The Farmers Market Cookbook - by Julia Shanks & Brett Grohsgal (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 336Genre: Cooking + Food + WineSub-Genre: SeasonalFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New Society PublishersAge Range: AdultAuthor: Julia Shanks & Brett GrohsgalLanguage: English About the Book The Farmers Market Cookbook celebrates small farmers and their labors of love. Packed with produce descriptions, storage tips, preparation techniques, and hundreds of simple but mouthwatering recipes, this guide to seasonal eating unlocks the mysteries of Farmers' Market foods and your CSA box. Book Synopsis Unlock the mysteries of your Farmers Market and CSA box with this guide to eating and preserving local, seasonal foods Farmers' Markets and CSAs are among the best places to find high-quality, diverse, and exciting vegetables and fruits. But the rich array of unusual varieties can be confusing and overwhelming. From detailed produce descriptions to storage tips, preparation techniques, and over two hundred flavorful recipes, The Farmers' Market Cookbook has the answer to every prospective locavore's perennial question, What do I do with this ? Featuring a range of traditional favorites alongside innovative creations showcasing the stunning flavors of heirloom fruits and vegetables, this guide to seasonal eating will help you engage your powers of creativity, learning, and experimentation. Recipes include: Garlic scape vichyssoise Potato fennel risotto Beef roulade with cilantro mojo Cantaloupe salsa Eating locally cultivates appreciation for those who grow our food. Full of practical insights from field to fork, The Farmers' Market Cookbook celebrates the small farmer's labor of love with recipes that showcase every crop at its best--essential reading for anyone who wants to appreciate fresh food at its best. Julia Shanks has honed her culinary talents working in restaurants around the country, developing a taste for fresh, local and seasonal foods. She consults with restaurants, farms and food producers, helping them maximize profits and streamline revenues through sustainable business practices. Brett Grohsgal worked as everything from line cook to executive chef while developing and sharing his appreciation for artisanal, seasonal foods. Now he runs Even' Star Organic Farm, growing and harvesting crops year-round for restaurants, grocery stores, universities, farmers markets, and the farm's own successful CSA. From the Back Cover Unlock the culinary mysteries of your farmers market and CSA box The Farmers Market Cookbook's advice is clear and instructive, its recipes delicious and, most importantly, manageable. Along with all those wonderful fruits and vegetables, this book belongs in your market tote. -- ADAM RAPOPORT, editor in chief, Bon Appétit We're increasingly interested in eating locally sourced, seasonal foods, in season, when crops really shine. Farmers markets and community supported agriculture (CSAs) are among the best places to find high-quality, diverse, exciting fruits and vegetables, and eating locally and seasonally cultivates appreciation for those who grow our food. Full of practical insights from field to fork, The Farmers Market Cookbook is a celebration of the small farmer's labor of love, showing off every crop at its best. With detailed produce descriptions, storage tips, and preparation techniques, The Farmers Market Cookbook features over 200 simple and delicious recipes ranging from traditional favorites to innovative creations. The Farmers Market Cookbook will help you engage your powers of creativity, learning, and experimentation -- it's the answer to every locavore's perennial question ... What do I do with this ? A book of imaginative and simple recipes for an abundance of vegetables and fruits. -- The Boston Globe Just leafing through will inspire you to head out to your local farmers market and start cooking. -- TARYN PLUMB, Taste of the Seacoast JULIA SHANKS is a chef and serial entrepreneur. As a chef, she worked in restaurants around the country includingRestaurant Nora in Washington, DC and Chez Henri in Cambridge, developing a taste for fresh, local, and seasonal foods. Today, Julia consults with restaurants, farms, and food producers, helping them maximize profits and streamline revenues. In her tiny urban garden in Cambridge, MA, she harvests vegetables seven months out of the year. BRETT GROHSGAL has been the chef in nine establishments and cooked in seven others, from New England to Louisiana to California and at sea, and over a twenty-year period. Today, Brett manages Even' Star Organic Farm for great foods, reliable harvests, and for respectful environmental stewardship. Even' Star remains committed to the ideal that life is too short, and farm life too arduous, to ever grow or eat boring foods. About the Author Julia Shanks is a chef, serial entrepreneur and certified pilot whose passion for food preparation began when she was 12 years old and determined to bake, grill and steam her way through the complete set of Time-Life Cookbooks. In her later years, she honed her culinary talents working in restaurants around the country, developing a taste for fresh, local and seasonal foods. Today, Julia consults with restaurants, farms and food producers, helping them maximize profits and streamline revenues. In her tiny, urban garden in Cambridge, MA, she harvests vegetables seven months out of the year. Brett Grohsgal has dedicated himself to delighting tastebuds from New England to California, working as everything from line cook to executive chef, while developing and sharing his appreciation for artisanal, seasonal foods. As his passion for cooking evolved he began growing his own produce, and in 1996 he and his wife established Even' Star Organic Farm. Even' Star focuses on harvesting crops year-round for restaurants, grocery stores, universities, farmers markets, and the Grohsgals' own successful CSA, while adhering to the highest standards of responsible environmental stewardship. "Life is too short, and farm life too arduous, to ever grow or eat boring foods."
