Serving the Pieces

Serving the Pieces
Author: Edward V. Walsh
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0741432404

Serving the Pieces is the tale of a Nebraska farm boy's experiences with the 242nd Field Artillery Battalion - training in the US to combat in Europe - during WWII.

The Evolution of Useful Things

The Evolution of Useful Things
Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1994-02-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0679740392

How did the table fork acquire a fourth tine? What advantage does the Phillips-head screw have over its single-grooved predecessor? Why does the paper clip look the way it does? What makes Scotch tape Scotch? In this delightful book Henry, Petroski takes a microscopic look at artifacts that most of us count on but rarely contemplate, including such icons of the everyday as pins, Post-its, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. At the same time, he offers a convincing new theory of technological innovation as a response to the perceived failures of existing products—suggesting that irritation, and not necessity, is the mother of invention.

The Complete Book of Retro Crafts

The Complete Book of Retro Crafts
Author: Suzie Millions
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2008
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579908690

Baby boomers feeling nostalgic, hipsters longing for the handmade, and anyone interested in going retro can stop right here! This is the definitive guide to the fun and quirky world of retro crafts, written by a diva of the style. It’s jam-packed with history and wonderful images from vintage pamphlets, collections, and flea market hunts. Everything memorable is included, from the ridiculous to the sublime, along with the lowdown on collecting, Junking 101, and creating a crafting group. Forty retro-inspired projects run the gamut from glitter frames and matchbox purses to bottlecap men and teacup ladies, plus lovable Plastic Flower Pixies; the Sparkling Sputnik and its desk-top compadre, the Beauty Orb; and the unforgettable Reinbeer. Variations and creative suggestions will keep readers inspired.

Family fare

Family fare
Author: Consumer and Food Economics Institute (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1978
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:

Saving Dinner for the Holidays

Saving Dinner for the Holidays
Author: Leanne Ely
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2009-01-16
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0307490491

Don’t Just Celebrate–Relax! We all know that holidays are meant to be fun. But for the cook planning the feast, the holidays can inspire dread. Feeding the family on a daily basis is hard enough. Making the meal both special and delicious can raise the bar out of sight. In Saving Dinner for the Holidays bona fide Dinner Diva Leanne Ely will show you that festive meals can be as easy and relaxing as they are tasty. She plans the menus, provides comprehensive, itemized shopping lists that are organized by supermarket section, includes heirloom recipes, and even includes the all-important timeline so that your party goes off without a hitch. She also gives you a big helping hand in the kitchen and offers tips on how to make your table sparkle with warmth and beauty. There’s a Valentine’s Day Chocolate Feast not to be missed, a Mother’s Day dinner that can actually be prepared by Dad and the kids, a Fourth of July picnic that lights up the palate, and many other red-letter feasts. There are even recipes that help turn leftovers into delectable dishes.

The Complete Asian Cookbook

The Complete Asian Cookbook
Author: Charmaine Solomon
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1742736971

Spices, imaginatively used, are the outstanding feature of Indian and Pakistani cookery-subtle or pungent, hot or mild, there is something to suit every palate. This is a completely revised and updated edition of Charmaine Solomon's influential and iconic The Complete Asian Cookbook. Instantly heralded as a classic when it was first published in 1976, The Complete Asian Cookbook covers 800 classic and contemporary dishes from fifteen countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, The Philippines, China, Korea and Japan). Written with the home cook in mind, Charmaine's recipes are straightforward, simple to follow and work every time. Recipe and chapter introductions give valuable information about how local dishes are prepared and served, while the comprehensive glossary explains unfamiliar ingredients (which are steadily more commonplace in supermarkets today). The Complete Asian Cookbook is a book that belongs in the kitchens of every household.

Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware

Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware
Author: Bob Page
Publisher: Page/Frederiksen Publishing Company
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781889977133

This book contains almost 4,000 Homer Laughlin dinnerware patterns in full color, plus hundreds of additional photographs, advertisements, pamphlets, and the history of The Homer Laughlin China Company and its dinnerware. Represented are dinnerware patterns from pre-1900 to current Fiesta? patterns and everything in between.

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 354
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 0544186338