A Pinch Of Books We Like cooking with herbs and spices

Field Guide to Herbs & Spices: How to Identify, Select, and Use Virtually Every Seasoning at the Market This pocket-sized treasure is packed with information that is as helpful at the market as it is in the kitchen.	Spice: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean Give the Mediterranean diet a try with the help of this well-organized and informative 2007 Beard Award Nominee.
The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia: Everything You'll Ever Need To Know About Hot Peppers, With More Than 100 Recipes A modern compendium of the world's most loved food group.	The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs At last, the answer to the age old question of what goes with what. Thousands of ingredients are listed and cross-referenced making this book part reference, part cookbook.
The Herbal Kitchen Go home with the Herbfarm's award-winning chef as he shows you how to prepare these simple yet utterly delightful recipes.	Herbs & Spices: The Cook's Reference Fully illustrated and categorized by flavor this is indeed a reference book for any kitchen.
Chocolate and Vanilla Gale Gand, the dessert diva, gives us two books in one that cover the mysteries of flavors we know and love.	Spices of Life: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Great Health Healthy cooking at its finest, and tastiest.
Edible Flower Garden (Edible Garden Series) This site's readers love this book. Filled with glorious photographs, it will give you new ideas for a lovely flower garden that tastes good too.	Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe Spice up your life with breakfast anytime of the day. Hundreds of recipes with a vegetarian slant that taste great morning, noon or night. See aPinchOf.com's review of this book.
The United States of Arugula: The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution Follow along as the US learns to love real food. It's not just what we eat today but why. See aPinchOf.com's review of this book.	Gourmet Mustards: The How-Tos of Making & Cooking with Mustards (Creative Cooking Series) One of this site's best sellers! The subject is covered well in this newly revised and expanded guide to making and cooking with mustards.
The Lavender Cookbook Learn to cook with lavender year around. From soup to desserts, this collection of 120 recipes will surprise and delight you.	Simply Vanilla: Recipes for Everyday Use There is more to this luscious spice than just dessert. Learn the secrets to enhancing all of your dishes with a little something extra.
Herb Companion The magazine for herb lovers who want to learn more about growing, cooking and what's going on in the world of fresh herbs.	Stop and Smell the Rosemary: Recipes and Traditions to Remember Much different than the typical Junior League collection, this award-winning book from the Houston club covers far more than rosemary.
A Busy Cook's Guide to Spices: How to Introduce New Flavors to Everyday Meals As much a reference as a cookbook, you will find new uses for your old favorites while livening up the dinner table.	Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent World traveling has never been this delicous. Follow along with Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid as they show you remote locales and exotic recipes without ever leaving your kitchen.
The Complete Chile Pepper Book: A Gardener's Guide to Choosing, Growing, Preserving, and Cooking Here's the latest from chile aficionado Dave DeWitt complete with information for a spicy garden. It covers 100 chiles and offers 85 recipes to put them work.	Olive Oil: From Tree to Table History, photographs and recipes; this volume has it all and it's all about the olive.
Growing and Using Stevia: The Sweet Leaf from Garden to Table with 35 Recipes The Sweet Herb is hot! This tiny tome shows you how to grow the pretty little plant called stevia and then what to do with it once you have a harvest.	Herbs in Bloom: A Guide to Growing Herbs as Ornamental Plants Use flowering herbs to punch up landscape design. This guide covers 700 plants from 80 families.
Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine Cook up some sunshine anytime of the year with a book that's as fun to read as it is to eat from. Alligator anyone?	Favorite Recipes with Herbs: Using Herbs in Everyday Cooking This collection of recipes gathered from herb farmers and herb shop owners provides the inspiration to try something fresh and new.
The Complete Herb Book McVicar's loyal following as well as the critics love this beautiful book. Although written for gardeners, culinary enthusiasts will also find it helpful.	Vegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today's Produce With More Than 350 Recipes Bishop's fan club grows larger as he inspires us to cook through 66 chapters chock full of garden goodness.
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History The spice race is on and a major battlefield is Run Island. Don't miss the action in this fun account of history.	The Spice Route: A History (California Studies in Food and Culture) The spice trade contributed in a big way to the exploration of the world. Find out how these local ingredients made their way around the globe.
McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers A handy and highly-recommended reference for growing herbs, vegetables and edible flowers on your deck or patio. See aPinchOf.com's review of this book.	The New Food Lover's Tiptionary: More Than 6,000 Food and Drink Tips, Secrets, Shortcuts, and Other Things Cookbooks Never Tell You Solve your problems, settle your curiosity or just entertain yourself with this collection of over 6000 kitchen wisdom nuggets.
Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices This is no cookbook but a serious look at spice history, cultivation and use.	The Spice and Herb Bible This site's readers loved the first edition of this book. Comprehensive information about all your favorite seasonings.
A Miscellany of Garlic: From Paying Off Pyramids and Scaring Away Tigers to Inspiring Courage and Curing Hiccups, the Unusual Power Behind the World's Most Humble Vegetable Does garlic really repel vampires and cure the hiccups? Find answers to these questions and way more than you ever thought possible about the stinking rose.	The Herb Gardener: A Guide for All Seasons Here are the answers to all of your questions arranged season by season. Fully illustrated, this growing guide covers 64 different herbs.
Roasting-A Simple Art Barbara Kafka is a kitchen goddess. The section on roasting garlic is a culinary delight. This book will show you a whole new way to look at your oven.	Deliciously Easy Appetizers with Herbs Check out all of the other titles too in this tiny bargain-priced series of yummy and quick herbal recipes.
Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making Here's the third edition of the definitive work on every sauce ever prepared. A cook's text book.	Artichoke to Za'atar: Modern Middle Eastern Food Authentic yet modern Middle Eastern cooking at your fingertips and arranged in alphabetical order at that.
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