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A Year of Picnics: Recipes for Dining Well in the Great Outdoors

Everyone loves picnicking—dining in the great outdoors, cozied up on blankets, and surrounded by the beauty of the natural world. Now imagine doing it year-round, where the setting speaks to the foods served, and you’ve got A Year of Picnics! Savor good food and good company while lounging beneath the shady canopy of trees or under the sparkle …

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Little Bites: 100 Healthy, Kid-Friendly Snacks

Leave the packaged snacks behind! Little Bites offers 100 wholesome, seasonal, vegetarian snacks perfect for active families.When you’re on the go with little ones, snacks are essential. Whether it’s an energetic pick-me-up after school or a nutritional boost at the playground, the 100 wholesome snacks in this book will help everyone get through the day. From Roasted Sesame …

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Icy, Creamy, Healthy, Sweet: 75 Recipes for Dairy-Free Ice Cream, Fruit-Forward Ice Pops, Frozen Yogurt, Granitas, Slushies, Shakes, and More

Sweet and healthy frozen desserts, from ice pops, shaved ice, and granitas to frozen yogurt, sorbet, and dairy-free ice cream—from the co-author of Little Bites. When the days turn hot, or when you’re looking for that perfectly refreshing and light dessert or snack, ice pops are a natural, as are slushies, granitas, frozen yogurt, ice cream, shakes, floats, …

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At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well

James Beard Award Winner (Vegetarian)IACP Award Winner (Healthy Eating) A sophisticated vegetarian cookbook with all the tools you need to be at home in your kitchen, cooking in the most nourishing and delicious ways—from the foundations of stocking a pantry and understanding your ingredients, to preparing elaborate seasonal feasts. Imagine you are in a …

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Sweet Sugar, Sultry Spice: Exotic Flavors to Wake Up Your Baking

A diverse and accessible collection of spice-enhanced recipes that will transform your baking and awaken your senses–from a classically trained pastry chef.     Welcome to a world of exotic spices and flavorings from the warm embrace of clove and ginger to the fiery touch of peppercorns and chiles, from the sensual kiss of cardamom and rose to the surprising sensations …

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Dandelion and Quince: Exploring the Wide World of Unusual Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs

Dandelion and Quince features plant profiles–from dandelion to quince–for over 35 uncommon vegetables, fruits, and herbs available in today’s markets–with over 150 recipes that explore their flavors.This illustrated cookbook celebrates the abundance at farmers’ market and local grocery store yet to be discovered by the everyday cook. From mustard and kumquats to nettles, fava leaves, sunchokes and more, …

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My Beer Year: Adventures with Hop Farmers, Craft Brewers, Chefs, Beer Sommeliers, and Fanatical Drinkers as a Beer Master in Training

A love note to beer–appreciating the history, craftsmanship, and taste of craft beer as told by a woman striving for beer-expert status.As a journalist spurred by curiosity and thirst, Lucy Burningham made it her career to write about craft beer, traveling to hop farms, attending rare beer tasting parties, and visiting as many taprooms, breweries, and festivals as …

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Sourdough: Recipes for Rustic Fermented Breads, Sweets, Savories, and More

2016 James Beard Award Winner (Baking & Desserts)101 recipes for baking with whole and sprouted grains, making the most of the seasonal harvest, and healing the body through naturally fermented food Sarah Owens spent years baking conventional baked goods, only to slowly realize she had developed a crippling inability to digest or tolerate …

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