books about: quantity     books:       The Best Make-Ahead Recipe21 reviews America's Test Kitchen, 2007 Fabulous Cookbook From A Cookbook Collecter I have well over 200 cookbooks. I purchased this cookbook because I love cookbooks of course and I love the publication Cook's. If you have to have color photographs this book is not for you. But it is so well illustrated in black and white that you cannot miss a trick with it. Very well illustrated and a great reference book. I would suggest all in the series for a beginner cook too. I ...             The Professional Chef53 reviews The Culinary Institute of America Wiley, 2006 A New Standard Cookbooks are a dime a dozen. There are plenty of books out there that are filled with their fair share of mouth-watering recipes. What is rare is a book that tackles cooking from a conceptual and technical angle. Books like The Joy of Cooking or How to Cook Everything try to go beyond the typical cookbook and try to be kitchen manuals. But what those books are is cookbooks first, and books about ...             Fix, Freeze, Feast: More than 125 recipes to prepare in bulk and by the serving34 reviews Kati Neville, Lindsay Tkacsik Storey Publishing, LLC, 2007 Delicious, Fast, Easy.... I bought this book to aid in dinner prep during the bewitching hour. I made 5 recipes. They go together fairly quickly and quite easily. Once they are thawed (some can be cooked from a frozen state - recipes give specific instructions for re-heating) they are simple to cook, making meal preparation a snap. My 3 kids liked the recipes, as did my husband (who is a culinary professional) and I. ...             Don't Panic - Dinner's in the Freezer: Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead82 reviews Susie Martinez, Vanda Howell, ... Revell, 2005 My First "Freezer" cookbook: LOVE IT! I have saved SO much money using this book. I used to spend about $400 on groceries a month. Now I spend $200! WOW! Thats big savings. This book teaches you how to look for and buy meats that are on overstock prices and make them into great meals. I save so much time and now I have a variety of things to choose from for dinner. And it only takes about 20 minutes to warm it up and it tast so ...             Cover & Bake (Best Recipe)23 reviews America's Test Kitchen, 2004 Good recipes I have made several recipes from this book and they have been great and easy to follow. this is the first cookbook I own from Cook's Illustrated and I'm now adding one more to my collection.             Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen (Culinary Institute of America)6 reviews The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Wiley, 2008 Learning Garde Manger This is a great book with many good recipes and directions. I am a culinary student that found this to be one of my favorite "go to" books for reference.             The Everything Meals For A Month Cookbook: Smart Recipes To Help You Plan Ahead, Save Time, And Stay On ...19 reviews Linda Larsen Adams Media, 2005 Time consuming, but well worth it. This is an awesome cookbook. I have only made some of the breakfasts so far. (For me, breakfast is the most difficult meal to get my kids and husband to eat.) The recipes turned out great and they were easy to make and easy to alter to fit my family's tastes. I recommend this book to everyone! But, it is important to note that cooking in bulk means taking a few extra hours to cook and prep, ...             Once-a-Month Cooking, Revised and Expanded: A Proven System for Spending Less Time in the Kitchen and ...19 reviews Mary-Beth Lagerborg, Mimi Wilson St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 Wonderful, but buddy-up the first time!! My husband and I used to do this together before we had our son and we were both working. Later I found that a two-week version was easier by myself. You'll save lots of $$ by not eating out, but don't forget to get things out in time to thaw for the day you want to eat it. RE: the updated version - on a radio program the author said one of the main differences was leaving more uncooked until ...             Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative37 reviews Edward R. Tufte Graphics Press, 1997 another great book by Tufte on graphs In this third book by Tufte on graphics, he provides great examples through history where good pictures conveyed important information to decision makers and bad graphics left uncetainty and indecision. A great success story is the identification of the source of the cholera epidemic in London in the 1850s. With regard to the Challenger Space Shuttle, Tufte suggests that one good picture may have ...             The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, 4th Edition41 reviews Bo Friberg Wiley, 2002 Make fine European Pastries I discovered this book while training with Carol Jordan. This was the only cook book (other than my own notebook) I kept on property when I was the Pastry Chef at the Grand Hotel. A tip I took from Carol I encourage is mark the turnkey recipes in the book with tabs for easy reference. It is light on information on Artesian Breads, but if you are looking for a bread only book or just a cake book, ...             