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The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Autumn Carpenter
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Creative Publishing international (2012, Feb 1st).
Pages: 256
This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all of the most popular cake decorating techniques, including piped frosting, fondant, and hand modeled figures. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 600 full-color photos for clear understanding. Easy projects allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Galleries of decorated cakes offer the reader examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby for themselves. more
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Grow Cook Eat: A Food Lover's Guide to Vegetable Gardening, Including 50 Recipes, Plus Harvesting and Storage Tips
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Willi Galloway
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sasquatch Books (2012, Jan 17th).
Pages: 304
From sinking a seed into the soil through to sitting down to enjoy a meal made with vegetables and fruits harvested right outside your back door, this gorgeous kitchen gardening book is filled with practical, useful information for both novices and seasoned gardeners alike. Grow Cook Eat will inspire people who already buy fresh, seasonal, local, organic food to grow the food they love to eat. For those who already have experience getting their hands dirty in the garden, this handbook will help them refine their gardening skills and cultivate gourmet quality food. The book also fills in the blanks that exist between growing food in the garden and using it in the kitchen with guides to 50 of the best-loved, tastiest vegetables, herbs, and small fruits. more
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Wicked Good Barbecue: Fearless Recipes from Two Damn Yankees Who Have Won the Biggest, Baddest BBQ Competition in the World
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Andy Husbands
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Fair Winds Press (2012, Mar 1st).
Pages: 224
"Live fire cooking at its wicked BEST! The IQUE team will raise your BBQ IQ." —Carolyn Wells, Ph.B., Executive Director and co-founder, Kansas City Barbeque Society"A lot of serious barbecue champions have been waiting to see what secrets would be revealed in Chris and Andy’s book, and they are not going to be disappointed! These guys are both finely tuned chefs and hardcore pitmasters, a rare combination, and they’ve shared it all. I now understand how they won the world championship. The barbecue cookbook bar has just been raised." —Ray Lampe, Dr. BBQ, author of Ribs, Chops, Steaks, and Wings"If there were ever a book that personified the ethos of the chef and brings it right into your kitchen, it is Wicked Good Barbecue. more
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The Ultimate Allergy-Free Snack Cookbook: Over 100 Kid-Friendly Recipes for the Allergic Child
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Judi Zucker
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Square One Pub; Ill edition (2011, Sep 1st).
Pages: 160
Kids love snacks. While these unhealthy commercial products are a problem for any child, they pose a special danger when kids have food allergies, since nearly all supermarket treats contain dairy, eggs, wheat (gluten), soy, peanuts, or tree nuts the six key foods that cause over 80 percent of all food allergies. To help parents gain some control, Judi and Shari Zucker have written The Ultimate Allergy-Free Snack Cookbook, a collection of over one hundred nutritious and delicious allergen-free treats. The book begins by looking at food allergy basics. This is followed by a complete recipe section of both sweet and savory treats, including Party Snacks, Travel Treats, Lunch Box Snacks, and Sport Snacks. Throughout, you will find useful tips and suggestions to help make it easier to prepare healthful snacks and introduce them to your kids. more
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Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (Better Homes & Gardens Plaid)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Better Homes & Gardens
Format: Spiral-bound
Publisher: Wiley; 15th Edition (2000, Jan 1st).
Pages: 664
The updated and revised 15th edition of America's favorite cookbook—now in an even more affordable comb-bound packageThe Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been an American favorite since 1930, selling 40 million copies through fourteen editions. This new 15th edition is the best yet, with 1000 all-new recipes and a fresh, contemporary style.New chapters have been added to meet the needs of today's everyday cooks, including chapters on breakfast and brunch, casseroles, and convenience cooking. With more than 1,000 photos, this complete, all-purpose cookbook has everything from Pad Thai to the Thanksgiving turkey.NEW FEATURES: icons that call out fast, healthy, low-fat, and best ever; Make It Mine—new flavors to keep meals exciting; Cook Once, Eat Twice—create two great meals out of oneMore than 1,400 recipes, including 1000 brand new to this editionMore than 1,000 photos including step-by-step, how-to images and beauty shotsBetter Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 15th Edition covers it all! Completely revised, revamped and updated, this is a must for every kitchen. more
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Everyday Happy Herbivore: Over 175 Quick-and-Easy Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lindsay S. Nixon
Format: Paperback
Publisher: BenBella Books; Original edition (2011, Dec 6th).
Pages: 356
This book will save you money by using "everyday" inexpensive ingredients, save you time with easy, no fuss recipes and improve your health with each nutritional bite.After vegan chef Lindsay S. Nixon wrapped up her popular cookbook The Happy Herbivore Cookbook last year, she went back to her kitchen in her new home of St. Maarten. Island living encouraged Nixon to come up with simpler fare, which led to a follow-up cookbook focusing on recipes that bring tasty back to quick-and-easy.Now, in Nixon's much-anticipated follow-up cookbook, Everyday Happy Herbivore, readers will see, once again, that just because plant-based eating is optimal for health, it doesn't have to also be expensive or time-consuming.Everyday Happy Herbivore includes more than 175 doable recipes--recipes that are so quick and easy, you could cook three healthy meals from scratch every day like Nixon does. more
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My First Cupcake Decorating Book: 35 Recipes for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies, and Cake Pops for Children Ages 7 Years + (Cico Kidz)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Susan Akass
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cima Books (2012, Feb 1st).
Pages: 128
<p align=left>Susan Akass is the editor of My First Craft Book, My First Sewing Book, and My First Origami Book, as well as the author of many popular reading scheme books and children s picture books. Susan is also a full-time elementary school teacher. She is based in Bath, UK. more
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