Cookbooks
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THE LHASA MOON TIBETAN COOKBOOK by Tsering Wangmo & Zara Houshmand 128 pp., 80 recipes, 48 line drawings, 25 photos, 8" x 8". #LHMO - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Located on Lombard Street in San Francisco's Marina District, Lhasa Moon is one of the finest Tibetan restaurants in the West. A unique mix of Asian influences and Tibetan regional ones, its cuisine delights vegetarians and meat lovers alike. This cookbook of the restaurant's most popular dishes includes recipes for soups, snacks and appetizers, the famous Tibetan momos, popular noodle dishes, tsampa and breads, sweets, and beverages. It also provides an excellent overview of the foods grown in Tibet, with their special climate and regional variations; foreign influences; daily meals; the types of household kitchens; food served in monasteries; and food for Tibetan celebrations. A section on special ingredients and substitutions is also included. More ... | |
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THE NEPAL COOKBOOK by the Association of Nepalis in the Americas, illustrated by Palden Choedak Oshoe 2nd Edition, 168 pp., 20 line drawings, 133 recipes. #NECO2E - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion This treasury of recipes from the members of the Association of Nepalis in the Americas represents the best of authentic Nepali cuisine. From festival dishes to simple everyday favorites, the recipes included here reflect the many facets of Nepal's colorful and diverse cultures. More ... | |
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TIBETAN COOKING: Recipes for Daily Living, Celebration, and Ceremony by Elizabeth Esther Kelly 108 pp., 15 color and 33 b&w photos, 12 drawings, 8" x 9", paper edition. #TICOBO - list price $ 19.95 Our Price $13.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion There is no better way to experience the flavor of an exotic culture than through its food—and no better guide to the recipes and gustatory culture of Tibet than Elizabeth Kelly, long-time cook for lamas and other Tibetans. Her remarkable array of easy-to-follow recipes use ingredients readily available in the West. You will find serving suggestions, meal planning, traditional foods, and numerous vegetarian dishes: everything needed to make a complete Tibetan dinner or just to try something different. Tibetan Cooking: Recipes for Daily Living, Celebration, & Ceremony also offers a personal look into the little known aspects of Tibetan cuisine: its adaptation to modern times, and its preservation and connection with Tibetan holidays and religious ceremonies. Beautifully illustrated and well designed, as a gift or for everyday practical use, this book is a gem. More ... | |
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IN BUDDHA'S KITCHEN: Cooking, Being Cooked, and Other Adventures by Kimberley Snow 192 pp. #INBUKI - list price $ 17.95 Our Price $14.36 (you save 20%) In Buddha's Kitchen is a funny and honest account of being head cook at a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center and discovering grace right where it is, stove and all. More ... | |
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ONE TASTE: Vegetarian Home Cooking from Around the World by Sharon Crayton, fore. by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse 8.5" x 11", 208 pp. 47 full-color photos. #ONTAVE - $ 27.00 These 108 favorite, perfected recipes from around the world are not only beautifully presented and illustrated in color, but also come with suggestions for how to create them in a meditative space, with a "fresh mind." Recipes range from main entrees to sauces and desserts, from Tibetan vegetable soup to borscht and chutneys. More ... | |
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VEGGIYANA: The Dharma of Cooking, with 108 Deliciously Easy Vegetarian Recipes by Sandra Garson, illustrated by Michelle Antonisse 360 pp., two-color throughout. #VEDHCO - $ 19.95 "Wholesome Food from the Whole Wide World." The kitchen is the most vital place on Earth, because even now in the age of iPads and Hadron Colliders, survival still depends on wholesome, nutritious food. In keeping with this simple truth, Veggiyana provides 108 tasty, beloved, and simple recipes from around the world—one for every bead on a mala. And generously sprinkled throughout are perfectly spiced morsels of time-tested wisdom on how to live a life that nourishes both body and spirit. Veggiyana brings the vitality of the world's kitchens to your own kitchen with timeless wisdom and recipes to nourish, delight, and inspire. More ... | |