Nancy Gerlach – författare

Get acquainted with one of the most distinctive flavors the chile world has to offer: the fruity, hot habanero. This die-cut little book offers approximately thirty recipes, from the basics (Essential Habanero Hot Sauce) to the unexpected (Creole Peanut Soup-a West African-influenced treat with habaneros, peanut butter, tomatoes, and coconut milk). There''s legend and lore about the colorful history of these peppers (a West Indies folktale describes how a mother inadvertently killed her children by using too much habanero in her broth!), and thorough listings of mail-order sources. As chock-full of inspiration as a well-stocked pantry, The Pepper Pantry: Habaneros is perfect for either beginning cooks or die-hard chile aficionados.

Bring the bold flavors of Santa Fe and the American Southwest to your kitchen with recipes from the city's best-loved restaurants.Blending Native American, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo-American culinary traditions, Santa Fe's distinctive cuisine is one of the most celebrated regional food traditions in the United States. This collection features authentic recipes from acclaimed Santa Fe chefs and restaurants, alongside introductions exploring the region's rich culinary history and traditions.Recipes include favorites from The Pink Adobe Restaurant, Marie's New Mexican Kitchen, Santecafe, Santa Fe School of Cooking, Inn of the Anasazi, La Casa Sena and Cafe Pasqual's.Glossaries of regional ingredients and illustrated cooking techniques make it easy to recreate the vibrant flavors of New Mexico at home.

Prepare the exciting and flavorful cuisine of the American Southwest with this easy-to-follow Santa Fe cookbook. Nestled at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe has the spirit of the Native American, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo-American settlers who built it—and an exciting cuisine to match. Some of today''s hottest Santa Fe chefs are incorporating the region''s staple ingredients—rice, beans, squash and chiles—into mouthwatering new tex-mex dishes. Authentic Southwestern recipes include: Mexican Corn Chowder from The Pink Adobe Restaurant Carne Adovada from Marie''s New Mexican Kitchen Rack of Lamb with Heirloom Bean Ragout from Santecafe Orange-marinated Chicken Fajitas from Santa Fe School of Cooking Red Corn Rubbed Chicken from Inn of the Anasazi Chilean Sea Bass Napoleon from La Casa Sena Taco-nolis from Cafe Pasqual''sAuthentic Recipes from Santa Fe offers the best of Southwest cooking, New Mexico''s traditional dishes, and a sampling of today''s cooking innovations. Introductory essays provide the historical and geographical context of the cuisine, and glossaries of unusual ingredients, along with illustrated how-to sections, are included.