Fondues Made Easy
Author: Abigail Brown
Fondue is back! So dig out those fondue sets from the sixties, set out the raw ingredients, invite the guests, light the flame under the fondue pot, and start dipping!
It's different, easy to prepare, fun for the family, and party guests do their own cooking. No wonder fondue is back in style! And just in time is the arrival of this fantastic new guide to cooking and eating fondue. Here are over 50 tantalizing recipes for sweet and savory fondues, including classic Cheese Fondue with olive and cheese straws; tempura vegetable kebabs cooked in Chili Oil Fondue; dried fig, apricot and mango skewers dipped in Mulled Wine Fondue, and heavenly Chocolate Fondue with chocolate chip biscotti, brownies, and other delectable dippers. Includes ideas for sure-to-impress parties and presentations, the basics on accoutrements, buying and storing, even a section on fascinating fondue traditions to really get you in the mood!
New interesting textbook: James Madison or Selected Political Writings
Eating Right in the Renaissance
Author: Ken Albala
Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of information on food and an intriguing account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this inviting book examines the wide-ranging dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala ultimately reveals the working of the Renaissance mind from a unique perspective: we come to understand a people through their ideas on food.
Eating Right in the Renaissance takes us through an array of historical sources in a narrative that is witty and spiced with fascinating details. Why did early Renaissance writers recommend the herbs parsley, arugula, anise, and mint to fortify sexual prowess? Why was there such a strong outcry against melons and cucumbers, even though people continued to eat them in large quantities? Why was wine considered a necessary nutrient? As he explores these and other questions, Albala explains the history behind Renaissance dietary theories; the connections among food, exercise, and sex; the changing relationship between medicine and cuisine; and much more.
Whereas modern nutritionists may promise a slimmer waistline, more stamina, or freedom from disease, Renaissance food writers had entirely different ideas about the value of eating right. As he uncovers these ideas from the past, Ken Albala puts our own dietary obsessions in an entirely new light in this elegantly written and often surprising new chapter on the history of food.
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