Raquel Pelzel

Umami is a deeply satisfying taste, and though often associated with animal products comes in many plant-based forms. Pelzel's recipes are built around the use of eight umami-rich ingredients. The key ingredients are layered, to amplify their effect. Vegan recipes are indicated by an icon at the top of the page.

The ultimate canvas for sweet and savory culinary creativity. 50 seasonal recipes that reimagine the "bread and butter" of cuisine with simple ingredients in surprising ways. Easy enough for breakfast, yet suitable for brunch, lunch, dinner and even dessert, the possibilities of heaping beautiful seasonal ingredients on bread are limitless. Toast guides home chefs as they explore home cuisine's ultimate creative canvas. Organized by season, Toast...

"Israeli baking encompasses the influences of so many regions--Morocco, Yemen, Germany, and Georgia, to name a few--and master baker Uri Scheft seamlessly marries all of these in his incredible baked goods at his Breads Bakery in New York City and Lehamim Bakery in Tel Aviv. Nutella-filled babkas, potato and shakshuka focaccia, and chocolate rugelach are pulled out of the ovens several times an hour for waiting crowds. In Breaking Breads, Scheft takes...

"Food Network personality Melissa d'Arabian shows you how to make healthy meals for your whole family and still save lots of money and time, in a cookbook with 120 new dishes. If you think that eating healthier is too expensive, Melissa is here to guide you and prove that healthy eating can be easy, affordable, and achievable with everyday supermarket ingredients. She provides nutritional information with each recipe to help readers decide what recipes...

The owners of a standout New York City sandwich shop offer Cambodian and Asian-inspired sandwich recipes with a wide range of inventive fillings including Glazed Five-Spice Pork Belly, Seared Coconut Tiger Shrimp and Hoisin Meatballs. --Publisher's description.