Collects recipes for tropical fruits, including avacados, coconuts, pomegranates, and more exotic fruits such as jackfruit, sapote, and logan

"Dragon fruit, mangosteen, kiwi, lychee, star fruit ... How many do you know? Inside this book, nine delicious and exotic fruits are waiting to be discovered."--Page 4 of cover.

At last it's here, a definitive cookbook starring fruit from one of America's most popular food writers, Nicole Routhier. Author of The Foods of Vietnam--awarded the Cookbook of the Year in 1990 from both the James Beard Awards and the IACP--Ms. Routhier has had a love affair with fruit since growing up in the tropics, and now she combines her passion for fruit with her culinary gifts to create 400 recipes of fruit magic. Borrowing from cuisines around the world, reinventing traditions, and adding a twist to classic pairings, Nicole Routhier presents dishes with fruits for every course. In each case her use of fruit--sweet or tart--adds an unexpected depth of flavor; a cleaner, fresher taste; and a festive, sensuous appeal. There are fruit and fruit-influenced starters: Steamed Shrimp with Roasted Pepper and Apple Dip and Fruity Bruschetta. Soups: Mexican Lime Soup, Cream of Fennel and Pear Soup. Salads: Sicilian Orange Salad, Tropical Lobster Salad. Entrees: Pepper Steak with Plum Ketchup, Braised Cranberry Pork Chops, Lemon Chicken. And of course, desserts: Sour Cherry Pie, Blackberry-Lime Parfaits, Best Raspberry Brownies. In addition, there are beverages, preserves, and chutneys; plus how to buy and store fresh fruits; boxes on exotic fruits; and suggestions for substituting one fruit for another or dried, frozen, or canned fruits for fresh.

Satisfy your anytime cravings with a smoothie! On a summer day, after an intense workout, or on a lazy afternoon, nothing refreshes better than a cold smoothie. Unfortunately, it can often take a lot of time and effort to make and enjoy them. But not the smoothie recipes in Healthy, Quick & Easy Smoothies. You won't need more than 10 minutes and no more than 5 ingredients to make any smoothie in this book--and they're all under 300 calories! Healthy, Quick & Easy Smoothies includes these features: - 100 mouthwatering recipes for tropical fruit, berry, combination, and green smoothies. -Complete nutritional data to help with your weight loss goals. - Expert information from Dana Angelo White, nutritionist for the Food Network, on why smoothies are better than juices and how to best make smoothies. Every recipe contains complete nutritional data to help you plan your meals and meet your daily dietary needs. Many recipes also offer modifications you can make - but the healthy, quick, and easy promises never change. And because you have so many delicious smoothies to choose from, your blender is sure to occupy a permanent place on your countertop!

2015 IACP Award Winner, Best Single Subject Cookbook A householder's guide to canning through the seasons. In Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry, food preserving expert Cathy Barrow presents a beautiful collection of essential preserving techniques for turning the fleeting abundance of the farmers’ market into a well-stocked pantry full of canned fruits and vegetables, jams, stocks, soups, and more. As Cathy writes in her introduction, “A walk through the weekend farmers’ market is a chance not only to shop for the week ahead but also to plan for the winter months.” From the strawberries and blueberries of late spring to the peaches, tomatoes, and butter beans of early fall, Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry shows you how to create a fresh, delectable, and lasting pantry—a grocery store in your own home. Beyond the core techniques of water-bath canning, advanced techniques for pressure canning, salt-curing meats and fish, smoking, and even air-curing pancetta are broken down into easy-to-digest, confidence-building instructions. Under Cathy’s affable direction, you’ll discover that homemade cream cheese and Camembert are within the grasp of the weekday cook—and the same goes for smoked salmon, home canned black beans, and preserved and cured duck confit. In addition to canning techniques, Practical Pantry includes 36 bonus recipes using what’s been preserved: rugelach filled with apricot preserves, tomato soup from canned crushed tomatoes, arugula and bresaola salad with Parmigiano-Reggiano and hazelnuts, brined pork chops with garlicky bok choy. Tips for choosing the best produce at the right time of season and finding the right equipment for your canning and cooking needs—along with troubleshooting tips to ensure safe preserving—will keep your kitchen vibrant from spring to fall. Whether your food comes by the crate, the bushel, or the canvas bag, just a few of Cathy’s recipes are enough to furnish your own practical pantry, one that will provide nourishment and delight all year round. Canning and preserving is not just about the convenience of a pantry filled with peaches, dill pickles, and currant jelly, nor is it the simple joy of making a meal from the jars on the shelf—creating a practical pantry is about cultivating a thoughtful connection with your local community, about knowing exactly where your food comes from and what it can become.

"Former host of Discovery Channel's Future Foods and celebrity chef/owner of the restaurant Moto revolutionizes the future of how we eat by using the miracle berry--an all-natural berry that changes the way people taste acidic or bitter foods. Having no taste when eaten alone, the miracle fruit contains an enzyme that binds to the taste buds, causing sour foods to taste lusciously sweet. Now, world-renowned chef and restaurateur Homaru Cantu has created a whole new world of no-sugar recipes so people can enjoy healthier, delicious versions of the foods they already enjoy. Like something out of Willy Wonka's workshop, with just one berry, limes taste like candy and vinegar tastes like apple juice--and recipes suddenly become healthier, sweet, and delicious--and sugar-free. His recipes are easy and accessible and are perfect for dieters, diabetics, and curious gourmands. From sugar-free pancake syrup to healthy sweet-and-sour sauce, this amazing cookbook will change the way people diet, cook, and live"--

Describes a variety of unusual fruits and vegetables from around the world, explains how to select and store each food, and provides a variety of recipes.