NBS recommends meal manuals

TASTES OF HOME:

A FAMILY COOKBOOK

By Sari Jorge

P495

MANILA, Philippines - Make meal times extraordinary…right at home. Tastes of Home is a collection of home-tested, family-approved recipes that will have you cooking confidently for many times over. With tasty and well-balanced meal ideas that will take you heartily through the day from breakfast to dessert, we promise that you’ll be dining at home more often.

Featuring new, exciting, and affordable recipes that are easy to make and with ingredients that are easy to source, Tastes of Home features Japanese, Vietnamese, American, and Filipino cuisines, all guaranteed to be easy to do at home, while providing a rich dining experience for the whole family. Designed for new homemakers, beginner cooks, and house help, the recipes in Tastes of Home are presented in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format, in both English and Tagalog, and accompanied by stunning photos that will surely please your sights as the recipes entertain your palates.

THE SEXY CHEF COOKBOOK

By Rachel Alejandro and chef Barni Alejandro-Rennebeck

P345

Chef Barni shares her original recipes from The Sexy Chef’s wide selection, as well as new dishes created for this book while Rachel tells us how to look and feel our best every day through a healthy lifestyle.

MARTHA STEWART’S CAKES

By the editors of

Martha Stewart Living

P899

Martha Stewart’s Cakes goes beyond recipes to help set you up for baking success. A basic section gives you trusted tips and guidelines on everything from mixing batter and preparing pans to leveling, splitting, and frosting layers. There’s also a beautifully illustrated on primer on techniques for piping simple designs and decorating with candied and chocolate garnishes. Choose among more than a dozen foolproof recipes for accompaniments such as glazes, sauces, curds, and fruit compotes.

7000 ISLANDS: A FOOD PORTRAIT OF THE PHILIPPINES

By Yasmin Newman

P1,295

Yasmin Newman takes a culinary journey through the Philippines and uncovers an intriguing nation of 7107 islands where the people’s love of eating is as big as their hearts. Filipino food can be seen through the prism of its colorful and unique history—with influences from Spain, China, Mexico and the US adding to the cuisine’s rich texture. From mouth-watering savoury dishes to decadent desserts, and every soup and snack in between, the food of the Philippines holds a unique place in the world, and is just waiting to be discovered.

KULINARYA: A GUIDEBOOK TO PHILIPPINE CUISINE, EXPANDED SECOND EDITION

By Glenda Barretto, Conrad Calalang, Margarita Fores, Myrna Segismundo, Jessie Sincioco and Claude Tayag

P795

This expanded second edition of the groundbreaking and best-selling Kulinarya, with a more carefully thought-out selection of recipes from classical and regional dishes, with new photographs by Neal Oshima and most of all, notes and tips from some of the best-kept culinary secrets, is a must-have for the experienced new cook, a lover of Filipino food, or even someone who has never tried it before.

Kulinarya: A Guidebook to Philippine Cuisine, Expanded Second Edition, is the continuation of a movement to inspire homemakers, cooks, students, purveyors, retailers, and restaurants of all types to bring Filipino cuisine to the highest level of excellence in preparation and presentation for the world to appreciate.