For the Poor and Disenfranchised is an historical and institutional analysis of the public interest bar in the United States. It traces how the legal profession delivered on the legal system’s promise of equal justice for all by making the legal system available to all and a vehicle for substantive justice, exploring political mobilization, entrepreneurial lawyering, and pro bono publico representation. “In this dramatic and detailed account, Robert Sauté documents the establishment and evolution of the public interest bar, particularly its struggles to provide zealous advocacy for its clients. Through meticulous historical research in case studies of the New York Legal Aid Society, NAACP, ACLU, and Legal Services Corporation, Sauté’s book analyzes how access to the legal system has been affected by cultural and structural changes in society and in American politics. His chapter on pro bono in large firms reveals how a new generation of elite lawyers defines its commitment to professionalism and the poor.” — Cynthia Fuchs Epstein Distinguished Professor Graduate Center, CUNY Author, Women in Law “Rob Sauté’s For the Poor and Disenfranchised is a subtle and fascinating history of the development of public interest and poverty law in the United States, analyzing how the legal profession has responded to the needs of the poor and disenfranchised over time. Although there have been many advances in the ways those needs are met, Sauté closely examines the influence of the market, social movements and other factors and suggests that those responses have been inadequate, particularly in light of a legal system moving increasingly to the right.” — Mark Potok Senior Fellow Southern Poverty Law Center A new addition to the Dissertation Series by Quid Pro Books.
The host of Food Network's Dinner: Impossible shows busy people how to keep food simple but delicious Chef Robert Irvine goes where few chefs dare. As the host of Food Network's Dinner: Impossible, he has cooked on a desert island, in an eighteenth-century kitchen, inside an ice hotel, and even for cowpunchers on a cattle drive. In Impossible to Easy, he converts the classical and improvisational kitchen skills he's learned during the past twenty-five years under some of the most challenging conditions into advice to help the home cook achieve mastery in his or her own kitchen. Irvine shows how to approach ingredients in new and familiar ways, how to plan and execute delicious meals every time, and how to guarantee maximum flavor from every dish. By establishing a few simple organizational, shopping, and storage habits, home cooks can not only get the most out of fresh foods and spices but elevate their everyday meals to a higher level of accomplishment and enjoyment. Here, too, is advice on useful equipment and implements, pantry staples, do-ahead tips, and 111 easy-to-master recipes (many complete with timelines, and half of which are gluten free) that are sure to keep family and friends coming back for more. By separating each process into its constituent parts, anyone can easily create such tasty dishes as Lime-Cured Shrimp and Roasted Corn Chowder, Porcini-Dusted Pork Chops with Cremini Mushrooms and Golden Raisins over Horseradish-Scented Potatoes, Pommes Frites with Chipotle Aioli, Duck Confit with Three-Bean Cassoulet, Windy City Stovetop Pizza, Braised Asian Pear with Roquefort and Sweet Port Wine Dressing, Banana Chocolate-Hazelnut Crepes, and dozens more right in his or her own home.
“The perfect give for all fathers looking to up their cooking game!”—The Daily Meal There is a new kind of dad, and he’s doing far more domestic duty than at any time in history, including cooking. Although it’s written with a sense of humor, this book is a serious resource for dads and anyone else interested in upping their game to make great tasting food at home, even if they have never used a chef’s knife or a roasting pan before. Learn how to make: Breakfast Pizza Pigs in Blankets MVP Rigs Roast Chicken with a Lotta Lemon and Garlic Sauce Game Day Turkey Meatballs Fish in Foil Potato Leek Soup Baked Potato Fries Blueberry Crumble Classic Martini and so much more! Author Robert Rosenthal teaches basic techniques and presents a playbook of simple recipes that achieve the most taste with the fewest ingredients and the least effort.™ The dishes are sophisticated enough for entertaining, yet family table tested as well. Short Order Dad covers all the essentials, from shopping ingredients and cooking tools to appetizers, soups and salads, snacks, entrees, sauces and dressings, sides, desserts, cocktails and more, to make anyone a successful chef. Good cooking doesn’t have to be complicated to be great. In fact, it’s just the opposite. So whether you’re clueless in the kitchen, pan-fry phobic, or already a skilled cook, Short Order Dad is here to help turn your kitchen into a place to play.
