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Everyday Thai Cooking offers recipes for staple dishes that include both homemade and store-bought options. From appetizers to desserts, each step-by-step recipe lists preparation times (most within thirty minutes) and alternates for less accessible ingredients.

Here are 150 favorite recipes from New York's acclaimed Union Square Cafe, rated one of the 25 best restaurants in the U.S. by Food and Wine magazine. Sure to enrich and enliven any cook's meals, these recipes are adapted for the home kitchen and reflect the dedication to excellence of this renowned restaurant.

Braising uses a moist heat technique, in which food and a small amount of liquid are placed in a closed container and cooked over a long period of time. A successful braise mingles the flavors of the food and the liquid, and results in rich, aromatic flavors. In "Braise", superstar chef Daniel Boulud has collected the world's best braised dishes.

Middle Eastern cuisine can be prepared using simple utensils and familiar cooking techniques such as grilling, baking, boiling and pan-frying. The heartwarming goodness of Barley Soup, the robust flavour of Baked Aubergines with Garlic and Egg, the famous Spring Chicken Kebab and the sweetly delicious Saffron Ice Cream are part of this fascinating collection.

This Indonesian collection whets your appetite with recipes from basic dips and sauces to hearty meals and satisfying desserts. Try your hand at serving up Chicken with Tomato Sambal, Creamy Duck Curry and Grilled Fish in Banana Leaf. Other satisfying choices include the aromatic Spiced Chicken Stew with Potatoes and Beef Braised in Coconut Milk.

Whether you're looking for well-known dishes such as Chicken Chow Mein and Kung Pao Chicken, or are interested in trying traditional Chinese recipes, Cooking Well: Healthy Chinese has something for everyone. Each recipe has been designed to incorporate healthy and convenient cooking methods and ingredients, making it easier than ever to bring nutritious, authentic Chinese cooking into your home.

An established practitioner of Taoist anti-ageing medicine has drawn on his extensive and worldwide interviews with centenarians in the compilation of this recipe book. A discussion of the principles of longetivity, health and nutrition, introduces some 80 varied recipes. Some are illustrated with colour photographs and explanations of their healthy potentials are included. With addresses and resource list and index.

In the 19th century, people of all races flocked to Southeast Asia to trade and seek new life. Among their traditions and beliefs, they also brought with them the cuisines of their hometowns, which blended over time. This book is a collection of recipes that testify to this unique culinary heritage. First published in 1974, it has since had numerous reprints, and has become widely accepted as one of the authorities on Nonya and local cuisine in Singapore.

Brilliant new budget cookbook series, each with 45 stunning recipes giving step-by-step instructions and ingredients list.

Brilliant new budget cookbook series, each with 45 stunning recipes giving step-by-step instructions and ingredients list.

Brilliant new budget cookbook series, each with 45 stunning recipes giving step-by-step instructions and ingredients list.

Brilliant new budget cookbook series, each with 45 stunning recipes giving step-by-step instructions and ingredients list.

Brilliant new budget cookbook series, each with 45 stunning recipes giving step-by-step instructions and ingredients list.

More popular than ever, oriental food is healthy, can be prepared very quickly and tastes wonderful. Combining some of the best recipes from Thai, Chinese and Indian cookery, Taste of Asia gives a single, well-designed and easy to follow source for your favourite spicy dishes.

Have you ever wondered about that wacky-looking fruit staring back at you in the local wet market? Or did you want to know how to cook a particular Chinese vegetable, but don't have the language skills? This pocket-sized guidebook, designed to be taken out shopping with you, identifies fresh produce commonly found at food markets.

The 2013 edition of The Miele Guide features 500 restaurants across 17 Asian countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Miele Guide 2013 edition lists the Top 5 restaurants for each country in the guide. There is also the new inclusion of box stories into the guide, to give a more holistic view of the dining scenes in these Asian cities. Richard Ekkebus, Culinary Director of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, writes about his personal top 5 local dining haunts in Hong Kong, and the 5 hidden gems in Tokyo according to Chef Trevor Blyth from White Fox. There are stories on the recent trend of temple cuisine in Korea, the truth behind China's farmed caviar and where to find Kuala Lumpur's favourite bowl of bak kut teh.

Acclaimed author and caterer Shubhra Ramineni shows how easy it is to make healthy and interesting vegetarian food, along with a selection of vegan and gluten free dishes. Understanding that most of us work full-time, Shubhra has created a cookbook full of delicious, easy-to-make meals and snacks that provide all the nutritional benefits your body, and family, needs.

Carol Selva Rajah, a well respected authority and dedicated educator in the field of Asian culinary culture, honors her childhood memories of sweet-smelling and fragrant kitchen aromas in her newest Asian cookbook, Malaysian Cooking. Chef Carol predominantly uses Malaysia's most aromatic cooking ingredients-from sweet tamarind date chutney and cucumber mint raita to cashew nut and plum sauces-to prepare easy Malaysian and Indonesian foods that not only burst with flavor, but also overwhelm the kitchen with wonderful fragrances anyone would like to create.

This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a journey of aromatic discovery in the preparation of dishes from different parts of Asia. It takes fragrance - the most seductive of culinary qualities - as its basic premise. These recipes are guaranteed to inspire anyone who appreciates fine Asian cooking.

Each of these 100 clearly set-out recipes for Indian dishes from different regions are accompanied by a colour photograph. Desserts and snacks are included as well as main dishes from the country's different food traditions. Index.