New research has revealed what we suspected all along--not all calories are created equal! The calorie counts you've seen on nutrition labels are generated by a machine's calculations, but human bodies are not machines. Unlike those practically predigested Couch Potato Calories found in fast food and many processed snack foods, Active Calories take more work for your body to digest, allowing you to reap all the nutritional benefits without storing excess calories. Learn how to slim down and get more energy out of your food with the CHEW Factor: • Chewy--Do more work straight off the fork with foods that really make you chomp, like whole apples, lean steaks, or a handful of crunchy nuts. • Hearty--Satisfying foods like brown rice and whole grain cereal will fill you up and prevent you from absentminded munching. • Energizing--Foods like green tea, coffee, and dark chocolate fi re up your metabolism and help you drop weight faster. • Warming--Fan the flames to burn even more calories with hot and spicy ingredients such as garlic, chili peppers, or even vinegar. Active Calories not only help you lose weight but also help you be more active so you trim down and firm up even faster. With an optional exercise program, a how-to on the Active Calorie Kitchen, more than 100 quick meals and recipes, and advice from real people who found success on the program, The Active Calorie Diet will transform your eating habits--and your waistline--permanently.
A bestselling fitness guru turns her expertise and experience to teaching her fans how to develop the healthy eating habits that have worked for her. Her proven six-week plan allows readers to experiment with different methods and adopt the healthy habits that are most effective for them.
Designed for women who are so over the Caesar-salad-and-poached-chicken routine, this collection features tried-and-true recipes using "real" meat--plus cute gatefolds revealing the different cuts of meat and a convenient lay-flat binding. 35 color photos.
Most people are familiar with classic Italian pesto, a green sauce made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano, salt, and olive oil. But Leslie Lennox, founder of the award-winning artisanal pesto company Hope’s Gardens, shows us that pesto need not be limited to its original ingredients—and that creative pestos can serve as building blocks for all manner of flavorful dishes, just like any good “mother sauce.” In Pesto: The Modern Mother Sauce, Lennox introduces readers to a new way to think about pesto. In the right proportion, almost any combination of plants, garlic, nuts, cheese, seasoning, and oil can make a delicious sauce—especially when you’re using what’s on hand, what’s local, and what’s in season. Lennox offers up several favorite pesto recipes, and then takes these simple sauces a step further. They serve as the building blocks for 97 kitchen-tested recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and more. From risotto and ramen to chicken fajitas and swordfish kebabs, everything tastes better with pesto!
Annabelle has tamed the wild boys, mastered the social hierarchy of catty mean girls, and bugged out over her first school dance. But now it's time for the school talent show. Annabelle's been asked to be a judge. Which is perfect . . . until her friends accuse Annabelle of playing favorites because her boyfriend Oliver asked for special treatment. Can Annabelle remain an impartial judge without hurting anyone's feelings? The trials and tribulations of middle school that make this series so relatable (and fun!) are back in full force in this book.
America's Best Kitchens® has compiled more than 5,000 real family recipes, perfected over generations in real kitchens across America to share with your family. We created this Book containing over 500 recipes from a submission over 2 million recipes collected over 4 years from real people.
Elise didn’t want to be in the town at all–and certainly not in the scrapbooking shop… A month after Elise Shelton and her family arrive in Forest Falls, Oregon, she wanders into Rebekah Graham’s scrapbooking store. Elise deems Rebekah too perky and judges scrapbooking to be another never-gets-done chore, but she’s also drawn to the community of women who gather to crop their photos, lay out pages, and share their lives. The women rally around Elise when her husband is called back into the army and her family is thrown into turmoil. When Rebekah’s daughter faces a medical crisis, challenging Rebekah’s desire to control her life as tightly as she plans her scrapbook pages, the women must support each other. As both women battle to overcome their fears and to grow in faith, they discover unexpected gifts–and an unlikely friendship that will change their lives.
Discover emotional healing power in a few drops of essential oil. You may already know essential oils can help heal your body—but what about your emotional state? Emotional Healing with Essential Oils shows you how to harness the power of aromatherapy to help relieve stress and anxiety, boost your mood, and increase your emotional resilience. A must-have for those new and not-so-new to essential oils, this guide lays out the most useful oils and the most beneficial application methods for your individual needs. Emotional Healing with Essential Oils includes: Mind-body wellness—Move beyond physical healing and experience the effectiveness of essential oils in treating your mental health. 50 oil profiles—Explore the emotional healing applications, properties, and safety guidelines for a variety of individual essential oils. 100 unique blends—Support your health with specific blends to treat insomnia, seasonal blues, food cravings, attention deficit, and more. Let the healing begin with Emotional Healing with Essential Oils.
