Bøker av Allie Allen

Do you enjoy tasty, rich smoothies? Can they be a healthy part of your diet? How easy is it to make smoothies? If you've enjoyed smoothies but haven't ever made them before, lots of people Google this question every day. That's because smoothies are so popular. When you need a quick meal or don't have ingredients handy in your pantry for a traditional dish, it's great to know how to make smoothies. Assembling and preparing the ingredients is the first step. A basic recipe may include two cups of fruits (frozen or fresh) and one cup of liquid, like almond milk. Some smoothie recipes include ice, while others do not. If your fresh fruits are large, you can slice or cut them before you tossing them in the blender. Next, add the ingredients to a high-speed blender. It's important to remember you can add extra liquid, but you can't take liquid away. Blend your smoothie at a high speed till you have a fully smooth texture. Simple, right? Turn the page and check out all these tasty, healthy smoothie recipes!

Does Middle Eastern cuisine intrigue and tempt you? It should! There are many wonderful dishes unique to the area. Will you and your family and guests enjoy the dishes at home? For sure! There is something here to tempt almost anyone. The Middle East offers many delicious, vibrant and aromatic dishes, ranging from quick & easy recipes to delicate dishes that take a bit of time but are SO worth it. This recipe book offers 30 regional dishes that are virtually guaranteed to pique the interest and tempt the taste buds of anyone who tries them. Many of the dishes have been passed down through generations of Middle Easterners. Some are frequently prepared for special occasions like Ramadan and Passover. Others are more contemporary dishes, still based on dishes served in the region for many years. The recipes here are wholesome and authentic, ranging from breakfast and lunch to dinner, side dish, appetizer and dessert recipes. In particular, the desserts may be unique and most tempting for you and your guests, but all the recipes are certainly worth introducing to your family and guests. Turn the page, let's cook Middle Eastern masterpieces!

Do you love trying new and authentic dishes? Sure, who doesn't? Have you ever eaten Russian food? I'll help you learn to cook traditional Russian breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts! It's like visiting Moscow without the airfare. You don't have to fly to learn to make authentic Russian dishes. Russian cuisine is unique and distinctive and was influenced by a variety of historical, geographical, and economic factors. It has a wide variety of ingredients and an abundance of many. Dough is used a lot in dishes like blini, rolls, pies and more. The Russian Orthodox Christian religion includes many fasting rules, so the cuisine of the country includes many vegetarian dishes. But its palette also includes lots of fish, meat, and poultry dishes, some served on special occasions and some made for everyday meals. If you're keen to try Russian dishes, you'll love making the authentic recipes included in this helpful cookbook. You can cook the dishes that taste marvelous, just like their originals! Turn the page, let's cook Russian!

Do you love the unique taste offered when foods are grilled? Would you like to use your outdoor grill to get more unique flavor? Think it's difficult? It's not! Grilling food just means cooking it over hot flames, whether you use a gas or charcoal grill. You can spend $15 on a cheap charcoal grill or $15,000-plus for a gas grill built into your outdoor kitchen. The essential keys to grilling are the same, and this cookbook brings the technique to you. A clean grill grate is essential to getting the best taste from the foods you grill. Allow plenty of time to clean your grill, and to properly prepare and heat your grill up before you cook. Keep your eye on the food you're grilling. A few minutes can mean the difference between that perfect burger and a blackened mess. And be careful using water in spray bottles for flare-ups. Those are caused by meats with too much fat, and also by too much heat. If you trim the fat before you cook or move the meat to a different area on the grill, you won't need that spray bottle. Proper tools are important, too. You don't need a stainless-steel toolbox but have your tools close by when you're cooking. Oh, and it's just as easy to oil your food rather than your grill, if you prefer. It burns off more slowly that way. Turn the page and let's start grilling...

