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  La Cuisine Creole

  Lafcadio Hearn

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  Published in New Orleans in 1885, one of the great classics of Creole cuisine, believed to be the first Creole cookbook in print. 
   
  Although La Cuisine Creole was printed anonymously in 1885, Lafcadio Hearn is generally accepted as the author of this Creole culinary classic. In his introduction, Hearn describes the intriguing origin of this unique cuisine, explaining that, “it partakes of the nature of its birthplace—New Orleans—which is cosmopolitan in its nature, blending the characteristics of the American, French, Spanish, Italian, West Indian and Mexican . . . There are also obvious influences from Native Americans, African Americans, and others in the American melting pot.” Among the “many original recipes and other valuable ones heretofore unpublished” included in the book are Gombo file, Bouille-abaisse, Courtbouillon, Jambolaya, Salade a la Russe, Bisque of Gray-fish a la Creole, Pousse Café, Café brule, Okra Gombo, Grenouilles Frites, Pain Perdu, Sangaree, and a marvelous collection of fish, seafood, and game recipes. There are also instructions on “The Service of Wine” and a large number of recipes for drinks and cocktails.  
   
  This edition of La Cuisine Creole by Lafcadio Hearn was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, founded in 1812.

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  Abbott and Costello: The Lawyer

  John Grant, Bud Abbott

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  Costello tries to get paid his year's wages. Mrs. Niles is going to sue Abbott, so the boys hire a lawyer...Bert Gordon as The Mad Russian (who has trouble reading his script and cracks up Costello).

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  Calamity-Free Crochet -...

  Catherine Hirst

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  Get it right the first time! Calamity-Free Crochet is a comprehensive, quick-reference guide for both new and advanced crocheters. It presents easy-to-follow advice on tools and materials, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step techniques. What do you do if your stitches keep twisting? What happens if you've counted your stitches incorrectly? How do you substitute yarns, and what do you do if your border doesn't lie flat? Organized by the stages in a project, Calamity-Free Crochet provides cross-references between sections and lays out the best practice methods to help you through every step of the crochet process.More than 200 full-color photographs and illustrations

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  Savory Cocktails - Sour Spicy...

  Greg Henry

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  From an LA Weekly top five food blogger, innovative cocktail recipes that are savory, not sweet, with herbal, sour, smoky and rich flavors.   Move over sweet. Cocktail aficionados are mixing up creative concoctions that are herbaceous, smoky and strong. These rims are anything but sugarcoated. Savory Cocktails shakes, stirs and strains nearly 100 hard-hitting distilled delights for a cornucopia of today’s coolest drinks. Using everything from classic liqueurs to innovative new bitters, the recipes in this book offer a stylish, sophisticated approach to complex-flavored cocktails like:   •Yuzu Sour •Green Tea Gimlet •Off-White Negroni •Pink Peppercorn Hot Gin Sling •Greens Fee Fizz •The Spice Trail   Packed with carefully crafted cocktails as well as information on tools, ingredients and imbibing history, Savory Cocktails goes way beyond just recipes. The devilish twists in this barman’s companion are taste tested and mixologist approved.

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  House of Plenty - The Rise Fall...

  Carol Dawson, Carol Johnston

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  The epic story of the rise, fall, and redemption of an iconic American restaurant, one of only five in the Fortune 500.Scarred by the deaths of his mother and sisters and the failure of his father’s business, a young man dreamed of making enough money to retire early and retreat into the secure world that his childhood tragedies had torn from him. But Harry Luby refused to be a robber baron. Turning totally against the tide of avaricious capitalism, he determined to make a fortune by doing good. Starting with that unlikely, even naive, ambition in 1911, Harry Luby founded a cafeteria empire that by the 1980s had revenues second only to McDonald’s. So successfully did Luby and his heirs satisfy the tastes of America that Luby’s became the country’s largest cafeteria chain, creating more millionaires per capita among its employees than any other corporation of its size. Even more surprising, the company stayed true to Harry Luby’s vision for eight decades, making money by treating its customers and employees exceptionally well.Written with the sweep and drama of a novel, House of Plenty tells the engrossing story of Luby’s founding and phenomenal growth, its long run as America's favorite family restaurant during the post-World War II decades, its financial failure during the greed-driven 1990s when non-family leadership jettisoned the company’s proven business model, and its recent struggle back to solvency. Carol Dawson and Carol Johnston draw on insider stories and company records to recapture the forces that propelled the company to its greatest heights, including its unprecedented practices of allowing store managers to keep 40 percent of net profits and issuing stock to all employees, which allowed thousands of Luby’s workers to achieve the American dream of honestly earned prosperity. The authors also plumb the depths of the Luby’s drama, including a hushed-up theft that split the family for decades; the 1991 mass shooting at the Killeen Luby’s, which splattered the company’s good name across headlines nationwide; and the rapacious over-expansion that more than doubled the company’s size in nine years (1987-1996), pushed it into bankruptcy, and drove president and CEO John Edward Curtis Jr. to violent suicide.Disproving F. Scott Fitzgerald’s adage that “there are no second acts in American lives,” House of Plenty tells the epic story of an iconic American institution that has risen, fallen, and found redemption—with no curtain call in sight.“Intrigue, mystery, and strategy—all in a historical profile of Luby’s Cafeterias. This is a book about an institution we all knew as home—never thinking that the foundation was a business plan destined to work for fifty years. What went wrong? Read on! A “must” for business schools everywhere, and a fun read for everyone.”—Jon Brumley, Forbes Entrepreneur of the Year, cofounder and chairman of the Board of Encore Acquisitions Company

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  Minimalism and Decluttering -...

  Alexandra Jessen

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  If you want to learn the secret practical strategies to living the minimalist life and decluttering your home your way, then keep reading....You don’t have to own only three T-shirts and live in a house with no furniture to be a minimalist. In fact, that is actually what is now being coined as “extreme minimalism”. Not to bash it though, that can certainly work for some people, but that isn’t how minimalism and decluttering have to be. In fact, minimalism is actually about a reassessment of your priorities so you can strip away the excess stuff that doesn’t provide any value to your life. So, if you’re someone who has a life and house full of unnecessary “clutter” and you want to remove the things that don’t bring value without having to purge everything you own, then this audiobook will show you step-by-step how to achieve that. Here is just a sample of what you will discover:The three questions to ask yourself to live a meaningful life How to purposefully declutter your house starting now! Why getting more money won’t always make you happier Declutter by buying more things! Think you have to get rid of everything to be a minimalist? Think again! What monks know about happiness that you don’t The must-know strategies to make minimalism work for the busiest people and families! Why minimalism is a spectrum and why you don’t have to be an “extreme minimalist”. The two easiest techniques to cultivate happiness, joy, and peace into every aspect of your life And much, much more! So, even if you are the biggest hoarder the world has ever seen or failed at being a minimalist before, this audiobook actually shows how minimalism and decluttering can bring peace and harmony to your life instead of the added stress they can bring.So, If You Want The Practical Guide To Making Minimalism And Decluttering Work For You (Without Creating Another Ideology For Yourself) Then Scroll Up And Click "Add To Cart.2

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