Banned Books Picnic Collection Spotlight

The first cookbook of its kind, The Culinary Cyclist is a gorgeous staple for any kitchen where bicycling and healthy, delicious food are priorities. This lovingly illustrated cookbook is your guide to hedonistic two-wheeled living. Recipes are all gluten free and vegetarian. Decadent basics such as a creamy sea salt chocolate cake and baked eggs in avocado halves are paired with cheerful instructions for gracefully hosting a dinner party, gifting...

Firm, ripe tomatoes. Golden corn. Fragrant basil. Juicy peaches. Nothing compares with the bounty of summer when colors, flavors, and aromas are at their peak and cooking is easier than ever. Fresh, ripe produce is so tasty and perfect on its own that creating a terrific summer meal can be stress-free, delicious, and fun.

In Summer Gatherings, award-winning cooking instructor Rick Rodgers has compiled his favorite simple summer recipes that

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Containing meal ideas for social gatherings, a recipe collection from home cooks throughout the U.S., curated by the editors of American Profile magazine.
Gather 'round, pull up a chair, and join family, friends, and your local community to swap some of the best reader-submitted recipes from American Profile. With more than 150 cherished recipes and dozens of beautiful photographs, Hometown Get-Togethers serves up...

The new edition of this popular cookbook contains over 200 great recipes for breads, spreads, soups, sandwiches, condiments, main dishes, and desserts that are lowfat, tasty, and vegetarian. Linda Haynes, an experienced cook and mother of three vegetarian kids, writes with warmth and humor. Her low-fat vegetarian recipes are easy to follow, fun to make, and beautiful to behold. Whether you are a vegetarian or not, these recipes can add zest and sparkle...

Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis delivers soups, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, and meat and fish dishes that come together quickly as stand-alone main courses--most in half an hour or less.

The weekly host of the Food Network's "Healthy Appetite" provides dishes that tackle every possible mealtime situation. Illustrated with 50 full-color photos, her bestselling cookbook features 150 delicious, easy-to-prepare, fortifying recipes for on-the-go and at home--from cheddar apple quesadilla, pork piccata with spinach and garlic mashed potatoes, marinated flank steak with blue cheese sauce to chocolate-cream cheese panini bites and fig and...

The perfect cookbook for retirees, empty-nesters, and other twosomes

Now that the kids have all grown up and moved out, it's just the two of you for what used to be family dinner. But how to do you cook for just the two of you? With Cooking for Two, you'll find tons of simple and delicious recipes designed just for two. It's tough to pare down those favorite recipes to serve just two rather than a whole family, but this handy cookbook

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