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The best American food and travel writing. / Terry, Bryant

Cookbooks
Cooking -- Literary collections.
Dinners and dining -- Literary collections.
Essays
Food habits -- Literary collections.
Food -- Literary collections.
Gastronomy -- Literary collections.
Recipes
Food writing -- United States.
Travel -- Literary collections.
Travel writing -- United States.

Let's get into it : 130+ comfort food recipes for novice cooks / Moseley, Davon

"Davon Moseley of the incredibly-popular social media food channel Royale Eats shares the recipes for well-known comfort food dishes that are sure to spark fond childhood memories. With easy, modern twists on many of those same dishes, this book will help beginner cooks create countless more memories in their own kitchens. These accessible, easy-to-make recipes are designed for cooks with little experience in the kitchen. Davon will give you the skills to make basics like Homemade Pasta and Pan Seared Steak, walk you through entrees like Shepherd's Pie and Maple Whiskey Glazed Salmon, and even sweet treats like Browned Butter Krispy Treats. With chapters like 'Food for the Soul' including East North Carolina Style Turkey BBQ and Candied Sweet Potatoes, they're the perfect recipes to bring people together through the pleasure of food. These recipes are perfect to enjoy any time of year and share with others at your next potluck or party! Whenever you've completed cooking one of these meals in the kitchen, all it will take is one look at the delicious dish for your friend or family member to say, "Let's get into it!""--

The pasta book : recipes, techniques, inspiration / Anderson, Ed

"Become a master in the art of pasta-making through over 75 recipes for simple to spectacular pasta dishes, featuring helpful QR codes to step-by-step video tutorials --from the James Beard Award-winning author of Mastering Pasta In The Pasta Book, acclaimed chef Marc Vetri presents a myriad of easy-to-aspirational pasta dinners with a shape for every sauce, mood, and timeline. Vetri demystifies complicated techniques, like filling and shaping tortellini and agnolotti or hand shaping cavatelli, revealing how simple it can be to make creative and unique pasta shapes and sauces at home. Vetri adapts the methods used in his restaurants so home cooks can experience his acclaimed homemade pastas in their own kitchens, with chapters including: Vegetable Pasta: Tagliatelle with Dried Mushroom Bolognese; Spinach Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Saved Ricotta Salata Seafood Pasta: Spaghetti with Saffron, Sardines, and Fennel; Scallop Raviolo with Champagne Poultry and Game Pasta: Tagliolini with Chicken Liver Ragu; Pumpernickel Papparadelle with Duck Pork Pasta: Spaghetti Alla Chitarra with Basil, Poppy Seeds, and Proscuitto; Fennel Sausage Ricotta Gnocchi with Zucchini Crema Beef and Lamb Pasta: Ricotta Cavatelli with Veal Shank Ragu; Lamb Tortellini in Brodo Vetri guides you through the foundations of pasta-making with a chapter devoted to pasta doughs and shapes, including QR codes that link to easy-to-follow videos of the process. With 90 stunning photographs, the book includes ideas to level up or simplify every recipe, so readers can choose the pasta adventure they crave"--

The eh team : a celebration of Canadianisms from elbows up to poutine / Demers, Charles

'The Eh Team' is a laugh-out-loud funny guide to how to talk, live, and feel like a Canadian - from CBC "The Debaters" fan-favourite and celebrated Canadian comedian, Charles "Charlie" Demers.

On the lam : great (and not so great) escapes from prison / Poplak, Lorna

"Fascinating stories of the age-old tug-of-war between prisons desperate to keep inmates inside and the escapees pursuing freedom. A convict who returned to the prison he had recently escaped from to foment a mass breakout; a murderer on the run who veered from folk hero to persona non grata after killing a police dog; a fugitive from the United States who was recaptured in Canada after she was featured on America's Most Wanted ... these are just a few of the felons whose prison break adventures continue to enthrall and terrify. Along with probing the origins, structure, and failings of a collection of historic and contemporary correctional institutions, On the Lam brings into sharp focus the attempts of masterminds, tricksters, villains, and innocents to claw their way to freedom ... sometimes successful, sometimes abortive, often deadly."-- Provided by publisher.

Sophie from Romania : what a rescue dog taught me about patience, love and hope / Cellan-Jones, Rory

In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie cross, Cabbage. She and Rory had become inseparable during daily pandemic walks, which alleviated his Parkinson's symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane come across a listing for 'a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home'. Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London on 17 December 2022. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together--but the road ahead will be a long one ... This book follows the real journey of Sophie's adoption--from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first time outside--as Rory and Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie's trust and navigate Rory's Parkinson's disease.

Knitting for Olive : classic, timeless knitting patterns / First Edition Translations Ltd.
Knitting for Olive :
Knitting -- Patterns
Patterns (Instructional works)

The many lives of Anne Frank / Franklin, Ruth

"A revealing biography of Anne Frank, exploring both her life and the impact of her extraordinary diary"--

A history of the Muslim world : from its origins to the dawn of modernity / Cook, Michael

"In Michael Cook's words, this book is 'about a substantial slice of human history delimited by a particular cultural characteristic: adherance to Islam in some form or other. A commitment to Islam makes a difference. Wherever a society and its rulers have come to be Muslim, this has meant a major discontinuity with its pre-Islamic past and a significant expansion of its relations with the wider Muslim world.' Starting in the pre-Islamic Middle East, Cook returns a sense of wonder to how Muhammad could not only become a prophet of a new monotheistic religion but also unite the Arab tribes behind it and create a state that would conquer much of the territory that belonged to the Byzantines and the Sasanians, the two empires that had balanced power in the region for hundreds of years. Exploring the high culture of the Abbasids, Cook then charts the disintegration of the Caliphate and the brief rise of the Fatimids and the Mongols of the Steppe. He covers the Ottomans (Turkish), Safavids (Iranian), Mughals (India), and ventures to East Africa, Madagascar, Somalia, Southeast Asia, and many places between. An epilogue gestures to major themes in the post-1800 world"--

Saudi Arabia : a modern history / Commins, David Dean

"Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, a major player on the international stage and the site of Islam's two holiest cities. It is also one of the world's only absolute monarchies. How did Saudi Arabia get to where it is today? In this comprehensive account, David Commins narrates the full history of Saudi Arabia from oasis emirate to present-day attempts to leap to a post-petroleum economy. Moving through the ages, Commins traces how the Saud dynasty's reliance on sectarianism, foreign expertise, and petroleum to stabilize power has unintentionally spawned secular and religious movements seeking accountability and justice. He incorporates the experiences of activists, women, religious minorities, Bedouin, and expatriate workers as the country transformed from subsistence agrarian life to urban consumer society. This is a perceptive portrait of Saudi Arabia's complex and evolving story -- and a country that is all too easily misunderstood"--

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