The New Food Lover's Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst	Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating by Walter C. Willett
Bread of Three Rivers: The Story of a French Loaf by Sara Mansfield Taber

Books and Resources Mentioned in Articles

Cook's Illustrated Magazine; Christopher Kimball, ed.; Boston Common Press

The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore; Harold McGee; Collier Books; 1990

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating; Walter C. Willett, M.D.; Simon and Schuster; 2002

What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained; Robert Wolke; W.W Norton & Co.; 2002

Links

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