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Since 1984 Share Our Strength has targeted hunger in this country. Of the 33 million people who live with hunger in the US, 40% are children. Most of the adults have jobs. So there's more to Share Our Strength events like Taste of the Nation or the Great American Bake Sale than chefs and food enthusiasts meeting to display taste treats and stuff their faces. This ongoing process raises the millions of dollars that Share Our Strength delivers to programs that combat hunger. Cooking from the Heart is another element is this grand scheme. One hundred chefs have contributed some recipes and their own reminiscences about food in their life. Chefs are often distant, mysterious beings, some with celebrity status, many simply working out their creative demons back in the kitchen. Cooking from the Heart is an outsider's opportunity to peek inside, to get as close as family--if only for a page or two, a recipe or two. But it is telling and worthwhile.
This is a warm book. Heartfelt warmth. And the recipes are terrific for being so personal. Seattle's Tom Douglas, for example, provides Shrimp Remoulade on Molasses Toasts, while explaining that his mother's idea of spicy seasoning was a silver-dollar size piece of onion cooking in a pot roast for 12. Chpaters covering "Starters," "Brunch and Lighter Dishes," "Soups and Stews," "Pasta and Rice," "Seafood, Poultry, Meats," "Salads and Side Dishes," "Desserts"--they are all here. So too are Seeger, Van Aiken, Schlesinger, Boulud, Traunfeld, Milliken, Waters, Bastianich, Yan, Lagasse, and many many more. Like all Share Our Strength projects, a portion of the cover price of Cooking from the Heart will end up feeding the hungry. --Schuyler Ingle
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America’s best-known chefs—in a stellar gathering—recall the dishes that warm their hearts in a collection benefiting one of the nation’s leading antihunger organizations.
Cooking from the Heart features one hundred of the country’s most beloved and well-known chefs, who each contribute not only a superb dish—whether a holiday tradition, comfort food, cross-cultural innovation, or family classic—but also the story of why that dish means the world to them. The chefs speak as parents, children, partners, neighbors, husbands, wives, and friends. Cooking from the Heart is a joyous collection of recipes in which love is always the first ingredient. Here are Ming Tsai and his family wrapping potstickers on the Ping-Pong table in his grandmother’s house; Gale Gand and her son making pie crusts with a rolling pin that’s been in their family for five generations; Seth Bixby Daugherty improvising a mulberry crisp on a cross-country peace march; Marcel Desaulnier recounting the Christmas his mother sent him her chocolates and cookies while he was serving in Vietnam; and Lidia Bastianich crushing herbs under her infant grandchildren’s noses to awaken their senses to rich aromas. From Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s grandmother’s Alsatian Lamb Stew to Rick Bayless’s hometown Orchard Peach Cobbler, from Sara Moulton's Grilled Fish discovered on a magical trip to Greece to Emeril Lagasse’s favorite Bolognese Sauce for Sundays with friends, Cooking from the Heart presents an inexhaustible range of recipes you’ll want to make your own. These are stories to cherish; they will remind you of—and even inspire—your own family’s mealtimes and traditions.
Customer Reviews:
Exceptional Taste.......2005-03-31
This book exhibits exceptional taste. The panko-crusted goat cheese on arugula and asparagus salad is worth the price of the book. And then there are 99 other great recipes.
5 stars isn't enough when there are 100 stars chefs here!.......2003-12-04
Since we've elevated chefs to "star status" these days, we want to know all about what appliances and ingredients they use, what they themselves eat, etc. So ONE of the great things about this collection is the inside look you get at each chef's personal history. Really touching stories like Marcel Desaulnier, while stationed in Viet Nam, sharing the homemade chocolates his mother had sent. All this besides the fact that the book itself is gorgeous and just reading the recipes is entertainment enough. And as if I needed another way to rationalize buying the book, the fact that a portion of the proceeds go to an organization committed to ending hunger (Share Our Strength) had me sold. Buy this book!
