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Throughout Maya Angelou's life, from her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a bestselling writer, good food has played a central role. Preparing and enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of purpose and calm, accomplishment and connection. Now Angelou shares memories pithy and poignant - and the recipes that helped to make them both indelible and irreplaceable.

Anyone can prepare and enjoy smoothies -- all you need is a knife, a blender, and a few fresh ingredients. Like magnets, smoothies attract boyfriends, wives, parents, siblings, and friends into the kitchen to share. And smoothie time is anytime. NBP has compiled fruit smoothie recipes -- with bananas, raspberries, strawberries, chocolate, melons -- guaranteed to please. And for after hours, we threw in some popular cocktail recipes. All in a carry-size booklet -- perfect for your next party or barbecue!

It's time to cook for the holidays, and the Cook's Illustrated Test Kitchen promises to transform seven traditional dishes by changing the way you cook them. If you're familiar with Cook's Illustrated you know that these are more than perfect recipes - they are gorgeously written articles about the recipes' history, the cooks' personal experiences, and the best way to prepare each dish, from Roast Chicken and Glazed Spiral-Sliced Ham to Perfect Roast Potatoes and Sugar Cookies and - that white whale of bakers - Foolproof Pie Dough.

This smart, new cookbook -- which includes 359 recipes for chicken, turkey, pork and beef main dishes -- offers convenience and comfort to anyone faced with a too-full life and hungry people to feed. Phyllis Pellman Good has sold millions of books in the Fix-It and Forget-It series. Readers and cooks of all stripes have come to trust her recipe selections, submitted by home cooks from around the country. Each recipe's instructions spell out every step so you won't get stranded along the way. This book makes cooking manageable!

It's a delicious and oh-so-healthy way to make a quick meal for one, or to add pizzazz to any meal. How about Corn & Tomato Bread Pudding, or Bow Ties with Olives & Mint? Start any supper with Red Sweet Pepper Soup, or simply add a side dish of Roasted Asparagus with New Potatoes. These fresh simple recipes use easy-to-find ingredients can be made in 30 minutes or less - and each one was tested in the BH&G Test Kitchen!

Eat smart and stay healthy! Treat your family, your guests — and yourself! — to the best good-for-you recipes. Hand-picked by registered dietician Peggy Woodward, you'll find 69 fresh and easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Each recipe has the nutrition and diabetic exchange information you need. Try an Asparagus-Mushroom Frittata or Overnight Maple Oatmeal for breakfast, Chicken-Sausage Pita Pockets for lunch, and Mama's Warm German Potato Salad and Southwester Pineapple Pork Chops for dinner. And don't forget dessert!

Deborah DeBord, an experienced blind cook, shares 180 adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired. Not only does this cookbook contain favorite recipes from such renowned cookbooks as The New Basics Cookbook, Moosewood Cookbook, and Country Gourmet Cookbook, it also describes in detail a variety of adaptive techniques you will need as a blind cook. You've never had this much fun in the kitchen!

Deborah DeBord, an experienced blind cook, shares 180 adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired. Not only does this cookbook contain favorite recipes from such renowned cookbooks as The New Basics Cookbook, Moosewood Cookbook, and Country Gourmet Cookbook, it also describes in detail a variety of adaptive techniques you will need as a blind cook. You've never had this much fun in the kitchen!

Hear a cookbook come to life as Food Network stars Jazz Smollett-Warwell and Jake Smollett read all 136 recipes in The Family Table to you! Feel as though you are in the kitchen cooking with the authors, while being guided step-by-step through each recipe and also hearing the recipe's backstory. The audiobook is also fully enhanced with a downloadable companion PDF featuring all of the recipes. Before actors and Food Network stars Jazz, Jake, Jurnee, and Jussie Smollett conquered Hollywood, they spent their childhood crisscrossing the United States.

Bestselling author Jeff Alworth takes serious beer aficionados on a behind-the-scenes tour of twenty-six major European and North American breweries that create some of the world's most classic beers. Learn how the Irish make stout, the secrets of traditional Czech pilsner, and what makes English cask ale unique by delving deep into the specific techniques, equipment, and geographical factors that shape these distinctive styles.