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  Yummy Fruits for a Happy Tummy

  Jeanne Fortune, the Monties

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  Everyone loves to snack, but not everyone knows that snacks can be healthy. Nutritious and delicious choices exist. As children are more apt to gravitate towards sugary treats, this book, aimed at a younger readership, will show them that better options are available. 
  Meet the Fruit Family. Fruits are edible parts of plants and trees. With various colors, tastes, and textures, the health benefits of fruits are far-reaching, especially for your immune system. Within this clever and informative book, readers will learn which particular fruit is helpful to each specific part or system of the body, such as heart health, cancer prevention, digestion, brain function, and more. 
  Each fruit introduces itself in a first-person narrative, grouped into categories based on color. Readers will discover new facts about widely recognized fruits, such as cantaloupe, grapes, and apples. They will also become acquainted with fruits that may be new to them, such as atemoya, cherimoya, and soursop, from South America. The fruits describe their texture, what vitamins they offer, where they can be found, and which body parts they support. 
  After meeting more than 30 common and unique fruits, readers are presented with a mouth-watering recipe section, including detailed instructions for making fruit salads, smoothies, shakes, breakfasts, and more. 
  This fun, unique, and easily digestible book invites readers to get to know the large and varied Fruit Family. In addition, an accompanying coloring book is also available so youngsters can continue learning about their new fruit friends. 
  Yummy Fruits for a Happy Tummy will inspire a newfound appreciation of the produce section in readers’ local grocery stores, leading to a long-lasting relationship with fruit and better health.

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  The Wine Lover's Kitchen -...

  Fiona Beckett

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  Over 70 recipes that showcase delicious ways of cooking with wine – the magic ingredient.
  
  Author Fiona Beckett is the Guardian's wine writer. She is also a cookery writer and a contributing editor to Decanter and Fork magazines and a leading authority on food and wine matching.
  
  In this beautifully photographed book, featuring more than 70 delicious recipes, she expands on the idea that cooking with wine is an easy way to make meals special. Included is a detailed introduction to wine, plus a section covering '10 Things You Need to Know About Cooking with Wine'. Each dish also includes a wine pairing to ensure every meal will be a perfect marriage of food and wine.
  
  Starting with Soups, Salads & Appetizers, there are recipes such as Warm Scallop Salad with Crispy Pancetta and Parsnip Crisps, Radicchio and Blue Cheese Salad. The next chapter, Pasta and Grains, includes Sticky Pork Mac'n'Cheese and Slow-cooked Ragu. Fish & Seafood has recipes for Moules Mariniéres with Muscadet and Fine Wine Fish Pie. Meat and Chicken features a classic Coq Au Vin and a delicious Duck Casserole with Red Wine, Cinnamon and Olives.
  
  Try some of the surprisingly good recipes in the Vegetable Dishes and Pulses/Legumes section such as Caponata and Chestnut, Mushroom and Madeira Tarts. The book rounds off with delightful Sweet Things & Baking with Peaches in Prosecco and Chocolate & Cabernet Pots, then concludes with Sauces, Butters & Relishes.

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  Baby Care - A Practical Guide...

  Stacey Wilmore

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  Becoming a parent is one of life’s most rewarding and challenging experiences. Whether you're a first-time parent or adding to your growing family, the arrival of a baby brings a whirlwind of emotions, responsibilities, and decisions. With so much to learn and prepare for, new parents often feel both excited and overwhelmed. This guide is here to provide practical advice, tips, and insights to help you navigate the early stages of parenthood with confidence. 
  In the first few months, everything can feel like a blur. Babies need constant attention, and you may find yourself questioning if you're doing things the right way. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting, but there are tried-and-true practices that can make a significant difference in your journey. From preparing your home for your baby’s arrival to understanding how to support their development, this book will walk you through key aspects of baby care. 
  In the pages that follow, we’ll cover the essentials of baby care, starting with preparation and continuing through feeding, sleep, health, and safety. We’ll help you understand your baby’s development milestones, how to foster a strong bond, and how to manage the challenges of raising a young child. With each chapter, you’ll find straightforward advice that is based on the latest research and real-world parenting experiences.

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  Reflections of a Vintner -...

  Tor Kenward, Robert M. Parker,...

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  Reflections of a Vintner recounts the lessons learned, relationships forged, and observations made from an insider's nearly fifty-year journey through the burgeoning wine industry in Napa Valley. From the mid-seventies, when there were less than fifty wineries, to the present, with over eight hundred, Tor Kenward shares his recollections as the region became a world-class wine destination. 
   
   
   
  In addition to the wine knowledge Kenward imparts, the vintner shares stories of his friendships with legends of the modern American food and wine scene, including Julia Child, André Tchelistcheff, Andy Beckstoffer, and Robert Mondavi, among others. 
   
   
   
  In the October 2021 Judgment of Napa, TOR Cabernet was judged to be #1, outscoring legendary Bordeaux châteaux, Napa Valley, and international peers by leading critics and sommeliers. TOR wines, coveted by connoisseurs worldwide, received seven perfect 100-point ratings from leading critics for their 2018 Napa Valley wines. 
   
   
   
  With Kenward's impressive connection to Napa Valley and his legacy of creating inimitable wines, Reflections of a Vintner offers entertaining insights into an often intimidating and complex but highly enjoyable world.

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  The Secret History of Food -...

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  An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love 
   
  Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? 
  “As a species, we’re hardwired to obsess over food,” Matt Siegel explains as he sets out “to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths.” Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the myths—and realities—of food as aphrodisiac, to how one of the rarest and most exotic spices in all the world (vanilla) became a synonym for uninspired sexual proclivities, to the role of food in fairy- and morality tales. He even makes a well-argued case for how ice cream helped defeat the Nazis. 
  The Secret History of Food is a rich and satisfying exploration of the historical, cultural, scientific, sexual, and, yes, culinary subcultures of this most essential realm. Siegel is an armchair Anthony Bourdain, armed not with a chef’s knife but with knowledge derived from medieval food-related manuscripts, ancient Chinese scrolls, and obscure culinary journals. Funny and fascinating, The Secret History of Food is essential reading for all foodies. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Healthy Vegan Street Food

  Jackie Kearney

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  Jackie Kearney, MasterChef UK finalist in 2011, explores the nutritional benefits of Asian street food with 85 healthy vegan recipes.
  Jackie Kearney has brought new life to healthy, plant-based cooking in this exciting follow-up to her award-winning Vegan Street Food. The book is inspired by the growing wellness culture in Asia as well as the glorious range of street food – from street hawkers, roadside cafés, food halls and more – which brings people from all walks of life together. Jackie takes us on a delicious journey from India to Indonesia, via Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia, enjoying classic dishes and crowd-pleasers we might already be familiar with, such as 'Massaman Curry in a Hurry', 'Faster Laksa' and 'Paradise Bounty Bars', all made a little healthier. The book also features many less well known regional specialities, such as 'Banh Trang Nuong' (Vietnamese rice paper pizza), 'Pepes Tahu' (Javanese tofu in banana leaves) and 'Khao Sen' (Thai tomato-braised rice noodles with porcini mushrooms). Combined with stories and anecdotes from the road, family photos and fascinating local information that transport the reader to the places and foods they fell in love with, this exciting book celebrates the best of vegan street food, whilst harnessing the most nutritious produce and ingredients.

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