Small Planet, Small Plates


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Moving towards a more vegetable-based diet is the only sustainable and healthy way to feed the world. The extraordinary abundance of nutritious plant foods gives great opportunities to conjure them into delicious, planet-friendly meals. Some of the best non-meat dishes come from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and we have selected a variety of highlights. From the tempting coconut milk rich dishes of South India, to the warming bean and chili concoctions of South America; from the fragrant soups and stir-fries of Thailand to the delicate wat stews of Ethiopia, this cookbook has intriguing tastes for every palate. - Over 100 vegetarian recipes from all parts of the globe • Recipes presented in mezze-style—with suggestions of a number of small dishes that combine to make a full meal - Easy to follow recipes with suggestions for substitute ingredients - Useful facts and helpful hints - Tips on sourcing fair trade and local ingredients - Full-color recipe photographs throughout




Diet for a Small Planet


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The book that started a revolution in the way Americans eat The extraordinary book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating is still a complete guide for eating well in the twenty-first century. Sharing her personal evolution and how this groundbreaking book changed her own life, world-renowned food expert Frances Moore Lappé offers an all-new, even more fascinating philosophy on changing yourself—and the world—by changing the way you eat. The Diet for a Small Planet features: • simple rules for a healthy diet • streamlined, easy-to-use format • food combinations that make delicious, protein-rich meals without meat • indispensable kitchen hints—a comprehensive reference guide for planning and preparing meals and snacks • hundreds of wonderful recipes




Who Will Feed China?


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To feed its 1.2 billion people, China may soon have to import so much grain that this action could trigger unprecedented rises in world food prices. In Who Will Feed China: Wake-up Call for a Small Planet, Lester Brown shows that even as water becomes more scarce in a land where 80 percent of the grain crop is irrigated, as per-acre yield gains are erased by the loss of cropland to industrialization, and as food production stagnates, China still increases its population by the equivalent of a new Beijing each year. When Japan, a nation of just 125 million, began to import food, world grain markets rejoiced. But when China, a market ten times bigger, starts importing, there may not be enough grain in the world to meet that need - and food prices will rise steeply for everyone. Analysts foresaw that the recent four-year doubling of income for China's 1.2 billion consumers would increase food demand, especially for meat, eggs, and beer. But these analysts assumed that food production would rise to meet those demands. Brown shows that cropland losses are heavy in countries that are densely populated before industrialization, and that these countries quickly become net grain importers. We can see that process now in newspaper accounts from China as the government struggles with this problem.




Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity


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With food supplies tightening, countries are competing for the land and waterresources needed to feed their people.




The Little Food Book


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An explosive account of the food we eat today. This book will help you understand what's at stake.




Diet for a Small Planet (20th Anniversary Edition)


Book Description

The book that started a revolution in the way Americans eat The extraordinary book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating is still a complete guide for eating well in the twenty-first century. Sharing her personal evolution and how this groundbreaking book changed her own life, world-renowned food expert Frances Moore Lappé offers an all-new, even more fascinating philosophy on changing yourself—and the world—by changing the way you eat. The Diet for a Small Planet features: • simple rules for a healthy diet • streamlined, easy-to-use format • food combinations that make delicious, protein-rich meals without meat • indispensable kitchen hints—a comprehensive reference guide for planning and preparing meals and snacks • hundreds of wonderful recipes




Asian Tapas


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Fusing the friendly concept of Spanish sharing plates with the more exotic flavours of Asian cuisine, Asian Tapas offers a multitude of delicious recipes for small bites. Fusing the friendly concept of Spanish sharing plates with the more exotic flavors of Asian cuisine, Asian Tapas offers a multitude of delicious recipes for small bites. Food from Eastern corners of the world is often thought of as some of the most exciting and enticing on the planet. Whether umami-rich with Japanese miso or soy sauce, spiked with gently building layers of aromatic Indian spices, or replete with fragrant Thai herbs, Chile and garlic, each mouthful packs a big flavor punch. The savory little bites that usually serve as a precursor to an Asian meal are no exception flavor-wise, and quite often everyone will scramble to take the last one on the plate! Now, with Asian Tapas, you can make these tempting morsels the centre of attention. Here you’ll find a great collection of over 60 recipes that will satisfy any Asian-food aficionado and which includes everything from samosas to sushi and dumplings to dosas. Choose from Spicy Fritters, Thai Green Curry Chicken Wings, Popcorn Tofu, Summer Rolls with Mackerel, Quinoa Temaki and Pork, Salt and Pepper Squid, BBQ Pork Belly Skewers, and Charred Shrimp with Spicy Dipping Sauce.




In the Small Kitchen


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“A comprehensive and inspiring must-have guide for quarter-life cooks everywhere.” —Merrill Stubbs, author of The Food52 Cookbook “Cara and Phoebe have figured what takes some of us a tad longer to realize. We can cook anywhere, anytime, with anything on any budget.” —Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of Public Radio’s The Splendid Table® from American Public Media Cara Eisenpress and Phoebe Lapine, creators of the popular food blog biggirlssmallkitchen.com, share their kitchen prowess and tasty tips with In the Small Kitchen: 100 Recipes from Our Year of Cooking in the Real World. Filled with delicious and resourceful recipes for daily cooking and entertaining on a budget, In the Small Kitchen is required reading for anyone who wants to put an appetizing meal on the table. More than just a guide to quarter-life cooking, this cookbook is also a wonderful ode to the people we cook and eat with, who stick with us through breakups, birthdays, and myriad kitchen disasters.




A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again


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These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.




How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming


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The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about. A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?