Farmer's Market Surprise


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Teaches counting and other basic concepts, as well as friendship, birthdays and empathy - all paired with bright, colorful artwork.Join best friends Addy and Alice as they hop, shop and count their way to an unexpected, delightful - and delicious - celebration! From four loaves of bread to ten cupcakes, Hazel Mitchell's latest has all the ingredients for a perfect party!




Farmers' Market Site


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Sweeter off the Vine


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A cozy collection of heirloom-quality recipes for pies, cakes, tarts, ice cream, preserves, and other sweet treats that cherishes the fruit of every season. Celebrate the luscious fruits of every season with this stunning collection of heirloom-quality recipes for pies, cakes, tarts, ice cream, preserves, and other sweet treats. Summer's wild raspberries become Raspberry Pink Peppercorn Sorbet, ruby red rhubarb is roasted to adorn a pavlova, juicy apricots and berries are baked into galettes with saffron sugar, and winter's bright citrus fruits shine in Blood Orange Donuts and Tangerine Cream Pie. Yossy Arefi’s recipes showcase what's fresh and vibrant any time of year by enhancing the enticing sweetness of fruits with bold flavors like rose and orange flower water inspired by her Iranian heritage, bittersweet chocolate and cacao nibs, and whole-grain flours like rye and spelt. Accompanied by gorgeous, evocative photography, Sweeter off the Vine is a must-have for aspiring bakers and home cooks of all abilities.




Cooking from the Farmer`s Market


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It’s market day! Enjoying a farmers’ market meal is only three steps away: shop for what’s fresh; cook with inspiration from these pages; and eat the delicious results. Cooking from the Farmers’ Market will show you how easy and satisfying it is to practice ‘farm-to-table cooking’ in your own home. Recipes span all courses of a meal from mouth-watering appetisers such as a crisp bruschetta with spicy broccoli rabe: starters such as lemony mixed bean salad; main dishes like decadent tomato and mozzarella tart or juicy pork tenderloin topped with tangy rhubarb chutney; and to end the meal, tender cornmeal shortcake piled with fragrant strawberries. Three simple recipes follow the description of a vegetable or fruit, with each carefully crafted recipe using only a handful of other ingredients in order to showcase the produce at its best. With this book as a guide, you’ll know exactly how to put delicious, seasonal meals on your table throughout the year.




Surprise


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As he found the boat's safety, a flood of realizations came upon him all at once. This was no boat he saw beneath him now ... it was a casket. His casket. It was unmistakable ... It was the last thing that Croc-a-Daddy Slim would ever see in this life ... Whether it be cats or killers, monks or butterflies, a mysterious smell or the rings of Saturn, an old clock radio or a wandering Samurai-all and more are brought to life in Craig Hubler's debut collection of charming short-short stories. Hubler caters to the restlessness and spirit of adventure in all of us as he shares seventeen tales guaranteed to keep anyone guessing right up until the end. Set in diverse locations like New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the Monastery of the Five Stanzas, and a casbah in Morroco, Hubler weaves whimsical stories with realistic and interesting characters-like the sleep talkers given an extraordinary gift one evening while they sleep and Croc-a-Daddy Slim, the ruler of darkness and mayhem in the Big Easy. Through his first collection of short stories, Hubler will lead you straight into a magical world filled with fantasy and, best of all, surprise.




Beautiful Powerful Surprise


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Ava Jones has always felt different. To add to her being different, she has unique powers she was told to keep secret from the world. Since it felt like she was invisible that made it easy to hide them. When the family business is in trouble, she goes after a higher bond and crosses path with the wrong person. An arrogant multi-millionaire shifter named Ethan Grey. When Ethan offers Ava a job she can’t refuse, she is taken on an adventure she was not expecting. She also finds it is hard to hide her powers from Ethan, especially since her powers start evolving when he is around. Between someone trying to kill them, and someone wanting to kidnap her, she is wondering if she may of bit off a little more than she could chew. She is also starting to think maybe Ethan is not as big of a jerk as she originally thought.




