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Booze Cakes
This gorgeous full-color cookbook features easy step-by-step recipes for a variety of decadent delicacies, including traditional Booze Cakes (Black Forest Cakes and English Trifle) as well as more contemporary cocktail cakes (Piña Colada Cake, White Russian Cupcakes, and Sex-on-a-Beach Cake). There’s even a chapter devoted to cake shots-delicious cupcake morsels infused with the flavors of mojitos, kamikazes, and more. These tasty treats are ideal for parties, potlucks, and pitch-ins-and this cookbook’s affordable price and adorable format make it the perfect gift for your favorite hostess!
KRYSTINA CASTELLA is the author of Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone (Quirk, 2008) and Crazy About Cupcakes (Sterling, 2006). TERRY LEE STONE is a graphic designer who teaches at the California Institute of the Arts. Both live in the Los Angeles area.
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On a Stick!
Why do the world’s most delicious foods—from grilled meats and vegetables to deep-fried pickles and corndogs—taste even better served on a stick?
This beautifully photographed cookbook answers the question with dozens of quick and easy recipes for party food, street-fair food, junk food, and more. From high-end hors d’oeuvres to humble street-cart meals, it’s all here: pizza skewers, beef teriyaki sticks, deep-fried mac ’n’ cheese, fudge puppies, cake pops, and more.
Arriving just in time for summer, On a Stick! is loaded with color photography, fun entertaining ideas, and fascinating historical trivia. There are even recipes for preparing delicious marinades, dips, and sauces. See for yourself why everything tastes better On a Stick!
MATT ARMENDARIZ is a man obsessed with food, drink, and everything in between, as evidenced by his entertaining food blog, mattbites.com (averaging 100,000 unique visitors per month). He lives in Los Angeles.
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Encyclopedia of Sandwiches
How do you keep a Dagwood from toppling over? What makes a Po’ Boy so crispy and crunchy? And who was the genius that invented the Fluffernutter? Discover these answers and more in The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches—a chunky little cookbook dedicated to everything between sliced bread.
Author Susan Russo has searched the globe to catalog every sandwich imaginable, providing tried-and-true recipes, tips and tricks, and fascinating regional and historical trivia about the best snack of all time.
Quick how-to instructions will ensure that every Panini is toasted to buttery perfection, every Sloppy Joe is deliciously sloppy, and every Dagwood is stacked to perfection! The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches is essential reading for sandwich connoisseurs everywhere.
SUSAN RUSSO writes for NPR’s Kitchen Window, posts stories, recipes, and photos on her popular food blog, Food Blogga, and is the coauthor of Recipes Every Man Should Know (Quirk, 2010). She lives in San Diego.
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Yum-Yum Bento Box
This book makes creating colorful, cute, and tasty Japanese-style lunches easy and fun!
Learn how to craft your favorite foods into a variety of shapes—from caterpillars, cars, and puppy dogs to pretty flowers, princesses, and kitty cats to make the yummy, healthy lunches that are all the rage in Japan. Featuring chapters on Cuties & Critters, Fairy-Tale Friends, and Special Day Treats, plus a handy shopping guide, easy recipes for mini snacks, general tips and tricks, and so much more, Yum-Yum Bento Box is the perfect guide for beginner bento makers and expert chefs alike. Stop wasting money on pre-packaged lunches—and start making beautiful, healthy bentos!
Includes:
· An introduction to Japanese Lunches
· Packing a Bento Box
· Bento Boxes, Tools, And Accessories
· Ingredients
· Cuties & Critters
· Fairy-Tale Friends
· Special-Day Treats
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