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A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

Claudia Roden

Great Chefs of France

Great Chefs of France

Anthony Blake and Quentin Crewe

The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth

The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth

Roy Andries De Groot

The Accomplisht Cook

The Accomplisht Cook

Robert May

Apicius

Apicius

Apicius

Great British Chefs

Great British Chefs

Kit Chapman

The Scots Kitchen

The Scots Kitchen

F. Marian McNeill

Classic Food of China

Classic Food of China

Yan-Kit So

Classic Turkish Cooking

Classic Turkish Cooking

Ghillie Basan

Be-Ro Home Recipes: Scones, Cakes, Pastry, Puddings

Be-Ro Home Recipes: Scones, Cakes, Pastry, Puddings

Be-Ro Flour

A Gift to Young Housewives

A Gift to Young Housewives

Elena Molokhovets

Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery

Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery

Isabella Beeton

Traditional Recipes of Laos

Traditional Recipes of Laos

Phia Sing

Pomp and Sustenance: Twenty-five Centuries of Sicilian Food

Pomp and Sustenance: Twenty-five Centuries of Sicilian Food

Mary Taylor Simeti

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

A Taste of History: 10,000 Years of Food in Britain

A Taste of History: 10,000 Years of Food in Britain

Peter Brears , Maggie Black , Gill Corbishley , Jane Renfrew and Jennifer Stead

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

Isabella Beeton

Gullah Cuisine: By Land and by Sea

Gullah Cuisine: By Land and by Sea

Charlotte Jenkins

In Nonna's Kitchen

In Nonna's Kitchen

Carol Field

La Cuisinière de la Campagne et de la Ville, ou Nouvelle Cuisine économique

La Cuisinière de la Campagne et de la Ville, ou Nouvelle Cuisine économique

Louis-Eustache Audot

Ethnic Cuisines of our People

Ethnic Cuisines of our People

William Pokhlebkin

I Hear America Cooking

I Hear America Cooking

Betty Fussell

A Good Heart and a Light Hand: Ruth Gaskins' Collection of Traditional Negro Recipes

A Good Heart and a Light Hand: Ruth Gaskins' Collection of Traditional Negro Recipes

Ruth Gaskin

The Chinese Kitchen: Recipes, Techniques, Ingredients, History, And Memories From America's Leading Authority On Chinese Cooking

The Chinese Kitchen: Recipes, Techniques, Ingredients, History, And Memories From America's Leading Authority On Chinese Cooking

Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

The History and Culture of Japanese Food

The History and Culture of Japanese Food

Naomichi Ishige

English Puddings: Savoury and Sweet

English Puddings: Savoury and Sweet

Mary Norwak

Traditional Welsh Home Cooking

Traditional Welsh Home Cooking

Annette Yates

A Taste of Heritage: The New African-American Cuisine

A Taste of Heritage: The New African-American Cuisine

Joe Randall and Toni Tipton-Martin

The Food Chronology: A Food Lover's Compendium of Events and Anecdotes, from Prehistory to the Present

The Food Chronology: A Food Lover's Compendium of Events and Anecdotes, from Prehistory to the Present

James Trager

Savoring the Past

Savoring the Past

Barbara Ketcham Wheaton