Who celebrates Cinco de Mayo? What type of dishes do they serve? Can you capture these festive flavors at home? Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrated in Mexico, as well as in the United States, where many native-born Mexicans now live. It's a feast of true cultural heritage, started to honor their military force's victory over Napoleon, the third's French Army in 1862. Often today, it is also used as a great excuse to throw a day-long party. The recipes in this cookbook will help you create some of the original Mexican dishes of Cinco de Mayo, as well as some of the meals served frequently on holiday today. Typical treats on Cinco de Mayo include margaritas, tacos, and burritos. Those are not necessarily traditional dishes in Mexico, but they are a wonderful way to bring the celebration home to your family and friends. Traditional Mexican dishes are different from the types of "Tex-Mex" foods served at Taco Bell(TM) and many other "Mexican" restaurants in the United States. Turn the page, and let's make traditional and modern dishes for Cinco de Mayo...

Are you a bit intimidated at the prospect of making Japanese dishes? These recipes will get you off to a good start. Do you need lots of exotic ingredients to prepare Japanese dishes? There are some specific ingredients that are commonly used, but more than a few Japanese meals can be made with fewer ingredients than you'd think. Making Japanese food in your home is quicker and easier than many people know, and it may quickly become a favorite cuisine in your home. The flavors of soba and ramen noodles and a warm bowl of rice topped with easy, stir-fried veggies can make a wonderful meal. Soups are a popular part of Japanese cuisine, including miso soup and many others. There are desserts like kanten strawberry parfaits that finish a meal nicely. Snacks like rice balls will appeal to you and your guests, too. Whenever you shop, add some basic ingredients for Japanese cooking to your pantry. That way, you can make meals easily, with less time spent sourcing ingredients. Many recipes take less than an hour to prepare, and the same ingredients are found in numerous dishes. The recipes in this cookbook are delicious and easy. Try one soon!

Where did Canada's delicious recipes come from originally? Why is Canadian cuisine largely not as well-known as their neighbors to the South, the US? What can you look forward to in Canadian dishes? The first cooks in Canada were the indigenous people, the First Nations, who used hundreds of types of plants in their cooking. They also had plenty of wildlife and fish available for use in their tasty recipes. Canadians first boiled, smoked, preserved and roasted the food they ate. The English and French brought with them new techniques and additional ingredients. The dishes you'll find in Canada today are a reflection of all of the interactions. Canadian food is not as concise as Indian food, which makes you think immediately of smells and spices. Canadian cuisine has many characteristics, flavors and textures, so it spans a wide variety of food preparation. Canada is multicultural, so it's not hard to determine why their cuisine is, as well. Their more popular dishes help to define their cuisine, tracing to their local ingredients and historical background. Turn the page, and let's prepare some enticing Canadian dishes!

Are you looking forward to the Easter season ahead? Have you decided what types of dishes you'd like to serve? Can you find breakfast, lunch, dinner, side dish and dessert recipes in one place? (Yes, you can, right here.) Easter is a favorite holiday for so many, typically because with it comes spring and a break from the long, gloomy days of winter. The foods you prepare will share the positive outlook with your family and friends. For many families, ham is the main event of Easter dining. A glazed and well-seasoned ham can be a dish that brings everyone together. You can choose from many sizes, so you can plan a meal for your immediate family or for extended family and friends. Ham isn't the only Easter option. You could choose lamb for your holiday gathering. Whether large or small, there are lamb chops or legs of lamb that can be just right size-wise. There are actually lots of ways to dress up lamb, too. Don't forget greens at your spring gathering. Asparagus offers a bright, green favorite, or you can serve artichokes or more traditional salads if you prefer. Read on, and learn more about favorite Easter recipes...

What are the easiest desserts to make? How many people love cookies as much as any other treat? This cookbook will show you how to make some of the tastiest treats you've ever had, cookies of all types and sizes. People LOVE cookies, and they're so much easier to prepare than many other types of desserts and sweet snacks. Have you ever taken cookies to a bake sale or carry-in dinner? They're easy to make, easy to transport, and they will disappear so fast! If you'd like some handy tips for making and serving cookies, this is the cookbook for you! Most types of cookies include many of the same simple ingredients. They usually include flour, eggs, salt, sugar (granulated, powdered or brown) and baking soda or baking powder, or both. Of course, cookies generally have fat in them too, usually oil or butter. Adding unique flavors to cookies is fun. You can use all kinds of different ingredients, including these, in varying amounts: vanilla extract, cocoa, chocolate, oatmeal, raisins, nuts, extracts, and spices. Try some of these popular recipes soon...

