New Tastes in Green Tea or Elegant Comfort Food From Dorset Inn

New Tastes in Green Tea: A Novel Flavoring for Familiar Drinks, Dishes, and Desserts

Author: Mutsuko Tokunag

NEW TASTES IN GREEN TEA is an original cookbook that ushers an underappreciated flavor into the kitchen as a beverage and a cooking ingredient. The range of recipes is startling. Green Tea Latte, Matcha Smoothie, or Iced Matcha au Lait take "the greens" in new directions. Mouthwatering recipes for gratin, quiche, pastas, and desserts will enliven the adventurous cook's culinary repertoire.

While breaking fresh ground, NEW TASTES IN GREEN TEA also covers the basics. Author Mutsuko Tokunaga, vice president of the World Green Tea Association, introduces the reader to the most popular types of traditional tea, the fine art of brewing a perfect cup, and the ins and outs of tea lore. Lavish images by two top food photographers provide the perfect visual accompaniment for making green tea a part of everyday life.

This book arrives at the perfect time. With the growing awareness of the health benefits of this popular beverage, and the emergence of such innovative teas as vanilla hojicha and mango sencha, green tea is finding a place in more and more households. On the health front, the beneficial properties are almost too numerous to count. It is said to restrict the increase of blood cholesterol, control high blood pressure, lower blood pressure, refresh the body, deter food poisoning, help prevent cavities, fight viruses, and freshen skin.

Whether you are looking for a bevy of palate-pleasing drinks or savory new food recipes, NEW TASTES IN GREEN TEA is a must-have for anyone seeking to appreciate the versatility and elegant flavorings of one of the world's most healthful beverages.

About the Author:
Mutsuko Tokunaga is a renowned Japanese food stylist and the vice president of the World Green Tea Association. She appears regularly on radio and television in Japan and writes on cooking and tea for Japanese newspapers and magazines. NEW TASTES IN GREEN TEA follows two previous publications in Japanese.

Chicago Sun Times

In New Tastes in Green Tea, Mutsuko Tokunaga shows readers the healthful tea's grassy flavor works well in drinks, desserts and much more. The succinct and beautifully photographed volume includes a guide that explains the different types of green tea.

TEA A Magazine

[This book] is a must-have guide for anyone seeking to appreciate the versatility and elegant flavorings of one of the world's healthiest beverages.

Library Journal

Tea drinking is becoming evermore popular in the United States, with exotic varieties turning up even in the supermarket. Green tea as a flavoring ingredient is no longer relegated to the ice cream that is a clich on Japanese American menus. Tokunaga, vice president of the World Green Tea Association, begins with "A Tea Drinker's Guide," describing the various green teas and blends, as well as the etiquette of tea drinking, then moves on to the history and production of tea. She follows with recipes for all courses of a meal, from Green Tea Gnocchi to Matcha Tiramisu (!). There are color photographs throughout, and a final section covers, among other topics, the health benefits of green tea and handy household tips. For comprehensive beverage collections and other larger libraries. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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Elegant Comfort Food From Dorset Inn: Traditional Cooking from Vermont's Oldest Continuously Operating Inn

Author: Jane Stern

"We see Sissy Hicks as the Alice Waters of Vermont," says Michael Stern" - relying on local farmers and greengrocers, cooking meals that reflect the seasons, and creating a menu that is at once respectful of tradition and yet always surprising. . . . This cookbook is one that cooks will turn to for ideas for Sunday dinners, company's-coming meals, candlelight suppers, and leisurely family breakfasts on a weekend morning. And it will be a book that readers will want to curl up with by the fire on a winter's evening."

The Dorset Inn, a special-occasion extraordinarily romantic restaurant, is a destination for those who go through southern Vermont to ski and sightsee. People honeymoon here, have anniversary meals here, and come to the Dorset Inn to get away from it all.

The Dorset Inn is a place rich with historical association with the very beginnings of America and American cooking. It was on the Dorset Village Green that the Green Mountain Boys prepared for battle in the Revolutionary War and just down the road is Arlington, where Norman Rockwell created his most beloved paintings.

Elegant Comfort Food from the Dorset Inn not only celebrates the history of the inn and the spirit of America found in New England. It also is a practical cookbook containing recipes founded on a tradition of hearty portions, clarity of flavors, and transformation of leftovers into glorious meals, but refined and elevated.