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Untangling My Chopsticks

Author : Victoria Abbott Riccardi
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307492400
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Untangling My Chopsticks written by Victoria Abbott Riccardi and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years out of college and with a degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Victoria Riccardi left a boyfriend, a rent-controlled New York City apartment, and a plum job in advertising to move to Kyoto to study kaiseki, the exquisitely refined form of cooking that accompanies the formal Japanese tea ceremony. She arrived in Kyoto, a city she had dreamed about but never seen, with two bags, an open-ended plane ticket, and the ability to speak only sushi-bar Japanese. She left a year later, having learned the language, the art of kaiseki, and what was truly important to her. Through special introductions and personal favors, Victoria was able to attend one of Kyoto’s most prestigious tea schools, where this ago-old Japanese art has been preserved for generations and where she was taken under the wing of an American expatriate who became her mentor in the highly choreographed rituals of this extraordinary culinary discipline. During her year in Kyoto, Victoria explored the mysterious and rarefied world of tea kaiseki, living a life inaccessible to most foreigners. She also discovered the beguiling realm of modern-day Japanese food—the restaurants, specialty shops, and supermarkets. She participated in many fast-disappearing culinary customs, including making mochi (chewy rice cakes) by hand, a beloved family ritual barely surviving in a mechanized age. She celebrated the annual cleansing rites of New Year’s, donning an elaborate kimono and obi for a thirty-four-course extravaganza. She includes twenty-five recipes for favorite dishes she encountered, such as Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl, Japanese Beef and Vegetable Hotpot, and Green-Tea Cooked Salmon Over Rice. Untangling My Chopsticks is a sumptuous journey into the tastes, traditions, and exotic undercurrents of Japan. It is also a coming-of-age tale steeped in history and ancient customs, a thoughtful meditation on life, love, and learning in another land.

Sushi

Author : Ole G. Mouritsen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441906185
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Sushi written by Ole G. Mouritsen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is clear that serious research, as well as much imagination, went into every page. It has become my new ‘go-to’ bible when I need a shot of inspiration." Ken Oringer, internationally renowned and award-winning chef Clio Restaurant, Uni Sashimi Bar, Boston "Congratulations on writing such an aesthetically beautiful, informative and inspiring book. ... I shall not hesitate to recommend your book to those colleagues, who like me, are fascinated by Sushi and who will surely be captivated, like me, turning every page." Dr. Ian C. Forster, April, 2011 • • • In recent decades, sushi has gone from being a rather exotic dish, eaten by relatively few outside of Japan, to a regular meal for many across the world. It is quickly gathering the attention of chefs and nutritionists everywhere. It has even made its way into numerous home kitchens where people have patiently honed the specialized craft required to prepare it. Few have been more attuned to this remarkable transition than Ole G. Mouritsen, an esteemed Danish scientist and amateur chef who has had a lifelong fascination with sushi’s central role in Japanese culinary culture. Sushi for the eye, the body, and the soul is a unique melange of a book. In it, Mouritsen discusses the cultural history of sushi then uses his scientific prowess to deconstruct and explain the complex chemistry of its many subtle and sharp taste sensations. He also offers insights from years of honing his own craft as a sushi chef, detailing how to choose and prepare raw ingredients, how to decide which tools and techniques to use, and how to arrange and present various dishes. Sushi is irresistible for both its simplicity and the hypnotic performance-art aspects that go into its preparation. With clear prose and straightforward instructions, Mouritsen looks at every facet of sushi in a book that is as accessible as it is informative, as useful as it is fun.

Old Kyoto

Author : Diane Durston
Publisher : Kodansha
ISBN 13 : 9780870117572
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Old Kyoto written by Diane Durston and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 1986 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook introduces the distinctive character of the old neighbourhoods of Japan's ancient capital, and pinpoints the best shops, restaurants, walks and inns.

Kinky Gazpacho

Author : Lori L. Tharps
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743296486
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Kinky Gazpacho written by Lori L. Tharps and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's experiences living in Spain as a young black woman, where she learns about the country's racial prejudices against blacks and falls in love with a Spaniard.

