Hardworking. Loyal. Outspoken. Ahead of their time. Hilarious. The "Fancy Frosters" of Charleston, West Virginia, were a close-knit and devoted circle - a merry band of Southern women who got together once a month to swap recipes and stories, to cook and bake together, to celebrate friendship and have some hearty laughs...and of course to eat. Food editor and cookbook author Susie Quick's mother Emma was a member of this very special circle of sisters, aunts, cousins, and friends. Susie grew up to be a sophisticated "foodie," but she never forgot the great homemade desserts and ingenious creativity of these talented and delightful home cooks. The Cake Club collects their most prized recipes for southern desserts, along with those of Susie's other colorful friends and relatives - all presented with their original homespun flair combined with the author's modern simplicity and style. The book includes seventy-five recipes for cakes, pies, cobblers, crumbles, cookies, candies, and other treats, plus a chapter of "Lady Food" that's sure to make a lady out of any cook. From the very first recipe ("Funeral Cake") to Brown Sugar Pound Cake, Tunnel of Love Chocolate Macaroon Bundt Cake, Blackberry Bread Pudding, Emma's Molasses Crinkles, Minnie Pearl's Chess Pie, and the other treasured creations in this book, The Cake Club will entertain, inspire, and bring back memories of an earlier era. With stories like "A Good Man Really is Hard to Find" and "Driving Miss Minnie," photographs, and voices from several generations, this unique and delightful cookbook pays tribute to the healing power of friendship, shared recipes, and a delicious piece of cake.
It is possible to prepare affordable, nutritious meals in just minutes a day. With these clever culinary masterpieces, you will find the recipes you need to whip up delicious, deceptively inexpensive dishes that will have the whole family begging for more, such as Skillet Zucchini Quiche, Greek Pita Pockets with Tzatziki, Cassoulet Provencale, Ham and Sausage Jambalaya, Shrimp Pad Thai Stir-Fry, Sweet-and-Sour Meatloaf, and Five-Minute Chocolate Mousse. From soups and appetizers to entrées and desserts, these flash-in-a-pan recipes are all you need to please any palate!
It is possible to prepare affordable, nutritious meals in just minutes a day. With these clever culinary masterpieces, you will find the recipes you need to whip up delicious, deceptively inexpensive dishes that will have the whole family begging for more, such as Skillet Zucchini Quiche, Greek Pita Pockets with Tzatziki, Cassoulet Provencale, Ham and Sausage Jambalaya, Shrimp Pad Thai Stir-Fry, Sweet-and-Sour Meatloaf, and Five-Minute Chocolate Mousse. From soups and appetizers to entrées and desserts, these flash-in-a-pan recipes are all you need to please any palate!
Alex Quick investigates the murder of a close family friend in this intriguing, intricately-plotted mystery In her former career as a police detective, Alex Quick was exposed to some brutally violent crimes - but none as horrific as this. A badly mutilated corpse is discovered in a field, the victim castrated, the word 'cheat' carved across his chest. The dead man was a close family friend of Alex, and his sister has asked her to find out who killed him - and why. Although they'd been friends as long as she can remember, how well did Alex really know the late Tristan Huber? Why would someone murder him in such a violent and cruel way? Whoever she questions, Alex finds that people are reluctant to talk, keeping things back from her - including Tristan's sister, Dimsie. The more Alex uncovers, the clearer it becomes that Tristan Huber was not who, or what, he appeared to be. But is she prepared for the shocking truth?
Banana lovers rejoice! Here is a feast of mouth-watering recipes for your favorite fruit, from breakfast to main dishes to desserts: Crisp-fried plantain chips dipped in fiery pepper sauce. Sea bass fillets grilled in aromatic banana leaves. Caramelized banana cream pie. Healthful smoothies, hearty vegetarian meals, cool banana cocktails, and, yes, the ultimate banana bread, studded with chunks of dark chocolate. Packaged in its own distinctive wrapper, the yellow banana is as good for you as it is good to eat. And its relatives are equally nutritious and delicious: plantains, baby bananas, peach-fleshed red bananas, and exotic manzanos (tasting of apples and strawberries). Filled with fascinating banana lore, Go Bananas! offers 150 imaginative recipes for the banana and its cousins. You're certain to "go bananas" over this banan-za of a cookbook.
