Product Description: What makes a really great stuffed dish? Too often, we think of stuffed dishes as totally outdated, mushy, flavorless and brown. But an honest-to-goodness great stuffed dish can be ―and should be―so much more. This collection features the world's 60 best stuffed dishes, putting stuffed dishes back on the menu and proving that stuffing is a classic technique, and an ingenious way to combine balanced flavors and subtly different textures...read more

Product Description: What makes a really great vegetarian dish? Too often, we assume that vegetarian cuisine is bland and uninspired, and requires plenty of time to prepare as well as a certain level of nutritional knowledge in order for a dish to be both delicious and nutritionally well-balanced, especially when it comes to getting enough protein...read more

Product Description: What makes a really great roast? Is it merely a slab of beef tossed in a pan with a few onions, carrots, and potatoes? Too often, we think that roasting is a technique reserved only for meat… but that couldn’t be further from the truth! Roasting is the best way to deepen and concentrate flavors and transform all kinds of meats, vegetables, fish, poultry, and even fruits, into tasty, crispy, succulent creations...read more

Product Description: What makes a really great stew? Too often, we think that all stews taste the same, and are made with cheap, poor-quality, bland ingredients. But an honest-to-goodness great stew can be―and should be―so much more. This collection features nothing less than the world’s 60 best stews, putting stew back on the menu with absolutely delicious versions of familiar favorites like Chicken Cacciatore and Grandma's Hearty Beef Stew, exciting new flavor combinations, and enticing creations inspired by the cuisines of the world, including Butter Chicken, Jambalaya, and Canadian Pork and Beans, that are guaranteed to please all, from busy cooks to stew aficionados looking to broaden their repertoire of this classic comfort food...read more

Product Description: What makes a really great dessert? Too often, we think that desserts are much too complicated and best left in the skilled hands of professional pastry chefs and bakers. So, we end up buying prepared desserts that are overpriced, or high in sugar and short on flavor...read more

Product Description: What makes a really great soup? Too often, we think that soup is a last-resort dish made from a hodgepodge of ingredients tossed into a pot, and not substantial enough to be considered a meal’s main event. But an honest-to-goodness great soup can be―and should be―so much more...read more

Product Description: What makes a truly great salad? Too often, we think of salad as just a boring side dish—plain, wilted lettuce with the same old chopped vegetables and generic, bland store-bought salad dressing. But an honest-to-goodness great salad can be—and should be—so much more...read more