes from Around the World
(Oct., $19.95 paper) by Aliza Green details information on bean varieties and cooking methods. An alphabetical directory of 106 examples is included in The Cheese Companion: A Connoisseur’s Guide, Second Edition (Oct., $18.95) by Judy Ridgway. In a Cuban Kitchen (Aug., $24.95) by Alex Garcia contains 100 recipes as well as accounts of rum production and sugar cultivation. Sugar is crucial to Chocolate Bar: Recipes and Entertaining Ideas for Living the Sweet Life (Nov., $24.95) by Matt Lewis and Alison Nelson and to Marshmallow Fluff Cookbook: More than 110 Real Recipes for Serious Fluffernuts (July, $9.95 paper) by Justin Schwartz. Equipment, temperature and technique are explicated in The Ultimate Fryer Cookbook (Oct., $12.95 paper) by Wendy Sweetser. The Vegetarian Manifesto (Oct., $12.95 paper) by Cheryl L. Perry and Leslie A. Lytle is designed for people aged 12 to 20 who want to eliminate meat and fish from their diets. Type II diabetes is the condition behind You Can Eat Well with Diabetes! (Oct., $18.95 paper) by Helen V. Fisher.
RUTLEDGE HILL PRESS
A world-famous singer steps into the kitchen with You’re Cookin’ It Country (Sept., $24.99) by Loretta Lynn, and a world-famous chef makes a prominent appearance on the list with Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy (Nov., $34.99) by Wolfgang Puck. Jane and Michael Stern add to their Roadfood Cookbook series with Cooking in the Lowcountry from The Old Post Office Restaurant (June), which takes in cooking from Edisto Island, S.C., and Southern California Cooking from The Cottage (Sept., $19.99 each). The former is written with the participation of Philip Bardin. Marvin Woods, a host on Turner South Network, strides up to bat with Home Plate Cooking (Nov., $24.99). Busy People’s Diabetic Cookbook (Feb., $16.99) by Dawn Hall features recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Comic Jeff Foxworthy meshs recipes with redneck humor in The Redneck Grill (Feb., $15.99).
RYLAND, PETERS & SMALL
Maxine Clarke is one of five authors smoothing the way for party-givers with Easy Appetizers (Aug., $12.95). Alone, this chef-teacher goes Italian in Trattoria (Aug, $24.95). Celia Brooks-Brown is among six authors specializing in Party Food (Aug., $12.95) and Vegetable Sides (Oct., $12.95). Kitchen Suppers (Oct., $19.95) by Laura Washburn means soul-warming but uncomplicated meals. Jams, jellies, pickles and even homemade liqueurs are the province of Lindy Wildsmith in Preserves (Sept., $12.95). Linda Collister attends to the sweet in Easy Cakes (Sept., $12.95) and to the sweet and savory in Linda Collister’s Book of Baking (Aug., $19.95). Sweet and savory are also the two ways to go in Rice (Aug., $12.95) by Clare Ferguson. Whether it’s Roasted Whole Snapper or Italian-Style Chicken with Salami Dressing, Sonia Stevenson tells how to go about Roasting (Oct., $24.95). Libations get all stirred up by Ben Reed in The Art of the Cocktail (Aug., $24.95) and by Louise Pickford et al. in Party Drinks (Aug., $12.95).
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
Victoria Jenanyan Wise rejoices in her own culinary heritage in The Armenian Table: More than 150 Treasured Recipes That Bring Together Ancient Flavors and 21st Century Style (June, $29.95). Mimi Sheraton wrote the foreword appreciating the more than 100 Italian favorites comprising Rao’s Recipes from the Neighborhood: Frank Pellegrino Cooks with Family and Friends (Nov., $40) by Frank Pellegrino. Atkins for Life will have a companion volume with Atkins for Life Low-Carb Cookbook (Oct., $25.95) by Veronica Atkins with Stephanie Nathanson.
