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Summer reading and food: Anyone read these two or suggestions?

I was browsing the summer reading picks on NPR and came across these two food memoirs. I read the excerpts and they seem interesting. Has anyone else read them? Any recommendations out there? What's on your food related summer reading...

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Biscotti Book

I make a killer anise biscotti. It's a modified recipe from a book I can no longer get (at least through Amazon). Anyone have any suggestions on either a) how to get a copy of the book "Biscotti" by Lou...

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Good airplane reading material?

I will be taking 4 1/2 hour flight next week and need to get a new book to read. I am looking for something good but a relatively easy read ( I have a hard time really concentrating on a...

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Suggestions for good (sort of difficult) baking cookbooks?

I am a pretty advanced baker - meringue buttercreams don't scare me and tempering chocolate is easy. I have Elizabeth Falkner's Demolition Desserts, which I'm dying to get into (although I don't have an ice cream maker so I can't...

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What the World Eats

I do think that this book might be the quintessential coffee-table book for Thanksgiving. Here's a sampling. . Interesting stuff....

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What do you think of Michael Ruhlman's new book?

It's called "The Elements of Cooking". It's kind of a primer for the basics of home cooking. He's doing a booksigning this weekend at Borders in Cleveland Heights....

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Christmas List: Cookbooks/Food Lit

I'm putting together my Christmas wish list on Amazon to share with my family. Besides a food cooking tools (new muffin pans, a 9" springform cake pan) I'm planning on adding a lot of cookbooks and food literature. On the...

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What is your favorite book about baking bread?

I want to do more bread baking at home and I'm looking for a good book to get me started. What is your favorite?...

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"Alone in The Kitchen....

...with an Eggplant" written by Jenni Ferrari-Adler is a must read! A collection of essays by celebrated writers, foodies, & others on the subjects of cooking for one & dining alone I have only read the first 50 pages but...

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Question of the Day: Overrated Food Books

What's the most overrated food book you've read recently?...

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