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Master chef Kate Armstrong is a perfectionist who leads a regimented life while running the kitchen of an exclusive restaurant. She revels in the sense of power and control her career affords. When her sister is killed in an automobile accident, her nine-year old niece Zoe comes to live with her. Kate's life is turned completely upside down and she is suddenly forced to split her focus between work and family. Nick Palmer is the newly hired, fun-loving,...
2) Woman on top
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Isabella decides to break free from her rocky marriage to Nino and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil. She moves to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career. Isabella reunites with her exuberant, cross-dressing childhood friend Monica, and together they devise the perfect recipe for coming out on top.
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Cocinero doméstico, mezcla especialidades locales con extranjeras, en especial las asiáticas, reinventándolas sin pudor. Cuál puede ser la cocina casera, la #kocinakasera, del futuro? Nigiris mediterráneos, bonito en conserva, coctel de gazpacho, pizza con cuchara, bacalla sense llauna, pulpo de fiesta o costillas Porky. Platillos resultones y de sencillísima ejecución. Si puede ser fácil, para qué complicarse?
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Following on the success of "Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup" and "Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding" is Jorge Argueta's third book in our bilingual cooking poem series -- "Guacamole" -- with very cute, imaginative illustrations by Margarita Sada. Guacamole originated in Mexico with the Aztecs and has long been popular in North America, especially in recent years due to the many health benefits of avocados. This version of the recipe is easy to make, calling...
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Baja California is sizzling! This sensational cookbook is the first to explore the culture and cuisine of one of the world's trendiest travel hot spots. Award-winning chef Deborah Schnedier invites readers to embark on a culinary adventure to Baja California, a region in Mexico stretching from the U.S. border to Cabo San Lucas at the peninsula's southern tip, featuring 2,000 miles of ocean coastline, a huge wine-producing area, hundreds of specialty...
14) Chef
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A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
15) The cookout
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Todd Anderson's life changes overnight when he signs a $30 million contract with the NBA. Determined not to forget where he's from, he throws a cookout for his family and friends from the hood - in his new neighborhood. As old and new friends arrive, a series of mix-ups occur - and things are about to get a little on the wild side.
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In his fourth cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks. In simple, poetic language, Argueta shows young cooks how to mix and knead the dough before dropping a spoonful into a cornhusk, wrapping it up and then steaming the little package. He once again makes cooking a full sensory experience, beating on a pot...
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"With the English and Spanish text side by side on the page, this bilingual edition of the vibrant picture book celebrating the strength of community and the versatility of plátanos is ideal for bilingual readers as well as Spanish speakers learning English and vice versa. Paletero Man meets Fry Bread in this vibrant and cheerful ode to plátanos, the star of Dominican cuisine, written by award-winning poet Lissette Norman, illustrated by Sara Palacios,...
19) Panes mexicanos
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Más de 80 recetas que le permitirán preparar los grandes clásicos de la panadería mexicana y algunas variedades regionales.
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"El reconocido cantante de rock Draco Rosa descubrió l̤as maravillas de la alimentación̤ a base de plantas luego de enfermarse de cáncer,"--Amazon.com
Discover the specific nutritional and medicinal values of various plants as the authors present a detox plan and provide some of their favorite vegetarian recipes specifically tailored to fight cancer and general illness