SCRIBNER
Tom Valenti’s Soups, Stews and One-Pot Meals
(Oct., $14.95) by Tom Valenti is a paperback reprint. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Completely Revised and Updated (Nov., $35) by Harold McGee is a 20th-anniversary edition.
SILVERBACK BOOKS
The San Francisco publisher announces an extensive fall list that includes Celebrating with Friends (Sept., $25 paper) by Trish Deseine, Perfect Cooking with Nestlé (Oct., $29.95) and Crème Brûlée (July, $9.99 paper) by Randolph W. Mann. Home Cooking by Silvana Franco, Italian Cooking by Ursula Ferrigno and International Wine Guide (Sept., $25 each paper) by Susy Atkins are in the Shortcuts to Success series. Fruits come into their own in Apples and Pears (Sept.) and Lemons and Oranges (Sept.), both by Rose Marie Donhauser, and Strawberries (Sept., $12.95 each) by Oda Tietz. 1 Pan, 50 Muffins (Sept.) by Radu Spaeth and Christmas Cookies (Sept., $8.95 each paper) by Gina Greifenstein put the oven to good use. A variety of libations are covered by Good Wine: The New Basics (Oct., $20 paper) by Richard Paul Hinkle and Coffee and Espresso (Sept., $8.95 paper) by Tania Dusy. The eight September titles in the Magnet Cookbook Series are Cheese Cookbook, Chicken…, Chocolate…, Cookies…, Eggs…, Finger Food…, Pizza… and Salads… ($7.50 each). Card sets that teach foodies what’s what are ChocolateSmarts (Sept., $16.95), FoodSmarts (Sept., $25) and WineSmarts (July, $25). Silverback describes the CookSmart series as a cookbook and shopping list in one. New this month are CookSmart Chicken, …Chocolate, …Low Fat, …Pasta, …Vegetarian and …Wok ($7.95 each paper).
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Rose Elliot includes nutritional advice in New Vegetarian Cooking: 120 Fast, Fresh and Fabulous Recipes (July, $19.95 paper). IACP winner Grace Young teams with photographer Alan Richardson to take the mystery out of The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Secrets of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore (Sept., $35). Small dishes and punctuating flavors make up On the Side: More Than 75 Recipes for the Sides, Salads and Condiments That Make the Meal (Sept., $23) by Jessica Harris. More from Magnolia: Recipes from the World-Famous Bakery and Magnolia’s Home Kitchen (Oct., $27) by Allysa Torey offers additional desserts from the New York City establishment. Bill Telepan, executive chef of JUdson Grill in New York City, and Andrew Friedman are inspired to write Inspired by Ingredients: Market Menus and Family Favorites from a Three-Star Chef (Nov., $35). George Foreman and Kathryn Kellinger exploit his Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine with George Foreman’s Indoor Grilling Made Easy: 100 Simple, Healthy Ways to Feed Family and Friends (Nov., $19.95).
SIMON & SCHUSTER SOURCE
The next quartet of Williams-Sonoma Collection titles, all to be released in November at $16.95, are Williams-Sonoma Collection: American by Rick Rodgers, …Soup & Stew by Diane Rossen Worthington, …Steak & Chop by Denis Kelly and …Sauce by Brigit Legere Binns.
GIBBS SMITH
Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban: 100 Great Cuban Recipes with a Touch of Miami Spice
(Oct., $29.95) by Glenn Lindgren, Raul Musibay and Jorge Castillo selects some of the best recipes that the threesome have been publishing on their popular Web site, iCuban.com. 101 Things to Do with a Potato (Sept.) by Stephanie Ashcraft and 101 More Things to Do with a Slow Cooker (Sept., $9.95 each spiral-bound paper) by Ashcraft and Janet Eyring add yet more ideas to the 101 Things series. Whether it’s a Kentucky Hot Brown or a Navajo Taco, it’s in American Sandwich: Great Eats from All 50 States (Sept., $12.95 paper) by Becky Mercuri.
