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Sweet Laurel: Recipes for Whole Food, Grain-Free Desserts: A Baking Book
Laurel Gallucci - 2018
From the beginning, Sweet Laurel has been about making sweet things simple. The recipes here are indulgent yet healthful. They use just a few quality ingredients to create delicious desserts that benefit your body; all of these treats are paleo, and many are vegan and raw. From Matcha Sandwich Cookies to Salted Lemon Meringue Pie to Classic German Chocolate Cake, these treats are at once uncomplicated, beautiful, and satisfying, made only with wholesome ingredients such as almonds, coconut, cacao, and dates. Here, too, are basic staple recipes to keep with you, like grain-free vanilla extract and vegan caramel, and fancy finishes, like paleo sprinkles and dairy-free ice cream.Whether you're looking for simpler recipes, seeking a better approach to dessert, or struggling with an allergy that has prevented you from enjoying sweets, Sweet Laurel will change the way you bake.
Official Street Queen
Leondra LeRae - 2013
Their mother, Daisy made sure they understood this and would never forget it. “You will meet a lot of people in this world, men and women. Some may become some of the best people you know, while others will be the worst. At the end of the day motherfuckers will stab you in the back, but I want y'all to always remember, y'all are sisters before anything.” Having to grow up faster than they thought when their mother passed, the girls took on a whole new meaning of LOYALTY. Doing whatever it takes to make sure they needed and wanted for nothing they took to the streets. Don’t get it twisted selling their bodies wasn’t on the menu but selling some of the purest cocaine that Newark, NJ had ever seen was! The girls built themselves a team of the wildest cats in the game. But what happens when the ones you thought were loyal can’t be trusted anymore. The men in the game ain’t feeling women running a business that they feel should only consist of men. But once respect is earned and love comes into play will the sisters’ still go by what they were taught or let the streets tear them apart.Being crowned the queen wasn’t intended and the love of thy sister is all they knew, but will the motto “money over niggas, it's all business, nothing personal” still stand when the gun smoke clears?
5:2 Diet: The 5:2 Diet for Beginners - How the 5:2 Diet and Intermittent Fasting Can Make Your Body a Fat-Burning Machine and Help You Live Longer, Including ... Diet, Fast Diet) (5:2 Fast Diet Book 1)
Gina Crawford - 2015
This book not only teaches you how to drop unwanted pounds while enjoying your favorite foods, it also teaches you how to live longer and stay healthy by applying the power of intermittent fasting to your life today! Stop torturing yourself with grueling diets that restrict you from eating your favorite foods! The 5:2 diet makes losing weight easier and tastier than ever! Though the 5:2 diet itself is fairly new, the concept of fasting and the study of the benefits of intermittent fasting on human health are not. Leading scientists have been studying the amazing health benefits of fasting for over 20 years. Dr. Michael Mosley, founder of the 5:2 fast diet, popularized the fast diet months after he had gone to see his doctor for a routine checkup and was unexpectedly diagnosed with diabetes, high cholesterol and metabolic syndrome. Refusing to be treated with drugs, Dr. Michael Mosley set out to find a way to heal himself naturally. After not seeing any success with traditional dieting he decided to explore intermittent fasting. The 5:2 diet and intermittent fasting work! After only 3 months on the 5:2 diet he lost 20 pounds of fat, normalized his blood glucose and lowered his cholesterol and blood pressure. The fast diet also allowed him to maintain his ideal weight. Research professor of medicine at Washington University, Dr. Luigi Fontana proved through his studies on various organisms that a 25-30% reduction in calories could increase lifespan by 50% and prevent disease. With the 5:2 diet you can expect to lose 1 to 2 pounds of fat every week. On fast days, both women and men are encouraged to cut their calorie intake to about one quarter of what it normally is. Women should eat 500 calories on fast days and men should eat 600 calories. In a step by step way The 5:2 Diet for Beginners - How the 5:2 Diet Can Make Your Body a Fat-Burning Machine and Help You Live Longer will teach you everything you need to know about how to successfully apply the 5:2 diet to your life today for fast weight loss and better health. The 5:2 Diet for Beginners teaches you: What is the 5:2 