"Tabasco sauce is an indispensable ingredient, and always on my kitchen counter. I am a loyal Fan." Pierre Franey The world would be a much blander place without that familiar little red bottle with the white diamond label. Ever since Edmund McIlhenny introduced his soon-to-be-famous pepper sauce in 1868, raw oysters and Bloody Marys have depended on that definitive dash to make them complete. Now, Paul McIlhenny unbottles the authoritative cookbook on this very special sauce. It's no surprise that a generous amount of Tabasco sauce adds heat and bite to foods, but The Tabasco Cookbook reveals that a judicious amount will add "roundness" to flavors in a multitude of ways. Tempting recipes range from contemporary offerings such as Potato, Artichoke, and Leek Soup, Devil's Chicken, and Lemon Sesame Asparagus to a host of Tabasco Classics -- regional favorites such as Eula Mae's Cajun Seafood Gumbo, Grillades for Brunch, Shrimp Creole, and Dirty Rice. Each recipe is rated from (gives flavors a lift) to (not for the meek) according to its piquancy level, and simple tips on using Tabasco sauce to heighten the flavor of everything from popcorn to polenta are sprinkled throughout the pages. The Tabasco Cookbook is filled with vignettes describing the venerable history of the pepper sauce and the family-run company behind it, as well as bits of trivia and lore revealing elusive facts, such as what a "petit baton rouge" is (page 130). With more than thirty-five duotone photographs from the McIlhenny archives, The Tabasco Cookbook brings to life the history behind one of America's most classic ingredients. So don't just reach for the Tabasco sauce when you're thinking "hot": Tabasco sauce is the perfect solution whenever flavors need a lift.

The ultimate stylish kitchen resource, exploring the history of sixty spices and their uses—a must have for cooks and food lovers alike

Discusses the health benefits of honey and elements to consider when buying and tasting the natural sweetener, and includes recipes for such fare as honey-caramelized fennel soup, chorizo with wine and honey, and honey cheesecake.

Based on the popular Munchies and Viceland television series Bong Appétit, this cannabis cookbook will blow all others out of the water, featuring 65 "high"-end recipes for sweet and savory dishes as well as cocktails. Going well beyond pot brownies, Bong Appétit is the Joy of Cooking for a new generation interested in making serious, sophisticated food with marijuana. Starting with the science, Bong Appétit breaks down the basics of decarboxylation--think infusing oil or butter with weed to get the good stuff out--and continues with a host of recipes ranging from weed butter-basted roast chicken to weed chimichurri to weed brownie pudding. Along the way, the book hits on marijuana breeding, politics, dosage calculation, and pairing strains and flavors, marshalling the Munchies network of friends and experts including Bong Appetit stars Ry Prichard and Vanessa Lavorato. As the reigning voice in a vast landscape of channels that aim to bridge the high and the low, Munchies sets the standard for marijuana cookbooks in a new political and culinary landscape.

Iowa City-based chef and local/sustainable food advocate Friese, Nicaragua-based agroecologist and writer Kraft, and Arizona-based natural history writer and ethnobotanist Nabhan offer an account of their recent journey across eight pepper-growing states in the southwestern and southern US and in Mexico to explore one symbolic food--the chile pepper in its various forms--and the impact of climate change on the destinies of the both pepper and the people who habitually harvest or cook with chiles. Both entertaining and informative, the text will appeal to chile pepper aficionados and foodies, as well as general readers concerned with the effects of global warming. Mouth-watering recipes are distributed throughout the text. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A guide for cooks who love using fresh herbs combines full-color photographs with recipes for a variety of honeys, teas, oils, and spices that contribute to such recipes as Carrot Soup with Onion and Dill Cream, Leg of Lamb with Rosemary and Mustard Glaze.

This richly illustrated handbook provides a wealth of knowledge about organic spices, their cultivation, their storage, and how to use them when cooking. Sorted by their different flavor notes, from mild and harmonic to spicy, the organic spices are each presented in a short profile, followed by more than 100 appetizing recipes for every taste and occasion.

Get acquainted with one of the most distinctive flavors the chile world has to offer: the fruity, hot habanero. This die-cut little book offers approximately thirty recipes, from the basics (Essential Habanero Hot Sauce) to the unexpected (Creole Peanut Soup-a West African-influenced treat with habaneros, peanut butter, tomatoes, and coconut milk). There's legend and lore about the colorful history of these peppers (a West Indies folktale describes how a mother inadvertently killed her children by using too much habanero in her broth!), and thorough listings of mail-order sources. As chock-full of inspiration as a well-stocked pantry, The Pepper Pantry: Habaneros is perfect for either beginning cooks or die-hard chile aficionados.