Asian Pickles: Korea

Author : Karen Solomon
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607744791
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Asian Pickles: Korea written by Karen Solomon and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A DIY guide to making the salty, sweet, tangy, and spicy pickles of Korea, featuring 15 recipes ranging from traditional kimchi to new favorites with innovative ingredients and techniques. For Asian food aficionados as well as preservers and picklers looking for new frontiers, the natural standout is Korea's diverse array of pickled products, homemade ingredients, and condiments that wow the palate. In Asian Pickles: Korea, respected cookbook author and culinary project maven Karen Solomon introduces readers to the unique ingredients used in Korean pickle-making, such as salted shrimp, fermented red pepper paste, sweet rice flour, and the right dried chile powder, and numerous techniques beyond the basic brine. And for the novice pickler, Solomon also includes a vast array of quick pickles with easy-to-find ingredients. Featuring the most sought-after Korean pickle recipes--including Whole Leaf Kimchi, Cubed Radish Kimchi, Spinach with Sesame, Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi, and more--Asian Pickles: Korea will help you explore a new preserving horizon with fail-proof instructions and a selection of additional helpful resources.

Yarnitecture

Author : Jillian Moreno
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1612125212
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Yarnitecture written by Jillian Moreno and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing you how to select the fiber you want (wool, cotton, silk, synthetic), establish a foundation, and spin a beautiful yarn with the structure, texture, and color pattern that you want. In addition to teaching you the techniques you need for success, Moreno also offers 12 delicious original patterns from prominent designers, each one showcasing hand-spun yarns.

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

Author : Sarah Vowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743243803
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book The Partly Cloudy Patriot written by Sarah Vowell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author shares her perspective on such topics as the 2000 election, present-day civil rights activists, and the relationship between the United States and Canada.

Great Food Jobs 2

Author : Irena Chalmers
Publisher : Beaufort Books
ISBN 13 : 0825306523
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Great Food Jobs 2 written by Irena Chalmers and published by Beaufort Books. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Food Jobs 2: Ideas and Inspirations for Your Job Hunt, ?winner of the the 2013 Gourmand Special Award of the Jury, is an almanac of eminently useful career guidance mixed with tasty bites of utterly useless gastronomical nonsense, including weird sushi combinations and odd names of bakeries such as “Nice Buns.” A companion to the award-winning Food Jobs: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers, this second volume describes an abundance of careers in the food industry in and out of the kitchen. In an era of ‘txt msgs,’ Chalmers’ Great Food Jobs 2 is refreshingly erudite, urbane, wry, witty,and consummately British. This sparkling, extraordinary compendium will astonish and amuse, inform and make you laugh out loud!

The Mushroom at the End of the World

Author : Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691220557
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Mushroom at the End of the World written by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish nature guides, and more. These companions also lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human destruction."--Publisher's description.

Hello Cruel World

Author : Kate Bornstein
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1583229663
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Hello Cruel World written by Kate Bornstein and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it. Here, Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival in an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, Hello, Cruel World is a much-needed unconventional approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, but alive. Hello, Cruel World features a catalog of 101 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturize!), to the irreverent (shatter some family values), to the highly controversial. Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: "Don't be mean." It is this guiding principle that brings its reader on a self-validating journey, which forges wholly new paths toward a resounding decision to choose life. Tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy, Kate Bornstein is the radical role model, the affectionate best friend, and the guiding mentor all in one.

A Little Life

Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0804172706
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

A Sense of Duty

Author : Quang Pham
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 0891418768
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book A Sense of Duty written by Quang Pham and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir by a former Vietnamese refugee who became a U.S. Marine, Quang Pham’s A Sense of Duty is an affecting story of fate, hope, and the aftermath of the most divisive war the United States has ever fought. This heartfelt salute to the spirit of America is also the account of the author’s reunion with his long-absent father, Hoa Pham, himself a devoted officer who saw combat firsthand as a South Vietnamese fighter pilot. Hoa’s revelations about his wartime experience leave Quang even more conflicted about his service in the Marines in the first Gulf War, and after years of struggling to reconnect with each other and the homeland they left behind, the two set out on a final, profound quest—to make sense of the war in Vietnam. Tracing Quang Pham’s uniquely spirited yet agonizing journey from his experiences as an uprooted refugee to his becoming a combat aviator, A Sense of Duty reveals the turmoil of a family torn apart and reunited by the fortunes of war. It is an American journey like no other.