From Europe to the Far East, Robert Meyers-Lussier's travels have tantalized his taste buds with delectable delights. With over 250 recipes and 75 photographs, he has captured the cozy essence of the most comforting dishes uncovered from cuisines around the world. From France there is a soothing Vichyssoise and Germany a gratifying Neu Sauerbraten. Along the Mediterranean is a relaxing dish called Pastitsa, from Greece. Crossing the sea to the Middle East is an Apple Baklava that strengthens the after-dinner spirit. Traveling through Russia, Borscht satisfies the beet lover. Across the Asian continent, Sunomono refreshes from Japan. Down the coast, the Thai offer their palatial dish, Pad Thai. Sailing the Pacific, a luscious Tropical Cheesecake beckons. While many of the dishes are inspired from their native counterparts, Meyers-Lussier has developed versions that are easy to recreate and within the comfort zone of most American's palates. His background in teaching has aided him in designing recipes that make it easy to prepare the most delicious meals possible! Robert Meyers-Lussier ultimately offers these recipes with hope it empowers one and all to transcend the meals themselves and discover what's true in each other.
Robert Medina was raised in New Orleans around family and friends where cooking is a way of life. They still get together to watch their beloved New Orleans Saints and have tailgate cook-a-thons that would rival anything, anywhere. Every sporting event, family event, or even a non-event is turned into an excuse for a party. It's the New Orleans way! Robert spent nearly twenty-four years as a firefighter in New Orleans, where he took over duties as the firehouse cook after honing skills he learned from his predecessors. To this day, he sticks with the credo that if you can satisfy a firefighter's palate, you can satisfy anyone's. If You Can't Stand the Heat...a New Orleans Firefighter's Cookbook brings you into the firehouse kitchen. It contains recipes for classic New Orleans fare as well as many original firefighter recipes from this culinary capital. If you've ever wanted to cook a gumbo, make an etouffee, or just master a basic roux, this book is for you. If You Can't Stand the Heat goes a step beyond the typical cookbook by including as many details as possible. Should the pot be covered while cooking? Should the ingredient be hot or cold when mixed in? These step-by-step instructions take all the guessing out of cooking. If you have ever had the desire to try Southern, Louisiana, or in particular, New Orleans-style cooking, Robert Medina breaks it down into easy-to-follow steps that will turn you into a great firehouse cook practically overnight. It is truly Big Easy cooking made easy!
Tofu has been a dietary mainstay in Asia for hundreds of years, but has only recently become commonplace in the west. While tofu is now easy to find, recipes using it in an authentic context have not been, until now! The Tao of Tofu, by Chef Robert Church, contains over 100 delicious Asian tofu recipes. Dishes were picked from China, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, all places where tofu is eaten daily and prepared with a great deal of care and creativity. You will find an extensive variety of recipes including appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, sushi, curries, and rice and noodle dishes. Additionally, the book contains sections on Asian ingredients, kitchen tools, special cooking techniques, and of course tofu. All the recipes are meatless and written for a western kitchen.
À la rencontre du cinéma français: analyse, genre, histoire is intended to serve as the core textbook in a wide variety of upper-level undergraduate and graduate French cinema courses. In contrast to content-, theme-, or issue-based approaches to film, Professor Berg stresses “the cinematically specific, the warp and fabric of the film itself, the stuff of which it is made.' Sufficient proficiency in French is the sole prerequisite: “No previous background in film studies is assumed, nor is any prior acquaintance with French cinema. It will help, of course, to like movies, and to have seen quite a few…' (from the preface).
As a true conservationist hunter, you're driven by the same primal urge that has always inspired humans to hunt: the urge to provide sustenance. You eat what you kill. Naturally, you also want what you eat to taste great. "Wild Game--Recipes and Laughs" combines the author's lifelong love of hunting with his zest for cooking, travel, and learning about other cultures. With recipes for dishes like Camp Curry, Deer Chops with Chipotle Sauce, Elk Korean Barbecue, and Rabbit Stew with Vegetables and Port Sauce, you'll find a delicious way to prepare just about any meal you bring home. If a disappointing hunt has left you without a few necessary ingredients, there are also cartoons throughout to cheer you up until the next outing. About the Authors Matthew Foote has had an interest in cartoons since high school. He and collaborator Kristen Blaze have worked together in the Tucson and Southern California art scene for several years.
A comprehensive guidebook to the special restaurants and dining spots on the islands of Maui, Lanai, and Molokai covering all culinary tastes and styles with priced menu samples included for budgeting.