Big Small Plates7 reviews Cindy Pawlcyn, Pablo Jacinto, ... Ten Speed Press, 2006 another winner Cindy Pawlcyn and her colaberators have done it again. Their latest book is a gem. The recipes are approachable by all and share ingrediants you can find easily even if you don't live in produce rich Napa California. The flavors are as luxurious as Laurie Smiths photos.Cindy and team always manage to pull you in to the culture, the feeling and the way of life that the cooking conveys. Many ...             Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra27 reviews John Derbyshire Plume, 2007 Fascinating History of Algebra Fascinating History of Algebra "Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra" by John Derbyshire Readers who enjoyed "Prime Obsession" will find "Unknown Quantity" irresistible. In this very readable text John Derbyshire covers the broad history of modern algebra. The history starts four thousand years ago in Egypt and Mesopotamia. The author tells the lives of the men and ...             Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining2 reviews Beth Hensperger Harvard Common Press, 2007 Great Slow Cooker Cookbook for Small Meals Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining Am looking forward to use this during the upcoming holidays!             Lead Generation for the Complex Sale: Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI32 reviews Brian Carroll McGraw-Hill, 2006 Every company leader ought to read this book This book does a great job of covering an important topic that few companies in the business to business space get. Most companies look for the "silver bullet" but there is no such thing. In this world of emails, voicemails and meetings, it is harder and harder to get in to see senior executives. Only patient and consistent nurturing will build your credibility and get you in. Read this ...             Zagat 2009 America's Top Restaurants Zagat Survey, 2008 For almost thirty years, ZAGAT has reported on the shared experiences of diners. Here are the results of the 2009 AMERICA'S TOP RESTAURANT SURVEY, covering 1,222 restaurants. No matter the economic climate, our appetite for lively dining destinations continues unabated, inspiring ever bolder ventures. For every notable closing, there's another restaurateur waiting in the wings, often joined by an expensive team of architects and designers and ...             Decorative Napkin Folding for Beginners4 reviews Lillian Oppenheimer, Natalie Epstein Dover Publications, 1980 Good, Simple Instructions I had no problem using this to fold napkins for Thanksgiving. I did the cardinal's hat (on the cover) and the one that makes a pocket for slipping the silverware into. They came out great and added a lot to the table setting. Small book, maybe 25 different folds -- more than enough for me.             Frozen Assets Lite and Easy: How to Cook for a Day and Eat for a Month24 reviews Deborah Taylor-Hough Sourcebooks, Inc., 2002 Love the fact she broke this book into mini sessions by meat type! I borrowed several freezer, cook once a month books from the library including this one. What the other books did which was totally unhelpful to me, was they listed several month's menus with shopping lists etc. What if you have a family member like I do that can't eat sausage, or red meat. Then you have to take their menus and revised them all and create your own shopping lists anyway. Not ...             The Professional Chef: Study Guide2 reviews The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Wiley, 2006 profesional chef 8th edition study guide The book is very useful for the beginners who want to be a chef,,, Better you start with the book like this that a lot of the question than you have to find the answer with this method we will absorb all the kitchen knowledge better than we wait somebody to give us the lesson. The book I received only 3 weeks after I put the order and than I was in good condition .....million thank you for ...             Secrets from a Caterer's Kitchen: The Indispensable Guide for Planning a Party21 reviews Nicole Aloni HP Trade, 2001 Really enjoyed this A friend gave me this in advance of a series of big parties that I'm dealing in the next few months, including my daughter's wedding which we are debating catering ourselves. I found this very useful, with an onslaught of great tricks and tips. She covers small things such as considering table height of dishes (she recommends using cake stands) to recipes and why some foods simply don't lend ...             Professional Cooking, Trade Version7 reviews Wayne Gisslen Wiley, 2006 Excellent basic cooking source This is an excellent cooking reference for those with professional cooking in their heart. Not for the average cook. Professional Cooking, Trade Version              search for books beginners, complex, cookbook, culinary, decorative, delicious, enjoying, entertaining, everything, evidence, expanded, explanations, fundamentals, generation, great-tasting, homemade, imaginary, increase, indispensable, institute, make-ahead, narrative, once-a-month, planning, professional, quality, quantities, quantity, restaurants, spending books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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