Lidia's Family Kitchen: Nonna's Birthday Surprise


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It's Nonna Mima's birthday, and Nonna Lidia and her grandkids are determined to throw her a surprise feast! While planning the evening's menu, Nonna Lidia shares her memories of growing up on the farm during each season of the year, gardening her own fruits and vegetables, and being surrounded by animals of all kinds. After a trip to the farmers' market, Lidia and the kids prepare a pasta primavera, perfect for a family celebration! Renée Graef's warm, heartfelt illustrations capture Lidia Bastianich's love for her family and the food that they share. Included are eighteen recipes that emphasize the ingredients abundant during each season and the use of leftover ingredients, while "Kids Can" suggestions note ways that kids can participate in the making of the meals. Whether you are looking for an intergenerational family story or are a fan of America's favorite Italian chef, Nonna's Birthday Surprise delivers a savory treat.




The Farmers' Market Cookbook


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From the founder of London’s first farmer’s market, a guide to fresh produce—with recipes included—to make the most of your delicious fruits and veggies! Nina Planck grew up in Virginia, picking tomatoes, corn, beans, melons, and more on the family farm, and selling the fresh produce at farmers’ markets. As an adult, she found herself living in London and—homesick for local food—she started London’s first farmers’ market in 1999. In The Farmers’ Market Cookbook, Nina explains what the farmer knows about every vegetable from asparagus to zucchini—and what the cook needs to know. In more than thirty chapters, each dedicated to cooking with the freshest fruits and vegetables, Nina offers simple and delicious recipes for beef, pork, chicken, and fish, as well as a passel of ideas for perfect side dishes, soups, and desserts—all with produce in the lead role. Try roasted pork chops with apple and horseradish stuffing, blueberry almond crisp, and risotto with oyster mushrooms. Nina also offers tips only farmers would know, kitchen strategies, options for a surplus, advice on what to buy at the market and when, what to look for in an eggplant or a blueberry, and how to keep it all fresh. The Farmers’ Market Cookbook is perfect for any cook who has stared helplessly at fresh produce, praying for inspiration. Includes a foreword by Nigel Slater Note: Some recipe information in this book appears in metric versions




Nine-Month Surprise


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How badly will Leah’s one-night fling with a handsome stranger backfire? As a teacher, she can count the ways! First comes the surprise pregnancy... and a second jolt when Will arrives in her small town as the new obstetrician! But they can’t ignore their attraction in this emotionally rewarding enemies-to-lovers romance from an author whose books have sold more than 7 million copies. Welcome to Downhome, Tennessee, a town that desperately needs doctors. Each book of the series features a new physician, along with unexpected romance and drama. “...filled with funny moments... the characters are true to life. Jacqueline Diamond has a wonderful writing style.” —Tamra Dickey, Roundtable Reviews.




The Chef's Garden


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An approachable, comprehensive guide to the modern world of vegetables, from the leading grower of specialty vegetables in the country Near the shores of Lake Erie is a family-owned farm with a humble origin story that has become the most renowned specialty vegetable grower in America. After losing their farm in the early 1980s, a chance encounter with a French-trained chef at their farmers' market stand led the Jones family to remake their business and learn to grow unique ingredients that were considered exotic at the time, like microgreens and squash blossoms. They soon discovered chefs across the country were hungry for these prized ingredients, from Thomas Keller in Napa Valley to Daniel Boulud in New York City. Today, they provide exquisite vegetables for restaurants and home cooks across the country. The Chef's Garden grows and harvests with the notion that every part of the plant offers something unique for the plate. From a perfect-tasting carrot, to a tiny red royal turnip, to a pencil lead-thin cucumber still attached to its blossom, The Chef's Garden is constantly innovating to grow vegetables sustainably and with maximum flavor. It's a Willy Wonka factory for vegetables. In this guide and cookbook, The Chef's Garden, led by Farmer Lee Jones, shares with readers the wealth of knowledge they've amassed on how to select, prepare, and cook vegetables. Featuring more than 500 entries, from herbs, to edible flowers, to varieties of commonly known and not-so-common produce, this book will be a new bible for farmers' market shoppers and home cooks. With 100 recipes created by the head chef at The Chef's Garden Culinary Vegetable Institute, readers will learn innovative techniques to transform vegetables in their kitchens with dishes such as Ramp Top Pasta, Seared Rack of Brussels Sprouts, and Cornbread-Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms, and even sweet concoctions like Onion Caramel and Beet Marshmallows. The future of cuisine is vegetables, and Jones and The Chef's Garden are on the forefront of this revolution.