The Bean Book: Delicious Recipes for the Worlds Most Healthful Food Book

From a celebrated restaurant owner and cookbook author, a book of delicious recipes exploring the endless possibilities of the world's most versatile food. Satisfying, nutritious, and easy to cook with, beans are a staple in virtually every country in the world, with recipes as varied as the people who invented them. This essential cookbook contains recipes from around the world to complement any meal and please any palate. Mentioning just a few will set your mouth watering: Bourbon and Black Bean Pie; Turkish White Haricot Salad; Lebanese Fava Bean and Chick Pea Croquettes; Red Bean, Crab, and Leek Soup; Garlic and Basil Chick Pea Tart; Syrian Lentil-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. No other book provides such a comprehensive variety of bean recipes. Also included is a nutritional analysis of each recipe as well as a "lighter" version for those on restricted diets; the back of the book provides a complete glossary of bean names. Whether you want a hearty winter stew or a light summer salad, you will find delicious possibilities here. With four-color watercolor drawings throughout, this is a book that no cook's shelf should be without.Read More