From mushroom-stuffed tomatoes to roasted butternut squash, The Everything Vegetarian Cookbook by renowned chef and radio personality Jay Weinstein, makes preparing delicious vegetarian meals easier than ever before. In this comprehensive, all-purpose cookbook, Mr. Weinstein provides you with simple instructions to create a variety of savory vegetarian meals--whether you are on an ovo-lacto, macrobiotic, or vegan diet, or are someone who simply wants to reduce meat intake. The...

Each Cup of Comfort book features over 50 exceptional stories of ordinary people who have overcome great obstacles, persevered through thick and through thin, and found the power to control their own destinies. Readers will laugh and cry out loud as they share in the many moving experiences detailed within these pages.

More and more of us want to ensure that what we eat doesn’t deplete resources, cause animal or human suffering, or lead to pollution. And, at the same time, we also want delicious food! If you are concerned about the environment, but unsure how to make a difference, here is a handbook for finding and cooking environmentally friendly and ethically produced foods. Chef and environmentalist Jay Weinstein has written the bible for those who care about both the well-being of the world and flavo...

This comprehensive, introductory text takes an applied, interdisciplinary approach. Because one author is a sociologist and the other a demographer, the text introduces perspectives from many different disciplines. The most applied book on the market, Demography: The Science of Population teaches students how to use the multitude of demographic resources available to them as consumers of data. Using case studies throughout to illustrate key concepts in a realistic and concrete manner, the ...

Hundreds of healthy, everyday meals!The Everything Easy Vegetarian Cookbook makes preparing delicious everyday vegetarian meals quick and simple. This comprehensive cookbook has it all: recipes for hectic weeknights, make-ahead slow cooker meals, impressive but easy company dinners, and indulgent desserts.Whether you're a brand-new vegetarian, a seasoned veteran, or a health-conscious cook looking for a Meatless Monday meal, you'll find hundreds of satisfying and h...

This introduction to social change covers the momentous and relatively recent changes that have occurred in the human condition, examining not only the major causes and conditions underlying our current situation, but also the main choices and options we face as we strive to shape our individual and collective futures.This edition of Social Change has been thoroughly updated and revised. Building on previous editions, the book introduces a social scientific approach to change, disc...

While Applying Social Statistics is "about" social statistics and includes all of the topics generally covered in similar texts, it is first and foremost a book about how sociologists use statistics. Its emphasis is on statistical reasoning in sociology and on showing how these principles can be applied to numerous problems in a wide variety of contexts; to answer effectively the question "what's it for."A main learning objective is to help students understand how and why ...

Learn to make delightful and delicious macarons from the master baker whose gourmet confections "rival those in Paris" (Zagat).Cuter than a cupcake and more delicious, the adorable macaron is très en vogue. Cecile Cannone has mastered the art at her lauded MacarOn Café, where these beautiful, bite-sized treats are "feather-light, at once crunchy and chewy, and distinguished by rich buttercream filling" ( New York Times).Now Cannone teaches her techni...

Ina Garten celebrates the 25th anniversary of her first cookbook with a special anniversary edition.The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook is the book that kicked off America’s obsession and love for Ina Garten. When it was originally published, Ina was known for the delicious food she prepared at her gourmet shop in the Hamptons, called The Barefoot Contessa. After running it for more than twenty years, Ina sold her shop and decided to try her hand at writing a c...

Currently located on Columbia Street in Brooklyn, Margaret Palca Bakes has been supplying baked goods to the New York City community for more than thirty years. In this beautiful and lavishly illustrated cookbook, The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook, Margaret Palca shares practical baking tips and step-by-step techniques to make eighty of her bakery’s most popular recipes. Butter, eggs, and sugar (she accepts no substitutes) help make her delicious recipes foolproof. Recipes include...

Enjoy Sumer Sipping with Refreshing DrinksPhoto of Every RecipeSummer and the sound of ice cubes clinking just go together, and the cool drinks here are perfect all through the warm months. Serve Frosty Iced Caramel Capuccino and Lemon-Ginger Tingler on a hot day; enjoy breakfast in a glass with Super-Athlete Spinach Smoothies or a Peanut Butter-Banana Smoothie. And come cocktail hour, whip up a Thai-Basil Mojitarita or a pitcher of White W...

Cookies 'round the calendar...yummy, easy-to-make favorites for all occasions!It's been nearly 15 years since we've shared these warm from the oven or wrapped up for giving, cookies are a timelessly classic treat. Updated with 22 photos of sweet treats!Bakers searching for an essential collection of recipes should look no further than Best-Ever Cookies, another must-have cook book in the best-selling Gooseberry Patch cookbook series. Filled with over 235 de...