Best of the Best from the East Coast Cookbook features: * Nearly 437 of the most popular recipes from the favorite cookbooks of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Washington DC, Virginia, and North Carolina. * Recipes that are easy to follow and edited for clarity. * Photographs and illustrations showcasing places and along the East Coast. * Fascinating history and trivia about the region scattered throughout. * A cross-referenced index, making it easy to find your favorite recipes.

Each cookbook in Quail Ridge Press' acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series contains favorite recipes submitted from the most popular cookbooks published in the state. The cookbooks are contributed by junior leagues, community organizations, popular restaurants, noted chefs, and just plain good cooks. From best-selling favorites to small community treasures, each contributing cookbook is featured in a catalog section that provides a description and ordering information -- a bonanza for anyone who collects cookbooks.Beautiful photographs, interesting facts, original illustrations and delicious recipes capture the special flavor of each state.

Catch the fresh, delicious flavor of the Mid-Atlantic region with this new cookbook, containing over 400 of the area's most popular recipes. From the shores of the Atlantic in New Jersey, across Delaware, to the Chesapeake Bay nestled snugly in the state of Maryland, and inland to the bustling streets of our Nation's capitol, seventy-nine of the finest cookbooks from this region have contributed their most requested recipes. From large cities to small communities, from professional chefs to hometown cooks, all types of wonderful dishes are included.What will you try first? The bounty of the sea in the classic and creamy Atlantic Coast Fish Chowder or Imperial Crab Casserole? Or perhaps the unbeatable Best Maryland Crabcakes? Can you resist the flavorful and hearty Annapolis Harbor Boil or the popular, savory Union Street Spinach Balls? Or how about the sweet, fruit-filled charm of Lemon Blueberry Bread Pudding or Bal'More Rhubarb Pie? With so many tasty recipes, you're sure to sample the Best of the Best from the Mid-Atlantic

Did you know? That after the Pilgrims' first feast of Thanksgiving they did not celebrate a similar occasion again? That Thanksgiving became a national holiday in 1863, thanks to President Abraham Lincoln? This book presents a cornucopia of Thanksgiving lore and recipes.

Featuring nearly 300 recipes from Virginia's leading cookbooks, Best of the Best from Virginia captures the flavor and heart of the Old Dominion, from Roanoke to Richmond, Winchester to Williamsburg. This classic cookbook preserves many historic recipes--some from the kitchens of America's early First Ladies--as well as up-to-date dishes. Recipes include Sea Scallops Virginia, Bacon-Corn Chowder, Sweet Potato Biscuits, Baked Virginia Ham, and Peanut Pie.

Offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of food and drink in America with fascinating entries on everything from the smell of asparagus to the history of White Castle, and the origin of Bloody Marys to jambalaya, the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink provides a concise, authoritative, and exuberant look at this modern American obsession. Ideal for the food scholar and food enthusiast alike, it is equally appetizing for anyone fascinated by Americana, capturing our culture and history through what we love most--food!Building on the highly praised and deliciously browseable two-volume compendium the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, this new work serves up everything you could ever want to know about American consumables and their impact on popular culture and the culinary world. Within its pages for example, we learn that Lifesavers candy owes its success to the canny marketing idea of placing the original flavor, mint, next to cash registers at bars. Patrons who bought them to mask the smell of alcohol on their breath before heading home soon found they were just as tasty sober and the company began producing other flavors.Edited by Andrew Smith, a writer and lecturer on culinary history, the Companion serves up more than just trivia however, including hundreds of entries on fast food, celebrity chefs, fish, sandwiches, regional and ethnic cuisine, food science, and historical food traditions. It also dispels a few commonly held myths. Veganism, isn't simply the practice of a few "hippies," but is in fact wide-spread among elite athletic circles. Many of the top competitors in the Ironman and Ultramarathon events go even further, avoiding all animal products by following a strictly vegan diet. Anyone hungering to know what our nation has been cooking and eating for the last three centuries should own the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. DT Nearly 1,000 articles on American food and drink, from the curious to the commonplace DT Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of historical photographs and color images DT Includes informative lists of food websites, museums, organizations, and festivals

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Celebrated food blogger and best-selling cookbook author Deb Perelman knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion—from salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe. “Innovative, creative, and effortlessly funny." —Cooking Light Deb Perelman loves to cook. She isn’t a chef or a restaurant owner—she’s never even waitressed. Cooking in her tiny Manhattan kitchen was, at least at first, for special occasions—and, too often, an unnecessarily daunting venture. Deb found herself overwhelmed by the number of recipes available to her. Have you ever searched for the perfect birthday cake on Google? You’ll get more than three million results. Where do you start? What if you pick a recipe that’s downright bad? With the same warmth, candor, and can-do spirit her award-winning blog, Smitten Kitchen, is known for, here Deb presents more than 100 recipes—almost entirely new, plus a few favorites from the site—that guarantee delicious results every time. Gorgeously illustrated with hundreds of her beautiful color photographs, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is all about approachable, uncompromised home cooking. Here you’ll find better uses for your favorite vegetables: asparagus blanketing a pizza; ratatouille dressing up a sandwich; cauliflower masquerading as pesto. These are recipes you’ll bookmark and use so often they become your own, recipes you’ll slip to a friend who wants to impress her new in-laws, and recipes with simple ingredients that yield amazing results in a minimum amount of time. Deb tells you her favorite summer cocktail; how to lose your fear of cooking for a crowd; and the essential items you need for your own kitchen. From salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake, Deb knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion. Look for Deb Perelman’s latest cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Keepers!