Quick Sales Tips" is a collection of little ideas to help you realize your sales potential. Simply put, this is practical advice, in bit sized pieces. Whether you are an entrepreneur marketing your own products and services, or a direct sales representative servicing your assigned sales territory, this book will improve your skills so you will sell more. They are in no particular order, just a random collection of over 100 tips to help you achieve your sales potential. When we started the company, B2B Sales Connections, a number of years ago, we realized that one of the best ways to improve people’s sales skills was to distribute a monthly sales newsletter filled with sales tips, techniques, and best practices. The glowing feedback we received from the readers of "AIM HIGHER" was overwhelming and our subscriber quickly grew, as it continues to do so today. One of the most popular sections of the newsletter has always been our monthly quick sales tip, dating all the way back to our first edition. It was when one subscriber wrote us and said, “... if sales folks would follow your "sales tip of the month" every day...their life would change” we decided to put all our best tips in one place and the idea for this book was born. "Quick Sales Tips" is based on over 50 years of successful B2B sales and sales management expertise. It is a collection of our own personal sales techniques, as well as other successful sales professionals we have been lucky enough to work with over the years. They are in no particular order, just a random collection of over 100 tips to help you achieve your sales potential. We hope you find them as influential on the success of your career as our newsletter subscribers have found them to be. When you retire and look back on your career, you will realize it was the small improvements to your skills and techniques you made over the years that made the most difference on your overall success. After all as Alan Weiss once said, Improve by 1 percent a day, and in just seventy days, you're twice as good." Aim higher!
A former detective turned art expert investigates her friend’s disappearance in this British mystery series debut from the author of A Final Reckoning. Former Detective Inspector Alexandra Quick has given up her badge to pursue a career as an art expert. But when her business partner, the acclaimed art historian Dr. Helena Drummond, disappears, Alexandra knows she must once gain put her investigative skills to use. Shortly before she vanished, Helena had complained of being menaced by a stalker, and Alex now regrets having dismissed her fears as groundless. But the more she uncovers, the more Alex realizes how little she really knew about Helena. The woman she had thought of as a close friend had been keeping a great many secrets from her. Now Alex must decide: is Helena a victim . . . or is she a killer?
To learn well, children need to move! A few minutes of playful moving, laughing, chanting, or singing promote more—and more productive—learning. The energizers in this book are easy to teach and learn. You can use them: Anywhere: Inside or outside the classroom, with children circled up, at their desks or tables, or waiting in line energizers work everywhere! Anytime: Between long instructional blocks, as Morning Meeting activities, when children need to calm down, and when they need to perk up energizers work throughout the school day! With any grade level, K-6: For quick selection, the energizers in this book are labeled by grade level but we've included variations and suggestions to help you adapt them to fit your group.
Smart implementation of the Common Core State Standards requires both an overall understanding of the standards and a grasp of their implications for planning, teaching, and learning. This Quick-Start Guide provides a succinct, all-in-one look at * The content, structure, terminology, and emphases of the Common Core standards for English language arts and literacy at the high school level. * The meaning of the individual standards within the four ELA strands--Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. * How the standards connect across strands, grade bands, and content areas to help students develop the communication and analytical skills essential for college and career readiness. * The areas of the ELA standards that represent the most significant changes to business as usual. Here, teachers and school leaders will find information they need to begin adapting their practices to ensure all students master the new and challenging material the standards present. A practical lesson planning process to use with the Common Core, based on Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Ed., is included, along with three sample lessons. LEARN THE ESSENTIALS OF THE COMMON CORE The grade-level and subject-specific Quick-Start Guides in the Understanding the Common Core Standards series, edited by John Kendall, are designed to help school leaders and school staffs turn Common Core standards into coherent, content-rich curriculum and effective, classroom-level lessons.
