BookMarc's Bookstore carries a wide variety of cookbooks, from The Joy of Cooking, Silver Palette, and Fannie Farmer cookbooks to the Moosewood series and South Beach Diet. However, as in most categories on this website, we are highlighting cookbooks only by Maine authors, or about Maine food ways, or of regional interest. We invite you to browse the books below, or view a list of our other Maine Cookbooks.

Part memoir, part recipe book, Burrill will take you to the Vietnam of her youth, where she learned the lessons of life -- including the art of cooking. You'll meet the family and neighbors whose instruction and inspiration went into the recipes you'll then be invited to try for yourself.

In this guide, you'll learn how to surprise your own family and friends with enjoyable dishes from Vietnam, as you share in Burrill's memories that make each recipe special to her. Dishes include:

Saigon Hot Chicken
My Nanny's Pork Chop
Egg Roll with Shiitake Mushroom and Leek
Monster Soup
Princess' Dessert Temple Salad
Spicy Tofu in Tomato-Herb Sauce (pictured on cover)

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From the Atlantic Ocean to well-tended organic farms, Maine's landscape offers some of the country's best raw materials for rustic, hearty cuisine. To the natural bounty, add the independent spirit and quiet humor of the people, and it's apparent why chefs, farmers, fisherman, and artisans are drawn to the state. Their fierce pride, respect for the land, and lack of pretension are recognizable ingredients in all the food they produce.

Dojny's tribute to the food of her adopted home boasts 165 recipes in all, including a few dozen from some of Maine's most accomplished chefs. Local stories and food lore, historical facts and literary quotes, and a traveler's guide to hidden road food gems make this the ultimate food-lover's guide to the salty personality of Maine cuisine.

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