Product Description: From the prominent New York Times food writer, a memoir recounting the tough life lessons she learned from a generation of female cooks-including Marion Cunningham, Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Rachael Ray, and Marcella Hazan. Somewhere between the lessons her mother taught her as a child and the ones she is now trying to teach her own daughter, Kim Severson stumbled...read more

In a state where weather, geography, and even the palate of the population can pose a serious challenge in the kitchen, Alaska's best chefs keep a big bottle of creativity within arm's reach. Combine this creative juice with the state's wondrous natural bounty and the result is the new Alaskan cuisine--a sophisticated, regional food of the North. With an emphasis on fresh ingredients and culinary style, this is the first cookbook to gather recipes from Alaska's best chefs in one exciting cookbook. From the fat diver scallops of Kodiak Island to the prized salmon from the Copper River, here are 120 recipes that will conjure up the wonder of the Alaskan experience for home cooks everywhere.

Product Description: Research now confirms that trans fats—linked to heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer—are worse for our bodies than saturated fats such as butter and lard. That's why, in the summer of 2003, the FDA ruled that food manufacturers must list trans fat amounts on nutrition labels...read more