Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks

Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks Review

Todd Wilbur shares his best-kept secrets for making knockoffs of your favorite drinks-right in your own kitchen and without spending a lot of money. Readers can re-create the delicious taste of America's best-loved brand-name soft drinks, beverages, dessert drinks, mixers, and liqueurs by following Todd's easy, step-by-step instructions. If it comes in a glass, cup, bottle, or mug, it's here for you to clone at home. Discover how to make your own versions of:

* 7-Up®
* Starbuck's® Frappuccino®
* Nestea®
* Sunny Delight®
* Dairy Queen® Blizzard®
* McDonald's® Shamrock Shake®
* 7-Eleven® Cherry Slurpee®
* Grand Marnier® & Amaretto

Plus: Dozens of specialty drinks from T.G.I. Friday's®, Chili's®, Hard Rock Cafe®, Outback Steakhouse®, Applebee's®, House of Blues®, Olive Garden®, Red Lobster®, Claim Jumper®, and many more of your favorite restaurant chains.

"The mission: Decode the secret recipes for America's favorite junk foods. Equipment: Standard kitchen appliances. Goal: Leak the results to a ravenous public." (USA Today)

Fun Stuff Cupcakes

Fun Stuff Cupcakes Review

Fun Stuff Cupcakes Feature

• Most recipes can be made in minutes
• Full-page photos show decoration ideas in clear detail
• Hardover format allows years of use

More than just a simple snack, cupcakes can be dressed up to create a deliciously elegant dessert or can be magically transformed into a playful party animal. Whether you prefer fish or frogs, princesses or pandas, rocky road or raspberry streusel, Fun Stuff Cupcakes has the perfect cupcake for every occasion.

Now you can indulge your passion for cupcakes with easy recipes that will make you the hit of every bake sale, backyard barbecue, or birthday bash. And you won t need to spend all day in the kitchen more than half of the recipes in Fun Stuff Cupcakes start with cake mix and prepared frosting so that they can be whipped up in minutes. Simple candies and decorations take them from ordinary to unforgettable.

Each recipe in this handy hardcover cookbook includes simple directions, plus a full-page color photo of the finished product. If you re crazy for cupcakes, this is the book for you.

Here are just some of the whimsical cupcake recipes you ll discover:
Cookie in a Cupcake
Sunny Side Upcakes
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Cupcake Ornaments
Funny Bunnies

Favorite Brand Name Eagle Brand: 3 books in 1: Cookies & Bars, Cakes & Pies, Desserts

Favorite Brand Name Eagle Brand: 3 books in 1: Cookies & Bars, Cakes & Pies, Desserts Review

A fabulous 3-book collection of EAGLE BRAND® classics and treats.
Over 215 recipes for foolproof fudge, melt-in-your-mouth confections, rich ice creams, creamy cheesecakes, fruit-filled pies, tasty beverages, cookies, chocolate pies and puddings. Over 150 dazzling photos

The Vegetarian Bible

The Vegetarian Bible Review

The Vegetarian Bible Feature

• Tips and techniques for preparing vegetarian and vegan meals.
• More than 130 tested vegetarian and vegan recipes
• Sections include recipes for soups, Asian dishes, pasta, grains and legumes, salads, and party fare.
• Color photography of completed dish accompanies most recipes.

Whether you are a long-time vegetarian or vegan, or you just want to add more meatless meals to your diet, The Vegetarian Bible can help you in the kitchen. The 256-page cookbook offers more than 130 recipes that provide flavor, variety, and satisfaction without meat. Here is a closer look at the various sections in The Vegetarian Bible:
Soups. Includes recipes for Zesty Vegetarian Chili, Oven-Roasted Beet Soup with Orange Cream, and White Bean and Escarole Soup
Pasta and Noodles. Includes recipes for Cheese Ravioli with Wild Mushroom Sauce, Tofu Rigatoni Casserole, and Three-Pepper Fettuccine
Grains and Legumes. Includes recipes for Barley and Swiss Chard Skillet Casserole, Lentil Stew over Couscous and Barley, and Bean and Corn Frittata
Additional chapters for salad and sandwich recipes, and party and special occasion recipes, including light and lively party dishes like tortes, hummus dishes, and wheat gluten skewers

The Vegetarian Bible starts with a 24-page introduction to vegetarian cooking. A color photograph of the completed dish accompanies most of the recipes.

