Saturday, January 31, 2009

Best Food in Town or Easy Appetizers

Best Food in Town: The Restaurant Lover's Guide to Comfort Food in the Midwest

Author: Dawn Simonds

Nobody does comfort food like Midwesterners. Whether it's coconut cream pie or savory cheese soup, spare ribs or cornbread, there's a restaurant in the Heartland that makes it best. Dawn Simonds compiled this essential guidebook to more than 230 unique restaurants, where home cooking is an art. All of these restaurants share a dedication to cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients and serving delicious food in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Simonds offers colorful descriptions of the restaurants and their owners, assessments of the food, price guides, directions for getting there, and other important details. With Best Food in Town as a guide, readers are certain to find restaurants to satisfy any comfort food craving.



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Easy Appetizers

Author: Maxine Clark

Get any meal off to a great start with this fabulous selection of simple first courses.

Soup is the classic way to begin a meal at any time of the year with ideas like hearty Tomato Soup with Pesto or cool Gazpacho. Fresh and inviting, Salads are a deliciously light way to get the taste buds flowing. The selection includes Tuscan Panzanella and Caesar Salad. These simple Dips and Breads have a distinctly Italian flavor with crostini and toasted focaccia on the menu. Vegetarians are offered mouthwatering suggestions, such as Deep-fried Artichokes and Warm Goat Cheese Souffles. Fish and Seafood are perfect for kick-starting your meal-choose from Thia Shrimp Cakes with Chile Jam and Drunken Clams. Meat and Poultry options include the antipasti dish Bresaola and Arugula with Olive Oil and Parmesan and zesty Chicken Lemon Skewers. Whether you are looking for something special to get a dinner party under way or a quick idea to jazz up a mid-week supper, this selection of simple appetizers is all the inspiration you need.



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