How do you cook with the sous vide method? Why do so many people enjoy eating foods prepared this way? Sure, it's an innovative way to cook, but does the taste live up to the hype? This cookbook is all about using a sous vide cooker. Once, it was only used in fancy restaurants. Now, it's accessible for home cooks, which can be great news for you. Basically, sous vide involves putting your ingredients in a vacuum-sealed or zipper-top bag, then cooking them gently in a water bath that is temperature-controlled with an immersion circulator. Does that sound confusing? Isn't it about the same as poaching foods? Not really, no. The cooker does all the technical work - all you have to do is set it like you set your slow cooker. Sous vide helps foods to retain all their natural juices, and that's what the foods are cooked in. None of the flavors is lost. Keep reading - maybe sous vide cooking IS for you!

What IS fusion cuisine? What cuisines are commonly combined? What are the benefits of cooking fusion dishes? Fusion cooking broadly refers to the concept of combining two types of cuisine (or more!) in one dish. It is commonly misunderstood but is quite simply marrying two cooking disciplines, traditions, or techniques to make interesting and unique dishes. Cooking fusion dishes doesn't mean combining all the ingredients from two dishes and dumping them together. It means selecting specific ingredients from different cuisines that complement each other and creating interesting dishes around those ingredients. Asian ingredients are frequently used in fusion dishes, in addition to European and North & South American ingredients, and more. The dishes come from different times, as well as different places. You'd be surprised at the ways in which cuisines from completely different areas and even different eras can be combined. You'll benefit from sharing fusion dishes because it creates a new dining experience for your family and friends. Turn the page, let's cook wonderful fusion creations!

Do you and your friends love to throw parties on big game days? Of course! It's a rite of passage for the final games of many different sport seasons, although the most widely celebrated may be American football's Super Bowl Sunday. What makes game day parties even more enjoyable? That's easy - it's the great sweet and salty snacks and partial-meal recipes that bring people together to enjoy watching the game and munching at the same time. You can't guarantee that your favorite team will win the big game you're celebrating. But you can control the delicious food that is offered to friends that hang out at your house to watch the game with you. In many ways, you hardly have to WATCH the game if you're not a sport fan. There are always discussions about all kinds of things going on, and a ton of snacking goes on, too. This terrific cookbook is filled with recipes for chicken wings, nachos, chips and dips, and so much more. Most are portable, so you can take them to tailgate parties, too. Don't forget sweet treats, like skillet s'mores and ultimate buckeyes. They will keep your guests full and happy. Read on and check out all the great game day choices!

Are you on the lookout for tasty dishes that are super easy to make? Would you like to share healthy buddha bowls with your family and friends? Where can you find recipes for the delicious bowls? Bowls, bowls and more bowls - that's what this cookbook is all about. Most especially, I'm focusing on buddha bowls because they are the epitome of easy meal prep. They'll make your cooking simpler to do, and they will help you and your family stay healthy, too! What makes up a buddha bowl? Almost any of your favorite foods can find a home in buddha bowls. Spices will help you create interesting meals in a bowl. Try your favorite spices in recipes everyone will love. Buddha bowls are all about colorful presentation, too. You'll include many different colors of veggies and foods dense with nutrients. Each bowl can be tailored to your own personal preferences, so there are plenty of opportunities to get creative. Each buddha bowl usually includes a type of grain, a protein, lots of veggies, then seeds or nuts and a dressing you love. You can tailor any of the recipes to include your preferred foods in each of the types. Turn the page, and let's start making buddha bowls!