diet? Why was the 5:2 diet created? Why fasting is so effective for weight loss and longevity How the 5:2 diet works What to eat on fast days 11 Quick tips to help you succeed on the 5:2 diet What to expect on the 5:2 diet Fast day 30 MINUTE recipes under 500 calories .....and more Here's a preview of what you'll learn: Why the 5:2 diet works The benefits of intermittent fasting How to make your fast days easy The 5:2 diet and high intensity training Exactly how your fast days and feed days will work How to maintain your ideal weight .....and much more! Dieting shouldn't be drudgery! You were meant to enjoy your life at your ideal wight with fabulous health! The 5:2 fast diet will keep you living happy and healthy for a really long time! D
The Edgy Veg: 138 Carnivore-Approved Vegan Recipes
Candice Hutchings - 2017
Think more UnOrthodox Lox and Cream Cheese Bagels, Cobb Your Enthusiasm Salad, Buffalo Cauliflower Wings 7 Ways, Easy Cheesy Fondue, Chick Filet Deluxe and Thank You Very Matcha Ice Cream than zucchini noodles, hummus, smoothie bowls, and "clean eating." (Fear not; there is a token kale salad.) No food is off limits, and everything in the book has received their signature carnivore stamp of approval.With 138 recipes that take vegan cooking to the next level, tips and tricks for eating like an Edgy Veg, and more dad jokes than you can count, say hello to a vegan cookbook you--and your tastebuds--can feel good about. It's time to put down that spiralizer and get ready to have your cake and burger and fries, and eat them too!
Five Ingredient Desserts: Easy Dessert Recipes With 5 Ingredients or Less
Better Living Club - 2015
5 Ingredient Desserts Easy Dessert Recipes with Five Ingredients or LessDo you want to make delicious and mouth-watering desserts without the hassle of using a ton of ingredients AND a ton of dishes? These recipes are amazing and will save you time, money, and energy! They will allow you to spend more time enjoying yourself and your family! Check out some of the delicious recipes below:
Apple Pecan Dump Cake
Apple Spice Cake
Bananas Foster
Bird’s Nests
Brownies
Cake Balls
Cherry Apple Cobbler
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Fudge
Hot Fudge Sundae Cake
Lemon Bars
Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
Oreo Trifle
Oreo Truffles
Peanut Butter Cookies
Pumpkin Pie Dip
Red Velvet Cookies
S’mores Cups
S’mores Dessert
Slow Cooker Bread Pudding
Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake
Soda Cherry Cobbler
Soufflé Cheesecake
White Chocolate Oreo Fudge
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Bittman's Kitchen: What I Grill and Why (Kindle Single)
Mark Bittman - 2011
These are the essentials, the ones that Bittman goes back to time and again. Easy and accessible, each of these is a delicious excuse to grab a spatula and head outside. And, each is accompanied by short essay written in Bittman's trademark conversational style--so you feel like he's right there with you at the grill, sharing a story while the coals heat up. With this must-have grilling collection, Bittman also serves up a short but comprehensive guide to the grill, including how to get started, how to master doneness, what to grill, and what to keep in the pantry to make planning simple. Whether you cook everyday or pick up a set of tongs only on holiday weekends, these recipes are the ones you'll want to have on hand all summer long.
Barefoot Contessa Cookbook Collection: The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Barefoot Contessa Parties!, and Barefoot Contessa Family Style
Ina Garten - 2010
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Ina's first book, has all of the fabulous, easy recipes that won Ina a loyal following at her retail shop, including Perfect Roast Chicken, French Potato Salad, and those irresistible Coconut Cupcakes. In Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ina shares her very best menus, divided by season, for fuss-free yet gorgeous entertaining, from a summer garden lunch for eight to an intimate fireside dinner for two. Barefoot Contessa Family Style is full of crowd-pleasers you'll make again and again, like roasted asparagus showered with freshly grated Parmesan and a French toast made with challah and just the right amount of grated orange zest and pure vanilla extract to make it sing. Together, these three titles form a timeless collection perfect for every home cook, whether accomplished or amateur, and for every occasion, whether a weeknight dinner with family or a larger, more festive gathering. With stunning photography and Ina's helpful tips, this boxed set makes the perfect gift for those who love to cook.
