Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Zydeco

Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Zydeco
Author: Marcia G. Gaudet
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 1604736429

Writer's Craft. James C. McDonald, a professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is the editor of The Allyn and Bacon Sourcebook for College Writing Teachers.

Land of Desire

Land of Desire
Author: William R. Leach
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2011-06-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307761142

This monumental work of cultural history was nominated for a National Book Award. It chronicles America's transformation, beginning in 1880, into a nation of consumers, devoted to a cult of comfort, bodily well-being, and endless acquisition. 24 pages of photos.

Dining with the Saints

Dining with the Saints
Author: Leo Patalinghug
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2023-02-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1684513960

Michael Foley’s fans have been devoutly drinking with the saints for years. Now it’s time for dinner! The inimitable theologian and mixologist teams up with the priest and TV chef Leo Patalinghug in a culinary romp through the liturgical year. Want to get closer to the saints while upping your dinner game? Now every meal can be a family feast-with the Saints! Dining with the Saints brings the Catholic liturgical year to life, pairing over two hundred saints' stories with an irresistible smorgasbord of international recipes. Craving a breakfast treat? Join St. David of Wales and learn to craft Crempogs-Welsh pancakes-in March. Searching for a spicey dinner feast? Uncover the life of St. Cristobal of Mexico and serve up a delicious pinto bean soup with queso fresco dumplings during the month of May. Tempted by sweets? Honor St. Agrippina of Mineo with a crostata di pesca, a free-form peach tart. Featuring dozens of new and exciting recipes, Dining with the Saints provides an unforgettable feast that sinners and saints will enjoy!

Kids Around the World Celebrate!

Kids Around the World Celebrate!
Author: Lynda Jones
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1999-11-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 047134527X

Everyone loves a reason to have a good time, and although culturesaround the world have their own unique feasts and festivals, we allshare many of the same reasons to celebrate. Now you can learnabout the many ways people from around the globe celebrate theirspecial days, and join in the fun! Celebrate Chinese New Year while making chiao-tzu dumplings, thenpop over to Saudi Arabia and taste delicious date-nut cookiescalled ma amoul while celebrating Eid ul-Fitr. Make an elaborateVenetian mask to wear at a masquerade ball in Venice duringcarnevale, then pound out a festive rhythm on the Igbo drum you vemade and celebrate the Iriji festival in Nigeria. Eat, drink, andmake merry with the many diverse and exciting crafts, recipes, andactivities in this book. No matter what language you say it in,celebrations are fun!

The Food of a Younger Land

The Food of a Younger Land
Author: United States. Works Progress Administration
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2009
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781594488658

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The Student's Deuteronomy

The Student's Deuteronomy
Author: R. B. Girdlestone
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2012-06-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1620323818

About the Contributor(s): R.B. Girdlestone (1836-1923) studied at Charterhouse, London, and Christ Church, Oxford. He was head of the translation department of the British and Foreign Bible Society, principal of Wycliffe Hall, and minister of St. John's in Downshire Hill, Hampstead.

The Promise of the Land as Oath

The Promise of the Land as Oath
Author: Suzanne Boorer
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2013-02-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110884658

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.