NBS recommends culinary and creative reads for ordinary & special days

Journal For Cooks And Foodies: Includes More Than 180 Recipes For All Occasions

By Maya Kitchen

P350

MANILA, Philippines - From the Maya Kitchen Culinary Arts Center, your kitchen partner for over four decades, comes a cookbook journal with more than 180 recipes for everyday meals as well as special occasions, and spaces for personal notes and reminders.

Linamnam: Eating One’s Way Around The Philippines

By Claude Tayag and Mary Ann Quioc

P250

“The cuisine of the Philippines turned out to be a huge surprise. A meal prepared for me by artist and gourmand Claude Tayag, in Pampanga, now rates as the best of my entire life. In particular, it was a seafood kare-kare stew made with prawns whose heads you ripped off to allow the fat to dribble into the sauce.” –Simon Majumbar, Author of Eat My Globe: One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything

Momofuku Milk Bar

By Christina Tosi

P1279

Momofuku Milk Bar finally shares the recipes for these now-legendary riffs on childhood flavors and down-home classics—all essentially derived from 10 mother recipes—along with a compelling narrative of the unlikely beginnings of this quirky bakery’s success. It all started one day when Momofuku founder David Chang asked Christina to make a dessert for dinner that night. Just like that, the pastry program at Momofuku began, and Christina’s playful desserts helped the restaurant earn praise from the New York Times and the Michelin Guide and led to the opening of Milk Bar, which now draws fans from around the country and the world.

Home-Made For The Holidays: Over 60 Treats To Enjoy At Home Or Give As Gift

By Aileen A. Anastacio and Angelo Comsti

P895

Running out of fresh ideas for the perfect gift for your family and friends? What do you give loved ones who already have everything? Nothing expresses your thoughtfulness and love more than something appropriately home-made, so find the perfect gift solution in this handy book! Home-made for the Holidays is bursting with new and exciting ideas for sweet and savoury food gifts you can make and personalize whatever the gifting occasion! Be it bottled, boxed or bagged, ideas come aplenty with Home-made for the Holidays, so start drawing up your gift list today!

Handmade Holidays Crafts: 225 Inspired Projects For The Year Round Celebrations

By Martha Stewart

P995

Join Martha Stewart for a celebration of handcrafted holidays all year-round-New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Fourth of July Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. Let Martha inspire your creativity with the most beautiful crafts. The 225 handmade projects include cards and greetings, decorations, gifts and gift wrapping, tabletop accents, party favors, and kids’ crafts, as well as more holiday-specific activities, such as egg-dyeing, pumpkin carving, and tree trimming. Each idea is sure to make the holidays more festive and memorable.