Zest it up! Using spices and herbs—the key to any delicious meal—can be daunting with so many to choose from, not to mention the many possible combinations. In this book, master chef and baker Leslie Bilderback unlocks the key to the dazzling world of flavor by showing cooks of every level how to use and combine the most popular spices and herbs. She also provides delicious recipes, fun facts, tips on storage, and a resource guide on where to get hard-to-find spices and herbs. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Concise information on the flavor, uses, and availability of nearly 250 popular spices and herbs. • A red-hot look at commonly used fresh and died chili peppers. • A helpful guide to combination spices like Jamaican jerk and vindaloo curry. • Dozens of delicious recipes featuring a verity of herbs and spices.
Make speedy, delicious sweet treats in your microwave! Learn to make a quick, tiny batter to mix in a mug for a personal serving size that will satisfy your sweet tooth.
The book that inspired the Disney Channel movie Zapped, starring Zendaya! When Annabelle returns from summer camp, her life is totally different. She's moving to a new house with her mom's new boyfriend, and that means starting sixth grade at a brand-new school. Birchwood Middle School is very different from her old all-girls elementary-the boys practically run wild in the hallways. And at home, Annabelle's new puppy is taking over the house and chewing on her clothes. But the puppy came with a training manual, so Annabelle might be able to get one thing under control. Unless . . . can you train a boy the way you train a dog? Look for the other books in this series, Girls Acting Catty, and Everybody Bugs Out!
Nothing feeds the body and soothes the soul like a bowl of steaming hot soup. Soup is the most versatile of dishes. It can be prepared year-round with all kinds of ingredients, from supermarket beans to farmers' market greens, turning up on modest dinner tables and in fancy dining rooms around the world. Whether you prefer a steaming bowl of chicken soup, spicy beef stew, or creamy tomato soup, each heartwarming spoonful crosses economic lines and ethnic flavors ; it enlivens, takes us back to our mothers' kitchens, and heals the common cold. 'Soup's On' includes tempting and delicious recipes from some of the world's most respected chefs, cookbook authors, and cooking teachers, including Marion Cunningham, Judy Rodgers, Carol Field, Jacques Pépin, Charlie Trotter, Madhur Jaffrey, and Alice Waters. Here you'll find creamy vegetable soups ; rib-sticking bean, meat, chicken, and seafood soups ; and hearty stews for every occasion. From Diane Morgan's summer favorite Salmon and Corn Chowder and Roland Passot's classic Coq au Vin to Bruce Aidells' Chicken and Andouille Gumbo and Suzanne Goin's flavorful Chilled Red Pepper Soup, you'll find the perfect soup or stew all year long. And the best part? A portion of the proceeds will go to NextCourse, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable food in public institutions, including the Community Education Program, which works with women in the San Francisco County Jail and with child-care providers, and the Food from the Parks program, which collaborates with state and national park services to increase the amount of locally produced food available to park visitors. So grab your spoon and a copy of 'Soup's On' and know that as you nourish yourself, you'll be feeding others as well."--taken from front cover flap.
Nothing beats the smell--or taste--of fresh-baked bread right from the oven. But many home cooks are intimidated by the thought of making their own. In this cookbook, Certified Master Baker Leslie Bilderback breaks down the bread baking process and makes it easy for anyone to prepare such tantalizingly tasty loaves as: Dark Pumpkernickel Rye Sea Salt and Herb Fougasse Cinnamon Raisin Bread Poppyseed Kaiser Rolls Cheddar Dill Beer Bread From breadsticks to pancakes, this book covers much more than the standard "white or wheat" you may be used to. Forget store-bought! With this helpful guide, you'll bake your own bread - and never go back!
An herbal guide to support physical, mental, and spiritual health for women and their children at all stages of life--by a healer with over 40 years of experience. Plant medicines are a woman's ally to achieve optimal health; they bring balance and nourishment to daily life and can reduce or eliminate symptoms of physical and emotional distress. They can also provide alternatives to many pharmaceuticals. This go-to herbal sourcebook gives women the tools to thrive throughout their lives, with remedies using common herbs and plants to support a healthy body, mind, and spirit. Dr. Leslie Korn brings over forty years of experience in numerous herbal traditions and healing modalities, offering timeless wisdom in this herbal companion that can be shared with friends and passed down in the family for generations. She offers treatments using common and easy-to-obtain herbs to address sleep disorders, menstrual issues, autoimmune conditions, anxiety, headaches and migraines, stomach issues, fertility issues, postpartum recovery, skin ailments, common discomforts that affect children, and much more. Korn also offers herbal guidance for rites of passage, moments of community, psychoactive herbs, and a protocol for end-of-life care, as well as a comprehensive resources section.
All parents want their children to eat well—but for children with diabetes, eating well is not just a preference, it’s a requisite. When to eat, what to eat, and how much to eat are critical considerations—all day, every day. But with a little knowledge and planning, you can whip up meals that are as good for your child as they are good to eat, including: Ultimate Grilled Cheeseburger Sandwich Multigrain Pancakes and Vanilla Smoothies Baked Potato Chips and Creamy Spicy Dip Taco Salad Grilled Ranch Chicken Lobster Salad Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse With this cookbook, you can meet the dietary challenges of diabetes with delicious—and doable—meals. From bag lunches and after-school snacks to birthday treats and holiday feasts, children with diabetes can enjoy mealtime as much as kids everywhere—every day of the year!