Celebrities, sure, but something even bigger to celebrate.......2003-11-14
Sure, pick up the book because it features new recipes from umpteen James Beard Award winners, from most of the affable chefs who have television shows, from these "chefs who are the new rock stars." Okay, that might be the way you find the book. But inside, it's all storytelling. Rosen, the book's writer, coaxed the most familiar and family-inspired stories from these celebrity chefs to accompany their recipes. (And the recipes themselves also have a very accessible, personable feel to them: nothing too fanciful or formidable.)
A review, which put me onto the book said, "you know feel-good movies...this is a feel-good cookbook." It's a book to read at the kitchen table while you have breakfast, dreaming up what to cook for dinner. Dreaming of those anecdotes you tell about your own family's favorite meals. It's a fireside book. An emotional book: it about WHY we want to go to the trouble of cooking wonderful things for people we love. It's THE ideal book to give as gift, full of heart.
Better than I expected.......2003-11-02
At first I thought, wow! a nice book, a good gift. The premise of 100 great American chefs sharing stories and recipes for a good cause. But both the tales and the recipes exceeded my expectations. A terrific addition to my extensive cookbook collection.
A STAND OUT in a Standing Room Only Crowd of Cookbooks.......2003-10-26
You can tell when you pick up the book: quilting stitches are embossed on the cover. Quilt patches make up the cover: eggs, pie, soup, chicken. There are no photographs inside. No garnishes. Nothing about piling up the food into teetery towers and drizzling essences of something or another on a gigantic plate. YET these are America's best-known chefs. At least half of them must be James Beard Award winners. Their own cookbooks and restaurants have won most of the other awards. Cooking from the Heart is 100 chefs making up this treasury of family recipes, of familiar (to them) favorites, all designed for a home cook. Sure, there are a few recipes with a couple sub-recipes (you can't make a pie in one step...but we all do it without grousing). Sure, there are a few (but only a few) that have an ingredient that might require a trip to specialty market. But that's part of the joy in this kind of a book: finding something new to add to the standards in your own recipe file.
Unlike a lot of chef-written books, this one tells stories. Funny accounts of travels or mishaps or family members. Really touching tributes to grandparents, mentors, loved ones. And then the recipes themselves make this book a stand out. Try these titles: Brown-butter apple tart, blue cheese grits with wild mushrooms, crab cakes with a fried corn sauce. Or try something incredibly festive: a leg of lamb cooked for three days with a pound and a half of garlic--that's 1 1/2 pounds: marinated for a day, cooked for 7 hours, and rested for a day, resulting in something so tender and aromatic... A wild recipe from Philip Boulot in Portland, Oregon. The book is full of these simmered recipes that fill the house with something that's divine and earthly: Emeril's Sunday pot of bolognese sauce, John Ash's grandmother's beef stew, Suzanne Goin's devil's chicken with mustard and leeks.
Which makes this book sound too strong in the meat department, which isn't the case. Tons of great seafood, lots of homey desserts, and a big range of starters and first courses. It really is a quilt: bright patches from all across America, from every cuisine, from so many great talents. And like a quilt, something to pass on and cherish.
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One of the most outstanding collections of gemstones and jewellery was acquired by the Indian government in 1995. Sometimes worn but never shown, these jewels once belonged to the Nizams of Hyderabad, reputed to be the richest men in the world.
Jewels of the Nizamsis the first ever study and documentation of this collection. Once part of the Nizams' state regalia and personal heritage, the ornaments date from the early 18th century to the early 20th century. Finely crafted from gold and silver and highlighted with exquisite enamelling, the jewels are set with Colombian emeralds, diamonds from the Golconda mines, Burmese rubies and spinels, and pearls from Basra and India.
Though only a fraction of the legendary wealth of the Asaf Jah dynasty, the collection is breathtaking when translated into gem weights. There are over 25,000 diamonds weighing in excess of 12,000 carats, more than 2,000 emeralds weighing over 10,000 carats, and pearls exceeding 40,000 chows.
Jewels of the Nizamsdocuments this unique collection of jewels that give credence to legends, apocryphal tales and fading memories of a fabulously wealthy dynasty that ruled the Deccan for seven generations.
