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The
New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast
by David Leite
Hardcover from Clarkson Potter
Media Published: 2009-08-18
ISBN: 0307394417
Winner of the IACP 2010 Julia Child Award for First Book
Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Spain, Portugal is today's hot-spot
vacation destination, and world travelers are enthralled by the unique
yet familiar cuisine of this country. The New Portuguese Table takes
you on a culinary journey into the soul of this fascinating nation and
looks at its 11 surprisingly different historical regions, as well as the
island of Madeira and the Azores, and their food culture, typical dishes,
and wines. This book also showcases Portugal's pantry of go-to ingredients,
such as smoked sausages, peppers, cilantro, seafood, olive oil, garlic,
beans, tomatoes, and bay leaves--all beloved by Americans and now combined
in innovative ways.
In The New Portuguese Table, David Leite provides a contemporary
look at the flavorful food of this gastronomic region, sharing both the
beloved classics he remembers from cooking at his grandmother's side, such
as Slowly Simmered White Beans and Sausage, as well as modern dishes defining
the country today, like Olive Oil-Poached Fresh Cod with Roasted Tomato
Sauce. With full-color photographs throughout and a contemporary perspective,
The
New Portuguese Table is the handbook to the exciting cuisine
of Portugal. |
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Portuguese
Homestyle Cooking
by Ana Patuleia Ortins
Hardcover from Interlink Books
ISBN: 1566567262
Everyone loves Mediterranean food, but few can put their finger on
exactly what makes the understated peasant food of Portugal so beguilingly
delicious and distinct from the cuisine of its near neighbours.Peppered
with a lifetime of anecdotes from a passionate cook steeped in the local
ways of life, "Portuguese Homestyle Cooking" draws readers into the kitchen
where traditional culinary methods have been handed down generation-to-generation,
shared and refined with the help of family and friends who have watched,
chopped, stirred and tasted.Featuring over 150 delicious recipes - from
hearty soups to sumptuous seafood platters - and accompanied by stunning
full-colour photography throughout, this authentic cookbook is a welcome
addition to all food lover's bookshelves. |
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Cuisines
of Portuguese Encounters
by Cherie Y. Hamilton
Hardcover from Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 0781811813
Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters is one of the first cookbooks to
encompass the entire Portuguese-speaking world! Enriched by over 70 new
recipes, the expanded edition is a fascinating collection of 279 authentic
recipes that illustrate how Portugal and its former colonies influenced
each other's culinary traditions.
In the sixteenth century, Portuguese navigators circled the globe, conquering
new lands to build one of history's largest empires, and at the same time
carrying and introducing crops, food products, and a variety of culinary
cultures to all corners of the earth. Fueled by the curiosity of a cultural
anthropologist and world traveler, this fascinating collection of 279 recipes
is the first cookbook to encompass the entire Portuguese-speaking world
and explain how Portugal and its former colonies influenced each other's
cooking traditions. The author also explores the impact of the Moors and
Sephardic Jews, who added unique contributions to the culinary history
of the Portuguese empire.
This appetizing volume is rearranged geographically, containing staples
from Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Goa, Guinea-Bissau,
Macao, Malacca, and more. Each chapter is a mini-cookbook of a particular
country or region, complete with introduction to the cuisine, culinary
history, and recipes.
From famous dishes like spicy pork vindaloo from Goa, the classic bacalhau
of Portugal, and all varieties of feijoada, to lesser-known treats like
Guinean oyster stew and coconut pudding from East Timor, this cookbook
has something for every adventurous gastronome. The 8-page section of color
photographs brings the recipes to life!
Menus for religious holidays and festive occasions, a glossary of terms,
a section on mail-order resources, and a bilingual index will assist the
home chef in celebrating the rich, diverse, and delicious culinary legacy
of this old empire. |
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Spanish
Table, The: Traditional Recipes and Wine Pairings from Spain and Portugal
by Winston Steve
Hardcover from Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423603737
THE SPANISH TABLE COOKBOOK
Authentic Recipes and Wine Pairings
IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUESTS of his patrons, Steve Winson has created
a cookbook full of tasty recipes for those specialty cooking utensils unique
to Spain and Portugal-paella pans, cazuelas, cataplanas, and ollas. In
a cheery and informative way, he provides the history and culture of the
pans and how to use them. He also offers an excellent section on Iberian
wines and ideas for hosting fun tasting parties.
So, when in the mood for something a bit exotic, this book makes it
easy for home cooks to try their hand at a traditional seafood paella,
or Clams Medeira, or Black Olive-Fig Tapenade served with a fine Pedro
Ximenex sherry. It's a trip to the Old Country without leaving the kitchen.
Iberian/Spanish cuisine is currently "in fashion," with several top
chefs garnering recent media attention.
The self-published volume sold 5,000 copies.
The self-published version of this book was listed as one of "1001
Cookbooks You Must Spatter Before You Die" in the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
The author is an expert on Iberian wines, ports, and sherries and leads
wine-tasting tours of Spain and Portugal.
