NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • An “extraordinary” (The New York Times Book Review) tender and vivid memoir about the radical grace we discover when we consider ourselves bound together in community, and a moving account of one woman’s attempt to answer the essential question Who are we to one another? “Your heart will be altered by this book.”—Gregory Boyle, S.J., New York Times bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart Liz Hauck and her dad had a plan to start a weekly cooking program in a residential home for teenage boys in state care, which was run by the human services agency he co-directed. When her father died before they had a chance to get the project started, Liz decided she would try it without him. She didn’t know what to expect from volunteering with court-involved youth, but as a high school teacher she knew that teenagers are drawn to food-related activities, and as a daughter, she believed that if she and the kids made even a single dinner together she could check one box off her father’s long, unfinished to-do list. This is the story of what happened around the table, and how one dinner became one hundred dinners. “The kids picked the menus, I bought the groceries,” Liz writes, “and we cooked and ate dinner together for two hours a week for nearly three years. Sometimes improvisation in kitchens is disastrous. But sometimes, a combination of elements produces something spectacularly unexpected. I think that’s why, when we don’t know what else to do, we feed our neighbors.” Capturing the clumsy choreography of cooking with other people, this is a sharply observed story about the ways we behave when we are hungry and the conversations that happen at the intersections of flavor and memory, vulnerability and strength, grief and connection. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SHE READS

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I went to the House to speak to Gerry a few days after receiving his voicemail. #2 I went to the House to speak to Gerry, and met a boy named Leon, who was Black. He was a bit shorter than me, but I didn’t say anything. #3 I went to visit Gerry and met a boy named Leon, who told me that people didn’t cook. I decided that if Leon agreed to help, cooking could work. #4 I went to visit Gerry, and met a boy named Leon, who told me that people didn’t cook. I decided that if Leon agreed to help, cooking could work.

With its delectable recipes and charming girl-next-door tone, Homemade With Love is sure to be a welcome addition to the kitchens of longtime readers of the blog, In Jennie's Kitchen. Jennifer Perillo has long written on the pleasures and importance of cooking from scratch, buying local, and eating at home. Jennie shares her love for her farmers' markets and local purveyors while dishing out a hearty dose of practical culinary know-how for the working parent-or any busy cook. Jennie has been writing online since 2006, and developing recipes for more than 15 years, even after the sudden death of her young husband, Mikey, in 2011. Gathering her family together around the table was her recipe for healing; though many things about her life have changed, her commitment to eating for nourishment-physical and spiritual-has not. A seasoned recipe developer and personal chef, Jennie has crafted shortcuts (like two homemade all-purpose baking mixes, used as a base for baked goods such as breads, muffins, and cupcakes) to make good eating just a little easier. Try recipes like Orange-Scented Waffles, Carrot Fennel Soup, Lentil Ricotta Meatballs, Drop Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie, Strawberry Blender Sherbet, and Lemon Buttermilk Doughnuts. Simple, soulful recipes for every meal of the day emphasize farm-fresh produce and whole foods. Jennie's distinctive voice is an evangelist for eating close to home, lingering around the table.

Delicious dinner ideas for every night of the week that taste like they're made from scratch If you have a family or a full-time job, you know what a chore it can be to come up with new ideas for family dinners five nights a week. In Semi-Homemade Weeknight Wonders, Food Network star and New York Times bestselling author Sandra Lee helps solve the question of what to cook from Monday through Friday with a wealth of ideas that save time using her patented Semi-Homemade combination of fresh and ready-made ingredients. In each chapter, Semi-Homemade Weeknight Wonders provides entrees and side dishes that can be combined for a complete meal in minutes. Plus, the book includes recipes for appetizers, daytime snacks, and delicious desserts that will satisfy any sweet tooth. A comfort food section offers quick and easy recipes for hearty classics Celebrates America's melting pot with new Italian, Asian, Mexican, and other international recipes Sassy Southern-style cuisine and Midwest classics Fresh seafood recipes that anyone can make from coast to coast TV tray snacks and finger foods Family dinners should be fun and relaxing, not stressful. Sandra Lee has revolutionized how people think of "homemade." Semi-Homemade Weeknight Wonders continues to make mealtimes quick and easy-and will have the family asking for more.

Complete instructions and helpful advice for making delicious homemade ice cream, either in a hand-cranked or electric freezer. Includes 58 mouthwatering ice cream recipes, plus recipes for toppings and sauces. Introduction. Illustrated throughout.

Homemade Goodness is not just a regular cookbook. It is in fact a one-stop shop for everything that you would need in your culinary arsenal – from stocking up your kitchen with the right ingredients to preparing healthier and easier alternatives for some traditional and otherwise not-so-healthy cuisines. Be it putting together lip-smacking dishes in no time or creating a feast on those special occasions, Homemade Goodness has something to offer for everyone. To top it all, this book outlines basics and techniques that go into creating some of the dishes that are perceived to be the simplest. It also provides an array of essentials for a kitchen, their health benefits and all those make-ahead preparations that would save you time in the kitchen and ensure that you do not compromise on health and quality of food – even on those busiest days.

Did you ever think about how to make homemade Body Butter? Homemade Body Butter is a book designed to guide the readers on how to make Homemade Body Butter recipes. The book is a beginner’s guide to making homemade body butter and other homemade beauty recipes. Homemade Body Butter offers an insightful view into the nature of the human skin and how to care for the body. In this book, you will learn how to make the following homemade beauty products: Body butter and oils (Body Butter Bars, Healing Comfrey Salve, Gardener’s Herbal Balm, Whipped Shea Body Butter, Lovely Body Butter, Luxurious Body Oil, Sore Muscle Massage Oil, Warm Cinnamon Massage Oil, Cuticle Saver Treatment, etc). Body bath recipes (Coconut, Lime, and Rose Petals Bath, Mermaid Bath, Sunshine C Bath, Bath Melts, Moisturizing Bath Salts, Bath Fizzies, Angel Soak for Cold and Flu, Chamomile and Oat Super Soothe-Me Bath). Facial products recipes (Macadamia & jojoba cleansing oil, Lavender & witch hazel skin freshener, Neroli hydrating spritzer, Regenerating skin serum, Green clay cleansing mask, Moisturizing vitamin mask, etc) Whole body spa (Coconut Rice Conditioning Exfoliant, Vanilla Isle Perfume, Blushing Bride Ubtan Exfoliant, Fizzy Mojito Foot Spa, etc). Hair beauty recipes Eye beauty recipes Lip beauty recipes Face beauty recipes Décolletage/neck beauty recipes Hand beauty recipes Feet beauty recipes Both adults and teens can enjoy the beauty this book offers. Homemade Body Butter is one of the best beauty books you can see out there online. It is well packed with numerous homemade beauty products to best serve the need of those seeking resplendent skin and whole body spark.