The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook

Author : Mary Younkin
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1624142478
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook written by Mary Younkin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook isn't just for people who want everyday quick & easy recipes; it's for those who want to take cooking from scratch to the next flavour level. The 100 recipes in this cookbook fit the bill - they are simple, quick to cook or prep and out-of-this-world delicious. Sample recipes from the book include Green Chile and Cheese Stuffed Chicken, Sunday Pot Roast and Honey Chipotle Meatloaf. The recipes are divided into chapters of cook or prep time - 25 minutes or less to cook, 45 minutes or less to cook and 5-10 minutes to prep. Readers also get stress-free weeknight desserts, such as Layered Cheesecake Cups, One Bowl Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake and 5 Minute Soft Serve Strawberry Ice Cream. Since Mary's son has a sensitivity to gluten, the desserts include gluten-free adaptations, perfect for families in similar situations. Cooking from scratch is healthier and cheaper than eating out, and it has a way of bringing families closer together. The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook helps families eat at home during busy weeknights without stressing about cooking; they save money, eat good food and spend more quality time together.

Life's Messy, Live Happy

Author : Cy Wakeman
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250275172
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Life's Messy, Live Happy written by Cy Wakeman and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple shift in thinking can change everything you believe about your own happiness. By the time we become adults, most of us have joined the religion of suffering, which preaches that unless circumstances are controlled, life will be a mess. We compare ourselves to others and speculate about an impossible-to-know future, holding out hope for an improved life through getting ahead, fulfilling passion, or finding true love. But the idea that happiness comes from putting effort toward altering one’s circumstances is harmful and backward. What if we instead learned to understand that circumstances can rarely be controlled, and that life is, and always will be, messy? From that starting point, we could learn to use our minds to create happiness despite life’s ever-changing circumstances and events. Life’s Messy, Live Happy by Cy Wakeman is about dramatically changing the level of happiness you feel in your daily life, by learning to disconnect happiness from external forces, stop worrying about the future, and realize that most of your negative feelings are about things that never even happened. Wakeman is a credible, relatable teacher—a business owner, mother, and community member who has lived her philosophy and achieved profound happiness and success in a crazy, messy life. Filled with concrete daily practices and true stories that are hilarious, painful, and poignant, this book will change everything: your perspective, your focus, and your energy level for everyday life.

Food Lit

Author : Melissa Brackney Stoeger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610693760
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Food Lit written by Melissa Brackney Stoeger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential tool for assisting leisure readers interested in topics surrounding food, this unique book contains annotations and read-alikes for hundreds of nonfiction titles about the joys of comestibles and cooking. Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction provides a much-needed resource for librarians assisting adult readers interested in the topic of food—a group that is continuing to grow rapidly. Containing annotations of hundreds of nonfiction titles about food that are arranged into genre and subject interest categories for easy reference, the book addresses a diversity of reading experiences by covering everything from foodie memoirs and histories of food to extreme cuisine and food exposés. Author Melissa Stoeger has organized and described hundreds of nonfiction titles centered on the themes of food and eating, including life stories, history, science, and investigative nonfiction. The work emphasizes titles published in the past decade without overlooking significant benchmark and classic titles. It also provides lists of suggested read-alikes for those titles, and includes several helpful appendices of fiction titles featuring food, food magazines, and food blogs.

Facing Heartbreak

Author : Stefanie Carnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983271338
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Facing Heartbreak written by Stefanie Carnes and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first workbook to help partners of sex addicts cope with discovering their loved one has compulsive sexual behaviors.

Japanese Spa

Author : Akihiko Seki
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462916910
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Spa written by Akihiko Seki and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 180 color photographs and extensive commentary, this book showcases the beauty of Japanese inn, or ryokan. Featured are both old and new-from inns with a history dating back a thousand years to modern inns with the latest facilities that nonetheless capture the spirit of old Japan. Each of the properties has been handpicked by the authors for their strong design aesthetic, commitment to service and purity of their spring waters. The photographs showcase the resorts at their best, and accurately express the unique architectural design of each ryokan. Each chapter begins by introducing the area surrounding the inns and their spas, or onsen, and provides a background of its local history, culture and traditions, as well as the natural environment. The text provides information on the design and development of each ryokan, and descriptions of the owners and their clientele. For those planning a visit to an onsen, this book provides contact details and information on the number of rooms, type of facilities and food, as well as vital information on travel and booking procedures and whether English is spoken. For those fascinated by Japanese culture and design, this book is an absolute delight.