Herb & Spices
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 The Spice and Herb Bible
Second Edition
Hemphill
A guide to every herb, spice, and every other form of seasoning. Includes history, usage guides, recipes and other pertinent information for Ajowan to Zedoary. Softcover, 600 pp. $29.95.
 The World of Spice
Michael Bateman
His vibrantly colourful book is divided into two sections. The first features international recipes using spices - from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Australia and New Zealand. Falafal, pili pili sauce, jerk pasta, and, of course, curry feature in this section. In the second section, the spices are organized according to type: roots and barks; berries and seeds; flowers and leaves, fruits and vegetables, resins and nuts. Each entry defines the appearance, use, medicinal use, and natural habitat.Colour photos. Softcover, 240 pp. $34.95.
Spices: A Cook's Manual & 100 Recipes
Sallie Morris
Subtitled A Cook’s Manual & 100 Recipes, this handy reference blends the identification of spices and aromatic mixtures with a little history, suggested uses, techniques and signature recipes. Colour photos. Hardcover, 256 pp. $24.99.
 Field
Guide to Herbs & Spices
Aliza Green
A great little book on herbs and spices with each description accompanied
by a recipe and other useful information such as where to buy and
how to store. Particularly useful is the inclusion of other names
the spice may go by, and in a variety of languages. Softcover, 313
pp. $19.95.
 Handful of Herbs
Barbara Segall, Louise Pickford & Rose Hammich
The ultimate guide for herb afficianados, this lovely volume has information on growing herbs, planning a herb garden, decorating with herbs, crafting with herbs, cleaning (yourself and your house) with herbs, and, of course, cooking with herbs. The gardening information guides you from seeding to picking your herbs and the rest of the book has great ideas on using them. Recipes include apricots poached in tarragon syrup. Colour photos. Softcover, 127 pp. $21.95.
 Salt & Pepper
Jody Vassallo
Prized throughout history, salt and pepper are probably the most
used—and abused-flavour enhancers. Besides informing cooks about
which salt and pepper are up to which task, Vassallo offers recipes
a broad selection of recipes –spice rubs and brines, addictive
pepper parmesan shortbread, roast beef in a salt crust, even sweets
such as a vanilla, pistachio and pepper ice cream or preserved lemon
granita. Colour photos. 159 pp. $24.95.
  Thyme in the Kitchen:
Cooking with Fresh Herbs
Yvonne Tremblay
How to grow, harvest and store culinary herbs, and cooking with herbs all in one
book!! Expand your culinary horizons with this great book. To try: Black Bean and
Corn Salsa (page 146) and Potato
Salad with Dill-Chive Vinaigrette (page 96). Softcover. $24.95.
Sophie Grigson's Herbs
Sophie Grigson
Herbs are the little gods of the kitchen; they have the power to transform the mundane
to the sublime. What is lamb without rosemary, or tomato without basil. The recipes
in this book are accompanied by a passionate commentary and valuable tips on growing
and storing herbs. $47.99.
 Healing Herbs Cookbook
Pat Crocker
$19.95.
 Adriana's Spice Caravan
Adriana & Rochelle Zabarkes
$22.95.
 Herb
and Spice Handbook
Arabella Boxer
$34.00.
 Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
Claire Kowalchik & William H. Hylton, eds.
$24.00.
 Savoring the Day
Judith Benn Hurley
$36.50.
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