Gluten-Free Baking Classics
Annalise G. Roberts - 2006
Now, this exciting cookbook allows allergy sufferers to indulge in a wide variety of baked goods, all delicious and all gluten-free. Featured are more than 100 recipes, including homey treats like biscuits and blueberry muffins; chocolate chip and other cookie jar classics; old-fashioned favorites such as eclairs, pie crust, and lemon squares; artisan style breads; and more than 20 cakes, from a simple vanilla layer cake to a decadent German chocolate cake. A thorough grounding in classic baking techniques, as well as detailed instructions in how to buy, mix, and measure gluten-free flours, ensure success for even novice gluten-free bakers. Rounding out the book is a pertinent discussion on how readers can incorporate baking into busy schedules, and why it is so important for emotional, as well as physical, well-being.
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman - 2012
It’s as simple as that. She isn’t a chef or a restaurant owner—she’s never even waitressed. Cooking in her tiny Manhattan kitchen was, at least at first, for special occasions—and, too often, an unnecessarily daunting venture. Deb found herself overwhelmed by the number of recipes available to her. Have you ever searched for the perfect birthday cake on Google? You’ll get more than three million results. How do you choose? Where do you start? What if you pick a recipe that’s downright bad?So Deb founded her award-winning blog, smittenkitchen.com, on the premise that cooking should be a pleasure, and that the results of your labor can—and should be—delicious...every time. Deb is a firm believer that there are no bad cooks, just bad recipes. She has dedicated herself to finding the best of the best and adapting them for the everyday cook—the ones with little time to spare, little money to burn on unpronounceable ingredients, and little help in the kitchen. And now, with the same warmth, candor, and can-do spirit her blog is known for, Deb presents her first cookbook—more than 100 new recipes, plus a few favorites from her site, all gorgeously illustrated with hundreds of Deb’s beautiful color photographs.The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is all about approachable, uncompromised home cooking: stepped-up comfort foods, stewy dishes for windy winter afternoons, an apple cake that will answer all questions: “What should my new signature dessert be?” “What is always welcome at a potluck?” “What did Deb consume almost single-handedly a week after having a baby?” These are the recipes you bookmark and use so often they become your own; recipes you slip to a friend who wants to impress her new in-laws; and recipes with simple ingredients that yield amazing results in a minimum amount of time. Deb tells you how to host a brunch and still sleep in—plus what to make for it!—and the essential items you need for your own kitchen. From salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and pizzas; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Pancetta, White Bean and Swiss Chard Pot Pies; from Buttered Popcorn Cookies to Chocolate Hazelnut Layer Cake, Deb knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion.
The Jetty Beach Series Box Set Books 5-7
Claire Kingsley - 2021
Sweet. Romantic. Fall in love with more swoony heroes and sassy heroines of Jetty Beach.A sexy, dirty-talking bartender. A carefree bad boy. And a hot chef who'll stop at nothing to keep his woman safe. You'll find them all in this collection of three full-length novels from the Jetty Beach Romance series.This collection includes:Weekend FlingGood Girl Next DoorThe Path to You
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Behind the Story (Backstage Pass to Novels)
Behind the Story Team - 2011
Inspired by a hunger to know the story behind every good read and governed by the vision that what has transpired has a story to tell, we’ve brought Behind the Story™ for every book fan to enjoy.Our mission is to enable novel lovers all around the world to heighten and enrich their reading experience like they’ve never thought possible before… Begun “For the Fans, By the Fans“, we take our readers on a tour by the hand to show what is behind the curtains – what is “Behind the Story”That’s what makes us smile. Now, let us share it with you.Praises from: The "Behind the Story Effect"After reading a BTS... You feel inspired to follow your hearts and dreams... — ArshiI felt like the Behind the Story offered a new look into the book, and appreciated that, as most of the time, that angle is unexplored.— Aspiring AuthorEver been backstage at a concert? Here you go -- in written form.— Author, EditorI felt enriched with knowledge about the book, and I felt like I knew more about the book. — Aspiring AuthorIt makes me discover new things, and when I re-read the book, my emotions are different, deeper now that I understand what's behind the book.— KarlenI felt closer to the writer knowing more about them as a person and why they wrote what they wrote. — The Beta Reading ClubGet ready for one of the most unique experiences you will ever have...this is definitely CliffNotes and SparkNotes on Steroids. — Author, EditorSAMPLE EXCERPT:Inspiration is a hackneyed word in the creative writing world. All writers are inspired by something. Perhaps a better word to help phrase the question of ‘what inspired Jamie Ford to write his historical-fiction novel’ might be enthused, spurred, stimulated, or impassioned.The answer was a small red button pinned to Jamie’s father’s shirt that read: “I am Chinese.” A simple statement that became the title of the short story that grew into Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet—the same short story that his workshop editor urged him to turn into something bigger. The button distinguished Chinese residents from the Japanese community, the perceived enemy, whom the American government persecuted after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. It was the paranoia epidemic and the destruction of Japan towns across the United States that forms the historical backdrop of Ford’s novel.When Jamie’s father, an only child, passed away thus severing the links with his Asian heritage, he begin to explore his legacy and unearthed the histories that became the seeds of his novel. It was during his research about the Wah Mee club massacre in Seattle, that Ford encountered other people from his father’s generation who had had to wear the little red badge...
