The Great Chicago Melting Pot Cookbook

Over 400 recipes representing the best recipes of 20 nationalities from Chicago's neighborhoods. Recipes are interspersed with anecdotes and Chicago history.

The Legendary Illinois Cookbook is an affectionate journey through Illinois that offers a panoramic view of the state and its favorite foods. The six geographical areas of Illinois provide the framework for a comprehensive collection of over 600 recipes that will please any member of the family. Along with the broad selection of delicious foods, the authors have included fascinating historical background for each of the six geographical sections and have also scattered interesting town tidbits among the recipes. To round out the image, charming original artwork and wonderful old photographs highlight many of the unique characteristics of Illinois. The overall result is a cookbook chock full of food, fun, and facts that will be as much fun to read as it will be to use.

Way more than just a delicious cookbook. In the Magical Melting Pot, America’s best, most famous, iconic and respected immigrant chefs from all over the world share their stories, cultures, career journeys and favorite childhood food memories. It’s filled with chef biographies and storytelling, wonderful, accessible ethnic recipes, charming illustrations, continent maps, in-country childhood photos of the chefs, and select language translations. The Magical Melting Potä celebrates America’s diversity and the role immigrants play in making the U.S. so rich in ideas, outlooks and food traditions. It will inspire a wide range of audiences, from parents, to foodies, teens, teachers, home educators and lovers of travel and other cultures, no matter their age, to follow their dreams, persevere and look for what’s unique, special and different in all of us. It’s a book that’s never been more needed to open people’s eyes to go beyond tolerating out differences, to enjoying and reveling in them. The Magical Melting Potä encourages us all to be prouder of our own unique heritage and want to share it with others.

"Inspired by The great New Zealand cookbook and The great Australian cookbook created by Blackwell and Ruth Limited/Thom Productions Limited"--Colophon.

The Family Melting Pot Cookbook is very versatile and simple cookbook. There is something for everyone in this cookbook from the health conscious to the more indulging eaters among us. There are fun Christmas related recipes, Halloween recipes, recipes to warm us during winter, fun party pleasing recipes and finger recipes. There are 200 recipes at a very affordable price which makes the Family Melting Pot Cookbook a valuable tool to your eating enjoyment!

A cookbook bibliography of over 50 nations and cultures. It contains 1,309 titles and cover images of 300 cookbooks.

The past 25 years has seen Chicago transformed from a heartland stronghold of meat and potatoes into a major culinary center. Chicago Cooks chronicles this story through the eyes of the Chicago chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, female leaders in the food and dining world. They tell how the Chicago food scene grew and evolved, touching on landmark restaurants like Charlie Trotter's and Frontera Grill, the rise of ethnic cuisines imported from around the world, and the proliferation of shops, markets, and classes serving the ever more sophisticated home cook. The book also includes a bounty of 75 recipes for entertaining from this unique group of Chicago food authorities, gathered specially for this book.

The hit PBS cooking competition returns! Dish up all the standout recipes—familiar favorites and bold new flavors—from Season 2. In the second season of The Great American Recipe, a new set of the country’s most talented home cooks shared the stories of their lives, backgrounds, communities, and cultures, all told through food. In this companion cookbook, you’ll bring home more than 100 new recipes from the cast, host, and judges: Meals that made their big moments memorable. Family treasures handed down through generations. Iconic regional foods and twists on everyday classics. And even the weeknight standbys they turn to for quick, family-friendly dinners. In short, this is the best of American home cooking, in all of its incredible diversity—from the East Coast to the islands of Hawai’i, from indigenous to immigrant families. Accompanied by gorgeous food photography as well as captivating images from on-set, these recipes are accessible for home cooks and sure to become favorites at your table. You’ll get to know more about your favorite contestants while learning how to make the standout recipes featured on the series, including: Instant Pot Lasagna Soup with Garlic Knots Bison Pho Grab and Go Breakfast Burritos Not My Mom’s Noodle Kugel Traditional Southern Shrimp & Grits Beef and Lamb Semolina Meatballs in Red Sauce Chicken Curry and Oil Roti Rocky Mountain Trout with Stuffed Poblanos BBQ Glazed Pork Ribs with KC Cheesy Corn Dan Dan Sliders Corn Chaat with Curried Watermelon Croque Madame Mini Quiches with Dijon Bechamel Liliko’i (Passion Fruit) Bars Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Cups