SQUARE ONE
Mrs. Cubbison’s Best Stuffing Cookbook: Sensational Stuffings for Poultry, Meats, Fish, Side Dishes and More
(Oct., $14.95 paper), edited by Leo Pearlstein and Lisa Messinger, contains 100 recipes based on the products of Mrs. Cubbison’s Foods, Inc. With the rise of interest in raw foods, Kate Wood speaks to participants with Eat Smart, Eat Raw: Creative Vegetarian Recipes for a Healthier Life (Sept., $15.95 paper). Additional veggie fare is the focus of Going Wild in the Kitchen: The Fresh & Sassy Tastes of Vegetarian Cooking (Jan., $16.95 paper) by Leslie Cerier. For those with an eye to presentation, bread bowls can be made and carved by following the advice in The San Francisco Sourdough Bread Bowl Cookbook: For Parties, Holiday Celebrations, Family Gatherings and Everyday Meals (Oct., $14.95 paper) by John Vrattos and Lisa Messinger. Apricot Tea Bread and Pumpkin Chai Pie are two of the creations in Tales of a Tea Leaf: The Complete Guide to Tea Cuisine (Feb., $13.95 paper) by Victoria Renoux.
STERLING
Country-by-country, region-by-region and even U.S. state-by-state surveys of the best and latest vintages are among the lessons in Windows on the World Complete Wine Course 2005 Edition: A Lively Guide (Aug., $24.95) by Kevin Zraly. Nicky Moona has devised an unusual methodology incorporating yoga philosophy with food in Serene Cuisine: Traditional Yogic Recipes for the Mind & Body (Sept., $14.95). With some recipes requiring fewer than 10 minutes to prepare, Easy as Cake (Nov., $14.95) by Ruth Jolles would seem to live up to its name very nicely. Deprivation is dismissed in Eating Well with Diabetes: More Than 350 Savory Recipes & A Special Dessert Section (Jan., $9.95 paper) by Mary Jane Finsand et al. Another road to sound health is mapped by Healthy Heart Cookbook: 300 Low-Sodium/Low-Salt Recipes (Jan., $9.95 paper) by Mary Jane Finsand and Karin Cadwell. The uninitiated chef can be empowered with Pasta for Wimps (Oct., $14.95 paper) by Carlo Lai. Gourmet recipes made simple and an unusually moderate price point for the subject are the intentions behind The Easy Way to Artisan Breads & Pastries (Nov., $24.95, Sterling/Penn) by Avner Laskin.
From American Express:
More than 100 recipes from 25 cookbooks are singled out for Best of the Best: The Best Recipes from the 25 Best Cookbooks of the Year (Aug., $29.95) by Editors of Food & Wine magazine. Food & Wine Magazine’s Wine Guide 2005 (Sept., $11.95 paper) by Jamal A. Rayyis this year includes a new Bargain Wine Index. Quick from Scratch Hearty Vegetable Cookbook (Aug.) and …Seafood Cookbook (Aug., $14.95 each paper) put forth fast and easy dishes.
From Cassell Illustrated:
Just One Pot (Oct., $29.95) by Lindsey Bareham covers both vegetarian and meat meals. Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History (Aug., $39.95) by Charles MacLean journeys from the origins of distilling in China to modern-day operations. India and countries beyond inform Cook by Numbers Indian: Real Cooking Made Easy (Sept., $14.95 paper) by Mahboob Momen and 100 Great Curries (Sept., $17.95 paper) by Keith Floyd.
From Hamlyn:
Rose Elliot assembles dozens of international dishes in Vegetarian Supercook (Oct., $19.95 paper). Tom Weston and Yvonne Bishop eschew milk and eggs in Vegan: Over 90 Mouthwatering Recipes for All Occasions (Sept., $14.95 paper).
From New Holland:
Such uncomplicated and authentic recipes as Tortilla Espanola and Patatas Bravas fill Tapas Made Easy (Aug., $12.95 paper) by Tomas Garcia. Meena Pathak, the creative force behind the popular brand of Indian food known as Patak’s, provides Indian Cooking for Family and Friends (Aug., $14.95 paper).