We’ve done the planning. You do the packing. When you only have a few days to get away, why spend half your time preparing? Quick Escapes® From New York City frees you from the details and puts you on the road to an enjoyable time away from home. Inside you’ll find twenty quick getaways within driving distance of the New York City metro area. With this guide, you’ll find enough variety to suit every budget and taste. Features: • Easy-to-follow itineraries for 36- to 48-hour minivacations • Recommendations for the best places to visit, dine, and sleep • Options for a variety of interests • Accurate driving directions and route maps • Information on festivals and special events
Are you following a renal diet or planning to in the near future? Are you looking for an easy way to make delicious kidney-healthy foods? Read this book! The renal diet is a type of diet that has been specifically designed to help those who have kidney disease. This diet is unlike many other diets, as it often contains a specific number of nutrients that are essential to maintaining your kidney as healthy as possible. Kidney disease is dangerous. And if you don't treat it at an early stage, it will become deadly. This book 'The Renal Diet Kitchen' is filled with a lot of great information that will make your daily life hassle-free. In this cookbook, you will learn: What foods to avoid and what to limit and what to control. Understanding how your kidney works. Causes of kidney disease. 66 mouth-watery recipes with nutritional information and tips for variations on every recipe. A graphic picture of each recipe. Signs and symptoms of kidney failure. Recipes in this book include: Creamy Tuna Twist, Hawaiian Chicken Salad Sandwich, Mediterranean Cod, Savoury Mince, Curried Chicken Pitta Sandwich, Fresh Corn Salad with Sweet Chili-Lime Sauce, and much more... All the recipes in this are low in Sodium, Potassium, and Phosphorus. Follow this book and the step-by-step tips to have a happy and healthy kidney life.
Noted quilting teachers and authors provide complete instructions and accurate templates for making classic American quilt on the sewing machine. Patterns come in three different sizes for a wall hanging, full- and queen-sized beds. Elegant looking; easy to do.
Creative Writing: the Quick Matrix is for writers teaching creative writing to adults. Can be adapted by any teacher for many levels of creative writing, and by writers' circles and individual writers.The 86 exercises and 18 mini-lectures selected from the original paperback are arranged in five sections in easy to use ebook format. Nurture and Running the Course include planning, pacing, supporting the group (and the tutor) plus guidelines for non-destructive workshopping. Stimulus features over 30 exercises and methods to light the creative spark plus five zero-preparation exercises for the tutor in need. Craft covers another 34 exercises for honing skills, including story-starters, character, p.o.v., dialogue, scene, plot, richer writing. Process offers tools to help break through procrastination and live the writing life.PRAISE FOR the original paperback CREATIVE WRITING: THE MATRIX, Exercises & Ideas for Creative Writing Teachers.
Yes, you can improve your writing without memorising endless rules, perusing checklists of do's and don'ts or revisiting the lessons of secondary school. Quick & Painless Business Writing reveals secrets that will eliminate business-writing phobias and faux pas and help you create outstanding documents that get optimal results. First, you'll learn that grammar is not a collection of stagnant rules you'd better follow (or else), but an ever-changing set of principles with plenty of choices. Then you'll discover secrets about writing your English teachers never told you: the secret power of nouns, the destructive force of innocent-seeming verbs and the way sentence structure can elicit certain responses. You'll happily replace what you learned about structure with an altogether new understanding of how to open, develop and close your messages. Even better, you'll learn how to build a cohesive message quickly, with little need for rewriting.
Susan Tuttle offers instant-gratification photo editing tips and extra shooting know-how in this companion guide to the book Art of Everyday Photography.
Yes, you can improve your writing without memorising endless rules, perusing checklists of do's and don'ts or revisiting the lessons of secondary school. Quick & Painless Business Writing reveals secrets that will eliminate business-writing phobias and faux pas and help you create outstanding documents that get optimal results. First, you'll learn that grammar is not a collection of stagnant rules you'd better follow (or else), but an ever-changing set of principles with plenty of choices. Then you'll discover secrets about writing your English teachers never told you: the secret power of nouns, the destructive force of innocent-seeming verbs and the way sentence structure can elicit certain responses. You'll happily replace what you learned about structure with an altogether new understanding of how to open, develop and close your messages. Even better, you'll learn how to build a cohesive message quickly, with little need for rewriting.
