 | Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $2.01 The sensual Mexican magical realist novel that blends romance with recipes. You'll be hungering for quail with rose petal sauce,and chiles in walnut sauce. You'll be thirsting for the delicious release of Tita and her beloved Pedro.
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 | Like Water for Chocolate by Leo Brouwer
Buy used from: $52.68 The sexy soundtrack by the Cuban guitarist Leo Brouwer. This music sizzles!
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 | The Complete Keller: The French Laundry Cookbook & Bouchon by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $63.00 / Used from: $152.10 The ultimate coffee table books. From everyday bistro cooking in Bouchon to the sophistication of the French Laundry, Thomas Keller amazes.
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 | A Day at El Bulli by Ferran Adria
Buy new: $32.97 / Used from: $24.95 Another spectacular cookbook of one of the world's most exclusive restaurants. Ferran Adria makes kitchen magic!
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 | The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country by Michael Chiarello
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $11.22 Michael Chiarello's innovative Cal-Ital cooking. Seasonal recipes.
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 | Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking by Michael Chiarello
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $9.78 Everyday Cal-Ital cooking. With the basics.
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 | Oriental Cook Book by Sunset Books
Buy used from: $0.01 Delicious recipes from China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. The Cambodian beef soup is wonderful!
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 | Stir-Fry Cook Book by Sunset Books
Buy used from: $0.01 Quick,easy,delicious. Many of these combine meat with fruit. There's sausage with papaya in a honey sauce,Bahian shrimp (Brazilian),and chicken with chutney on a bed of spinach. There's also Joe's Special,a scrambled egg recipe that originated in San Francisco.
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 | Vegetarian Cooking by Sunset
Buy used from: $0.01 The bean chili has a mole sauce,there's a vegetable terrine from an exclusive LA restaurant,and MORE!
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 | Linda McCartney on Tour: Over 200 Meat-Free Dishes from Around the World by Linda McCartney
Buy used from: $1.97 Wonderful vegetarian recipes from around the world. There's green beans,potatoes and pasta with pesto,a version of Puttanesca (without the sardines),a great African stew,and more!
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 | Vegan Fusion World Cuisine: Healing Recipes and Timeless Wisdom from our Hearts to Yours by Mark Reinfeld
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $10.01 There are recipes named for St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower), St. Francis of Assisi, the Buddha, Bob Marley... even Bilbo's Potatoes. A fantastical take on vegan cuisine. The Blossoming Lotus Cafe in Portland,Oregon,hosted Dennis Kucinich when he ran for President.
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 | I Am Grateful: Recipes and Lifestyle of Cafe Gratitude by Terces Engelhart
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.69 A chain of raw vegan restaurants in the Bay Area (San Rafael,San Francisco,Healdsburg,Berkeley) They have great veggie burgers and enchiladas. They blend New Age thinking with great food! They hosted Barack Obama when he ran for President.
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 | Raw: The Uncook Book: New Vegetarian Food for Life by Juliano Brotman
Buy new: $25.08 / Used from: $17.93 The androgynous Juliano Brotman makes a cookbook for his famous Santa Monica celebrity hangout. It's a hangout for Harrison Ford, Woody Harrelson,Alicia Silverstone and others. It's a place to see and be seen. Amazingly,Brotman is opening another restaurant in Walnut Creek this year.
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 | Veg News, October 2008 Issue by Editors of VEG NEWS Magazine
Recipes mixed with ideology.
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 | Veg News, July/August 2008 Issue by Editors of VEG NEWS Magazine
Has a great recipe for Singapore laksa.
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 | Cooking Light (1-year)
Buy new: $15.00 Excellent,healthy magazine. Great recipes.
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 | The World in your Kitchen: Vegetarian recipes from Africa, Asia and Latin America for Western kitchens by Troth Wells
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $4.98 Wonderful vegetarian recipes from around the world. There's a great Chilean bean and spaghetti stew,a delicious South African bean stew,and a Malaysian tofu in peanut sauce.
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 | The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa by Marcus Samuelsson
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $13.21 Marcus Samuelsson's innovative take on African cuisine. Anecdotes, storytelling, beautiful book.
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 | The Intergalactic Cafe by Zho De-Rah
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $2.00 Fun New Age cookbook. They're a little wacky,they're from Sedona, the recipes are good. Just skip the watered down and hydrogen peroxide. And those expensive chakra balancers.
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 | The Soup Mix Gourmet: 375 Short-Cut Recipes Using Dry and Canned Soups to Create Everything from Delicious Dips and Sumptuous Salads to Hearty Pot Roasts and Homey Casseroles by Diane Phillips
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $1.18 Fun,useful recipes. I've worn my copy out.
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 | Campbell's Simply Delicious Recipes by Patricia Teberg
Buy used from: $0.01 Useful,affordable mixes with Campbell's soup.
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 | Best Recipes from the Backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Jars by Ceil Dyer
Buy used from: $2.91 This is a retro cookbook. Practical and delicious!
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 | A Taste of Oregon
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $0.10 A taste of the Pacific Northwest.
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 | Recipes of Romance by Diane Crawford
Buy used from: $0.01 Recipes from romance novel writers. There are anecdotes from each author. Barbara Cartland (Princess Diana's godmother) contributes an orange chicken recipe,while the infamous Cassie Claire (caught for plagiarism&bad fanfiction) contributes a dessert... probably not her own.
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 | Raw by Charlie Trotter
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.99 A definite foodie book. Roxanne Klein (who once owned a restaurant in Larkspur),Deadhead and restaurateur,introduces people to the joys of raw food. Beautiful,luscious pictures.
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 | Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's by Deana Gunn
Buy used from: $13.71 Use ALL Trader Joe's ingredients to make delicious recipes!
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 | The Book of New Israeli Food: A Culinary Journey by Janna Gur
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $19.45 Another foodie book. In a sense,it's a travel guide to Israel. With sections on wine, halvah,and olive oil,it is a savory journey.
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 | Vegetarian Times (1-year)
Buy new: $5.00 Not as preachy and sanctimonious as VegNews--instead it's focused on living an eco-friendly life,with delicious recipes! They've done articles on South Indian cooking,the American Southwest (Santa Fe in particular) and Napa's Ubuntu.
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 | The Tropical Vegan Kitchen: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Dishes from the Tropics by Donna Klein
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $5.08 Exotic recipes,from the Caribbean to Cambodia.
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| Cooking in Style the Costco Way by Editor-Kathy Casey (Foreword) Tim Talevich
Buy used from: $0.01 One might expect this to be bland,warehouse food. Instead,it has recipes from Mario Batali, Paula Deen, Connie Gutterson (creator of the Sonoma Diet),and famous chefs! Quite stylish.
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 | Timberline Lodge Cookbook: Northwest Seasonal Recipes by Leif Eric Benson
Buy used from: $0.38 A beautiful cookbook from Mount Hood's legendary Timberline Lodge.
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 | Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table by Moosewood Collective
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $19.79 Simple dinners from the legendary vegetarian restaurant.
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 | Vegetarian Suppers from Deborah Madison's Kitchen by Deborah Madison
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.88 Simple recipes from Deborah Madison,who started the vegetarian GREENS restaurant in San Francisco with the San Francisco Zen Center. She now lives in Santa Fe.
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 | Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey by Najmieh Batmanglij
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $22.99 A fascinating,exotic cookbook following the Silk Road.
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