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The first-ever, all-goat book: meat, milk, and cheese. Click the jacket to get your copy of this ground-breaking book on the world's most consumed--and here's the kicker: most sustainable--animal.

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More holiday baking ideas! This time, for the cookie jar. Click the picture of the jacket to get your copy.

SEVEN STEPS TO GET OFF PROCESSED FOOD

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COOKING FOR TWO

Every dish for just two--and no waste. Cut it, open it--and use it. It's a feast for twosomes.

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Up, shaken, frozen, pitcher punches, shooters--here's a guide to drinks to make your next party a splash!

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Our big compendium cookbook--900 new recipes, tons of cooking tips. You'll be an ultimate cook in no time.

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THE ULTIMATE MUFFIN BOOK

Get your muffins! The chocolate chip ones soon became a holiday tradition in our house.

THE ULTIMATE PEANUT BUTTER BOOK

America's favorite spread? Yes, but also the world's. Wait until you see all the no-cook Asian sauces, the African stew, the Filipino braise, and a host of favorites from breakfast to dessert!

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Our brand-new pizza book. That's the squash, caramelized onion, and pine nut pie. And there are 89 more.

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Spuds forever! We love everything about the potato--and in this book, we made our favorite vegetable front and center since every recipe is a main course with spuds aplenty.

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Check out our fractured take-down of the top 101 food myths! Does an avocado pit stop guacamole from turning brown? Do you gain more weight if you eat at night? Do microwaves cook from the inside out? Has your grandmother been lying to you? No, no, no . . . and probably. Click the pic to order your copy today!

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Our hymn to porky backsides: American country ham, European dry-cured hams, wet-cured hams, and even fresh hams, the best pork roasts ever. FINE COOKING calls the book "a witty ode to pork." Click on the cover to get your copy.

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    Fish and Kale Stew

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    Sometimes, simpler is better. Although I often forget it. I get carried away. Call it enthusiasm. Or rank stupidity. (Wait--aren't those often the same thing?) Yesterday, Bruce and I were on a New Haven TV show: Connecticut Style. And yes, I got carried away. And as a recompense, received my first bleep on air. After ten years , it was bound to happen sometime. Because I get carried away. If you want to see the hijinks, check out the clip here.

    So what does all this have to do with this fish stew, made with shrimp and cod as well as sturdy kale, one of winter's delights? Well, for one thing, a simple stew like this is not really me. (Just wait until you see what's up next week on this blog, my friend!) But it's what I crave in all my windy fandango: simplicity. 

    No doubt about it, I'm baroque. To say the least. By contrast, Bruce is steady, straight-on. Mozart to my counterpoint. Poor guy, he has to endure endless days of Bach, particularly when I've pulled out the overdrive on the writing mode. (The first-ever book on goat, anyone? I've got Bach's Cantata #37 blasting right now, the speakers only inches away.)

    When it gets like this--just as it was on that TV show the other day--he sort of brings the whole thing back to reality. And does the best thing he could: he feeds me comfort food. Like a great fish stew. Could anything be better?

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