John Michael Lerma's Garden County

John Michael Lerma's Garden County
Author: John Michael Lerma
Publisher: Garden County
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2005
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780929636504

Celebrating occasions with friends and family is one of the best joys in life. But not everyone celebrates the same occasions, and not everyone has the same type of family. John Michael Lerma invites you and yours to sit at the Garden County table, where everyone is welcome to share fresh vegetables, dips, drinks, cakes, salads, and more at your special event: Academy Awards Night, GLBT Pride Celebration, commitment ceremony, or a regular weekday night. Here you will find ways to make everyone feel welcome and to fill them with the good cheer of great cooking.

Garden County Pie

Garden County Pie
Author: John Michael Lerma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Pastry
ISBN: 9780929636849

Ninety percent of Americans agree that a slice of pie represents one of the simple pleasures in life*. Garden County Pie includes a pie for every season and for every taste, from the extravagant Vidalia Onion Pie to the simple Lemon Meringue Pie. The recipes in John Michael's second cookbook engage the baker and are sure to captivate friends and family who are lucky enough to share the delicious results. The wide-ranging delectable pie creations include a variety of ingredients and are suitable for both novice and expert, allowing plenty of room to perfect pie-making skills or to take guiltless, time-saving shortcuts. Accessible, inventive, and easy-to-follow instructions give mouthwatering results in the form of a perfect slab of lusciousness every time. Chapters on the history of pie, crusts, and pie fun facts make this not only an indispensable pie cookbook, but an enlightening read for food lovers everywhere. *American Pie Council

America's Best Pies 2014-2015

America's Best Pies 2014-2015
Author: American Pie Council
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 646
Release: 2014-10-21
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1629148571

Blueberry, rhubarb, Boston cream, key lime. Hungry yet? Since 1995, amateur, commercial, and professional bakers have competed in the National Pie Championships to determine who makes the best pies in America. America’s Best Pies 2014 is a collection of nearly two hundred delicious recipes that have won awards at the National Pie Championships. From the unusual—deep-dish deluxe banana split pie—to the traditional, such as apple pie, every recipe has been reviewed by judges and determined to be an award-winning pie. These selections are considered some of the best of the best from across the country. When you start making these pies at home, you’ll see why! America’s Best Pies 2014 is packed with color photographs of the pies you’ll learn to make and love. As a special treat to give you a taste of what the championships are like, many of the photographs are of the actual pies entered in the competition. The recipes inside are clearly explained so that the expert and the future expert pie-maker can enjoy alike. Whether it’s apple, custard, strawberry, or raisin that captures your taste buds, you’re sure to find a recipe that you can’t wait to try. Just be sure to share your tantalizing creations with friends and family, and get ready to serve seconds! Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

La Dolce Vita (the Sweet Life) in Cortona, Tuscany Italy

La Dolce Vita (the Sweet Life) in Cortona, Tuscany Italy
Author: Charlotte Phillips
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1598866192

Author Charlotte Phillips is a world traveler, traveling as a single woman and having made the decision to move to Cortona, the heart of Tuscany, to begin a new life after her husband had left her and her mother had suddenly passed away. Contessa Carlotta learned to open the door and let life in; she not only forgave the ones who sent her on this incredible journey but learned to thank them as well. This is a book that will sweep you away into a new dimension of life, fill your own hopes and dreams, and you will come away knowing even you can have this life - "La Dolce Vita" will carry you away into your very own dreams. '"LA DOLCE VITA" is an enchanting, captivating journal. As I am unable to travel the world, Charlotte's book permitted this reader to 'see, hear, taste' all the sights and sounds of ancient Tuscany. I can close my eyes and BE THERE ' Molly Embrey

Medicinal Herbs of California

Medicinal Herbs of California
Author: Lanny Kaufer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2021-12-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1493058037

Medicinal Herbs of California is the first statewide field guide to more than 70 common medicinal plants of California. This vital addition to the California naturalist’s shelf will introduce readers to the principles of herbal remedies, history and roots in native cultures, scientific information, and how to find and incorporate medicinal plants into daily life. Inside you’ll find: Photos and descriptions to help with positive identification Common and scientific names and the plant families Conservation status Modern and traditional uses The science behind natural phytochemicals that have earned these plants a place in Native American medicine for thousands of years.

The Drought-Defying California Garden

The Drought-Defying California Garden
Author: Greg Rubin
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-04-06
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604697091

A must-have for every gardener in California looking for a new way to garden in a changing climate In recent years California has been facing extreme drought, and in 2015 they passed state-wide water restrictions that affect home owners. Unfortunately the drought is only going to get worse, and gardeners who aren’t willing to abandon their beloved pastime entirely are going to have to learn how to garden with the absolute minimum of water. The Drought-Defying California Garden highlights the best 230 plants to grow, shares advice on how to get them established, and offers tips on how to maintain them with the minimum amount of water. All of the plants are native to California—making them uniquely adept at managing the harsh climate—and include perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, and succulents.

Army

Army
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 954
Release: 1977
Genre: Military art and science
ISBN:

Fishes of the World

Fishes of the World
Author: Joseph S. Nelson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 752
Release: 2016-04-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1119220823

Take your knowledge of fishes to the next level Fishes of the World, Fifth Edition is the only modern, phylogenetically based classification of the world’s fishes. The updated text offers new phylogenetic diagrams that clarify the relationships among fish groups, as well as cutting-edge global knowledge that brings this classic reference up to date. With this resource, you can classify orders, families, and genera of fishes, understand the connections among fish groups, organize fishes in their evolutionary context, and imagine new areas of research. To further assist your work, this text provides representative drawings, many of them new, for most families of fishes, allowing you to make visual connections to the information as you read. It also contains many references to the classical as well as the most up-to-date literature on fish relationships, based on both morphology and molecular biology. The study of fishes is one that certainly requires dedication—and access to reliable, accurate information. With more than 30,000 known species of sharks, rays, and bony fishes, both lobe-finned and ray-finned, you will need to master your area of study with the assistance of the best reference materials available. This text will help you bring your knowledge of fishes to the next level. Explore the anatomical characteristics, distribution, common and scientific names, and phylogenetic relationships of fishes Access biological and anatomical information on more than 515 families of living fishes Better appreciate the complexities and controversies behind the modern view of fish relationships Refer to an extensive bibliography, which points you in the direction of additional, valuable, and up-to-date information, much of it published within the last few years Fishes of the World, Fifth Edition is an invaluable resource for professional ichthyologists, aquatic ecologists, marine biologists, fish breeders, aquaculturists, and conservationists.