Fuel for Life: Achieve maximum health with amazing dairy, wheat and sugar-free recipes and my ultimate 8-week eating plan
Bear Grylls - 2015
The action hero as domestic god - swoon!' The LadyPacked with comprehensive advice on ingredients, Fuel for Life includes over 70 simple, mouth-watering recipes. Bear's encouraging and practical guidance will motivate you to try new foods and show you healthy versions of your favourite meals. Free from wheat, gluten, dairy and refined sugar, this is delicious, natural and wholesome food that you and your body will love. Fuel for Life will help you feel healthier, happier, stronger and more energised, and will your nourish your body for maximum success and long-term health.Readers are loving cooking Bear's recipes:***** 'Even the kids are loving these super healthy recipes.'***** 'Packed with amazingly tasty recipes . . . my whole family loved them.'***** 'Love the easy recipes and practical advice. Great book!'
The Good Teacher
P.J. Kelly - 2017
A cloudy autumn sky. The day started with 362 students and seventeen teachers. It ended with three people missing. Lisa and Jacob Johnstone had suffered a well-documented childhood of neglect and abuse. Everyone agreed that it needed to end. Jessica Bell was a kind and well-respected teacher. A strong and motivated woman, she only wanted the best for her students. Her own history of damage and pain had her believing that running away was the solution they had all been searching for. And so ensued a battle between right and wrong, good and evil, and common sense and the law. Miss Bell was not a bad woman. She was a good teacher. This is her story.
Silver Platter Hoe
Reds Johnson - 2013
And she will stop at nothing to get them. No woman's man is off limits. No lie is too devious for her to tell. No scheme to get money is too scandalous. And she is not above committing downright treachery, even against her very own blood. When Trina's sister, DESIREE, finally finds the happiness Trina has always wanted for herself, envy sets in and a fierce sibling rivalry unfolds. Using sex and deception as her weapons, the Silver Platter Hoe sets out to take everything that Desiree has attained, including her man. Will Trina's ruthless schemes work? Or will her cold-hearted deviousness be her downfall?
Ruhlman's Twenty: The Ideas and Techniques that Will Make You a Better Cook
Michael Ruhlman - 2011
And rare is the author who can do so with the ease and expertise of acclaimed writer and culinary authority Michael Ruhlman. Twenty distills Ruhlman s decades of cooking, writing, and working with the world s greatest chefs into twenty essential ideas from ingredients to processes to attitude that are guaranteed to make every cook more accomplished. Whether cooking a multi-course meal, the juiciest roast chicken, or just some really good scrambled eggs, Ruhlman reveals how a cook s success boils down to the same twenty concepts. With the illuminating expertise that has made him one of the most esteemed food journalists, Ruhlman explains the hows and whys of each concept and reinforces those discoveries through 100 recipes for everything from soups to desserts, all detailed in over 300 photographs. Cooks of all levels will revel in Ruhlman s game-changing Twenty.