Customer Reviews:
The wonders of the jewels of the Nizams.......2007-01-10
Krishnan's book ,The Jewels of the Nizams, is one of those rare books in that, on the one hand, is a beautiful object in itself and, on the other, provides photographs and text about the most precious jewels from India and the world. The text describes in detail the provenance of the gems and their settings which provides important contextual background to their purchase by the Nizams, the fantastic settings of the gems and their use. The text provides a fascinating history of the Nizams and their times. But the most significant part of this wonderful book is the photographs. In these the jewels are placed against a white backdrop which provides a blank background to the colour and finery of the pieces. On page after page the reader is shown gems and pieces that made this purchaser's jaw drop with amazement. It is only through these photographs that most readers will ever see or know about these gems. Their value is such that they will only be shown rarely in India and possibly never outside India. The book brings to the reader the wonders that were India in its feudal heyday.
I loved this book and Krishnan is to be congratulated for the work done to bring it to fruition.
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Everyone who wants to design their own spectacular strip-paper-pieced blocks and quilts needs Paper Piece the Quick-Strip Way. Author Peggy Martin makes it easy with step-by-step instructions for twelve projects plus dozens of how-to photos. Try medallions, snowflakes, Hawaiian effects, and many more creative and unusual ideas. Full-size patterns are perfect for beginners, or follow the clear instructions to design unique new blocks. Get a piece of the piecing action!
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*Features detailed instructions demonstrated in 200+ color charts, photos and illustrations
*Empowers you to create one-of-a-kind fabrics
If you are a quilter, you know the quilting community is quickly becoming very technologically savvy, using home computers and printers to create truly individual projects. You'll reap the rewards of Linda Turner Griepentrog's decades of sewing and quilting expertise as you follow her easy-to-follow instructions and technique-building tips for using ready-to-print images to create unique fabrics. An added bonus of this must-have reference is the enclosed CD-ROM packed with 20 ready-to-print designs for a variety of projects including:
*Printed pillows
*Quilts
*Bags
*Journals
*Totes
Customer Reviews:
how to teach creativity.......2005-03-28
Of books that teach (or purport to teach) creativity, I like this the best. Using a few simple blocks, and applying a few simple techniques to them, Doreen Speckman opens the door to limitless creativity. Helping us linear souls get the feeling we are, in fact, capable of flights of fancy is liberating.
I could never get my points to match until I read this book!.......1997-11-01
Doreen Speckman has a wonderful sense of humor about making quilts: "How many of us actually need the quilts we make? Ya got central heat?" This sense of fun, combined with her clear explanations and original approach to quilt design, raise "Pattern Play" a cut above most other quilt books. The hints on accurate piecing alone are worth the cost of the book. Beautiful color photos of many of Doreen's quilts make you want to run to the fabric store to start your next project.
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How to combine traditional patterns into pre-planned layout to create handsome, one-of-a-kind quilts. 100 block plans.
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Discover an array of fun finishing touches for quilts, scrapbooks, and more! This terrific guide provides more than 65 patterns for Churbuck's cute, colorful quilt labels . . . printed on one side only for easy tracing. Readers will find complete, step-by-step instructions for coloring and shading like a pro, along with lots of tips and suggestions that make everything easy and fun. They'll also see how to combine elements from different designs to create unique quilt labels, scrapbooks, picture frames, note cards, and dozens of other creative crafts. With Churbuck's cheerful designs, clear instructions, and creative inspiration, every quilter will be able to create fantastic labels with a unique personal touch!
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- One of the best quilt books ever
- taking the first painless step toward designing a quilt
- Menu-Based method makes it easy to make great quilts.
