Oh, boy—obento! These cute, yummy, healthy lunches are all the rage in Japan, where mothers think of them as an expression of love for their children. Yum-Yum Bento Box is one of the first cookbooks in English devoted to these healthy and adorable meals—they're fresh, they're tasty, and they're almost too cute to eat! Each step-by-step recipe in Yum-Yum Bento Box is simple and adaptable. Readers will learn how to form their favorite foods into a variety of shapes—from zebras, panda bears, and monkeys to kitties, piggies, and puppy dogs. Chapters include instructions for classic bento boxes and character-driven bentos (called Kyaraben), plus shopping advice, general tips and tricks, and much more. Stop wasting money on prepackaged lunches—and start making beautiful, healthy bentos!

An exotic culinary journey through the rich and flavorful regions of India is filled with a wealth of unusual as well as traditional recipes accompanied by descriptons of locales, legends, history, and stunning illustrations. 20,000 first printing.

An introduction to the basic Chinese cooking techniques includes recipes for a variety of vegetable, pork, chicken, and rice dishes

In Essential Chinese Cooking, acclaimed teacher and School of Wok founder, Jeremy Pang brings the authentic flavors of traditional Chinese cooking into your own kitchen. Throughout the six chapters Jeremy outlines the fundamental techniques of Chinese cooking, focusing on a range of delicious, simple-to cook, yet authentic Chinese recipes. It includes simplified techniques such as the Wok Clock, which is a revolutionary way of organizing your ingredients before you start to cook, that will help you turn out exceptional Chinese food in your own home—day in, day out.

Provides an authoritative introduction to traditional Japanese cooking, with lessons in basic culinary techniques, discussions of ingredients and utensils, two hundred versatile recipes, and simple table etiquette

The newest book in Ten Speed's best-selling slow cooker series, featuring more than 60 fix-it-and-forget-it recipes for Indian favorites. Packed with authentic Indian dishes that require minimal active cooking time, The New Indian Slow Cookerpresents meat-based and vegetarian favorites such as Makhni Chicken (in a tomato-butter sauce), Pork Vindaloo, Palak Paneer (spinach with cheese), and more, plus accompaniments like cucumber raita, chutneys, and chapattis (flatbread). Author Neela Paniz maximizes flavor by handling key steps quickly on the stove top (such as browning onions, ginger, and garlic, and toasting spices), so her dishes taste more like their labor-intensive counterparts than existing slow cooker renditions that take a dump-and-go approach. Featuring both classic and innovative meals, these flavor-packed, no-fuss dishes are perfect for busy parents and young professionals. The New Indian Slow Cooker's budget-friendly recipes will encourage Indian food lovers to cook their own dinner instead of relying on take-out.

Describes six cuisines of India, discusses ingredients and cooking methods, and gathers traditional recipes for fruit, curries, vegetables, meat, seafood, rice, soups, fritters, and desserts