Silly Salad


Book Description

A collection of skits, games and ice-breakers to entertain and teach any tough crowd of teens.




Silly Salad


Book Description

Do you have Silly Salad in your back pocket? Silly Salad is a collection of skits, games and ice-breakers that have all been tested on a live audience and have not just proven to be educational, but down right hilarious. Commercials ranging from a specialized pillow that provides comfort to the chafed backside of indecisive individuals (The Fence-Sitters Fanny-Pad) to a pair of glasses that hinder lustful thoughts (The Sin-no-more Spectacles), will provide easy and comical introductions to deeper discussions. Skits involving pirates who discuss hope while in a hopeless situation (Clive the Hopeful Pirate), and a television talk show host who is quick to deliver a spanking (Morals Over Coffee with Dr. Meredith Stein), are just a few of the many diverse and colorful characters you will also meet. Each commercial and skit is complete with a list of corresponding scripture verses as well as a prop list and character analysis to aid in the production and discussion of the material. If you have Silly Salad in your back pocket, you'll have what it takes to entertain and teach any tough crowd of teens. No youth leader should be without it.




A is for Salad


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A is for what? A is for salad, and B is for Viking. Welcome to the wacky world of Mike Lester, where nothing is as it seems. Is A really for salad, or is it for the alligator eating a bowl of mixed greens? And maybe B is for the beaver wearing a Viking helmet. You'll have to look twice to figure out what each letter really stands for in this irreverent alphabet book. Learning your ABCs has never been so much F-U-N. Mike Lester “turns the alphabet picture book on its hoary head . . . the book is hilarious, right down to its view of X and Y: 'not important. Never use them'." US News and World Report




Sweet Potato Soul


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100 vegan recipes that riff on Southern cooking in surprising and delicious ways, beautifully illustrated with full-color photography. Jenné Claiborne grew up in Atlanta eating classic Soul Food—fluffy biscuits, smoky sausage, Nana's sweet potato pie—but thought she'd have to give all that up when she went vegan. As a chef, she instead spent years tweaking and experimenting to infuse plant-based, life-giving, glow-worthy foods with the flavor and depth that feeds the soul. In Sweet Potato Soul, Jenné revives the long tradition of using fresh, local ingredients creatively in dishes like Coconut Collard Salad and Fried Cauliflower Chicken. She improvises new flavors in Peach Date BBQ Jackfruit Sliders and Sweet Potato-Tahini Cookies. She celebrates the plant-based roots of the cuisine in Bootylicious Gumbo and savory-sweet Georgia Watermelon & Peach Salad. And she updates classics with Jalapeño Hush Puppies, and her favorite, Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls. Along the way, Jenné explores the narratives surrounding iconic and beloved soul food recipes, as well as their innate nutritional benefits—you've heard that dandelion, mustard, and turnip greens, okra, and black eyed peas are nutrition superstars, but here's how to make them super tasty, too. From decadent pound cakes and ginger-kissed fruit cobblers to smokey collard greens, amazing crabcakes and the most comforting sweet potato pie you'll ever taste, these better-than-the-original takes on crave-worthy dishes are good for your health, heart, and soul.




Dinner: A Love Story


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Inspired by her beloved blog, dinneralovestory.com, Jenny Rosenstrach’s Dinner: A Love Story is many wonderful things: a memoir, a love story, a practical how-to guide for strengthening family bonds by making the most of dinnertime, and a compendium of magnificent, palate-pleasing recipes. Fans of “Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond, Jessica Seinfeld, Amanda Hesser, Real Simple, and former readers of Cookie magazine will revel in these delectable dishes, and in the unforgettable story of Jenny’s transformation from enthusiastic kitchen novice to family dinnertime doyenne.




Where Food and People Still Meet


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Where Food and People Still Meet will stimulate readers to create and spark excitement to try something new in their kitchen. Inspired by Watts very rich journey to places where she meets an assortment of people experiencing different foods, Where Food and People Still Meet embraces valuable and memorable recipes for all ages. This captivating book contains modern-day dishes we all love and wish we could make at home. She also includes more from the past and uses things right in our pantry for appetizing soups to mouth-watering salads, family snacks and luscious meals to serve any company planned or last minute. Breads, cakes, the perfect grilled steak and hamburger, campout and tail-gaiting specialties, cookies and cupcake exchange ideas,a whole chapter on popcorn, pet treats, special occasion gifts and so much more, readers will relish the heavenly taste and essence of these enjoyable recipes. Supplemented with informative details on every page, invaluable tips and practical cooking methods, this book will surely make every kitchen a perfect place to create a lasting memory. She makes it clear, anyone can be skillful in the kitchen and gives you the tools to do just that. Every family member can contribute and learn from her suggestions and hints. Equally appealing and practical as her first book, Where Food and People Meet, this one also covers personal stories of foods and easy-to-prepare recipes that are perfect for all kinds of occasions and includes memories of the people who made these foods taste even better.