This indispensable handbook provides easily accessible explanations of the common investigations carried out on all body systems. It addresses the relationship between normal physiology and disease processes and the place of clinical investigation within these events. The rationale for investigation is made clear and some guidance for further care is offered. In this new edition each investigation has been updated in line in the light of recent guidelines and practice. New material has been added including chromosome studies and blood cholesterol values. Designed to give quickly referenced guidance on a broad spectrum of clinical investigation and monitoring, it will be helpful to all nursing staff and will assist in giving explaining tests to patients. Comprehensive range of common clinical investigations Combines normal physiology and clinical investigations and pathophysiology Appendix of normal values New design and format Each investigation has been updated in line in the light of recent guidelines and practice. New material has been added including chromosome studies and blood cholesterol values
Creative Writing: the Quick Matrix is for writers teaching creative writing to adults. Can be adapted by any teacher for many levels of creative writing, and by writers' circles and individual writers.The 86 exercises and 18 mini-lectures selected from the original paperback are arranged in five sections in easy to use ebook format. Nurture and Running the Course include planning, pacing, supporting the group (and the tutor) plus guidelines for non-destructive workshopping. Stimulus features over 30 exercises and methods to light the creative spark plus five zero-preparation exercises for the tutor in need. Craft covers another 34 exercises for honing skills, including story-starters, character, p.o.v., dialogue, scene, plot, richer writing. Process offers tools to help break through procrastination and live the writing life.PRAISE FOR the original paperback CREATIVE WRITING: THE MATRIX, Exercises & Ideas for Creative Writing Teachers.
Bringing a New Puppy or Dog Into your life can be either one of the most rewarding or one of the most frustrating experiences you will ever have. You may be a single, urban dweller seeking a friendly companion at the end of the day; a mother and father deciding on when to get a dog for you and your children; or someone who just lost a pet and is not sure of the right time to start looking for a new one. Regardless of your situation, you need accurate and basic information to help you make decisions. This complete guide to starting off right with your new canine companion is the perfect place to begin. From learning where to find your a dog to the how-tos of feeding and caring, award-winning writer and pet expert Susan McCullough tells you exactly what you need to know to make informed decisions that will benefit both you and your new pet. You'll discover how to: Make sure you're ready for a dog, Get your home ready for the dog, Feed, groom, and exercise your dog, Housetrain your pet. Organized in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, Your New Dog is a welcoming book for any new or potential dog owner. This book will ensure that you have the expectations and information you need to launch a lifetime of loving canine companionship. Book jacket.
When your harvest comes in, turn to Preserving Summer's Bounty for all the answers about what to do with more than 100 fruits and vegetables. Master preserving processes and techniques, including canning, drying, freezing, pickling, juicing, and storing, with easy-to-follow explanations and more than 200 recipes.
When it comes to feeding your family, you want meals that are tasty, nutritious, and easy to prepare. But choosing healthier food options can be a challenge, especially with a special diet, since most store-bought gluten-free and meat-free foods are low in protein and high in simple carbs and sugars. Now, gourmet cook and healthy-eating coach Susan O'Brien has developed easy dishes the whole family can enjoy: 150 breakfasts, soups, salads, entrees, sides, snacks, and desserts made with complex-carb, high-protein ingredients for well-balanced nutrition. Recipes include: Delightful Teff Waffles Protein Breakfast Bars Butternut Squash Bread Jicama and Fruit Slaw Sloppy Junes Teriyaki Tofu Fajitas Easy Spaghetti Casserole Stuffed Green Bell Peppers Cinnamon Buckwheat Crepes with Raspberry Sauce Best-Ever Orange Oatmeal Cookies Spicy Black Bean Dip Parmesan Kale Chips You'll also find quick-and-easy meals and simple recipes for homemade staples like nondairy milks, nut butters, and even Mock Parmesan cheese. With allergy-friendly and vegan options and kid-approved favorites, The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Family Cookbook will help you satisfy your family's tastebuds and support their wellness.
We’ve done the planning. You do the packing. When you only have a few days to get away, why spend half your time preparing? Quick Escapes® From New York City frees you from the details and puts you on the road to an enjoyable time away from home. Inside you’ll find twenty quick getaways within driving distance of the New York City metro area. With this guide, you’ll find enough variety to suit every budget and taste. Features: • Easy-to-follow itineraries for 36- to 48-hour minivacations • Recommendations for the best places to visit, dine, and sleep • Options for a variety of interests • Accurate driving directions and route maps • Information on festivals and special events
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