The Food and Life of Oaxaca: Traditional Recipes from Mexico's Heart

Kiera Wright-Ruiz (Author)

My (Half) Latinx Kitchen: Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin American

3,"Kiera Wright-Ruiz's My (Half) Latinx Kitchen is entirely singular: hilarious and poignant in its stories, precise and flavorful in its recipes, the book is a gem of memory and feeling for where you've been, where you're going, and how you find yourself in between." -Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal and MemorialYou're invited on this culinary journey of self-discovery as Kiera Wright-Ruiz connects to her Latinx roots with recipes and stories from the diaspora."What are you?" is a dreaded question that has followed Kiera Wright-Ruiz around her entire life. She is half Latinx and half Asian, and her journey to understand her identity has been far from linear. Though she is a first-generation American, she didn't grow up in a home where many traditions from her family's home countries were passed down by her parents. Kiera's childhood was complicated, and the role of caregiver was played by various people in her life: from her mom and dad to her grandparents and foster parents. Many of whom were from all different parts of Latin America, and each of them taught Kiera something about what it means to be Latinx through their food.This cookbook is the story of Kiera's journey to ...

Rose Levy Beranbaum (Author)

The Cake Bible, 35th Anniversary Edition

6,One of Good Housekeeping's Best Cookbooks to Gift This YearThe legendary IACP Culinary Classic The Cake Bible--found in the kitchen of every serious baker and beloved for decades--with classic recipes thoroughly updated and including about 30% new recipes and methods and the latest ingredient and equipment informationThe original Cake Bible is a guiding light in the world's baking literature, with Rose Levy Beranbaum's deep knowledge and respect for craft to be found on every page. It's for home and professional bakers who want to make glorious, technically perfect cakes and understand why the ingredients in cakes work the way they do.The book was hugely influential from the moment it first came out in 1988, selling hundreds of thousands of copies and going through sixty printings. It introduced the reverse creaming method, incorporating flour and butter first instead of butter and sugar. This makes mixing faster and easier, helps cakes rise more evenly, and results in a finer and more tender cake texture. And it's among the first United States cookbooks to offer measurements in weights, highlighting the superiority of the metric system, which has become the gold standard in ...

Colleen Graham (Author)

Free Spirited: 60 No/Low Cocktail Recipes for the Sober Curious

3, The no-low alcohol lifestyle is booming, as more and more consumers are seeking fabulous mixed drinks that skip the alcohol. Gone are the days of sugary Shirley Temples and soda-topped fruit juice. It is time for a mocktail revolution that combines non-alcoholic ingredients to create sensational alcohol-free drinks that rival any boozy well-crafted Martini or Old-Fashioned. Whether sober-curious or conscious of the health benefits of abstaining from alcohol, Free Spirited will guide readers through this flavor-fuelled journey in low-/no-alcohol adult beverages. With a primer in bartending techniques to create better drinks, it's perfect for beginners and seasoned mixologists alike. You'll learn how to recreate timeless drinks like the Margarita and Old Fashioned into non-alcoholic wonders and discover original recipes that offer inspiration for personal cocktail experimentation. With 60 recipes, there is something for everyone, from a Cos-No-Politan and Sober Sidecar to a Hibiscus Tea-Tini and Blueberry-Mint Smash, with charming original illustrations, easy-to-follow recipes, and delicious no/lo drinks for the sober curious.