Entertaining is Fun or Asian Grocery Store Demystified

Entertaining is Fun!: How to be a Popular Hostess

Author: Dorothy Draper

The timeless and collectible classic on entertaining-at last back in print! Dorothy Draper (1889-1969), like her contemporaries Diana Vreeland and Elsie de Wolfe, became an icon of stylish living through her interior decorating and many books.

Originally published in 1941, Entertaining Is Fun! is one of Draper's most delightful creations, hailed in the original flap copy of the book as "neither a cookbook nor a book of etiquette, but a vivacious and inspiring book on home entertaining." With its charming retro package, this book teaches you how to host the most fabulous dinner parties, holiday meals, and weddings, and also makes a great gift!

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Asian Grocery Store Demystified: A Food Lover's Guide to all the Best Ingredients

Author: Linda Bladholm

A food lover's guide to all the best ingredients.Do you want to prepare an Asian meal as delectable as those in restaurants? Are you too intimidated by the exotic ingredients to try? And what's inside those mysterious bottles, bags, and boxes in your local Asian grocery store anyway'This handy Take it With You guide provides the answers. Author Linda Bladholm, who has lived, worked, cooked, and dined in locales as diverse as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Laos, and Vietnam, takes you on a tour of a typical Asian grocery store and expertly describes what you'll find.Make Your Next Shopping Trip a Successful and Fascinating Journey.Peppered with over 400 illustrations, plus stories about the ingredients used in every major Asian cuisine, this guidebook identifies and tells you how to use the vast array of meats, fruits, vegetables, noodles, tofu, rice, and delicacies. A bonus section of the author's favorite recipes will help you create savory, authentic dishes that will impress everyone-- and it will open a window onto the remarkable civilizations of the Orient.

Table of Contents:

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
CHAPTER 1 A Walk through Mr. Lin's Grocery Store	15
CHAPTER 2 Rice	24
CHAPTER 3 Noodles	30
CHAPTER 4 Starches & Flour	43
CHAPTER 5 Flavorings & Condiments	49
CHAPTER 6 Oils	64
CHAPTER 7 Vegetables	67
CHAPTER 8 Herbs & Aromatics	80
CHAPTER 9 Fresh Fruit	87
CHAPTER 10 Soybean Products	93
CHAPTER 11 Eggs & Preserved Meats	100
CHAPTER 12 Pickled Items & Preserves	105
CHAPTER 13 Dried Goods & Spices	111
CHAPTER 14 Canned Goods	125
CHAPTER 15 Snacks & Sweets	132
CHAPTER 16 Teas, Healing Tea, & Herb Tea	145
CHAPTER 17 Cookingwith Chinese Herbs	161
CHAPTER 18 Japanese Food Products	168
CHAPTER 19 Exotic Items for the Cultivated Palate	182
CHAPTER 20 The Mosaic Melting Pot: The Rest of the Asian
Market	186
EPILOGUE	196
APPENDIX 1 Basic Utensils	197
APPENDIX 2 Basic Asian Cooking Techniques	199
APPENDIX 3 Recipes	202
GLOSSARY	225
INDEX	229