Books by Marlena Spieler
- The Vegetarian Bistro, 1997, Chronicle Books
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While travelling though France with a vegetarian companion, Marlena Spieler was delighted to discover an often-overlooked meatless French cuisine, rooted in regional traditions and preserved in the small, family-owned neighborhood restaurants that are the soul of Gallic cooking. In The Vegetarian Bistro, she shares her delicious discoveries. Here at last are vegetarian recipes — some classic, others newly adapted — for the rich gratins, flavorful appetizers, warm salads, hearty soups, lusty braises, and homey desserts of beloved French bistros, from Paris to the northern regions of Brittany and Normandy and to the southern reaches of Provence and the Basque country.
- A Feast of Mushrooms, 1997, Apple
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A Feast of Mushrooms is packed with stunningly delectable recipe ideas: for antipasti and appetizers, soups, salads, snacks, hearty main course — with and without meat — barbecues, poultry and fish dishes and sauces and salsas. From adding delicate enoki to an oriental-style clear soup through to serving up a barbecued flat, black mushroom in place of steak the ideas are endless — and delicious.
- Mediterranean Cooking: The Healthful Way, 1997, Prima
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You'll savor the authentic flavor of the sun-drenched Mediterranean in every tempting, healthful dish from this delightful and entertaining recipe collection. Fresh vegetables abound in the natural nutrition and delicious flavor of the region. Tempting appetizers, cooling salads, robust soups, hearty main courses, and delectable desserts are infused with a wealth of spices, garlic, olive oil, and fruits.
- The Classic Barbecue & Grill Book, 1996, Dorling Kindersley
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Grilling isn't just for summertime anymore, and with the fully illustrated, easy-to-use Classic Barbecue and Grill Cookbook there will never be a shortage of flavorful dishes to throw on the grill. From Down-Home Texas BBQ Chicken to Moroccan Lamb Brochettes, the Classic Barbecue and Grill Cookbook offers a full complement of recipes for grilling and barbecuing chicken, pork, seafood, and vegetables, in addition to ideas for great dinner accompaniments, such as summery salads, specialty breads, and killer desserts (including Roasted Bananas Stuffed with Chocolate), as well as must-have chapter on marinades, rubs, and dipping sauces that just might change your whole outlook on grilling. #1 on the UK Best-Seller list!
- Mexican Main Dishes, 1996, Apple
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Mexican Main Dishes is a unique collection of varied, authentic tastes culled from the vast regions of Mexico, and includes popular and well-known recipes as well as many unusual meals. With her characteristic zest and feeling for good food, Marlena Spieler offers us a mouth-watering selection of tortillas, tamales, fajitas, enchiladas, casseroles, braised and barbecued dishes and many more delicious Mexican feasts.
- Mexican Snacks, 1996, Apple
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Mexican Snacks is a gathering of some of the most delicious and favorite snacks to come out of Mexico. They range from complex to very simple, and are all in the spirit of that vibrant, spicy cooking that is Mexican cuisine. This collection of easy-to-prepare combinations conjures up the unique, feisty flavours of Mexican cooking.
- The Islands in the Sun Cookbook, 1996, Lowell House
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The Islands in the Sun Cookbook invites you to take a culinary journey to the Italian islands and experience distinct flavors, textures, and colors that are a unique twist from the traditions of mainland Italy. It brings together food that is frugal yet enlivened with inventive, sesual, and sometimes eccentric flair.
- The Classic Book of Home Cooking (with Mary Berry), 1995, Dorling Kindersley (U.S. credit only)
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Classic Home Cooking picks up where Betty Crocker left off years ago. This cookbook includes more than 1,000 recipes illustrated in full-color with easy-to-follow directions and tips for beginner cooks. Each chapter starts with a color-coded index showing a photograph and description of each recipe, and divides recipes into categories according to the preparation and cooking time of each dish. From Thai Chicken Satays to All-American Strawberry Shortcake, Classic Home Cooking is an indispensable basic cookbook.
- Vegetarian Pasta,1991
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Vegetarian Pasta is an enthusiastic celebration of pasta's wonderful versatility. Including more than 200 recipes and 88 stunning, full-color photographs, this book offers both traditional and modern pasta recipes which are healthy, simple to prepare, and, above all, delicious.
- Flavors of Mexico, 1991, Lowell House
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From hearty soups and spicy broths to begin a meal, to the perfect cup of cafe con leche and a delicate pastry to top it off, here are hundreds of recipes for traditional Mexican dishes — plus some surprising variations.
- From Pantry to Table, 1991
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Here are hundreds of delicious, pantry-inspired recipes — many requiring no fresh foods at all — with a comprehensive collection of staples that flavor the world's great cuisines: dried chilies from Latin America and Asia, pastas from Italy, grains and beans from around the world, and bottled condiments from India, Thailand, and Mexico.
- The Flavour of California, 1990, Thorsons
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A lavish cookbook that combines delicious, easy-to-prepare vegetarian recipes with gorgeous full-color photographs to please both the palate and the eye.
- Sun Drenched Cuisine, 1986, Tarcher Press
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If you have a passion for hearty, robust foods, this is your cookbook. It's a celebration of foods from sunny lands that range from North Africa and the Mediterranean to India, Southeast Asia, and even Australia. Here are the peasant dishes served by the finest restaurants, presented with easy-to-follow instructions. As exotic as these recipes may be, no cook will have trouble preparing them, for they've been adapted for American cooks of any level of expertise.
- Hot & Spicy, 1985, Grafton
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Hot & Spicy is not just another chili cookbook: it's a guide to preparing hot foods that will add cumin, gingerroot, horseradish, mustard, black and Szechuan peppercorns, and Japanese wasabi powder to your culinary inventory. Shortlisted for the Tastemaker Award in the US!
- Naturally Good, 1974
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Naturally Good is a refreshingly original collection of recipes of wholesome dishes garnered from the corners of the earth and presented with true imagination, charm, and exuberant good spirits. There is health here and the joy of good eating, with true originality in the way the recipes are presented. Then, for very good measure, this is an illustrated book, with Marlena Spieler's talented and rhythmical drawings making the turning of every page an enjoyable experience.