NBS recommends culinary titles

Barefoot Contessa Recipe Journal: With An Index Of Ina Garten’s Cookbooks

By Ina Garten

P675

MANILA, Philippines - Take pleasure in collecting recipes, adapting them to your own taste, and keeping your favorites in one place for convenience and posterity. The Barefoot Contessa Recipe Journal: A combined index of all the recipes in Ina Garten’s previously published cookbooks, includes pocket dividers for storing recipe clippings and blank pages for copying recipes, jotting down cooking notes, or planning a meal.

This recipe journal will make an excellent addition to your cookbook shelf at home, and it is portable enough to take along to the market or on vacation.

Giada At Home: Family Recipes From Italy And California

By Giada De Laurentiis

P1,395

Since her debut on Food Network in 2002 with the hit program, Giada De Laurentiis has been enticing Americans with her updated twists on Italian favorites. Her dedication to ease, healthfulness, and — above all else — flavor have won her a permanent place in the hearts of home cooks. In Giada at Home, she shares a personal look into how she cooks for those dearest to her, with simple recipes inspired by her television show of the same name.

Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2010: An Entire Year Of Recipes

By Food & Wine Magazine

P1,195

Food & Wine Magazine’s annual recipe collection is filled with simple and fabulous recipes from stars like Tom Colicchio and Bobby Flay as well as fantastic food from the best cookbook authors and their own test kitchens.

The book includes over 600 meticulously tested recipes and variety of tips on fail-safe cooking techniques, essential ingredients and the best kitchen equipment. With an easy, indispensable wine glossary and at-a-glance recipe guide, this recipe book is a must-have for every occasion.

The Williams-Sonoma Baking Book: The Essential Recipe Collection For Today’s Home Baker

By Williams-Sonoma

P1,395

Everything we love in a baking book is here: recipes that range from breads to brownies, gingerbread people to gougères; easy-to-follow instructions; confidence-building tips; and page after page of gorgeous photographs.

In this inspired book, you will find recipes that both fit into your busy schedule and suit nearly every occasion, from quick desserts for weeknight suppers to fancy cakes for holiday tables. You will find yourself baking more often, with results that are always both delicious and rewarding. This book would make a great gift, if you could bear to part with it.

Step-By-Step Cooking Filipino: Delightful Ideas For Everyday Meals

By Arlene Diego

P595

The Step-by-Step Cooking series features classic and modern dishes from various world cuisines. Details on selected ingredients provide an insight into, and an understanding of, the intricacies and unique heritage of each cuisine. Photographs and advice on food preparation and cooking techniques accompany the step-by-step instructions, making each dish a breeze to recreate in the home kitchen.

Capture the essence of authentic Filipino cooking with cooking instructor Arlene Diego as she demonstrates how you can cook up classic Filipino favorites with convenience and ease.

Professional Cooking, Seventh Edition

By Wayne Gisslen

P3,365

Hundreds of thousands of chefs have used Wayne Gisslen’s     Professional Cooking to master their craft and hone their skills. Packed with more than 650 recipes, 600 different variations, and more information than ever before, this seventh edition of the cornerstone resource offers complete, step-by-step instruction in the cooking theory and techniques necessary to succeed at the professional level.

Progressing logically from simple cooking methods to more advanced techniques, this entirely revised new edition helps you understand underlying principles before you focus on applying them.