Mandala coloring book - by Liviu Paraschiv C (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 82Genre: GamesSub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Liviu Paraschiv C.Age Range: AdultAuthor: Liviu Paraschiv CLanguage: English Book Synopsis 40 Coloring Mandalas YOGA, repetitive designs of a mandala is often recommended as therapy to help you relax and relieve stress. Ease your stress with each colored mandalas. Coloring original Mandalas is among the most popular adult coloring books. Every mandalas will help you clear and relax your mind and sharpen your creativity. This is the best quality book to color for men, women, and kids alike.You will Love this Mandalas Coloring Book - YOGA. It offers: Stress Relieving Designs that are Great for Relaxation. Beautiful Artwork and Designs. High Resolution Printing. Single-sided Pages. Suitable for All Skill Levels.A Great Gift.
Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe - (New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine) by Mark A Waddell (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 300Genre: TechnologySub-Genre: HistorySeries Title: New Approaches to the History of Science and MedicineFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Mark A WaddellLanguage: English About the Book An accessible new exploration of the vibrant world of early modern Europe through a focus on magic, science, and religion. Book Synopsis From the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Mark A. Waddell explores the rich and complex ways that premodern people made sense of their world. He describes a time when witches flew through the dark of night to feast on the flesh of unbaptized infants, magicians conversed with angels or struck pacts with demons, and astrologers cast the horoscopes of royalty. Ground-breaking discoveries changed the way that people understood the universe while, in laboratories and coffee houses, philosophers discussed how to reconcile the scientific method with the veneration of God. This engaging, illustrated new study introduces readers to the vibrant history behind the emergence of the modern world. Review Quotes 'An enchanting, yet eminently accessible, tour of the magical and mysterious in European thought from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. The real wizardry is how Waddell masterfully explains the uniqueness of early modern views of magic, religion and nature, while emphasizing the profound links between this past and our present.' Matthew James Crawford, Kent State University'Waddell provides a superb review of the intersections among belief systems and underlines the great extent to which they determined early modern lived experience. Magic, Science and Religion in Early Modern Europe is deftly written and invites the reader to imagine as well as learn, to engage curiosity and passion as well as intellect. It is a triumph in the genre.' Allison Kavey, CUNY John Jay College and CUNY Graduate Center
Faith to Finish - by Roosevelt Douglas (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 104Genre: Fiction + Literature GenresSub-Genre: LegalFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Roosevelt DouglasLanguage: English About the Book The story of one person's life. The ups and downs, the good and bad. Book Synopsis The story of the ups and downs of a person's life over 10 to 15 years. About the Author Roosevelt Douglas, a Veteran has been a Claims Adjuster, investigator and surrounded by a number legal minds. Retired for over 20 years of being around the Court system, he got the idea to write a fictional story. Faith to Finish.
