Everything Tapas and Small Plates Cookbook or The Farmers Wife Comfort Food Cookbook

Everything Tapas and Small Plates Cookbook

Author: Lynette Rohrer Shirk

Tapas, also known as small plates, are the hottest trend in American food culture. And now you can create these dazzling incremental meals at home with The Everything Tapas and Small Plates Cookbook. From the traditional Spanish-style chicken croquettes to the trendy Peruvian ceviche, this unique cookbook gathers 300 of the very best small plate recipes from around the world.

This book features delicious samples from these regions and more:

• Tapas from Spain
• Meze from Greece, Turkey, and the Middle East
• Antojitos from Mexico
• Dim Sum from China
• Izakaya from Japan
• Pub food from the British Isles
• Amuse Bouches from France

With The Everything Tapas and Small Plates Cookbook, you can wow your dinner party guests or simply add fun and flair to a quiet dinner at home. There's a whole world to discover in this one cookbook!

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The Farmer's Wife Comfort Food Cookbook

Author: Lela Nargi

Long before the Internet and high-speed travel connected us all, The Farmer’s Wife magazine gave hard-working rural women a place to find—and share—advice about everything from raising chickens to running a farm kitchen. During the 46 years the magazine was published the farmer’s wife was hard-working, thrifty, and highly-skilled in the kitchen. She was also a woman bent on nourishing her family, both body and soul; a woman with ready access to many of the ingredients we associate with comfort: butter, cheese, bacon—farm staples, all, along with eggs, fruits, and vegetables—and chocolate.
Comfort food is simple food—relatively easy to prepare, and not requiring sophisticated palates to enjoy. These dishes provide a sense of warmth, no matter the weather—warmth from stews and casseroles, and things roasted in the oven (although recipes for cool foods have been included in the pages of this book as well, because sometimes ice cream is a comfort, and so is lemonade). Adapted for the needs of the modern kitchen, these classic recipes offer readers a chance to recreate the favorite foods they remember from days gone by. Here’s a sampling of the recipes you’ll find inside:

· Mammy’s Corn Bread
· Clam Chowder
· Deviled Eggs
· Macaroni and Cheese
· French Stew
· Chili Con Carne
· Boston Baked Beans
· Pot Pie
· Escalloped Tuna and Peas
· Southern Fried Chicken
· Fried Green Tomatoes
· Rhubarb Brown Betty
· Flapper’s Pudding
· GingerAle

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Use This Book-Read This First
A Few Basics
Light Fare-Sandwiches and Snacks
Soups
Egg Dishes
Cheese Dishes
Noodles and Rice
Stews and Casseroles
Meat and Fish
Vegetables
Sweets
Drinks