The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook


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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Celebrated food blogger and best-selling cookbook author Deb Perelman knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion—from salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe. “Innovative, creative, and effortlessly funny." —Cooking Light Deb Perelman loves to cook. She isn’t a chef or a restaurant owner—she’s never even waitressed. Cooking in her tiny Manhattan kitchen was, at least at first, for special occasions—and, too often, an unnecessarily daunting venture. Deb found herself overwhelmed by the number of recipes available to her. Have you ever searched for the perfect birthday cake on Google? You’ll get more than three million results. Where do you start? What if you pick a recipe that’s downright bad? With the same warmth, candor, and can-do spirit her award-winning blog, Smitten Kitchen, is known for, here Deb presents more than 100 recipes—almost entirely new, plus a few favorites from the site—that guarantee delicious results every time. Gorgeously illustrated with hundreds of her beautiful color photographs, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is all about approachable, uncompromised home cooking. Here you’ll find better uses for your favorite vegetables: asparagus blanketing a pizza; ratatouille dressing up a sandwich; cauliflower masquerading as pesto. These are recipes you’ll bookmark and use so often they become your own, recipes you’ll slip to a friend who wants to impress her new in-laws, and recipes with simple ingredients that yield amazing results in a minimum amount of time. Deb tells you her favorite summer cocktail; how to lose your fear of cooking for a crowd; and the essential items you need for your own kitchen. From salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake, Deb knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion. Look for Deb Perelman’s latest cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Keepers!




Tracking The Ghost


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It's possible to slay your demons, but first you must hunt them down Capt. Elliott Townsend is kidnapped. His wife Nevada, struggles to cope as grief reopens wounds in her heart, sinking her beneath the level of despair. Joost Facade, Elliott's partner in past smuggling operations (The Soul Seekers), where Elliott received his legendary title of "Ghost", vows to find him. Together, they're Tracking the Ghost into Central Africa. Prison Chaplain, Will McCormick and fiancée Brin Alexander (Acts of Mercy), are close behind but trouble beseeches them. Soon, they are running for their lives through Africa's merciless outback. At home, Governor Ben and First Lady Bethany McCormick (Acts of Mercy), mysteriously disappear. Clues point to murder but somewhere hidden among the Okanogan Mountain range, the Governor and his wife are in hiding, preparing an attack. In her signature design of interrelated, multiple plots, Amy K. Bond has created another action packed adventure, for the fiction reader. Returning the same loveable characters first introduced in The Soul Seekers and Acts Of Mercy plus a host of new personalities to complete the saga, you'll be reaching for Tracking the Ghost at every opportunity to find out what happens next.




For Richer, Not Poorer


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Money matters are some of the most difficult areas for spouses to approach in an open and honest way. They are also some of the leading causes of breakups and divorces. This innovative, life-changing book will forever improve readers’ relationship as a couple by teaching them budgeting and money-management techniques that will last a lifetime. Whether readers have been together for many years, a few years or are just starting out, this book will show them how to permanently resolve all their money issues. Its unique approach does not offer a quick fix, but, rather, an evolutionary process that will teach readers how to make their money life work in a way that fosters a strong, committed, lifelong partnership. Readers will learn how to work together in a financial partnership focused on budget and cash flow. Even as their life as a couple changes and the numbers in their budget fluctuate, readers will be able to effectively employ the methods, strategies and skills they learn in this book for a lifetime. This book identifies the three communication responses couples use that do not work to create a long-term financial partnership, the four cornerstones of a healthy money partnership, the two absolute rules of budgeting, the three negative consequences that result from living without defined couple goals and what your mutual values are. It provides a step-by-step structure for developing a workable budget that both members of the couple are committed to emotionally and intellectually. In addition, readers will find this book readily accessible and easy to read. It presents case studies from the author’s consultation practice, along with examples and step-by-step practical instructions that all readers will be able to use in their day-to-day life as a couple. The case studies will encourage readers and help them see that they are not alone; the concise, easy-to-use information will show them why thousands of couples have benefited--and continue to benefit--from the author’s unique approach to money management for couples.




Dear Boys


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Collected letters from Mrs. Keith Frazier Somerville's "Dear Boys" column published in the Bolivar Commercial (Cleveland, Mississippi) newspaper during the final years of World War II