The Curious Café

The Curious Café
Author: Sharon Callen
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1433385384

Practice the alphabet in The Curious Café! There are 26 different menu items to choose from and each start with a different letter of the alphabet. Readers will be dying to try Eggcellent Elephant Eggs, Porcupine Pears, Upsidedown Cupcakes, and Zebra Smoothies as they read a short description of each of these delicious wonders. Fanciful illustrations help readers get a tasty visual of these delectable treats.

The Curious Café

The Curious Café
Author: Sharon Callen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017
Genre: Alphabet
ISBN: 9781425840082

Describes the unusual dishes on the menu of The Curious Café, one for each letter of the alphabet, that are prepared by world-famous chef Peach Tree.

The Curious Cafe Guided Reading 6-Pack

The Curious Cafe Guided Reading 6-Pack
Author:
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1425830714

Practice the alphabet in The Curious Café! There are 26 different menu items to choose from and each start with a different letter of the alphabet. Readers will be dying to try Eggcellent Elephant Eggs, Porcupine Pears, Upsidedown Cupcakes, and Zebra Smoothies as they read a short description of each of these delicious wonders. Fanciful illustrations help readers get a tasty visual of these delectable treats. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level L title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

The Curious Café 6-Pack

The Curious Café 6-Pack
Author: Sharon Callen
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1433356325

Practice the alphabet in The Curious Café! There are 26 different menu items to choose from and each start with a different letter of the alphabet. Readers will be dying to try Eggcellent Elephant Eggs, Porcupine Pears, Upsidedown Cupcakes, and Zebra Smoothies as they read a short description of each of these delicious wonders. Fanciful illustrations help readers get a tasty visual of these delectable treats. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title plus a lesson plan.

Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe

Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe
Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2015-02-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0718000900

What if you could ask God anything? What would you ask, and how would He answer? Chelsea Chambers is on her own. After a public split from her NFL superstar husband, Chelsea takes a bold step out of the limelight and behind the counter of the Higher Grounds Café, an old-fashioned coffee shop in dire need of reinvention. But when her courage, expert planning, and out-of-this-world cupcakes fail to pay the bills, this newly single mom finds herself desperate for help. Better yet, a miracle. Then a curious stranger lands on Chelsea’s doorstep, and with him, an even more curious string of events. Soon, customers are flocking to the Higher Grounds Café, and not just for the cupcakes and cappuccino. They’ve come for the internet connection to the divine. Now the café has become the go-to place for people in search of answers to life’s biggest questions. When a catastrophe strikes and her ex comes calling, Chelsea begins to wonder if the whole universe is conspiring against her quest to make it on her own. After a shocking discovery opens her eyes to the unseen world around her, Chelsea finds the courage to ask God a question of her own—and heaven answers in a most unexpected way. “Max Lucado’s remarkable gift of storytelling brings the pages to life in his novel Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café. This highly relatable story of working through heartache and standing firm on your faith is intertwined with a good dose of humor and overflowing with biblical truth. This message will stay with you long after you’ve read the last page.” —Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author of The Best Yes and It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way “Step inside the Higher Grounds Café, a place brimming with whop, a heaping helping of comfort food, and a direct line to heaven. Where faith lives, all things are possible, for a family, a community, and one woman who wasn’t sure she had the courage to believe again.” —Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours “Now, here is the in-depth breakdown on why YOU will love it: First of all, Max Lucado is the best. Of course, angels, miracles and neighborhood cafés are also at the top of the list. Most of us love stories and according to statistics, 54% of us actually love coffee. So, there! Read Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café immediately. It’s a story by Max Lucado about an angel and the miracle performed for some folks (who drink coffee) in a cool neighborhood café. Can a book even get any better than this? I don’t think so.” —Andy Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Noticer and The Traveler’s Gift Full-length inspirational novel USA TODAY bestseller Includes discussion questions for book clubs

The Curious Cook

The Curious Cook
Author: Harold McGee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 339
Release: 1990
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780865474529

Examines the biochemistry behind cooking and food preparation, rejecting such common notions as that searing meat seals in juices and that cutting lettuce causes it to brown faster

The Curious Barista's Guide to Coffee

The Curious Barista's Guide to Coffee
Author: Tristan Stephenson
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2015-03-12
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1849759081

The definitive guide to the extraordinary world of coffee from growing and roasting to brewing and serving the perfect cup. This is the ultimate guide to the history, science and cultural influence of coffee according to coffee aficionado and master storyteller Tristan Stephenson. You'll explore the origins of coffee, the rise of the coffee house and the evolution of the café before discovering the varieties of coffee, and the alchemy responsible for transforming a humble bean into the world's most popular drink. You'll learn how to roast coffee at home in the fascinating Roasting section before delving into the Science and Flavour of Coffee and finding out how sweetness, bitterness, acidity and aroma all come together. You'll then get to grips with grinding before learning about the history of the espresso machine and how to make the perfect espresso in the Espresso chapter. Discover how espresso and milk are a match made in heaven, yielding such treasures as the Latte, Cappuccino, Flat white and Macchiato; you'll also find out how to pour your own Latte art. Other Brewing Methods features step-by-step guides to classic brewing techniques to bring the coffee to your table, from a Moka pot and a French press to Aeropress and Siphon brewing. Finally, why not treat yourself to one of Tristan's expertly concocted recipes. From an Espresso Martini to a Pumpkin Spice Latte and Coffee Liqueur to Butter Coffee, this really is the essential anthology for the coffee enthusiast.

The Moonglow Cafe

The Moonglow Cafe
Author: Deborah Garner
Publisher: Cranberry Cove Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2014-04-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

New York reporter Paige MacKenzie has a hidden motive when she heads to the small town of Timberton, Montana. Assigned to research the area's unique Yogo sapphires for the Manhattan Post, she hopes to reconnect romantically with handsome cowboy Jake Norris. The local gem gallery offers the material needed for the article, but the discovery of an old diary, hidden inside the wall of a historic hotel, soon sends her on a detour into the underworld of art and deception. Each of the town's residents holds a key to untangling more than one long-buried secret, from the hippie chick owner of a new age café to the mute homeless man in the town park. As the worlds of western art and sapphire mining collide, Paige finds herself juggling research, romance and danger. With stolen sapphires and shady characters thrown into the mix, will Paige escape the consequences of her own curiosity?