Crisp Toasts or Risotto

Crisp Toasts: Wonderful Words That Add Wit and Class to Every Time You Raise Your Glass

Author: Andrew Frothingham

Wonderful words that add wit and class to every time you raise your glass.

Sample toasts:

Friends & Friendship: To our best friends, who know the worst about us but refuse to believe it.

Generosity: Life 'em high and drain 'em dry to the guy who says, "My turn to buy!"

Golf: To golf, the most frustrating and masochistic sport in the world, which may be why golf spelled backward in flog.

Happiness: May we be happy and our enemies know it.

Gambling: Life consists not in holding good cards, but playing those you hold well.

Politics & Politicians: To Washington, our country's capital, where the roads, and everything else, go around in circles.

Library Journal

These two contemporary collections from The New Yorker 's Frothingham and Evans ( And I Quote , St. Martin's, 1992) will prove useful for any collection. Crisp Toasts lists at least three toasts for more than 100 alphabetically arranged topics, from absent friends to work. Ranging from timely to traditional, most of the toasts are short one-liners, ideal for weddings, christenings, reunions, and retirement dinners. Well-Done Roasts is one of the first collections of roasts for every occasion. Roasts are becoming an ever more popular form of testimonial for everyone from politicians to retired sports heroes, and the authors offer hundreds of friendly tributes disguised as insults, arranged alphabetically from old age to youth. There is even a helpful list of synonyms. This user-friendly, nonsexist manual will keep audiences in stitches. Some contemporary samples: ``Those aren't acne scars on his face, he just had a hard time learning to eat with a fork,'' and ``She went to the Tammy Faye Baker cosmetics school.''-- Brian E. Coutts, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green

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Risotto

Author: Judith Barrett

"Judith Barrett and Norma Wasserman have written a beautiful book on risotto. [It] . . . is not just a recipe book but a piece of man's history."
—Arrigo Cipriani

"Delectable."
—Booklist

"For the rice lover . . . this well-crafted book is a unique source."
—Chicago Tribune

Risotto is the hottest development in Italian cooking since pasta, and Risotto is the definitive book on this classic rice dish from Northern Italy. Risotto contains more than120 authentic risotto recipes, many of which can be made in thirty minutes or less witha minimum of preparation.

Here is just a sampling of the many delicious risotto variations you'll find:

• Scallops, Shrimp, and Mushrooms


• Lamb with Egg and Lemon Sauce


• Turkey, Red Peppers, and Tomatoes


• Prosciutto, Chicory, and Fontina


• Monkfish in Tomato Basil Cream


• Chicken with Olives


• Mussels in White Wine


• Sausage, Artichoke, and Peas


• Fresh Tuna and Curry


• Veal in White Cream Sauce

In addition to these mouthwatering recipes, Risotto also contains informative chapters on risotto ingredients and preparation methods. For the rice and risotto lover, Risotto is an incomparable kitchen companion.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Risotto Basics.
Classic Risotti.
Cheese Risotti.
Vegetable Risotti.
Fish & Seafood Risotti.
Meat Risotti.
Liquor & Fruit Risotti.
Making Use of Leftover Risotto.
Index.