Do you find specialty coffees intriguing and delicious? Can you prepare coffee at home as you find it at crowded coffee houses? Will your homemade coffee blends have the same great taste? Whether you're out shopping or at home, you have lots of options for tasty coffees. When you make frequent stops at the most popular coffee houses, you can spend a lot without knowing it. There's another choice, of course. Whether you do it to save money or to tailor coffee blends to your personal taste, homemade coffees are the way to go. The recipes in this cookbook are easy to follow, and you won't be blowing the budget on over-priced coffee house blends. Be sure to select top quality coffee beans for your homemade delights. Use your preferred milk, and if you're making alcoholic coffees, your favorite mixers. Keep sugar on hand since you'll be using it to make simple syrup for many of your homemade creations. Some of the recipes in the cookbook are inspired by coffee blends from other countries. They give you all kinds of tastes that may be new to you, and some coffees even pair up blends from two different areas to make more ingenious taste sensations. Now, skip those long lines and high prices and make your own terrific coffee at home!

What's better for dinner than a sizzling steak? They don't make meals like this every day. Can you prepare steaks at home that rival those found in restaurants? Yes, you can, and these recipes will show you how. Grilling the perfect steak starts with buying the best cuts of meat. Prime grade meat offers you the most flavorful and tender steaks. If your local grocer doesn't have prime steak, look for choice steaks like porterhouse and ribeye steaks. Be sure that you allow your steaks to get to room temperature before you grill them. Otherwise, the outside can get burned before the meat inside cooks to the temperature you desire. Use oil for the meat or the grill. Applying an even coating of canola, olive, or vegetable oil will ensure that the steak won't stick to your grill. Preheat your grill well before you lay the steak on it. Higher heat gives steaks a more perfect crust. Measure the internal temperature, so you'll know just when your steak is done to your liking and that of your family and friends. Finally, allow steaks to rest before cutting them. It allows the juices to be redistributed back into the middle of the steak. Turn the page, let's make steaks!

Do you love going out for a pizza? Of course, who doesn't? But sometimes you just don't feel like going out or calling for a pizza delivery. Can you make great-tasting pizza at home? You bet! Try some of the recipes in this unique cookbook! You can make super pizza in your own kitchen. In fact, your pizza could rival some of the takeout pizzas you love the best. When you plan your meals, and after some practice, you could become quite adept at making pizza, even if you're not an experienced cook. The recipes in this book can help that come about. Lucky for you, making homemade pizza dough doesn't have to be part of your pizza endeavors. Buying premade crusts will alleviate some of the work and save some time, too, since you won't be waiting for the dough to rise. Frozen pizzas are handy to have in reserve, in case you just want to pop one in the oven while you're binge-watching your favorite shows. But nothing tastes the same as a pizza you make yourself. You can use all your favorites to make the pizza uniquely yours. Read on and try making a homemade pizza yourself!

Australia is such an enchanted land - are you interested in the food Australasians eat? Many people enjoy preparing Aussie recipes in other areas of the world. Would you like to share the unique flavors with your family and friends? I'm sure you would, and this cookbook will show you how... The original inhabitants of Australia were hunter-gatherers, eating native animals and plants for many hundreds of years. In addition to wildlife, they consumed roots, berries and nectars like honey. In areas near the coastlines, there was plenty of fish & shellfish, and they have found their way into many recipes still served today. When Europeans started settling in Australia in the late 1700s, they harvested game birds and started the industry of agriculture, adding many types of produce to the Aussie diet. The rivers and oceans featured many types of fish. The Europeans also brought herd animals like beef and pork, but since refrigeration was not yet possible, the meat was dried or salted. Read on and learn to cook as Aussies do...

Have you ever read about or visited Canada's Northern Province of Nova Scotia? It is well-known for not only its beautiful landscape but also for its seafood. However, the cuisine is not all about lobsters and fish. Would you like to try your hand at some recipes from Nova Scotia? This cookbook includes the authentic recipes that you'll enjoy preparing and eating, too. Nova Scotia's beauty is difficult to overstate, and even though the oceanside hills offer breathtaking views, some travelers book trips to the province mainly for its food. The dishes served in Nova Scotia go from fresh lobster, just off the boat, to potato and meat dishes and stews to wonderfully presented desserts. Scotland has had an influence on the cuisine, but most of its iconic recipes are born from the local ingredients. Nova Scotia is geographically close to the United States Northeast and the state of Maine. Both of the areas specialize in wild blueberries, which are used in many kinds of the recipes, from desserts, jellies and jams to wine and beer. Oatcake recipes are everywhere in Nova Scotia & they originally came from Scotland. They're easy to make & perfect with tea or coffee. Turn the page, learn more about Nova Scotia dishes.

