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Herbs & Spices

Over 200 Herbs and Spices, with Recipes for Marinades, Spice Rubs, Oils, and Mor

Hardcover
$30.00 US
8"W x 9.5"H x 1.14"D   | 44 oz | 10 per carton
On sale May 05, 2015 | 336 Pages | 978-1-4654-3598-9
Herbs & Spices is the essential cook's companion, now redesigned and updated with all new recipes.

A classic reference, the best-selling Herbs & Spices is a trusted resource in the kitchen, with more than 200 unique herbs and spices from around the world showcased alongside gorgeous, full-color photography, flavor notes, and pairings. This new, updated edition includes the newest herbs, spices, and flavorings influencing global cuisine today, plus more than 180 recipes for main dishes, marinades, pastas, pickles, and sauces.

Part spice cookbook, part kitchen encyclopedia, Herbs & Spices offers handy seasoning how-tos:

  • How to identify and choose the best herbs, spices, and other flavorings.
  • How to prepare and cook with them to ensure you are making the most of their flavors.
  • How to make your own blends, spice rubs, sauces, and more — then customize them for your family's palate.

Herbs & Spices is perfect for beginning cooks just setting up a kitchen, foodies exploring the deliciously exotic mash-ups of today's modern cooking, and experts looking for ways to experiment with new flavor combinations. This practical illustrated reference book gives you all the guidance you need to become a master of seasonings and to make tantalizing food from around the world.

"Jill Norman's Herbs & Spices comes at exactly the right moment to guide readers through the tangle of leaves, seeds, and berries." — Booklist

"Both novice and expert cooks will find much to savor here." — Booklist

"Readers who want to experiment with something different will enjoy flipping through the various flavor sections with their favorite cookbook in the other hand." — Library Journal

"If you've stopped reading cookbooks because the truly inspirational have become few and far between, make space on your bookshelf for this one." — Foodies West Magazine

Jill Norman has published books on food and drink for many years, and has an extensive knowledge of foods and cooking styles from many regions of the world

She is the author of DK's The Complete Book of Spices, which enjoyed many years of success in several countries. Jill's expertise in herbs and spices has reached such a wide audience that she is frequently asked to identify spices, sent in small amounts to her by people all over the world. Other people who have bought herbs marked, vaguely, "culinary" in garden centres ring up to ask what to do with them. Recently, Encyclopedia Britannica asked Jill to be their expert to update all of their entries on herbs and spices.

Jill created the Penguin Cookery Library in the 1960s and 1970s, bringing many first-class authors to the list. She has since become a Glenfiddich trophy winner in her own right, and is a leading authority on the use of herbs and spices. She is the literary trustee of the Elizabeth David estate, and worked with Mrs David for many years. She is the author of DK's Herb & Spice.

  View titles by Jill Norman

About

Herbs & Spices is the essential cook's companion, now redesigned and updated with all new recipes.

A classic reference, the best-selling Herbs & Spices is a trusted resource in the kitchen, with more than 200 unique herbs and spices from around the world showcased alongside gorgeous, full-color photography, flavor notes, and pairings. This new, updated edition includes the newest herbs, spices, and flavorings influencing global cuisine today, plus more than 180 recipes for main dishes, marinades, pastas, pickles, and sauces.

Part spice cookbook, part kitchen encyclopedia, Herbs & Spices offers handy seasoning how-tos:

  • How to identify and choose the best herbs, spices, and other flavorings.
  • How to prepare and cook with them to ensure you are making the most of their flavors.
  • How to make your own blends, spice rubs, sauces, and more — then customize them for your family's palate.

Herbs & Spices is perfect for beginning cooks just setting up a kitchen, foodies exploring the deliciously exotic mash-ups of today's modern cooking, and experts looking for ways to experiment with new flavor combinations. This practical illustrated reference book gives you all the guidance you need to become a master of seasonings and to make tantalizing food from around the world.

Praise

"Jill Norman's Herbs & Spices comes at exactly the right moment to guide readers through the tangle of leaves, seeds, and berries." — Booklist

"Both novice and expert cooks will find much to savor here." — Booklist

"Readers who want to experiment with something different will enjoy flipping through the various flavor sections with their favorite cookbook in the other hand." — Library Journal

"If you've stopped reading cookbooks because the truly inspirational have become few and far between, make space on your bookshelf for this one." — Foodies West Magazine

Author

Jill Norman has published books on food and drink for many years, and has an extensive knowledge of foods and cooking styles from many regions of the world

She is the author of DK's The Complete Book of Spices, which enjoyed many years of success in several countries. Jill's expertise in herbs and spices has reached such a wide audience that she is frequently asked to identify spices, sent in small amounts to her by people all over the world. Other people who have bought herbs marked, vaguely, "culinary" in garden centres ring up to ask what to do with them. Recently, Encyclopedia Britannica asked Jill to be their expert to update all of their entries on herbs and spices.

Jill created the Penguin Cookery Library in the 1960s and 1970s, bringing many first-class authors to the list. She has since become a Glenfiddich trophy winner in her own right, and is a leading authority on the use of herbs and spices. She is the literary trustee of the Elizabeth David estate, and worked with Mrs David for many years. She is the author of DK's Herb & Spice.

  View titles by Jill Norman