STEWART, TABORI & CHANG
Rick Bayless joins the STC list-along with his daughter-with Rick and Lanie’s Excellent Kitchen Adventure: Chef-Dad and Teenage Daughter Share Stories and Recipes (Nov., $29.95) by Rick Bayless and Lanie Bayless, which has also has a conversational text and tips from both parent and teen perspectives. A 75,000 first printing will be backed with an author tour. I’m Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking (Nov., $32.50) by Alton Brown seeks to revolutionize the world of baking. This main selection of the Good Cook will have a 100,000 first printing. Arthur Schwartz’s New York City Food (Nov., $45) by Arthur Schwartz captures the city’s culinary history in photos and 150 recipes from the Dutch settlement to the present. Anne Willan tells how to do most everything in The Good Cook: 70 Essential Techniques, 250 Step-by-Step Photographs, 350 Easy Recipes (Oct., $40). Casual gatherings can be even less stressful with the help of The Big Platter Cookbook: Cooking and Entertaining Family Style (Oct., $29.95) by Lou Jane Temple and A. Cort Sinnes. Serena Bass, who caters for the stars, tells how to host 11 types of occasions throughout the day-from breakfast or brunch to cocktails and dinner-in Serena, Food and Stories: Feeding Friends Every Hour of the Day (Oct., $32.50). Lori Hellander pumps up holiday revelry with Halloween Parties: How to Throw Spook-tacular Soirees and Frighteningly Festive Entertainments (Sept., $14.95 paper). Cooking basics are essential for the 50 recipes in Look and Cook: A Cookbook for Children (July, $19.95) by Tina Davis. Variations from the classic to the contemporary vie for attention in Great Grilled Cheese: 50 Innovative Recipes for Stovetop, Grill and Sandwich Maker (Sept., $16.95) by Laura Werlin. Cook 1.0: A Fresh Approach to the Vegetarian Kitchen (Nov., $27.50) by Heidi Swanson promises to show a new side of vegetarian cuisine. As if we need them, here are 1001 Reasons to Love Chocolate (Oct., $24.95) by Barbara Albright and Mary Tiegreen.
STOREY
The Donut Book
(Sept., $14.95 paper) by Sally Levitt Steinberg reviews all kinds of donut lore from their first appearance in this country with the Dutch settlers to today’s secret that makes Krispy Kremes so irresistible. She also provides 39 recipes for home cooks along the way. Peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots and more are featured in the recipes compiled in Peaches and Other Juicy Fruits (June, $10.95 paper) by Olwen Woodier.
SURREY BOOKS
A mother-son team, Jason Hirsch and Michelle Hirsch, strike out in new directions with Venturesome Vegetarian Cooking (Sept., $21.95 paper). Options are plentiful in Linda R. Yoakam’s 1001 Delicious Soups and Stews-With More than 750 Low-Carb Recipes (Oct., $19.95). A CD of Pink Panther music comes with Pink Panther Cocktail Party (Nov., $16.95 paper) by Adam Rocke, in which 60 cocktails lubricate illustrations by retro hipster artist, Shag.
TARCHER
The Book Club Cookbook: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club’s Favorite Books and Authors
(June, $14.95 paper) by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp suggests Honey Cake (in honor of The Secret Life of Bees), Tandoori Shrimp (Life of Pi) and Mint Julep (The Great Gatsby), among other recipes submitted by book clubs around the country.
TAUNTON PRESS (dist. by PGW)
The publisher announces its first cookbook ever, Cooking New American: How to Cook the Food You Love to Eat (Sept., $29.95), which is published in conjunction with Fine Cooking and includes more than 200 recipes favored by the magazine readers themselves.