What types of food can be served during Passover? Will you have a variety of dishes that can be served to your family and friends? Is it difficult to find the ingredients for recipes served during this religious season? When Passover arrives, if you observe the Jewish year or have friends who do, you'll be pleased to know that there are many delectable foods that can be served in this season. Lots of traditional-type dishes are enjoyed by people during this time. This cookbook shows you some of the foods that are easy to prepare and partake of. A note on meat - you can eat chicken, turkey or beef, but whole roasted lamb is forbidden during Passover. You can have lamb chops, though, and I've included a recipe for them, one I think you'll love. Passover begins with the Seder, which is a feast marking the start of the multiple-day Passover. It's very commonly celebrated, and many of the recipes in this cookbook are suitable for Seder meals. Any product made from fermented wheat, rye, oats, spelt or barley, is not allowed to be eaten during Passover. But unleavened flatbread or matzah, is permitted. Read on to learn more...

Do you enjoy the flavors of traditional German dishes? Would you like to share those flavors with family and friends? How easy is it to recreate authentic Oktoberfest dishes in your own home? When Oktoberfest arrives each Fall, you don't need to be in Germany to enjoy the traditional dishes often served during the festival. If you enjoy beer, have some handy to enjoy and to include in some of the dishes you'll be preparing. You can bring Bavarian flavors into your home with the recipes in this festive cookbook. From traditional favorites like bratwurst and sauerkraut to wiener-schnitzel, the dishes are full of flavor and easy to make. Crunchy, bright cabbage slaw is a festive-looking and easy side dish to make for dinners at home or for get-togethers. The salad during Oktoberfest is full of many types of fresh veggies and creative dressings. Roast pork is very popular at many Oktoberfest venues and in people's homes. You can use various cuts of pork, including the loin or shoulder. Pork is often roasted with onions and beer. You can make many German recipes without the beer, too, if you prefer. Read on to learn how to make German dishes that everyone will love, any time of year...

Do you enjoy the taste of Norwegian cuisine? How have the flavors been developed in this Northern European country? Can you recreate the vibrant tastes of Scandinavia in your own home recipes? Traditional Norwegian cuisine is largely based on the meats, vegetables and fruits available most readily on the coastlines of Norway, and in its wilderness areas and mountains. Chefs in the country use more fish and game than that used by others in Europe. They also count on using preserved ingredients, since they have very long winters. The cuisine of modern Norway, though, does show more signs of its globalization, including even dishes like pasta, tacos and pizza. Even though staple foods like cod and Norwegian meatballs are readily found, urban restaurants offer the same other types of dishes you might find in any city in Western Europe. We will concentrate on the traditional Norwegian dishes in this cookbook. Most Norwegians consume three to four meals per day, with a typically cold breakfast, a packed lunch, and a larger, hot dinner with families at home. Some people also eat a cold meal later in the evening. Basic Norwegian breakfasts usually include sandwiches. Lunches may include sandwiches and salads. Dinners are carb-rich and diverse. Turn the page, let's cook Norwegian-style...

Why do so many people enjoy eating fish? Sure it's healthy, but does the taste live up to the hype? You bet it does! These recipes allow you to use many different types of fish to create dishes your whole family will love. Today, you have a wide diversity of foods you can cook with, but for your health, fish should play a main role. These taste-tempting recipes use ingredients harvested from oceans and freshwater lakes and rivers. When you create fish recipes at home, use the freshest ingredients. This will allow your dishes to be as authentic as possible. Whether you choose salmon, trout, snapper, bass, tilapia, or some of the many other types of fish available, you can build so many unique dishes around them. Shop at popular fish markets or grocery stores with high traffic. That way you know they have a fresh selection. It's usually best to buy domestic fish or frozen fish if you're looking for a type not native to your area. Fillets should always be somewhat firm. There should be no freezer burn or fishy smell. Now let's get in here and make some tasty fish dishes...