These are the 11 most checked-out cookbooks at KDL this year!
Jessica Seinfeld
The #1 best-selling author of Deceptively Delicious returns with more quick recipes for everyday, nutritious meals, including Jerry’s Cinnamon Buns, Honey Mustard Chicken, Orange-Glazed Pork and more, in a full-color book with plenty of photos and illustrations.
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Food Network Magazine
Presents 250 recipes for easy-to-prepare main dishes which include meat, fish, or pasta, vegetable sides, and ten-minute desserts, along with a look at the kitchens of several chefs who are stars on the Food Network.
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The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
A book with more than 230 recipes explains how to make tasty, healthy food at home and includes more than 80 color photos, nutritional information and such dishes as Pumpkin, Zucchini and Chickpea Tagine and Chicken Burritos.
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The Editors of Whole Living Magazine
Berries, tomatoes, and nuts are among the healthiest foods on earth, and by simply incorporating more of them into our everyday meals, we can all lead healthier lives. Includes research-backed information about the health benefits and disease-fighting properties of 38 power foods.
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Todd Wilbur
Presents recipes from popular American chain restaurants, including Applebee’s, Chili’s, Fuddruckers, Hooter’s, Red Robin, and T.G.I. Friday’s.
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Liz Vaccariello,Mindy Hermann
Weight loss is simple: control calories. But only 15% of us know how many calories we should eat to maintain a healthy weight. Most of us don’t know how many calories foods contain. And that’s okay, because most of us don’t want to have to count them anyway.
Enter the 400 Calorie Fix, which makes it easy to see the world this simple, 400-calorie way, whether you’re cooking at home, putting packaged foods together on the run, or dining out-even at a cocktail party or a baseball stadium!
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Candice Kumai
Shares tips for preparing weight-conscious, satisfying meals on a budget while explaining how to prepare favorite foods to minimize fat and calories, in a reference complemented by nutritional information.
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Vegetarian Times Magazine
A book of 250 vegan recipes includes everything from breakfasts and desserts to snacks and main dishes, as well as 50 color photos and helpful hints on food shopping, prepping ingredients and cooking times.
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Krystina Castella
Krystina Castella became intrigued by the cultural history of cake when she hosted a bake sale with the international students she teaches and each student brought a cake from his or her family’s heritage. This collection of international cakes was the beginning of A World of Cake, an adventurous exploration of global cake culture. The fascinating culinary journey includes all kinds of fun-to-read facts, such as “A Field Guide to Cakes,” “A World Tour of Cake Holidays,” and “Family Trees” for each kind of cake. Clear instructions, illustrations, and hundreds of color photos accompany the recipes.
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Jessica Harper
Introducing a very funny, slightly edgy, winning new kind of cookbook Jessica Harper—that Jessica Harper, star of Minority Report, Stardust Memories, Love and Death, Pennies from Heaven, and more—is a working mother of two who faces the same problems of every other woman who’s the designated home cook: How do you feed a family of picky eaters when you’re not crazy about being in the kitchen in the first place? A natural-born storyteller and terrifically engaging writer, she does what she’s done all her life—entertain us—while at the same time offering 100 not just easy but really easy-to-make, really tasty recipes.
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Editors of Cooking Light Magazine
A collector’s edition features more than 750 recipes reflecting the latest trends in healthy cooking while providing complete nutritional listings for each, in a volume that includes every 2010 recipe as well as those from the summer and holiday issues.
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