TAYLOR
The diverse flavors of the American West raise an appetite through The Contemporary Cowboy Cookbook: Recipes from the Wild West to Wall Street (Sept., $16.95 paper) by Dotty Griffith. From Tom DeLay’s Green Chili Enchiladas to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, the political landscape is thoroughly vetted by The Great American Sampler Cookbook: Recipes from the White House & Congress (Oct., $19.95 paper), compiled by Linda J. Bauer. Syllabubs, flummeries, possets and puffs are new again thanks to Fresh from the Past: Recipes and Revelations from Moll Flanders’ Kitchen (Oct., $29.95) by Sandra Sherman, with recipes interpreted by Karen and Henry Chotkowski. Diet crazes are put aside with The Fitness Kitchen: Recipes for a Fad-Free Lifestyle (Nov., $18.95 paper) by Shelly Sinton. Chefs from New Orleans restaurants have come up with Creole Nouvelle: Contemporary Creole Cookery (Nov., $29.95) by Joseph Carey.
TEN SPEED PRESS
One of the stars in Chicago’s culinary firmament has a new PBS show coming up, The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter, and the companion volume will be Workin’ More Kitchen Sessions (Sept., $39.95) by Charlie Trotter. Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions (Sept., $39.95) by Fernando and Marlene Divina and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian harvests 140 dishes dedicated to native ingredients. Upscale is the word for Gratins: Savory and Sweet Recipes from Oven to Table (Sept., $18.95 paper) by Tina Salter. In Harley and Davidson Family Recipes: Celebrating 100 Years of Home Cooking (Sept., $19.95 spiral-bound paper) by Margo Manning and Carol Lange, two granddaughters of William Harley (Ms. Manning) and Arthur Davidson (Ms. Lange) offer a homespun treasury of recipes marking a century of the motor company. Sweets take the spotlight in The Pastry Queen: Royally Good Recipes from the Texas Hill Country’s Rather Sweet Bakery & Café (Oct., $27.95) by Rebecca Rather and Truffles, Candies and Confections: Techniques and Recipes for Candymaking (Oct., $24.95 paper) by Carole Bloom. Ten Speed describes The Cuisine of Madame E. Saint-Ange: The Essential Companion for Authentic French Cooking (Jan., $40) by Madame Evelyn Saint-Ange as "the French equivalent of The Joy of Cooking, featuring classic French techniques, 1300 recipes and 110 illustrations." The English translation, by Paul Aratow, is available here for the first time. Kinkead’s Cookbook: Recipes from Washington D.C.’s Premier Seafood Restaurant (Jan., $50) by Bob Kinkead collects more than 120 recipes, tips on buying and handling seafood and a behind-the-scenes look at the workings of the restaurant. Joanne Weir recommends 160 recipes in From Tapas to Meze: Small Plates from the Mediterranean (Nov., $24.95 paper). An apparently unstoppable regimen gets its due in The Low-Carb Gourmet (Oct., $24.95 paper) by Brigit Binns. Inspiring Thirst: Vintage Selections from the Kermit Lynch Wine Brochure (Oct., $32.50) by Kermit Lynch is taken from more than 30 years of Lynch’s monthly newsletter. Pomegranates: 70 Celebratory Recipes (Sept., $14.95 paper) by Ann Kleinberg takes a trendy fruit to new heights. The Art of Cookies: Easy to Elegant Cookie Decoration (Sept., $15.95 paper) by Noga Hitron and Natasha Haimovich builds on such themes as baby showers, weddings, Christmas and Hanukkah. California chef George Morrone with John Harrisson delivers Simply Soup (Oct., $27.95). Caprial’s Desserts (Aug., $24.95 paper) by Caprial Pence and Melissa Carey is a reprint.
THREE RIVERS PRESS
History buffs and curious foodies alike can browse through An Exaltation of Soups: The Soul-Satisfying Story of Soup, As Told in More than 100 Recipes (Dec., $16 paper) by Patricia Solley.
TIDE-MARK
Marco Perez, chef of the restaurant Helene in Vipiteno, Italy, arrives at innovative ways to use yogurt in aperitifs, soups, sauces, main courses, desserts and more in Yogurt: The Italian Way to Light, Delicious Cooking (July, $19.95).