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Design Your Own Quilts
Judy Hopkins
Manufacturer: Martingale & Co Inc
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One of the best quilt books ever.......2005-05-22
I'd have to say this is one of the greatest quilt books ever--especially if you lean towards more contemporary layouts. The formulas for laying out a quilt and what blocks to make are fantastic; even beginners can expect a great result. I have bought this book several times and given away some as gifts. The only downside is that the book is out of print! I really wish the publisher would reprint it as more people are jumping on the quilting bandwagon every year. I think this book needs to be in every quilter's library.
taking the first painless step toward designing a quilt.......1999-06-08
I had a wonderful beige/yellow print of various lions. I wanted to cut up the lions--the lions came in different shapes, making them difficult to fit into a traditional pattern, like a sawtooth star. With Judy's book, I was able to design a quilt using the lions in different shapes, plus a variety of hand-dyed prints, creating a soft look, almost camouflaging the lions. I choose a pattern that best fit the lions, then worked with her concepts (although I didn't exactly follow her plan) to design the quilt. For anyone who wants to start designing your own quilt, but still need a little direction, this book is perfect!
Menu-Based method makes it easy to make great quilts........1998-10-21
My mother wrote this book and tested its premise on me and my friend many years ago. Neither of us had ever made a quilt. We followed the instructions for selecting fabrics and combining them and made two very different quilts that we were each immensely pleased with. Mom gave us our basic piecing instruction in person, but she does a very nice job of explaining the basics clearly in the book. This book has been updated with a lot of wonderful quilts made by mom and the many quilting friends she has made in her classes and travels. There are many different types of quilts pictured, from the traditional to the very contemporary, all using mom's menu-based method. Even people who don't consider themselves "creative" can make great quilts with this method.
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The Friendship Quilt Book: Step-By-Step Instructions for Making Your Own Quilt-From the Distinctive Designs of 20 Nationally Known Quilters
Mary Golden
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Quilts: How to Make and Design Your Own
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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1239 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Design your own insulating window quilts.
Author: Sue Robishaw
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Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: 86
Issue: 6
Page: 37(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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Swimming pool owners worldwide should rejoice as this unique 128-page catalog presents the newest, boldest and most beautiful pool house designs from leading registered architects. The catalog features 58 full-page renderings of pool house and garden house exteriors, along with corresponding floor plans for each to show space utilization and amenities provided. Also featured are five charming summerhouses from England. This section is beautifully photographed and offers an opportunity to obtain the perfect adornment for an English-style garden. The collection covers a broad range of styles and sizes so that a pool house or a garden house design can be selected to meet the requirements of almost any type of property and budget. An especially important aspect of the catalog is that the company offers a complete set of architectural plans for each pool house and garden house illustrated. The detailed building plans, which may be ordered by phone or by use of an order form provided in the back of the catalog, include architectural plans and elevations, so that each pool house and garden house can be built exactly the way it appears. While eight of the designs in the catalog are specifically designated garden houses, many of the pool house designs can be easily converted to garden houses, thereby increasing the variety of choices.
Customer Reviews:
TOTAL RIP OFF!!!.......2007-05-14
This book was a total rip off! The title does not lend way to the contents. It had nothing I was looking for. It was poorly bound and it fell apart at the spine the 2nd day I had it!!! Huge Waste Of Money!!!
Nice book, questionable designs.......2003-02-28
I will be returning this book. As a licensed professional landscape architect, I find the proportions and design qualities lacking in most of the proposed designs. The designs depict what I would expect to buy from a mass merchandising home center, not such a highly acclaimed book. I was very disappointed. Content aside, the book was nice. I believe actual photographs might have helped tremendously.
Dissapointed.......2002-10-10
The book is nice but didn't have what we needed. We are looking for a plan for a corner pool house big enough to accomodate a billiard table and there is nothing like that in the book. Also, the exteriors are mostly too contemporary, nothing that would blend with our brick Georgian home. In a word, DISSAPOINTED. Had I seen the book at a bookstore, I would not have bought it.
Nice book.......2002-09-10
I was looking for design ideas/plans. This one has nice ideas but it is a book in which you can then proceed to order plans. Not what I was looking for. I was looking for ideas, measurements, planning etc..that sort of thing. If that is what you are looking for this book would not be the right fit for you.
Nice book.......2002-09-10
I was looking for design ideas/plans. This one has nice ideas but it is a book in which you can then proceed to order plans. Not what I was looking for. I was looking for ideas, measurements, planning etc..that sort of thing. If that is what you are looking for this book would not be the right fit for you.
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