Marlena Spieler, Author McGraw-Hill/Contemporary $23.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-929923-66-6
Spieler, the author of several other Mexican cookbooks, is frankly besotted with South-of-the-border cuisine and culture; her preferences are here well represented. She has compiled a soup-to-nuts book with recipes for everything from appetizers to...
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Marlena Spieler. Rowman & Littlefield, $38 (356p) ISBN 978-1-4422-5125-0
Food writer Spieler (Feeding Friends) passionately extols the food and culinary traditions of Naples. With its looming volcano of Vesuvius, overcrowding, and history of organized crime, the gritty city of Naples is often ignored in favor of touristy
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Marlena Spieler, Author, Chronicle Books, Author Chronicle Books $15.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-8118-1376-1
Here is inspiration for vegetarians who favor hearty, satisfying food. Bistro merges well with vegetarian, notes Spieler (Naturally Good; The Art of Mediterranean Vegetarian) because of French farming traditions and ""culinary largesse."" In this...
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Marlena Spieler, Author, Noel Barnhurst, Photographer Chronicle Books $16.95 (131p) ISBN 978-0-8118-4962-3
For some people, the Platonic form of macaroni and cheese comes from a blue and orange cardboard box. This book is for everyone else, or at least everyone else who isn't ""vegan, allergic to dairy products, or counting carbs or fat."" For these...
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Marlena Spieler, Author, Spieler, Author, Janice Gallagher, Editor Jeremy P. Tarcher $17.95 (234p) ISBN 978-0-87477-403-0
Spieler's earlier volume Hot and Spicy displays her talent for selecting savory recipes that stimulate the palate without overpowering the tastebuds, and this cookbook is even more accomplished in that delicate balancing act. These recipes are a...
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