"In this intriguing collection of recipes, food journalist David Ricketts offers an international riff on home cooking. Starting with basic recipes that are familiar to all American home cooks, he presents variations of these dishes as they are prepared in other cultures. Chicken noodle soup becomes Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup with Fresh Herbs; beef stew, African Beef and Kale Stew with Pumpkin Seed Sauce; and rice pudding, Asian Black Rice Pudding. The taste difference is all in the local herbs and spices, not in the basic ingredients or cooking techniques. The resulting dishes -- from Peru, Thailand, Indonesia, Scandinavia, and Morocco, among other countries -- are tantalizingly familiar, yet enticingly exotic, with new flavor combinations that make each recipe a delicious adventure into another cuisine." "Many of the wonderful comfort-food recipes in Home Cooking Around the World are ideally suited to our hectic pace of living. They are prepared in one pot or skillet and can often be left unattended while simmering. The cooking methods are simple and, for the few exotic ingredients, there is both a source listing and a glossary. Beginning cooks can use the book with ease, while experienced cooks will find new variations on familiar themes to expand their repertoires. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Poultry Vietnamese chicken noodle soup with fresh herbs (pho ga) Chicken pot pie with pecan-sour cream pastry Chicken with sausage and rice (arroz con pollo) Chicken legs in basque red pepper prosciutto sauce Thai green curry with chicken and green beans (kaeng khiaw-waan) Peruvian chicken in walnut-and-pepper sauce (aji de pollo) Brunswick stew with chicken Skillet chicken with apples and cranberries Mediterranean chicken stew with prunes and almonds Philippine sour soup with chicken (sinigang) Peruvian chicken stew with sweet potatoes and peanuts Beef Braised beef with oregano and cardamom Shredded flank steak with potatoes and chiles Moroccan pot roast with apricots and hard-cooked eggs French beef on a string with sour cream-horseradish sauce Flemish carbonnade with carrots Vietnamese spicy beef stew with carrots and star anise (bo kho) Indonesian spicy beef in coconut sauce African beef-and-kale stew with pumpkin-seed sauce South american beef-and-potato stew with peaches Pork and lamb Pork and quinoa stew with chiles Vietnamese braised pork in coconut (thit kho tau) Short-rib stew with potatoes and carrots in rye bread gingersnap gravy Pork vindaloo Potato-and-celery-root gratin with prosciutto Alsatian smoked pork chops with sauerkraut and apples Baked knockwurst with barley and pears Ham-and-lima-bean pie with cornmeal crust Portuguese chickpea soup with chorizo and kale Southern-style sausage casserole with hominy French-canadian sausage-and-apple pie with cheddar Chinese braised lamb with chestnuts, mushrooms, and red dates Shepherd's pie with garlic-horseradish-potato topping South african lamb-and-green-bean stew South african curried lamb casserole with raisins and almonds Seafood

Jansson's temptation Catalan baked fish with potatoes and parsley Pan-seared sea bass with crispy ginger threads Balinese fried fish with sambal (ikan goreng) Steamed lobster with thai hot sauce Maine lobster chowder with bacon and potatoes Baked honey-glazed mackerel Cape cod clam pie Codfish cakes, thai-style Indonesian tuna curry Curried tuna-noodle casserole with mushrooms and peas Caribbean sweet potato soup with scallops Balinese spicy shrimp packets (pais udang) Bavarian fish stew with vegetables and vinegar Vegetables Indian vegetables stew with yogurt and coconut (aviyal) Red-lentil-and-chile soup-stew with vegetables Peruvian potatoes in cheese sauce (papas a la huancaina) Irish mashed potatoes with cabbage (colcannon) Very rich baked fontina cheese grits with mushrooms Indonesian green bean salad with coconut (urap) Spicy corn and lima beans with tomato (colache) Argentine squash stew with corn and cheese (locro) Ecuadorian potato-cheese soup with avocado Tomato-and-sweet-red-pepper soup Zucchini garbure with rouille Albanian cornmeal pie with scallions and feta cheese Mac 'n' cheese with chipotle Turkish eggplant stuffed with tomato, garlic, and parsley Cream of fennel soup Two-bean vegetarian chili with zucchini Desserts Pumpkin cheesecake with persimmon glaze Double chocolate pudding Roasted figs with candied ginger and creme fraiche Asian black rice pudding Bread pudding with pineapple and coconut milk Coffee granita Peach-and-cranberry crumble with pecans Fresh pear gratin with cranberries and maple cream Banana semifreddo with macadamia nuts.