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
From Abacus:
Travel narrative, historical writing and literary gastronomy link up in Indulgence: One Man’s Selfless Search for the Best Chocolate in the World (Oct., $14.95) by Paul Richardson.
From Aurum Press:
Such classic dishes as Tweed Kettle and Clooty Dumpling are rejuvenated in The Scottish Kitchen (Sept., $29.95) by Christopher Trotter.
From Duncan Baird:
Brian Lucas practices style and glamour in 365 Cocktails: Mixers, Shakers, Shots: The Complete Bartender’s Guide (June, $19.95). Bordeaux and Its Wines (June) by Robert Joseph and Burgundy… (June, $27.50 each) by Nicholas Faith highlight culture, history, landscape, people and, of course, wine.
From BBC Books:
New Irish Cookery (June, $35) by Paul and Jeanne Rankin reinterprets traditional fare from Oyster Soup to Honey-Roasted Ham with Cabbage and Potatoes. Warm weather is just right for Delia’s Summer Collection: 140 Recipes for Summer (June, $17.95) by Delia Smith. Ken Hom’s Top 100 Stir Fry Recipes: Quick and Easy Dishes for Every Occasion (Oct., $19.95) by Ken Hom covers chicken, fish and seafood, beef, pork and vegetarian. Saturday Kitchen Cookbook (Sept., $22.95) by Antony Worrall Thompson is based on a popular BBC television series. Advance prep is key to Good Food for Friends: Over 175 Recipes and Ideas for Easy Entertaining (Aug., $17.95) by BBC Good Food Magazine.
From Headline:
Classic dishes taught at their Le Baou d’Infer, a cooking school in the heart of the Provençal countryside, are accompanied by 300 color photos in Cooking in Provence (June, $35) by Alex Mackay with Peter Knab. Anjum Anand combines traditional ingredients with contemporary recipes in Indian Every Day: Light, Healthy Indian Food (June, $27.50). Passione: The Italian Cookbook (June, $35) is by Gennaro Contaldo, the Italian restaurateur described by Jamie Oliver as his mentor and favorite Italian chef. Antonio Carluccio also offers An Invitation to Italian Cooking (June, $37.50). Then, too, there’s Pasta (Sept., $29.95) by Marlena Spieler. A modern and relaxed approach to cooking is the hallmark of Sophie Grigson’s Country Kitchen: 120 Seasonal Recipes (June, $35) by Sophie Grigson. Beluga stars in The Taste of Dreams: An Obsession with Russia and Caviar (Oct., $14.95) by Vanora Bennett.
From John Murray:
Virgile’s Vineyard: A Year in the Languedoc Wine Country (Sept., $14.95) by Patrick Moon is a journal of calamity and discovery.
From Pavilion:
La Porte des Indes restaurants in London and Brussels prompt La Porte des Indes Cookbook (Oct., $29.95) by executive chef Mehernosh Mody.
From Tempus:
Food in Anglo-Saxon England (Sept., $29.95) by Debby Banham reconstructs a typical Anglo-Saxon meal.
TUTTLE/PERIPLUS
Some 350 color photos demonstrate the results to be accomplished with Complete Book of Sushi (Oct., $29.95) by Hideo Dekura et al. Cook’s Guide to Asian Vegetables (Nov., $24.95 paper) by Wendy Hutton identifies more than 170 vegetables and vegetable products commonly used in Asian cuisine. Everything from snacks to seafood appears in Fabulous Asian Homestyle Recipes (Dec., $9.95). New to the Authentic Recipes series are Authentic Recipes from China (Sept.) by Kenneth Law et al., …India (Sept.) by Jaspit Purewal et al., …Japan (Oct.) by Takayuki Kosaki and Walter Wagner, …the Philippines (Oct.) by Reynaldo G. Alejandro and …Korea (Dec., $12.95 each) by David Clive Price.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
A cutting-edge combination of Southern cuisine and French technique are recalled in Remembering Bill Neal: Favorite Recipes from a Life in Cooking (Oct., $22.95) by Moreton Neal. Calvin Trillin and John Martin Taylor are among the 40 contributors to Cornbread Nation 2: The United States of Barbecue (Oct., $17.95 paper), edited by Lolis Eric Elie. Lobsters, cod, corn and cider are some of the foodstuffs under study in America’s Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking (Nov., $34.95) by Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald.
