Frank Carlson Library

The new star of the culinary galaxy is South Florida, declares The New York Times. And no wonder. Out of America's tropical melting pot comes an inventive cuisine bursting with flavor--and now Steven Raichlen, an award-winning food writer, shares the best of it in Miami Spice. With 200 recipes and firsthand reports from around the state, Miami Spice captures the irresistible convergence of Latin, Caribbean, and Cuban influences with Florida's cornucopia...

PI Eugenia Potter, the 60-something Arizona rancher, signs up for an archeological hike in Colorado and becomes involved in the hunt for a killer. She suspects it is one of the hikers. Lots of Indian lore.

Vegetarian cooking is fast, easy, and foolproof. In this revised, expanded, and updated version of the best-selling “Quick &Easy Vegetarian Cookbook” Ruth Ann and William Manners add international gourmet fare and flavor to their quick and easy classic collection. Once again, preparation time is pared to the bone. In less than an hour you can make: 5-minute vegetable tortillas, 10-minute tomato rice soup, 12-minute chili corn pie and 20-minute...

Winner of a James Beard award, The Monday-To-Friday Cookbook is the cookbook for working people. A professional chef and "excellent teacher" (New York Times) who faces the same problem we all face in coming home to feed her family, Michele Urvater has developed an inspired system of weeknight cuisine that really works. It provides a complete blueprint: pantry, equipment, techniques, dining strategies-and over 300 superb recipes. And special skills...

In this unrivaled practical guide, one of America's most widely respected cookbook authors distills his vast knowledge and experience into the 100 essential techniques that every cook needs to know. Seven hundred and fifty photographs unravel the mysteries of the method and provide practical application on the spot. Each technique is further explained in terms of how it makes the food taste: What happens, for example, if you cook the fish in butter...