The Way We Cook cookbook - Sheryl Julien, Julie Riven

I am a cook who needs a recipe. No experience at my mother's knee. (She worked.) At long last here is a cookbook of recipes that are not too complicated but that have a certain flair. They are, I would say, uncommon but uncomplicated. The onion tart, for instance, consists of onions and thyme, with a dollop of sour cream in its crust. Simple, yes; devoured by my guests, yes. I suggest one should read it through first, for the introduction and the chapter headings are very informative and present the authors' wonderful philospohy that the home cook should not try to duplicate restaurant presentations. This is a cookbook that informs, encourages, promises -- and delivers. Trust me, you will enjoy this cookbook. You can, with this collection of recipes, relax and enjoy cooking for family and for discerning guests. Julia, Silver Palate, and Joy will remain on my shelves, but "The Way We Cook" will remain on my counter!
- Barbara D. Roby, Amazon.com

The "we" of the The Way We Cook are authors Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven, co-creators of a widely popular Boston Globe food column. The book offers over 250 recipes for simple yet attractive fare that's rooted in American home cooking but which also satisfies worldly palates. Thus the couple provides recipes like Grilled Chicken in Lettuce Leaves with Asian Vinaigrette, Braised Beef in Balsamic Vinegar, and Quick Fish Stew with Ginger and Thyme, while also offering recipes for too-good-to-mess-with favorites including Shrimp and Spanish Rice, Hot and Sour Soup, and a particularly good rendering of roast loin of pork with dry fruits. There's also a fine chapter on sides--don't miss the Crusty Smashed Potatoes--and sections on sweets including Sour Cream Coffee Cake, Congo Bars, Ice Cream Pie, and Julie's Mother's Apple Cake. Other cookbooks work the same territory that Julian and Riven do, but The Way We Cook offers exemplary taste, especially well-crafted recipes, and, perhaps above all, a keen response to the modern cook's need to make limited kitchen time count.
- Arthur Boehm, Amazon.com

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NTC’s Super-Mini ENGLISH IDIOMS Dictionary

MGH | 2000-01-01 | 288 pages | PDF | 14 MB

This includes more than 1,800 of the most frequently used idioms in contemporary British English, each with at least two example sentences. Compiled with non-native speakers in mind, the entire collection is compressed into a pocket-size edition.

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How To Ask Questions - Betty Kirkpatrick

How to Ask Questions is intended to help learners master social English so that they can readily in social communication.

The book explains clearly ad concisely the formal and informal ways that you can ask questions in English. The explanations are supported by lots of example sentences to show how the question words are used.

It is important for learners of english to be familiar with the various ways that questions can be asked in English. Questions from an important element of English, particulary spoken English. Without such a knowledge of questions and indeed without a corresponding knowledge of how to answer them, learners of English will be unable to become truly fluent in conversational English.
The book describes the various ways that questions can be asked in English. It gives copious examples of all the question methods so that learners can see the language of questions in cation. These examples of questions come accompanled by appropriate answers. Language notes have been inserted throughout the book to add the student's knowledge of question.

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