What could be better than walking in the door after a hard day’s work to a hot savory dinner, ready and waiting? A dinner that only requires three ingredients, that’s what! With the right high-quality ingredients, you can create delicious meals in a snap with 365 Winter Warmer Slow Cooker Recipes. While most slow cooker recipes require a lot of ingredients and steps before you actually “fix it and forget it,” these are truly simple recipes that can be done quickly and affordably. Just put three ingredients in your slow cooker, turn it on, and enjoy recipes such as Rosemary Lamb Stew, Chinese-Style Ribs, Coq au Vin, and Blueberry Cobbler.
Based on the premise that overeating is linked to emotional and spiritual deprivations, Love Hunger begins with a relationship inventory that will help you understand how disappointments with your family, spouse, or self can result in obesity. It then provides a comprehensive program that helps identify whether or not you are using food as a substitute for love, career fulfillment, or friendship and shows you how to break that addiction. Once you begin dealing with the psychological basis for your eating problems, you'll be ready to lose weight healthfully, with a dietitian-designed food plan, that includes daily menus and recipes, as well as strategies for relapses, maintenance, motivation, and more. This is a complete plan for body, mind, and soul.
The long-awaited cookbook companion to the instant New York Times bestseller Fat Chance shows you how to beat the odds—deliciously Dr. Robert Lustig’s message that a calorie is not a calorie revolutionized our understanding of weight loss and nutrition. But in order to avoid the hidden sugars that threaten our health and waistlines, Dr. Lustig warns that we must transform the way we shop, cook, and eat. Teaming up with Cindy Gershen—a chef who’s lost more than one-hundred pounds on his plan—Dr. Lustig shows readers how to: • Stock a pantry • Prepare more than 100 fast and delicious recipes • Feed a family—kids included—healthy foods they’ll love • Make entertaining easy and nutritious More timely than ever now that newest edition of The Dietary Guidelines for Americans has for the first time placed hard limits on the amount of sugar we should consume, The Fat Chance Cookbook shows you how to lose weight, find your way back to health, and still enjoy delectable, memorable meals.
With over 2,200 recipes in 29 categories, Polish Heritage Cookery is the most extensive and varied Polish cookbook ever published. This illustrated edition of the bestseller includes 20 color photographs. "A encyclopedia of Polish cookery and a wonderful thing to have!"--Julia Child, Good Morning America
Don’t Just Beat the Odds, Come Back Better Than Ever Before You’ve Been Diagnosed with a Chronic Health Issue or a Serious Disease and Are Thinking, “Now What?” Can You Recover from Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes and Other Chronic Health Issues, and Actually Be Healthier Than Before? Dr. Z’s own personal victory over life-threatening cancer inspired this ultimate program for those trying to overcome serious disease. He rebuilt himself to be healthier, more balanced and stronger than before. What he did for himself is now available to you in this book. Dr. Z’s Rebuild program is for anyone who wants to get their life back and prevent recurrence while losing toxic fat and building strength. It’s a customized plan that fits your lifestyle—a makeover that enables you to make a comeback based on real science for real results. Using this step-by-step guide, you can recover, heal, be happier and actually raise the bar for your health.
With over 2,200 recipes in 29 categories, Polish Heritage Cookery is the most extensive and varied Polish cookbook ever published. This illustrated edition of the bestseller includes 20 color photographs. "A encyclopedia of Polish cookery and a wonderful thing to have!"--Julia Child, Good Morning America
Can you really lose twenty pounds in a month? Will you really keep it off this time? With The Rice Diet Solution, you will! The Rice Diet Program has been helping dieters successfully lose weight since 1939. Now in book form, this world-renowned weight-loss method can help you change the way you eat forever. The Rice Diet Program in Durham, North Carolina, was one of the first medical facilities in America to use diet as the primary way to treat disease. On this high-complex-carb, low-fat, and low-sodium whole-foods diet, “Ricers” lose weight faster, more safely, and more effectively than people on any other diet. Men lose on average twenty-eight to thirty pounds and women on average nineteen to twenty pounds per month! The Rice Diet also detoxes your body, ridding it of excess water weight and toxins from processed foods and the environment. The program's results have been documented by extensive studies and confirmed by thousands of people who report amazing weight loss, as well as immediate improvement in such conditions as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Here’s how it works: The Rice Diet strictly limits salt and sodium-rich ingredients. Salt, like refined sugar, is an appetite stimulant, so when you reduce salt intake, you lose water weight and are less inclined to overeat. The Rice Diet also limits saturated fats and instead relies on carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans) as the main source of nutrition. The fiber cleanses your system and satisfies you so you feel full quickly. The Rice Diet makes it easy to limit calories; when you’re eating foods that truly satisfy your hunger, it’s a challenge to eat 1,500 calories per day! To make it easy to follow the program, The Rice Diet Solution includes hundreds of tasty, filling, easy-to-prepare recipes—some from the Rice House kitchen, others inspired by major chefs and adapted to Rice Diet standards.
