To Serve with Love or Simply Shrimp

To Serve with Love: Simple, Scrumptious Dishes from the Skinny to the Sinful

Author: Carnie Wilson

Author and entertainer Carnie Wilson brings you To Serve with Love, a beautiful, inspirational, lifestyle cookbook that's a celebration of our love affair with cooking, as well as the enjoyment we get out of eating meals that have been prepared for us. This book will stir up universal feelings about food, life, love, and having the "home-plate" advantage because -- yes, it's true -- anyone can be a good cook! In other words, dinner out is fine, but the real culinary adventure starts in our kitchens.

The recipe portion of this cookbook is suited for anyone who loves comforting, delicious meals. It also features lower-fat or lower-sugar variations of some of these outstanding dishes.

Of course, a cookbook shouldn't just be just a list of meals. Carnie also sets the entire scene with music, candles, and flowers -- the little, inexpensive, but meaningful touches that round out the perfect dining experience.

Interesting textbook: Toxic Consumer or Salud Total En 8 Semanas

Simply Shrimp: With 80 Globally Inspired Recipes

Author: James Peterson

Grilled, sautéed, baked, poached, or fried: No matter how you make it, shrimp is just about everybody's favorite seafood. It's great in cold appetizers, stunning in soups, and a knockout ingredient in stuffed pastas, dumplings, and Asian-style rolls. Shrimp's taste complements an incredible diversity of other foods, from honey-sweet tropical fruits, to mouth-searing chiles, to smoky/tomatoey barbecue sauces. As if all this weren't enough to recommend it, shrimp is actually good for you-low in fat and calories and high in the omega-3 fatty acids that promote cardiovascular health.

In Simply Shrimp, award-winning cookbook author and popular cooking teacher James Peterson brings his culinary acumen to the creation of dishes showcasing the world's best-loved shellfish. In this sequel to his very successful Simply Salmon, Peterson begins by demystifying the process of buying and cleaning shrimp, then offers 80 outstanding recipes that celebrate shrimp's unmatchable versatility. Chapters are devoted to specific methods of preparation, with step-by-step photos to guide you through particular techniques and gorgeous color shots of finished dishes, all taken by Peterson himself. Peterson's sumptuous, international bill of fare includes Thai Shrimp Curry, Shrimp Ravioli, Shrimp Quesadillas, Shrimp Samosas with Sweet and Sour Chutney, and even a delicate, savory Shrimp and Tarragon Custard.