Nuttin but Pecans or Festive Feasts Cookbook

Nuttin' but Pecans: A Collection Of Pecan Recipes

Author: Rosie King

Nuttin' but Pecans is more than 70 pecan recipes gathered from several areas of the United States as well as overseas. Author Rosie King shows that pecans can be used in unique combinations with other foods and not just in the customary pecan pie. Low carbohydrate enthusiasts will find that the pecan recipes can be incorporated into their daily plans, as they learn that the fat content in the pecan is nearly 70 percent. Although high in fat, the content is primarily unsaturated. It is also an excellent source of monounsaturated fatty acids, similar to olive oil, which has been shown to decrease coronary artery disease. Nuttin' but Pecans is a collection of treasured recipes that will most certainly find a place as a favorite reference in the kitchen.

Interesting textbook: Food in Russian History and Culture or Cooking with the Food Chat Family

Festive Feasts Cookbook

Author: Michelle Berriedale Johnson

This fascinating cookbook offers the modern cook a tempting selection of ten historical feasts from around the world. Drawn from a vast range of sources, the recipes are compiled and described in their historical context by the author, an expert in recreating historical recipes. From the lavish dishes of the Mughal emperors to the exotic cuisine of the Aztecs, all fifty recipes have been thoroughly modernized and tested, and each menu comes complete with alternative ingredients and serving suggestions.
A perfect gift for year-round entertaining, Festive Feasts Cookbook is beautifully designed and features sumptuous color pictures of food and feasting, including period paintings, illuminated manuscripts, decorative ceramics, prints, and etchings. With lively introductions that provide a cultural background for the recipes, this book has much to offer those interested in creative cooking within a historical context.
Festive Feasts Cookbook includes:
The Return of Odysseus: A Homeric Banquet
The 1001 Arabian Nights: Feasting with the Caliph
Dining at the Court of Lucrezia Borgia
Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
Banqueting with Mughal Emperors
The Cuisine of the Aztecs
Dinner with Queen Elizabeth I
Jewish Passover Supper: Centuries of Tradition
An Imperial Birthday Banquet in the Forbidden City
Georgian Christmas with Parson Woodforde

Co-published with The British Museum Press, U.K.
The Wisconsin edition is for sale only in the U.S.A. and it's dependencies, Canada, and the Philippines.

Table of Contents:

	Aperitif - And Thanks	6
1	The Return of Odysseus: A Homeric Banquet	8
2	The 1001 Arabian Nights: Feating with the Caliph	18
3	Dining at the Court of Lucrezia Borgia	30
4	Hiawatha's Wedding Feast	42
5	Banqueting with Mughal Emperors	54
6	The Cuisine of the Aztecs	68
7	Dinner with Queen Elizabeth I	80
8	Jewish Passover Supper: Centuries of Tradition	92
9	An Imperial Birthday Banquet in the Forbidden City	106
10	Georgian Christmas with Parson Woodforde	116
	Further Reading	127
	Index	128