Somebody's Baby - 2nd Edition by Donna Alward (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 288Genre: Fiction + Literature GenresSub-Genre: RomanceFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Donna AlwardAge Range: AdultBook theme: ContemporaryAuthor: Donna AlwardLanguage: English Book Synopsis An adorable mutt and heartwarming characters captivate readers in this third installment in Donna Alward's Darling, VT series.When town social media maven Oaklee Collier accidentally hits a stray dog on her way home from a bridal shower, there's only one person she can turn to: Rory Gallagher, town vet and her big brother's best friend. Rory patches up the pup, but it's his next suggestion that puts Oaklee off her stride--that she foster the dog through his recovery before putting him up for adoption. Oaklee resists at first; she isn't into commitments of any kind, especially since she was left at the altar during a secret elopement. But how can she see the dog be sent to the shelter? And how can she resist the sexy Rory, the boy she had a crush on for years?Rory Gallagher knows he should be hands off where Oaklee is concerned. She's his best friend's little sister, and it's his job to look out for her - not try to get her into bed! Both of them fight their attraction, but when Oaklee faces heartbreak, their resistance weakens. Suddenly attraction turns into something much deeper, and unless Rory can come clean with Oaklee about his past, their future together is at risk.
Akayama Danjay - by Ted Tinker (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 494Genre: Fiction + Literature GenresSub-Genre: Visionary & MetaphysicalFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Ted TinkerLanguage: English About the Book Akayama DanJay is political satire and a psychedelic sci-fi remix of Epic Christian Poetry. The book focuses on three main characters. Professor Akayama pilots her giant space-robot which wields Heaven and Earth like a buzzsaw. Dan studies manga and religion on the Islands of Sheridan, where monks worship birds and eat centipedes to visit the afterlife. Jay travelogues the relationship between the two like Carlos Castaneda visiting The Naked Lunch. Book Synopsis Akayama DanJay is political satire and a psychedelic sci-fi remix of Epic Christian Poetry. The book focuses on three main characters. Professor Akayama pilots her giant space-robot which wields Heaven and Earth like a buzzsaw. Dan studies manga and religion on the Islands of Sheridan, where monks worship birds and eat centipedes to visit the afterlife. Jay travelogues the relationship between the two like Carlos Castaneda visiting The Naked Lunch. This book is filled with fascinating concepts and ideas that reflect on religion, dystopian futures, philosophy, and science fiction. When reading this book, you will be challenged by complexities that evoke existential thought and deep moral questions. Key topics include death and life, destruction and recreation, and crises of identity and sexuality. This is a must read for anyone looking for a metaphysical novel filled with satire that commentates on life's profound concepts and abstractions. About the Author Ted Tinker is a squid. On his YouTube channel Thinkstr, he describes the relationship between fiction, religion, formal logic, machine learning, and philosophy. He's the only mathematician at UC Santa Barbara to win the literature-department's Most Excellent Prose award, and he's won it twice. He doesn't see a difference between words and numbers; to a squid, it's all just ash.
Art on the Edge of the Boreal Forest - by Lee Frelich & Gerald Niemi (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 124Genre: NatureSub-Genre: Endangered SpeciesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Lee Frelich & Gerald NiemiLanguage: English About the Book Beginning in 2010, a group of Minnesota botanical artists applied their skills and knowledge to create a visual archival record of Minnesota's threatened boreal forest. This collection is important because the ecology of the boreal forest is undergoing slow and silent but significant change due to disturbances caused by fire, invasive insects and stressful climate conditions. Lee Frelich, Ph.D., director of the Center for Forest Ecology consulted with the artists to identify the trees and understory plants at risk in Minnesota's boreal forest. Frelich identified 10 trees most at risk in northeastern Minnesota are the iconic Balsam Fir, White Spruce, and Balsam Poplar followed by Red Pine, Black Spruce, Jack Pine, then Quaking Aspen, Tamarack, Paper Birch and possibly Black Ash. In 2011 two more distinguished consultants joined the project: Gerald J. Niemi, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology, University of Minnesota-Duluth, and Jana Albers, DNR Forest Health Specialist. Niemi prepared a list of boreal forest birds and birds that will migrate north, and Albers a list of native and exotic insects associated with the boreal forest, and the collection expanded to include them. This book catalogs 83 of the original renderings of trees, birds and insects. Book Synopsis Beginning in 2010, a group of Minnesota botanical artists applied their skills and knowledge to create a visual archival record of Minnesota's threatened boreal forest. This collection is important because