Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Cooking Editor, Rebecca A. Staffel FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading: "The Best American Recipes 1999," "Butter Sugar Flour Eggs," and "The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine" * Sugar High: Great dessert cookbooks * Amazon.com Presents the Best of the Century * Editor's Choice: "Cooking with the 60-Minute Gourmet" * Abbondanza! New Italian cookbooks * Cooking, Food & Wine Bestsellers: "The Best Recipe," "Every Day's a Party," and "The French Laundry Cookbook" * New in Paperback: "Christmas 101," "Inside the Pike Place Market: Exploring America's Favorite Farmers' Market," and "Much Depends on Dinner" WHAT WE'RE READING ****************** "The Best American Recipes 1999" by Fran McCullough and Suzanne Hamlin http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395966477/entertainmentsit What a task! Editors Fran McCullough and Suzanne Hamlin got to cook their way through all the cookbooks, magazines, newspapers, and Web sites they could tackle to compile "The Best American Recipes 1999." From Breakthrough Polenta to the Perfect Brownies, the top 100 recipes of the year are collected in one handy volume! "Butter Sugar Flour Eggs" by Gale Gand, Rick Tramonto, and Julia Moskin http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609604201/entertainmentsit "Butter Sugar Flour Eggs" is a love letter to our favorite ingredients from Chicago restaurateurs Gale Gand and Rick Tramonto and food writer Julia Moskin. Delicious home desserts, including Brooklyn Blackout Cake and Giant's Thumbprint Cookies, will coax even the pickiest eater into finishing his vegetables in anticipation. "The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine" by John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767903897/entertainmentsit "The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine" is a warm and friendly guide to all things enological. How can you argue with a guide that says a certain Riesling is "like the most charming person you've ever met"? This is the intelligent and accessible wine book you've been looking for. SUGAR HIGH: GREAT DESSERT COOKBOOKS *********************************** Restaurateurs claim that you can tell the state of the economy by whether customers order dessert at the end of the meal, and by the type of dessert they order (fruit is for the austere, chocolate for the flush). If 1999's bumper crop of cream-filled, chocolate-coated, meringue-encrusted dessert cookbooks is any indicator, home cooks are feeling comfy, cozy, and ready for a second helping. Cooking, Food & Wine AMAZON.COM PRESENTS THE BEST OF THE CENTURY ******************************************* As the century comes to a close, Amazon.com takes a look at the landmarks in books, music, and video of the past 100 years. Selected by our editors, our lists take you decade by decade from the turn of the century all the way to the end of the millennium. But don't just take our word for it; cast your vote for the best book, video, and CD in our best-of-the-millennium poll for your chance to win our customers' 300 favorite music, book, and video titles. Books of the century EDITOR'S CHOICE: "COOKING WITH THE 60-MINUTE GOURMET" ***************************************************** "Cooking With the 60-Minute Gourmet" by Pierre Franey and Bryan Miller http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812930940/entertainmentsit Conventional wisdom has it that all the work in America gets done between Labor Day and Thanksgiving--the rest of the time we're either planning a vacation, on vacation, or recovering from vacation. Since I count myself among the busy souls this fall, I was thrilled when a copy of "Cooking with the 60-Minute Gourmet" landed on my desk. This collection of recipes from Pierre Franey's sophisticated and sensible New York Times columns brings gourmet tastes to the weeknight kitchen. Fixing the Indonesian-Style Chicken Breasts with Curried Corn and Red Peppers the other night was a great reminder that a brief vacation in the kitchen is a wonderful restorative during this work-filled season. ABBONDANZA! NEW ITALIAN COOKBOOKS ********************************* Italian cuisine seems to be the comfort food of the '90s. From the elemental pasta and sauce to the ornate osso buco, from the butter-flavored top of the boot to its olive-oil-sauced heel, there's a dish for every appetite, budget, and level of cooking prowess. We've collected the best of the bunch for 1999, including Lynne Rossetto Kasper's long-awaited "Italian Country Table" and "Cucina & Famiglia," which contains the famous Timpano recipe from the movie "Big Night." Cooking, Food & Wine COOKING, FOOD & WINE BESTSELLERS ******************************** "The Best Recipe" by the Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0936184388/entertainmentsit Make your way through the greatest hits of Cook's Illustrated--more than 700 recipes in all. Our customers are snapping up "The Best Recipe"--and it's only available at Amazon.com! "Every Day's a Party" by Emeril Lagasse http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688164307/entertainmentsit Writes one Emeril-lovin' customer: "Readers who share the chef's joie de vivre and iconoclastic worldview will love this book." We say: "Kick it up a notch!" "The French Laundry Cookbook" by Thomas Keller http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579651267/entertainmentsit Although the book isn't even available until November, it's already steaming its way up our bestseller list. Find out why Ruth Reichl called The French Laundry "the most exciting place to eat in the United States." NEW IN PAPERBACK **************** "Christmas 101" by Rick Rodgers http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767903994/entertainmentsit Cooking instructor extraordinaire Rick Rodgers does for Christmas this year what he did for Thanksgiving last year: he provides you with all the tips, hints, and terrific, no-fail recipes you need to carry off all your holiday celebrations in style. "Inside the Pike Place Market: Exploring America's Favorite Farmers' Market" by Braiden Rex-Johnson, photography by Paul Souders http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570611769/entertainmentsit A visit to Seattle isn't complete without a stroll through the Pike Place Market. Photographs of the market in full bloom complement Braiden Rex-Johnson's exquisite essays and delicious recipes. "Much Depends on Dinner" by Margaret Visser http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802136516/entertainmentsit Culinary historian Margaret Visser's fascinating dissection of an American dinner is finally available in paperback! ****** Give the Perfect Gift -- Get the Perfect Gift Does Aunt Ida send polka CDs when you'd prefer pop? Create an Amazon.com Wish List and save everyone the agony of the unwanted gift. Wish list Clueless as to what to get your Kentucky cousin for Christmas? Send him an e-card and tell him to set up an Amazon.com Wish List so you can easily find and send him his heart's desire. 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