A Greek-American cook and food journalist spent eight years exploring the various regions of Greece and their cuisines. Her research has culminated in 400 recipes, among them Quinces Stuffed with Ground Lamb, Pasta with Yogurt and Caramelized Onions, Fresh Cheese Pie with Fennel, and Raisin-Stuffed ...
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Catherine Cheremeteff Jones, the granddaughter of a great-great grandson of Czar Nicholas I, lived in Russia in the early '90s, and absorbed the culinary traditions of the place. Her memoir highlights the Russian Orthodox feasts that dot the year and the unchanging traditions of the foods that accom ...
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Marion Nestle writes passionately about the negative effects the food industry has had on the health of consumers. She contends that the rise in obesity in America is the direct result of the $33 billion a year spent by the industry for marketing--in other words, getting people to eat more. She also ...
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An illustrated, social history of corn discusses the people who, for seven centuries, have planted, eaten, worshipped, processed, and profited from corn, also describing its reaches into commerce, religion, poetry, and alcohol. Reprint.