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A platter of figs and other recipes
Par David Tanis. 2008
Head chef of Berkeley's Chez Panisse offers twenty-four three-course menus featuring recipes for spring, summer, fall, and winter. Suggestions include…
melon and figs with prosciutto and mint, deconstructed salade niçoise, and lavender honey ice cream for a hot summer day. Provides tips on selecting, preparing, and presenting seasonal specialties. 2008An exposition of parenting in the animal kingdom. The author illuminates the similarities and differences between the interaction humans have…
with their offspring and the maternalistic and paternalistic tendencies of insects, fish, and other mammalsSheila Lukins USA cookbook
Par Sheila Lukins. 1997
The author spent three years traveling across the country collecting these recipes and tidbits of information about some of America's…
favorite foods. The origin of the term "blue plate special" and what seasonings to use with various beans are just two examples of the fare Lukins offers. She also includes beer and wine suggestions from Steve OlsonThe welcome table: African-American heritage cooking
Par Jessica Harris. 1995
Presents more than two hundred recipes along with historical information about cookery from around the country. Besides traditional ingredients, suggests…
healthy substitutes to guard against hypertension. Also includes a glossary and a list of favorite restaurants and mail-order sourcesOur fascinating earth
Par Philip Seff. 1996
A collection of almost 180 articles presenting unusual scientific facts and information on natural wonders. Each of the nine chapters…
covers a variety of topics such as wolves, scorpions, the Kohinoor diamond, the pyramids, dinosaurs, rivers, carnivorous plants, hurricanes, even garlic. For junior and senior high and older readersCooking with too hot tamales: recipes and tips from TV food network's spiciest cooking duo
Par Mary Milliken. 1997
Restaurant owners and radio and television hosts, the authors present recipes for Spanish and Latin American dishes from drinks and…
snacks to desserts. Turkey tamales with fresh cranberry salsa, quinoa salad, chile crab cakes, and sweet potato fries are a few examplesCooking with steam: spectacular full-flavored low-fat dishes from your electric steamer
Par Stephanie Lyness. 1996
Recipes developed specifically for electric steamers include vegetable dishes, fish, shellfish, poultry, meat, and desserts. Also includes descriptions of types…
of steamers and provides steaming times for plain vegetables and riceWood-notes wild: walking with Thoreau
Par Henry Thoreau. 1995
Scenes from nature described by Thoreau on his long daily walks during a twenty-four-year period. The selections are arranged by…
season, giving sensory impressions of the woodland plants, earth, and animals that the nineteenth-century philosopher encounteredCupcakes
Par Ceri Hadda. 1995
Hadda presents more than one hundred recipes for making cupcakes, from the basics to complex ones such as apple whole…
wheat, cuppuccinos, espresso-chocolate chip, cherry chip, pecan pie, and fudge brownie. She also includes recipes for numerous frostings and suggestions for finishing flourishesAn unspoken hunger: stories from the field
Par Terry Williams. 1994
A collection of eighteen essays by a naturalist who draws attention to the earth and reminds readers that they are…
part of the environment. The author urges people to become more intimate with natureRuPaul's Drag Race superstar Ginger Minj shares her favorite recipes, best advice, and wildest stories in this hilarious book that's…
part memoir, part cookbook. Perfect for fans of Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood . Drag icon Ginger Minj brings her signature humor and sass to this tongue-in-cheek memoir- cum -life manual- cum -cookbook. Featuring Ginger's favorite Southern-inspired recipes, Southern Fried Sass showcases some of her most vulnerable and celebratory moments, revealing the most valuable lessons she's learned after years in drag and the pearls of wisdom she's gleaned from her grandmother's personal brand of Southern resilience. You'll cheer for Ginger as she spills the tea with exclusive behind-the-scenes details from three seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race and offers her best advice on everything from contouring to cooking and setting the table for a full-on Southern-style Thanksgiving dinner. Did we say dinner? Here, you'll find more than fifty recipes, including The Minx's Sick'ning Scalloped Pineapple Paradise, Red Barn BBQ Ribs platter, Better Than Sex cake, and countless other decadent desserts. From fighting for what you're worth to looking good on a motorcycle as a big girl to finding love while also making damn good cupcakes, this is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to live their best lifeA handmade wilderness
Par Donald Schueler. 1996
In 1968, Schueler and his companion, Willie Brown, set out to homestead the "least worst land" they could find. Schueler…
recounts their twenty-five-year struggle to restore a despoiled eighty-acre tract in southern Mississippi and tells of Brown's death from AIDS in 1987Baking with Julia: based on the PBS series hosted by Julia Child
Par Dorie Greenspan. 1996
From the Master Chefs PBS series, a collection of more than 250 recipes from some of America's best bakers, written…
in everyday language and using family-size proportions. Bakers include Marion Cunningham, Mary Bergin, David Blom, Joe Ortiz, Nancy Silverton, and others. BestsellerThe weather companion: an album of meteorological history, science, legend, and folklore
Par Gary Lockhart. 1988
A compendium of weather facts and fables, from ancient myths to modern research. Discusses weather cycles, phenomena, forecasting tools, and…
even Noah's ark. Tells the best time to go fishing. For junior and senior high and older readersJobs vs. the environment: can we save both?
Par Nathan Aaseng. 1994
Aaseng rejects the claim that environmentalists negatively impact the economy, yet also proposes ways to protect the Earth that would…
disrupt workers' lives least. He provides an overview of the issue from 1681 to the 1990s. For junior and senior high and older readersNaked Earth: the new geophysics
Par Shawna Vogel. 1995
Chicken salads: 60 scrumptious recipes for an American classic
Par Carole Lalli. 1994
Lalli offers hints on buying and storing chicken, as well as on handling chicken safely. She covers basic methods for…
preparing chicken for use in salads and provides recipes for salads that are mainly chicken and for others with vegetables, pasta, beans, and grainsEssays on human coexistence with the changing natural environment. Explores such issues as acid rain, global warming, destruction of the…
Amazon rain forest, and the debate between preservationists and developers. Presses the theme that society and nature exist in an inexorable, mutually dependent relationshipSpago desserts
Par Mary Bergin. 1994
Recipes for making all types of desserts served at Los Angeles's award-winning Spago restaurant. Includes recipes for chocolate cakes, white…
cakes, cheesecakes, pastry shells, pies and tarts, puff pastry and phyllo, brioche, brownies, muffins, pound cakes, truffles, candied fruit, cooked fruits, cookies, biscotti, shortcakes, and frozen dessertsLa pastasciutta: pasta dishes (Anna del Conte's Italian kitchen)
Par Anna Conte. 1993
Twenty-three recipes for creating Italian pasta dishes, including how to make homemade pasta and various accompanying sauces. Recipes include baked…
lasagne, macaroni and cheese, tagliolini, tagliardi, tagliatelle, tonnarelli, spaghetti, ravioli, and sauces such as pesto, tomato, and bolognese