the ecology of the boreal forest is undergoing slow and silent but significant change due to disturbances caused by fire, invasive insects and stressful climate conditions. Lee Frelich, Ph.D., director of the Center for Forest Ecology consulted with the artists to identify the trees and understory plants at risk in Minnesota's boreal forest. Frelich identified 10 trees most at risk in northeastern Minnesota are the iconic Balsam Fir, White Spruce, and Balsam Poplar followed by Red Pine, Black Spruce, Jack Pine, then Quaking Aspen, Tamarack, Paper Birch and possibly Black Ash. In 2011 two more distinguished consultants joined the project: Gerald J. Niemi, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology, University of Minnesota-Duluth, and Jana Albers, DNR Forest Health Specialist. Niemi prepared a list of boreal forest birds and birds that will migrate north, and Albers a list of native and exotic insects associated with the boreal forest, and the collection expanded to include them.The project started with artists researching their subjects in books, online and in the forests of Minnesota. The forests included the Northshore of Lake Superior, Itasca and William O'Brian State parks, the University of Minnesota's Landscape Arboretum and Sigurd Olson's Listening Point near Ely to study and sketch the trees and understory plants. This book catalogs 83 of the original renderings of trees, birds and insects. About the Author Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. Hereceived a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986.Frelich has authored more than 188 publications with 265 coauthors from 23 countries, including major works for Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Heis listed among the top 1% of all scientists in the world in the Ecology and Environmentcategory by the Web of Science. His research has been featured in the news media 500 times, including such venues as The New York Times, Newsweek and Washington Post. Frelich hasprovided consulting services on forest management for the U.S. Army, Air Force, NationalForest Service, and National Park Service. Current research interests include large-scale fireand wind, earthworm invasion, and climate change in temperate and boreal forests. A retired Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota-Duluth(UM-D). He was formerly Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for Water andthe Environment at the Natural Resources Research Institute at UM-D. He received hisPh.D. in Biology at Florida State University in 1983 and was a Fulbright scholar in Finlandin 1981. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed papers and over 130 technical reports andpopular articles. His research has focused on birds, Great Lakes ecosystems, conservation, climate change, ecotoxicology, and the sustainability in the use of natural resources. Vicki Barth, Wendy Brockman, Marj Davis, Kathleen Franzen, Nancy Gehrig, Debra Greenblatt, Julie Martinez, Mary Anne O'Malley, Kathi Reeves, Bruce Wils
Vermeer. the Complete Works. 40th Ed. - by Karl Sch"utz (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 434Genre: ArtSub-Genre: GeneralFormat: HardcoverPublisher: TaschenAge Range: AdultAuthor: Karl SchützLanguage: English About the Book Discover one of the most admired artists in history: Johannes Vermeer. Complete with crisp reproductions, details, and insightful essays, this monograph spans his entire repertoire, illuminating the artist's outstanding ability not only to bear witness to the spirit of the Dutch Golden Age, but also to encapsulate an entire story in just one... Book Synopsis Despite numbering at just 35, his works have prompted a New York Times best seller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth; record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington, DC; and special crowd-control measures at the Mauritshuis, The Hague, where thousands flock to catch a glimpse of the enigmatic and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, also known as the "Dutch Mona Lisa".In his lifetime, however, the fame of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) barely extended beyond his native Delft and a small circle of patrons. After his death, his name was largely forgotten, except by a few Dutch art collectors and dealers. Outside of Holland, his works were even misattributed to other artists. It was not until the mid-19th century that Vermeer came to the attention of the international art world, which suddenly looked upon his narrative minutiae, meticulous textural detail, and majestic planes of light, spotted a genius, and never looked back.This 40th anniversary edition showcases the complete catalog of Vermeer's work, presenting the calm yet compelling scenes so treasured in galleries across Europe and the United States into one monograph of utmost reproduction quality. Crisp details and essays tracing Vermeer's career illuminate his remarkable ability not only to bear witness to the trends and trimmings of the Dutch Golden Age but also to encapsulate an entire story in just one transient gesture, expression, or look.About the seriesTASCHEN turns 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program--now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production. Review Quotes "A beautiful volume!"-- "The Financial Times"