Discover how to make homemade ice cream and other desserts! In every country you'll find people eating ice cream on street corners, in markets, and in fancy restaurants. But the number of people who make it at home is much smaller. The reason? Making this sweet treat yourself is kind of a pain. Ice cream machines can be expensive, bulky and hard to store, or cheap and inefficient. But what if you could make your own ice cream at home without all of the fuss, for a fraction of the cost of buying it, and without any special equipment? No-Churn Ice Cream is a mouthwatering collection of shortcuts and classic culinary techniques that help you achieve delicious, artisanal results. All you need to make your quick and easy no-churn ice cream are the following simple tools: - A freezer - A whisk or electric mixer - A can opener - A bowl and a freezeable container, such as a loaf pan - A sweet tooth! Inside you'll find recipes for all the basic flavors, plus more complex and exciting flavors such as Pineapple-Peppercorn and Sweet Potato Marshmallow Swirl. Treat yourself with a decadent Stracciatella gelato or Bananas Foster sorbet, or cool off with some Lavender-Almond sherbet. Your flavor variations are limited only by your imagination. Why not add some bacon to that batch of chocolate-caramel ice cream? Leslie Bilderback, author of Mug Cakes, is here to show you how.
Explains how to achieve lasting weight loss and build energy stores by permanently triggering the brain's metabolic thermostat and turning off the body's fat-storing reflexes, in a reference that outlines a twenty-minute exercise plan, shares a customizable weight-loss program, and provides more than one hundred recipes. Original.
Sixth-grader Annabelle spends autumn coping with competing groups of friends at school, her mother's pre-wedding stress, a cute stepbrother-to-be, wearing her first bra, and learning to shave her legs.
Presents a program for lifetime weight control using three different plans that feature separate carbohydrate levels to accommodate every dieter's needs, and is accompanied by sample menus, shopping and cooking tips, and recipes.
The enhanced edition of Prevention's practical walking program features exclusive video content (including exercises!) to take readers from flabby to fit in 12 weeks This simple plan teaches readers how to incrementally build their walking speed so that they lose weight faster. Developed by former Prevention fitness director and walking expert Michele Stanten, Walk Your Butt Off! will not only get complete beginners started with a walking program but will also help the more than 100 million Americans who already walk for exercise to break through plateaus and boost their results. Readers will also come to view walking as an athletic endeavor and see their workouts as an inviolable part of their day. And, at no more than 30 minutes each, these daily walks can fit into even the busiest schedule. Paired with simple nutrition secrets from renowned sports nutritionist Leslie Bonci, this easy step-by-step guide to permanent weight loss is suitable for everyone.
Shows how to turn your kitchen into a laboratory and perform all sorts of experiments with food, such as making sun tea, creating an acid/base tester, and gathering spores from mushrooms.
Murder heats up Seattle’s Pike Place Market in the next Spice Shop mystery from the national bestselling author of Assault and Pepper. Springtime in Seattle’s Pike Place Market means tasty foods and wide-eyed tourists, and Pepper’s Spice Shop is ready for the crowds. With flavorful combinations and a fresh approach, she’s sure to win over the public. Even better, she’s working with several local restaurants as their chief herb and spice supplier. Business is cooking, until one of Pepper’s potential clients, a young chef named Tamara Langston, is found dead, her life extinguished by the dangerously hot ghost chili—a spice Pepper carries in her shop. Now stuck in the middle of a heated police investigation, Pepper must use all her senses to find out who wanted to keep Tamara’s new café from opening—before someone else gets burned… INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!
Endorsed by the Editors of Prevention Health Books. This book replaces dieting with fat-burning-- with an easy-to-follow lifestyle plan that will work for the entire family-- and dozens of mouthwatering recipes that ensure you'll never miss the fat you're skipping. All based on the very latest worldwide research. With the Low-Fat Living program, you'll steadily burn more fat 24 hours a day. And you'll realize the health bonuses immediately. * Lower your blood pressure and reduce cholesterol levels * Reduce the chances of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer * Have less fatigue and more energy Dr. Robert K. Cooper's remarkable new program reveals the simple elements of success. * Food so delicious, you'll never long for extra fat * Exercise so easy, you can chat while you're doing it * Ways to power up for fat-burning as easily as flicking a switch * The most efficient toning techniques ever discovered
In this mouth-watering guide, award-winning chef and author Leslie Bilderback serves up a hearty helping of soul-soothing, tasty dishes that satisfy your craving for comfort food. From casseroles to cookies, more than 300 recipes will tempt you with the family favorites you remember from the past—and will want to share with the next generation. • Each recipe includes an icon for quick reference to help you decide which dishes best fit the occasion • Great for autumn and winter cooking
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