VIKING
More than 150 recipes from the Mitford novels and from their author’s own recipe box are gathered in Jan Karon’s Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader (Nov., $29.95), edited by Martha McIntosh.
VILLARD
Politicians of almost every ilk will find humor and food galore in How to Eat Like a Republican: Or, Hold the Mayo, Muffy-I’m Feeling Miracle Whipped Tonight (July, $14.95 paper) by Susanne Grayson Townsend.
WILDERNESS ADVENTURES PRESS
The third, fourth and fifth titles in the Savor Cookbook series by Chuck and Blanche Johnson are Savor Denver and the Front Range Cookbook (Aug.), …Wild Game Cookbook (Sept.) and …Portland, Oregon Cookbook (Oct., $24.95 each paper).
WILEY
A legendary restaurateur recounts his vision and his success in Sirio: The Story of My Life and Le Cirque (June, $29.95) by Sirio Maccioni and Peter Elliot. Leslie Revsin comes up with 100 short, swiftly made recipes in The Simpler the Better: Sensational Home Cooking in 3 Easy Steps (Sept., $24.95). Tony Hill, a spice merchant who knows, provides The Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs & Spices: Seasonings for the Global Kitchen (Sept., $45), and a master baker conveys his secrets in Bread: A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes (Sept., $45) by Jeffrey Hamelman. Inspiration for 16 dinner parties takes flight in David Rosengarten Entertains! Fabulous Parties for Food Lovers (Oct., $34.95) by David Rosengarten. The newest entry in the 1000 Recipes series is 1000 Italian Recipes (Oct., $35) by Michelle Sciccolone. Essential instructions from the C.I.A. teach a great deal in Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America: Essential Techniques and Recipes for Creating Great Breads and Desserts (Oct., $40) by the Culinary Institute of America. Simple recipes spur interest in Go Fish: Fresh Ideas for American Seafood (Oct., $34.95) by Laurent Tourendel, chef of New York’s BLT: Steak restaurant. Traditional recipes abound in Of Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World (Oct., $27.95) by Gil Marks. Cakes to Dream on: A Master Class in Decorating (Nov., $45) by Colette Peters and Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake (Feb., $29.95) by Dede Wilson encourage the home baker to new confectionary zeniths. Two new ethnic cookbooks are The Dance of Spices: Classic Indian Cooking for the Contemporary Kitchen (Feb., $29.95) by Laxmi Hiremath and Eating Korean (Feb., $27.50) by Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee. Jennifer Bushman proposes delicious fast food and oodles of creativity with Kitchen Coach: Weeknight Cooking (Aug.) and Weekend Cooking from the Kitchen Coach (Feb., $19.95 each paper). The Betty Crocker imprint has something to say in Betty Crocker Impossibly Easy Pies: Pies That Magically Bake Their Own Crust (Aug., $14.95), …Celebrate! A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun (Sept., $24.95), …Healthy Heart Cookbook (Jan., $24.95), …Dinner Made Easy with Rotisserie Chicken (Aug., $19.95 paper) and …One Dish Meals (Feb., $14.95 paper), all by the Betty Crocker Editors.
WORKMAN
Steven Raichlen steps inside for his latest: Indoor! Grilling (Oct.; $30, paper $19.95). No need for huge numbers of cookies? Any cook can utilize Small-Batch Baking (Oct.; $24.95, paper $13.95) by Debby Maugans Nakos, who has 200 recipes for layer cakes, cobblers, pies, muffins and more. The Olive and the Caper (July; $28.95, paper $18.95) by Susanna Hoffman is a 700-page adventure of recipes, travel and anecdotes.