Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Fifty Salads or Annals of the Caliphs Kitchens

Fifty Salads

Author: Thomas Murrey

A deceptively simple concept, salads are an often overlooked category in cookery. The word itself, based upon the Latin sal, meaning salt, shows how central salads can, and should, be to the modern meal. Originally published in 1886, Thomas Jefferson Murrey is thoroughly aware of the importance of this most underrated of meals, noting that there is "nothing more exasperating than an inferior one." Working from basic salads up through salad meals, this work will provide readers with fifty recipes and a wealth of techniques to create a superior salad.



Book about: Arthur Schwartzs New York City Food or Herbal Encyclopedia

Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens: Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq's Tenth-Century Baghdadi Cookbook

Author: Nawal Nasrallah

This English translation of al-Warraq's tenth-century cookbook offers a unique glimpse into the culinary culture of medieval Islam. Hundreds of recipes, anecdotes, and poems, with an extensive Introduction, a Glossary, an Appendix, and color illustration. Informative and entertaining to scholars and general readers.



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