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|  | Jacques Pepin Celebrates by Jacques Pepin
Meant to accompany Pipin`s PBS series, this book is full of typically French recipes, such as Cold Mousse of Chicken and Pistachios, as well as more innovative ones--like Broiled Lobster with Caramelized Corn. Winner of a 2002 James Beard Award. AUTHOR: Jacques Pepin
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Cooking & Food 
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 | Potatoes, Tomatoes, Corn, & Beans by Sylvia A. Johnson
Fascinating stories of the foods and plants Native Americans introduced to the world We know the Irish potato, French fries, and German potato salad, but actually the potato originated in the New World, in the mountains of South America. Potatoes, as well as tomatoes, corn, beans, chili peppers, peanuts, and squash, were all unknown in Europe, Asia, and Africa before Columbus happened on the New World. This fascinating history of the foods of the Americas tells the ways each plant was used by Native Americans, and how they each made their way to Europe. It tells also how some foods became popular staples in various countries around the world. AUTHOR: Sylvia A. Johnson
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Cooking & Food
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 | Las Christmas by Esmeraldo Santiago, Joie Davidow, Jose Ortega
Richly illustrated and including seasonal songs, poems, and recipes, this is an enduring treasury of Latino writing from many traditions to read and share again and again. AUTHOR: Esmeraldo Santiago, Joie Davidow, Jose Ortega
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Cooking & Food
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 | Locked in the Cabinet by Robert B. Reich
A memoir of the first Clinton administration, told in a firsthand account by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. AUTHOR: Robert B. Reich
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Current Affairs
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 | It Didn't Happen Here by Seymour Lipset
Description not available.Explores the failure of the socialist movement in the United States using comparisons between the United States and other industrialized nations to explain why American values, political structure, union divisions, and other key factors prevented the spread of socialism. AUTHOR: Seymour Lipset
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Current Affairs
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 | Cooking in Seattle by Denis Kelly, Duskie Estes, Ed Levine, Shelley Lance, Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas, originally from the Chesapeake Bay area and now proprietor of three popular and innovative Seattle restaurants, presents recipes for some of his eclectic dishes, with an emphasis on seafood and a strong touch of Southern home cooking. Recipes include Roast Duck with Huckleberry Sauce, Tom's Tasty Sashimi Tuna Salad, Red Beet Ravioli, Pit-Roasted Salmon, Grilled Chicken Skewers, Hot Pepper Wings with Cilantro Sour Cream, Triple Coconut Cream Pie, and Apple Dumplings with Maple Sauce. AUTHOR: Denis Kelly, Duskie Estes, Ed Levine, Shelley Lance, Tom Douglas
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Cooking & Food
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