The author has stores by the same name in Seattle, Berkeley, Santa
Fe, and Mill Valley, California.
Online marketing and promotions.
Print and web advertising campaign.
National broadcast and print publicity.
Co-op available.
In 1995, Steve Winston opened his first The Spanish Table store in
Seattle, and over the years has added shops in Berkeley, Santa Fe, and
Mill Valley, California. His small chain specializes in selling cookware,
foods, and wines unique to the Iberian Peninsula. Winston is a true Iberianophile
and is an expert on wines from that region. |
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Food
of Portugal
by Jean Anderson
Paperback from William Morrow Cookbooks
Media Published: 1994-06-21
ISBN: 0688134157
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An extensive bilingual glossary explains, defines, and describes
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Portuguese food, wine, cooking, and restaurant terms.
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With notes for cooks and travelers on the language
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of Portuguese wine, food, and dining.
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Wine notes have been completely revised and updated.
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Color photographs of Portugal by the author.
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Williams-Sonoma
New Healthy Kitchen: Main Dishes: Colorful Recipes for Health & Well-Being
by Georgeanne Brennan
Paperback from Free Press
Media Published: 2006-05-23
ISBN: 0743278593
With New Healthy Kitchen Main Dishes, you can improve your diet
while enjoying recipes such as Honey-Glazed Lamb Chops with Apricot Salsa,
Quail with Roasted Fresh Figs, or Tabbouleh with Lemony Scallops. This
colorful series of healthy cookbooks takes a commonsense approach to eating
right. Food fads and trendy diets may come and go, but your family doctor
can tell you that you will never go wrong eating a wide variety of fresh
vegetables and fruits, whole grains, and legumes.
We all know that we're supposed to be eating several servings of each
of these foods every day. But you might not know that we're also supposed
to be eating as many different colors of fruit and vegetable as possible.
The naturally occurring pigments that give vibrant colors to fruits and
vegetables also offer an array of unique health benefits, boosting your
immune system and fighting common diseases and conditions as you age. These
pigments and other plant compounds -- known as antioxidants and phytochemicals
-- work in tandem with vitamins, minerals, and fiber to keep our bodies
strong and well.
The amazing benefits of colorful foods, whole grains, legumes, seeds,
and nuts are being studied in labs across the country and touted by government
experts on nutrition. But all the good advice in the world won't help you
put a healthy dinner on the table. The books of the New Healthy Kitchen
series -- Starters, Main Dishes, and Desserts -- will do just that.
The 60 recipes in these pages, grouped by the color of a key ingredient,
offer dozens of appealing and easy ways to bring a rainbow of fruits, vegetables,
and grains into your daily meals. Even better, 24 "Fresh Ideas" suggest
simple ways of enjoying fresh produce as a snack or side dish.
With New Healthy Kitchen Main Dishes, eating right won't be a
sacrifice or a chore. In these books, healthy food means good food, simply
prepared and a pleasure to eat. |
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TASTE
OF PORTUGAL
by Edite Vieira
Paperback from Grub Street Cookery
ISBN: 190230439X
Very unfairly, the cuisine of Portugal remains largely unknown outside
Portuguese-speaking communities. Perhaps it is presumed to be too much
a poor relation of Spanish food to be worth exploring. If so, it is a pity,
for, as Edite Vieira demonstrates in her classic The Taste of Portugal--now
reissued by Grub Street--it retains a distinctive, vibrant identity.
Among the very interesting characteristics of Portuguese food are the
presence, uniquely in Europe, of fresh herb coriander as a flavoring, a
most imaginative use of clams and what almost amounts to a mania for salt
cod. The Taste of Portugal gives a wonderfully rounded picture of this
robust and fascinating cuisine, with its bread-heavy soups, its salt cod
and fish dishes, its high-flavored stews (in one well-known dish, combining
pork and clams), its game and its extravagantly sweet desserts, rich with
eggs.
The first recipe is for what has become virtually a national dish:
Caldo Verde, a simple but delicious potato soup enlivened with finely sliced
greens. It was this soup which apparently prompted a British journalist
to remark on the poverty of the Portuguese that forced them to make soup
from grass.
Edite Vieira provides a lively commentary that puts the food into its
cultural and historical context--a number of the dishes are of great antiquity--and
is an absolute delight to read. --Robin Davidson |
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Williams-Sonoma
Savoring Spain & Portugal
by Joyce Eserky Goldstein
Hardcover from Oxmoor House
ISBN: 0848725867
Explore the foods of the Iberian table, from the paellas of Valencia
to the salt cod fritters of Oporto to the tapers of Seville. Part cookbook,
part travelogue, Savoring Spain & Portugal celebrates the regional
character and respect for tradition that prevail in the kitchens of Spain
& Portugal. Beautiful photos and illustrations contribute to this portrait
of a region where good food enjoyed in a leisurely fashion is an everyday
affair. |
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