Do you desire tasty and easy to make recipes? Are you considering cutting off carbohydrates and sodium from your meals? Do you want to be a partaker in the numerous benefits of The Mediterranean Diet? Then this Mediterranean Diet for Beginners Cookbook is specially tailored for you; renowned for its health and lifestyle benefits, Mark Sapienza described it as “more than just a diet but as a sustainable way of life.” The Mediterranean Diet wasn’t designed for weight loss; it just happens to be one of the numerous benefit besides the preservation of memory, anti-depression, cancer prevention and others. With a detailed nutritional information, recipes carefully written for easier understanding and ingredients readily available at your local grocery store, this Mediterranean Diet for Beginners Cookbook houses a 21-day meal preparation plan to make smooth your transition into the Mediterranean way of living.
This is a celebration of the food and culture of the Us-Mexico border region. This comprehensive book contains over 250 recipes -- from enchiladas, quesadillas, and margaritas to more exotic delights like Cactus Salad (Ensalada de Nopalitos), Lobster and Tequila (Langosta y Tequila), and Watermelon Sorbet. Also included are special sections that relate popular legends, a glossary of chillies and cooking terms, and a Mexican pantry list.
This enchanting novel of interwoven legends burns with both gentle intelligence and human warmth This extraordinary book, derived from the long oral tradition of storytelling in Afghanistan, presents a mesmerizing portrait of a people who triumph with intelligence and humor over the oppressions of political dictators and an unforgiving landscape. A musician conjures stones to rise in the air and teaches his art to a mute child. Master Poisoner, Ghoroob of Mashad, has so perfected his craft that it is considered an honor to die from his meals. These are stories of magic and wonder in which ordinary people endure astonishing extremes in a world of bloodshed and brotherhood, miracles and catastrophes. With lyrical wit and profound simplicity, The Honey Thief reveals an Afghanistan of greater richness and humanity than is conveyed in newspaper headlines; an Afghanistan not of failure and despair, but of resilience and fulfillment.
The star of Food Network's Dinner: Impossible, Chef Robert Irvine shares the adventurous story of his life, his thoughts on cooking, and his favorite recipes There are few chefs on the planet who do what Irvine does, flying around the world at a moment's notice to cook for heads of state, royalty, and celebrities. Irvine reveals his fascinating past and unorthodox culinary training. His career as a world-renowned chef began at the age of fifteen when he was discovered by Prince Charles while cooking in the mess halls of the British Royal Navy. In Mission: Cook! Irvine tells the wild stories of his career, from studying under the best European chefs to cooking for three thousand refugees on a beach while civil war raged in South Yemen to preparing an Oscars feast while coordinating the biggest chefs in the business. Sprinkled throughout are Irvine's most incredible recipes from his travels around the world, including Roasted Duck with White Bean Ragout, Truffle Oil, and Shaved Parmesan Cheese; Tea-Smoked Chicken; Lobster Risotto with Clams; and his ethereal Windsor Angel Food Cake. Easy to prepare and deliciously satisfying, these are dishes that everyone will savor. Irvine's candid stories and behind-the-scenes look at the creation of his Food Network TV show Dinner: Impossible prove that the life of a celebrity chef is anything but ordinary. As is Mission: Cook!—a unique and fascinating look into the mind and life of one of the world's hottest chefs.
The turning stomach, the headaches, the frustrations, the weariness, the expenses, the associated pain, the glory of God. Step Forward dives into the world of Daniel-style fasting by answering common questions asked by a common congregation, while exploring each feeling and emotion associated with adjusting your lifestyle with only one intention: to bring God glory. In a simple-to-follow language, the author speaks from scripture, accompanied by personal experience, shares his understanding, and offers over sixty recipes and meal ideas for one of the most difficult to accomplish tasks the Bible lays out for us: fasting. You will be challenged to look at fasting in a way that causes your entire life to stand up and step forward.
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