Favorite Brand Name Best Loved Recipes of All Time

Favorite Brand Name Best Loved Recipes of All Time Review

This book has been published by International Publications,

KitchenAid Baking Basics: Techniques for Perfect Baking

KitchenAid Baking Basics: Techniques for Perfect Baking Review

Beautiful and delicious baked goods have one thing in common: a cook who knows good baking basics. KitchenAid Baking Basics: Techniques for Perfect Baking can help you master the art of baking basics. The cookbook presents more than 100 recipes, along with value baking instruction, including:
Definitions of common baking terms, such as blanch, deglaze, and simmer.
Tips and tricks for baking with herbs, using cocoa powder, whisking over heat, and other baking techniques.
How-to photos that provide a visual guide for recipe steps and basic techniques.

KitchenAid Baking Basics: Techniques for Perfect Baking is spiral-bound and lies flat when open for easy use. It includes a recipe index for at-a-glance convenience and a metric conversion chart. Here is a sampling of recipes from the cookbook:
Bars & Brownies offers Key Lime Bars and Caramel Chocolate Chunk Blondies.
Cakes & Frostings includes Cookies & Cream Cupcakes and Sage Cake with Strawberries.
The Cookies chapter offers Oatmeal S mores Cookies and PB&J Thumbprint Cookies.
Muffins has many treats, including Streusel-Topped Blueberry Muffins and Ginger Squash Muffins.
Pies & Tarts includes Lattice-Topped Cherry Pie and Rustic Plum Tart.
The Quick Breads chapter offers Dill Sour Cream Scones and Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread.
Yeast Breads includes Scrumptious Sandwich Bread and Egg Bagels.

Simple 1-2-3 Kids Recipes

Simple 1-2-3 Kids Recipes Review

Simple 1-2-3 Kids Recipes is packed with 75 foolproof recipes specially designed with kids in mind. From creative breakfasts to snacks to dinners, this cookbook s recipes are sure to please the most finicky eaters.
Cooking for kids can be challenging. Most parents want to prepare meals and snacks for their children that are quick, healthy, and tasty. Sometimes it s difficult to balance the three, especially if kids are picky eaters. Simple 1-2-3 Kids Recipes solves these problems, with dozens of recipes for wholesome, homemade dishes that will appeal to kids in both taste and appearance.
You ll find great alternatives to fast food for every meal of the day. The Rise & Shine chapter showcases kid-friendly breakfast dishes like waffles, muffins, and parfaits. Surprise kids with unique after-school treats with the creative recipes in the Snack Time section. For new ideas for weekday lunches, make the funny face sandwiches, snake sandwiches, and more in Lunchbox Delights. The What s for Dinner? chapter has tried-and-true kid favorites that incorporate fun shapes and characters. The last chapter, Sweet Treats, is devoted to a variety of delectables that are simple to prepare.

Each recipe in Simple 1-2-3 Kids Recipes has easy-to-follow directions and a full-color photo. Plus, many recipes feature brand-name ingredients that are found in most kitchens. The cookbook lies flat while you re cooking, thanks to its practical spiral-bound format. Entice your picky eaters with these and other kids recipes:
Breakfast Pizza
Bunny Pancakes with Strawberry Butter
Honey Crunch Popcorn
Kids Quesadillas
Silly Snake Sandwich
Tasty Turkey Turnovers
Ham & Cheese Shells & Trees
Surfin Salmon
Lazy Daisy Cupcakes