Food at the Time of the Bible. From Adam’s Apple to the Last Supper
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What did people eat at the time of the Bible? How did they grow their food, store it, trade in it and prepare it? What are the symbolic meanings behind various foods? This is an in-depth, easy-to-read survey of every aspect of food in the Bible, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and photographs. The book examines each type of food, starting with the seven species that grow in the Holy Land, and continues with fish, meat and milk, fruit, vegetables and sweets. The impact of food on history is explained, how pacts were sealed by a meal and how the very act of eating was imbued with sanctity. At the end of the book is a section on recipes which could have been prepared in ancient times…. More >>
Food at the Time of the Bible. From Adam’s Apple to the Last Supper
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Sylvia’s Family Soul Food Cookbook: From Hemingway, South Carolina, To Harlem
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Sylvia’s Family Soul Food Cookbook begins as Sylvia recalls her childhood, when she lived with both her mother and her grandmother — the town’s only midwives. The entire community of Hemingway, South Carolina, shared responsibilities, helped raise all of the children, and worked side by side together every day in the bean fields. Perhaps most important, the community shared its food and recipes. When Sylvia set out to write this cookbook, she decided to hold a cook-off back home in Hemingway at Jeremiah Church. Family and friends of all ages shared their favorite dishes as well as their spirit and love for one another. The recipes offered at the cook-off were then compiled to create this incredible collection,… More >>
Sylvia’s Family Soul Food Cookbook: From Hemingway, South Carolina, To Harlem
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Soul Food: Classic Cuisine from the Deep South
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“Soul Food is just what the name implies. It is soulfully cooked food . . . good for your ever-loving soul . . . the shur-’nuf kinda down-home cookin’ that I grew up on,” writes Sheila Ferguson. In Soul Food she captures the essense of this cooking through 200 mouth-watering recipes, seasoned with vivid anecdotes, photos, and tales capturing the unique spirit of soul food. (Grove Press)February… More >>
Soul Food: Classic Cuisine from the Deep South
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The Food Lover’s Guide to the Gourmet Secrets of Rome
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When in Rome, eat as the Romans do! Discover the hidden gourmet joys of eating and drinking in Rome just like the locals. Organized by neighborhood, the book is a tour through the gourmet treasures of the eternal city and features detailed reviews of it’s best restaurants, markets, and specialty shops. Diane Seed, a locally based food expert and teacher, packs each section with details about which products or wines to seek out, which local eateries are musts, and which not-to-be-missed dishes are authentically local such as the fried artichokes of Trastevere or the Orvieto from the hills outside the city. Seed divides Rome into nine prime areas to explore, coordinating her culinary suggestions with the majo… More >>
The Food Lover’s Guide to the Gourmet Secrets of Rome
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Understanding and Managing Your Child’s Food Allergies
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For children with food allergies, eating — one of the basic functions of life — can be a nightmare. Children who suffer or become dangerously ill after eating peanuts, seafood, milk, eggs, wheat, or a host of other foods require constant vigilance from caring, concerned parents, teachers, and friends.In this empathetic and comprehensive guide, Dr. Scott H. Sicherer, a specialist in pediatric food allergies, gives parents the information they need to manage their children’s health and quality of life. He describes why children develop food allergy, the symptoms of food allergy (affecting the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, and the respiratory system), and the role of food allergy in behavioral problems and d… More >>
Understanding and Managing Your Child’s Food Allergies
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Homemade Baby Food Pure and Simple: Your Complete Guide to Preparing Easy, Nutritious, and Delicious Meals for Your Baby and Toddler
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You Can Prepare Wonderful Food for Your Baby—No Matter How Busy You Are!
You want to provide your baby with the very best foods, right from the start. Homemade baby food is tastier and nutritionally superior to commercially processed foods—and making it is easier than you think! With simple ingredients and a few handy hints, you can begin serving your baby delicious meals that will provide the foundation for a lifetime of good health, energy, and vitality. Homemade Baby Food Pure & Simple shows you how. Inside you’ll find:
·Tasty, easy-to-make recipes that your baby will love
·Pediatrician-approved nutritional guidelines and advice
·Practical hints and tips to save time and mo… More >>
Homemade Baby Food Pure and Simple: Your Complete Guide to Preparing Easy, Nutritious, and Delicious Meals for Your Baby and Toddler
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Raw Food for Real People: Living Vegan Food Made Simple by the Chef and Founder of Leaf Organics
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Many have touted the health and energy benefits of raw foods, but few have presented recipes and instructions for making raw food appealing — and satisfying — to everyone. Chef Rod Rotondi demonstrates that going raw isn’t hard — in fact, it’s fun, easy, and more delicious than you’ve ever imagined. You will learn all the fundamentals of preparing your own raw foods at home, including setting up your raw kitchen, transitioning to raw foods, sprouting, dehydration, and raising your kids on raw foods. Best of all, he offers a wealth of recipes for smoothies, breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads, dressings, entrées, and decadent desserts. Rod demonstrates that the best — and utterly delectable — w… More >>
Raw Food for Real People: Living Vegan Food Made Simple by the Chef and Founder of Leaf Organics
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Food of Portugal
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An extensive bilingual glossary explains, defines, and describesPortuguese food, wine, cooking, and restaurant terms.With notes for cooks and travelers on the languageof Portuguese wine, food, and dining.Wine notes have been completely revised and updated.Color photographs of Portugal by the author…. More >>
Food of Portugal
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Modern Thai Food: 100 Simple and Delicious Recipes from Sydney’s Famous Longrain Restaurant
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Modern Thai Food is a collection of 100 favorite recipes from the acclaimed Martin Boetz, head chef of the Longrain restaurants in Australia. Recreated and streamlined for the home cook, this is a sumptuous collection of Thai-inspired recipes for the modern kitchen. Revel in the flavors found in recipes such as Grilled Scallops with Peanut Nahm Jim, Grilled Cuttlefish & Pomelo Salad and Light Red Curry of Beef, along with lighter, fresher interpretations of such Thai classics as hot and sour soup, red and green curries, fish cakes and salads.
With a selection of cocktail recipes from the Longrain bar, a comprehensive illustrated glossary, and help matching wines to unfamiliar foods, Modern Thai Food is … More >>
Modern Thai Food: 100 Simple and Delicious Recipes from Sydney’s Famous Longrain Restaurant
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The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why
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What we eat, where we eat, and how we eat: these questions are explored in this remarkable book, first published in 2002. Now in its second edition, The Atlas of Food provides an up-to-date and visually appealing way of understanding the important issues relating to global food and agriculture. In mapping out broad areas of investigation–contamination of food and water, overnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, processing, farming, and trade–it offers a concise overview of today’s food and farming concerns. Buttressed by engaging prose and vivid graphics, Erik Millstone and Tim Lang convincingly argue that human progress depends on resolving global inequality and creating a more sustainable food production sys… More >>
The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why
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